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Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 9:25 am
by ŽižkovClaret
random sporadic back pain
foot pain
wanting to "just have a sit down for a bit"
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 9:37 am
by jojomk1
Dreaming about it a lot more than actually being able to do it
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 9:42 am
by ŽižkovClaret
jojomk1 wrote:Dreaming about it a lot more than actually being able to do it
Playing football, right?

Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 9:47 am
by beddie
Zizkov. Since I retired I have suffered awful back pain, agree it's an age thing, mind you the wife has been telling me for
sometime that I'm a pain in the back (side).

Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 10:16 am
by IanMcL
Maybe not so sprightly, however, one can hop on any bus!
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 10:22 am
by Hibsclaret
Is overrated.
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 10:28 am
by TonbridgeClaret
Is when it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night.
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 11:13 am
by Herts Clarets
Hibsclaret wrote:Is overrated.
It's better than the alternative.....
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 1:01 pm
by dsr
TonbridgeClaret wrote:Is when it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night.
Get to sleep, presumably?

Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 1:25 pm
by Steve1956
Since I retired 6 months ago,it's been all downhill,never felt my age in my life before....until now,want to go for walks but no motivation,is this all there is?

Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 1:26 pm
by tarkys_ears
I jogged 100m to catch up with a delivery driver at my house...
That put me back out for the rest of the night!
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 1:28 pm
by IanMcL
dsr wrote:Get to sleep, presumably?

I think you should visit your doctor dsr....
You are becoming forgetful!

Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 1:30 pm
by IanMcL
Steve1956 wrote:Since I retired 6 months ago,it's been all downhill,never felt my age in my life before....until now,want to go for walks but no motivation,is this all there is?

No. There is time to cause mischief on ClaretsMad!
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 3:07 pm
by Steve1956
That site just has trouble makers exiled from here,just reading some of the shite on there depresses me,if I joined in I'd be suicidal
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 3:12 pm
by Hopey
ZizkovClaret wrote:random sporadic back pain
foot pain
wanting to "just have a sit down for a bit"
I'm sure you are early 30s.
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 3:37 pm
by Woodleyclaret
Allows you to recognise a decent player from a hyped up one.Yesterdays game was a good example.
Tammy Abraham and Jack Grealish.
Reasonable Championship players but not the world beaters that the pro Villa commentary tried to portray them as.
Re: Being old
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 8:27 pm
by ŽižkovClaret
Hopey wrote:I'm sure you are early 30s.
37 going on 50 lol
Re: Being old
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 6:56 pm
by Quicknick
Lightweights three times a week; afternoon rides on my motorbike; touring on the bike around Spain etc; backpacking around Southeast Asia. Retirement has been fun so far.
Re: Being old
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 10:19 pm
by conyoviejo
When do you officially become old ?
Re: Being old
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 10:23 pm
by Alanstevensonsgloves
conyoviejo wrote:When do you officially become old ?
First sighting of a grey pube.
Re: Being old
Posted: Wed May 29, 2019 10:32 pm
by Nonayforever
conyoviejo wrote:When do you officially become old ?
When your mind accepts your present age is a barrier.
This happens to some people in their 40's and others in their 80's.
Re: Being old
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 12:24 am
by Too old to be grumpy
TonbridgeClaret wrote:Is when it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night.
Yeah. But I can't remember what it was.
Re: Being old
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 1:56 am
by AfloatinClaret
conyoviejo wrote:When do you officially become old ?
When you're daft enough to let it get to you.
Getting older is compulsory, but growing up still remains optional; for myself and more especially the wife, we're still waiting for the age when I'm old enough to know better.
Re: Being old
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 8:14 am
by CharlieinNewMexico
Alanstevensonsgloves wrote:First sighting of a grey pube.
I can't see that far
Re: Being old
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 10:09 am
by Sausage
When you go for sit-down wees to avoid the dreaded dribble-down-leg scenario.
Re: Being old
Posted: Thu May 30, 2019 11:04 am
by Quicknick
Nonayforever wrote:When your mind accepts your present age is a barrier.
This happens to some people in their 40's and others in their 80's.
Great post, especially the ''some people in their 40s'' bit. It's so true. Listening to some people that age speaking, you'd think they were on the point of death. When I entered my forties, I felt like I was still in my twenties. Genes help here. When my mother was in her early 70s, she moved like a young woman.
Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 1:58 am
by vancouverclaret
Having a major heart attack when thinking I was in good shape. (56 yr old)
Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 3:31 am
by spadesclaret
Reading the message board at 3.30am
Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 4:52 am
by RammyClaret61
Being old, is when you realise people who were not even born when you started drinking. Now have children old enough to drink

Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 7:42 am
by Dodobdobodobo
Makes me
Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 7:43 am
by Dodobdobodobo
Oh that’s it ‘forgetful’

Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 8:47 am
by Hipper
Alanstevensonsgloves wrote:First sighting of a grey pube.
CharlieinNewMexico wrote:I can't see that far
You can't see round your stomach to see anything - even when you have 'interesting thoughts'.
Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 8:59 am
by ŽižkovClaret
Hipper wrote:You can't see round your stomach to see anything - even when you have 'interesting thoughts'.
You don't need to see the shark to feel it bite your leg

Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 9:44 am
by houseboy
I keep fit, work out 3 times a week (weights - heavy), not overweight, walk a great deal, never use a lift (even when I used to work on the sixth floor) and had kids late so they kept me young and the grand kids now do the same. And I'm mentally childish (unashamedly so).
Of course all this is very well but I wish I could get through the night without at least two bathroom visits.

Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 10:57 am
by gandhisflipflop
Getting excited at boring things like buying a new hoover
Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 6:02 pm
by Croydon Claret
To quote the great Ken Dodd "Waking up and realising you have a bald son"
Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 6:18 pm
by mkmel
When you go to the hairdressers and realise you have more hair in your ears and nose than on your head
Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 6:28 pm
by mkmel
I don't know whether I should post this on here as most will get wrong impression
I believe age is just a number especially when 2 people are truly in love with each other
Get old gracefully.....sod that for a game of soldiers!
I am 68 going on 38 and my Beautiful
and she is Beautiful fiancee is 21 going on 31
So only 7 years Age difference
I may not see the year out
But on my tombstone it will say ......
It was the way he would have wanted to go

Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 7:36 pm
by Cirrus_Minor
Day dreaming about what I can do in the allotment.
Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 7:48 pm
by mkmel
Quicknick wrote:Lightweights three times a week; afternoon rides on my motorbike; touring on the bike around Spain etc; backpacking around Southeast Asia. Retirement has been fun so far.
Where have you been in South East Asia Quicknick?
Re: Being old
Posted: Fri May 31, 2019 7:52 pm
by mkmel
Nonayforever wrote:When your mind accepts your present age is a barrier.
This happens to some people in their 40's and others in their 80's.
See my post #38
Re: Being old
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:39 am
by Claretforshaw
Not leaving home without paracetamols in your pocket.
Tying shoe laces becomes mission impossible.
Short term memory loss.
Going into a room and wondering why.
Forgetting names hence calling people "there" ...."Hello there, how are you?"
Being introduced to "touchscreen" and realising you have dyslexic fingers.
Short term memory loss.
Ensuring there are plenty of toilet stops when planning a trip.
Cups of tea are a pleasure to look forward to, realising you are beginning to sound just like your Parents.
Short term memory loss.
Re: Being old
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:35 pm
by rob63
mkmel wrote:When you go to the hairdressers and realise you have more hair in your ears and nose than on your head
I'm forever apologising to my hairdresser for my stray ear hair & wild eyebrows but then I'm thankful that at least I still need a hairdresser!
Re: Being old
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:36 pm
by rob63
Croydon Claret wrote:To quote the great Ken Dodd "Waking up and realising you have a bald son"
Could be worse..... you could have a bald daughter

Re: Being old
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:52 pm
by Quicknick
mkmel wrote:Where have you been in South East Asia Quicknick?
Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and I used to live in northeast Asia in Japan.