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

[Nola25]

Onelastattempt said:

Nola25 said:

When you have to go to the hospital to have a camera inserted front and back because you’re at that age!! (Looking forward to that tonight!)

And when your ear and nose hair grows quicker than what’s left on your head!!

I had that done a few weeks ago, I honestly thought they would poke two cameras in me at the same time till they met in the middle.
Incidentally I never felt the " rear " one at all but the one they shoved down my throat I could feel it moving about , weird feeling.
I used to use an endoscope to look down deep bores at work to check the surface finish on machined parts and the diameter of that was smaller than the ones they used.

Bet I’ll notice the one they shove up little Nola25 later!!

[motco]

Nola25 said:

Onelastattempt said:

Nola25 said:

When you have to go to the hospital to have a camera inserted front and back because you’re at that age!! (Looking forward to that tonight!)

And when your ear and nose hair grows quicker than what’s left on your head!!

I had that done a few weeks ago, I honestly thought they would poke two cameras in me at the same time till they met in the middle.
Incidentally I never felt the " rear " one at all but the one they shoved down my throat I could feel it moving about , weird feeling.
I used to use an endoscope to look down deep bores at work to check the surface finish on machined parts and the diameter of that was smaller than the ones they used.

Bet I’ll notice the one they shove up little Nola25 later!!

It will have shrivelled to the size of an acorn with the texture of a marshmallow. How the devil they get it in under those conditions I have no idea. Doesn't hurt though.

[Monkeylegend]

motco said:

Nola25 said:

Onelastattempt said:

Nola25 said:

When you have to go to the hospital to have a camera inserted front and back because you’re at that age!! (Looking forward to that tonight!)

And when your ear and nose hair grows quicker than what’s left on your head!!

I had that done a few weeks ago, I honestly thought they would poke two cameras in me at the same time till they met in the middle.
Incidentally I never felt the " rear " one at all but the one they shoved down my throat I could feel it moving about , weird feeling.
I used to use an endoscope to look down deep bores at work to check the surface finish on machined parts and the diameter of that was smaller than the ones they used.

Bet I’ll notice the one they shove up little Nola25 later!!

It will have shrivelled to the size of an acorn with the texture of a marshmallow. How the devil they get it in under those conditions I have no idea. Doesn't hurt though.

Lubrication, plenty of lubricant

[DickyC]

When you admire a young woman on public transport and she smiles sweetly and offers you her seat.

And you accept and sink into it gratefully.

[motco]

Monkeylegend said:

motco said:

Nola25 said:

Onelastattempt said:

Nola25 said:

When you have to go to the hospital to have a camera inserted front and back because you’re at that age!! (Looking forward to that tonight!)

And when your ear and nose hair grows quicker than what’s left on your head!!

I had that done a few weeks ago, I honestly thought they would poke two cameras in me at the same time till they met in the middle.
Incidentally I never felt the " rear " one at all but the one they shoved down my throat I could feel it moving about , weird feeling.
I used to use an endoscope to look down deep bores at work to check the surface finish on machined parts and the diameter of that was smaller than the ones they used.

Bet I’ll notice the one they shove up little Nola25 later!!

It will have shrivelled to the size of an acorn with the texture of a marshmallow. How the devil they get it in under those conditions I have no idea. Doesn't hurt though.

Lubrication, plenty of lubricant

That's certainly true when they do a prostate biopsy using a hedgehog on a stick up your orificium fundamentalis Firing needles though the rectal wall into the prostate. The antibiotics you have to take for a couple of days are enough to wreck your gastro intestinal flora for months.

[Buster73]

When you get asked by an older woman if I remembered playing badminton against her years ago then realise that she mistakenly thought you were your father who’s 28 years older.

Sobering.

[Ronstein]

Monkeylegend said:

.................it takes 10 minutes to cut your toenails, one minute to cut them and nine to reach them.

^

Having to get a fold-down seat fitted in the walk-in shower that's replaced the bath in the en-suite.

[slopes]

motco said:

Monkeylegend said:

motco said:

Nola25 said:

Onelastattempt said:

Nola25 said:

When you have to go to the hospital to have a camera inserted front and back because you’re at that age!! (Looking forward to that tonight!)

And when your ear and nose hair grows quicker than what’s left on your head!!

I had that done a few weeks ago, I honestly thought they would poke two cameras in me at the same time till they met in the middle.
Incidentally I never felt the " rear " one at all but the one they shoved down my throat I could feel it moving about , weird feeling.
I used to use an endoscope to look down deep bores at work to check the surface finish on machined parts and the diameter of that was smaller than the ones they used.

Bet I’ll notice the one they shove up little Nola25 later!!

It will have shrivelled to the size of an acorn with the texture of a marshmallow. How the devil they get it in under those conditions I have no idea. Doesn't hurt though.

Lubrication, plenty of lubricant

That's certainly true when they do a prostate biopsy using a hedgehog on a stick up your orificium fundamentalis Firing needles though the rectal wall into the prostate. The antibiotics you have to take for a couple of days are enough to wreck your gastro intestinal flora for months.

Thanks for that, don't think i want to experience that....ever!

[Noyzboy]

You know you're getting on a bit when....there are two things on the floor, so you kick them together so you only have to bend down once

[slopes]

You know you're getting old when you start having to turn the telly volume up as you can't hear it

You start wondering about elasticated jeans as a viable option to a belt

Trainers that are either slip ons or have velcro are all of a sudden not so abhorrent

You suddenly become your dad when it comes to music the young listen to - What's that bloody rubbish you're listening to? That's not music, it's just bloody noise is that

[Monkeylegend]

Ronstein said:

Monkeylegend said:

.................it takes 10 minutes to cut your toenails, one minute to cut them and nine to reach them.

^

Having to get a fold-down seat fitted in the walk-in shower that's replaced the bath in the en-suite.

I have to sit on the floor in the lounge, back against the sofa. Cutting the nails is one thing, getting back up off the floor, well the young man who said you grunt when you sit down and stand up, he got that spot on.

I am dreading the time when I have to ask my other half to do it for me, and even more so me for her.

[Mallard126]

I well remember standing on the terrace at Doncaster Rovers' old Belle Vue ground when a player who was younger than me first turned out for the team. Last year the only player older than me retired and I'm only a year younger than the manager.

[hammo19]

[quote=slopes]You know you're getting old when you start having to turn the telly volume up as you can't hear it

+1 there.

You let out a little groan when you get out of the chair and rub your hip!

[pequod]

A 'ton up' was an aspiration...

... carrying a full toolkit in the boot was a necessity!

[55palfers]

Onelastattempt said:

Also try explaining to 16/17 year old apprentices that when I started work at 16 years old my wage per week was £8.50 and I felt minted, a pint of mild was about 15p, 4 pints, 10p in the jukebox and a bag of chips on the way home.

...and change for the bus in the morning all from 10 shillings

[Sticks.]

When you find that your dad changes from being always wrong to actually right most of the time.

When your shopping trolley has a lot of items labelled 'for relief from...' and you have a cupboard full of these items., particularly antacids and Voltarol.

When you have fish and chips you 'don't want too many chips' and you have a list of foods you avoid because they'll keep you up all night. Not that you sleep all night anyway and you're up increasingly early, even though you're not going anywhere.

You go shopping at weekends even though you've had all week, because you always have.

You have spares of many things because you are fed up with not being able to remember where you put them, particularly glasses.

[generationx]

Being offered a chair in a shop by one of the (admittedly decades younger) assistants while your wife browses.

This happened to me and I still find it depressing

[croyde]

I've stopped the grunting whilst sitting down and getting up by down what the physio told me to do to help my dodgy knee but I kept lying saying I was doing them.

I now do 100 squats every morning.

Knee still dodge but no more grunting

[generationx]

TomyAFX said:

generationx said:

Being offered a chair in a shop by one of the (admittedly decades younger) assistants while your wife browses.

Maybe it wasn't your age, perhaps you just looked really weak and feeble

Also possible

[LastPoster]

Rich enough to afford a low slung sports car, not flexible enough to get into or out of one

Edited by LastPoster on Wednesday 2nd November 18:21