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Hour in the mosh pit at a gig on Saturday, just recovering now, worth all the ooh ouch though.
Embracing the comfort and convenience of Crocs and giving zero shits about all that 'loss of dignity' bollox. Just around the house and garden for now*, I've not completely given up.
*watch this space.....
Last night went to a gig at the O2 in Glasgow(Steel Panthers
The fact that you can reference Steel Panther against the bands they are spoofing off says you're old.
My back has been in spasm since emptying the dishwasher Saturday morning. Had the eyebrow trim question for the first time the other week. Trim my ear hairs twice a week. Feel like a dirty old man talking to one of the girls on the team.
all these 40-somethings pretending they're old can FRO.
Just you wait......
I’ve been surprised a few times lately by a fart, with pretty much no warning. I’m 48.
My wife’s struggling to believe I had no prior knowledge.
Shoot, can I tick most of the above. #readyfortheknackersyard
I can tick many of these. Have avoided getting varifocals by having three different strength pairs of ready readers. It works fine as long as I am only doing one thing at once. Had the ear and nose hair for years. Lots of knackered body parts. Anyone else get a random hair growing from the middle of their forehead? Mine seems to sprout to around three inches long overnight. Most likely it's been growing for weeks but I never spot it as I hardly ever have glasses on in front of the mirror or if I do they will be the wrong strength pair.
Glasses for the first time this weekend
I’ve been wearing them since I was 5. Now nearly 49. What was worrying was the optician telling me I might need varifocals soon. That’s proper old fart territory.
Likewise had specs since I was 5 or 6. Varifocals since the age of 50 last year. Got photochromic lenses as well, having previously had two pairs, one regular and one tinted. I now wish I’d done that sooner
all these 40-somethings pretending they’re old can FRO.
Indeed they can. I would high five but that can cause disc problems!
Put me summer shorts on for the first time yesterday.My skin seems somewhat reptilian these days!🤨
Embracing the comfort and convenience of Crocs and giving zero shits about all that ‘loss of dignity’ bollox. Just around the house and garden for now*,
A younger man than me turned up to a meeting tonight in Crocs with socks tonight. Even in Scouting terms, a line was crossed. We let him know in no uncertain terms.
The comfort of Chinos ruined by the unstoppable wet penny aka Micky drips.
I’ve been surprised a few times lately by a fart, with pretty much no warning. I’m 48.
Sneeze-powered farts are a thing. A 'snart' if you will.
"Ah-CHparpOO!"
"Oh, sorry love, I'd best go and check that one."
Adam Buxton has a jingle for this - Have you seen my phone charger?
Likewise had specs since I was 5 or 6. Varifocals since the age of 50 last year. Got photochromic lenses as well, having previously had two pairs, one regular and one tinted. I now wish I’d done that sooner
Started wearing glasses at around twenty-ish, contacts maybe thirty years ago, varifocal lenses maybe twenty-five years ago, then stopped using them because my eyes changed enough not to need them.
Now I only need reading glasses, thanks to the benefits of cataract operations on both eyes a few months ago, my eyes are better than they’ve been for around fifty years! I can now wear all the various sunglasses that I’ve accumulated over the decades.
Doesn’t help with the arthritis in my left knee from coming off my S/S riding into town about ten years ago, or the arthritis and carpal tunnel issues as a result of a job I did for around eleven years. Both those are proving rather debilitating. ☹️
about 20 years ago i found a hair growing out of my ear. when i plucked it out i discovered that it was completely grey.
My hairdresser asked “Do you want your eyebrows doing?”
eyebrows getting to long is what actually gets me to the barber.
Is confused. Offspring recently went on a cruise for their annual holiday. What the heck? Jeez, there’s absolutely no flippin’ way that you’d get me on one of those. All those coffin dodgers, ugh. No, I’m not old after all!
you could always try a disney cruise.
You can’t stand up without adding your own sound effects.
I think I’ve been doing that since I was about 8
were they space rocket noises in those days?
Why is everything so expensive nowadays?
Gosh, that car exhaust is very noisy
Afternoon naps become a ritual
Offspring recently went on a cruise for their annual holiday. What the heck?
To be fair, that's pretty fly.
that’s pretty fly
A sign of age is if you automatically added "for a white guy" to that.
unter glieben glauben globen
(and if you know the ORIGINAL ref for that you're DEFINITELY old)
I saw The Offspring at Glastonbury... 30 years ago.
though why any bloke would own green shoes in the first place unless they were a particularly flamboyant goth is another matter
I’m probably not the best person to contribute as I have a pair of Nike SB shoes in yellow and my partly yellow La Sportiva climbing boots. My kids swear that my ten year old black leather GoreTex-lined Stan Smiths are actually dark green… I also have some Stan Smiths ST in light blue suede.
Times I've felt old (currently 52):
1 - Went to see 'From The Jam' a few years ago and thought to myself "I'm really enjoying this, but it would be even better if they turned it down a bit".
2 - Having to hold tins/jars at arms length to read what is on the label.
3 - Seeing a beige/grey Volvo estate (V60, I think) go past me on the motorway and thinking "hmm, I like the look of that.
I wouldn't mind one of those".
4 - I'm sure there was a fourth thing, but can't remember what it was.
5 - Right now, when I realised I can't remember number 4.
I've just bought some Adidas pub trainers...
Worrying signs of getting older
stuff like this ;p
https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/find-me-a-baseball-cap/
unter glieben glauben globen
(and if you know the ORIGINAL ref for that you’re DEFINITELY old)
I played Pyromania the other day, still have the vinyl that I bought in about 1987- and it was a few years old back then.
I've just very much enjoyed tucking my shirt in at the back.
It made me feel and all warm and comfy.
Guess in itself its not a worry as such, but the slippery slope to wearing a big coat while walking down the highstreet in the sun has begun
unter glieben glauben globen
(and if you know the ORIGINAL ref for that you’re DEFINITELY old)
Rick Allen.
The story goes that Mutt Lange got bored with Rick counting in songs with 1,2,3,4 so came up with that nonsense and it stuck.
Another white nasal hair today. Pulled it out, so now feeling younger.
When I struggle from my armchair, the noise from combined cracks, snaps and pops from my joints sounds like a serious arboreal incident.
Anyone else get a random hair growing from the middle of their forehead?
No, i do have one on my left shoulder and another on my right forearm though
They both seemingly go from a normal sized hair (diameter/length) to a 10cm long piece of fuse wire while i'm asleep.
I also get hairy earlobes for some reason.
Random weirdly long individual hairs is a thing no-one warned me about. I get them in my eyebrows. All the rest perfectly normal, then one in the middle that I could tie into a loop and lasso the moon with.
and if you know the ORIGINAL ref for that you’re DEFINITELY old
Quod erat demonstrandum
How's libido track world out there?Mines on the rise!At last.
Quod erat demonstrandum
We're old, but we don't speak Latin!
Actually looking at the 'helpful' overpriced gadgets in the Innovations catalogue before binning it.
Having to explain black and white childhood photos, cassette tapes and ring dial telephones to disbelieving yoof.
Everything is hairier, hurts or makes a noise.
Onesie's, Oodies and Crocs are the best clothes out there.
Oh, and the moderate TV volume you insisted on during your 30s and 40s is sooo over.
I looked at a nice pair of slippers the other day and quickly remonstrated with myself.
I used to watch Joy Division live once............................
How’s libido track world out there?
Sadly somewhat out of sync with a perimenopausal girlfriend.
Quod erat demonstrandum
We’re old, but we don’t speak Latin!
Prove it.
Anyway, the grey bin got emptied and my daughter put it away before I got home.
What a time to be alive!
Hair growing out of the TOP of my nose. WTAF?!?
Last trip to the barbers:
"Can I have a Mohican please?"
"Err, no mate, bit late for that".
Bugger.
worry ? about getting old ? not a chance
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I like what you’ve done with your hair. How are those leaves held in - some serious gelling going on!? 🤔😀
When you’re chatting to a colleague and it turns out the bag you bring to work is about ten years older than they are.
Putting your date of birth in anything online and having to scroll a fair few times before you get to the year.
Thinking that anyone born after the year 2000 can possibly be old enough to walk yet, let alone work.
@ton have you had a blue rinse and are you wearing lipstick?
I can live with the dodgy knee, bad back and two knackered wrists, but the two pees every night is getting me down. I'm already on the tablets, the next step is reaming the old prostate out. Just turned 68.
What a time to be glad to still be alive!
Putting your date of birth in anything online and having to scroll a fair few times before you get to the year.
That's irritating in itself. How hard is it to type four digits?
Leaving the house and crying. Every. Flipping. Time. Not because I'm sad, but because, even with the minutest of airflow, my eyes stream with water. Started a year ago.
Also, having to visit several places to buy ibuprofen as you're usually limited to one pack per shop, well, when buying paracetamol as well, and one pack is just never enough 😂🤕
Putting your date of birth in anything online and having to scroll a fair few times before you get to the year.
It's always a sad day when you move from one selection on the drop down to the next.
It’s always a sad day when you move from one selection on the drop down to the next
Yep. 54 years and counting....
I still have a full head of hair and a beard (both grey/white) but I'm sure my pubic hair is thinning.
I still have a full head of hair and a beard (both grey/white) but I’m sure my pubic hair is thinning.
I have to move my belly to check what's happening there
STW - Chock full of old codgers.
It’s always a sad day when you move from one selection on the drop down to the next.
Like moving categories from Veteran to Grand Veteran 👴
“low hanging fruit”
if I get through a CX race without at least one remount ending up with me sitting on one of my knackers I consider it a good day
I went into Pavers Shoes in my local garden centre on Saturday (2 age related ticks there straight away) and saw some sandals I liked the look of.
Tried them on and my first thought was
"These are really comfy with socks on....."
I went into Pavers Shoes in my local garden centre on Saturday (2 age related ticks there straight away) and saw some sandals I liked the look of.
Tried them on and my first thought was
“These are really comfy with socks on…..”
Time you got a Power of Attorney in place.....!
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“These are really comfy with socks on…..”
I've been wearing socks with sandals for decades - brilliant combination...
having to visit several places to buy ibuprofen as you’re usually limited to one pack per shop, well, when buying paracetamol as well, and one pack is just never enough
Are you sure?
if I get through a CX race without at least one remount ending up with me sitting on one of my knackers I consider it a good day
That's one of the first things you learn when fitting a rock-climbing harness: testicles are not load-bearing.
I’ve been wearing socks with sandals for decades – brilliant combination…
I just bought some Berkies for holiday. On being informed this by her mother, my partner's daughter replied "they're really nice... he's not wearing them with socks is he?" My reaction was, well I am now! I'm going to see if I can find some 1980s neon towelling ones from somewhere just to prank her.
I find I'm always losing the thread of conversations and then just repeating things.
Didn't you just say that?
I’ve been wearing socks with sandals for decades – brilliant combination…
Name checks out
Anyone else get a random hair growing from the middle of their forehead?
Yes,found out when my sister thought it would be funny to yank it out! It's a strange hair as it starts thin but then gets thicker so when she pulled it a chunk of my forehead came with it. As in it left a 4mm crater that bled for a solid hour. I now shave it every week to keep the bugger under control.
Going out for a short evening ride with a mate, on an empty stomach, having a couple of pints of 5% ale and waking up the next morning with a splitting headache......😬
Walking up the stairs at home - wondering what that noise is - oh its my ankles......
Anybody noticed there summer legs yet,Sadly I have.
Twice now I've been offered the OAP rate at the barber 🙄
Going out for a short evening ride with a mate, on an empty stomach, having a couple of pints of 5% ale and waking up the next morning with a splitting headache……😬
I've pretty much stopped drinking (alcohol), even just half a pint and I notice I don't sleep properly and I prize a good night's sleep above all else now!
when my sister thought it would be funny to yank it out!
He comes from a close family.
Varifocals - glasses will never cost less than £200
On the other hand I’m probably in the best shape of my life, and would kick the 21 YO version of myself in to a cocked hat, and showing people half my age a thing or two about how to run up and down hills
We've had a delightful student at work over the past few days.
Mature, intelligent, lots of life experience.
She's 17 years younger than my eldest. 😶
Just been to the supermarket.
A pair of pretty young women walked in, one of them flashed me a smile. For a moment there the instinctive Neanderthal male hindbrain which controls the Four Fs went "ooh, still got it, I might be in here!" before reality bit and reminded me that I was leaving Tesco carrying a catering pack of Tena Lady and a Bloo toilet block.
Seeing this thread, trying to find the varifocals (on my head) …. Staring at the screen through the haze then wandering off to find earl grey and paisley slippers
Just got up to have a peer, came back from the kitchen with a beer, still need that pee.
We’ve had a delightful student at work over the past few days.
Mature, intelligent, lots of life experience.She’s 17 years younger than my eldest
Colleague at work was worrying about turning 27. I had to point out that she is exactly half my age......
My hearing's been going down for a while and i was losing the pleasure of the hifi. So, sod it, I researched and ordered a nice pair of Danish floorstanders to hopefully get back the toppy notes for a while. Mrs says, 'when we stayed at Alton station the speakers sounded great in the stone ticket office on the stone floor, why not stick them on the hearth.' My word, transformation, music sounded as good as ever. Quick panic, cancel the order. All done. So, not as mutton jeff and doddery as I thought. Result!
Just got up to have a beer, came back from the toilet after having a pee, still need that pee. And that beer.
Overall I’m not finding my 50s too bad. Partly because my 30s were a bit rubbish injury wise. So I’m fitter now that I was then. I’m just more appreciative of any getting out for a ride and walk. Yesterdays non technical ride from home was just so glorious. I enjoyed parenting the kids but I’m glad the financial and day to day responsibilities are less. Daughter and wife’s health are both better too
My moans are
Knackered cartridge in knee. No running and a range limit walking of about 16km and 500m descent. But it’s fine on a bike
Hearing loss, particularly in a class room at work
A my back is fine day to day but I don’t think I could camp without a chair
The gaining and losing hair isn’t great but once you’ve contemplated something like “will I ever get back on the bike again” it’s pretty inconsequential
If you want to scare yourself hearing wise listen to this and find out how much high pitch hearing you’ve lost