When you are older than the prime minister.
When you have an urge to call others, "young man".
When you find yourself tutting at the price of Creme Eggs.
When you have to stop and think how hold you are.
When you don't really care if people forget your birthday.
When your boss is young enough to be your son/daughter.
When you can remember putting dubbing on your football boots.
When you go around the house singing the Alzheimer's song to yourself.
When you feel the need to ensure your text messages are grammatically correct.
When you enter the second phase in your life (the first is late teens) when you think it is acceptable to cook your dinner in a microwave.
When you think that listing lots of things makes for an acceptable post.
[edit] When your posts have all been edited to get rid of the many minor errors the original versions had.
When you're.............when you're.............I forgot what I was going to say now...............hang on........................it will come yo me in a minute.................
Grey nose hairs are my latest. Or when you can't sit in a chair without groaning. As Ben Elton once sort-of-said "I may be 30, but my bottom remembers the war"
[cite]Posted By: March51[/cite]Seeing things on T.V antique programmes that you remember buying new.
On the Roadshow last week it was Eagle comics and on Bargain Hunt it was a Bako building set (not that I watch daytime tellie!).
I think I may still have my Bako stuff - is it worth anything?
Oh Bako I loved that. My mum bought me a job lot of it in an auction. It's probably illegal now, all those metal rods sticking up to poke an unsuspecting eye with.
[cite]Posted By: March51[/cite]Seeing things on T.V antique programmes that you remember buying new.
On the Roadshow last week it was Eagle comics and on Bargain Hunt it was a Bako building set (not that I watch daytime tellie!).
I think I may still have my Bako stuff - is it worth anything?
Oh Bako I loved that. My mum bought me a job lot of it in an auction. It's probably illegal now, all those metal rods sticking up to poke an unsuspecting eye with.
You're right - strange that I don't remember ever injuring myself on my highly dangerous toys. Health and Safety just allows more stupid kids to reach maturity - is that a good thing?
When you fall over and people show concern rather than laughing. When you find yourself calling a footballer washed up and old and realising he's younger than you.
Saga Lout: the Bako was a basic set in a rather battered box but it went for £30.00 It would probably have done better in a specialist toy sale rather than in a general auction
As for you Mr.Oggy, I'll have you know we had one of the first radiograms in our street! And a T.V with a big 'goldfish bowl' on the front to get a bigger picture.
Watching the kids faces when you tell them you didn't have internet/home computers/video or DVD players/mobile phones/only 3 TV channels that switched off at night/B&W tv until the age of 10 in my house..............the list goes on.
They are amazed we got through childhood without dying of boredom. I try telling them that i probably had a more rewarding time than they could ever imagine before they inform me it's time for my meds and afternoon nap.
When you get your shoes and coat on, shuffle through a gale to the shops, go into the shop and suddenly realise you've completely forgot what the hell it was you left your nice warm front room for in the first place. Then realising you've also neglected to remember your mobile and have to traipse back home and admit you had no idea what you went out for.
[Me. Yesterday. My missus had asked me to buy some cereal. She's still laughing.]
With you on that one BA. Caught the free bus to Tescos the other day (old timers express) but somehow lost the list I'd been given and couldn't remember much of what was on it. Wandered around collecting things by guesswork and eventually got home with hardly anything listed but loads of other stuff. The unexpected bottle of Scotch is going down well but we've had to cadge a bog roll from a neighbour.
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Oh god there I go again.....swallow hole wish a would big me up.....rearrange these words.
aplogies Kimbo....put it down to the ramblings of a 50 something old geezer....Happy Birthday!!
still i bet she never thought of puting her hair dryer there.
And he's got teenagers!
When you have an urge to call others, "young man".
When you find yourself tutting at the price of Creme Eggs.
When you have to stop and think how hold you are.
When you don't really care if people forget your birthday.
When your boss is young enough to be your son/daughter.
When you can remember putting dubbing on your football boots.
When you go around the house singing the Alzheimer's song to yourself.
When you feel the need to ensure your text messages are grammatically correct.
When you enter the second phase in your life (the first is late teens) when you think it is acceptable to cook your dinner in a microwave.
When you think that listing lots of things makes for an acceptable post.
[edit] When your posts have all been edited to get rid of the many minor errors the original versions had.
On the Roadshow last week it was Eagle comics and on Bargain Hunt it was a Bako building set (not that I watch daytime tellie!).
That wind-up gramophone, you bought new in 1937, Terry?
;o)
I think I may still have my Bako stuff - is it worth anything?
You're right - strange that I don't remember ever injuring myself on my highly dangerous toys. Health and Safety just allows more stupid kids to reach maturity - is that a good thing?
When you find yourself calling a footballer washed up and old and realising he's younger than you.
As for you Mr.Oggy, I'll have you know we had one of the first radiograms in our street! And a T.V with a big 'goldfish bowl' on the front to get a bigger picture.
I even remember getting e-mails at work for first time, how exciting that was.
Telex anyone ??
im 24
You must remember 'Black out curtains' ; )
Touche
They are amazed we got through childhood without dying of boredom. I try telling them that i probably had a more rewarding time than they could ever imagine before they inform me it's time for my meds and afternoon nap.
[Me. Yesterday. My missus had asked me to buy some cereal. She's still laughing.]
Missus not in the mood?
;o)
I'm 28 :(