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You know you're getting old when.

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  • When you wonder to do on Saturday evenings now that Strictly has finished
  • Holdkneebomb
    Holdkneebomb Posts: 1,262
    I’m late to this but I just heard a great description of people aged 50-60 as living in sniper’s alley
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    I’m late to this but I just heard a great description of people aged 50-60 as living in sniper’s alley
    That was from Paul Whitehouse/Bob Mortimer. I remembered it as 60-65 for men & 60-63 for women.
    Get past those ages and you should be ok for another 15/20/25 years. 
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    Phew I'm 67, you're all invited to my 90th birthday party.
  • When the first piece of clothing you put on to take the dogs out is long underwear! It’s f**king freezing here!
  • Finding the cold difficult to handle these days, so went on the Damart website and bought some thermal leggings - had them on for the Gills FA Cup match - young bloke stood near me was wearing shorts 🙄
  • when Charlton Directors talk about “ diversity” “ inclusion” and you think it’s rubbish.
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    when Charlton Directors talk about “ diversity” “ inclusion” and you think it’s rubbish.
    Suspect that's the same for quite a few of us on here. You can add the women's team to that list.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,595
    Finding the cold difficult to handle these days, so went on the Damart website and bought some thermal leggings - had them on for the Gills FA Cup match - young bloke stood near me was wearing shorts 🙄
    Was he one of the subs?
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    Finding the cold difficult to handle these days, so went on the Damart website and bought some thermal leggings - had them on for the Gills FA Cup match - young bloke stood near me was wearing shorts 🙄
    The bloke in shorts was rushed to Gillingham hospital with hyperthermia after the game. Leggings rule. I may have to break mine out for this Saturdays game.
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  • Long Johns, as they used to be called, are a basic necessity for pretty much the whole of the football season apart from the first few and last few weeks. Life's too short (and getting shorter) to be cold.
  • 55 years ago ?, surely not



  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,640
    You now know why your Dad took a newspaper to the toilet.
  • You now know why your Dad took a newspaper to the toilet.
    To wipe his arse afterwards ?
  • 55 years ago ?, surely not



    Please tell me this is not true 
  • CAFCTrev
    CAFCTrev Posts: 5,977
    edited January 2024
    You now know why your Dad took a newspaper to the toilet.
    He only took page 3 of the newspaper.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,223
    And it came back stuck to page 2.
  • 55 years ago ?, surely not



    Please tell me this is not true 
    I think it must have happened in an alternate universe. It was not that long ago in our years, it couldn’t have been, I was in the first year of my teenage years and haven’t got old yet…
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,640
    You now know why your Dad took a newspaper to the toilet.
    To wipe his arse afterwards ?
    I hope not, he always brought it out for me to read.
  • You now know why your Dad took a newspaper to the toilet.
    To wipe his arse afterwards ?
    I hope not, he always brought it out for me to read.
    ‘What’s the news in the paper dad ?’…’usual shit…’
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  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    edited January 2024
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  • I’ll know I’m getting old when I can’t flick my underpants off the end of my foot and catch them nine times out of ten.
    Note: I only do this once a day
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,418
    I’ll know I’m getting old when I can’t flick my underpants off the end of my foot and catch them nine times out of ten.
    Note: I only do this once a day
    You aren’t getting old if you only need to change once a day, 2-3 times a day is a good day ! 
    😉
  • Deserves its own thread
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,640
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    When you can't remember what you were going to post.
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    edited February 2024
    I’m late to this but I just heard a great description of people aged 50-60 as living in sniper’s alley
    Thank god I’m 67! 😃
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,418
    T_C_E said:
    I’ll know I’m getting old when I can’t flick my underpants off the end of my foot and catch them nine times out of ten.
    Note: I only do this once a day
    You aren’t getting old if you only need to change once a day, 2-3 times a day is a good day ! 
    😉
    When the TV advert for Tena for Men makes you look up from your iPad and you find yourself making a  “Hmmmmmm” sound out of interest! 😳
  • I was talking to my S-I-L following a kids athletics meet - he helps out with some of the coaching. 

    We were discussing the stand out athlete and I blurted out that he reminded me of Alberto Juantorena.  My S-I-L glazed over as he looked into the mid distance and I had a sudden crisis of confidence - had I just made that name up?

    Anyway I rushed home to Google my own statement and was pleased to see that Alberto had won the 400 and 800 golds at the Montreal Olympics in 1976.  In fact on watching the video I thought it was quite a good shout - tall, upright, long stride pattern etc.

    The thing is if I can pluck that name out from 48 years ago - how comes I can't remember what I had for dinner last night? 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    I don’t think you’re getting old at all @Raith_C_Chattonell the opposite in fact.

    sharing that your sister in law identifies as a man and making absolutely nothing of it is an incredibly modern take 
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,640
    I don’t think you’re getting old at all @Raith_C_Chattonell the opposite in fact.

    sharing that your sister in law identifies as a man and making absolutely nothing of it is an incredibly modern take 
    Everybody waits for someone else to LOL just in case.