You know you're getting on a bit when...

[DickyC]

TheJimi said:

When you use AICMFP

At a small function at Brooklands I was given the task of welcoming guests including a couple of old racing drivers who were Guests of Honour. As one approached I stepped forward with a cheery hail-fellow-well-met greeting.

"You are Tony Brooks and I claim my five pounds," I said, beaming from ear to ear.
"I beg your pardon?" said the distinguished former Formula 1 driver.
"You are Tony Brooks and I claim my five pounds," I said, considerably less confident.
"Are you asking me for money?"



I was so sure he'd go for it. When we got over this awkward introduction, we got on well. Nice chap. I was more deferential with guests afterwards.

[JMGS4]

Pitre said:

tiw75 said:

when you stop 'falling over' & it's now 'having a fall'

When youngsters laugh after you fall over, you're young.
When youngsters are concerned after you fall over, you're old.

Worse is... when you fall over and a couple of "old ladies" come to help you up... like this morning in the supermarket carpark..... FFS!!!

[Pixelpeep Electric]

you sit on the floor and then try and get up..

[glenrobbo]

EmailAddress said:

You're not old mate... you're Northern

Nope, I never used to be, I relocated oop norf last century, back in '75.
I'm just an ex-pat country boy from darn sarf.

[glenrobbo]

DickyC said:

TheJimi said:

When you use AICMFP

At a small function at Brooklands I was given the task of welcoming guests including a couple of old racing drivers who were Guests of Honour. As one approached I stepped forward with a cheery hail-fellow-well-met greeting.

"You are Tony Brooks and I claim my five pounds," I said, beaming from ear to ear.
"I beg your pardon?" said the distinguished former Formula 1 driver.
"You are Tony Brooks and I claim my five pounds," I said, considerably less confident.
"Are you asking me for money?"



I was so sure he'd go for it. When we got over this awkward introduction, we got on well. Nice chap. I was more deferential with guests afterwards.

Did you get your white fiver out of him, Dicky?
Or did you forget to produce your copy of the Daily Mirror?
It was worth buying just to keep abreast of the antics of Jane.

https://youtu.be/YUKci-qdK5k

[Jonquil]

You're certainly getting on if you remember being given these by a doting parent.



Long wearing and comfortable? Pull the other one.

[Nimby]

Jonquil said:

You're certainly getting on if you remember being given these by a doting parent.



Long wearing and comfortable? Pull the other one.

At least with those you wouldn't need the foot x-ray machines they had in shoe-shops that showed where your toes were in the shoe.
(Perfectly safe because kids in the 60's were immune from cancer from unregulated x-ray machines).

[DickyC]

Nimby said:

At least with those you wouldn't need the foot x-ray machines they had in shoe-shops that showed where your toes were in the shoe.
(Perfectly safe because kids in the 60's were immune from cancer from unregulated x-ray machines).

"Wiggle your toes..."

It was science fiction, right there in front of us.

I forget who but I asked someone radiationy if anyone had suffered from Clarks Shoes X-ray fitting machines. They said they didn't know of any cases and in their view it would probably have been the shoe shop assistants rather than the young customers who would have suffered. Long term exposure does the damage apparently.

[5s Alive]

Jonquil said:

You're certainly getting on if you remember being given these by a doting parent.



Long wearing and comfortable? Pull the other one.

They were agony barefoot with added sand or grit. I'd forgotten about them until now.

[witteringon]

...when your travel insurance is more expensive than the actual holiday

[RDMcG]

When the musicians you used to listen to are old or dead........

Paul McCartney is 80, and Bob Dylan is 81.

Yep, the times they are a changin'

[Jonquil]

5s Alive said:

They were agony barefoot with added sand or grit. I'd forgotten about them until now.

IIRC, the reasoning was that they could be worn sans socks on the beach and for paddling. Yes, for about seven minutes.

[DickyC]

You know you're getting on a bit when you know not to brake in corners.

[Monkeylegend]

DickyC said:

You know you're getting on a bit when you know not to brake in corners.

Or when you are never going fast enough to have too

[DickyC]

Monkeylegend said:

DickyC said:

You know you're getting on a bit when you know not to brake in corners.

Or when you are never going fast enough to have too

Still drive fast on occasions despite my advancing years but I now drive everything like an old 911 - slow in, fast out.

To be honest, I never did quite manage the tail out technique.

/not a driving god

[Monkeylegend]

DickyC said:

To be honest, I never did quite manage the tail out technique.

/not a driving god

Nor me, never had the nerve or skill to go all out.

Having said that I have never had an insurance claim in 54 years of driving so I must be doing something right, albeit rather slowly

[Purosangue]

You are watching Dads Army ..............& the Professionals

and realise your the same age as ........ Captain Mainwaring & , Cowley , .......but still think your the age of Bodie.


.

[GiantCardboardPlato]

I, er, look forward to it ????

[Markgenesis]

A mate is giving away massive boxes of CD's as they are old tech and doesn't use them anymore (streaming/downloading/phone plugged into car etc), i still think of CD's as new tech.

[Gary29]

You can't remember if this thread has actually been done 100 times already or you just imagined it