You know you’re getting older when……

[philthetube]

I should add thad STD has its own seperate entrance

You are also getting even older when you question what do telephones have to do with it.

 

[Howardh]

You are also getting even older when you question what do telephones have to do with it.

I thought it was Standsted....

 

[Killingworth]

You are also getting even older when you question what do telephones have to do with it.

Subscriber Trunk Dialling, of course. What else?

 

[LYradial]

It can only get worse, went for a PET scan last week so I took the cat

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

When you hear a young girl aged about five mixing up TV adverts and singing the word Vodaphone to the Toblerone song....and being annoyed by it...

 

[davetheguard]

It can only get worse, went for a PET scan last week so I took the cat

Alternatively, just go for a SCAN:

Senior Citizen's Afternoon Nap.

 

[LYradial]

Alternatively, just go for a SCAN:

Senior Citizen's Afternoon Nap.

i Like that, it’s all becoming clear now, as part of the pet scan the afternoon nap is compulsory.

so I turn up for my PET scan, get radioactively infused, have my SCAN for an hour then lie on a hard bed for twenty mins while the CAT scanner scans me then I can have a cup of tea and get into my MHEV and go home.

(and no, I did not glow in the dark)

 

[OhNoAPacer]

One of the signs of having reached a certain age as a man is when visits to the GP involve the GP donning gloves to give you  that sort of examination.

 

[AM9]

One of the signs of having reached a certain age as a man is when visits to the GP involve the GP donning gloves to give you  that sort of examination.

Ah, the marigold moment!

 

[dangie]

One of the signs of having reached a certain age as a man is when visits to the GP involve the GP donning gloves to give you  that sort of examination.

Due to me reaching that age a fair while ago I’ve had the dubious pleasure of quite a few of these examinations. Two particularly stick in my mind.

The first one was by the consultant Urologist, a very friendly ex rugby playing Welshman. He had fingers like sausage rolls. After withdrawing he proceeded to tell me how heavy my prostate was. ‘How can you tell that’ I asked. He replied ‘When you’ve had your finger up as many backsides as I have, you just know..’

The second was by a very strict looking lady who reminded me of my school biology teacher back in the 1960’s. She was a spinster who had one of those evil smiles which meant you were in trouble. I think she took great pleasure in inflicting discomfort. She certainly wasn’t as quick as the consultant Urologist

 

[BingMan]

It can only get worse, went for a PET scan last week so I took the cat

Are you sure that it wasn't a CAT scan.
And I took the dog for some LAB tests.

 

[Masbroughlad]

One of your colleague's father is 12 years younger than you!

 

[AM9]

When you have more recycled blue or green pharmacy prescription paper bags than carrier and assorted plastic bags together.

edit: also applicable to those unfortunate enough to need multiple regular medications but much more common for pensioners of 'normal' health.

 

[Oxfordblues]

I'm 73 in June and to celebrate I'll be attending the Glastonbury Festival. My highlights will all be older than me: Neil Young (79), Rod Stewart (80) and The Searchers (combined age 320-plus), but I'm afraid it might be my last. There's only so much fun to be had in camping in a muddy field surrounded by ketamine-addled teenagers!

 

[Jimini]

I'm 73 in June and to celebrate I'll be attending the Glastonbury Festival. My highlights will all be older than me: Neil Young (79), Rod Stewart (80) and The Searchers (combined age 320-plus), but I'm afraid it might be my last. There's only so much fun to be had in camping in a muddy field surrounded by ketamine-addled teenagers!

That is dedication -- I doff my hat to you, sir!

 

[OhNoAPacer]

You see an item of post with a sticker saying Do Not Bend and your immediate thought is I couldn't if I wanted to.

 

[nw1]

You hear songs which sample other songs which came out after your mid-thirties.

Someone calls in on the radio saying they're retiring tomorrow and requests a Prodigy song.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Someone calls in on the radio saying they're retiring tomorrow and requests a Prodigy song.

Yes,Smack My Bitch Up would go down well at a retirement party.

 

[neilmc]

First you were older than the local policeman.
Then you were older than the Prime Minister (Blair).
Now you're older than the pope.

 

[Killingworth]

First you were older than the local policeman.
Then you were older than the Prime Minister (Blair).
Now you're older than the pope.

But still younger than the US president?!

 

[styles]

Got asked by a teenager what a Nokia phone was. Didn't even mention playing Snake on a 3310 - just Nokia.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I remember the days years ago when Dire Straits played "Walk of Life" when I was middle-aged.

 

[nw1]

I remember the days years ago when Dire Straits played "Walk of Life" when I was middle-aged.

Makes me feel young for once That reminds me of my schooldays, or specifically, the school summer holiday 1985. My dad had the album and I ended up getting it, too.

 

[Jimini]

I remember the days years ago when Dire Straits played "Walk of Life" when I was middle-aged.

First record I ever bought, that!

 

[nw1]

First you were older than the local policeman.
Then you were older than the Prime Minister (Blair).
Now you're older than the pope.

Not quite there yet, though I was in the "older than the PM" category for a while.

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Bur still younger than the US president?!

Someone born in 1962 will have done particularly well in that respect. They've still never had a US President younger than them.

I guess if we have a President Vance (please, no!) a huge section of the population will suddenly, for the first time, have a US President younger than them.

 

[Gloster]

You get completely puffed out changing the sheets on the bed and need a breather before tackling the duvet cover.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

You get completely puffed out changing the sheets on the bed and need a breather before tackling the duvet cover.

The very thought of tackling the duvet cover is one that at the age of 80 with my vast array of infirmaties is a bridge too far and a task performed by either of my twin sons when visiting me.

 

[AM9]

The very thought of tackling the duvet cover is one that at the age of 80 with my vast array of infirmaties is a bridge too far and a task performed by either of my twin sons when visiting me.

Not quite 80 but wonder how people actuall do put covers on duvets. I usually turn the cover inside out, grab two corners from the inside, pick up the duvet and cover and shake/pull it over the whole duvet. Far easier than trying to tuck the whole duvet into the open end of the case.

 

[DelW]

Not quite 80 but wonder how people actuall do put covers on duvets. I usually turn the cover inside out, grab two corners from the inside, pick up the duvet and cover and shake/pull it over the whole duvet. Far easier than trying to tuck the whole duvet into the open end of the case.

It would be much easier if the opening extended over the full length or width of the duvet, instead of barely half. I can't see any real disadvantages, the trivial cost of a few extra poppers would be offset by a slight reduction in stitching.

 

[Harpo]

When I find myself increasingly heeding the worse of a wise old carpenter who told me to ‘let the hammer do the work’. So now I do the lift and gravity gets to do the return trip.