Arf. 

 

I'm a fantastic poster girl for that Q&A. I forgot to register the ones I thought I'd got right.  Suffice to say, I think I flunked. But that's good in this context, yeah? 

Heard about this on Radio2 steve wright show today

I surprised myself by saying no to more than I assumed I would  Most of my yes's were to do with modern singers/bands, they just don't interest me lol

I haven't counted up yet but suffice to say ....there are a few.

 

As for taking slippers to a friends house ......that made me laugh - my mum brings hers to me - I find that quite funny. Not sure why.

 

Smilies still not working for me .....anyone know what I may have done?

28. You talk to colleagues who are so young they don’t know what an Opal Fruit is

don't know why but I found that one funny 

 

I think some of that is about developing "taste". Getting older means you have life experience and can dismiss the irrelavent and trivial.

 

As for moving from Radio 1 to Radio 2, I made the jump straight to Radio 4. Radio 1 for me died with John Peel. Most of the DJ's since are sh*te. I can't remember the fat bloke from Weeds, but hated him from day 1 (ah just remembered - Moyles).

 

I do like a bit of Radio 2 and often dip into Radio 3.

 

I have no problems with technology - it makes up a large part of my job  

 

I do use the line "in my day" from time to time. Especially when comparing chocolate bar sizes and prices 

 

Have I written enough on this subject or do you need more?

 

 

Only about 6, I'm relieved to say!

Only 2 yayyy - and one of those was about never going out without your coat, which I have done since I was 14 - I am ALWAYS cold

34

Please tell me you don't wear your glasses round your neck.

1. Feeling stiff

2. Groaning when you bend down

3. Saying “it wasn’t like that when I was young”

4. Saying “in my day”

5. Losing hair

6. You don’t know any songs in the top ten

7. Getting more hairy – ears, eyebrows, nose, face etc

8. Hating noisy pubs

9. Talking a lot about joints / ailments

10. Forgetting people’s names

11. Choosing clothes and shoes for comfort rather than style

12. Thinking policemen / teachers / doctors look really young

13. Falling asleep in front of the TV

14. Needing an afternoon nap

15. Finding you have no idea what young people are talking about

16. Struggling to use technology

17. Losing touch with everyday technology such as tablets and televisions

18. When you start complaining about more things

19. Wearing your glasses around your neck

20. Not remembering the name of any modern bands

21. You avoid lifting heavy things due to back concerns

22. Complaining about the rubbish on television these days

23. Misplacing your glasses / bag / keys etc

24. You move from Radio one to Radio Two

25. You start driving very slowly

26. Preferring a night in with a board game than a night on the town

27. Taking a keen interest in The Antiques Road Show

28. You talk to colleagues who are so young they don’t know what an Opal Fruit is

29. Taking slippers to friends’ houses

30. Listening to the Archers

31. Falling asleep after one glass of wine

32. Never going out without your coat

33. Getting bed socks for Christmas and being very grateful

34. When you can’t lose six pounds in two days any more

35. Gasping for a cup of tea

36. Taking a flask of tea or coffee on a day out

37. Joining the WI

38. Taking a keen interest in the garden

39. Spending more money on face creams / anti-ageing products

40. Spending money on the home / furniture rather than a night on the town

41. Taking a keen interest in dressing for the weather

42. Putting everyday items in the wrong place

43. Obsessive gardening or bird feeding

44. Really enjoying puzzles and crosswords

45. Always driving in the slow lane, or below 70 in the middle lane

46. Consider going on a ‘no children’ cruise for a holiday

47. Your ears are getting bigger

48. Joining the National Trust

49. Drinking sherry

50. Feeling you have the right to tell people exactly what you are thinking even if it isn’t polite

 

 

 

 

#1 made me   I think it depends which sex you are as to whether it's a hinderance.....

Oh I get you now ,number 34 and not yes to 34

Thanks Cos! It was an unfortunate choice for number one, but any comment would be unseemly. Some of the others suggest that I was old before my time.

Number nine in the same sense.

You're in at #44 for sure

14. Needing an afternoon nap

That's Mediterraneanist

But I've always attempted crosswords, hated noisy pubs, listened to the Archers, and detested Ant and Dec.

Maybe you were just born 'old'.

Well there you are then; you've finally grown into your old age perfectly

 

 

And isn't it a fact that ears continue to grow..?

Eleven of 'em.

Ears??

My ears are not growing. In the "hair growing out of every hole in me" stakes, no! But I have eyebrow issues. My favourites are 1,9,24,36,44. I made up the Ant and Dec one.

51. That concludes today's entertainment.

No Erinp ..I actually meant I answered yes to that many !