Being old

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Tue May 28, 2019 9:25 am

random sporadic back pain
foot pain
wanting to "just have a sit down for a bit"

jojomk1 · Post by **jojomk1** » Tue May 28, 2019 9:37 am

Dreaming about it a lot more than actually being able to do it

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Tue May 28, 2019 9:42 am

jojomk1 wrote:Dreaming about it a lot more than actually being able to do it

Playing football, right?

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Tue May 28, 2019 9:47 am

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).

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Tue May 28, 2019 10:16 am

Maybe not so sprightly, however, one can hop on any bus!

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Tue May 28, 2019 10:22 am

Is overrated.

TonbridgeClaret · Post by **TonbridgeClaret** » Tue May 28, 2019 10:28 am

Is when it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night.

Herts Clarets · Post by **Herts Clarets** » Tue May 28, 2019 11:13 am

Hibsclaret wrote:Is overrated.

It's better than the alternative.....

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Tue May 28, 2019 1:01 pm

TonbridgeClaret wrote:Is when it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night.

Get to sleep, presumably?

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue May 28, 2019 1:25 pm

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?

tarkys_ears · Post by **tarkys_ears** » Tue May 28, 2019 1:26 pm

I jogged 100m to catch up with a delivery driver at my house...

That put me back out for the rest of the night!

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Tue May 28, 2019 1:28 pm

dsr wrote:Get to sleep, presumably?

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

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Tue May 28, 2019 1:30 pm

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!

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue May 28, 2019 3:07 pm

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

Hopey · Post by **Hopey** » Tue May 28, 2019 3:12 pm

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.

Woodleyclaret · Post by **Woodleyclaret** » Tue May 28, 2019 3:37 pm

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.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Tue May 28, 2019 8:27 pm

Hopey wrote:I'm sure you are early 30s.

37 going on 50 lol

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Wed May 29, 2019 6:56 pm

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.

conyoviejo · Post by **conyoviejo** » Wed May 29, 2019 10:19 pm

When do you officially become old ?

Alanstevensonsgloves · Post by **Alanstevensonsgloves** » Wed May 29, 2019 10:23 pm

conyoviejo wrote:When do you officially become old ?

First sighting of a grey pube.

Nonayforever · Post by **Nonayforever** » Wed May 29, 2019 10:32 pm

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.

Too old to be grumpy · Post by **Too old to be grumpy** » Thu May 30, 2019 12:24 am

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.

AfloatinClaret · Post by **AfloatinClaret** » Thu May 30, 2019 1:56 am

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.

CharlieinNewMexico · Post by **CharlieinNewMexico** » Thu May 30, 2019 8:14 am

Alanstevensonsgloves wrote:First sighting of a grey pube.

I can't see that far

Sausage · Post by **Sausage** » Thu May 30, 2019 10:09 am

When you go for sit-down wees to avoid the dreaded dribble-down-leg scenario.

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Thu May 30, 2019 11:04 am

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.

vancouverclaret · Post by **vancouverclaret** » Fri May 31, 2019 1:58 am

Having a major heart attack when thinking I was in good shape. (56 yr old)

spadesclaret · Post by **spadesclaret** » Fri May 31, 2019 3:31 am

Reading the message board at 3.30am

RammyClaret61 · Post by **RammyClaret61** » Fri May 31, 2019 4:52 am

Being old, is when you realise people who were not even born when you started drinking. Now have children old enough to drink

Dodobdobodobo · Post by **Dodobdobodobo** » Fri May 31, 2019 7:42 am

Makes me

Dodobdobodobo · Post by **Dodobdobodobo** » Fri May 31, 2019 7:43 am

Oh that’s it ‘forgetful’

Hipper · Post by **Hipper** » Fri May 31, 2019 8:47 am

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'.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Fri May 31, 2019 8:59 am

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

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Fri May 31, 2019 9:44 am

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.

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Fri May 31, 2019 10:57 am

Getting excited at boring things like buying a new hoover

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Fri May 31, 2019 6:02 pm

To quote the great Ken Dodd "Waking up and realising you have a bald son"

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Fri May 31, 2019 6:18 pm

When you go to the hairdressers and realise you have more hair in your ears and nose than on your head

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Fri May 31, 2019 6:28 pm

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

Cirrus_Minor · Post by **Cirrus_Minor** » Fri May 31, 2019 7:36 pm

Day dreaming about what I can do in the allotment.

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Fri May 31, 2019 7:48 pm

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?

mkmel · Post by **mkmel** » Fri May 31, 2019 7:52 pm

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

Claretforshaw · Post by **Claretforshaw** » Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:39 am

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.

rob63 · Post by **rob63** » Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:35 pm

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!

rob63 · Post by **rob63** » Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:36 pm

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

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:52 pm

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.