You know you're old when ...

[RemainAllHoof]

Yoof Full Chav said:

cazzer said:

Yoof Full Chav said:

Or when you go shopping, and bypass all the trendy places, and head straight for Austin Reed

Go Shopping?

You mean when you're wife buys you stuff from matelan dont ya?

(Austin reed is trendy)

Oi! Nothing wrong with Matalan. I know it's for the young crowd because all the models in the men's section look like professional football rape suspects.

[cazzer]

Didn't say there was anything wrong with Matelan.
Was just pointing out the error of thinking that us older blokes actually go shoppin for our own clothes.

Thats what we have wives for.

[RemainAllHoof]

Oh, my mistake!

[mattdaniels]

Watched Sir Bruce on Rob Brydons show on iPlayer today and laughed.

Just watching Ronnie Corbett's Comedy Britain on ITV and chuckling.


I am old

[Marty63]

I have not thought about this much,

You know your getting old when;

You realise your most comfortable pants have an elasticised waist band
You prefer a cup of tea to a soft drink or a pint
You get forgetful
You realise your wellies will outlast you
You get sick of seeing films being remade or sequelled again and again
Start to rely on lists and notes
You go to museums and see ‘stuff’ you grew up with
Realise that you are doing the things that you used to take the p*ss out of over the years
Call younger people ‘son’
You nearly reprimand young uns for being stupid & realise you did worse
Police look as though they are 12 years old
You wonder what you would look like in a flat cap
You have heard certain trick questions that many times you can finish the sentence off
You get forgetful
Realise that you ramble on a bit
You have more knowledge, experience & qualifications than your boss
Lose the ability or patience to finish the

[Tempest_5]

You reminisce about Cortinas/Sierras & Cavaliers to your children the same way your folks went on about Austin A30's & Vanguards to you.

Planes that were brand new in your comics/annuals/on telly during your youth all get scrapped by the RAF because they've been worn out/bypassed by technology.

Petrol was 34p/litre when you bought your first car (1991).

You have to show your children how to use a dial type telephone in a museum when they ask "how does this work, where's the buttons ?"

You stare at the knacker Ford Pinto engine in the back of your garage lamenting the passing of an age which didn't have computers refusing to let your car start for no better reason than a sensor connection is a bit iffy.

[SD1992]

Marty63 said:

I have not thought about this much,

You know your getting old when;

You realise your most comfortable pants have an elasticised waist band
You prefer a cup of tea to a soft drink or a pint
You get forgetful
You realise your wellies will outlast you
You get sick of seeing films being remade or sequelled again and again
Start to rely on lists and notes
You go to museums and see ‘stuff’ you grew up with
Realise that you are doing the things that you used to take the p*ss out of over the years
Call younger people ‘son’
You nearly reprimand young uns for being stupid & realise you did worse
Police look as though they are 12 years old
You wonder what you would look like in a flat cap
You have heard certain trick questions that many times you can finish the sentence off
You get forgetful
Realise that you ramble on a bit
You have more knowledge, experience & qualifications than your boss
Lose the ability or patience to finish the

Nice touch

For me, it would be little things like realising the majority of your t shirts were bought more than 4 years ago, despite you considering them new and still wearing them on a regular basis

[mph1977]

Mikeyboy said:

When you realise that it was twenty plus years ago since you were at school

this

or when a 18 year old looks at you funny when you mention kevin the teenager towards them while their parents are cracking up ...

[Alfa numeric]

...when you say "when I was your age" to a work colleague, then realise he's a qualified accountant with kids.

[VictorMeldrew]

Marty63 said:

I have not thought about this much,

You know your getting old when;

You realise your most comfortable pants have an elasticised waist band
You prefer a cup of tea to a soft drink or a pint
You get forgetful
You realise your wellies will outlast you
You get sick of seeing films being remade or sequelled again and again
Start to rely on lists and notes
You go to museums and see ‘stuff’ you grew up with
Realise that you are doing the things that you used to take the p*ss out of over the years
Call younger people ‘son’
You nearly reprimand young uns for being stupid & realise you did worse
Politicians look as though they are 12 years old
You wonder what you would look like in a flat cap
You have heard certain trick questions that many times you can finish the sentence off
You get forgetful
Realise that you ramble on a bit
You have more knowledge, experience & qualifications than your boss
Lose the ability or patience to finish the

Fixed that for you.

[VictorMeldrew]

... you get a new puppy and afterwards start wondering which of you is going to outlive the other.

[Biker's Nemesis]

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

[s4avant]

You get offered pensioners' rates at the hairdressers!
I'm only 58 ffs!!!

[TrevorH]

When you can instantly see whether your or you're should have been used.

[VictorMeldrew]

you have no idea what he said ... http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

[tucks]

i was in a club the other day and i realised i turned into the old guy at the club that i used to take the piss out of for being to old and in a club.

[thebluebus]

I know I'm old because I greet everything that I have to do with dismay, before I've even decided whether it's something I want to do or not.

[Fartgalen]

Tempest_5 said:

Petrol was 34p/litre when you bought your first car (1991).

Or if you were buying petrol priced in gallons ? Bloody yung uns !

[Biker's Nemesis]

Fartgalen said:

Tempest_5 said:

Petrol was 34p/litre when you bought your first car (1991).

Or if you were buying petrol priced in gallons ? Bloody yung uns !

Or, when petrol was 50p a gallon cheaper than it is for a litre now.

[GadgeS3C]

Guvna said:

When snow stops being exciting

I'm still young!!!

When you read all the comments, agree with most but pick the one you can respond to with...

I'm still young!!!