You know you are getting old when….

I was warned many years ago that you are getting old when the barber offers to trim your eyebrows for you. Yesterday, for the first time ever, that happened to me. I felt slightly gutted.

My kids think people become old when they no longer like being tickled.

What definition do you use?

Indicate in car parks.

I remember when this was all fields…

You reply to threads about the general decline of good manners in modern society. 😀

If the wife offers you “super sex”…. and you choose the soup. 😳

When you say “have a banana to tide you over”

I was about to reply to the manners thread but not going to bother now.

I remember when this was all fields…

Are you sure it wasn’t forest? You know, before they cut them all down to make the ships.

Getting through the night without having to get up and go for a pee feels like a real achievement.

“Oofffff that’s a nice cup of tea”

barber offers to trim your eyebrows ears

Fixed that for you. And yes, this was my yardstick. 😥 he didn’t even buy me a drink when he shattered my dreams.

I’ll walk down this bit..

Personal experience suggests:

You worry about the morning after before you’ve even started the night before.
You’ve gone through all your friends getting married and now start to see divorces loom.
You can have friends round to your house for drinks in an evening and not worry about things getting wrecked or your neighbours complaining.
A standard Saturday now involves a trip to B&Q, a nice coffee somewhere and some general pottering. And you’re not at all unhappy with that at all.
You have a drinks cupboard. And it’s not filled with crap, it has vintage Port, good wine and some carefully chosen spirits.

Edit.
And you finally sell your hardcore hardtail and buy a cargo bike with the proceeds.

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franksinatra – Member

I was about to reply to the manners thread but not going to bother now.
How rude

….when you only meet family members at funerals. 😥

You have to peer over/under your glasses to see stuff close in…

….when you buy your first bunnet.

You go upstairs then wonder why you did.

Hangovers last for two days rather than a couple of hours.

I was in shock the first time they attacked my eyebrows, no mention of would I like it done or that maybe the wire wool is best removed from atop my brow, they just went and snipped away.
it was certainly a milestone and not one i’m proud of (they could have at least done the random back hair, ear hair and god knows what else hair that is appearing as quick as the rest receeds!)

oh the obligatory sigh when you stand up/sit down. it’s not an effort to get up but it seems an automatic response now

When your son pats you on the head and calls you a stocky little munchkin.
Phoning your kids to ask them to come and pick you up from the pub 🙂

When the new starter in work was born the year the original Total Recall was brought out, (I took a young lady to see that movie 😉 )

Also, on your day off you “Potter about”

Getting through the night without having to get up and go for a pee feels like a real achievement.

And your short term memory gets a bit dodgy.

Threads start identically

when you are pedantic enough to point out a duplicate thread that is 6 years old.

You go for a ‘potter’.

You know when you are getting old when…

Colleagues around you seem young these days.
..and they sit there sipping Protein Shakes
..and chomping on Mung Beans
..and dried seaweed

Whilst you sit around slugging coffee and eating Double Deckers. 😆

Whilst you sit around slugging coffee and eating Double Deckers.

….and wish it was a Texan, a Topic or a Marathon.

You like the sponge in a birthday cake more than the icing

….when you see an attractive 18 year old girl in a short skirt or low cut top and your only thought is…..
“Does her Dad know she’s out dressed like that?”

Your optician says you need varifocals. Happened today. Stupid eyes

Crocs become an acceptable form of footwear (especially if going for a potter).

Crocs become an acceptable form of footwear

*no one* is that old.

Some at work says:

“We need to ask the most experienced member of the Team what they think will work best”

and then you notice everyone is looking at you……….

wwaswas – Member
Crocs become an acceptable form of footwear

*no one* is that old.

Sorry, I’m just linking age with losing your marbles.

I was wearing crocs with socks the other day… 😳 😳 😳

It’s when you can’t remember your last all nighter.
And by all nighter, I mean when you go all night without getting up for a pee.

It’s easier to just leave the bathroom light on, i’ll be back in a hour or so 🙁

I remember when this was all fields.

nah, when they started building a new estate near us, my 13 yr old daughter got to say this…