Things a middle aged man shouldn't own
Discussion
Age 58 so still middle aged - just, apparently!
Fluorescent trainers - I know where my feet are so why would I need them fluorescent!
Trainers - Not really, but driving shoes so my feet fit the pedals in the 'fast' cars.
Baseball cap - I have some but rarely wear one - as a beanie, trilby or flat cap are more comfortable/practical.
Games console - No, have used computers since 1982 for something sensible/worthwhile!
Lego - When the children grew up it went to the tip.
Lycra - Why would you.....
Hair Styling Products - you need hair, but it will probably fall out even if you use the stuff.
Flip flops - too tight to buy shoes or sandals!
A few others...
MX5, MGF, BMW Z3.
People carrier when your children have left home.
Pigtail, especially when there is very little thatch on top..
Your old toys that you still get out... Fine to keep them stored for the grandchildren though.
Anything that is 'cool' or 'rockin'.
Viagra - that's for when you are really old.
Fluorescent trainers - I know where my feet are so why would I need them fluorescent!
Trainers - Not really, but driving shoes so my feet fit the pedals in the 'fast' cars.
Baseball cap - I have some but rarely wear one - as a beanie, trilby or flat cap are more comfortable/practical.
Games console - No, have used computers since 1982 for something sensible/worthwhile!
Lego - When the children grew up it went to the tip.
Lycra - Why would you.....
Hair Styling Products - you need hair, but it will probably fall out even if you use the stuff.
Flip flops - too tight to buy shoes or sandals!
A few others...
MX5, MGF, BMW Z3.
People carrier when your children have left home.
Pigtail, especially when there is very little thatch on top..
Your old toys that you still get out... Fine to keep them stored for the grandchildren though.
Anything that is 'cool' or 'rockin'.
Viagra - that's for when you are really old.
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.
What age is middle age?!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.
I'm 42 and have been playing video games for nearly 35 years - my generation was responsible for most of our technology sonny jim - your generation have just turned it all white.
t about what anyone else thinks!northwest monkey 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.
What age is middle age?!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.
I'm 42 and have been playing video games for nearly 35 years - my generation was responsible for most of our technology sonny jim - your generation have just turned it all white.
There were plenty of games and consoles for us middle aged lot.
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.
I had and enjoyed a Playstation in my twenties. Two decades on I understand that there's far more to life. Not touched it in years. 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.
Tattoos are ace, and it's perfectly okay for Uk police officers to have them on their heads according to recent posts. No longer middle aged at 67
Have never owned a hat or cap but no hair loss either
No Lycra
Never owned a hoodie
No Lego
No viagra
Nothing fluorescent but lots of trainers for gym.
No medications
Beginning to think I haven't lived
Wait!
Have a PS3 for GT4 which I use to brush up on visual track memory.
Large collection of antique tinplate toy cars
A few cars in the garage.
Being old is ok actually
Have never owned a hat or cap but no hair loss either
No Lycra
Never owned a hoodie
No Lego
No viagra
Nothing fluorescent but lots of trainers for gym.
No medications
Beginning to think I haven't lived
Wait!
Have a PS3 for GT4 which I use to brush up on visual track memory.
Large collection of antique tinplate toy cars
A few cars in the garage.
Being old is ok actually
CrutyRammers said:
There are two groups of people. Those who carry on doing things, whatever they be, whatever age they are. And those who decide they shouldn't because they've reached a certain age. I've never understood the latter.
It's not about what you should and shouldn't do, why would you think that it is? 
It's about maturing.
So for example, at the age of fifty you've probably grown out of all night raves, old Keved up hatchbacks with ridiculous lairy bodykits and thumping bass speakers, neon coloured trainers, wearing a baseball cap backwards, hanging around street corners with your mates, finding teenage schoolgirls attractive, MacDonald's take-aways, tattoos.
But you've probably grown into an appreciation of other things.
It comes with increased life experience, wisdom, maturity, ability to think for yourself and simply ageing. Nothing wrong with it, and certainly nothing at all to do with what other people think that you should or shouldn't do.
Ari said:
CrutyRammers said:
There are two groups of people. Those who carry on doing things, whatever they be, whatever age they are. And those who decide they shouldn't because they've reached a certain age. I've never understood the latter.
It's not about what you should and shouldn't do, why would you think that it is? It's about maturing.
CrutyRammers said:
I *don't* think it is. It's the "no hoodies, no trainers, no bmx, no games console" type stuff above that I don't understand. Well I think I do actually, some people like having excuses why they can't do things rather than doing things, and project that onto others. "Well if I was 20 years younger", "that's for kids" etc.
I think it is very dependent on your personal preferences. I never got hoodies, but I never really got T shirts either and only use them to go to the gym. Hated headgear from childhood and vowed never to own a hat or cap, though I have given away innumerable promo caps as received. I also never got into the US style for trainers as everyday shoes. For me, they remain a functional need to work out, and nothing more. In the end I dress more or less as I always did, shirts and casual pants, the odd blazer, dark suits as required. I think the only real change is that I do not wear a tie with a suite too frequently as I once did.In terms of things I no longer do, there is really nothing age-related,apart from the sort of teenaged nightclubs, pubs,too much drinking stuff. That's long gone.
el stovey said:
northwest monkey 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.
What age is middle age?!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.
I'm 42 and have been playing video games for nearly 35 years - my generation was responsible for most of our technology sonny jim - your generation have just turned it all white.
There were plenty of games and consoles for us middle aged lot.
I don't think computer games really started to become mainstream until the early '80's (Pacman released for the Atari in 1981, Donkey Kong in 1981), so I'd have thought probably 45ish is the transition age. (I'm 42 and had a BBC micro as a kid, my best mate had an Atari console and we thought Pong was fantastic 
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