40 and Falling Apart

I'm with Fastback/John on this one. I'll be 54 at the end of the year (I think) and up until last year had been pulling wrenches since I started off in a motorcycle shop when I was 14. Over the years I graduated to really big stuff and now look back and ask myself "what the hell was I doing". I used to be able to make a 3/4" drive long handle torque wrench click at its maximum of 500 ft/lbs with one arm. Now the only clicking would probably be in my shoulder. One of the really neat thing all you wrenchers have to look forward to is reoccuring tendonitis in both elbows. That's when you wake up one morning and your elbow area aches like hell then you remember it must of happened 4 days ago when you torqued down that cylinder head. By the way, stay away from the cortisone shots in the elbow muscles cuss they just screw up your system, just wrap the hell out of the offending muscle for a month or so. Oh yea, I almost forgot, (get used to that too) you know one of the biggest problem you'll have as you get over 50, your teeth decide it's time to screw with you big time.:angry7:

Terry