porca misèria Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Went to an eat-in fish and chip shop in Chester-le-Street recently, and me and Mrs XYY were asked if we wanted the pensioner's special by the spotty oik on the counter. She's 50 and I'm 49... Friend of mine had that not so long ago, in his early/mid 50s. He says after just a moments hesitation to swallow his indignation he smiled and accepted the pensioner discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Either. Maybe she wanted to look at his chest hair. Mine's grey, and I don't have a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay67 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I felt quite old when a girl I went out with when I was at school announced that she had become a Grandmother. I'm also constantly putting things down and losing them in the house. A pack of socks I mislaid last month turned up in a frying pan in the spare room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I felt quite old when a girl I went out with when I was at school announced that she had become a Grandmother. I'm also constantly putting things down and losing them in the house. A pack of socks I mislaid last month turned up in a frying pan in the spare room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 Years ago, I would exert myself in the bedroom and be ready to go again in 30 seconds. Now I exert myself in the bedroom and it's 3 days before I can walk again P Get somebody else to do it for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will! Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 It's when going to converse with a 'younger person' e.g. a bar person or one of my daughter's friends, there is both a mixture of 'strain' in their faces as though because of my age I'm going to speak in an almost unintelligible foreign language combined with the 'respect/fear' that is due to the old and 'sorrow'. "During the war..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turned Out Nice Again Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Years ago, I would exert myself in the bedroom and be ready to go again in 30 seconds. Now I exert myself in the bedroom and it's 3 days before I can walk again P ah yes .. the male refractory period certainly stretches out as you age. at 56 it now can take me upwards of 40 minutes to summon up the resources for an encore .. which worried me until I learned via google that some men of my age can expect to wait 8 (or more) HOURS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giesahoose Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I felt quite old when a girl I went out with when I was at school announced that she had become a Grandmother. That happened to me when I was 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenpig Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Bugger. I know there was something I wanted to post on this thread, and now I've gone and forgotten what it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Bugger. I know there was something I wanted to post on this thread, and now I've gone and forgotten what it was. You must be getting old......tip: draw up daily lists and tick them off when actioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 When young television presenters start reminiscing about things you considered were very recent on your own timeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 You must be getting old......tip: draw up daily lists and tick them off when actioned. Damn. Where's my list? Oh, Forgot to draw it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riedquat Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Back problems and the odd touch of what I suspect is gout. Not fancying drinking as much and worrying about the hangover if I do. Plenty of others though are things I've done all my life (I was once called a grumpy old man - when I was about 11 or 12). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank8 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 .... when they elected a pope younger than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenpig Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Ah, I remember. It's friends from school/uni having children that are older than we were when we first met. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Bear Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Elder daughter told me the other day that there's a big school reunion this year - it'll be TWENTY years - eeek! - since her year left. Really made me feel ancient, that did. Shall have to pay a visit to my mother's care home - nothing like seeing all those truly decrepit old things to make you feel like a spring chicken again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerner Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 ... you never pass one without using it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 That is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerner Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 You can't tell the difference between a pigeon and a seagull ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 .. when you spend most of the evening waiting for your favourite programme, or a film to come on. And as soon as it does, you then get up and make dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 You can't tell the difference between a pigeon and a seagull ... PMSL - you often see grey and white doves with yellow beaks on beaches, don't you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patfig Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 or is it a chough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmonitor Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Back problems and the odd touch of what I suspect is gout. Not fancying drinking as much and worrying about the hangover if I do. Plenty of others though are things I've done all my life (I was once called a grumpy old man - when I was about 11 or 12). At 50 my flexibility is rubbish. There is an advert for private health currently running showing a bloke touching his toes with straight legs (after back surgery) under the headline getting there gradually. Like you are disabled if you can't and need medical intervention. Well I can't get anywhere near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTMark Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 or is it a chough Dare I.. If she turned over, we might be able to see the thrush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patfig Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 a bird in the hand is worth.......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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