I enjoy conversations with my grandchildren (25 and 21)......we have even talked openly about sex etc.... blimey they know so much compared to when I was 21. But it's interesting.
The Retirement Thread
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I enjoy conversations with my grandchildren (25 and 21)......we have even talked openly about sex etc.... blimey they know so much compared to when I was 21. But it's interesting.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
I hear what you are saying there and we are all very different. So no rights or wrongs.
For me, I loved the 'buzz' of business too, but it always came at a cost ie the loss of personal time.
Way back when I was in the throes of corporate life I thought it was everything I'd ever wanted and that without it, I was nothing. Career success was a major lifetime marker of personal achievement.
Retrospectively, it was great fun, very satisfying but... it ate up precious time that I cannot get back. I see this far more clearly from the older side of the post-60 rubicon.
The moot point being that my thoughts regarding the matter then, are very different to now, and, as with all rubicons, once crossed there is no going back.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
This is true. We err on the side of not grown up tbh.
Sadly, some of our old friends seem to have aged much faster. Not just physically, but more importantly, in their mindset.
Particularly sad to see in some couples we know where one party has clearly out-accelerated the other party in aged appearance & attitudes.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Looking at "another thread" I would suggest that he certainly does NOT want to join!!!!
(or maybe he does?????)
At the moment it's only open to females.
Age not important, anyone over 55 and under 90 can join.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Can anyone join if the say they are female???
asking for a friend - but probably not for a friend who has just bought an orange bike
*but you never know!!)
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
We had chicken burger
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
I’ve just had yet another mad binge Scoffed two big sticky cinnamon buns and a big bag of crisps. The more my weight bothers me the more I seem to eat. 
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
I think it's classed as "I've tried but it's not working so what the hell!" syndrome. I think I'm a carrier.I’ve just had yet another mad binge Scoffed two big sticky cinnamon buns and a big bag of crisps. The more my weight bothers me the more I seem to eat.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Done walking, for lunch had a hot dog with onions and a little dijon mustard, followed by strawberry cheese cake 
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
I’ve just had yet another mad binge Scoffed two big sticky cinnamon buns and a big bag of crisps. The more my weight bothers me the more I seem to eat.
I have found the same in the past - a miserable vicious circle.
Carb' overload seems to make you want more. I don't understand the mechanics of this.
I have a very sweet tooth and if I open a packet of biscuits i will usually munch several. One thing that does work for me is to satisfy the initial craving for something sweet with a Satsuma or a few grapes to take the edge off.
