You know you're getting old when.. - Page 35

Sudoku · #**1021** 16th August 2023, 20:05

"When you get irrationally jealous seeing families in the park."

As someone who comes from a huge family and has to try hard to avoid them whenever I leave the house, don't be!

Dean Winchester · #**1022** 16th August 2023, 23:03

When it's increasingly seen as old fashioned or paranoid to not have all your identifying info, real name, sex, and selfie readily accessible on your social media accounts.

choirgirl · #**1023** 17th August 2023, 21:34

When you're having a chat with a friend, and you think, you'll be at my funeral. Maybe it is my subconscious speaking, telling me to step up my health game, but I still think she'll be there. I know you, and I know you'll be there, barring the most extreme circumstances (or maybe a different funeral to go to.)

Dougella · #**1024** 18th August 2023, 00:15

^ Same. Although I really wanted a Harry Potter style robe for graduation! But my SA was too bad for me to go.

biscuits · #**1025** 18th August 2023, 00:28

A-level results day - Arrrrgh! I remember that day. When I arrived at school, my teacher grabbed me to ask me to open my results next to him. He looked very worried, so I knew I'd messed up before even opening the envelope! He rang my first place uni for me and luckily I managed to get in without the grades, which I thought was strange as I was supposed to get AAB-ABB. I got ABC. I got a D in the subject I wanted to study haha.

Graduations are a bit of an ants-in-your pants inducing day. Although Parminder Nagra got an honorary degree that day and that added a bit of excitement.

choirgirl · #**1026** 18th August 2023, 11:47

I was so happy and pleased on A level results day. Off to first choice university, everything is looking up! Graduation I only went to so I could wear the robe and because my sisters did and they had pictures.

BFG_ · #**1027** 18th August 2023, 13:51

Exams lol I never even collected my gcse results. School rang my mum year after I left asking if I wanted them. Zero ****s given I was busy earning money learning a trade.

humphrey · #**1028** 18th August 2023, 21:06

All my exam results arrived in the post, even the ones from city & guilds.

biscuits · #**1029** 18th August 2023, 21:12

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Originally Posted by BFG_

Exams lol I never even collected my gcse results. School rang my mum year after I left asking if I wanted them. Zero ****s given I was busy earning money learning a trade.

Alright, Alan Sugar. Lend us a bil?

Seriously though - it does annoy me that at school they never encouraged people to learn a trade and make their own way.

Percy · #**1030** 18th August 2023, 22:10

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Originally Posted by BFG_

Exams lol I never even collected my gcse results. School rang my mum year after I left asking if I wanted them. Zero ****s given I was busy earning money learning a trade.

I collected mine but wish i never bothered. No marks above D.

Amara 94 · #**1031** 20th August 2023, 22:01

You start to remind yourself of certain men you may have looked down on in youth because your parents or adults around you spoke poorly of them.

Merry · #**1032** 6th September 2023, 09:24

When your son is talking about a group of "old men" at the climbing gym he's been to and you ask him what he means by "old" and he says "dunno, about 40 maybe? they were bald" And that's 10 years younger than you

Marco · #**1033** 6th September 2023, 14:54

This has probably been mentioned already...but when you see an old bloke across the street and realise you were in the same year at school.

humphrey · #**1034** 6th September 2023, 20:32

^ I have seen someone who was in the same class as me the other day and he looks 10 years older than me, he hasn't aged well, must have had a hard paper round.

choirgirl · #**1035** 13th October 2023, 20:45

2007 seems like five minutes ago.

Chess&Junkfood · #**1036** 22nd October 2023, 01:36

When you have a cough and it seems to linger. Then you get a bit cough gaspy once in a while. Basically my immune system isn't what it used to be. Smoking those cigars probably didn't help either.

Rocket Spud · #**1037** 23rd October 2023, 19:27

When you're 'just trimming a few wild stragglers', regarding eyebrows. I think this is something i need to include every few regular/beard shaves now. Not to mention the ear lobe fuzz that's becoming coarser each year

biscuits · #**1038** 23rd October 2023, 20:42

I saw a video t'other day of someone putting hot wax on another man's eyebrows, ear holes and nostrils. Then he ripped it all off in one go.

Damn. It hurts to be man beautiful.

gregarious_introvert · #**1039** 23rd October 2023, 20:48

I don't know why people worry so much, I rarely trip over my ear hair and I can still (just about) see through my eyebrow jungle.

choirgirl · #**1040** 23rd October 2023, 21:55

I don't know why my dad won't do his eyebrows. He already shaves every day, which is surely more effort.

Rocket Spud · #**1041** 23rd October 2023, 22:05

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Originally Posted by biscuits

I saw a video t'other day of someone putting hot wax on another man's eyebrows, ear holes and nostrils. Then he ripped it all off in one go.

Damn. It hurts to be man beautiful.

Ouch! That's an extreme i'd rather swerve.

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Originally Posted by gregarious_introvert

I don't know why people worry so much, I rarely trip over my ear hair and I can still (just about) see through my eyebrow jungle.

Because i'm in the early transitional years of 'old' and haven't given up just yet.. ?

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Originally Posted by choirgirl

I don't know why my dad won't do his eyebrows. He already shaves every day, which is surely more effort.

It's so easy, i didn't even have to look it up. I run a fine-tooth comb through each eyebrow and stop where the few long one's are left poking out.

gregarious_introvert · #**1042** 24th October 2023, 14:05

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Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

Because i'm in the early transitional years of 'old' and haven't given up just yet.. ?

Joking aside, I've just done my eyebrows, ears and nose (I do actually do them quite regularly - and more regularly as time moves on) and found myself thinking of you whilst I was doing it. No offence, but I hope that's temporary!

gregarious_introvert · #**1043** 24th October 2023, 14:07

I think I realised I was getting old when I had to start cutting my toenails (so far, only the big toes) with wire clippers.

billy_brown · #**1044** 24th October 2023, 15:29

These days I have to put my foot in a vice and use a Dremel

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Originally Posted by gregarious_introvert

I think I realised I was getting old when I had to start cutting my toenails (so far, only the big toes) with wire clippers.

MissKatie · #**1045** 25th October 2023, 05:55

I brushed my hair entirely to the side the other day. I wanted big hair and clarity. All I got was grey hair lol

Affogato · #**1046** 25th October 2023, 07:31

When you prefer to watch a DVD at home to going to the cinema, so you can stop and start it when you need a wee.

Marco · #**1047** 25th October 2023, 11:51

^Haha, yes indeed. The prostate can sometimes cause that little bit more inconvenience (not to mention sleep disruption) for us older blokes.

gregarious_introvert · #**1048** 31st October 2023, 19:42

... you start standing on the escalator more often than you run up it and when finding out that your apartment is on the 10th floor suddenly helps you overcome your fear of lifts

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MissKatie · #**1049** 7th November 2023, 12:45

I did 12 nightshifts in the last 15 days. 12 hour ones.

Obviously I'm going to be tired.

I have four days off now.

I slept 14 hours and it took me 15 minutes to get out of bed. Not because I didn't want to (had to pee) but because my body was so sore.

I'm only 40 FFS lol