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    Posted: February 08 2026 at 8:12pm
for my birthday my grandkids got me an old guy kit - it included a number of items some good others gags , one of the good things was a new bourbon glass to mix my sweet manhattans in , ive been using it ever since i received it , 

but im having mmore and more issues with my hands , the shooting pains on neuropathy and the joint issues of arthritis , its very pronounced in cold weather here , so im tending to have difficulty picking up and manipulation small items , its not fun , but even some larger sized items are causing problems as well , 

so this glass they gave me - its the same weight and content but is larger diameter than my regular drink glasses i tried it and nearly dropped it numerous times so tonight ive given it up - ill put it in the kitchen where i can if needed use it when they are here , but im going back to my regulars ive not had an issue with them , 

so i feel bad about not using what the grandkids were so thoughtful to give me , its hard these days to find a present for someone like me , i buy what i want and dont tell people what i might need because i dont want them spending their money that they need on me , but hopefully ill have OJ in it some day when we all have breakfast together after they stay over with granny 
this getting old chit is just not fun - and - golden years my A$$
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On the carnivore diet my arthritis went away.

At time my balance is not great as I greatly damaged my ear drums.

Can Not ride a motorcycle any more. I lean to the right sometimes.

My oldest Granddaughter calls me, " I lean" but I am all right.

Only do it when I wake up.
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I use an "old Fashioned" glass.
The cut glass gives a firmer grip & I tuck the pinky under the bottom.
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I just use a German beer mug.and
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Originally posted by paddyofurniture paddyofurniture wrote:

On the carnivore diet my arthritis went away.

At time my balance is not great as I greatly damaged my ear drums.

Can Not ride a motorcycle any more. I lean to the right sometimes.

My oldest Granddaughter calls me, " I lean" but I am all right.

Only do it when I wake up.


ive also had some issues with balance - never thought it might be caused by my left eardrum damage 
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Originally posted by Shamu Shamu wrote:

I use an "old Fashioned" glass.
The cut glass gives a firmer grip & I tuck the pinky under the bottom.



thats a great idea , im using smooth glasses , but i do tuck the pinky under , they both hurt but its better than dropping the glass 
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I just use a Tupperware glass.

If it falls it does not break.

I do miss the taste of beer and spirits.

The joys of getting old.
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our tupperware here kind went away when the kids left home - think they took a lot of it 25 years ago 
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I have a very well stocked liquor cabinet.....well stocked because I hardly drink spirits any more.  Some of the bottles were purchased 15 - 20 years ago and are still half full or more.  Like A square I used to enjoy Manhattens and still would.  Wifey liked Pomegranate martinis as did I but when she cut out all alcohol I stopped making them.  I still enjoy the rare glass of Whisky and Rum is always on the menu at Christmas to add to warm Wassail.  I don't drink sodas very often but will have a Rum and diet Dr. Pepper occasionally as I love the Rum/raisin flavor which reminds me of the Rum/raisin ice cream of my youth.  Beer is still semi-regular although some times I'll go a month or more between them. My two favorites are Yuengling Lager and Shiner Bock.  I still love a good, full-bodied red wine with beef and fortunately Texas has the soil and climate to rival the best of Spain's Tempranillo wines and Argentina and France's Malbecs.
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The carnivore diet I'm on does help reduce inflamation and my arthritis has subsided a bit. I quit alcohol 14 months ago just because I had had enough, not because of any extenuating circumstances. I dropped 56 pounds in a year and had to buy new clothes, LOL. The money I save not buying alcohol is being spent on ammo reloading supplies.
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Tomorrow I get my first Social Security payment.   I may buy another toy soon, not sure what.
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congrats on the weoight loss canuk , 

SW38fan - those checks dont go all that far , but congrats on getting them coming , i collected for a year before covid finaly retired me , allowed double mortgage payment to be made for that year 
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I get also get a small pension  ($400) and have a  401K so money is OK  especially since I waited till 70 to draw socially security so I get the max.
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yes , thats much like my situation except i dont get the pension , i started taking the SS at 65 because it was my full retirement at that time , i dont think ill live long enough to collect that much - i paid in a lot when i could have used that money more wisely but hey they took it - im getting some back , 

if i had waited till 70 i wouldn't have started collecting till after i was covid retired and it would not have been much more than im getting even with colas , 
my lifestyle has not changed in retirement and neither have my spending habits so far - we are a frugal couple for the most part , save before spending on what we spend on then pay cash , i dont carry any credit cards that arent paid in full every month and the two loans we have currently are fully paid off at a moments notice - only have them to maintain credit rating - they are small and i wont extend anything beyond them , at my age i dont need or want any more credit rating 
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Originally posted by SW28fan SW28fan wrote:

Tomorrow I get my first Social Security payment.   I may buy another toy soon, not sure what.

Yup!  Enjoy it Paul and welcome to the ranks of the Social Security Milsurp Shooting Team!
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