You know you're getting old when.....

[Wereongunoil]

You have to scroll back miles on a date of birth form to find your year of birth🤪

I actually said 'Language Timothy' to my DH in jest and thought to myself wow, I really am getting on!

I remember the twelve-sided threepennies-I'm not quite old enough to remember the silver 'joeys'.

You remember having a real Bank Manager and a proper bank in a beautiful old building with mahogany everywhere
Hearing the milk float rattling past at 4am as the norm
Sheets and blankets as bedding and the excitement of getting a 'French duvet'
Having to save to get things you wanted

@sueelleker no, never heard of those but certainly ten bob note, tuppence, thrupenny bit 🤣

When you remember the power cuts of the early 70s and the excitement of having to light candles which were stood balancing in a saucer

You need to visit the Museum of Brands! (if you haven't already). Instant nostalgia trip. I walked around it going 'used to have that for breakfast,' 'my mum always used to buy that/say it was rubbish...' brilliant museum.

https://museumofbrands.com/

When the consultants you saw as a child are now retiring. And the ones you now see are younger than you. Been an outpatient on and off for 33 years

When a young trendy relative who you thought you got on really well with, and they didn't see you as 'older' .... gives you a bottle of Harvey's Bristol Cream for your birthday 😳

When people start letting you on the bus first even though they were there before you.

Yours is the final age category (65+) on a booking form

This keeps happening to me lately. Either people are getting politer or I look older than I think I do 😀

And giving up their seat on the tube

... when you are answering security questions from a company online and can't remember your own landline phone number. 🤔

Police officers look like they've just stepped out of school

DD1 was shocked that I remembered the USSR being in existence. The way she reacted was like I was there for the fall of the Roman Empire or something!

Also when I was a young teenager, working Saturdays at a riding school and being in charge of a bunch of little kids and ponies. Health and safety nightmare 😁

My GP is younger than me. How is that even possible?!

You wore petticoats as a girl. You remember getting shilling and two shilling coins alongside five pence and ten pence coins in your change. Also putting a two pence coin in the slot in a phone box.

The 1990s were about five years ago (truth).

You remember being really excited when tights became affordable; and how warm they felt the first time you wore them.

Also, I have worked as a children's nanny for over 30 years and the kids I looked after in my first job are now older than my current employers 😬

Seeing 'Island in the Sun' at the pictures when it first came out.

Having all the songs you hated when you were young showing up on the Golden Oldies station so you can hate them all over again.

You know how to use pre-decimal currency.

Seeing red carpet photos for the Oscars and judging the clothes for 'looking uncomfortable'.

DD2 started feeling old when she started running into kids she used to babysit drinking in pubs on a Saturday night.

Young men give you a seat at the bus stop. I love that.

When the idea of a great night is a big bowl of snacks, a film and still in bed by 10pm.