You know you're getting old when.. - Page 33

anxiouslondoner · #**961** 13th October 2022, 18:11

Is it normal to suddenly need a nap in the middle of the day?
I had half an hour's kip at lunchtime. It did help a bit.

Jen. · #**962** 14th October 2022, 09:56

Trying to work out when I last went to some place and thinking it was either three or four years ago, then checking and it turns out it was actually eight

biscuits · #**963** 14th October 2022, 20:24

I can't imagine ever taking a nap. How do you wake up? Naturally? Do you set an alarm? I don't think I could go to sleep in daylight.

I'm not sure how I'm managing to overcomplicate naps.

anxiouslondoner · #**964** 14th October 2022, 20:37

^ you just kind of sit or lie down in a relaxed position and doze off. Not always intentionally.
I mean you can set an alarm if you think you're going to need it, but usually you just go into a half-asleep state for a short time then wake up again because you're not properly tired.

Dougella · #**965** 20th October 2022, 12:23

You're thinking you might like to listen to a certain band's album and you realise you have it on cassette tape

Chess&Junkfood · #**966** 24th October 2022, 22:40

When you realise that you have a few stray eyebrow hairs. It's starting to remind me of my great grandfather. There was a man who had a lot of eyebrow hair. To me he was like half man, half eyebrow. A lot of eyebrow hair was going on is what I'm trying to say. It's as if I'm starting to morph into my great grandfather. It's probably only a matter of time before I start sucking on an imperial mint

choirgirl · #**967** 8th November 2022, 23:08

You get really into good socks.

biscuits · #**968** 9th November 2022, 21:58

^ I'm all about the thermal socks.

Ronnie_Pickering · #**969** 10th November 2022, 13:29

haha I've started becoming a sock connoiseur. Definitely getting old.

Hayman · #**970** 28th November 2022, 16:14

Speaking of socks, I've began to appreciate receiving the likes of socks as Christmas presents - after many years of absolutely loathing the things!

I'm hoping for some thermal ones this year...

Getting older does have it's benefits in this respect!

humphrey · #**971** 28th November 2022, 21:13

I've asked for a new pair of slippers, the border terrorist ate the lining out of one of them a few months back. It shows what your priorities are when your over 50!

Rocket Spud · #**972** 3rd December 2022, 10:50

When you look yourself in the mirror and think, 'i just need a good sleep'. Every time. For the past 2yrs.

Rocket Spud · #**973** 3rd December 2022, 23:04

When your mum asks that you text her when you get home, like you're vulnerable to a 'fall', getting lost or being mauled by a hedgehog.

Professor Willow · #**974** 29th January 2023, 23:57

When you can remember buying Airfix paints for 75p a tin and now they're Â£3!

Stepford · #**975** 31st January 2023, 02:41

^ Or even 50p. Tamiya kits are considerably more than they were in the 70s.

limey123 · #**976** 31st January 2023, 09:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Professor Willow

When you can remember buying Airfix paints for 75p a tin and now they're Â£3!

I hear ya.

Marco · #**977** 31st January 2023, 10:55

When other people get all nostalgic about what seemed like just yesterday.

Gellerbing · #**978** 4th February 2023, 14:52

when you feel tired regardless of how much sleep you got

Ronnie_Pickering · #**979** 4th February 2023, 15:24

bet you rely on a coffee in the morning

Gellerbing · #**980** 4th February 2023, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronnie_Pickering

bet you rely on a coffee in the morning

Usually coffee or tea yes

girlinterrupted · #**981** 5th February 2023, 07:36

You remember duvets being a fancy thing of wonder, and called a continental quilt

anxiouslondoner · #**982** 5th February 2023, 11:53

^ my duvet is far too comfortable. I need one that turns into a rough sackcloth rag at 8am each weekday to get me out of bed for work.

Rocket Spud · #**983** 18th March 2023, 03:33

Time flies. I was talking to my dad about a race winning horse, trying to think of it's name, 'won everything', 'about 4-5 years ago... ?', 'Dunkel ... ? Something..', 'I'm sure it sounded like that... Dunkel? You know', 'Oooh, got it - Frankel.... ! Frankel, yes got it! Good ol' memory' .

Yeah, i've just looked it up - that shit was over 10yrs ago!

Perhaps · #**984** 18th March 2023, 21:46

The quality of every YouTube video from 2012 or older seems old as ....

Laurel · #**985** 7th April 2023, 22:23

A S club 7 person has died.

Gellerbing · #**986** 8th April 2023, 23:34

When you turn 40 but you can still remember your mum turning 40

Rocket Spud · #**987** 22nd April 2023, 02:23

When you wack your leg on the edge of a table, say, and it doesn't really register. Nerves? Not what they used to be. Booze helps hurt too. Booze. Helps. Hurt. Never underestimate booze helping with the odd incidental.

choirgirl · #**988** 22nd April 2023, 16:59

I remember my mum organising a secret birthday bash for my dad. Twas quite a do.

Gellerbing · #**989** 9th May 2023, 00:05

When you keep using the term "nowadays"

Dougella · #**990** 9th May 2023, 13:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Devil, Probably.

When you see youngsters with the phones playing loud music or whatever media videos and think "no one of my generation would have their phones on speaker in public for all to hear".

This happened to me yesterday, walked past a guy sitting on a bench just playing music out with no headphones on! He didn't actually look that young. I couldn't understand why he wasn't using headphones.