Society & Culture Things that Make You Feel Old

[Frank Bunn]

I am 31 and wear trackies when going to the shops for groceries.

When one is buying a bachelors handbag (BBQ chicken from coles/woolies), Lettuce, Milk and Bread, there is no nead for pants with flys or belt holes.

I am there on a purpose.

But do you wear going out trackies? Or ones you would be embarrassed to answer the front door in?

Pockets is another thing. In proper pants I know what's going on. Keys in my right front pocket, phone in left front, wallet in rear right. My going out trackies only have two front pockets. Do I leave the phone in the car for few minutes or stuff my pockets?

 

[Xtreme]

TRACKIES in public ?/????

 

[Quivorir]

I think I'll avoid taking fashion advice from the grown adult who walks around in full sports kits thanks.

 

[Xtreme]

I think I'll avoid taking fashion advice from the grown adult who walks around in full sports kits thanks.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

My knees crack every time I bend down. I'm 36 ffs.

Wait till you grunt every time you get up out of an armchair

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Trackies are great. If they're in acceptable condition there is no issue in doing the grocery shopping in them.

I wear them every day. I don't care that I look like a dero

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Wait till you grunt every time you get up out of an armchair

I do that.

And sitting down.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Reading the past couple of pages I realized I haven't even owned track pants for about 15-20 years.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Wait till you grunt every time you get up out of an armchair

Getting into the car, I used to put my left leg in and lower myself down to the seat in a controlled way. Now it's arse first then pretty much fall in with a grunt.

 

[Pistol Night]

I wear them every day. I don't care that I look like a dero

That’s it. Comfort outweighs what people I don’t know think about me these days

 

[Pistol Night]

Getting into the car, I used to put my left leg in and lower myself down to the seat in a controlled way. Now it's arse first then pretty much fall in with a grunt.

Yes!

 

[burge13]

Reading the past couple of pages I realized I haven't even owned track pants for about 15-20 years.

What on earth do you wear at home in winter?

 

[Catfish Alley]

What on earth do you wear at home in winter?

Other casual pants. Jeans most the time.

 

[burge13]

Other casual pants. Jeans most the time.

Jeans at home just sitting on the couch? That is insane to me haha. I couldn't think of less comfortable pants to lounge around in

invest in some trackies sir

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

You can't lounge in jeans! That's crazy talk

 

[Neese]

Tracky dacks are the best

 

[Andre]

Is it medical intervention, rather than age, that differentiates "falling over" and "having a fall"?

I'd put it, that it's not so much the fall, but the ease of getting back up. Injuries take longer to heal as you age, but most have hurt themselves with a fall / falling over at some point, long before they are 'old'. I'd say one of the key indicators of being 'physically' old, is you can't get up from a sitting on the ground without using some sort of assistance. With 'getting old' physically, that you can't do it without using your hands.

 

[GreyCrow]

What on earth do you wear at home in winter?

Jocks. Turn the heater up

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

I'd put it, that it's not so much the fall, but the ease of getting back up. Injuries take longer to heal as you age, but most have hurt themselves with a fall / falling over at some point, long before they are 'old'. I'd say one of the key indicators of being 'physically' old, is you can't get up from a sitting on the ground without using some sort of assistance. With 'getting old' physically, that you can't do it without using your hands.

You can do it as long as your knees, back, ankles can take the weight and your muscles haven't shrunk. Try doing squats as you age, it becomes more and more difficult, ending in impossible.

 

[Pistol Night]

Jocks. Turn the heater up

You may laugh but I have a slow combustion wood heater and reverse cycle and i have returned home to the wife with both roaring at the same time. Shorts and singlet to watch footy in July in my house at times.

 

[Chicago1]

Well, I survived the angiogram. What a strange experience. I could feel the probe when it was near my heart. The worst part of the experience was the seven tries to get the cannula for the IV in. I have bruises on both arms. I'm on blood thinner, so it looks like my arms have been used as punching bags.

I have one blocked artery on the right side, but the connecting small arteries seem to have become a bypass for it. An artery on the left side is partially blocked, but I didn't have a stent put in at this time. One concern was the dye that was used which could have affected my kidneys especially since I have Chronic Kidney Disease. I had a blood test done afterwards which turned out OK. No change in my meds at this time. But I'll stay on a blood thinner and 100mg of aspirin.

I'll have a follow up with my cardiologist in a month and see my GP in two weeks and we'll go from there. I really am exhausted after the experience. The people at Epworth Richmond were great. Even the food was better than my retirement village. I might just go there again for a holiday.




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[phantom13]

Tracky dacks are the best

Trackky material shorts FTW

 

[AdelaideGT]

Do I leave the phone in the car for few minutes or stuff my pockets?

You take a reusable shopping bag with you and put one or more of your 'pocket items' in that.

 

[burge13]

But do you wear going out trackies? Or ones you would be embarrassed to answer the front door in?

Pockets is another thing. In proper pants I know what's going on. Keys in my right front pocket, phone in left front, wallet in rear right. My going out trackies only have two front pockets. Do I leave the phone in the car for few minutes or stuff my pockets?

Wallet and keys in the same pocket

 

[Pistol Night]

Wallet and keys in the same pocket

I don’t even know where my wallet is half the time. Phone does most stuff now