Embracing the comfort and convenience of Crocs and giving zero shits about all that ‘loss of dignity’ bollox. Just around the house and garden for now*,
A younger man than me turned up to a meeting tonight in Crocs with socks tonight. Even in Scouting terms, a line was crossed. We let him know in no uncertain terms.
The comfort of Chinos ruined by the unstoppable wet penny aka Micky drips.
I’ve been surprised a few times lately by a fart, with pretty much no warning. I’m 48.
Sneeze-powered farts are a thing. A 'snart' if you will.
"Ah-CHparpOO!"
"Oh, sorry love, I'd best go and check that one."
Adam Buxton has a jingle for this - Have you seen my phone charger?
Likewise had specs since I was 5 or 6. Varifocals since the age of 50 last year. Got photochromic lenses as well, having previously had two pairs, one regular and one tinted. I now wish I’d done that sooner
Started wearing glasses at around twenty-ish, contacts maybe thirty years ago, varifocal lenses maybe twenty-five years ago, then stopped using them because my eyes changed enough not to need them.
Now I only need reading glasses, thanks to the benefits of cataract operations on both eyes a few months ago, my eyes are better than they’ve been for around fifty years! I can now wear all the various sunglasses that I’ve accumulated over the decades.
Doesn’t help with the arthritis in my left knee from coming off my S/S riding into town about ten years ago, or the arthritis and carpal tunnel issues as a result of a job I did for around eleven years. Both those are proving rather debilitating. ☹️
about 20 years ago i found a hair growing out of my ear. when i plucked it out i discovered that it was completely grey.
My hairdresser asked “Do you want your eyebrows doing?”
eyebrows getting to long is what actually gets me to the barber.
Is confused. Offspring recently went on a cruise for their annual holiday. What the heck? Jeez, there’s absolutely no flippin’ way that you’d get me on one of those. All those coffin dodgers, ugh. No, I’m not old after all!
you could always try a disney cruise.
You can’t stand up without adding your own sound effects.
I think I’ve been doing that since I was about 8
were they space rocket noises in those days?
Why is everything so expensive nowadays?
Gosh, that car exhaust is very noisy
Afternoon naps become a ritual
Offspring recently went on a cruise for their annual holiday. What the heck?
To be fair, that's pretty fly.
that’s pretty fly
A sign of age is if you automatically added "for a white guy" to that.
unter glieben glauben globen
(and if you know the ORIGINAL ref for that you're DEFINITELY old)
I saw The Offspring at Glastonbury... 30 years ago.
though why any bloke would own green shoes in the first place unless they were a particularly flamboyant goth is another matter
I’m probably not the best person to contribute as I have a pair of Nike SB shoes in yellow and my partly yellow La Sportiva climbing boots. My kids swear that my ten year old black leather GoreTex-lined Stan Smiths are actually dark green… I also have some Stan Smiths ST in light blue suede.
Times I've felt old (currently 52):
1 - Went to see 'From The Jam' a few years ago and thought to myself "I'm really enjoying this, but it would be even better if they turned it down a bit".
2 - Having to hold tins/jars at arms length to read what is on the label.
3 - Seeing a beige/grey Volvo estate (V60, I think) go past me on the motorway and thinking "hmm, I like the look of that.
I wouldn't mind one of those".
4 - I'm sure there was a fourth thing, but can't remember what it was.
5 - Right now, when I realised I can't remember number 4.
I've just bought some Adidas pub trainers...
Worrying signs of getting older
stuff like this ;p
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/find-me-a-baseball-cap/
unter glieben glauben globen
(and if you know the ORIGINAL ref for that you’re DEFINITELY old)
I played Pyromania the other day, still have the vinyl that I bought in about 1987- and it was a few years old back then.
I've just very much enjoyed tucking my shirt in at the back.
It made me feel and all warm and comfy.
Guess in itself its not a worry as such, but the slippery slope to wearing a big coat while walking down the highstreet in the sun has begun
unter glieben glauben globen
(and if you know the ORIGINAL ref for that you’re DEFINITELY old)
Rick Allen.
The story goes that Mutt Lange got bored with Rick counting in songs with 1,2,3,4 so came up with that nonsense and it stuck.
Another white nasal hair today. Pulled it out, so now feeling younger.
When I struggle from my armchair, the noise from combined cracks, snaps and pops from my joints sounds like a serious arboreal incident.
Anyone else get a random hair growing from the middle of their forehead?
No, i do have one on my left shoulder and another on my right forearm though
They both seemingly go from a normal sized hair (diameter/length) to a 10cm long piece of fuse wire while i'm asleep.
I also get hairy earlobes for some reason.
Random weirdly long individual hairs is a thing no-one warned me about. I get them in my eyebrows. All the rest perfectly normal, then one in the middle that I could tie into a loop and lasso the moon with.
and if you know the ORIGINAL ref for that you’re DEFINITELY old
Quod erat demonstrandum
How's libido track world out there?Mines on the rise!At last.
Quod erat demonstrandum
We're old, but we don't speak Latin!
Actually looking at the 'helpful' overpriced gadgets in the Innovations catalogue before binning it.
Having to explain black and white childhood photos, cassette tapes and ring dial telephones to disbelieving yoof.
Everything is hairier, hurts or makes a noise.
Onesie's, Oodies and Crocs are the best clothes out there.
Oh, and the moderate TV volume you insisted on during your 30s and 40s is sooo over.
I looked at a nice pair of slippers the other day and quickly remonstrated with myself.
I used to watch Joy Division live once............................
How’s libido track world out there?
Sadly somewhat out of sync with a perimenopausal girlfriend.
Quod erat demonstrandum
We’re old, but we don’t speak Latin!
Prove it.
Anyway, the grey bin got emptied and my daughter put it away before I got home.
What a time to be alive!
Hair growing out of the TOP of my nose. WTAF?!?
Last trip to the barbers:
"Can I have a Mohican please?"
"Err, no mate, bit late for that".
Bugger.
worry ? about getting old ? not a chance
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I like what you’ve done with your hair. How are those leaves held in - some serious gelling going on!? 🤔😀
When you’re chatting to a colleague and it turns out the bag you bring to work is about ten years older than they are.
Putting your date of birth in anything online and having to scroll a fair few times before you get to the year.
Thinking that anyone born after the year 2000 can possibly be old enough to walk yet, let alone work.
@ton have you had a blue rinse and are you wearing lipstick?
I can live with the dodgy knee, bad back and two knackered wrists, but the two pees every night is getting me down. I'm already on the tablets, the next step is reaming the old prostate out. Just turned 68.
What a time to be glad to still be alive!
Putting your date of birth in anything online and having to scroll a fair few times before you get to the year.
That's irritating in itself. How hard is it to type four digits?
Leaving the house and crying. Every. Flipping. Time. Not because I'm sad, but because, even with the minutest of airflow, my eyes stream with water. Started a year ago.
Also, having to visit several places to buy ibuprofen as you're usually limited to one pack per shop, well, when buying paracetamol as well, and one pack is just never enough 😂🤕
Putting your date of birth in anything online and having to scroll a fair few times before you get to the year.
It's always a sad day when you move from one selection on the drop down to the next.
It’s always a sad day when you move from one selection on the drop down to the next
Yep. 54 years and counting....
I still have a full head of hair and a beard (both grey/white) but I'm sure my pubic hair is thinning.
I still have a full head of hair and a beard (both grey/white) but I’m sure my pubic hair is thinning.
I have to move my belly to check what's happening there
STW - Chock full of old codgers.
It’s always a sad day when you move from one selection on the drop down to the next.
Like moving categories from Veteran to Grand Veteran 👴
“low hanging fruit”
if I get through a CX race without at least one remount ending up with me sitting on one of my knackers I consider it a good day