Signs that you're getting old

silliussoddius

If the book was lost, could you do a search on a website (maybe rhymes with schmoogle or schmahoo) to find the suggested list online.

ohnonotgmail

silliussoddius wrote: »

If the book was lost, could you do a search on a website (maybe rhymes with schmoogle or schmahoo) to find the suggested list online.

you mean alta vista or Ask Jeeves?

Wibbs

When stuff you remember from your childhood has become both obsolete and collectable. That's how you know you're middle aged. When stuff from your adulthood and working life becomes both obsolete and collectable that's when you know you're elderly.

FTA69

This is a great thread. I’m 33 and have been an old man for quite some time; last year I moved out of London to a town outside it and the process seems to have accelerated a bit.

- I ache all over from injuries accumulated from boxing in my 20s. My knees hurt, my shoulder is blown out, my back flares up at times. I can train around it but every morning is a tentative ten minutes while I work the creaks out.

- I haven’t a clue about half the things people bang on about. I’ve no idea how to illegally download a film or a series. Even then I wouldn’t watch a film on the computer. I’ve no idea how to connect a laptop to the telly.

- Music is rubbish. I haven’t a clue who anyone is. I went on a date a couple of years ago with a black one and she was telling me about all these grime artists and all I could say to her was I mostly listened to Planxty these days.

- My missus has arranged a few double dates with her mates and their partners with the idea I’ll be friends with them. I’ve loads of friends. I don’t want any more. They might be sound fellas but I couldn’t be arsed. If I want to see my friends they’re not far away.

- When I do visit friends the idea of anything like some trendy late bar gives me the shivers. Loud music, packed pubs, dressing up. If I go into town now it’s for some Irish pub to drink stout in peace.

- find myself waking up earlier for a p*ss.

- Started growing stuff during lockdown and love it now. Love a bit of Garden Rescue on the telly. Love a Sunday in B and Q getting garden stuff.

- my partner loves organised activities. Gender reveals, birthdays, engagements, Christmas etc. Goes all out. I find the idea of them torture. We had an argument last year because I wouldn’t wear fancy dress. Allergic to the idea.

fryup

when you think songs like In The Summertime by Mungo Jerry are racy

mikemac2

Marcus Thurman playing for France in the European Championships

So what says you?

I remember his father Lilian Thuram playing for France in 1998

I do remember playing underage GAA and having coaches talk about my uncle who playing inter-county footballs pffft, ancient history said I

Now I watch sports and remember their family 15-20 year ago :eek:

ohnonotgmail

Looking at didier deschamps and thinking he looks ancient. Then you realise you are practically the same age.

madmaggie

My fridge packed in at the weekend. I thought I had it a few years, looked at the plate on the back 2005. Phoned up the customer service number to order a new filter for my hoover. A lad who sounded about 12 said they hadn't made that model for years. I feel like I've been in hibernation for about 10 years and the world has moved on.

New Home

madmaggie wrote: »

My fridge packed in at the weekend. I thought I had it a few years, looked at the plate on the back 2005. Phoned up the customer service number to order a new filter for my hoover. A lad who sounded about 12 said they hadn't made that model for years. I feel like I've been in hibernation for about 10 years and the world has moved on.

You might be able to find them on the internet, as opposed to from the actual company, but I feel your pain/annoyance. Planned obsolescence is such a waste: my uncle bought a fridge in the 1950s for my grandmother, it's still working. The only things it ever needed to have replaced were the rubber seals and maybe to get the gas topped up/replaced.

Akrasia

Went to an 18th of my wife’s cousin. Was literally twice the age of the birthday girl and spent the whole night talking to the various kids parents. That’s when you know you’re old

Fine Cheers

FTA69 wrote: »

This is a great thread. I’m 33 and have been an old man for quite some time; last year I moved out of London to a town outside it and the process seems to have accelerated a bit.

- I ache all over from injuries accumulated from boxing in my 20s. My knees hurt, my shoulder is blown out, my back flares up at times. I can train around it but every morning is a tentative ten minutes while I work the creaks out.

- I haven’t a clue about half the things people bang on about. I’ve no idea how to illegally download a film or a series. Even then I wouldn’t watch a film on the computer. I’ve no idea how to connect a laptop to the telly.

- Music is rubbish. I haven’t a clue who anyone is. I went on a date a couple of years ago with a black one and she was telling me about all these grime artists and all I could say to her was I mostly listened to Planxty these days.

- My missus has arranged a few double dates with her mates and their partners with the idea I’ll be friends with them. I’ve loads of friends. I don’t want any more. They might be sound fellas but I couldn’t be arsed. If I want to see my friends they’re not far away.

- When I do visit friends the idea of anything like some trendy late bar gives me the shivers. Loud music, packed pubs, dressing up. If I go into town now it’s for some Irish pub to drink stout in peace.

- find myself waking up earlier for a p*ss.

- Started growing stuff during lockdown and love it now. Love a bit of Garden Rescue on the telly. Love a Sunday in B and Q getting garden stuff.

- my partner loves organised activities. Gender reveals, birthdays, engagements, Christmas etc. Goes all out. I find the idea of them torture. We had an argument last year because I wouldn’t wear fancy dress. Allergic to the idea.

:D:D Sounds like you enjoyed the lock downs just like me ??

FTA69

Fine Cheers wrote: »

:D:D Sounds like you enjoyed the lock downs just like me ??

I didn’t to be honest mate. Bored out of my box, couldn’t do my job properly and left hanging around stupid Milton Keynes and not able to go home for 18 months and counting.

FTA69

I forgot to add sleeping. The idea of a lie in is gone; I’m wide awake at 7am or before every morning. Doesn’t matter if I’m after pints the night before either, wide f*cking awake.

ancapailldorcha

FTA69 wrote: »

I forgot to add sleeping. The idea of a lie in is gone; I’m wide awake at 7am or before every morning. Doesn’t matter if I’m after pints the night before either, wide f*cking awake.

I'm 33 as well. Started going to the gym at 06:30 as well now that I'm too old to get much out of it. No idea why but getting up has been no bother at all. There was a time that being out of bed at half 8 was an accomplishment for me.

ohnonotgmail

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

I'm 33 as well. Started going to the gym at 06:30 as well now that I'm too old to get much out of it. No idea why but getting up has been no bother at all. There was a time that being out of bed at half 8 was an accomplishment for me.

same here. On the flip i'm usually in bed by 11.

ancapailldorcha

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

same here. On the flip i'm usually in bed by 11.

That's another weird one. A few years back, it was common enough for me to be up to half past midnight watching Netflix or playing a game. The amount of times I've seen the clock at 10 or shortly after and decided that I fancied an early night is ridiculous.

swimming in a sea

mikemac2 wrote: »

Marcus Thurman playing for France in the European Championships

So what says you?

I remember his father Lilian Thuram playing for France in 1998

I do remember playing underage GAA and having coaches talk about my uncle who playing inter-county footballs pffft, ancient history said I

Now I watch sports and remember their family 15-20 year ago :eek:

I was expecting the commentator to say he was Lilian's brother

FTA69

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

I'm 33 as well. Started going to the gym at 06:30 as well now that I'm too old to get much out of it. No idea why but getting up has been no bother at all. There was a time that being out of bed at half 8 was an accomplishment for me.

That’s my point. I’d quite like the ability to doze in at the weekends but I’m physically unable to do it.

Wibbs

ancapailldorcha wrote: »

I'm 33 as well. Started going to the gym at 06:30 as well now that I'm too old to get much out of it.

33 lads? 33? I've got twenty years on you both and nothing's creaking yet. *crosses fingers. They don't crack* Ahh jaysus at 33 I was only getting into my own head and stride. Outside of childhood years I'd reckon the years between 30 and 45 were the best of my life so far. Women, health, travel, money and so forth. And I still like a lie in of a weekend. Though to be fair I'm a night creature so would rarely hit the hay before midnight, if not one. Music wise I was always an oddball anyway as even in my teens I generally listened to older non current non chart stuff. Listened more to current stuff in the 90's though. That said pre my 40's I would have known of current stuff in the charts, that switched off almost overnight. I'd have zero clue today, nor interest. Though a mate of mine the same age has never lost his interest in music and would be well up on the current "indie" scene and would know the mainstream stuff too, so it's not inevitable.

As for the gym at 33, unless you really fecked yourself up and let yourself go in your twenties as a bloke your testosterone levels are not much lower than they were when you were 18. If you start lifting heavy weights and eateing and sleeping well there's a good chance you'd push the levels higher than they were at 18. Your stamina should be good too. If you look at something like the Tour De France bike race list of winners an awful lot of them were in their 30's. IIRC the oldest was a lad of 39. Juan Fangio one of the greatest racing drivers in history only got into a Formula One car in his late 30's and ended up winning the world championship five times and had the highest percentage of wins ever. When he was 47 in the German Grand prix IIRC after some holdups left him way behind everyone else he went on to break lap record after lap record until he won.

Mister Vain

I'm getting more out of the gym in my 30's and I think I look better now. But yeah it can be difficult if you have any niggling injuries. I've noticed my elbow is clicking lately when bench pressing. I get tendonitis flareups every now and again. It takes longer to recover too. The delayed onset muscle soreness is a fecker. Thankfully I've no issues when it comes to jogging though, despite a previous knee injury.

New Home

Wibbs, the thread title says "you're getting old", not "you are old".

ancapailldorcha

Wibbs wrote: »

33 lads? 33? I've got twenty years on you both and nothing's creaking yet. *crosses fingers. They don't crack* Ahh jaysus at 33 I was only getting into my own head and stride. Outside of childhood years I'd reckon the years between 30 and 45 were the best of my life so far. Women, health, travel, money and so forth. And I still like a lie in of a weekend. Though to be fair I'm a night creature so would rarely hit the hay before midnight, if not one. Music wise I was always an oddball anyway as even in my teens I generally listened to older non current non chart stuff. Listened more to current stuff in the 90's though. That said pre my 40's I would have known of current stuff in the charts, that switched off almost overnight. I'd have zero clue today, nor interest. Though a mate of mine the same age has never lost his interest in music and would be well up on the current "indie" scene and would know the mainstream stuff too, so it's not inevitable.

As for the gym at 33, unless you really fecked yourself up and let yourself go in your twenties as a bloke your testosterone levels are not much lower than they were when you were 18. If you start lifting heavy weights and eateing and sleeping well there's a good chance you'd push the levels higher than they were at 18. Your stamina should be good too. If you look at something like the Tour De France bike race list of winners an awful lot of them were in their 30's. IIRC the oldest was a lad of 39. Juan Fangio one of the greatest racing drivers in history only got into a Formula One car in his late 30's and ended up winning the world championship five times and had the highest percentage of wins ever. When he was 47 in the German Grand prix IIRC after some holdups left him way behind everyone else he went on to break lap record after lap record until he won.

Thanks.

Started doing some solo travel back in the days when we'd just go to other places just for the sake of it. I feel like I've the head screwed on and I'm using my spare time more productively in that I'm not faffing about doing nonsense I've no interest in. I do feel a bit like a young fogey though.

I've no interest in the aul music myself but a housemate the same age knows all about stuff like Grime which is apparently some genre of music or something. I've a classic rock and a running mix I use on Spotify at the gym and that's the extent of my relationship with music.

Women I don't see myself ever getting. Just don't seem to understand them. This is fine enough as I've enough stuff to occupy myself with and I do like my freedom and alone time. That said, I work in a majority female workplace and I don't know when women are being friendly with me or (if) they're interested. Said hello to someone in the gym I thought was attractive. We were both wearing headphones. I think she ignored me but then she smiles and says hello when she sees me on the street a different day.

I wouldn't be bummed out about the getting older thing but I do feel like certain things are behind me. I was at a mate's stag in early 2020 and I felt quite out of place in the hotel nightclub we went to but rural Irish nightclubs tend to be a bit more mixed than I've noticed English ones are.

Apparently, Harrison Ford started acting in his forties. I know nothing about sport so that's all I can offer to engage with the latter paragraph there.

Comhrá

Signs that you're getting old:

When you stop wishing you could afford a Golf GTI.

The Black Oil

People's dates of birth on their CVs, as in, late 1990s.

blackbox

Comhra wrote: »

Signs that you're getting old:

When you stop wishing you could afford a Golf GTI.

That's ok if it's because you CAN afford a Golf GTi.

FTA69

Wibbs wrote: »

As for the gym at 33, unless you really fecked yourself up and let yourself go in your twenties as a bloke your testosterone levels are not much lower than they were when you were 18. If you start lifting heavy weights and eateing and sleeping well there's a good chance you'd push the levels higher than they were at 18. Your stamina should be good too. If you look at something like the Tour De France bike race list of winners an awful lot of them were in their 30's. IIRC the oldest was a lad of 39. Juan Fangio one of the greatest racing drivers in history only got into a Formula One car in his late 30's and ended up winning the world championship five times and had the highest percentage of wins ever. When he was 47 in the German Grand prix IIRC after some holdups left him way behind everyone else he went on to break lap record after lap record until he won.

Jesus hold on now a second I said I was injured not decrepit. I was competing in a sport for years and accumulated a load of injuries as a result, unlucky but there we go. Strength wise I’m solid and in the gym four days a week lifting but my days of three hour training sessions and loads of sparring are long gone.

Also weight goes on quicker and comes off slower!

sporina

when you feel that the latest fashion trends are absolutely awful eg: at the mo its girls wearing massive boots with lovely dresses - to me its so wrong.. not pretty at all... but maybe pretty is not whats cool/fashionable.. but I don't get it.. i'm obv too old!!!

ancapailldorcha

FTA69 wrote: »

Jesus hold on now a second I said I was injured not decrepit. I was competing in a sport for years and accumulated a load of injuries as a result, unlucky but there we go. Strength wise I’m solid and in the gym four days a week lifting but my days of three hour training sessions and loads of sparring are long gone.

Also weight goes on quicker and comes off slower!

I think he was referring to me.

Aglomerado

Went to a beer garden for a couple yesterday and the music they had playing was too loud. And it was sh!t - It was all chart stuff and some hip hop with swearing in it. I didn't know a single tune! Like Wibbs, I think my capacity switched off overnight.

On the topic of music I like the reruns of Top of the Pops 1991 on BBC4 on Friday nights. I know THOSE songs.

Mister Vain

As the saying goes, if its too loud you're too old.

Aglomerado

Mister Vain wrote: »

As the saying goes, if its too loud you're too old.

I like to turn Chemical Brothers and choral music up to 11 though

Plus I'll be down the front being battered by the amps at gigs!

tscul32

Myself and a couple of friends went to the pub midweek after a dinner out. Think we increased the average age by 10 years. They were all babies.

Sgt Hartman

Nurofen Express is my best friend. It helps to dull all the aches and pains

sporina

Mister Vain wrote: »

As the saying goes, if its too loud you're too old.

never knew it was an actual saying but yup - i can relate to it

silliussoddius

Aglomerado wrote: »

Went to a beer garden for a couple yesterday and the music they had playing was too loud. And it was sh!t - It was all chart stuff and some hip hop with swearing in it. I didn't know a single tune! Like Wibbs, I think my capacity switched off overnight.

On the topic of music I like the reruns of Top of the Pops 1991 on BBC4 on Friday nights. I know THOSE songs.

Do they still show Top of The Pops 2? Was good for the oldies.

Joe_ Public

When i sometimes here people making quips or comments about how old they are getting and reference some 1990s cultural event or incident (it'll be noughties soon enough, i suppose) as evidence, it does make me chuckle a little. For me anyway, though, the surest sign that you really are getting old is when you pretty much stop worrying about the fact that you are getting old.

danpatjoe

I remember the joy in my first full time job in Galway at getting an Apple Mac LCIII with an amazing 256 colour monitor, black and white up until then. Used to fit loads of jobs on a 1mb floppy disc.You could make a cup of coffee while waiting for a job to save, pints at work, ciggies at the desk etc., fond memories.

sporina

being happy that you got all the washing dried outside on the line woo hoo

riclad

You have a few old 3.5 inch pc disks, you bought a few games on cdrom before dvd drives were in every pc.
You bought a pentium 2 pc. You bought a few dos pcgames
You had a pc with windows xp on it
You used Bebo or MySpace
You rented VHS videos from a local video shop before extravision existed

3.5 in floppy discs? Luxury! :pac:

Try audio cassette tapes and a thundering 48K of memory to play with (ZX Spectrum)

Sgt Hartman

I can remember Laser Disks. They looked like a CD but were the size of a vinyl record. I remember Leo Shine doing karaoke events in various pubs in Limerick, he had all his karaoke lyric videos on laser disk. I think they finally died out in the late 90's.

CelticRambler

Wibbs wrote: »

Though to be fair I'm a night creature so would rarely hit the hay before midnight, if not one.

Midnight? :eek:

One in the morning? :eek: :eek:

That's not night-creature time! I'm in the process of working up to a week's depression on account of my favourite festival week of the year being coronafied for the second year running. The headline act (neo trad dance) doesn't start until midnight, plays for two hours, then gives way to the second group. After that, a few more hours improv' before breakfast, then the younglings go home to their tents while we old folk get ready to do a days' work! :pac:

Would be the same most non-festival days, too, if I'm not forced to work during the hours of sunlight.

I don't do any kind of formal "fitness" routines, but have noticed that my age group (probably very close to yours, Wibbs) seem to have more real-world stamina than the 20-30 year olds.

madmaggie

riclad, you've brought back memories of my first computer. Dell desktop, the excitement when it was delivered. Windows xp and Microsoft word works. It got even better when I got a dongle for internet connection that only worked when hung out the upstairs window. Took an hour and a half one day to do the Tesco online shopping.

Strumms

When you take a viagra, just to stop yourself pissing on your slippers.

riclad

I think they show top of the pops Thursday, Friday on BBC 4
TV 8 to 9pm
Every week , they are up to 1990 at the moment

When you just want to buy a car thats low maintenance good mpg doesn't really matter how it looks

sporina

with age, I seem to have less tolerance for heat.. anyone else notice this?

CelticRambler

sporina wrote: »

with age, I seem to have less tolerance for heat.. anyone else notice this?

The opposite. Much better able to cope with heat, but possibly because I've learnt to not try doing certain activities at certain times in certain ways. Or because I now live in a slightly hotter country than Ireland. Or because I've taken to sharing my life with reptiles and amphibians ...

Tend to feel the damp more than before, though. Have just been outside labouring in whatever full-sun temperature makes it 28°C in the shade, and come inside for lunch. "Janey, it's cold in here today," I thought. 19°C. :pac:

DarkJager21

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

I can remember Laser Disks. They looked like a CD but were the size of a vinyl record. I remember Leo Shine doing karaoke events in various pubs in Limerick, he had all his karaoke lyric videos on laser disk. I think they finally died out in the late 90's.

Jaysus the name Leo Shine takes me back, I remember a childs birthday party he did karaoke at and the X-rated "one liners" he decided to sprinkle between songs. He nearly got knocked the **** out by a concerned father who'd had enough of it

Mister Vain

sporina wrote: »

with age, I seem to have less tolerance for heat.. anyone else notice this?

Yes but then again I'm a heavier fúcker these days. All muscle of course, except for the belly.

Purple Mountain

When you're secretly delighted to see a drop of rain because it means you don't have to water the flowers yourself.