'Apart from my arthritis, I'm now a new man as far as the old ticker is concerned,' he said.

The old ticker was going then I can tell you.

How long can my old ticker take it?

Maintenance on the old ticker, you shouldn't need a new one every five years.

"The insurance companies think that when you're 80 the old ticker might give out or something," he said.

Keep the old ticker pumping nice and steady.

I ought to warn him about the old ticker, that's the way he would pop off if he didn't watch out.

The hard part was getting her on and then standing back up, not so good for the old ticker - I almost died!

He'd kid about his old ticker with these young girls.

"Next time the old ticker won't give me any trouble and you won't be able to keep me out of it."