You know you are old when...(add your thoughts)

[irisblue]

you put plates of food, covered with foil, & oven set to 120 degrees, in the oven so when Mom/Dad /Sister/Brother got home from school/work at 10:30 pm they got a hot dinner.
Pre microwave years

Maybe you flicked some water on the plate before covering it with foil so it did not dry out in the oven

[MLAA]

1. When HQ at work said 'I need that immediately' you busted your butt to make the afternoon deadline for express mail.

They usually got it in 2-3 days!

[KarenS]

2. You listened to Classic Rock when it was the new stuff!!

[debm55]

18. Agree.

[BOSSHOG]

26. Live for the Music, give it everything that you got

[DBoon]

29. you listened to classic rock on the "alternative" FM station

Where they would play Led Zeppelin II upon release with no interruptions so you could record it on your cassette deck, to avoid having to pay for the vinyl version

[Different Drummer]

50. Yep.

[multigraincracker]

3. Depends.

[KarenS]

9. oh goodness,,,,

I just 'got' this answer

[Ocelot II]

4. ... You grunt a little bit as you stand up, pushing off from the arm rests.

... You can hardly wait until it's at least 10:00 so you can go to bed without feeling like you should stay up later because that's what you used to do.

...You want to ask a parent about something that happened when you were a kid that you can't quite recall but then you remember that you can't ask them because they're dead.

... Parts of you hurt off and on for no apparent reason.

... You discover your everyday kitchenware in antique and collectible shops.

... The rock songs you like are listed as "oldies."

... Most of your favorite movie stars have died.

[KarenS]

6. This,,,,

"You want to ask a parent about something that happened when you were a kid that you can't quite recall but then you remember that you can't ask them because they're dead."

just happened the other day,,,,

Plus,,,,
Something happens that you want to tell one of them about,,,, and you can't because they're dead.

Getting old is hard and sad and painful.

[LogDog75]

20. You remember listening to heavy rock music on the radio and now it's...

played on the easy listening stations.

[DBoon]

31. You are at the supermarket and hear "I wanna be sedated" on the background music

[Prairie_Seagull]

36. If you can, don't use the armrests to push off, struggle and stand.

Good for our quads, glutes and core. which helps with injury avoidance.

When you start this, one can put hands/arms forward to help then stop this when you strengthen.

It helps a lot.

imo

[Ocelot II]

37. I normally don't use the armrests, except to get out of the saggy couch.

But I do grunt sometimes on account of my knees.

[Prairie_Seagull]

41. I am sure my wife and grown kids are

tired of me making noise when standing or even sitting. Same reason, knees.

[VGNonly]

71. I have Rice Krispy knees.

They go snap, crackle and pop!

[ProfessorGAC]

42. Back In My Later Band Days. .

...when everyone was pushing or over 50, if someone grunted while lifting a bass bin or amp rack into the truck, we called it an "old guy noise".
So, I agree with you completely.

[happybird]

5. Scrolling down for your birth year...

scrolling, scrolling, and more scrolling...

[brush]

7. You remember test patterns on late-night TV screens.

[surfered]

8. That's it, causing a repetitive motion injury.

[livetohike]

10. All of your doctors look like they're 12 years old.

It’s amazing .

[Diamond_Dog]

17. Oh yeah that is so true.

[Skittles]

52. oof

I got pulled over by a cop and I could swear he was a teenager!

[happybird]

64. My GP is retiring in December

He's my age, no more than maybe five years older. That little bit of news hit me hard at my check up last Tuesday. Dang. We old.

[Srkdqltr]

11. You want to tell people something but no one cares.

[Onthefly]

12. You remember phone numbers so you can dial them

[irisblue]

13. I called our house phone number from 1972 a few months ago, it is now a 'fun gastro pub'

[Onthefly]

58. Haha! I should do the same.

[padfun]

14. Your kids collect Social Security

nt

[Skittles]

23. ooh

[GreenWave]

15. when your get up and go has got up and left you behind.

[Diamond_Dog]

16. You hurried home or hurried through supper

To make sure you didn’t miss your favorite TV show because it came on when it came on, and if you missed it, you missed it.

You never knew who was calling you when the phone rang but you answered it anyway.

[LogDog75]

19. When someone tells you "You knew Christ when he was a Corporal"

and you reply "Who do you think recommended him for Corporal."

[duncang]

21. When your pharmacist knows you by name.

When you park close to a grocery cart lane so you can grab one to lean on going into the store.

When you regret getting a split level house.

When you buy bulk advil/aleve.

[LoisB]

22. You dialed "O" for the operator to reach police, fire, ambulance; the mailman came twice a day; you were

excited when the Fuller Brush man knocked on the door; the Sears catalogue meant hours upon hours of oohs and aahs.

[oldsoldierfadingfast]

32. When the out-dated Sears catalog...

was put in the 'out house' to be used for toilet paper.
AND 4 party telephone lines, where you had to listen for you phone's signal ring.

[LoisB]

33. Yes, indeed.

[central scrutinizer]

24. Pull out your filled Green Stamp books

And find out they’re worthless

[Marthe48]

34. They're collectible

[OldBaldy1701E]

25. The entire city police force looks half your age.

Another is dealing with party lines (OMGS), and listening to the radio because that was all one had.

[Rustynaerduwell]

27. When everyone you see who are your own age are so old.

Jon Bon Jovi excepted.

[Ocelot II]

40. Went to a reunion recently. My former classmates were ancient.

It was unsettling.

[underpants]

28. My daughter, just born, turned and looked at me when I said....

“God”

The anistheologist gave me a nod. I saw him out of the corner of my eye.

I’m sitting in a house I’d never imagined I’d live in and that kid is discussing how they prepared dinner. She voted on Thursday.

[BOSSHOG]

30. When you get in your new truck

Can’t find the key or where to put it

Can’t find the CD player

Can’t figure out how to shut the damn horn off when you get out

Can’t understand why the door keeps on unlocking when you lock it.

Can’t adapt to adaptive cruise control.

But whenever I may be in danger it gives my butt a nice little tingle

[Ocelot II]

38. When I was shopping for a new car and the salesman opened the hood,

I didn't even recognize most of the things in there.

[BOSSHOG]

45. Oh Progress

My first vehicle was a 1951 Chevy Pickup. Dearly Loved it. This was in 1970. In about a week I was an expert at almost everything under the hood, with no assist from YouTube. No great feat since they were mostly user friendly “back in the day.” Today after opening the hood I’m lost. But, I do get monthly emails about the status of my vehicle, tire pressure, condition of oil, on and on and the dealership is a five minute drive away. It’s a sweet ride but we are still in the figure each other out phase. I know it knows me more than I know it.

[Marthe48]

35. One shot of vodka is more than enough

and not more than a couple times a week

[Ocelot II]

39. One glass of wine usually makes me want to go to sleep.

If I'm a party animal, that animal is a sloth.

[Lunabell]

43. When you're in your car and feel a spreading warmth on your seat.

At first, you're mortified, thinking you were incontinent. But, it turns out you accidentally pushed the seat warmer button. Yes, this just happened to me, lol.

[Ocelot II]

46. I wish I had heated seats!

But at least I'll know exactly what a spreading warmth on my car seat would mean....

[Lunabell]

57. They're really nice on a cold day.

Going to work and waiting for the car to warm up is miserable for this Floridian. We live in the big bend area and it will sometimes freeze. I can't take the cold like I did when young.

[Ocelot II]

59. I live in Minnesota. Freezing is just normal here.

But my next car will have heated seats.

[BOSSHOG]

48. I'm unintentionally turning

The heated steering wheel on just about every time I get in. The on/off switch is on the steering column and the steering wheel gets real hot real fast. Love having it but don’t need it yet.

[ProfessorGAC]

44. My Moment Happened Quite Some Time Back

I was watching a college basketball game & they showed the cheerleaders.
They looked like little girls, but they all reached legal adulthood.
When 19 year olds look like little kids, you're old!

[BOSSHOG]

49. When 50 year olds look like kids, you're old

[BoomaofBandM]

47. You have an entire conversation with your spouse and at the end realize

you were talking about 2 different things. Happily married for 32 years and we still talk. We just don't hear so well anymore.

[dobleremolque]

51. Your granddaughter responds, "Paul McCartney? Never heard of him." n/t

[Aussie105]

53. When you can't find a new car to buy

that you think you will love as much as your first.

No AC, no power steering, no radio, no beeps, no seatbelts unless you put them in yourself, no nothing!

And you drove around in that first car (1964 VW) and wondered why anyone would need more than 40 HP.

My first car radio had VALVES in it - those pre-transistor, glow lamps!

[gay texan]

54. where do i begin?

I heard Johnny Lee's "Looking for Love" with my brother on 8-Track in a Pontiac Firebird because a cousin in law wanted to be cool.... Yeah, this was during the "Smokey and Bandit" years..... for a moment, we were cool.... my older brother and I were young enough to both fit on the same passenger bucket seat, he removed the T-Tops for effect... The person that married my cousin, yeah well he was a fucktard... but i got to ride in a full on "screaming chicken" Firebird with a real shaker hood scoop along highway 19 in Oklahoma at Christmas.....

I listened and absorbed Herny Mancini and John Denver on 8-track, yeah i'm that old....

[Dear_Prudence]

55. Look younger!

I read that if I use this beauty treatment or wear this fashion or get this hairdo, I will look ten years younger! Big wow. I was old ten years ago, so what difference would it make to me now? I am owning my wrinkles, my worn out wardrobe of comfy favorites, and my grey hair. If you don't like it, lump it.

[RainCaster]

56. When nobody cared about your politics

As a kid, I never knew the political leanings of any of my neighbors. It didn't matter.

[NBachers]

60. I just recently got this trough with ropes on it. Put your sock on it; put your foot in it; pull the ropes and it pulls

my sock on because bending my leg up to put my sock on by hand is too painful.

"What a revoltin' development this is!"

And if you recognize this phrase, you're old!

[BOSSHOG]

61. You harken back to 1988 listening to your rock and roll station

And exclaim in horror, damn Mick Jagger is 45. I remember doing that.

[Butterflylady]

62. When my granddaughter told me

You are my favorite old person........

[Aristus]

63. ...You start using the terms 'young man' and 'young lady' unironically

when describing people significantly younger than yourself.

[Dem2theMax]

65. You become invisible to the rest of the world.

I don't know if this happens to men,
but it sure does happen to women.

[3catwoman3]

66. You're just as likely to look at your pill organizer box as the calendar...

...to see what day of the week it is.

After retiring, weekdays and weekend days are much the same.

[skypilot]

67. You know what a "phone book" is.

*

[red dog 1]

68. You and your teeth don't sleep together.

At the breakfast table you hear snap, crackle, pop and you're not eating cereal.

[Lulu KC]

69. You read People magazine in the waiting room--

and you don't know who any of the people are until you get to the obituary section.

[JoseBalow]

70. Your balls shrink from cold water... when you sit on the toilet

[sakabatou]

72. You had to switch to channel 3 to play video games

[Codifer]

73. When your garage

looks like Fibber McGee's closet.

And you know who Fibber McGee was.