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I’m starting to fight against making a sighing sound when I stand up or sit down.
The trouble is that these sounds are unconscious for me. It's hard to fight what you don't know you're doing.
Anyway I've more important things to think about, as soon as I remember what they are.
The best posts on this thread are the attempted humble brags from folk who can't quite manage to try to attempt to be humble...😁
The best posts on this thread are the attempted humble brags from folk who can’t quite manage to try to attempt to be humble…😁
My wife gave me a talisman with "best before 2098" engraved on it, as I'm currently 55yo I can't quite work out if it's something I should brag about ot not.
While we're being pathetic...
I'm leaving Oz tomorrow and selling the motorbike. The neighbours are interested, it's actually for Mum, but the daughter who's pretty nifty on a bike fancies it too.
I was pathetic enough want a photo even though I've known her for years, but managed to control the urge to get a selfie with her...
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I'm nearly 40 and right now and really struggling with clothes. I'm too old for what I want to wear and too young for M&S.
Dress down Friday at work, I walk in wearing what is to me, normal casual clothes. Good pair of jeans with a turn-up, retro Nike's, check shirt, parka. Cue a pile of comments about wearing my son's clothes (I don't have a son...) and asking if I was a hipster (the beard may not help this...).
I’m nearly 40 ...
... Good pair of jeans with a turn-up
******* hipsters.
At least tell me you left the trilby at home?
… Good pair of jeans with a turn-up
parka
Streuth.
I’m starting to fight against making a sighing sound when I stand up or sit down.
which end is emitting the sound?
I’m nearly 40 and right now and really struggling with clothes
you aren’t even 40! It sounds to me like the folk you work with are the grumpy middle aged.
Unless of course they are a little “undersized” and it is more of a comment on the fit. /winkyface.
you could always get an m&s outfit for dress down Friday to keep your colleagues happy/quiet.
quick question, which may expose my lack of interest in fashion, aren’t vintage trainers a bit old and smelly?
63 here, 6' and 13st, silver hair, 2 bikes, 1 surfboard, retired for 5 years
I've never given up on any of my youthful enthusiasms and indulgences. I continue to have periodic obsessions (recently Victorian painting and wood carving) which seems to be out of my control.
I can now slow down and sit in a chair staring at the garden.
I've always worn the same sort of clothes, no change there.
Appreciate beautiful and bright women from afar but very happily married.
Haven't owned a TV for 30 years but still enjoy a loud blast on the record player.
Not much has changed. Is that a bad thing?
Dress down Friday at work
Why is this even a thing? It makes absolutely no sense that it exists. If your workplace functions perfectly well when everybody is dressed 'down' (apart from the guy who turns up in their son's clothes obvs) then what's the rationale for dressing 'up' the rest of the week?
This thread has caused me to have a good hard look at myself. 64, no prospect of retiring, still loving MTB (had a nasty off last weekend, though ...) and motorbikes, reasonably fit for my age. However, I really haven't come to terms with the facts that I probably look ridiculous dressed like a 30-odd year old and that I cannot hope to charm all (or in fact, any) women I meet. It's fairly pathetic, I now realise.
Dress down Friday at work
Why is this even a thing? It makes absolutely no sense that it exists
A fair and reasonable question.
The answer we have is that in my industry you are expected to be smart at all times. But Friday's are more relaxed therefore so are your clothes.
Well, blimey, I wasn't expecting this to run to five pages. Then again, maybe I should have 🙂
I'm just back from Oz, and I'm surprised no one has recognised the young lady in my post up there.
I thought this was a forum full of rising gods.
Now that's pathetic... 🙂
I’m just back from Oz, and I’m surprised no one has recognised the young lady in my post up there.
Is it Valarie Singleton?
Nope, that's Angela Rippon that is
no one has recognised the young lady in my post up there
Tracey Hannah?
Just moving to a bungalow. No more stairs after a day at work for me.
I’m just back from Oz, and I’m surprised no one has recognised the young lady in my post up there.
I thought this was a forum full of rising gods.
Now that’s pathetic… 🙂
I've no idea who that is. I'm just wondering why there is an upside down washing machine on the wall?
NewRetroTom
Tracey Hannah?
Yes. 🙂
Still don't know who that is.
Am I old?
54, bald, lifetime scruffy dresser, err....cant remember what else I was going to write 🤩
I’m just wondering why there is an upside down washing machine on the wall?
It's for washing tshirts with upside down logos
bruceandhisbonus
I’ve no idea who that is. I’m just wondering why there is an upside down washing machine on the wall?
It's in Oz, so to keep my UK clothes in their proper UK orientation during washing, obviously the machine has to be upside down.
Thought that would have been obvious. 🙂
I'm so old that Fresh Goods Friday is the highlight of my week.
I’m just wondering why there is an upside down washing machine on the wall?
This. Obviously its upside down because its Oz - but why is it on the wall?
Or maybe it's the right way up and everything else is upside down.
Tracey Hannah
I’m nearly 40 and right now and really struggling with clothes. I’m too old for what I want to wear and too young for M&S.
Dress down Friday at work, I walk in wearing what is to me, normal casual clothes. Good pair of jeans with a turn-up, retro Nike’s, check shirt, parka. Cue a pile of comments about wearing my son’s clothes (I don’t have a son…) and asking if I was a hipster (the beard may not help this…).
Yeezus! Do they all read the Daily Mail? Do they all worship Tory politicians?
I’d happily tell them where they could stick their sartorial snobbery, preferably sideways and dry!
Fortunately, where I work, we’re all working outdoors, in weather appropriate clothing, there’s no such thing as dress-down!
Used a stick for the first time, advanced osteoarthritis at 56, gritting my teeth is not cutting it atm, bloody pathetic.