There are a lot
of jokes made about old people and, of course, young people don't listen
to elders not believing what they hear will happen to them. At every
age, whether 10 or 70 there are advantages and disadvantages but having
lived all those decades I really think that reaching retirement in your
60s is a step to the best time of your life.

To me the following, not necessarily in order
of importance, are just a few advantages to being old and I am sure
some of the other oldies here can add to the list.

1. You do not have to shave everyday--just
when you want if you want.

2. You can
live in shorts, short sleeves and flip-flops 365 days a year.

3. You lose count of all the senior discounts
available--seems there is one for everything! At first you are sort of
insulted when you are automatically given a senior discount but just let
them try and not give you one!

4.Laughing
at the 'know it alls' in their 40s and 50s--it's like their laughing at
'kids' in their 20s and 30s--been there, done that.

5. You don't have to take the time to smell
the roses--you have the time and you do.

6.
Your future is limited so you don't have time to worry since when you
do worry you are spending time in the future and by 70 you know it is a
waste of time to worry.

7. It's not nice
but it is fun to laugh at silly people and their complaints and knowing
that the 'know it alls' know nothing.

8.
By your 60s you can see through people who are lying and you know why
they do.

9. You don't use avatars
showing yourself from 10, 20 or 30 years ago or not showing your face at
all--you are who you are and you are proud to show your face, body, all
that life has contributed to who you are today.

10. You are more loving and giving.

11. You know what
you have learned in all your years and want to share with those younger
but they will, in all probability, not listen. At every age we have to
learn by our self.

12. You catch
up on your reading--magazines and books --in all the hours you will be
waiting in doctors offices.

13. You can, if you want, take a nap in the
afternoon--go to the movies in the afternoon in the middle of the week
when kids are in school, people are working and, sometimes, you have the
auditorium to yourself.

14. You
can stay up as late as you want--if you can--and sleep  late in the
morning--if you can.

15. You don't HAVE
to do anything and, if you do it, can wait until you want to do it.

16. You can say, "I didn't hear" whatever you
don't want to hear.

17. You can say, "I
forgot" to do whatever you don't/didn't want to do. Hey, you're old and
people expect you to be forgetful--use it!

18. As much as you swear you will NOT
say, "When I was your age..." or "In my day..." you will and you will
get the same looks that you gave old people 20-30 years ago when they
said teh same things.

19. You will gain weight--especially around
the waist.

20. Everything will sound
loud except people talking in movies or on TV and you won't hear what
they are saying at the important points.

21. Aside from normal aches and/or pains,
medicines you have to take due to the abuse you did to your body the
first 50 years,  life is easier, freer-er, calmer and absolutely a joy!!

Any of you old people want to add anything?