Officially old

Switching track in the middle of telling a humorous anecdote, only to forget where you were in said story.

Oh yeah, taking a patient from from radiotherapy to 210 by bed, only to have the Sister say "he's not one of ours". Then looking at the radio to check and noticing it says 201, not 210. So basically a 5 minute trip upstairs rather than a 30 minute slog all the way from the oncology/maternity block, under the connecting tunnel, through the Lyme building and across the main hospital. And the kicker is I was thinking all the way there that this guy in his mid 30s didn't look like he belonged in 210 (the Frail & Elderly Assessment Unit)

*Control* Can you put a delay on this job please. :o
 
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BUDFORCE said:
Jokes aside, time seems to go faster and faster the older you get, I know physically time is constant (at least on earth, and let's not go there) but man, every year seems to get shorter.

Also when you look around and the majority of people are not older than you anymore.

You think most "modern" music, and movies etc are all crap.
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These 100%, especially the thing about looking around you and everyone being younger. Wherever I worked, I'd be the youngest there by a few years, then I blinked and suddenly I'm always one of the oldest. :(
 
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Back in my day (waves an old man cane around) we were expected to ask questions.

These days it feels like people are expected to know answers.
 
BUDFORCE said:
Jokes aside, time seems to go faster and faster the older you get, I know physically time is constant (at least on earth, and let's not go there) but man, every year seems to get shorter.
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Yup, it's been that way since I hit 40, and it isn't slowing down.
Wake up Monday, blink and it's Friday.
I'm retiring at 60 (or hopefully earlier) so it can go as fast as it likes, as long as it slows down by the time I stop work and kick back.
 
One theory of time getting faster. When you are 5, a year is 20% of your life. When you are 63, a year is 1.6% of your life.

Plus as a kid, Christmas felt ages away.
 
gingergundog said:
Tbh in my 40s and I don't feel that different to my 20's, physically. The nose/ear hair is the main thing I've noticed. Being already pretty hairy, yeah that's just what I need...to spend more time pruning myself.
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Early 40s yes...when you hit late 40's though it's a whole new experience
 
- Wetherspoons app asks: "were you born after Oct 2005?"
- you start to become forgetful
- losing hair in the right places (head)
- gaining hair in the wrong places (nose, ears)
- you get fatter
- colds last longer than a week
- your manager is younger than you!
- you still use FB because only oldies use FB now
- you relegate from Radio 1 to Radio 2
- you relegate from coffee to tea
- you promote from lagers to real ales
- you don't "get" the most recent 'memes' (waaaay over-used word)
- you have never used TikTok
- getting up for the toilet 1-2 times a night
- you still have a VHS / cassette collection
- non-Tory voters start voting for Tory

m4rmite said:
Going to a rave in your 50s makes you feel old:D
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I'm still going to raves at 45. Last one was Sundissential 5 weeks ago. Next up is Amnesia this Saturday :)

mrk said:
You're only old if you have to use 110% or above zoom on the forums on your browser :p
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Oi! Mine is set at 130% with a minimum font size override of 28 point.
 
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