Men's Age as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot - An ...

by Toolz

I received this from my brother-in-law and wanted to share…

You are in the middle of some kind of project around the house. You are hot and sweaty, covered in dirt or paint.  You have your old work clothes on. You know the outfit – shorts with the hole in the crotch, old T-shirt with a stain from who knows what, and an old pair of running shoes.

Right in the middle of this great home improvement project you realize you need to run to Home Depot to get something to help complete the job.

Depending on your age you might do the following:

In your 20’s: Stop what you are doing.  Shave, take a shower, blow dry your hair, brush your teeth, floss, and put on clean clothes.  Check yourself in the mirror and flex.  Add a dab of your favorite cologne because you never know, you just might meet some hot chic while standing in the checkout lane. And you went to school with the pretty girl running the register.

In your 30’s: Stop what you are doing.  No need for a hat anymore.  Hose the dog doo-doo off your shoes. The mirror was shattered when you were in your 50’s.  You hope you have underwear on so nothing hangs out the hole in your pants.  The girl running the register may be cute, but you don’t have your glasses on so you are not sure.

In your 70’s: Stop what you are doing.  Start again.  Then stop again.  Now you remember you needed to go to Home Depot.  Go to Wal-Mart instead and wander around trying to think what it is you are looking for. Fart out loud and you think someone called out your name. You went to school with the old lady who greeted you at the front door.

-- Growing older but not up!

Mine’s always been “just get in the truck and go get what you need and get out of there.” I’ve never been good-looking or popular enough to worry about what the girl at the register thinks.

My dad, on the other hand, is 70, and won’t go if he’s wearing his grubby clothes. He won’t even go to the one in my neighborhood, much less his. Go figure.

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