[mr48chev]

I resemble that and being 73 have earned it.

A lot of years working as a mechanic as well as 60 years of cars being one of my primary hobbies has contributed to a a lot of the pain. Both parents having Arthritis doesn't help either, my dad had the kind that caused his fingers to be bent and mom typed on manual type writers for too many years. She still has never used a computer key board and I don't think she ever used an electric typewriter.

Gathering stuff to build my shop I bought a Pneumatic nail gun to do the framing with as my elbow and wrist suffer too much if I use a hammer. I can pop a ball joint lose or maybe chisel one rivet off before the pain sets in.

My wife uses some cream she gets at the pot store to help with pain in her legs at night. I've Thought about trying it on my hands.

My knees tend to be the deal killer before my hands most of the time, A couple of bad falls over the years have messed up the ligaments and tendons a bit and were never properly dealt with.

Still I go until it hurts too much to go and then find something less painful to do.