How do you know when you are getting older? - Page 38

Blade · 12-31-2014, 05:21 PM

When you don't have plans for New Years Eve, away from the living room.

When you doubt you'll even be awake at midnight, but maybe.

snowbunny_fembot · 12-31-2014, 05:26 PM

when i started having to use wrinkle cream... oh wait that is a scar not a wrinkle! Still best to be proactive.

Cailin · 12-31-2014, 07:11 PM

When you stay indoors on new years eve, and leave the night to the youngins... Also, you dont mind passing out before midnight.

12-31-2014, 07:25 PM

...you're ready for bed long before midnight on NYE.

Blade · 01-18-2015, 03:45 PM

When sitting at home all weekend is just fine. You don't always have to be doing something or going somewhere

Blade · 02-17-2015, 01:15 PM

When the big stuff is paid for and you dont fret over losing a days pay over inclement weather. And it feels damn good.

JDeere · 02-17-2015, 03:50 PM

Going to the store makes your bones ache.

Kobi · 02-17-2015, 04:06 PM

When you look at the snow outside, make a mental note of the need to shovel, and go make coffee instead. It will melt ......some day.

TruTexan · 02-17-2015, 04:58 PM

when: you wake up and go back to bed after a cup of coffee in the morning, and your not even sick. lol

Prudence · 02-22-2015, 11:34 AM

When you find yourself saying "Turn that down please." ...."HEY, turn that down."...."TURN THE DAMN THING DOWN NOW!"

Jesse · 02-22-2015, 11:51 AM

My Get Up and Go Has Got Up and Went

How do I know that my youth is all spent?
Well, my get up and go has got up and went,
But in spite of it all I am able to grin.
When I think of the places my get up has been.
Old age is golden, So I've heard said
But sometimes I wonder, as I get into bed.
With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup
And my eyes on the table until I wake up.
Ere sleep dims my eyes I say to myself
"Is there anything else I can put on the shelf?"
And I'm happy to say as I close the door
"My friends are the same, perhaps even more."
When I was a young thing my slippers were red,
I could kick my heels as high as my head.
Then when I was older, my slippers were blue,
But still I could walk the whole day through.
Now I'm still older, my slippers are black.
I walk to the store and puff my way back.
The reason I know my youth is all spent,
My get up and go has got up and went.
But really, I don't mind when I think with a grin,
Of all the grand places my get up has been.
Since I have retired from life's competition
I busy myself with complete repetition.
I get up each morning and dust off my wits,
Pick up the paper and read the 'obits',
If my name is missing I know I'm not dead
So I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed.

diamondrose · 02-22-2015, 12:33 PM

I knew I was getting old when my partner on the truck did not know what the old library catalog system was.

princessbelle · 04-04-2015, 07:27 AM

It surprises me how i think of seasons now. Or at least on a deeper level

When i was a kid, i enjoyed Summer - swimming, playing, shorts, bathing suits, vacations; Fall - Halloween, cool temps, fall leaves; Winter - snowmen, white landscapes, cozy fires; Spring - pretty flowers, feeling warm again, summer is coming.

The older i get, the seasons are changing into Summer heat and difficulty breathing in humidity; Fall - watching the trees melt away and become sticks that will stand in hibernation throughout the winter; Winter - ice storms and bone chilling cold and ugly landscapes and terrifying driving; Spring - allergies, pollen on my car, getting the yard mowed.

It's funny how priorities change as we age, but i never really realized until this morning how the season's change in thought patterns...

I want to go back to when i was younger in my thinking... I'll have to see if i can't get that glass 1/2 full again.

C0LLETTE · 04-04-2015, 09:01 AM

You start giving your stuff away 'cause you know you aren't going to need it in Heaven.

Glenn · 04-04-2015, 10:24 AM

When 21 is the new 14... when 40 is the new 25...when 60 is the new 40...when 80 is the new 50...wash...rinse... repeat.

Gothy · 04-04-2015, 12:46 PM

When you see gas prices in an older movie, at or just above a Dollar, and it instantly sparks a moment of nostalgia which causes you to recall where you were when gas prices were that low (or lower). This often leads to the conversation, "when I first started driving, we only paid $$ for a whole tank of gas." LOL And then there's the whole no seatbelts and bench seats... don't get me started... whee!

Blade · 05-16-2015, 04:42 PM

When you are walking threw an antique/vintage shop and you are answering a lot more of the what is that, than asking what is that

Smiling · 05-16-2015, 06:43 PM

lol, I want the drivers of cars with thumping stereos ticketed for disturbing my peace and quiet. I'm not sure when I turned into such a cranky old biddy.

lol, I also find myself lamenting the state of "these youths today."

The hilarious part is that I'm not even 40 yet, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

JDeere · 05-16-2015, 08:37 PM

When you start calling people "Kids"

C0LLETTE · 05-16-2015, 08:40 PM

When people help you across the street even when you don,t want to cross.

12-31-2014, 05:21 PM	#741
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12-31-2014, 07:25 PM	#744
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	You know you're getting old when... ...you're ready for bed long before midnight on NYE.

01-18-2015, 03:45 PM	#745
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,492 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,850 Thanked 14,400 Times in 4,049 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	When sitting at home all weekend is just fine. You don't always have to be doing something or going somewhere __________________ Yeah so what if I'm triple dipped in awesome sauce? The best way to predict the future, is to create it.

02-17-2015, 01:15 PM	#746
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02-22-2015, 11:34 AM	#750
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02-22-2015, 11:51 AM	#751
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04-04-2015, 07:27 AM	#753
princessbelle Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: femme ones Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,100 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,380 Thanked 30,503 Times in 5,201 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	It surprises me how i think of seasons now. Or at least on a deeper level When i was a kid, i enjoyed Summer - swimming, playing, shorts, bathing suits, vacations; Fall - Halloween, cool temps, fall leaves; Winter - snowmen, white landscapes, cozy fires; Spring - pretty flowers, feeling warm again, summer is coming. The older i get, the seasons are changing into Summer heat and difficulty breathing in humidity; Fall - watching the trees melt away and become sticks that will stand in hibernation throughout the winter; Winter - ice storms and bone chilling cold and ugly landscapes and terrifying driving; Spring - allergies, pollen on my car, getting the yard mowed. It's funny how priorities change as we age, but i never really realized until this morning how the season's change in thought patterns... I want to go back to when i was younger in my thinking... I'll have to see if i can't get that glass 1/2 full again. __________________ ~ I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ~ Maya Angelou

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Smiling Senior Member How Do You Identify?: with a distinct flair Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,852 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,623 Thanked 4,382 Times in 1,009 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	lol, I want the drivers of cars with thumping stereos ticketed for disturbing my peace and quiet. I'm not sure when I turned into such a cranky old biddy. lol, I also find myself lamenting the state of "these youths today." The hilarious part is that I'm not even 40 yet, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. __________________ Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror. -Rabindranath Tagore

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