You know you're getting old when..

[Professor Willow]

You have a collection of shopping bags stuffed inside another shopping bag.

[limey123]

^ I hear ya.

[Consolida]

^^ Ah, so it's not only me!

[Azalea]

You need a day or 2 to recover after a day out

[Dougella]

You get out your thermal vests to wear in winter.

[Percy]

Originally Posted by Dougella

You get out your thermal vests to wear in winter.

That's a real old person thing to do .

[limey123]

Originally Posted by CaveWoman

I feel sad when 'The Snowman' is on Channel 4

Even as an adult I love that short film, there's just something so wonderful about it. Like an age of innocence lost, never to return.

Agree with your comment about today's "celebs" – I typically have no idea who 90% or more of them are. Many seem to be social media nobodies.

[SpectralOwls]

Oh man, this thread is too real for me. x_x

Anyone else here as weird as I am when it comes to watching abandoned shopping mall videos? The feeling of it is so surreal. To me it's depressing, but somehow still fascinating. I think to our generation these videos give us an extra sad feeling of nostalgia. Like, you remember in the 80s,90s, and early 2000s that these places were bustling and full of people. It reminds you of when you were a kid feeling hopeful and excited for the future. Now it just fills you with sadness to see how things have become. Almost poetic?

Abandoned much like the dreams of milennials. Lol.

Sorry, I think this thread is meant to be more quirky. XD But I've been watching some lately and it's such a bizarre feeling! I wonder how younger gens look at them. They've only seen empty malls as the norm, so perhaps it's not as sad for them?

[Captain Nemo]

Originally Posted by limey123

Even as an adult I love that short film, there's just something so wonderful about it. Like an age of innocence lost, never to return.

I always like to watch The Snowman on Christmas Day. For me it's not so much the flying snowman but the scenes with the boy and his parents that get me... athough of course the ending is perfect. Reminds me of childhood and of things lost. Even as a child I found Christmas somewhat sad, particularly when it was over - the prospect of returning to school was never a good one.

Think I read somewhere that Raymond Briggs isn't actually much of a fan of Xmas - something to do with losing a close family member around that time, or something. I've also just learnt from Wikipedia he lives within several miles of me!

[SpectralOwls]

Oh heck yeah, I love urbex videos so much. :D Maybe someday I will even get into it myself. I've been watching ones based in the UK too. Really interesting stuff.

I recommend the abandoned mall vids if you enjoy urbex! At least the ones in America. There are some even running with electricity. It gives a really surreal vibe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLANSoAdjM

Here's one that hits close to home for me. The biggest mall in Portland is about to go. Not totally dead yet, but pretty sure it's gonna be dead soon. We all saw it coming, but it's sad to see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh_hNajDsOk

"This place was the place back in the 90's I still remember the radio and tv commercials, " biggest mall in Oregon". It's so crazy to see it in the state it is now. It just makes me sad. Portland is nothing like it was when I was a kid and this is just another nail in the coffin of the Old True Portland."

Me and my fiance were watching this video during his visit and he was so sad to see it become like this. He's been to the Lloyd Center before when it was more active. As "active" as post-recession can be at least.

Last I heard the skating rink was taken down? It is such a huge mall though. It's crazy.

[Percy]

When school girls offer you their seat on the bus.

[limey123]

^ lol.

Or when little old ladies offer you their seats on the bus...

[Percy]

^Fortunatly i haven't been offered a seat by an old lady.

[Spideysenses]

Originally Posted by MissKatie

You're excited to go to bed.
I don't know if it's the hormones but I went from someone who could get by on six hours sleep to someone who requires a minimum of 9 lol

I love sleep.

I'm the opposite. Im 33 and needing less sleep as I get older. Up at five in morning . Don't do lie ins or understand pyjama days!

The making weird noises/complaining when getting up off sofa from sitting to standing is true made me laugh today 😆

[Dougella]

^ I wish I was like that! My body refuses to wake up or move anywhere at five in the morning.

[limey123]

Youths at your workplace call you "boss" even though they're doing the same job as you

[Consolida]

My 19 year old talking about someone being 'cat-fished' and me not knowing what an earth he was talking about

[Dougella]

When you've hurt your shoulder and the only thing you can think of that you've done to it is turn round in a funny way

[Marco]

When you carry three pairs of glasses around with you - one pair for distance, another pair for reading and a third pair which are varifocals that I'm still trying to get used to.

[Percy]

When you need glasses just to watch TV.

[Dougella]

Then you look for your glasses and realise you're already wearing them

[Mellie]

When you repeat yourself after a minute. I keep doing that...

[Professor Willow]

When you can remember a time where petrol or diesel were less than £1 a litre.

[humphrey]

^ I remember when it was £1 a gallon! And you could fill your tank for a fiver.

[gregarious_introvert]

50p per gallon, cigarettes 50p for 20 and beer 50p per pint. Although a "cheap" flight to Spain was around £200 return then, so swings and roundabouts!

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[Dougella]

Tiktok. Just tiktok.

[Hayman]

When it comes to fuel, I remember it was in the mid 40p per litre margin when I was a child (I've been very much into motoring my whole life). I distinctly remember £5 was roughly a quarter of a tank my dad's company Ford Escort when I started taking notice. I also remember him and my mother complaining when it started to cost £25 to fill from empty.

To this day, I still don't consider anything over £1 per litre to be 'cheap'.

[Azalea]

Originally Posted by Tubbs

I remember when I was little (early 90s) my mum putting £5 worth of petrol at a time into her Mini Metro. That wouldn't get you very far now!

Probably just about to the next pump.

I remember people being horrified when it went up to 50p a gallon.

[limey123]

You ask ppl to guess how old you are on your b-day, and they say, "uh, 50?"

[Professor Willow]

When licking the cake mixing bowl clean makes you feel sick.
It was so much better when I was 5.