It's official,we're old!

[misterNNL]

Well fellow model magazine readers it's finally happened, inside the latest issue of Scale Auto cover there is a ad for the Inogen brand portable oxygen concentrator. We are officially old! Don't get me wrong, they are literally life savers. My wife uses one every day due to her COPD. What's next pix of Alex Trebec pushing life insurance?Remember it's " price,price and price"

[Rob Hall]

Saw that..a sad reminder of the current state of the hobby in the US.

[Joe Handley]

And now I'm seeing an ad for one right on this page

[espo]

I also saw that. Makes you wonder what's next ? Maybe Depends and reverse mortgages.  

[SfanGoch]

Hmmm....I see an ad from Govberg Jewelers advertising

Pre-Owned Rolex GMT-Master II “Coke” 16710

Our Price $8,450.00

Put me down for two.

[Snake45]

I see an ad for Denny's. How does it know I'm hungry? 

[Rob Hall]

I see an Allstate auto insurance ad.  

[shoopdog]

Looks like I need a Stihl chainsaw!

[High octane]

Getting older is a privilege denied to many, so count your blessings and enjoy them.

[misterNNL]

Amen brother builder!

[Lizard Racing]

Next could be an aging celebrity pushing reverse mortgages.

[slusher]

13 hours ago, High octane said:

Getting older is a privilege denied to many, so count your blessings and enjoy them.

Totally agree! I still have the heart of a kid when I get a new kit and work on a model!

Edited May 8, 2019 by slusher

[NYLIBUD]

21 hours ago, misterNNL said:

Well fellow model magazine readers it's finally happened, inside the latest issue of Scale Auto cover there is a ad for the Inogen brand portable oxygen concentrator. We are officially old! Don't get me wrong, they are literally life savers. My wife uses one every day due to her COPD. What's next pix of Alex Trebec pushing life insurance?Remember it's " price,price and price"

Nothing is worse than all the “ED” problem ads in men’s magazines.Well for me, that includes ALL of the car,and hobby magazines I read..Model Railroader,SAE,.And as I said ,a bunch of car magazines that are currently on the stand.They are extremely annoying IMO.

[Dave Ambrose]

41 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said:

Nothing is worse than all the “ED” problem ads in men’s magazines.Well for me, that includes ALL of the car,and hobby magazines I read..Model Railroader,SAE,.And as I said ,a bunch of car magazines that are currently on the stand.They are extremely annoying IMO.

Their TV adds always send you to their ads in the golf magazines. Yet another reason I’ll never take up golf. 

[ewetwo]

I see an ad for "Where's The Beef"

[bamadon]

Guess I'm lucky. I'm seeing an ad for Barber Motorsports Historic Races May 18 & 19.

[NYLIBUD]

1 hour ago, Dave Ambrose said:

Their TV adds always send you to their ads in the golf magazines. Yet another reason I’ll never take up golf. 

Oh yea,I’m sure they plays tons of ads during a golf game broadcast.I guess they figure,hey some 65 yo man can’t get it up and his wife hates him.?So here try this one of a hundred pills that can help u.Go away?

[NYLIBUD]

I started getting AARP cards in the mail back when I was in my mid 30s.Im now 46,and they don’t bother calling or sending mail to me any longer.Yea makes sense...Anyway live life to the fullest.?????????????????????!!!!

[ewetwo]

I got mine the month I turned 55. They must have data bank. 

[misterNNL]

I'm sure all of our information is available to just about anyone. If we even look at something on line we start getting marketing calls and Emails almost immediately. Data is a very marketable commodity.

[Classicgas]

I'm not seeing any ads.

[randyc]

I saw the Inogen ad.  Then the article on the "most wanted" where there was also the demographics of the respondents.   The age of the respondents correlates with the age group of the ad I guess.  And it's a full page ad, so I guess they made good money for at least that issue.   Maybe MCM needs more ads like that?   Unfortunately.  I don't like it but part of the price of being able to move along I suppose.

[Ace-Garageguy]

23 hours ago, slusher said:

...I still have the heart of a kid when I get a new kit and work on a model!

Yes sir. The guy in the mirror may be old, but the guy in my head isn't, and as far as I'm concerned, that's all that really matters.

[Jim N]

For years the readers of Scale Auto have been asking for more content or page count in the magazine.  The editors informed the readers that they needed more advertising revenue to increase the content of the magazine.  If ads like this help toward that end, what's the harm?  If you don't like an ad or it does not apply to you, then don't read the page.  It's that simple. 

For the medications and other products that are getting the snarky remarks in this thread, it's significant to remember one thing, they help people!

It's wonderful that those of you who are in your 40's and older can claim to feel like you are in your 20's.  Count your blessings.  I know of a few people who are in their 40's and they feel like they are in their 60's or 70's.  They drew the short straws when it came to how their health would hold up through the years.

[slusher]

14 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Yes sir. The guy in the mirror may be old, but the guy in my head isn't, and as far as I'm concerned, that's all that really matters.

I agree well said...