Society & Culture Things that Make You Feel Old Part 2, 7 years older

[nobbyiscool]

I had a mate wake me up at 7.15am today, asking me if I'd go have a hit of tennis, his normal hitting partner had bailed on him.

Haven't had a hit with him for nearly 2 years, so I hauled my ass out of bed battling a bongover from last night, and I really enjoyed having a hit with him for a couple of hours... Before I spent the rest of the day hobbling around, in complete denial that I've hurt myself.

There are elements of being an AFL fan that suck. Such as knowing that dinging your calf is an "old man injury".

Friggen sucks man, I tell ya! If my building's fire alarm went off tonight - which happens at least once a week, and is a high likelihood when my rooftop has firework views and there'll be a shit ton of people here tonight - I don't think I could get down the stairs in the fire escape.

 

[Gralin]

I had a mate wake me up at 7.15am today, asking me if I'd go have a hit of tennis, his normal hitting partner had bailed on him.

Haven't had a hit with him for nearly 2 years, so I hauled my ass out of bed battling a bongover from last night, and I really enjoyed having a hit with him for a couple of hours...

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Before I spent the rest of the day hobbling around, in complete denial that I've hurt myself.

There are elements of being an AFL fan that suck. Such as knowing that dinging your calf is an "old man injury".

Ouch calves suck

Friggen sucks man, I tell ya! If my building's fire alarm went off tonight - which happens at least once a week, and is a high likelihood when my rooftop has firework views and there'll be a shit ton of people here tonight - I don't think I could get down the stairs in the fire escape.

Sad

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Memories from 2015+ have a consistent 'it could've been a couple months ago' feeling. Strange to think that's a decade back. Turned 28 that year.

Thinking things happened a couple of years ago, eg bought a new appliance, when friends got married, when we visited some place, then consulting diaries and realising these things happened eight, nine or ten years ago

 

[Pistol Night]

Feels like I haven’t drank since last year..

 

[Gralin]

Feels like I haven’t drank since last year..

You stopped before midnight?

 

[Cruyff14]

We are now the same away from 2050 as we are 2000.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

You stopped before midnight?

I did.

Only had 5 cans left and there's **** all chance I'm opening the good wine

 

[Chicago1]

This year is the 50th reunion of my university graduation class. Late August is also the 50th anniversary of my arrival in Australia.

I found out over the weekend that 18 of my high school graduating class of about 190 are known to have died, including one of my best friends who died five years ago. I've not kept up with any of the class since I went to my 30th class reunion in 2000 after I had moved back to the US. I realised then that I had little in common with them after living in Australia for 25 years. Most who attended that evening still lived in the Chicago area and few had been overseas.

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[Billy ray]

I remember 2024 like it was yesterday

 

[JackOutback]

Invited to a colleague and mate’s 60th bday.

 

[troybe]

Watching a movie and they guy runs past a servo the price of petrol 67.9c in 1993

 

[GreyCrow]

While I dont think its exclusive to the old but I am finding it difficult to keep track what day it is over this holiday period

I am using my pill box to remind me what day it is

 

[Xtreme]

While I dont think its exclusive to the old but I am finding it difficult to keep track what day it is over this holiday period

I am using my pill box to remind me what day it is

I'm having one of those weeks where I'm a day ahead. Tuesday felt like it waxs Wednesday, Wednesday feels like Thuraday, Thursday felt like Friday. Today feels like Saturday.

 

[Mofra]

In the car:
Why do we say "wind up the window"?

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

In the car:
Why do we say "wind up the window"?

Left over from when cars had a winding handle? “Close the window” doesn’t seem quite the same in a car.

 

[raskolnikov]

I say "put up" or "put down" the window.

 

[Mofra]

Left over from when cars had a winding handle? “Close the window” doesn’t seem quite the same in a car.

That's the point - it was asked by someone too young to remember anything other than electric windows

 

[raskolnikov]

I remember 2024 like it was yesterday

I remember one night when I was little I said goodnight to my dad and he said something like, "I'm not going to see you til next year now". I got upset asking why. He then told me that tomorrow was a new year.

 

[Gough]

That's the point - it was asked by someone too young to remember anything other than electric windows

Part of owning your first shit box was learning to hot wire it otherwise you couldn't start it. These arts are dying now.

 

[Father Jack]

In April it will be 10 years since Richie died. There's at least one Australian test cricketer who will have no real memory of his commentary.

 

[Gough]

I was behind an Great Wall Motors car earlier today and I'm old enough to remember when GWM was an acronym for gay white male in the personals ads of the old Pink Pages and Gay Times.

 

[Billy ray]

I was behind an Great Wall Motors car earlier today and I'm old enough to remember when GWM was an acronym for gay white male in the personals ads of the old Pink Pages and Gay Times.

Im Lana. I like my name backwards

 

[Norwegian Blue]

Drive Ins - who has never been to one?

Back in the day one of my sisters was having a slumber birthday party. Dad decided that us blokes needed to GTFO of the house, so he took me to the drive-in.

We saw "Life of Brian". I doubt I've laughed harder at anything before or since. Telling Mum the next day about Biggus Dickus was pretty funny too.

 

[GreyCrow]

Back in the day one of my sisters was having a slumber birthday party. Dad decided that us blokes needed to GTFO of the house, so he took me to the drive-in.

We saw "Life of Brian". I doubt I've laughed harder at anything before or since. Telling Mum the next day about Biggus Dickus was pretty funny too.

I brought it up because around the poker table there is a wide range of ages and someone mentioned seeing something at the drive in and someone else said (younger) '' never been to one ''

And it got me thinking there will now be generations who will never experience it


Without looking it up I think - and I'm not entirely sure - there might be 1 left in Adelaide - maybe

 

[nobbyiscool]

Without looking it up I think - and I'm not entirely sure - there might be 1 left in Adelaide - maybe

There's one about 10 minutes from me in Melbourne, I've never ever been.

I don't quite understand the appeal of sitting in one's car to watch a movie, especially considering how premium cinema experiences have gone.