Why is the age 25 a magic number.

[ICanSeeTheSun]

I have been doing nurse bank shifts, this week I have been covering a sexual Heath clinic.

What I noticed was a lot of signs on the wall. These signs was for a C card, which enables under 25 to get condoms, dams and lube.

I don't know the stats, and I am very new to bank nursing as a HCSW ( old name NA) so didn't want to rock the boat and ask this.

[ICanSeeTheSun]

It seems to be car insurance also.

I passed my test at the age of 18 and the car insurance was astronomical. By 25 I had 7 years NCB. Yet someone who just passed had the same car as me was the same.

[Pumpkinpositive]

Because when the clock strikes midnight on your 26th birthday, you instantly transform into a shrivelled up old has been with no use for condoms, dams or lubes.

Or your mopsy and popsy's financial wherewithal to bankroll you through tertiary education.

Every cloud, eh?

[EBearhug]

Young Person's Railcards are up to age 26.

[BertieBotts]

Dunno but I've just turned 26 and I feel like I'm an adult now rather than a "young person"

Not entirely sure I'm grown up enough to be an adult, mind, but there you go...

[BertieBotts]

I'm guessing you're supposed to be high flying in a fabulous career by 25 and able to buy everything yourself

[SantanaLopez]

Free entry into major European museums and important sites for the under 25s too.

[ICanSeeTheSun]

Or just not have time from the high flying career to be able to go to the sexual Heath clinic

[ICanSeeTheSun]

Do you think MN should do a campaign.

[WooWooOwl]

I guess there has to be a cutoff somewhere to distinguish between young people and everyone else. 25 is a nice convenient number that's as good as any.

[Solaia]

What is or are dams?

[balenciaga]

Interesting

Isn't 25 the age they are proposing to raise claiming housing benefit to? Ie people younger than that won't be able to claim?

[FelixFelix]

I've never heard of a dam before

Going to stock up on free condoms before I turn 25 in a years time!

[Pumpkinpositive]

I've yet to find anyone who's used a dental dam for oral sex

Oh, I've found a brace retainer works just as well, if not quite what the orthodontist had in mind.

I jest.

[Solaia]

You learn something new every day!

[ICanSeeTheSun]

I haven't heard of anyone who admits to using a dam.

[BertieBotts]

Isn't it like a Femidon? One of those things that they continue to promote despite the fact that nobody on earth has ever used one apart from as a joke.

[ICanSeeTheSun]

I will admit I have used a femidom, well tried too much faffing about.

[JazzAnnNonMouse]

What's a dental dam?!

[PinkSquash]

I've never heard or been offered a Dam before. I feel I've missed out on... something.