Things you do now that you are older

SuperCereal

I've had quite a few incidences recently that made me feel like I was getting older, but I love getting older and enjoy being more and more of an adult. it doesn't mean I stop having fun and can still be a big baby about certain things but growing up is the best thing of all.

Being interested in fuel prices and actuall being remarkedly impressed by how low they are here at the moment and how high in Holland.

Cooking Christmas Dinner with my brother

Paying my car tax

Opening a savings account

Paying my bills on time

Standing up for what I believe and not caring about other people who would judge me for it

Being more open about who I am but having the control to only care about my friends and family

Saying I love you and meaning it

Eating Sushi

Buying my own laptop

Cellotaping my mobile back together because I no longer have to have the flashiest most modern phone with built in telescope and fashion advice programming

Playing Tennis

Spending more money on food than booze consistently

Buying Shirts with collars

Wearing shoes on my day off

Recycling everything

I now own an essential oil aroma thingy

Sending texts that contain no smileys or kisses

Walking the longer way into town because I like North great Georges St.

Ok enough!

Owenw

I know this is AH but I can't believe the rubbish I am reading.

If you pay to go to the cinema a people are making noise, you should expect them to shut up. In fact I expect people to remain quiet without prompting.

If you go to a restaurant and service is poor you should complain.

It's nothing to do with being a victim. The fact of the matter is that a significant number of people in this country don't know how to behave in public. No one should have to put up with their nonsense. Back in the good-old-bad-old-days youngsters were given a clip alongside the earhole and adults would be publically humiliated for bad behaviour and rightly so.

Bring back the stocks I say!

javaboy

Quazzie2002 wrote: »

Someone text into the Ian Dempsey show saying that they liked the Snow Patrol version of 'Run' that he just played but preferred the Leona Lewis original. I nearly crashed my car with anger

If you liked the Snow Patrol cover, you should hear Leonard Cohen's cover of that Hallelujah song. It's not as good as the original but it's still a cracking version.

4zn76tysfajdxp

As I grow older I have developed super-saiyen ninja skills, skills that help me fight crime (or just mild annoyances such as teenagers and people who stand chatting in the street, whatever) at night around the country as "BigMan!: The Big Man Who Takes No Crap Or Mother****ing Prisoners!"

Impressive considering the fact that I'm only twenty years of age.

SuperCereal

Hey Cornbb and reflector I do most of those things too bar shaving my shoulders. Im only 26 have I arrived at this place too soon? The shopping bags in my boot are bags for life, I have a drawer specifically for odd socks that are seemingly unmatchable as I live in hope of one day finding all the missing matches.

I always have at least one spare tooth brush but its no longer for the "Unexpected one night stand" and is solely for me.

RossFixxxed

r3nu4l wrote: »

Stir paint in the tin using a specially reserved stick I keep in the garage

I'm sorry to hear that man, that must have been a jarring moment of realisation. (Also the funniest thing i've read in ages)

I have commented and given about 'those bloody leaves keep blowing in'. I am now my grandfather.

AnonoBoy

- Watch the news and tell people to be quiet during the weather forecast.
- Make sure I'm wearing the appropriate clothing for the predicted weather before leaving the house.
- Switch off the lights in rooms that are empty.
- Complain if the immersion is left on needlessly.
- Read terms and conditions.
- Buy pints and lunches for friends without keeping track of them 'owing' me anything back.
- Have sex a lot more.

allabouteve

I complain of the bad driving skills of those younger than me.
I have a housecleaning schedule.
I get annoyed if the local market runs out of any of my regularly bought items.
I fall asleep with my reading glasses on.

I'm 30.

Wagon

The friend zone and how to put yourself into it.

Guiness is good.

Wash your hands before you use the toilet.

Zangetsu

I can express myself a ****e load better, I was always extremely self conscious about how other people would react to what I said and did, but now I couldn't really give a **** cause I realized everyone is in the same boat.

A beautiful thing really...

Zwillinge

Since I'm 22 and still at home, I think these are grown upish of me:

Rake the leaves out the back, unprovoked by parents. Just head out for a walk every now and then.

Scold my older brother about leaving the heating/immersion/electricity on when it's no needed.

Make the family dinner and random cups of teas.

If I've a large handbag going outside the door - there will be a bag for life in there, just in case.

Check the weather. Need to know if umbrella is needed or not.

If going with friends and I know it'll be a cold night going home - I'll text them all to have a scarf or heavy coat with them. And the way girls can dress, they do be grateful afterwards :pac:

When I'm out having dinner with the bf and we both finish. I'll always stack the plates, put the knifes and forks on top along with the glasses and cups to make it easier for the waiting staff. I also mop up spills and crumbs.

When in the cinema I used to always go middle or back, now I just linger near the front middle and the front - it's easier than being near seat kickers and teens on phones.

SoupyNorman

Not Just watching Questions and Answers, but wanting to be in the audience.





for shame

Biggins

cornbb wrote: »

Sorry. Nope. You're a keyboard warrior. Learning to deal with the million little tiny annoyances of everyday life is part of being a normal member of a functioning society. All this talk of "being a victim" and "zero tolerance" is bollocks. If you feel like you are a victim of everyday life and feel you need to kick the sh*t out of anyone whose ringtone displeases you then its your own problem, not everyone else's fault.

When your working hard 7 days a week, to keep a business, employee's and yourself employed under today's economic conditions, strive to have something that resembles a quality family life with your wife and three kids, giving each in turn special time to each, then come back to the rest of us with something other than quick qip smart-arsed comments and also see how tolerant are you to put up with crap!

As for ringtones, if I'm trying to spend some rare gained stress free, time with my kids and treating them to the cimema (or my wife either), and your the brainless gob****e thats disturbing everyone in the cinema with your low mental phone playing, swapping tone activity with your other twats beside you - expect eventaully someone to belt you in the back of the head - because that's what ye deserve.
Don't like it - stop being an arsehole then!

As times are going to get harder this year alone, it can be only expected that many more are going to get tougher about how they are treated and to what they have paid for and entitled to more so.

If being older and grumpier means that us older folk actually have equal respect for appreciative others, grateful for what we have and paid for, then we, the old grumpies are quite willing to carry on not accepting as much crap as some younger brainless twats are willing to do!
Don't like that? Tough. Live with it.

We await an inevitable high quality, intellectual retort, we can but only hope...

LouOB

my sister now things I was born 50 so I know that I have arrived
but im 28

I turn off lights and radiators in the house
Close doors - as heat aint free baby
Recyle like mad - as the black bin is now expensive. Who ever heard of paying nearly a tenner for rubbish - tis madness
Keep the Chinese containers to bring my lunch into work
Oh yeah baby - actually make lunch the night before
Cringe - use the Dunnes vouchers and Dunnes points card. And get annoyed if i forget the card, especially after large shopping trip
Dont save receipts anymore (other than large ones). Those shoes from Barratts aint going to last another season

BroomBurner

Having to dye my hair as I am starting to go grey (I'm 25 )

Treat my parents as people, as opposed to just parents

Own a toolbox and a power drill

Go to theatres, museums and Concert Halls, especially when visiting other countries

Clean the skirting boards

cornbb

Biggins wrote: »

As time are going to get harder this year alone, it can be expected that many more are going to get tougher about how they are treated and to what they have paid for and entitled to more so.

Yeah you're right sorry. You go on with your mission of telling grannies having a chat in the street to get the f*ck out of your way. That'll solve all of your problems.

SV

Biggins wrote: »

expect eventaully someone to belt you in the back of the head - because that's what ye deserve.
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Don't know who you think you are but if you belted someone in the back of the head(provided they're not a sap) they'd kick the heart out of you.

and no amount of your 'martial arts' will help in a brawl.

veryangryman

All these things that i do...:pac:

Drive economically
Tidy the house
Shower more
Notice imperfections in people that i previously thought were near-on perfect
Confront people who act like **** (be they scumbags or county councillors)
Get genuinely excited about new roads
Chat up girls and not care whether they respond gleefully *
Bark back at moaners
Look at the good side of the recession and see light at end of tunnel
Walk around just for excercise rather than to do anything major
Fancy older women than i used to
Think "things could be worse" when things are grim
Pay bills on time/use direct debits
Read previously dull sites like daft.ie and myhome.ie
Learned how to bluff your way into being labelled an "expert" in your field
Mock fools who think i am said "expert"



* much

Miguel_Sanchez

Now that I'm old I don't get involved in petty disputes on boards.ie anymore.

Miguel_Sanchez

But seriously folks - now that I'm old:

I think about what I'm eating.
I read the whole newspaper and don't just flick straight to the sports pages.
I can talk to an ex-girlfriend and remain polite and civil (even if I'd be justified in being angry!)
I don't pretend I enjoy arthouse movies that I actually don't like.
I pay my bills on time and use a credit card responsibly.

Zangetsu

Thats some cheezie brie there javaboy!

Wagon

Biggins wrote: »

When your working hard 7 days a week, to keep a business, employee's and yourself employed under today's economic conditions, strive to have something that resembles a quality family life with your wife and three kids, giving each in turn special time to each, then come back to the rest of us with something other than quick qip smart-arsed comments and also see how tolerant are you to put up with crap!

As for ringtones, if I'm trying to spend some rare gained stress free, time with my kids and treating them to the cimema (or my wife either), and your the brainless gob****e thats disturbing everyone in the cinema with your low mental phone playing, swapping tone activity with your other twats beside you - expect eventaully someone to belt you in the back of the head - because that's what ye deserve.
Don't like it - stop being an arsehole then!

As times are going to get harder this year alone, it can be only expected that many more are going to get tougher about how they are treated and to what they have paid for and entitled to more so.

If being older and grumpier means that us older folk actually have equal respect for appreciative others, grateful for what we have and paid for, then we, the old grumpies are quite willing to carry on not accepting as much crap as some younger brainless twats are willing to do!
Don't like that? Tough. Live with it.

We await an inevitable high quality, intellectual retort, we can but only hope...

I agree with your posts so far. Then again...

I'm 22. Tall but not bulky, don't have much experience in a martial art, haven't been in the army and hardened into a tough bastard and don't really have any desire to be. If i was in the street and a group of **** start giving me hassle and then tried to kick the **** out of me, I'd probably throw a few punches and run at the first oppurtunity. The reason for this being is that I know if i tried to stay behind and sort them out properly, I'd have the living **** kicked out of me or worse.

We aren't all hardened tough bastards. A lot of us are just normal blokes who want to walk away uninjured rather than getting a lift to a hospital. I don't take crap from anyone (family friends and strangers alike) but another thing I learned in life is the fight you win is the one you walk away from.

That said, if they jumped on a mate, I'd try to ****in kill them. But that wouldn't be teaching the scumbags a lesson. that's just defending your friends.

Theresalwaysone

Things I do now that Im older? Im just turned 21, I dont think I qualify for this exactly but here's some Id consider quite adultish compared to my former years:

I actually listen to music now, big fan of the lyrics.

Treat the parents completely differently. Who knew they were people eh?

Actually watch what Im eating, dont wanna be 30 and have some stupid heart complications cos I was a fat little **** when I was 20.



I really dont think this applies to people my age, exactly when did all you oldies notice,well, you were old? I guess I have that to look forward to.

Berty

I noticed I was "old" when all my friends pissed off to Australia and Asia for a year and I was nursing my second mortgage and a few loans and getting engaged.

Kya1976

so something i do more because I'm lazy than the fact that i'm ancient is when i need to bend over to tie my shoe laces or pick something out I always think carefully before i do if theres anything else that needs doing while im bent over......
my poor back cant take too much bending......

Wagon

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Things I do now that Im older? Im just turned 21, I dont think I qualify for this exactly but here's some Id consider quite adultish compared to my former years:

I actually listen to music now, big fan of the lyrics.

Treat the parents completely differently. Who knew they were people eh?

Actually watch what Im eating, dont wanna be 30 and have some stupid heart complications cos I was a fat little **** when I was 20.



I really dont think this applies to people my age, exactly when did all you oldies notice,well, you were old? I guess I have that to look forward to.

Ah sure, your only young! It all gets tougher at 22.

ToxicPaddy

I think Ive gone in reverse.. Im 33 now.. however I..

Drink more now than I did in my 20s,
Go out more
Party more
Buy more clothes
Travel more

Eek!! Whats happening to me??? :eek:

Danbo!

I know I'm getting old because reading this thread I keep thinking to myself, 'oh yeah' at every second post and every other post I think, 'hey, now thats not a bad idea'.

MIN2511

I am 23 now;)
1. And i get angry when i see 14yo smoking, drinking or kissing even though i did all of this and more when i was 14
2. Watch porn, as a kid i was very curious.
3. I was always shy when buying condoms, i was the only girl i knew who did so i would go to boots when it was empty.
4. Now i don't see anything wrong with asking a guy out if i liked him
5. I don't care much about my parents opinions as i did, plus i thought my parents were perfect:rolleyes:

jim o doom

I'm sure I'm echoing a previous post, but just in case... "Grannies"