[Drivingforfun]

I went out for a meal with my parents on Friday, my Dad ate some snacks before going, then only had one course at the restaurant and struggled finishing that

My Mum asked why he ate before going and he pointed out that he was saving money. I said it's like a mature version of when teenagers pre-drink before going to a night club, to get half drunk and not have to buy as many shots for £5 each

I wondered if anyone had any good examples of things that happen when you get older

Another one that occurred to me before is when you're young or middle aged you "fall over", but when you reach a certain age you "have a fall"

[Mark07]

I know it's a cliche, but as I'm getting older, I can't be bothered with unnecessarily loud places to eat or drink.

[TC1474]

In my youth 9pm was the time of day we used to think about going out on the town.

These days, 9pm is when I am thinking about going to bed.

[Mark07]

Also, spontaneity seems to have abandoned me, something that my partner can attest to. I don't see this as a negative, but rather a natural development of life.

Am I wrong?

[Rolebama]

I would think nothing of lifting engines and motorcycles weighing up to 300lbs. Now lifting a bag of sugar or full kettle of water can put me in bed for a week.
Aside to this, I used to belong to a few Forums (mainly military) involving my hobbies or working life. I have given up on all of them now as the largest threads are the obituaries. Too depressing.

[TC1474]

Originally Posted by Rolebama

II used to belong to a few Forums (mainly military) involving my hobbies or working life. I have given up on all of them now as the largest threads are the obituaries. Too depressing.

I agree with you on that score.

When I first retired I would attend the occasional funeral of a former colleague and being traffic we were a very tight knit group and there maybe 40 or so of us in attendance.

Now, that 40 or so has whittled its way down to about 10 of us still alive, and what's depressing is that we all look at one another wondering whose turn it will be next to depart this mortal coil.

Through my membership of NARPO (National Association of Retired Police Officers) I also get notifications of bereavements to former colleagues.

The number of times I have seen a name pop up and I am surprised and saddened to hear of their passing, but I fail to take into account that it may be 40 or 50 years since I last saw them and they are now an 80 or 90 something old, they were in their 30's or 40's and I was still in my 20's or 30's and now I am in my mid 60's.

Time doesn't stand still neither does our aging process.

[NMNeil]

To reply with a song 😎

[Rolebama]

Where they once leaned to the right, they now lean to the left.

[olduser]

What I find difficult about old age is our brain still thinks we are young.
Sitting in the chair or laying bed we think, this needs doing or doing that might be interesting, and it will only take x mins.

Forgetting, if I bend over I fall over, if I look up at the sky I fall, if I try to spanner a nut that's out of sight there's no chance, screwdrivers will not engage with screws, even my fingers on the computer keyboard hit a neighbouring key, so the x mins becomes x hrs.

OK try the TV news, Israel is killing Arab's, and there are wars all over, that's not news we have seen it all before.
Politicians are taking, 'gifts' shock horror, they always have and they always will, and they try to say, "you can have a free meal" but experience tells us, 'there is no such thing as a free meal'.

OK, try eating but nothing taste right anymore, some of which is just the ageing process but some is cheap food, if the new food tastes crap just bung some salt in that will sell.
Even Chocolate has salt in these days, salt makes Chocolate taste stronger, add salt takeout Cocoa solids, that's progress.
Right you can't go wrong with a bacon sandwich, can you?
But the Bacon is cured by injecting a salt solution + other additives, now the solution is cheaper then Bacon, so pump it in boys, the same goes for Chicken, Turkey, Pork, and Beef from the deli.
The people that should be testing food to control this are or were employed by the council but the council can't afford them, so no testing.
And anyway, the supermarkets say, if this was controlled it would increase the price of food, so best to let them carry on, we have all been eating crap for so long we can't tell the difference.
But excess salt is a killer, a slow long lingering death due high blood pressure, never mind we have the NHS.
But isn't the NHS overloaded?
True but people will not look after themselves, and they keep getting old, and having high blood pressure, if only they would look after themselves, and eat good healthy food.

Oh dear that turned into a right rant, sorry I blame having an active brain.

[davidbravo]

That pre-eating to save money is a classic! As you get older, habits definitely shift. Like when you're young, you "fall over," but later, you "have a fall." Another one is staying up all night—now it's all about getting a good night's sleep!

[Rolebama]

I knew a guy who worked in an abbatoir. He gave me some fresh meat before it had gone for 'processing'. We couldn't eat it. We must have been so programmed for supermarket meat that it was just too rich. (Sickly sweet was the general concensus.)
What is it with putting chilli powder in chocolate?

[TC1474]

I remember when 9pm was the time of day I would consider going out for the evening.

9pm for me now means it is or nearly is bedtime 😟

[Rolebama]

I am one of the people who don't look their age. When I first started with the AA I was in my mid-thirties. When I first began arriving at breakdowns, people would often look to my van waiting for the 'real' mechanic to get out. I decided to grow a beard, only then to be advised that if I shaved it off, I could look ten years younger!
I now have a head of dark hair, and a white set of whiskers and people ask me do I colour my hair, or bleach my whiskers?
Some years ago I and another witnessed a road rage incident where Police were called. The other witness pointed me out as the 40-yr old man who had also witnessed the incident. I had just started receiving my State pension at the age of 65.
I don't really mind getting older, but I do sometimes wish I looked my age.

[Redtoy]

@Rolebama yes, sometimes it doesn't help to look young even as a female! My opinion is rarely seen as a considered or experienced point of view. I think I've developed a more frivolous persona in response sadly.