Signs you're getting old

starlit

Getting up early!

stupidusername

after a night out (even in comfortable shoes) you look forward to a good night in, being warm and comfortable, watching a bit of tv, going online, reading etc.

K-9

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

I realised I was getting old a few years ago when I was in Argos buying something.They had a double pack duvet and pillow case on sale for half price and I thought,ohhhh,thats a bargain,and bought it.

Cried for weeks afterwards.

I did the exact same thing in Tesco last week, know what you mean.

Dudess

K-9 wrote: »

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

I realised I was getting old a few years ago when I was in Argos buying something.They had a double pack duvet and pillow case on sale for half price and I thought,ohhhh,thats a bargain,and bought it.

Cried for weeks afterwards.

I did the exact same thing in Tesco last week, know what you mean.

Nothing to be upset about Otis - it's s great find. :cool:

pragmatic1

When you'd rather go for a nice meal and a few quiet pints rather than a session followed by a house party.

whiskeyman

When you choose to buy seating tickets to a gig when there are standing tickets still left.

whirlpool

whiskeyman wrote: »

When you choose to buy seating tickets to a gig when there are standing tickets still left.

I've started doing this recently. F*ck standing for two hours.

slimjimmc

Signs you're getting old:
a) You just got on a full bus. That gorgeous fine thing sitting 2 rows down that you've been oolging turns around, looks you straight in the eye and smiles. You smile back. She gets up and approaches you, your pulse rises, she touches you gently on your arm and says "here, have my seat".

b) your sentences start with "I remember when...."

c) your sentences end with "I forget"

d) your trouser belt now resides above your belly button.

whiskeyman

whiskeyman wrote: »

When you choose to buy seating tickets to a gig when there are standing tickets still left.

That's the day I give up on life!

K-9

When you start buying meat because meals will last 2 days.

Chicken and spag bol spring to mind. 7/8 years ago that thought never crossed my mind, cooking the exact same stuff. Stews have now entered my repertoire based on that.

Wild Bill

When you know you've heard every dumb point and opinion expressed on the politics threads of boards a thousand times before and wonder - why do I bother with this crap?

Then you realise you've f**** all else to do that's any more interesting.

ToddyDoody

When you dig out old cds and note, as you put them in the cd player, that your face was less tired and more youthful looking the last time you stared into the shiny side (looking for scratches) of this cd

JupiterKid

When you head out for a night out on the town and half the people in the bar/club were born around the time you did your Leaving Cert.:(

K-9

Wild Bill wrote: »

When you know you've heard every dumb point and opinion expressed on the politics threads of boards a thousand times before and wonder - why do I bother with this crap?

Especially some young buck with their new ideas!

Temptamperu

Grunting while standing up after a day hunched over a computer.

I remember being able to do somersaults, now its a horrid hassle to bend down to put me shoes on

EGAR

When the *old crowd* is slowly dying out and you realise you are only 4 family members away from being the old crowd yourself...


And I said to my son: *Do you think money grows on trees?* after which I had a hot flash and banged my head against the wall as punishment..

Wild Bill

ToddyDoody wrote: »

When you dig out old cds and note, as you put them in the cd player, that your face was less tired and more youthful looking the last time you stared into the shiny side (looking for scratches) of this cd

When the invention of CDs seems like something happened last year - and you remember caressing the back of the covers of Sgt Pepper and Bridge Over Troubled Waters while singing out loud with your 16 year old girlfriend

I've got the whiskey here - just hand me the goddam pistol........

Mr Benevolent

It's cool to consider your self old at 25 now?

fryup

when you find yourself watching Golf on TV

was glued to the telly watching the masters...a few years back that would have been a big no no

Wild Bill

Confab wrote: »

It's cool to consider your self old at 25 now?

Realistic maybe. You're half way to 50 and the next 25 will pass as quickly as the past 5 did

A0

When you find yourself talking about the signs showing you're getting old.

A0

A0 wrote: »

When you find yourself talking aboutfeeling the signs showing you're getting old.

fyp

A0

Deleted User wrote: »

fyp

Well fixed indeed!

stoneill

When your mickey drops down from the number 1 spot on the list of most important organs you possess.

When the first consideration for going someplace is whether it has a toilet and when the destination is measured by the number of toilet breaks.

paddyandy

As you go for a stroll along the tiny lanes in a cemetery and look at the headstones you think ...no matter what the comedians say.....there is nothing funny about this place .You are old and mature also .

Elmer Blooker

44leto wrote: »

Not been in the humour for sex.

You can't be THAT old, you're old when you say "what's sex?"

Ash.J.Williams

When you find out Rory Best is 29!

lecker Hendl

You're only as old as the woman you feel.

Underlined to ward off the paedos.

You know you are old when you remember cigarettes being sold in the school tuck shop.

Dolbert

Starting the night out in flat shoes because high heels are too damn impractical.

Susie_Q

Dolorous wrote: »

Starting the night out in flat shoes because high heels are too damn impractical.

Or buying trousers with elasticated waistbands - shudder!

grindle

Susie_Q wrote: »

Or buying trousers with elasticated waistbands - shudder!

Fat people are automatically old?

Vinta81

My 7 year old niece asked me what a Gameboy was the other day

donvito99

When your apartment smells of rich mahogany.

UpCork

I've just turned 28. I really started to feel old and settled towards the end of last year. I knew this was happening when I realised I didn't get a damn what other people thought anymore -that can be a good thing. I decided this is my life and I'll do what makes me happy - not worry about whether others think it is "cool" or not.

I also felt old when I started looking at teenagers of a night out and thinking - "they'll get their death dressed like that".

I used always be the kind of person who said "you have to suffer for fashion" - especially in relation to high heels. Now if I am going out for the evening, I most definitely pick comfort and practicality over fashion everytime.

Snowie

donvito99 wrote: »

When your apartment smells of rich mahogany.

oOOOOOO how conservative of you Rich Mohogany.....


*chortles*

The King of Moo

When I assumed "Flo Rida" was a female singer whose full name was Florence Rida.

bernard0368

bernard0368 wrote: »

When you see a mother and her teenage daughter and think the moms alright.

I've been like that since I was 13

UpCork

The King of Moo wrote: »

When I assumed "Flo Rida" was a female singer whose full name was Florence Rida.

I'm the same.

I also knew I was old when I was in a wedding one day and when choosing the table to sit at for the dinner, myself and a few friends made a beeline for the one "away from the music...so we can have a chat" A few years ago the music wouldn't have bothered us - we'd have just roared over it.

Giselle

K-9 wrote: »

Especially some young buck with their new ideas!

I think you meant 'new-fangled idea's'

I know I'm maturing when I open my mouth and my mothers voice comes out. And I don't even mind anymore.

I feel old on Sunday evenings, after doing the weeks laundry, lots of cleaning, a batch of cooking for evening meals, and worst of all, when I sit down and have a nice cup of tea afterwards.

Thats not just a cup of tea, noooo. You know you're getting on when its a NICE cup of tea.

admiralofthefleet

when you hear 'music' on the radio and think back to when music was good

When you remember the days you didn't have to double lock the door and turn on the alarm before nipping out for a pint of milk.

When you realise that some of your clothing is as old as your kids.

grindle

Deleted User wrote: »

When you remember the days you didn't have to double lock the door and turn on the alarm before nipping out for a pint of milk.

Most times you didn't even CLOSE the door!!!
What a pack of trusting freaks we were.

The King of Moo

When you side with the long-suffering school principal when watching 80s teen comedies or modern kids' tv programmes set in schools.

Snowie

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

when you hear 'music' on the radio and think back to when music was good

give UNKLE a listen war stories on are pretty awesome..

and before thats awesome but not so rock based btu still worth looking into

UpCork

I love this thread. I find myself nodding along in agreement to every post.

You know you're old when you look at films that came out when you were young and say "they don't make them like that anymore" - I think that's a really old person thing to say.

shooter57

Love this thread


When your child asks you what a vcr and a video is /was ..... and you're trying to explain while wondering to yourself if they have any idea what your talking about and thinking "jeez she must think I'm pre historic

sgb

You know when you are old

when you need take a viagra but can't remember where you put them