The realisation you're getting old

[Sharky]

Yeah rapidly approaching 40 years since my ‘A’ levels

That's really making me feel old. 40 years ago, I was 15 years into working for a living, after taking my A levels.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

That's really making me feel old. 40 years ago, I was 15 years into working for a living, after taking my A levels.

Forty years ago I was newly married, been in our first house about eight months and my Good Lady was carrying our first son.

 

[stephec]

On on-line forms that require a date of birth, it's taking a long time to scroll down to the right year now

There can't be many people on here who don't do that. 😂

 

[stephec]

Realising that over half a century has passed since that big moment in every young teenage lad's life.

Obviously I remember who she was but I have zero recollection of the event itself.

Clearly wasn't really memorable for me and no doubt the same for her. We were both pretty rubbish tbh.

Still, it was a start. ❤️

That reminds me of a stand up act I watched years ago that included the joke, 'wouldn't you like to go back to your first one and have another go just so you could say, "see, look how good I am now?"' 😂

 

[Jenkins]

Going to a punk gig and noticing that a significant minority of the audience are using walking aids.

I went to Amyl and the Sniffers at Rock City last year and smiled to myself when, on the way out, I overheard a young lady complain to her friend about "all the old people" in the mosh pit

 

[postman]

Ok update on oven repair,sadly nobody has replied from management to Mrs P's strong email.But parts have been found and will be fitted one week on Friday.Four weeks since reporting.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

On on-line forms that require a date of birth, it's taking a long time to scroll down to the right year now

They often have no valid reason to know your date of birth. Thus just scroll the dials till you hit 18.

 

[Chris S]

Seeing mobility scooters parked outside a pub. 40 years ago they would have been Lambrettas or Vespas.

 

[sevenfourate]

Seeing mobility scooters parked outside a pub. 40 years ago they would have been Lambrettas or Vespas.

Are you in Gt Yarmouth again ?

 

[Chris S]

Are you in Gt Yarmouth again ?

No Birmingham. My local pub used to be a favourite hangout for mods.

 

[sevenfourate]

No Birmingham. My local pub used to be a favourite hangout for mods.

Lol. You missed the (intended) humour….

Yarmouth has and always is full of mobility scooter users. And of course is quite well known as a sea-side meet point for ‘Mods’. Some Bank Hols they literally take over the town…..

 

[oldwheels]

They often have no valid reason to know your date of birth. Thus just scroll the dials till you hit 18.

Our medical centre use date of birth for id purposes. How otherwise could you get the correct records for one of 6
Alan MacLeans registered with the practice? Nicknames are not accepted.

 

[Drago]

I realised I was knocking on a bit when I started to find the lawn bowls on TV quite interesting.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

I realised I was knocking on a bit when I started to find the lawn bowls on TV quite interesting.

As a Curler, I need to agree... BOWLS?! Eww, get the slippers and pipe out Gramps! 😆

And no, it isn't 'bowls on ice', there's so much more to Curling than that! 🥌



To be fair, I have a set of bowls that I found in a charity shop for £10 (£2.50 a bowl, an absolute steal by any standard!) a few years back and branded with a club local (ish, very ish) to the shop (Garelochhead).

The brain injury group I am involved with used to do it indoors, so I used them then, but this was pre Covid and all that nonsense, and it hasn't been done since.
I still much preferred Curling anyway, bowls just seemed too easy and simple in comparison.

 

[Drago]

I do actually smoke a pipe, and I am wearing slippers as I type this!