Things you've noticed as you're getting older?

Sleep is no longer an easy thing for me the older I'm getting the more I'm likely to be woken up by any noise which is starting to cause issues with the lack of sleep I'm getting currently.
 
MassiveJim said:
These 2 *could* be related.
Me and the Mrs have both been moaning about a bad back for a while now and had put it down to our matress, however a little research suggests it could be pillows, so I removed a pillow from each of us and we have both woken up with much less pain, I also noticed that she doesn't snore as badly (although it has only been a few nights so far)
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Hmmm, I've used two pillows for years, so this is interesting and might be worth giving a go: my soon-to-be ex-wife often complained that I snored, to the extent that I had been banished to the spare room on occasions.

I do also get backache first thing in the morning (see earlier post), but it's my lower back where the old injury occurred, not the upper back/neck/shoulder-blade sort of area - I've always assumed it was related to having a restless night's sleep involving a lot of twisting and turning of my lower spine. I don't think there's any serious damage there - I had a neck and spine MRI last year in an effort to try and pinpoint the problem with my right arm (they originally thought it was nerve-related) and nothing was apparent from that. Even though they were looking for something else entirely, I'd have thought if I'd damaged a vertebrae or something like that they'd have mentioned it ...
 
Adnams Drinker said:
Hmmm, I've used two pillows for years, so this is interesting and might be worth giving a go: my soon-to-be ex-wife often complained that I snored, to the extent that I had been banished to the spare room on occasions.

I do also get backache first thing in the morning (see earlier post), but it's my lower back where the old injury occurred, not the upper back/neck/shoulder-blade sort of area - I've always assumed it was related to having a restless night's sleep involving a lot of twisting and turning of my lower spine. I don't think there's any serious damage there - I had a neck and spine MRI last year in an effort to try and pinpoint the problem with my right arm (they originally thought it was nerve-related) and nothing was apparent from that. Even though they were looking for something else entirely, I'd have thought if I'd damaged a vertebrae or something like that they'd have mentioned it ...
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im certainly less restless sine dropping to a single pillow, the one i have is fairly thick memory foam so still supports my head
 
Oh, also at the NYE party I went, one of the first group discussions revolved around home improvements, painting, carpets, underlay, etc.

Achievement unlocked: Definitely middle-aged
 
SPG said:
Oh you mean the show us your front room thread :)
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I mean a lot of posts that ask advice on things that take longer for a reply on here than actually doing a quick google/bing/yahoo or going to the websites that are the official ones (HMRC/Police/NHS etc)

The old common sense is not so common any more.
Probably just me getting old.
 
Who uses bing?

My total lack of drive to go out at the weekend. I'd rather do absolutely nothing, doing nothing or having nothing to do is my goal.
 
Efour said:
Who uses bing?

My total lack of drive to go out at the weekend. I'd rather do absolutely nothing, doing nothing or having nothing to do is my goal.
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I use bing and Microsoft edge...

...when i first boot up a fresh PC to search for google Chrome. Then i never use the browser or the search engine ever again
 
helpimcrap said:
Snow flakes.... More each year.... Winter is coming.

Is snow flakes a word that is offensive?
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The forum admin is probably a snow flake ;)

Efour said:
My total lack of drive to go out at the weekend. I'd rather do absolutely nothing, doing nothing or having nothing to do is my goal.
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I must admit, I'm getting more and more like this. Some of my mates can't be bothered to go out as much these days, whereas I always wanted to go out every week.

Fact is though, as I approach 40, maybe their apathy is rubbing off on me because I'm no longer bothered either. I think as well, the fact I am in a very customer facing role I really can't be arsed with people or their problems in my spare time lol
 
azazl187 said:
It sounds awful but yes i would. If i had the choice now to never have met my wife and never gotten married or had kids without anyone knowing including myself then i wouldnt hesitate.
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Yep been there then the guilt, when I look at my two year old twin boys, kicks in and I feel guilty and hate myself for thinking that in the first place. I see my recently divorced mate who has no kids or worries and I'm jealous of the time he has to himself to do what he wants, get whatever woman he wants to chase, goes out when he wants, games online when he wants, etc.
 
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