50 Signs You Are Getting Old !

[qbman1]

A recent SURVEY lists the top 50 signs of getting old:

TOP 50 SIGNS OF GETTING OLD
1. Feeling stiff
2. Groaning when you bend down
3. Saying ‘It wasn’t like that when I was young’
4. Saying ‘In my day’
5. Losing hair
6. You don’t know any songs in the top ten
7. Getting hairy ears, eyebrows, nose, face etc
8. Hating noisy pubs
9. Talking a lot about joints / ailments
10. Forgetting people’s names
11. Choosing clothes and shoes for comfort, rather than style
12. Thinking policemen / teachers / doctors look young
13. Falling asleep in front of the TV
14. Needing an afternoon nap
15. Finding you have no idea what young people are talking about
16. Struggling to use technology
17. Losing touch with everyday technology such as tablets and televisions
18. When you start complaining about more things
19. Wearing your glasses around your neck
20. Not remember the name of any modern bands
21. You avoid lifting heavy things due to back concerned
22. Complaining about the rubbish on television these days
23. Misplacing your glasses / bag / keys etc
24. You move from Radio 1 to Radio 2
25. You start driving very slowly
26. Preferring a night in with a board game than a night on the town
27. Taking a keen interest in The Antiques Road Show
28. You talk to colleagues who are so young they don’t know what an Opal Fruit is
29. Taking slippers to friend’s houses
30. Listening to the Archers
31. Falling asleep after one glass of wine
32. Never going out without your coat
33. Getting bed socks for Christmas and being very grateful
34. When you can’t lose six pounds in two days any more
35. Gasping for a cup of tea
36. Taking a flask of tea or coffee on a day out
37. Joining the WI
38. Taking a keen interest in the garden
39. Spending more money on face creams / anti-aging products
40. Spending money on the home / furniture rather than a night on the town
41. Taking a keen interest in dressing for the weather
42. Putting everyday items in the wrong place
43. Obsessive gardening or bird feeding
44. Really enjoying puzzles and crosswords
45. Always driving in the slow lane, or below 70 in the middle lane
46. Consider going on a ‘no children’ cruise for a holiday
47. Your ears are getting bigger
48. Joining the National Trust
49. Drinking sherry
50. Feeling you have the right to tell people exactly what you are thinking even if it isn’t polite

I don't know about you lot but I can identify with at least 90% of those !

[paultheeagle]

I can also relate to most of them. However I disagree with number 1......You are getting old when you DON'T feel stiff. ......apparently

[suespud]

Hmmmm... I can identify with quite a few. But quite a few I can honestly say no way ....
I love noisy pubs, hate sherry.Always drive too fast (according to my kids) never have and will never use/buy anti ageing products,dont listen to the Archers..it takes at least one bottle of wine before I fall aseep..
But I must have been classed as "old" for some things, for a long time...
Im only 56 but have been doing some of those things for at least 15 years...
eg I chose getting some good bedroom furniture instead of going to New York for my 40th birthday !!
Iv been a member of NT and English Heritage for at least 10 years.
Loved gardening since I was a child and I have watched the Antiques road show since it started, not long after we were married I think.

[Serendipity]

Oh dear I do a lot on that list, especially the ones about teachers/doctors/policemen looking young and forgetting where I have put things!

[qbman1]

I haven't joined the W.I yet, and I still drive like a maniac but, apart from that.........!

[Silver_Shiney]

1. Feeling stiff check
2. Groaning when you bend down check
3. Saying ‘It wasn’t like that when I was young’ not yet
4. Saying ‘In my day’ check
5. Losing hair no
6. You don’t know any songs in the top ten what's the top ten?
7. Getting hairy ears, eyebrows, nose, face etc check
8. Hating noisy pubs check
9. Talking a lot about joints / ailments a bit, maybe
10. Forgetting people’s names always had that problem!
11. Choosing clothes and shoes for comfort, rather than style always done that
12. Thinking policemen / teachers / doctors look young well, they do!
13. Falling asleep in front of the TV done that for years
14. Needing an afternoon nap very rarely
15. Finding you have no idea what young people are talking about CHECK!!
16. Struggling to use technology not really, but haven't a clue about facebook/twitter etc
17. Losing touch with everyday technology such as tablets and televisions tablets/TVs no problem but I can't figure out my SIL's PS3
18. When you start complaining about more things check
19. Wearing your glasses around your neck NEVER
20. Not remember the name of any modern bands Beatles, Bill Hailey.... what's the problem?
21. You avoid lifting heavy things due to back concerned check
22. Complaining about the rubbish on television these days check
23. Misplacing your glasses / bag / keys etc no
24. You move from Radio 1 to Radio 2 did that in my mid 20s
25. You start driving very slowly often drive just below the speed limit on motorways to save fuel
26. Preferring a night in with a board game than a night on the town never been one for a night on the town
27. Taking a keen interest in The Antiques Road Show so-so
28. You talk to colleagues who are so young they don’t know what an Opal Fruit is not yet
29. Taking slippers to friend’s houses no
30. Listening to the Archers NO
31. Falling asleep after one glass of wine drowsy after two big ones...
32. Never going out without your coat depends on the weather
33. Getting bed socks for Christmas and being very grateful give those and die
34. When you can’t lose six pounds in two days any more I can spend six quid quicker than that.....
35. Gasping for a cup of tea strange way to spell Merlot
36. Taking a flask of tea or coffee on a day out no
37. Joining the WI not allowed to on medical grounds
38. Taking a keen interest in the garden allergic
39. Spending more money on face creams / anti-aging products no chance
40. Spending money on the home / furniture rather than a night on the town check
41. Taking a keen interest in dressing for the weather rather stay indoors
42. Putting everyday items in the wrong place why should I when I've got a wife to do it for me....
43. Obsessive gardening or bird feeding no
44. Really enjoying puzzles and crosswords check
45. Always driving in the slow lane, or below 70 in the middle lane it's a legal requirement to drive in the slow lane, unless overtaking
46. Consider going on a ‘no children’ cruise for a holiday definitely
47. Your ears are getting bigger after two skin cancer ops, mine are getting smaller
48. Joining the National Trust been there, seen it, done it. Membership not renewed.
49. Drinking sherry only if it's made by Keo
50. Feeling you have the right to tell people exactly what you are thinking even if it isn’t polite no - I occasionally still do it though

[Capt Black]

On our last cruise - Oriana - I mentioned to Captainesse Black that we weren't the youngest passengers!

Where's me pipe & slippers?

[Ray B]

Capt Black, I refer you to No 23 on the list.

Ray

[trixie]

Oh heck this is awful - I really don't want a hairy face !!!!

[qbman1]

Oh heck this is awful - I really don't want a hairy face !!!!

Obligatory if you are going to join the WI Trixie !

[emjay45]

I can relate to a lot of these . Fortunately, I’m not losing my hair and I haven’t got hairy ears or nose etc. I misplaced my keys the most, when my children were young, I think it was down to the fact that I was harassed not old age. I changed from Radio 1 to Radio 2 when I was a young Mum so that I could listen to Jimmy Young’s recipe of the day. Ooh now you all know how old I am.

[qbman1]

"What's the recipe today, Em?" !!

[emjay45]

Ah so you remember it too

[qbman1]

Nah - me old granny told me about it !

[Dancing Queen]

Phew I can only relate to seven of those so a way to go yet thank goodness out of the seven I can cross another two off as I have never liked noisy pubs ( even in my teens ) and I have always loved crosswords.

[qbman1]

Did you mean crosswords or "Crossroads" DQ ?!

[Admiral of the Humber]

I like sherry........it is not a sign that I have become old....it is a sign that I have become more discerning.

Age is but a number.

Regards

Young Rob

[Silver_Shiney]

I like sherry........it is not a sign that I have become old....it is a sign that I have become more discerning.

Age is but a number.

Regards

Young Rob

Quite right, too, sir. I bought a gallon bottle of the stuff when I was a mere 21, and jolly nice it was too.

[qbman1]

Sherry or hair tonic SS

[Silver_Shiney]

Sherry, my furry friend.

Honestly, thinking I drink hair tonic. Who do you think I am- DK?

[qbman1]

Who do you think I am- DK?

Heaven forbid. I wouldn't make such an obscene suggestion to anyone !

[lioness]

Goodness I am 66 and can only relate to a few of those, mostly rock bands, but then I never did know those. I'm glad to say I must be younger than I thought!! I've just been to London to visit a friend and have come back 2 pounds lighter, even though we ate great food. We also did a lot of walking.

[qbman1]

I know what keeps you fit - it's washing all those pants you seem to take on cruises !!

[lioness]

That's what it is!! LOL