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  #61  
Old 8th November 2014, 15:03
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OU videos in science class at school on Betamax player.
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Old 8th November 2014, 15:34
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I remember 3 day weeks and power cuts and coal rationing
Me too and it doesn't seem that long ago.
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Old 8th November 2014, 15:44
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I used to like the half pence piece and pound notes- the halfpenny was so small it was like toy money and pound notes made me feel I had more money than I did. Mind you even as a child I found it odd that so many things were 49 1/2p or 99 1/2p,and that somehow that halfpence off was supposed to make things so much more enticing.

Also you know you`re getting (or feeling) old when everyone under about 25 seems like another species,or at the very least someone you could have technically given birth to.

I suppose another sign is when you find yourself reminiscing on threads like these!
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Old 8th November 2014, 15:52
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I vaguely recall paying 7 ½p for a packet of POLOs in the mid 80s..
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Old 8th November 2014, 15:54
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^Now see,what was that all about??
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Old 8th November 2014, 15:59
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Another one is when you start remembering all summers as being gently warm and sunny,and all childhood Christmasesesesesss as white. And just generally finding yourself thinking (or even muttering aloud) that `things` just used to be better.
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Old 8th November 2014, 17:33
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Also you know you`re getting (or feeling) old when everyone under about 25 seems like another species,or at the very least someone you could have technically given birth to.
And to add insult to injury, when those people you could have technically given birth to have more life experience than yourself.

Being scared of technology and feeling like an irrelevant dinosaur, (and illiterate) because of this aversion. It's the behaviours associated with it as well. Think back to summer of 2013, Andy Murray has just won Wimbledon and appears on the balcony to offer the fans a sight of the trophy. You expected rapturous applause and I'm sure there was, but what I got from the TV was pictures of 80% + of people raising their camera phones; capturing the moment for posterity but forgetting to live the moment, or living it though a device.
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Old 9th November 2014, 11:05
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You can remember a time when there were some lovely people around.
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Old 9th November 2014, 20:36
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You get annoyed when Antiques Roadshow is replaced with a Formula 1 racing thing.
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Old 9th November 2014, 20:37
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You get annoyed when Antiques Roadshow is replaced with a Formula 1 racing thing.
You know you're getting old when you're on antiques roadshow, not as a guest, but as an antique.
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Old 9th November 2014, 20:44
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You start recognising the similarities in yourself and your parents.

... And it sucks
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Old 9th November 2014, 21:38
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You look in the mirror and your mum/dad looks back at you.
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Old 10th November 2014, 14:20
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When you go to another room or go up stairs & can't remember why you went there in the first place lol.
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Old 10th November 2014, 14:27
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You don't need to look out of the window to see the weather, your joints tell you.
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Old 18th November 2014, 11:41
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when you think about burial or cremation or donating your body to medical science and whether they'd want your body or not.
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Old 18th November 2014, 15:11
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when you tell your 11 year old son to pronounce his words properly because you cant understand him.
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Old 20th November 2014, 22:04
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You can't drink any fluids an hour before bed or you'll be up a few times needing to piss.That's so annoying.
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Old 21st November 2014, 22:52
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You've got a stick solely designated to stirring paint, and you know exactly where that stick is.
It's 6 o'clock on Friday and you're in your pyjamas.
Comfort and practicality are the main criteria in the purchase of new clothes.
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Old 21st November 2014, 23:28
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You can't go from a seated to standing position without groaning.
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Old 22nd November 2014, 19:35
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You remember all four versions of Band Aid being released.*





*I was only 4 when the original was out so have only selected memories but I do remember my dad buying it.
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Old 22nd November 2014, 22:09
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I remember the first very well and am aware of the current one but have no recollection of versions 2 and 3.
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Old 24th November 2014, 03:41
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5 minutes after watching a candy crush soda advert you are still trying to work out how you download a bottle of pop .
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Old 24th November 2014, 19:00
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When you see a famous actor who you fancied when you were a schoolboy/girl starting to play "older" characters on TV. In my case, seeing Julia Sawalha on TV last night playing a Middle-Aged Mum character reminded me that Press Gang was a long time ago
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Old 24th November 2014, 19:30
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eating a bag of crisps makes you feel knackered
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Old 24th November 2014, 22:57
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You start going bald
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Old 24th November 2014, 23:13
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You get excited about soft washing that comes out of the tumble dryer and that doesn't need ironing because it's crease-free!
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Old 24th November 2014, 23:17
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^ Me too Get the washing out the minute the dryer finishes and it can go straight in the wardrobe! Brilliant. I've only had the dryer a month, but it's the best thing I've bought this year!
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Old 24th November 2014, 23:23
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^ Will give it a go on Saturday. Anything to spend less time ironing.
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Old 30th November 2014, 19:15
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When you have to check yourself after a fart.. just in case.
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Old 30th November 2014, 19:15
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You're the only person in the house who thinks in feet and inches.
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