Early signs of ageing.

[zheer]

 1-  You discover the meaning of Cholesteral

 2- you say "good morning how are you more often"

 3- You actually cross the road at traffic lights.

 4- You appreciate the sight and smell of flowers a lot more.

 5- you start to look like your parents did when you were just a kid.

 6-  your best friend gets divorced.

 7- you proudly call your-self educated

 8- People comment on your gray hair.

 9- Everyone starts to look younger.

 10- You love it when others tell you, you look young.

 11- The bank manager talks to you about home insurance, and savers account

 12- You start saying things like "kids these days"

  Please add your own discovery of getting older.

[thalbergmad]

You can't see the dial on the bathroom scales coz your gut is in the way.

Thal

[thalberg]

You realize more vividly you are going to die and are here only temporarily

You have health problems and realize everyone else does too

You regret earlier decisions and wish you could do it over

A small amount of food leaves you surprisingly full for a long time

You can't eat too much before bed

You don't like to stay out late

You are less ambitious

You realize you have to start letting go of things you can't control

You wonder what the next life will be like

You look at really old people and dread the future, looking and feeling like they do

[zheer]

You realize you have to start letting go of things you can't control

  Oooooooo, thats a virtue my friend, that will come with age or wisdom.

[zheer]

You realize more vividly you are going to die and are here only temporarily

You look at really old people and dread the future, looking and feeling like they do

 The first one is so true.

 Hmmmm yes I don't fear death, I fear seeing others die that I love before me, thats the risk of getting old.

[dnephi]

You took the old SAT.

[Petter]

Getting treated with respect at restaurants and in bars, and other public places.

Increased patience.

Acceptance of the worlds ambiguity.

Diminishing vanity and narcissism.

Respect for others.

 

[keypeg]

- able to do things you never dreamed you could
- daring as you did not dare when you were younger
- learning and growing faster than in your youth, because you have better ways of getting there
- realizing that aging is a myth
- seeing youthfulness in a 60 year old
- seeing age in the 20 year old with a miserable attitude
- knowing a coin has many sides and you can choose all of them
- feeling compelled to respond to threads about aging

[dnephi]

Might I proffer misspelling aging?

[mephisto]

Getting treated with respect at restaurants and in bars, and other public places.

Increased patience.

Acceptance of the worlds ambiguity.

Diminishing vanity and narcissism.

Respect for others.

 

Positive things

[ahinton]

You can't see the dial on the bathroom scales coz your gut is in the way.

Very droll, I'm sure - but if that happens to be a problem that affects you personally, you could always get a set of these with an eye-level digital readout. Anyway, with all the talk about obesity these days, I'm sure that this is not a problem confined to those of greater age in any case...

Best,

Alistair

[general disarray]

You use Nebutal suppositories only for the actual, clinical reason stated on the package.

[cherub_rocker1979]

Here are some signs that I've noticed in my personal life:

Being referred to as "Sir" or "Mr. Manjarrez" at public places.

Not being asked for ID when purchasing alcohol.

Getting sleepy at 10 pm.

Not wanting to go to late night parties.

[zheer]

Getting sleepy at 10 pm.

 Yeah thats a dead give-away, how about this, neatly folding your pajamas in the morning.

[lucylucy]

well....... i don't know because i'm not old !
But when you're old no one call u "Miss" but "Madam" or "Misis" and u're sad because of that !

[tds]

well....... i don't know because i'm not old !

ur not old?

[chopininov]

Nausea, heart burn, indigestion! Upset stomach, diarrhea!

[lucylucy]

ur not old?

no i'm young !

[shortyshort]

I notice that there seems to be what look like 13 year olds driving cars.

When "the kids" start turning into stroppy teenagers.

My feet ache.

And last of all, when you look in the mirror and you have less hair than yesterday.

[cherub_rocker1979]

lucylucy you're so cute 

[a-sharp]

You took the old SAT.

You didn't know there WAS an "old" SAT

<Thal - sorry to inform you but not being able to see the bathroom scale is not a sign of being old, it's just a sign of being big 'round the middle. >

[pies]

-You start listening to a lot of classical music.

[ahinton]

You can't see the dial on the bathroom scales coz your gut is in the way.

The afflication that brings this situation about can, if untreated and allowed to develop further, eventually lead to the need to hold the banjo in a position not dissimilar to that which is customarily adopted for playing the viola (apart from the use of the bow, of course)...

Best,

Alistair

[lucylucy]

lucylucy you're so cute 

euhh thank you 

[thalbergmad]

The afflication that brings this situation about can, if untreated and allowed to develop further, eventually lead to the need to hold the banjo in a position not dissimilar to that which is customarily adopted for playing the viola (apart from the use of the bow, of course)...

Best,

Alistair

I have never tried the voila.

I will test this theorum.

Thal

PS Hinty - why don't you start an Early signs of advanced ageing thread? You can speak with more authority on that.

[ahinton]

I have never tried the voila.

Then you should do so before you pronounce your verdict. Voilŕ is an oft-encountered spelling for this French word that essentially means "there it is!"; there's no obvious precedent, however, for it to mean "there's a viola"...

I will test this theorum.

If you know a fellow called Theo that makes rum, then perhaps you could at least test his product, although I remain to be convinced that this is the same thing...

PS Hinty - why don't you start an Early signs of advanced ageing thread?

Because I have neither the desire nor the experience to do so.

You can speak with more authority on that.

Sadly, I must inform you that your confidence in my authority here is grossly misplaced.

Best,

Alistair

[chopininov]

loss of bowel control

[a-sharp]

...Voilŕ is an oft-encountered spelling for this French word that essentially means "there it is!"; there's no obvious precedent, however, for it to mean "there's a viola"...

ROFL

[zheer]

And last of all, when you look in the mirror and you have less hair than yesterday.

 Hahaha SO TRUE. Also your nipple start to feel softer than they were a few years back ( men only) Ok I will confess I'm trying these days to change my soft nipples, man its hard work. 

[Petter]

Hahaha SO TRUE. Also your nipple start to feel softer than they were a few years back ( men only) Ok I will confess I'm trying these days to change my soft nipples, man its hard work. 

Icecubes

[zheer]

Icecubes

 Please explain LOL/

[Petter]

Caress your nipples with icecubes and they´ll get stiff. A bit inconvenient though...

[a-sharp]

nurse a baby. that'll do it too.

[zheer]

Hmmmmm, I think I'll jusl lose some weight.

[dnephi]

Hmmmmm, I think I'll jusl lose some weight.

A bit easier said than done.  I will say, however, that studies have shown that the more sleep you get, the less likely you are to be overweight.

[zheer]

A bit easier said than done.  I will say, however, that studies have shown that the more sleep you get, the less likely you are to be overweight.

  Sure, you know what the problem is, to lose weight correctly. This means eating well so your never hungry, its easy to just lose weight by eating little.

Hey you know playing the piano also helps staying slim, really your hands are at the keys most of the time, so your less likely to be eating. 

[chopininov]

Hey you know playing the piano also helps staying slim, really your hands are at the keys most of the time, so your less likely to be eating. 

That explains why I'm not thin.

[cherub_rocker1979]

 Hey you know playing the piano also helps staying slim, really your hands are at the keys most of the time, so your less likely to be eating. 

I don't think it helps Alexander Toradze, James Levine, or Leslie Howard.

[zheer]

I don't think it helps Alexander Toradze, James Levine, or Leslie Howard.

No I guess not.

[rc]

I often catch my friends and myself reminiscing about the past and talking about how time flies...  What a bunch of mind 20's fogies we are!

[zheer]

I often catch my friends and myself reminiscing about the past and talking about how time flies...  What a bunch of mind 20's fogies we are!

  Thats not necessarily a sign of ageing ( reminiscing ), but the other day I did catch myself telling a friend that we better start doing this and that now coz we aint got 4eva ( sports stuff ).

[thalbergmad]

Zheer, you is too young to be talking about this.

Thal

[zheer]

Zheer, you is too young to be talking about this.

Thal

  Yes and No, the thread is "early signs of ageing" and YES by your late 20eeezzzz you notice these early signs. Ageing has such a negative image because some people age badly, I have noticed that some men become very pessamistic as they reach their 50eeez, others are very optimistic. I'm looking forward too and I'm slightly fearful of growing old.

[shortyshort]

and YES by your late 20eeezzzz you notice these early signs.

No you don't.   

You should be out having fun. 

Do it now, while you still can. 

[zheer]

You should be out having fun. 

Do it now, while you still can. 

  Everyonez idea of fun is different, I dont see how or why one should stop having fun at any age. If you mean go out party, clubing , drinking ect ect, that aint always fun, in fact I dont see fun in that anymore, I did at 19/20 not anymore.

[keypeg]

There's a 90 year old guy in my town who "had fun" two weeks ago, doing something he had always dreamed of doing.  He jumped out of a plane with a parachute for the first time in his life - his first sky diving experience.  He had to wait until evening because it rained most of the day. 

[keypeg]

Oh, and there was a female senior citizen who at age 65 found nobody to help her lift the 50 lb bag of dog food into her shopping cart.  So she did the logical thing - walked into a gym and said she wanted to take weight training ... up to the standards of the men.  About 10 years later she has won numerous competitions as a bodybuilder, and can lift a lot more than 50 pounds.  A sign of aging would seem to be rippling muscles and physical strength as never before in youth.  And daring to do outrageous things because, after all, at that age .... ?

[dnephi]

Oh, and there was a female senior citizen who at age 65 found nobody to help her lift the 50 lb bag of dog food into her shopping cart.  So she did the logical thing - walked into a gym and said she wanted to take weight training ... up to the standards of the men.  About 10 years later she has won numerous competitions as a bodybuilder, and can lift a lot more than 50 pounds.  A sign of aging would seem to be rippling muscles and physical strength as never before in youth.  And daring to do outrageous things because, after all, at that age .... ?

I don't believe that hahaha

[zheer]

I don't believe that hahaha

  Have you seen Sly Stalone at 60+, he looks better now at 60+ than he did when he was in his late 20eeez. Very few men on earth today are in as good a shape as he is.

[allthumbs]

You can't see the dial on the bathroom scales coz your gut is in the way.

Thal

...and a corollary of that is that you suffer from 'dick-do'.

Your stomach sticks out more than your dick do.

allthumbs