Getting old

themadchef · 13-01-2009 7:17pm #1

Working today for a funeral of a man i knew very well. Just literally dropped where he was standing age 66.
Personally i don't consider that to be old, yet when i was a teenager i thoughg 40 was ancient!

What is old? Is it how active they are physically or mentally. Hardly a number as i know a 99yr old that would give any 70yr old a run for her money.

When you're old your ears might be hairier than your head and your drug of choice will probably be vitamins

So, AH what do you consider to be "old age" and what is your biggest fear about hitting that number. For me, i'd say 80... and the prospect of being the female version of Victor Meldrew scares the hell outta me

m83 · 13-01-2009 7:20pm

Senna · 13-01-2009 7:21pm

If i made it to 80 i'd be very happy, even if i made it to 70 i'd be happy.

Age is just a number, means very little. Run everyday and drop dead at 40, smoke 40 a day and live to 80, go figure.

antodeco · 13-01-2009 7:22pm

Jesus is old. Looks grand whenever I see him in chruch. Bit hungry mind you, but still. He's like 2000 years old. I think he got this living at home thing with his mammy till he was 30 down to a T!

admiralofthefleet · 13-01-2009 7:23pm

a person came up to me in the street last week and told me jesus loves me, he is 2000 years older than me, the pervert

TheZohanS · 13-01-2009 7:23pm

It's all about your genes, actual age is irrelevant.

Kiera · 13-01-2009 7:23pm

themadchef wrote: »

Working today for a funeral of a man i knew very well. Just literally dropped where he was standing age 66.
Personally i don't consider that to be old, yet when i was a teenager i thoughg 40 was ancient!

What is old? Is it how active they are physically or mentally. Hardly a number as i know a 99yr old that would give any 70yr old a run for her money.

When you're old your ears might be hairier than your head and your drug of choice will probably be vitamins

So, AH what do you consider to be "old age" and what is your biggest fear about hitting that number. For me, i'd say 80... and the prospect of being the female version of Victor Meldrew scares the hell outta me

People over 60 seem to be more active these days. I'd say maybe 75 is old? I'm turning 30 this year and i certainly wouldnt call myself old or anywhere near it.

I've no hang-ups about getting old at all. You're only as old as the guy/gal you feel!

Danbo! · 13-01-2009 7:24pm

Yore granny

sorry.

Berty · 13-01-2009 7:26pm

When you get old you learn the difference between a house and a home.

A house is where you live now.

A home is where they will put you.

:D

ART6 · 13-01-2009 7:31pm

themadchef wrote: »

Working today for a funeral of a man i knew very well. Just literally dropped where he was standing age 66.
Personally i don't consider that to be old, yet when i was a teenager i thoughg 40 was ancient!

What is old? Is it how active they are physically or mentally. Hardly a number as i know a 99yr old that would give any 70yr old a run for her money.

When you're old your ears might be hairier than your head and your drug of choice will probably be vitamins

So, AH what do you consider to be "old age" and what is your biggest fear about hitting that number. For me, i'd say 80... and the prospect of being the female version of Victor Meldrew scares the hell outta me

Depends on the size of your family. In a big family you know you're getting old when you start to attend a lot of funerals. Personally I am 25 and have been for many years, since that was about the only time I had any idea of what I was doing.:D

Bobeagleburger · 13-01-2009 7:32pm

Old is when you cant get it up anymore

Viagra is my friend

shenanigans1982 · 13-01-2009 7:32pm

Kiera wrote: »

I'm turning 30 this year and i certainly wouldnt call myself old or anywhere near it.

Used to see this as the turning point myself which probably sounds pretty stupid, probably less inclined to think that way now because I am only a couple of years away from it.

iPlop · 13-01-2009 7:33pm

TheZohan wrote: »

It's all about your genes, actual age is irrelevant.

levis or diesal;)

SoWatchaWant · 13-01-2009 7:37pm

Depends on what you want to do. If you still want to chase after teenage or early twenties girls in certain Dublin clubs, then even 25 would be kinda old.

If you're more interested in functioning at work, old may be 75 or so.

SoWatchaWant · 13-01-2009 7:38pm

TheZohan wrote: »

It's all about your genes, actual age is irrelevant.

I wouldn't say that. I'm pretty sure from experience that age makes you older.

J.S. Pill · 13-01-2009 7:39pm

SoWatchaWant wrote: »

Depends on what you want to do. If you still want to chase after teenage or early twenties girls in certain Dublin clubs, then even 25 would be kinda old.

Ah fook

Sharpshooter · 13-01-2009 7:43pm

I would go with 80.
They say life begins at 40 , so I reckon living another 40 years after that would be fine.
I would imagine it would all go downhill after that , health wise and frail bones ect.
Alzheimer's is another reason I wouldn't like to hang around longer than that, because it strips away your personality. ( I know it doesn't just affect Old people )
but I think your chances would be greater as you get older.

c4cat · 13-01-2009 7:59pm

Old is when you feel that something that happen 20-25 yrs ago really I mean really felt to you it happend just a few years ago, for me 80s music still kind of feels current to me, My 18 yr old daughter calling me an old fuddy duddy cos I care for her safety a bit more then she would like me to makes me feel like a matured wine..... Thinking god I wish I knew 25 yrs ago what I know now...............I had a conversation in a pub in Osaka when I was 30 in 1987 about how fast time was passing and what fun we were having and being somewhat scared of what the future held for us, that was 22 yrs ago, but to me that conversation is still so vivid in my mind and really feels to me as it had just taken place a very few years ago. Now if I project 22 yrs forward then I will be 74, I really wonder now that this is actually the twilite of my life...i use to go out boozing and spend the end of the evening making pavement pizzas outside the nightclubs, 'twas great fun in those days.....now just stay in watch telly got too much responsibilities...........
I remember a song from the sixties that always sticks in my mind "those were the days" by Mary Hopkins look it up listen to it.and it will make you think

themadchef wrote: »

Working today for a funeral of a man i knew very well. Just literally dropped where he was standing age 66.
Personally i don't consider that to be old, yet when i was a teenager i thoughg 40 was ancient!

What is old? Is it how active they are physically or mentally. Hardly a number as i know a 99yr old that would give any 70yr old a run for her money.

When you're old your ears might be hairier than your head and your drug of choice will probably be vitamins

So, AH what do you consider to be "old age" and what is your biggest fear about hitting that number. For me, i'd say 80... and the prospect of being the female version of Victor Meldrew scares the hell outta me

admiralofthefleet · 13-01-2009 8:02pm

sharpshooterH wrote: »

Alzheimer's is another reason I wouldn't like to hang around longer than that, because it strips away your personality. ( I know it doesn't just affect Old people )

yeah but on the plus side you meet new people every day

Sharpshooter · 13-01-2009 8:14pm

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

yeah but on the plus side you meet new people every day

Every other hour more like.
If it happens to me , I want to watch wrestling all day, just one DVD is all I would need.:D

cHaTbOx · 13-01-2009 8:16pm

the day I feel there is nothing else for me to do

admiralofthefleet · 13-01-2009 8:18pm

sharpshooterH wrote: »

Every other hour more like.
If it happens to me , I want to watch wrestling all day, just one DVD is all I would need.:D

if you get it dont lend anyone money

cocoa · 13-01-2009 8:21pm

c4cat wrote: »

I had a conversation in a pub in Osaka when I was 30 in 1987 about how fast time was passing and what fun we were having and being somewhat scared of what the future held for us, that was 22 yrs ago, but to me that conversation is still so vivid in my mind and really feels to me as it had just taken place a very few years ago.

pfft, I intend on staying eternally young through careful application of memory loss. For example, to me, a very few years ago is far from vivid. I have trouble remembering what I was doing this time last year! If you can't remember a long time ago when everything was different, then you clearly aren't old

problem solved!

Sharpshooter · 13-01-2009 8:22pm

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

if you get it dont lend anyone money

If I do get what?

AckwelFoley · 13-01-2009 8:22pm

ive twice seen real old people getting knocked down..

i never thought a 70 year old man could do a backflip and land in the splits.

I gave him a 4.5 for effort and technique, then called an ambulance.

admiralofthefleet · 13-01-2009 8:24pm

sharpshooterH wrote: »

If I do get what?

:eek: its already started

Dublinstiofán · 13-01-2009 8:24pm

Old is the kinda age you would say, look at that old woman.

You just become it, its not a number.

admiralofthefleet · 13-01-2009 8:24pm

snyper wrote: »

ive twice seen real old people getting knocked down..

i never thought a 70 year old man could do a backflip and land in the splits.

I gave him a 4.5 for effort and technique, then called an ambulance.

70 year old?, come on buddy, 14 is old for you

Fizman · 13-01-2009 8:27pm

SoWatchaWant wrote: »

I wouldn't say that. I'm pretty sure from experience that age makes you older.

You probably have really poor genes then. You know, all faded n stuff.

Sharpshooter · 13-01-2009 8:30pm

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

:eek: its already started

:D:D:D

/ you saw what I did there.:D

c4cat · 14-01-2009 10:57am

cocoa wrote: »

pfft, I intend on staying eternally young through careful application of memory loss. For example, to me, a very few years ago is far from vivid. I have trouble remembering what I was doing this time last year! If you can't remember a long time ago when everything was different, then you clearly aren't old problem solved!

But you would miss out on the memories of all those great shags you had when one was young with partners that were of the same generation, cos when you looking at someone 50 plus they do not look half as appealing as they did 25 yrs ago

Getting old

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