Good stuff about getting old

[Blue Hills]

No disrespect to/criticism of the other thread on the undoubted problems of getting old,but do you nice folks have any encouraging positives?

 

[Dirk]

No disrespect to/criticism of the other thread on the undoubted problems of getting old,but do you nice folks have any encouraging positives?

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/the-retirement-thread.216598/

 

[Salar]

Yes, !!

As I'm 66 I'm classed as a senior citizen.

This means I get good reduced rates on membership fees from the angling clubs I'm a member of.

 

[steveindenmark]

I have all the stuff I need, Im financially secure, I know so much more than I did when I was younger. 😁 The downside. If I had known all this when I was younger. I would have so much more now 😁

 

[Venod]

No work, so more cycling.
Free prescriptions,
Free bus travel.
Half price train travel (West Yorkshire)
Not bothered what people think attitude (is that a good thing)
Taking KOM's of youngsters with attitude.
Not being asked by the kids to repair or service their cars.
Doing absolutely nothing all day if that's how I feel.

 

[Specialeyes]

...
Not bothered what people think attitude (is that a good thing)
...

This ^^
I'm only mid-50s but have already noticed, as the kids might say, "the number of f$£%s given" reducing.
It'll never be zero but worrying less about what others think is very liberating.

 

[Rocky]

As one of my swimming pals used to say ‘the older I get, the better I was’.

 

[Sharky]

I'll try and remember this thread when I get old and will come back to it with my experiences.

For now, just carry on enjoying my 7th decade.
Edit: Just turned 70, so I'm in my 8th decade now

 

[Drago]

I'm calmer, more chilled, less likely to fly into a murderous rage.

Oh, and i'm saving a fortune in hair cuts and hair product.

Younger laydees seem to dig older men.

I'm not pithing my life away at work (i pith it away on here instead!)

I can wear cloth caps, carpet slippers and Barbour jackets without looking pretentious. Obviously, not all 3 at the same time.

Car insurance is cheaper.

I get mistaken for Sean Connery more often.

People expect me to smell of wee and cabbage, so don't get so upset by the aroma as they did when I was 20.

 

[raleighnut]

I eat less.

 

[Blue Hills]

I get mistaken for Sean Connery more often.

I thought sean connery, very sadly, had somewhat lost it.

 

[gavroche]

I am fully aware that I can't solve the world's problems like I did when I was in my teens.
I can wear what I like and don't care about fashion.
Spend less on clothes.
Make full use of OAP discounts.
Free bus pass ( which I hardly use)
Can only be told what to do by my wife.
Have no money worries and no mortgage.

 

[Drago]

I eat less.

Only because you sneezed and lost your dentures!

 

[Drago]

I thought sean connery, very sadly, had somewhat lost it.

Rubbish. Look, we're both studmuffins:

Sean Connery:

Me:

We're practically twins!

 

[welsh dragon]

I thought sean connery, very sadly, had somewhat lost it.

Just like our Drago then.