You know you are getting old when .....

You know you are getting old when .....

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XJSJohn

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15,959 posts

218 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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more than half of your facebook / linkedin contacts are dead ......

not quite there yet but this year has made a dent with 4 passing on already frown

and why does it feel wrong to "unfriend" them ......

ahh life goes on thumbup


King Herald

23,501 posts

215 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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A very close friend of mine died on 7/7/2007, and I still can't bring myself to delete his old messages when I clear my in-box out.

Occasionally I get the urge to send him an email, even though I know it is a stupid, irrational thing to do... frown

XJSJohn

Original Poster:

15,959 posts

218 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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we are strange buggers us human's aren't we .... i know that exact feeling ....

Urban Sports

11,321 posts

202 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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I always wonder what happens with thinks like Facebook profiles etc do the accounts stay live forever or can family request them to be closed?

DoubleSix

11,691 posts

175 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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You know you're getting old when your colleagues don't know who Timmy Mallet is...

eybic

9,212 posts

173 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Family can request the account be closed although I believe they have to jump through some hoops to get it done.

ZOLLAR

19,908 posts

172 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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XJSJohn said:
we are strange buggers us human's aren't we .... i know that exact feeling ....
An old friend of mine died after a cycling accident last year, not deleted him from facebook.
Go through his photos on there from time to time, no idea why just a good way to remember him even though I hadn't seen him in a number of years.

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Went to Auntie Dot's funeral this week. Wasn't a real aunt, a neighbour when I was a kid in the sixties - they were all 'aunts' and 'uncles' then. Picked up the commemorative booklet thing they provide these days - lovely photo of her on the front.
I'm now way older than she was back then - and she was positively ancient.
I suppose I must appear that way to kids now.

XJSJohn

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15,959 posts

218 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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DoubleSix said:
You know you're getting old when your colleagues don't know who Timmy Mallet is...
hehe or the Phantom Flan Flinger ....

irish boy

3,522 posts

235 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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People born in 1997 are driving.

DoubleSix

11,691 posts

175 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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XJSJohn said:
DoubleSix said:
You know you're getting old when your colleagues don't know who Timmy Mallet is...
hehe or the Phantom Flan Flinger ....
Yay! you just made me young again. :cheers:

LordGrover

33,531 posts

211 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Sally James?

Urban Sports

11,321 posts

202 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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XJSJohn said:
hehe or the Phantom Flan Flinger ....
Who?

irish boy

3,522 posts

235 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Came across this last night. Very good indeed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEWtNaW6KE

XJSJohn

Original Poster:

15,959 posts

218 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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DoubleSix said:
XJSJohn said:
DoubleSix said:
You know you're getting old when your colleagues don't know who Timmy Mallet is...
hehe or the Phantom Flan Flinger ....
Yay! you just made me young again. :cheers:
buggeroff ...... you don't remember TISWAZ??? pffft


old git sulks in the corner ....

XJSJohn

Original Poster:

15,959 posts

218 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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irish boy said:
People born in 1997 are driving.
yikes

boobles

15,241 posts

214 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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My "cyber" friend on here hasn't replied to any of my messages in ages & the last time he was active on here was 19th August 2010.......

I know he was poorly & fear the worst & have no way of contacting his family. frown

Edited by boobles on Friday 29th August 10:36

longshot

3,286 posts

197 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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irish boy said:
Came across this last night. Very good indeed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEWtNaW6KE
Michael Fish hehe

The GMan

2,508 posts

254 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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Definitely Maybe is 20 years old tomorrow.

Tiggsy

10,261 posts

251 months

Friday 29th August 2014
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irish boy said:
People born in 1997 are driving.
My daughter (96) been giving me lifts all year!