You know you're 'getting on a bit' when.....

Banjara · 07-05-2011 8:30pm #1

· You find yourself incorporating the following into your speech: ‘Back in the day...’ ‘Nowadays’ ... ‘This is probably before your time, but there was.... ‘ (noticed myself saying all three when speaking to younger colleagues today ... ouch!!)

· You walk into a room and can’t remember why!!!

· You are browsing in Curry’s/PC World etc and the young whippersnapper of a sales assistant when responding to a very innocent query either (a) speaks really condescendingly to you, or (b) decides to throw in as much ‘techno-jargon’ as possible into the response to befuddle and confuse you !!!

· You are in a clothes shop, one of those where assistants ‘hover’, and on asking about sizes, the assistant remarks ‘Is this for your daughter?’ (i.e. ‘Surely, you at your age are not considering buying that?!!)

Just a few observations from my day today!!

Would love to hear others!!

BTW am off to the tattoo parlour next week ....... and am only half joking!!

Rubecula · 08-05-2011 9:42am

Banjara wrote: »

· You find yourself incorporating the following into your speech: ‘Back in the day...’ ‘Nowadays’ ... ‘This is probably before your time, but there was.... ‘ (noticed myself saying all three when speaking to younger colleagues today ... ouch!!)

· You walk into a room and can’t remember why!!!
I do this a lot I am afraid, I also go to the shops and have to walk out again.

· You are browsing in Curry’s/PC World etc and the young whippersnapper of a sales assistant when responding to a very innocent query either (a) speaks really condescendingly to you, or (b) decides to throw in as much ‘techno-jargon’ as possible into the response to befuddle and confuse you !!!
I hate it when they try to get you to buy something you have no idea about or what it does

· You are in a clothes shop, one of those where assistants ‘hover’, and on asking about sizes, the assistant remarks ‘Is this for your daughter?’ (i.e. ‘Surely, you at your age are not considering buying that?!!)
I have started getting my stuff from the supermarkets these days (is that a sign of age too?)

Just a few observations from my day today!! Would love to hear others!!
I am getting ready to be a couch potato today, that is bad on a Sunday, I used to go running and martial arts back in the day.

BTW am off to the tattoo parlour next week ....... and am only half joking!! I can get bigger tatoos these days as there is so much more flesh to cover:pac:

Thanks for the OP. Good fun answering that.

iMax · 08-05-2011 9:48am

You can't stand up from crouching without a loud exhale or groan. Not sure when it started, but I caught myself doing it the other day

Yesterday my six year old asked me what were the White bits in my hair, each one of them is a memory of her

magnumlady · 14-05-2011 9:56am

The doctor calls you mum.

The shop assistants call you ma'am.

You go into a computer shop for a graphics card and the shop assistant ignores you and speaks to your son.

The guards all look young enough to be your children.

blue5000 · 14-05-2011 9:22pm

magnumlady wrote: »

The guards all look young enough to be your children.

Was going to say you know you're getting old when the guard reading you your rights is 10 years younger than you.

chughes · 14-05-2011 9:33pm

When it takes you all night what you used to do all night.
(OK, OK, I know it's not original).

Speaking of all night, you used to be able to go all night asleep without getting up to go to the toilet.

nesbitt · 15-05-2011 7:14pm

- When you remember wearing the 'new' style/fashion fad 20/30 years earlier...

- When you remember the song when it was released by original artist 10/20/30 years earlier...

- When you are ignored...

- When you realise that the other parent at the school yard/door is young enough to be your son/daughter too!

- When you fib about your age...

- When you stop going to nite clubs

- When you are invited to the next generation (or 2) 18th, 21st, 30th parties

- When you bump into an old friend/flame and the years have not been kind

- When you cease to care about those notions that were very important to you 'back then'

- When you wear 'comfortable' shoes/clothes

- When you fancy gardening as a stress buster

- When your two youngest shorties are excited about a 3D Smurf movie coming out and you recall the song and owning a Smurf way back then.. (happened me today at the Kids club in UCI)

Finally, when you have learned to put up with yourself, maybe even like yourself and don't overly concern yourself with this growing old thing, ah shure 50 is the new 30 right?:D

chucken1 · 15-05-2011 8:48pm

Ahhhh I took up gardening last year..dunno how it happened

When you can have a good conversation about blood pressure tablets(etc) and their side affects :mad:

Rubecula · 16-05-2011 12:01pm

Do women take up gardening so they can gossip over the fence? It always seems that us poor lads have to mow the lawn even when we didn't want the lawn in the first place.

Beruthiel · 16-05-2011 1:15pm

When I got on a bus into town and had to look at the driver twice. He should only be doing the inter cert, no way he was old enough to be driving a bus!!

mw3guc · 16-05-2011 8:56pm

When you realise that you are now a member of the oldest generation in your family and there is no other 'tier' of next in line folks between you and that final ticket out of here

R P McMurphy · 16-05-2011 8:59pm

When a simply red song comes on the radio and you don't change station

Rubecula · 17-05-2011 9:29am

When you are stopped in the street and the young person speaking to you is a policeman.

razzler · 18-05-2011 7:07pm

When the time you get up at used to be the time you go to bed.

sgb · 18-05-2011 7:12pm

When you have dry dreams and wet farts

danwhite88 · 18-05-2011 7:12pm

Beruthiel wrote: »

When I got on a bus into town and had to look at the driver twice. He should only be doing the inter cert, no way he was old enough to be driving a bus!!

When you still call it the inter cert and not Junior cert

R P McMurphy · 18-05-2011 7:20pm

Bearhunter · 18-05-2011 10:38pm

danwhite88 wrote: »

When you still call it the inter cert and not Junior cert

When you remember the group cert.

Darlughda · 18-05-2011 10:40pm

When your teenage nieces and nephews are mortified when you try to befriend them on facebook.:(

Mint Sauce · 21-05-2011 1:00am

When things click/hurt when you go to stand up.

When you bump into younger relatives in the pub that you used to babysit.

chughes · 23-05-2011 3:19pm

Watching Obama on TV has just reminded me that you know you are getting on a bit when you are older than the President of the United States.

chucken1 · 23-05-2011 3:31pm

chughes wrote: »

Watching Obama on TV has just reminded me that you know you are getting on a bit when you are older than the President of the United States.

Or when you think "He's only a young man"....at nearly 50

Rubecula · 23-05-2011 6:03pm

chucken1 wrote: »

Or when you think "He's only a young man"....at nearly 50

On a similar theme, you know you are getting on a bit when, if you are asked about the shooting of JFK, you can remember exactly what you were doing, and where.

No1J · 23-05-2011 6:14pm

When none of your workmates were born when you started working for that company.

byhookorbycrook · 23-05-2011 6:19pm

You remember when it was "Now that's what I call music 1 and 2."

You always use the loo before you leave the house, in case there might not be another handy one for a while.

You use facecreams that cost the same amount of euro for each year you are on this planet.

You remember Pam Ayers and the poem " I wish I'd looked after me teeth"..and you do...

mw3guc · 23-05-2011 6:25pm

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

You remember Pam Ayers and the poem " I wish I'd looked after me teeth"..and you do...

And you didn't and now know how true it was

borderlinemeath · 24-05-2011 4:35pm

When you watch the weather to make sure you can put out the washing. And think the meteorologist on today is a bit of a catch.

When you read the death notices in the paper and actually start to recognise people.

When you enjoy having your 78yr old neighbour in for a cuppa and a chinwag. About gardening and the weather and how things used to be back in the day.

Enjoy getting pressies of a box of biscuits instead of a bottle of whiskey. Sure the drink only gives you a hangover and the biscuits will come in handy when the neighbour calls in.

When you enjoy getting practical presents like tea cosies and oven gloves. And sure there's nothing like a new teatowel.

When you start to worry about your veins.

When you put on a tracksuit and a hoody to bring the dog for a walk and your OH says "aren't you a bit old for that?"

celtictiger32 · 24-05-2011 4:41pm

after reading all of the above

aahh jaaaaaayyssuuusss!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Oryx · 24-05-2011 6:07pm

When going to bed is a more attractive option than staying up.

When you watch Eurovision and think the songs are alright, actually.

When your laughter lines dont go away when you stop laughing.

When your knees get wrinkles.

When you dont even know what half the things your phone can do are for.

You need longer arms to read the paper.

You think its shocking what younger people are wearing.

Dangerdunf · 24-05-2011 6:30pm

When you call a radio a "wireless"

slowburner · 25-05-2011 10:14am

When you try to look at something up close and it looks as if you are playing the trombone.

When you always observe speed limits.

When you actually plan things before doing them.

When politicians look too young.

slowburner · 25-05-2011 12:29pm

When your morning coffee takes an hour and a half.

When you have to have a little zzzz after lunch.

When you can't eat or drink as much as you used to.

When the kids you used to play with, are now figures of national importance.

When you're convinced every ache and pain is....."Something more serious".

endabob1 · 25-05-2011 12:42pm

I got a bonus recently and one of my colleagues asked what I was going to spend it on, after I answered "We're going to buy a new dining table" it dawned on me just how old and boring that I am :-(

A (good) few years ago I went to a Catatonia gig in Camden, got in just as they came on stage, thus missing all the support bands, stood at the Bar for the duration of their set and was able to be first out the door when they finished their encore. When I was younger I hated people like me

byhookorbycrook · 25-05-2011 6:30pm

You make tea in a pot-and have a tea-cozy.

You appreciate "good" underwear,for comfort rather than style.

slowburner · 25-05-2011 6:33pm

Gosh, I miss tea leaves.

borderlinemeath · 26-05-2011 8:51pm

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

You make tea in a pot-and have a tea-cozy.

You appreciate "good" underwear,for comfort rather than style.

I got a lovely tea pot as a gift a few weeks ago - so I treated myself to a new tea cosy and pot stand for it. That's 3 tea cosies I have now. Other "oulwans" have porcelein figurine collections - I have kitchen textiles.

Bearhunter · 26-05-2011 10:15pm

You still consider bread and jam to be a perfectly legitimate meal.

byhookorbycrook · 26-05-2011 10:51pm

You know where the phrases "stop the lights " and "Norman is playing " go home" came from.

The Princess Bride · 26-05-2011 10:56pm

chucken1 wrote: »

Ahhhh I took up gardening last year..dunno how it happened

When you can have a good conversation about blood pressure tablets(etc) and their side affects :mad:

Mom?

rednik · 26-05-2011 11:03pm

When getting out of bed in the morning and your wife has to put on your socks.

r3nu4l · 27-05-2011 5:13pm

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

You remember when it was "Now that's what I call music 1 and 2."

When young people are very impressed with your retro 'vinyl' collection...that you bought in the shops as 'records' many years ago because the only other option was a tape and you didn't own a tape player

I still have this at my parent's house on 'vinyl'

slowburner · 27-05-2011 8:47pm

Ye are all imposters! Ye're all out on a Friday night, there's no one here......... ..............or are ye gearing up for the Late Late

Rubecula · 27-05-2011 11:02pm

I have a reel to reel tape recorder with about 16 or 17 hours of old music tapes. I have a record player that plays 78, 45, 33 and 16 rpm. I have an 8 track and finally I have a box full of 78 records.

I am assured by the kids of today that these things are no longer available to buy brand new.

Rubecula · 29-05-2011 8:31pm

WHEN:

You spend half an hour looking for your car keys, you know, the ones you have had in your hand all along.

You decide to use the mayonaise in the fridge realise it is really custard, then wonder what the hell happened to the mayo anyway......

You frequently have the habit of making a loverly cup of tea.... without putting tea in the pot. Or you use gravy browning instead of Camp Coffee...(yeuk)

slowburner · 29-05-2011 8:56pm

Rubecula wrote: »

WHEN:

You spend half an hour looking for your car keys, you know, the ones you have had in your hand all along.

You decide to use the mayonaise in the fridge realise it is really custard, then wonder what the hell happened to the mayo anyway......

You frequently have the habit of making a loverly cup of tea.... without putting tea in the pot. Or you use gravy browning instead of Camp Coffee...(yeuk)

"Senior moments"

byhookorbycrook · 29-05-2011 9:01pm

slowburner wrote: »

Ye are all imposters! Ye're all out on a Friday night, there's no one here......... ..............or are ye gearing up for the Late Late

Was past my bedtime:D

trips to the chemist mean many scholl products.
you'd ideally like a phone with bigger buttons and no camera
pasta is ok, but doesn't beat a nice "new" spud

Jellybaby1 · 29-05-2011 10:11pm

When you ask 'what's on the box?'

When you tell someone you'll 'give them a bell'

I managed to nonplus one of our offspring with those two.

Oh lordy, I'm lovin' this thread, I'm cryin' for the laughin'!!

P.S. Also I forgot to say.....if you remember 'The Sku-wil Around Deh Corner' - can you see yourself here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0C5QxBpUdg

chucken1 · 03-06-2011 8:26pm

byhookorbycrook wrote: »

Was past my bedtime:D
trips to the chemist mean many scholl products.

you'd ideally like a phone with bigger buttons and no camera

pasta is ok, but doesn't beat a nice "new" spud

I just bought one of those...I can see the buttons

It does what it needs to do-make calls and send texts!!

Hal Emmerich · 03-06-2011 9:58pm

when you lose your wolverine healing ability and a simple cut on your finger takes over a weak to heal.

merlie · 13-06-2011 2:07am

You get called Lady instead of girl!

When you have to ask someone to repeat what they just said!

When today's music doesn't sound all that good, and stuff from the 70's,80's and 90's sounds better than they did when they first came out!

Ramette · 14-06-2011 10:02pm

When you have to sit down when tying your shoelaces in case you put your back out...

when you start turning the volume up on the TV

When you go round the house switching off lights in empty rooms

When you can no longer thread a needle

You know you're 'getting on a bit' when.....

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