Getting old is a PITA

DXP55

DXP55

DXP55

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When I first signed up to OCUK I was about 70 and came here full of confidence - I asked if someone could spec me a PC - Picked one -ordered bits and away I went - Worked first time.
So then I needed a backup PC but only wanted to spend £100 - Did it on £105.
Everything sailed along -any hiccups I fixed.
Now at age of 80 my backup PC hit me with BSOD and died. I looked at it and thought o dear. Kept turning it on hoping it had fixed itself but no chance.
So today after a few weeks I fired it up and took a good look at Bios and suddenly saw there was only CD showing on startup - No HDD so out it came -took side off unplugged everything -put it back together and bingo.
I am finding that as time goes by you start to loose confidence in yourself -It's not just the PC although they are the things I just can't get my head round -Putting them together is easy it's the workings that does me.
I put off jobs in case I mess up. I changed the two kitchen tap cartridges today and left myself a note last time saying where the Allen key is to take levers off -would it fit -I had only put note on wrong Allen key -After that it sailed along 20min to take both off and new ones back on and working..
It really is a bit worrying this loss of confidence in yourself. Mind you some of the stuff is physical - well out of my body range.
So Lads get it all done while you can.:)
 
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you're doing well! keep in mind many people in their 20s struggle to look into bios or do anything remotely "different"

if you don't do something for a while, you by default lose confidence in it. I'm only 33 and I forget where my allen keys are :D
 
DXP55 said:
When I first signed up to OCUK I was about 70 and came here full of confidence - I asked if someone could spec me a PC - Picked one -ordered bits and away I went - Worked first time.
So then I needed a backup PC but only wanted to spend £100 - Did it on £105.
Everything sailed along -any hiccups I fixed.
Now at age of 80 my backup PC hit me with BSOD and died. I looked at it and thought o dear. Kept turning it on hoping it had fixed itself but no chance.
So today after a few weeks I fired it up and took a good look at Bios and suddenly saw there was only CD showing on startup - No HDD so out it came -took side off unplugged everything -put it back together and bingo.
I am finding that as time goes by you start to loose confidence in yourself -It's not just the PC although they are the things I just can't get my head round -Putting them together is easy it's the workings that does me.
I put off jobs in case I mess up. I changed the two kitchen tap cartridges today and left myself a note last time saying where the Allen key is to take levers off -would it fit -I had only put note on wrong Allen key -After that it sailed along 20min to take both off and new ones back on and working..
It really is a bit worrying this loss of confidence in yourself. Mind you some of the stuff is physical - well out of my body range.
So Lads get it all done while you can.:)
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Nah. I fully intend to build my own wheelchair when the time comes. :cry:
 
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shifty_uk said:
You’ve just got to remember that these are common things. I’d forget my head if it wasn’t screwed on.

You’re doing more than most your age and the fact that you’re still getting odd jobs done and posting on an internet forum speaks volumes.

Stop giving yourself a hard time. :)
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great post im 45 and been giving myself a hard time lately, better things to do.
 
I was about 19 or so when I joined here, having lurked for a few years. Can’t believe where the time has gone or how life has changed. I’m definitely noticing a bit of a slow down now though. I try to live having no regrets, who knows what’s around the corner.
 
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Efour said:
80 and can't spell lose
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"Hahaha you got one single letter wrong hahaha" says man who doesn't know how to punctuate.


Anyway. This is a pita:
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CaptainRAVE said:
I was about 19 or so when I joined here, having lurked for a few years. Can’t believe where the time has gone or how life has changed. I’m definitely noticing a bit of a slow down now though. I try to live having no regrets, who knows what’s around the corner.
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Happy 20 year anniversary on the forums sir(mines just past)

I recently ventured into the dadsnet thread for the first time. Seeing all the old usernames talking about sensible family stuff hits you :D
 
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