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re: Serious question for older manual labor guys
Posted on 3/15/23 at 8:39 pm to Im4datigers
Posted on 3/15/23 at 8:39 pm to Im4datigers
White collar exec desk job here managing 100+ people. There are many days I wish for manual labor outdoors or shift work so I could have a clean break everyday.
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Posted on 3/15/23 at 8:39 pm to Im4datigers
I'm 65 ye old with two stents in my heart, one hip replacement and one fusion surgery in my lower back and still race motocross. I worked manual my entire life mostly farming.
This post was edited on 3/15/23 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 3/15/23 at 8:43 pm to Harpo67
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More like your lack of hands on knowledge of the job that’s fricking you
engineers dont fit pipe and chase argon bottles around the plant if you havent heard
Posted on 3/15/23 at 8:51 pm to Im4datigers
My dad's been doing manual labor since probably 12 or 13. He started slowing down around 55 and he's 67 now and he can't even lay in bed. He has to sleep in a recliner. Constantly hurting.
Posted on 3/15/23 at 9:02 pm to Im4datigers
I’m 56 and a working supervisor. I never went to college, I was just a frick up in school. Nobody’s fault but my own. I routinely throw hundreds of pounds of material around weekly. I definitely feel it. Also I drive an hour each way. Both of my kids are successful so I can hang my hat on that
Posted on 3/15/23 at 9:08 pm to Im4datigers
I'm 76 years old and been working construction 55 years. I still climb ladders and work on roofs from time to time. My heart and lungs are still in great shape but man the arthritis has been kicking my arse lately. I'm retired now. My body is old but my mind is still young. I've been blessed.
Youth is a wonderful thing. It's ashamed it has to be wasted on young people.
Youth is a wonderful thing. It's ashamed it has to be wasted on young people.
Posted on 3/15/23 at 9:10 pm to jamiegla1
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engineers dont fit pipe and chase argon bottles around the plant if you havent heard
Quite sure many engineers fit pipe in their spare time
Posted on 3/15/23 at 9:13 pm to Im4datigers
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How the hell do you guys keep up and battle Father Time?
Be a farmer
Work 7 days a week
Work holidays
Work outdoors in weather
Start work 2 hours before the sun comes up
Stop work 2 hours after the sun goes down
Have constant anxiety about paying back the bank, having a decent crop, and finding folks that want to work as hard as you do
Posted on 3/15/23 at 9:36 pm to Im4datigers
I'm 50 and work as a millwright. It's pretty rough at times I take a lot of ibuprofen, muscle milk, coffee and Red Bull.
Posted on 3/15/23 at 9:39 pm to Cheese Grits
I'm 63. I work as a GU in a rice mill. My lower back and hip hurts like most every man my age who has worked physically most of his life. I have to be careful and lift/shovel with my legs to protect my back. When my hip flexors start barking I stretch which is the best thing I've found. Sweeping under conveyor belts also fires my back up. All that said my job keeps me in shape and is very good for me physically as long as I don't overdo it.
Posted on 3/15/23 at 9:44 pm to bovine1
I’m not too old but I make sure to help my dad around the farm a few times a year to make sure I haven’t gotten too lazy. shite will put hair on your chest real quick.
Posted on 3/15/23 at 10:35 pm to Im4datigers
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Honest to God curiosity question - How the hell do you guys keep up and battle Father Time? For a white collar guy turning 50 here shortly, I have mad respect for you guys. I was watching an airline baggage guy today slinging 60+ pound luggage piece after piece. I’m always seeing road construction guys, flooring guys, roofers, construction workers etc etc still getting after it even at older ages. Does your body just adapt and adjust even in getting older? My body hurts after a weekend of moving stuff around and doing a lot of yard work. Just curious how you guys keep grinding. I know a lot of them have no other choice (as they aren’t supervisor material) and have to do it to put food on the table but damn. Mad props.
18 to 32 I worked my arse off physically. At 32 I didn’t want to do it anymore and tried sales with the same company I was with since I was 20. Hat’s off to the people who continue doing that because I have worked with them side by side for years and know how hard it is. I still work with them but don’t have to do the physical labor and make 4 times what they do. What blows my mind is the amount of people I’ve tried to pull the sales side and they have no interest.
This post was edited on 3/15/23 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 3/15/23 at 10:55 pm to Im4datigers
I started working when I was 12 years old and just retired last year at 65 and 6 months. I have done a lot of different jobs growing up. Worked 7 years of night shifts, 12 hours mostly. Worked shift work for 6-7 years. Finally got into the instrumentation field and stayed there for about 35 years. My best advice is just keep moving! Stay limber and don’t be a couch potato. Stayed very active with my children. You could say we grew up together lol. I’m going into old age kicking and screaming. Hang in there.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 1:27 am to Im4datigers
At 35 I could easily out work a 20 year old. I would never get tired. A 12 hour day in the Louisiana heat, I was in my element. It would take me about 2 months to get back into it. My shoulder and back give me problems from years of abuse and work but I could power through it.
My dad taught me hard labor at a very young age. Before 20 years old. In my 20s and 30s I was a machine that couldn't break. Younger guys didn't understand how I could keep going. It was simple. I had a job to do. Nothing more and nothing less. I love the summer heat. Hate the winter. It's why I won't ever move to a colder a climate. I'm used to it.
My dad taught me hard labor at a very young age. Before 20 years old. In my 20s and 30s I was a machine that couldn't break. Younger guys didn't understand how I could keep going. It was simple. I had a job to do. Nothing more and nothing less. I love the summer heat. Hate the winter. It's why I won't ever move to a colder a climate. I'm used to it.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 2:08 am to jamiegla1
engineers dont fit pipe and chase argon bottles around the plant if you havent heard"
and they have just that fricking attitude,too.
and they have just that fricking attitude,too.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 2:18 am to Im4datigers
Sitting in an office for 8 hours a day makes you weak. Hard manual labor keeps you young and tough
Posted on 3/16/23 at 6:00 am to Pelican fan99
So original poster here - good discussion and thanks for all the great answers.
Second question - what is more stressful - the stress on the body (physical labor) or the stress on the mind (sales guys having to meet quota, on commission only etc etc). I’m going to stick to the laborers I think.
Second question - what is more stressful - the stress on the body (physical labor) or the stress on the mind (sales guys having to meet quota, on commission only etc etc). I’m going to stick to the laborers I think.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 6:00 am to Im4datigers
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Father Time
Always wins
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Does your body just adapt and adjust even in getting older?
No...every injury I've ever had I feel everyday.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 6:10 am to Im4datigers
Pain over 50 from strenuous activity is normal. The amount of pain and recovery time is reduced if you regularly engage in this type of activity.
I am 58 and work as a millwright. I have learned to work smarter, not harder.
I am 58 and work as a millwright. I have learned to work smarter, not harder.
Posted on 3/16/23 at 6:22 am to Im4datigers
I own several businesses but I enjoy working with my law care business the most. I find it enjoyable. The work is hard and as I get older I do feel it more. I do sleep well after a hard day of work.
I average 15-20K steps a day
I average 15-20K steps a day
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