So, now that he is turning 80, we will stop seeing references to his age in headlines and stories. The media kept emphasizing he was 79, not yet 80. Now, we’ll never see mention of it again.
My grandfather at 80 was still driving to the nursing home to visit my grandma and to the local grocery store. He certainly was not capable at that age of doing anything more complicated than that.
my wife’s grandfather drove until he was 93, had a cute little minivan he would drive 2 miles to the church, so he could pick up meals-on-wheels to deliver to the neighbors who weren’t able to get out. Watched a 90+ year old deliver lunches to a bunch of 70-80 year olds lol, and he knew when it was time to hang it up and stop driving. Guy was a fantastic example of goodness.
It varies a lot at that age. My grandfather could still murder me at chess when he was well into his 90s, and I was a strong player back then. He also walked 5 miles a day, fast.
But my other grandfather was crippled by rheumatoid artritis and barely mobile in his 80s.
So, now that he is turning 80, we will stop seeing references to his age in headlines and stories. The media kept emphasizing he was 79, not yet 80. Now, we’ll never see mention of it again.
My grandfather at 80 was still driving to the nursing home to visit my grandma and to the local grocery store. He certainly was not capable at that age of doing anything more complicated than that.
my wife’s grandfather drove until he was 93, had a cute little minivan he would drive 2 miles to the church, so he could pick up meals-on-wheels to deliver to the neighbors who weren’t able to get out. Watched a 90+ year old deliver lunches to a bunch of 70-80 year olds lol, and he knew when it was time to hang it up and stop driving. Guy was a fantastic example of goodness.
It varies a lot at that age. My grandfather could still murder me at chess when he was well into his 90s, and I was a strong player back then. He also walked 5 miles a day, fast.
But my other grandfather was crippled by rheumatoid artritis and barely mobile in his 80s.