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You know you’re getting old when…

Sgt Hartman

… the highlight of my weekend will be a visit to the local homeware store on Sunday to get stuff for the garden. I’m actually looking forward to it although 20 plus years ago I would have thought it as being a bit sad. What things do you now enjoy or dislike since becoming an old codger?

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Hotblack Desiato

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123307801#Comment_123307801

Sitzpinkeln looks like a good option…

thereiver

You need one laf on the estate everyone calls him if something go wrong with the family PC laptop. You remember when everyone smoked on tv dramas .People smoked everwhere pubs cafes offices cinemas . Old men used to smoke pipes and wear a hat .

thereiver

You,d buy a magazine just to get the free cdrom with games or PC soft ware on it . The only way to install software was off a cd or DVD-ROM .

You have a cd with 500 hours of internet access on it .You used a dual up modem on a phone line . You remember the Slogan I want my MTV.

You used to watch MTV USA network 2.

You remember when all rock stars wore a leather jacket .

thereiver

Ypu look forward to staying in and watching the late late show ,you watch nationwide on rte tv.You remember when pat Kenny was almost cool and young. You listen to rte radio . Black is white ,white is black.when you where young only children wore shorts.You watched the first episode of glenroe. You saw the first performance of riverdance on tv. You listen to radio Luxembourg. You remember when there was just itv BBC c4 and rte on tv.You had a uhf/vhf tv.the only mobile device was the Sony walkman/radio Rte stop broadcasting at midnight.

CardF

etymology becomes interesting.

Sgt Hartman

Various joints start cracking more often. The left side of my jaw, my right thumb, left knee and right ankle all crack if I move them too suddenly.

The back of my neck cracks as well if I move my head slowly forward while lying down.

thereiver

You have an old laptop with windows 7 on it if it works I,ll use it , you don't know about upgrading the Os ,or the danger of using outdated software on the web .You have a box of old 3.5 inch floppy's that will never be used again the magazines you used to buy in the newsagent are no longer in print .You might buy Mojo which is about pop music from the 80s 90s .You buy Irelands Own magazine

thereiver

You watch top of the pops on BBC 4 tv and you remember all the acts .You remember when you could buy a ticket to any gig for 20 pounds before the euro was invented . I watch old episodes of SNL rock groups used to have a saxophone player . You no longer even try to keep up with new music .You are happy to buy all your clothes in a charity shop . You wear the same clothes you wore 10 years ago .no point in trying to keep up with fashion . Your favourite singers are all retired or on one final tour . You have a box full of old power supply,s that will never be used again . You go to more funerals than weddings . Your friends children are now having kids . You have an old crt or vhs recorder in the garage

No one wants .you have old VHS films that are basically worthless. When you went to school there were nuns or Christian brothers there not just professional teachers . I don't think there's any nuns left in Ireland who are not retired

Mr. teddywinkles

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123298589#Comment_123298589

Or will i just do your eyebrows and ears instead

elperello

When you remember the old timers saying -

"live as long as you can and die when you can't help it"

And it's started to make sense ....

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123307766#Comment_123307766

well, the price of slippers 😳😳

banie01

You need a pillow between your legs at night to sleep.

Archeron

When you mention in passing you have a personal hotmail account and most people around you have no idea what you're talking about.

Bogey Lowenstein

It takes you all night to do what you used to do all night.

Sgt Hartman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123305244#Comment_123305244

I have a few of those sticks myself in the shed 😅

Goldengirl

When you absolutely love threads like this !

Deregos.

You begin setting aside suitable sticks in the garage specifically for mixing paint.

TV programmes that are anything to do with digging, be it gardening or archaeology now appear much more interesting.

Everyone else drives way to fast.

AllForIt

you don't remember there was already a thread for…

Sgt Hartman

When you grunt when getting up from a seat and sigh when you sit down on a seat.

Man Vs ManUre

When you have to go to the local nail bar to have your toe nails chopped by a 18 year old Thai ladyboy!!

Appletart Upsetter

You think to yourself "my god I was an awful eejit when I was younger"

Goldengirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123304810#Comment_123304810

And wha about that dress ! 😯

BK5

When you have to explain to young people in work who the big music acts in the 80's were, you then have to realise some of them weren't even born in the 90's.

Same goes for TV shows from my youth.

Hotblack Desiato

She's 80 😯 this year, I'll be glad (I hope) just to be still alive by that stage

Goldengirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123304603#Comment_123304603

Somewhere in between 😉 ....went early . Was never , ever the top one and hope to end up like Nicole Kidman than any of the Goldengirls , lol

Was shocked to see how Goldie Hawn was at the Oscars !

standardg60

When your ears don't match with the rest of your head anymore.

You are now a pervert for looking at anyone of the opposite sex.

Random snoozes.

Groaning when getting out of a chair.

Tying shoelaces is a chore.

Realising when someone dies they weren't that much older than you are now.

Hotblack Desiato

That's when I said time to go .and retired .

So your username is not so much this

but more like this

(it's ok, I'm not many years behind you!)

What makes me feel old - all of the film stars and pop stars from my childhood are dying off

Goldengirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123304105#Comment_123304105

Friends (!) or relatives start conversations with " you know who died ?"

BattleCorp

You are on Boards.ie

thereiver

You have a box of old 8 track tapes ,cassette tapes ,vinyl ,even though you don't have a record player . You have a room with a big PC and an old monitor on a table .You listen to BBC radio 2 or classic hits radio only .you have an old Sony walkman radio /tape unit. You prefer to pay for everything in cash rather than install apps on your phone . Your phone is 4 years old , you use the same password for any website that requires a password .The clothes you used to wear when you were 20 are now regarded as retro classic eg 501 jeans .

Your watch the rte news everyday .