Things a middle aged man shouldn't own

[iphonedyou]

Halmyre said:

(asbestos suit)

This.

[qube_TA]

Long hair

[Impasse]

qube_TA said:

Long hair

Bald head.

[Hugo a Gogo]

Cotty said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

0-20 child

You can drink, smoke, get married and fight for your country before 20. Not really child things.

meh, minor details

[toasty]

Sheets Tabuer said:

GroundEffect said:

NNH said:

GroundEffect said:

This will obviously be generation-specific.

For example the middle-aged lot right now grew up without the majority of video games and general tech we have now. As a result, it can be seen as an 'adolescent' thing to play with them or have them.

But I am growing up (still at 28?) surrounded by it so when I hit middle-age, I won't necessarily wish to stop and no one should force me to.

Kids of today...

This 40-something grew up with quite a bit of technology. Videogames, home computers and consoles have been around since the 1970s, and mobile phones have been accessible since the 1990s.

I know, but not quite to the same extent as today. Gaming went from being fairly niche to being as big a business as cinema. Certainly my father wouldn't be seen playing my PS4...

I'm 43, I've had either a console or gaming PC since I could walk, I'll always have one.

Me too. All the kids at school had a console or computer. Niche, my arse.

[Foliage]

Tom_C76 said:

How can those of us exempt from the ravages of male pattern baldness drive our mid life crisis sports cars without a baseball cap to keep hair from eyes?

Ironically oversized flat cap

[zoom star]

A converted VW van and pretend to be a surfer / bmx rider dude..

[D1ckie]

Any type of People Carrier

[davhill]

Hugo a Gogo said:

0-20 child
20-40 young adult
40-60 middle aged
60-80 old
80+ ancient

I'm 60 so according to this, I'm both middle aged and old. Does feeling 80+ count?

[Hugo a Gogo]

davhill said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

0-20 child
20-40 young adult
40-60 middle aged
60-80 old
80+ ancient

I'm 60 so according to this, I'm both middle aged and old. Does feeling 80+ count?

if it's your birthday today it's your last day of middle age

one day over that, and you're old

[J4CKO]

toasty said:

Sheets Tabuer said:

GroundEffect said:

NNH said:

GroundEffect said:

This will obviously be generation-specific.

For example the middle-aged lot right now grew up without the majority of video games and general tech we have now. As a result, it can be seen as an 'adolescent' thing to play with them or have them.

But I am growing up (still at 28?) surrounded by it so when I hit middle-age, I won't necessarily wish to stop and no one should force me to.

Kids of today...

This 40-something grew up with quite a bit of technology. Videogames, home computers and consoles have been around since the 1970s, and mobile phones have been accessible since the 1990s.

I know, but not quite to the same extent as today. Gaming went from being fairly niche to being as big a business as cinema. Certainly my father wouldn't be seen playing my PS4...

I'm 43, I've had either a console or gaming PC since I could walk, I'll always have one.

Me too. All the kids at school had a console or computer. Niche, my arse.

Yep, remember the playground Spectrum vs Commodore 64 wars of 1984 very well

I am 45, I got my first games console aged 11 in the shape of the Atari 2600, us middle aged guys lived through the golden dawn of gaming, the slump and the resurgence, i.e. liek now where the games live up to the picture on the box.

I think its people 50 plus that were the ones that didnt catch it as much first time around as they were all too busy going out chasing women and drinking and saw it as kids stuff, though no doubt a lot still adopted it.

[Itsallicanafford]

I'm in my 40's, probably shouldn't own this, especially lowered and with a bad boy exhaust



....but fk it, i'm still young!

[Tom_C76]

Hugo a Gogo said:

0-20 child
20-40 young adult
40-60 middle aged
60-80 old
80+ ancient

Gulp. I'm middle aged from January.

[AClownsPocket]

marshalla said:

Headphones for use in the house

Why not? When the wife tells me about her day at work, mine are invaluable.

[wildcat45]

Itsallicanafford said:

I'm in my 40's, probably shouldn't own this, especially lowered and with a bad boy exhaust



....but fk it, i'm still young!

Yes you should absolutely own that. Why not? Coincidentally a few minutes ago one passed me. Not a The same model as yours but silver, lowered and with some tasteful grey - not black - wheels on it. I'd have preferred your steelies TBH. It wasn't being driven by a kid but by a guy of our age. I thought,
why the hell not?

Enjoy it you hooligan.

Edited by wildcat45 on Friday 27th November 15:31

[marshalla]

AClownsPocket said:

marshalla said:

Headphones for use in the house

Why not? When the wife tells me about her day at work, mine are invaluable.

My house. My choice of listening. Anyone doesn't like it, they can leave.

[Stig]

marshalla said:

Lego is for those who don't own spanners.

I beg to differ.

[HD Adam]

Fluorescent trainers - Nope
Trainers - Yes, normal ones. I wear them at the gym
Baseball cap - Yes with a caveat. I have a collection from my travels in the oil biz but don't wear them. They are hanging up in my garage.
Games console - Nope
Lego - Again, no
Lycra - Lol, no.
Hair Styling Products - No. No hair on the noggin.

I'm 54

[Dr Murdoch]

RizzoTheRat said:

I would argue that should be on the other thread. It's surprising how many of my old school friends have taken up running as we've hit 40. You should look after your body and a pair of trainers is a good start.

No need for fluorescent ones though.

Disagree

Annoyingly 'proper' running shoes tend to come in garish florescent colours, however you should choose running shoes to suit your gait / fit properly, what they look like is immaterial. No one looks twice at a runner, well, certainly not male runners in their 40's......

Or unless you've had an 'accident'...

Edited by Dr Murdoch on Friday 27th November 16:37

[cjs racing.]

Itsallicanafford said:

I'm in my 40's, probably shouldn't own this, especially lowered and with a bad boy exhaust



....but fk it, i'm still young!

I turned 39 today, and would happily drive that.