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Things that make you feel old
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Birthdays. Another one chalked up, 71 now.3
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Retired recently. Loving it. It’s taken me a while to get into it but I’m starting to relax more and do what I want to do without rushing. I’m still running the hen sanctuary but I’ve let the numbers drop over the last 18 months from 120 residents and 80 odd rescue hens waiting for homes to just 55 residents by not taking more when one dies. I still take emergencies or find hens a good home. But this is my ‘hobby’ and will continue as long as I’m fit enough. It’s Just coming to terms with the fact that I’m not going to do paid work again that helped me retire. May it be my longest career!!18
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Get one of those new double speed ones for when the dementia kicks in? They give you a chance to get up the stairs before you forget why you wanted to go up there in the first place!gringo said:
must be time to get the Stannah representative round with his brochures?Stig said:When your Old Man's Bladder* is the leading contributor to your physical fitness, because you're up and down the stairs all day.
*For the avoidance of any doubt, in this instance the phrase "Old Man's Bladder" refers to my bladder which is rather old because so am I. It's not a reference to the bladder of my dad, my husband (not that I have one) or anyone else with a chronologically disparaging nickname.8 -
I was checking out at the self-service tills in Marks & Spencer. I pressed the wrong button and was about to go back to the previous screen. No drama. An assistant comes up to me, "You alright there?" she says. "Yes, fine, thanks". "Do you want to pay by card?" she says. "Yes, it's OK", I reply. "You press this button up here for card payment..." 'Yes, I f****** know' I want to reply, but don't.2
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Sorting out photo from when you bought the house 50 years ago in October and trying to sort out the baby photo’s to give to the kids. Blimey where’s that time gone!2
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6th Grandchild due on Monday!5
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I asked my ten year old granddaughter if she was looking forward to her pop concert (Harry Styles). She found this most amusing - not only that she told all her classmates and they all laughed too ... apparently.0
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Harry Styles and his popular beat combo?6
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Words like Beatnik, Layabout, Teddy Boys, Ton Up boys, Hit Parade, Brylcream, Nit Lady,Noddy Bikes,Panda Cars when said now bring a look of "Huh, what's a Beatnik?" Having to be over 65 to remember them being in everyday use6
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Congratulations!!! Here's wishing you a fantastic retirement. And well done to you for having such a rewarding 'hobby'.Arsenetatters said:Retired recently. Loving it. It’s taken me a while to get into it but I’m starting to relax more and do what I want to do without rushing. I’m still running the hen sanctuary but I’ve let the numbers drop over the last 18 months from 120 residents and 80 odd rescue hens waiting for homes to just 55 residents by not taking more when one dies. I still take emergencies or find hens a good home. But this is my ‘hobby’ and will continue as long as I’m fit enough. It’s Just coming to terms with the fact that I’m not going to do paid work again that helped me retire. May it be my longest career!!2 -
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Love hearing stories like that. As long as you don’t retire from making witty matchthread comments, that’s all good news.Arsenetatters said:Retired recently. Loving it. It’s taken me a while to get into it but I’m starting to relax more and do what I want to do without rushing. I’m still running the hen sanctuary but I’ve let the numbers drop over the last 18 months from 120 residents and 80 odd rescue hens waiting for homes to just 55 residents by not taking more when one dies. I still take emergencies or find hens a good home. But this is my ‘hobby’ and will continue as long as I’m fit enough. It’s Just coming to terms with the fact that I’m not going to do paid work again that helped me retire. May it be my longest career!!2 -
A few years ago my mum bought a retirement flat. All over the building were emergency pullcords and push buttons.
I was in the lift and accidently hit the red button. Straight away a woman was asking me, (via the lift speaker), if I needed assistance. She must of thought I was an inmate because despite my assurances that everything was fine she kept asking me if I needed medical assistance. The more I spoke the older I sounded.4 -
Hearing myself saying ouch more frequently as my joints keep reminding me that I’m no longer young.4
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Not so much old as grown up, but sending a snotty e-mail to the Headmaster of my son's school and seeing the problem get sorted out almost immediately after being ignored for 2 weeks by the teacher involved.
Then I go into the school and realise I'm older than pretty much every teacher. Now THAT makes me feel old.1
