When all the "big" birthdays coming up are 60th, and conversation is all about retirement plans.
I remember when I first joined GoFar my next big birthday was my thirtieth. Now it’s my sixtieth!
Having just celebrated a birthday ending in 0 (I'll leave you to guess which one) I went online to book an eye exam to be presented with the following age options - 0-16, 16-59, 60+
Et Tu Asda Opticians
You don't know who any of the bands/acts are that are nominated in categories at music awards
“Hubert, ever the gentleman, offers his seat to a lady in a public lavatory. There is considerable misunderstanding.”
When you can remember lines from stuff that was recorded 48yrs ago but have no idea what's in the charts today.
When you crouch down to tie your lace and think is there anything else I can do while I am down here....
Realising you'll be long dead and buried before many of your colleagues can retire. There was me thinking I may last 4-6 years before retirement (60-62). Then realising if you were offered severance, you'd be out the door before the printer ink had dried.
I literally fell asleep during lunchtime today,although I blame working from home 🙂
Happily I do have wedding to go to, a nephew, and have been told to wear a suit and tie, I didn't even wear a suit to my own wedding. So I took one off its hanger, hoovered it and put it on - it fits ! It's 40 years old, shoulder pads, disco style shiny stuff woven in to the cloth. Madame Edukator says it's fine. Very strange looking in the mirror at an old man wearing my suit.
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It’s your last day at work tomorrow 🙂
(It’s been like the last few days at school….)
When the new apprentice is in their 20's, and you realise that's a third of your age.
Two way street though. They must suddenly be acutely aware that the old codger showing them the job is actually showing them their life in 2066.
When your younger colleague reveals that they don’t know what the “floppy disk” Save icon represents.
When you have t-shirts older than the majority of the people you work with.
When you have t-shirts older than the majority of the people you work with.
I have an OMD t-shirt from 1985, it still fits 🙂
A few weeks ago my grandson got to the top of the hill before me. I was on my lovely light carbon gravel bike. He was on my (not very) old Giant Trance which I'd given him for his 14th birthday.
You don't know who any of the bands/acts are that are nominated in categories at music awards
Ah, well, that’s often been the case for the last 50 years! There have long been categories that hold zero interest for me. 🤷🏼♂️
You don't know who any of the bands/acts are that are nominated in categories at music awards
Ah, well, that’s often been the case for the last 50 years! There have long been categories that hold zero interest for me. 🤷🏼♂️
In answer to the question, when intentions lag far behind the ability to carry out the intended mission.
Like a twenty mile ride on a long-travel hardtail ceases to be enjoyable and becomes a major chore.
You don't know who any of the bands/acts are that are nominated in categories at music awards
How about when you don't recognise the categories? WTF is "drill" and why isn't it sponsored by bosch?
When you discover that the Millennials we've been sneering down at for years are now being sneered up at by Gen Z. Poor bastards can't win.
When putting taking charge of my bike for a ride with a snake hipped work colleague and my wife’s parting words to me were “remember, he’s half your age”.
When a colleague, who is exactly half your age, is told by a degree student "oh, you're 'old' old....."
When sitting down there is an involuntary sigh from the diaphragm
and the involuntary groan when you stand up again.
I remember when I first started as a postie I was in my mid 20s ripping the piss out of the old guard . Funny how quickly that comes back to bite your arse 😔
When all you can hear walking up a set of stairs are your ankles....or when your proudly tell work colleagues you did the great north run in 1988 and several tell you that was before they were born.
When a colleague says 'Do you realise you've worked here longer than I've been alive?'
When you discover that Axl Rose has turned 64 today!
When you drop something on to the floor and think : Bugger, this is going to hurt bending down to retrieve it…..
When you discover that Axl Rose has turned 64 today!
Oh please no!
Though to be fair, wasn't sure he'd see 50.
Though to be fair, wasn't sure he'd see 50.
Why? He's actually pretty clean living. He wasn't the heavy drug user in the band.
and the involuntary groan when you stand up again.
Noises that used to be part of recovery after a big day out on the bike are now present after a couple of commutes in a week.
You’re starting to take a keen interest in Fender Stratocasters, boutique amplifiers and naturism???
When you start thinking it's time to ditch the singlespeed and get gears and suspension. (Maybe this year... 🙂 )
Or when you look at your genealogy chart, and all your ancestors were long dead by this age.
Don't confuse guitar strings with banjo strings.
Ticked off another of the being old checklist at the weekend, by falling asleep with a drink my hand, woke up with it in my lap 😞
I used to daydream about fancy cars and houses, today I spent an hour on a spreadsheet to work out just how late I'd left making retirement plans and what I'll leave behind for my Kids.
When I see young Women out for night out, I think "she must be FREEZING!" and "I hope she gets home safely".
Planning Dinner based on sleep quality and not taste.
You’re starting to take a keen interest in Fender Stratocasters, boutique amplifiers and naturism???
I think I'd prefer a tele over a strat..
But I don't think that's a sign of getting old, the fender strat is kind of ubiquitous, but it's for a good reason!
It's probaly the most copied guitar in history, with the Martin dreadnought acoustic coming a close second.
Conversation in the office:
Colleague: How come most of you are wearing something red today? Did I miss an email?
Manager: Says the man wearing 50 shades of beige....
Me: Man from Marks & Spencer?
Manager: I was thinking Man from C& A
3 other team members: What's C&A?
Walking into rooms then forgetting the reason why you went in there in the first place
Been there done that and worse, raked all sorts of stuff out of drawers and cupboards in the spare room then realised I had forgotten what the **** I was looking for.
Conversation in the office:
Colleague: How come most of you are wearing something red today? Did I miss an email?
Manager: Says the man wearing 50 shades of beige....
Me: Man from Marks & Spencer?
Manager: I was thinking Man from C& A
3 other team members: What's C&A?
I'd have spat my coffee out at that point.. thats really funny, but I guess that means that I am old too.
I now now to hold off taking my sleeping tablet with the small pile of other tablets I take at bed time. Why? I know I can't sleep until I've got up to go for a pee twice before I can 'relax' and go to sleep. It's not all bad though as sometimes I treat myself to a poo these days so get to go on the forum for a bit before bedtime.
Guess where I am now?
When you read the other post about making your house more efficient. Payback in 7 years? 😞
