Topic: Things that make you feel old

[kesey]

Not knowing who he is.

[dalarr]

Took the kids to the cinema and you need a code for the toilets. I asked the young lady for the code and she replied: "It's 1104 and then hashtag". She paused for a moment and took a good look at my face, then she said "square" and drew a hashtag with her finger.
I'm 39.

[SamLad]

Took the kids to the cinema and you need a code for the toilets. I asked the young lady for the code and she replied: "It's 1104 and then hashtag". She paused for a moment and took a good look at my face, then she said "square" and drew a hashtag with her finger.
I'm 39.

so you should know better.

[SamLad]

btw: why do you need a code for the toilets at a cinema?

[afc tukrish]

btw: why do you need a code for the toilets at a cinema?

intermittent elimination?

[Drinks Sangria]

btw: why do you need a code for the toilets at a cinema?

At my local one, to stop spice heads sniffing in their toilets and collapsing.

[kesey]

Me knees .

[rob1966]

Watching Bangers and Cash and they were picking up a bike from some fella. He's had the bike for 40 years says the voice over, so I'm picturing a Triumph Tiger Cub, Bonneville or a BSA from the 1960's, early 70's. Its a W reg, 1980 Yamaha RD250LC, I had a W reg 350LC when I was 21, Elsies can't be 44 years old ffs.

[Terry de Niro]

Me knees .

Same.
Thought it was a good idea in my early teens to play footy for the school team on a Saturday morning, my club team on a Saturday afternoon, and another cub team on a Sunday.
Now my knees are telling me differently.

[rob1966]

Same.
Thought it was a good idea in my early teens to to play footy for the school team on a Saturday morning, my club team on a Saturday afternoon, and another cub team on a Sunday.
Now my knees are telling me differently.

Similar - Footy, Rugby, Athletics, Karate, knees are not happy these days

[SamLad]

At my local one, to stop spice heads sniffing in their toilets and collapsing.

coming in off the street, you mean?  I haven't bothered with cinemas for ages (too many idiots and phones) but IIRC the toilets are after you pay to go in.  no?

[SamLad]

came across this article this morning. a lot of opinions / sentiments most oldies can relate to.

this is one that struck me:  "You become invisible to every man, woman, and child on the planet. Younger people want us to go away because they don't want to look at their future."

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/older-people-on-the-hard-parts-of-being-old

[Riquende]

I've always pictured Tory ministers as stuffy old people out of touch with 'my' generation. Even now in my head, the average Tory looks like kind of horror you'd see on the news in the 90s - Douglas Hurd and all that lot.

But I'm 42. Sunak & Braverman are 43. Badenoch is 44. I was at school at the same time as these people (although clearly not the same schools!).

If Labour get a solid 10-15 years in No 10, then the next wave of Tory bastards who emerge and win an election are going to be currently in their 30s and maybe even late 20s.

I'm not sure I can handle senior politicians not being old farts.

[kesey]

Turning 52 today   

[rob1966]

Turning 52 today   

Happy Birthday mate

[kesey]

Happy Birthday mate

Ta la   

[John C]

Same.
Thought it was a good idea in my early teens to play footy for the school team on a Saturday morning, my club team on a Saturday afternoon, and another cub team on a Sunday.
Now my knees are telling me differently.

Hahaha, we're all in the same boat    when I stopped playing footy twice a week I started running daily. Now I feel like I need two cartilage ops, ffs!
Enjoy getting out on the bike now though.

[Drinks Sangria]

Usher’s Confessions was released 20 years ago today.

[Crosby Nick]

Usher’s Confessions was released 20 years ago today.

Not knowing any Usher songs apart from that Yeah one. Probably on that album you mentioned.

[CHOPPER]

Turning 52 today   

All the best skin

[Terry de Niro]

Turning 52 today   

Still only a pup.
Hiccy Burpday, mate.

[stoa]

A few weeks ago the daughter of my cousin sent me a message on WhatsApp, asking whether I could proof-read her bachelor thesis. I remember holding her in my arms when she was a baby...

[amir87]

Seeing a lot of the players turning out for the legends team that I would have watched when they first played for the club.

[stoa]

Seeing a lot of the players turning out for the legends team that I would have watched when they first played for the club.

And then hearing, that they have a 17 year old daughter (Chris Kirkland) or a son who's 18 (Cissé).

[ianburns252]

There are people coming through at work who not only don't remember floppy disks (came to accept that they are outdated a bit) but there are now people who haven't used USBs!

[Terry de Niro]

11 Grandkids.   

[Billy The Kid]

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but since entering my 40's, my nasal hair growth has taken on a life of its own. So too has my ear hair. I'm genuinely not kidding when I say that if I don't trim and groom on a weekly basis, I'll start to look like some sort of giant pubic scarecrow.

I was down with covid a few months back and had to take 2 weeks off from work. When I finally got around to cleaning myself up my trimmers nearly jammed. Sounded like a landscaper trying to strim a fucking jungle  

[afc tukrish]

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but since entering my 40's, my nasal hair growth has taken on a life of its own. So too has my ear hair. I'm genuinely not kidding when I say that if I don't trim and groom on a weekly basis, I'll start to look like some sort of giant pubic scarecrow.

I was down with covid a few months back and had to take 2 weeks off from work. When I finally got around to cleaning myself up my trimmers nearly jammed. Sounded like a landscaper trying to strim a fucking jungle  

Welcome to the jumble... tuft crowd...

[SamLad]

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but since entering my 40's, my nasal hair growth has taken on a life of its own. So too has my ear hair. I'm genuinely not kidding when I say that if I don't trim and groom on a weekly basis, I'll start to look like some sort of giant pubic scarecrow.

I was down with covid a few months back and had to take 2 weeks off from work. When I finally got around to cleaning myself up my trimmers nearly jammed. Sounded like a landscaper trying to strim a fucking jungle

I posted about this a while back in another thread.  it starts very suddenly as you say, and it simply doesn't get any better.

these days I need to trim eyebrows, nose and ears at least once a week, often twice, to avoid looking like a Yeti.

a good trimmer is worth its weight in gold.

btw I've yet to see a reason for why ear hair sprouts like mad as a guy gets older.  wtf causes that?

[John C]

11 Grandkids.   

Must be superb mate

[kesey]

All the best skin

Still only a pup.
Hiccy Burpday, mate.

Nice one.  Was meant to be going to Bangor on Dee races but swerved it at the last minute . The reasoning was why stand in a field in North Wales with 40mph cold winds when I can sit in my local with a bookies next door.  Deffo a sign of getting old that.

[Terry de Niro]

Must be superb mate

It isn't at Christmas and the like, mate. 

[Rob K]

I posted about this a while back in another thread.  it starts very suddenly as you say, and it simply doesn't get any better.

these days I need to trim eyebrows, nose and ears at least once a week, often twice, to avoid looking like a Yeti.

a good trimmer is worth its weight in gold.

btw I've yet to see a reason for why ear hair sprouts like mad as a guy gets older.  wtf causes that?

i'm 41 and living this annoying nightmare too.

The ear hairs are the worst, especially when they not long enough to spot and remove but just long enough to make it feel like there's something in my ear. 

[Alf]

Was in the gym last week and a young lady walked up a to a fella and asked if he was on Snapchat. Was landline numbers back in my day.

[Terry de Niro]

Was in the gym last week and a young lady walked up a to a fella and asked if he was on Snapchat. Was landline numbers back in my day.

Mine was a phone box down the road from me until I was about 16.

[Crosby Nick]

I don't know if anyone else has experienced this, but since entering my 40's, my nasal hair growth has taken on a life of its own. So too has my ear hair. I'm genuinely not kidding when I say that if I don't trim and groom on a weekly basis, I'll start to look like some sort of giant pubic scarecrow.

I was down with covid a few months back and had to take 2 weeks off from work. When I finally got around to cleaning myself up my trimmers nearly jammed. Sounded like a landscaper trying to strim a fucking jungle  

Vaguely remember Capon writing about that. Said he had a hair growing out of his ear that made him look like Karl Lagerfeld.

[afc tukrish]

Vaguely remember Capon writing about that. Said he had a hair growing out of his ear that made him look like Karl Lagerfeld.

 

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Vaguely remember Capon writing about that. Said he had a hair growing out of his ear that made him look like Karl Lagerfeld.

Haha 

What the fuck is it about ya mid 30's ?

My Big toe nails are rock hard.and I have this single wire type silver hair that grows from my fucking right ear, that I keep forgetting about.and when I do fucking notice,its about 5 inches long,and as tough as a cheese wire

What the fuck people think of me,standing behind in Tescos, I dont Know!!

I must look like Karl Lagerfeld from the back

[Henry Gale]

11 Grandkids.   

I don't have any yet! My son is 25 in a few months. I did ask him if he was a jaffa but mumbled something and walked off. Hopefully one day.

[Crosby Nick]

Haha 

Haha fuck me! 14 years ago and I still remembered it! Think about it every time I have to deal with my own!