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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSo today I hit the big 7-0. Now I feel old. Lol
It's been quite an intrerestig day with 2 power outages, one during a zoom meeting. Complete with cell & internet outage.
Fortunately, the power is back up and the internet is finally repaired.
And the pizza I tried to order at 11 AM is finally ordered.
Whew...
applegrove
(132,472 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)questionseverything
(11,855 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)wcmagumba
(6,341 posts)
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)UpInArms
(55,055 posts)I hope this and every day in your life is good to you, my friend
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)elleng
(141,926 posts)I, however, I AM!!!
(Sorry your power went out. LUCKILY not here.)
From where do you order pizza? Not happy with any around here.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Pizza here is blase at best. I order from Marco's, but would much prefer Malnatti's in Chicago.
elleng
(141,926 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Native chgo suburbanite here currently relegated to redneck hell.
Deep fried everything here. Bletch.
Phoenix61
(18,847 posts)Im so going to order from them. Thanks for posting.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Enjoy!
Phoenix61
(18,847 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)hlthe2b
(114,116 posts)So happy for you!

SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)It's so hot, I feel like I'm 170. Whew!
Brick house is like a pizza oven in this extreme heat.
Lol. Live the pupper! Ty!
Hopefully, it will pull the heat out of here soon!
AuntieKatie
(2,206 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Diamond_Dog
(40,725 posts)
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)BOSSHOG
(44,738 posts)Best Wishes for Many Many More and Many More Great Posts!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Deuxcents
(27,168 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)multigraincracker
(37,763 posts)Seems like just a week or two.
Many more to you. 😘
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)2naSalit
(103,160 posts)Happy Birthday!! I'm only 14 months behind you.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Harker
(17,872 posts)Right behind you.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)MuseRider
(35,176 posts)You will get used to it.
Birthday hugs to you.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Yup. No other choice. Lol
sheshe2
(97,786 posts)
I kid, I have 2 years on ya.
Happy Birthday, Sheltie!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Attilatheblond
(8,993 posts)Pizza? Best choice for birthday chow! All food groups and it comes on its own handy 'plate'!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty!
Polly Hennessey
(8,874 posts)True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows; the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows.
-Audrey Hepburn
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)snowybirdie
(6,704 posts)A milestone reached! Now your truly wise.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)LoisB
(13,121 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Once my AC resets & humidity drops it will be.
Srkdqltr
(9,802 posts)The cousins I used to babysit for are now turning 70"s ... you are a young one.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Solly Mack
(97,023 posts)Hope the pizza was delicious!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)It was good.
Hassler
(4,929 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)debm55
(61,053 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Mousetoescamper
(6,819 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)TommieMommy
(2,958 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Phoenix61
(18,847 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)spooky3
(38,700 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Native
(7,367 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)calikid
(710 posts)I'm about six weeks and a year behind you per the calendar, But always young at heart. Enjoy your pizza!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)a kennedy
(36,088 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Jughead
(147 posts)Mine comes in September. Time goes so fast.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty, Jughead!
BidenRocks
(3,330 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Feeling younger with every post.
BidenRocks
(3,330 posts)This world will not improve in the next 30 years.
Flash floods, hurricanes and tornados, wildfires and we in Ca. are still overdue for a major quake.
During our lives, we had it made!
Disco Duck aside!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)The golden age of amazing cars too!
Cha
(319,425 posts)I've decided we're only as Old as we feel... age is just a number. lol
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)AllaN01Bear
(29,634 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)highplainsdem
(62,482 posts)So sorry to hear you had power outages, but at least it's back and the house is cooling, AND you got your pizza!
You're one day older than you were yesterday, but NOT old.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Looking forward to bedtime. Lol
Mini split cooling really well! Whew!
Laffy Kat
(16,956 posts)Haven't you heard?: Seventy is the new forty!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Warpy
(114,636 posts)You get to eat as much tuna, sword fish, and other sources of dietary mercury because while something is going to kill you, it probably won't be that.
Ditto trans fats in baked goods or anything else. Gonna kill somebody 20 years younger, but that ship has already sailed in our case.
I wouldn't suggest taking up smoking again if you've managed to quit. That can still ruin the rest of your life as it finished the COPD job and you have to fight for every breath. Not fun.
You can ignore the guilt boice when you pass the gym. Walking is best for us, along with maintaining as much flexibility as we can.
And a lot of things will stop bothering you completely, things you might have obsessed on when you thought you'd be around for anothe 30 or 40 years but which don't seem worth the bother when you think you can probably start counting your life expectancy on your fingers without taking off your shoes.
Happy 3 score and 10 birthday.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Thx!
sinkingfeeling
(57,849 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)The Blue Flower
(6,524 posts)Although I have a few years on you. Got a call from a friend I met in 7th grade. So nice we've lasted this long. Age definitely has its benefits. The things we know now that we wished we'd known then...
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Awesome you've stayed in touch!
Ty!
The Blue Flower
(6,524 posts)It's been a good day.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Mine has been a mofo with 2 power outages. All restored & AC cranking, so all good!
barbtries
(31,317 posts)hope you're having a great one.
The Blue Flower
(6,524 posts)It's been good. My son and his three kiddos brought over pizzas and cake last night for a party. Today was just me.
malaise
(296,720 posts)irisblue
(37,604 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)biophile
(1,458 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Grim Chieftain
(1,830 posts)I felt ancient when I hit that milestone two years ago, but it's all good from here on out. We baby boomers are fearless and paved the way for those who follow in our footsteps. Party on dear friend.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)blm
(114,690 posts)70s not so bad.
Happy Birthday, Sheltie.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)cate94
(3,104 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)barbtries
(31,317 posts)I'm right behind you by a month and 11 days.
1955 was a very good year for people.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty!
sestina
(527 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Oopsie Daisy
(6,670 posts)🥳🍷
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(179,131 posts)May you have many more. Lou Malnati's pizza is the best.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty, GAOT!
greatauntoftriplets
(179,131 posts)but there's a Malnati's about 10 minutes from me.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Glad you have access to real food!
greatauntoftriplets
(179,131 posts)I love their sweet vinaigrette salad dressing. The best ever.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Gawd I miss home. 😓
JMCKUSICK
(6,313 posts)May this one be the best of them all.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)JMCKUSICK
(6,313 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)I'm sure it was a nerve wracking day for her family.
Thx! Pls let me know if you hear anything & I'll do the same.
JMCKUSICK
(6,313 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Picaro
(2,400 posts)Im right behind you. Turning 70 in August.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty!
viva la
(4,610 posts)I'm almost as old, but I just don't believe it. I'm always seeing "old people" and then I realize they're younger than I am.
Denial isn't just a river in Egypt.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty!
Be The Light
(156 posts)I will hit the big 7-0 in February. The horror!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)mgardener
(2,374 posts)I turned 70 in Nov.
We went into Boston, had a great lunch and bought my cake in the Italian section.
We walked 5 miles.
The cake made up for the leg cramps that night!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Glad you had a nice 70th!
cilla4progress
(26,525 posts)Calm supplement
Scrivener7
(59,727 posts)A fellow Cancerian! We're the best, aren't we?
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty!
sprinkleeninow
(22,390 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)yonder
(10,297 posts)I'm in my 8th and it ain't so bad, especially considering the alternative.
Pizza sounds good, WooHoo
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Better to be above dirt, as they say in NC.
Ty!
txwhitedove
(4,390 posts)Seventies group. I'm 74 and have seen some stuff.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)bronxiteforever
(11,212 posts)You certainly deserve it! Congratulations on another around the Sun!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)tavernier
(14,458 posts)Just remember to tend to the souls and throw out the bad heels
Have a wonderful birthday, kid!!!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty, Tavernier!
BootinUp
(51,435 posts)was Sunday.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)And ty!
cilla4progress
(26,525 posts)I hit the milestone in March. Something liberating about it.
Enjoy the ride!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)And thx!
CrispyQ
(41,001 posts)Mine was Bastille Day. 🇨🇵
Enjoy your pizza! I'm drinking iced coffee with chocolates.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ooooh iced coffee & chicolates sounds yummy! Enjoy!
And ty!
Permanut
(8,436 posts)Happy Birthday!
I'm pushin' 80; you're just a kid, I got socks older than you.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)malaise
(296,720 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)gademocrat7
(11,966 posts)Welcome to the 70s! Celebrate!🤗💙🥂🎂
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Marthe48
(23,231 posts)Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday, dear Sheltie!
Happy birthday to you!
And many more
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(32,279 posts)then 70 happened.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty!
Blue Owl
(59,262 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Response to SheltieLover (Original post)
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Jim__
(15,236 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)yellow dahlia
(6,114 posts)I'm not far behind you.
What a time to be in this phase of life...
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty, Yellow Dahlia!
WhiteTara
(31,261 posts)and someone wished me happy birthday and told me they thought I was older than that.
So, there's that.
But happy Birthday. May this be a wonderful year for you!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Well that was a rude thing to say to you. Sorry they were such a jerk to you.
Thx for good wishes. It's bn an interesting day with 2 power outages.
WhiteTara
(31,261 posts)but you got dinner! and that was important.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)More importantly, AC came back to life. One never knows after an outage...
WhiteTara
(31,261 posts)glad it's back!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Heat warnings every day & very high humidity.
WhiteTara
(31,261 posts)a couple of weeks ago. The capacitor quit capacitating and for $400, we are cool again.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Glad yours is up & running!
MIButterfly
(2,859 posts)Last edited Tue Jul 15, 2025, 11:21 PM - Edit history (1)
I hope you have a wonderful year and many more happy birthdays to come!
Doesn't it seem like only yesterday you were 69?
Would it help to consider this the 31st anniversary of your 39th birthday?
🎂 🎈 🎁 🍾 🥂
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Good one, MIButtetfly!
Thx!
pandr32
(14,307 posts)🎂🌺❤️
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Wicked Blue
(8,929 posts)
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Poof. My wish is for kraznov to suffet an unplanned disassembly. Now.
question everything
(52,195 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)samplegirl
(14,020 posts)I hope you enjoyed your day!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)airplaneman
(1,391 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)irisblue
(37,604 posts)I give you permission to have a frozen treat as a redo this week.
🫂🍧🍨🍦
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)I'm glad it's over tbh... Forgot to mention my microwave went out & no way to receive one or get one set atm because gs has 2nd degree burns on foot from tea spilling on him. It's healing nicely, but takes time...
And now I have a frozen treat to look forward to....hmmm which one? 🤔
Fla Dem
(27,667 posts)70 did not make me feel old at all. It wasn't until I hit 75 that I started to feel that way. But still feel pretty spry 2 years later. Have a Great Day and Year ahead!!
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)So glad to hear you are in great health!
quaint
(5,112 posts)
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)What a lovely image!
milestogo
(23,132 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)usonian
(25,749 posts)I don't remember turning 70.
Must have been a fun occasion.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)TY, Usonian!
Floyd R. Turbo
(33,025 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)OMG what a wonderful surprise to see you!
Are you officially back now?
You have been sorely missed, as several members have posted about...
Floyd R. Turbo
(33,025 posts)Floyd R. Turbo
(33,025 posts)NNadir
(38,186 posts)...and say, "Don't grow old," which when I thought about it, was actually advice to die young.
I outlived him, and am older than both my parents were when their hearts stopped beating. I'm pretty happy about that.
Now, when I wake up in the morning I find it interesting that I'm still alive.
I have lived long enough to recognize how often I've been a fool. There's great joy in that.
I certainly wouldn't want to be in my twenties again. They were a terrible time in my life, and I was even more of an asshole than I am now.
I live by the following adage attributed to Ingmar Bergman: "Growing old is like climbing a mountain. Your breath gets shorter but your views become more expansive."
Congratulations on having lived a long life.
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Oh I don't see you as an asshole. Rather as someone so smart, I rarely know what the hell you're talking about. LOL
I love the Bergman quote. Very true.
Congrats to you as well on having lived a long life!
Old Crank
(7,142 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Duncanpup
(15,651 posts)SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(24,694 posts)In the year you turn 70.5 (next year for you), you can make tax free charitable donations from your IRA.
Google "Qualified Charitable Distribution" for info.
It'll save you some tax money. Charitable donations only, not political donations, dammit
SheltieLover
(81,048 posts)Ty for sharing!