How do you know you're getting old...

[Master Ray]

I was wondering why, a couple of months ago, when the 19-year-old apprentice girl at work asked me what I was doing that evening, I said 'I dunno , just Netflix and chill, I suppose...' and she barely spoke to me after that... 

[Pol]

Maybe she was disappointed not to get a invite lol

On the same theme it took me a while to work out what 420 meant, I will let you work it, think I would follow anna's advice

[Shush]

Is it to do with "Sing a song of Sixpence" - four and twenty black birds baked in a pie ??

[Rusco]

Hope one of you two are going to explain what it means ??

I think this is a good idea. Ray being sent out as a scout or agent to bring us all an explanation what these new things are that younger generation is talking so much about. Deal! 

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[Anna Woman von NRW]

Never would have got that 420 meaning ...........................

Maybe I did know once but too much 420 made me forget 

[eastmidswhizzkid]

i started off skipping to the last page of this thread....already had to back-pedal to learn the meaning of "netflix and chill", still seeking an explanation of 420..

EDIT: cheated and googled it! ive smoked dope for 30 years and never come across that expression. feeling really old after this thread!

[Rusco]

Man, 30 years. I remember when I was young and used to make jokes with a friend of mine about old punks who'd taking for 35 years "this and that". 

Well, now it's perhaps not so far anymore with some of us. Barely alive after 40 years... :-// bugger.

I actually wasn't sure should I tell this either in "what pisses ye off", or "what makes you happy" so I wrote in "how do know you're getting old"! And here it goes: I've been 7 days without cigs now and three weeks without a single drop of any alcohol. Hooray or not. If someone asked me now what would I say to someone who'd complain whether to smoke and drink or not I'd say go for it and do it like it was your last day ever to do it! 

Yours, a shivering, staggering and anxious cave troll from shady wastelands.

[Master Ray]

Hope one of you two are going to explain what it means ??

I think this is a good idea. Ray being sent out as a scout or agent to bring us all an explanation what these new things are that younger generation is talking so much about. Deal! 

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'Master Ray - getting into potentially embarrassing social situations so you don't have to!'

Oddly, I quite fancy the idea... could be a new thread... suggestions?  What the heck, I have no shame anymore... 

Rusco, you 'shivering cave troll', you... I've started to realise that cleaning up your lifestyle might be a good idea, but not too much, eh?  Keep the naughty stuff to weekends and bank holidays?  Life's no fun if it's all about salads and mineral water!   

[Coumarin]

I'm getting old. full stop. Why not enjoy it, as many past generations have.

[Shush]

Whats to enjoy about getting old ? failing health, failing memory, less sex,less energy, edging ever closer to death 

[Shush]

Another thing about getting old, catch a Cold and it wipes you out. Me and the missus are flued up at the mo'. Two snotty zombies flaked out on the settee. Remember  when I was a lad, used to get colds all the time, you wiped your nose and just carried on. 

[Master Ray]

Get better, you and Ange...

[Wessexy Witch]

Get the Flu jab.

 

[Master Ray]

Get the Flu jab.

 

The Flu Jab is not a bad idea.  I've heard horror stories about how it makes you feel dreadful, but I had it (got it for free thanks to my recent health problems) and didn't notice a single side effect...

[eastmidswhizzkid]

Re: vices and getting old: i started smoking when i was 10, smoked heavily from about 13 to 43, and two years ago i gave up "smoking" for "vaping". i LOVED smoking and didnt think i'd ever want to give up...till my son was born and suddenly i wasnt the most important thing in my life. not only was it my duty to try and stay alive for as long as possible to be a dad to him, i didnt want to set a bad example.  it still took me 8 years and three good goes at quitting before i did it; and i know i couldnt have done it without e-cigs. i have no problem with being a nicotine addict, it's the hydrogen cyanide et al that i'm not so keen on. weirdest thing is i dont miss it...much!
@Rusco: stick with it-  7 days off the fags is good work! after 3 weeks  i'd celebrate with a drink! lol

as for alchohol and other recreational drugs, if you havent discovered your own limits by middle-age, or you still cant control yourself, then you're probably already a fucked-up casualty.