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You know you're getting old when...

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TornFromTheInside · 22/08/2018 15:09

It comes to all. That realisation that our immortality is for limited time only.

Life gives us little timely reminders of our age.
What are the little signs that youth is firmly in your rear view mirror?

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TornFromTheInside · 22/08/2018 15:15

Here are a couple of mine...

Instead of cheating death by excessive MPH, you take pride in an impressive MPG instead.

When the need to get drunk diminishes because you can obtain very similar effects from standing up too quickly.

When a long abandoned item of clothing in your wardrobe returns to the cutting edge of fashion.

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Mamabearx4 · 22/08/2018 15:20

When your friend since school tell you shes gunna be a grandma Confused

Aprilshowersinaugust · 22/08/2018 15:20

When you shave your pubic hair not to look porn star - like, but so you don't have to see the greys!!

ProudThrilledHappy · 22/08/2018 15:21

When you attend more funerals than weddings

Cheesymonster · 22/08/2018 15:25

When you get excited about getting an early night so you can get stuck into that new book.

Cheesymonster · 22/08/2018 15:27

Speaking from experience- when your new boss is young enough to be your son!

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TornFromTheInside · 22/08/2018 15:28

When mention of Status Quo, Elvis Presley, Nelson Mandela, Bing Crosby, Benny Hill and Adam Ant are met with a blank stare.

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waterandlemonjuice · 22/08/2018 15:29

I know I'm getting old because:

I need my glasses for most things
I love an early night
When it's wedding season, my friends are mostly getting divorced
Policemen really do look young. As do GPs. And most people I work with

Vitalogy · 22/08/2018 15:29

You sometimes forget what your age is.

When the need to get drunk diminishes because you can obtain very similar effects from standing up too quickly. Yes. I sometimes feel a bit drunk when tired too Confused

badasscafe1 · 22/08/2018 15:30

looked at current photo of a very good looking guy I was at uni with-- he's an old man!!!!

LemonBreeland · 22/08/2018 15:32

When you get excited about a good drying day to get your laundry done.

Doctors and Police Officers look really young.

You don't want to get drunk because it's a waste of a day having a hangover.

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TornFromTheInside · 22/08/2018 15:36

When a car salesman is staggered that you completely ignore his comments about top speed, and glittering array of in-car features - only to explain to him that the seating adjustment's a bit crap and there's no further hope for a sale.

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Flashingbeacon · 22/08/2018 15:37

Moment of extreme distress in the hospital I said “I’m sorry, I’m sure you’re very good but can you just find me a doctor that’s older than I am”
Was the politest way I could think of saying what i meant.

Yoksha · 22/08/2018 15:38

Haha the drinking posts. That's me. Only it goes one better. Last Wednesday morning I awoke. Couldn't remember day, time, location etc. Then I asked myself if I'd had a skinful the night before? Nope it'd been 72hrs+. The memory isn't even diminishing in intensity.

Clawdy · 22/08/2018 15:41

When you're relieved to be staying at home on New Year's Eve.

Vitalogy · 22/08/2018 15:49

“I’m sorry, I’m sure you’re very good but can you just find me a doctor that’s older than I am” Grin Can you remember what the young doctor then said?

FinallyHere · 22/08/2018 15:49

Using my iPhone to pay the restaurant bill, the lovely waitress says 'isn't technology clever', I smile to agree and she continues 'my mother can't even work out how to use a smart phone'

MrsMoastyToasty · 22/08/2018 15:51

You say "oofff" when you sit down or stand up.

Sushijackiechan · 22/08/2018 15:52

At a parents evening in the school I teach at, the parent turn out to be an ex student!

cindersrella · 22/08/2018 15:54

When you can't get out of bed each morning without doing the Roly-poly manoeuvre first 😂

C0untDucku1a · 22/08/2018 15:58

When you make a hilarious joke referencing keyser soze and the people you work with all look blank because they are too young to know the film, let alone the section of the film you're hilariously referencing.

When your neighbour knocks on and says:
Neighbour: im having a party on saturday evening.
Me: ok great
Neighbour: just letting you know in case it gets noisy.
Me: Hmm

donajimena · 22/08/2018 16:02

At Lidl I joked to the cashier I'd better buy a bag otherwise I'd be like a contestant on Crackerjack.. 'I've even got a cauliflower tee hee 'cue blank stare from the cashier of ooh.. 30?

Claudiawinksatmen · 22/08/2018 16:02

Pertinent to this summer, when in the office and moaning about the heat you say "I still don't think it's as hot as 76'" and then realise when you are met by quizzical looks nobody else experienced 1976 🙁

TrumpsToddlerTantrums · 22/08/2018 16:15

When someone asks if your new work colleague is actually your child and you think "How rude! How dare you? How old do I look?". Sit down later, and then realise that yes, they could be my child and it wouldn't even have been a teen pregnancy by any stretch of the imagination.

Flashingbeacon · 22/08/2018 16:18

The 10 year old doctor was very polite and said he was going to be calling a consultant anyway “who was very experienced and trustworthy”. There may have been a hand pat. A lovely nurse made me a cup of tea and promised to apologise to him.