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You know you're getting old when...

Next year I turn the big 40. One thing I've realised is I've started to get annoyed at my younger self. Especially at the version of me between the ages of 19-25.

I worked shifts. Had countless days midweek off. Nobody around to hang about with, so I sat in my room. PS2 controller in hand, trying to get Max Payne to the end of quest or countless hours aimlessly driving around liberty city/vice city and san Andreas. Most likely hungover.

If I could go back I would put my arm round myself and say "you want to go to Alton Towers, pleasure beach, Eden camp, IWM and alot of other places. It's ok to go on your own. You don't need someone there to hold ya hand. You've got a car. No mortgage/bills and adult life to get in the way. You don't need to arrange a baby sitter for the dog, so they can give her, her epilepsy tablets. It's sound, go fourth and be merry."

I'm not sure if this is a midlife thing. Feels like it.
 
pluk said:
It sure is. Soon you'll have bought yourself a little convertible and will be heading to those parks alone after all.
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Naaa,

There are 4 things over 35's should never be seen in.

1, any sports team shirt.
2, a baseball cap
3, driving a convertible
4, flip flops and socks.
 
Turned 50 this year.

Last week I had an A4 brochure type thing put through the letterbox. Picked it up expecting it to be a brochure for local part time college courses as they usually come through this time of year.

Oh no, it’s a brochure for a local sheltered accommodation/assisted living type place!!

Thanks for that.

(Don’t they know I rode an RMC this year, I am not old)
 
Walking through Matthew Street in Liverpool at 10pm on a Saturday night and think to yourself ‘Too noisy’ and search out a more calmer establishment.

When I happily complain that 23:30 for the last train home is too early but in reality by the time I get home around 45 minutes later it’s definitely time for bed. 😂
 
BooMT said:
Facebook memories bring up your very last ents role at Merlin (we did a promo shoot for Xmas in Summer! I'm the Elf with red hair)... There was me thinking it was about 2 years ago... no, it was 7 🤯

I can hear the Bingo hall calling my name! 😂🥲
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The wet floor sign hanging over the queue line fence in the first picture is really bugging me. Using the rapids queue for that photo makes sense, it looks good, but for proper promo shots, remove the clutter!
 
rob666 said:
I shift my whole work routine to avoid the local hell that is the school run.
Make the little shits walk, we had to.
No wonder the nation is turning to lard.
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Same, but it'll mean having to get up an hour earlier on those days to get on quieter busses and trains and timing leaving the office to avoid both the school rush and rush hour.
 
@rob666 I so agree with this. My kids are a real pain moaning yet we're a mile away. I make them walk but that makes me cruel as other parents don't.

We're raising a bunch of over entitled, Lazy cretins
 
rob666 said:
I shift my whole work routine to avoid the local hell that is the school run.
Make the little shits walk, we had to.
No wonder the nation is turning to lard.
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That being said, because the poor state of education, our next doors kids are having to go to school 10miles away. Bit of trek. Considering we have a school 5mins away that is rammed because we built big new housing estates with no infrastructure to cope.

Also, big thing at the moment about dodgy state of school buildings. Both my primary and secondary where in awful states back then, talking late 80s all the way through the 90s. God only knows what state some are in now a days. (Although my secondary school had two fires so at least most of that is now a shiny new building)
 
I used to walk a mile and a half (either in my brothers spare clogs, or barefoot, with laces between my toes as a disguise), all muddy fields by the side of a golf course...now all houses for the full distance.
I used to get 20p for the weeks bus fares, just covered ten cigarettes nicely thank you.
I argued that all that healthy walking balanced out the smoking...
 
rob666 said:
I used to walk a mile and a half (either in my brothers spare clogs, or barefoot, with laces between my toes as a disguise), all muddy fields by the side of a golf course...now all houses for the full distance.
I used to get 20p for the weeks bus fares, just covered ten cigarettes nicely thank you.
I argued that all that healthy walking balanced out the smoking...
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Sheer ****** luxury!!!!!
 
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