I was carded at Maine's Common Ground Fair on Sunday!

[magical thyme]

They tried to make me take the over 65 discount. But I'm not even 60 yet!!!! WAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!

It's been decades since I've been carded, sigh.

Other than that, it was a lovely afternoon. The rain stopped shortly after I arrived, so along with the scything lecture, demo and instruction, I got to watch 6 border collies working a combination of sheep, goats, geese and humans. And draft horses in the log twitching contest.

Although I chose the walk through the woods, they had 3 shuttles from the parking lot. An annoying, loud, smelly and polluting tractor pulling a wagon was picking up when I arrived. Later, I saw the quiet, peaceful and beautiful pair of haflilngers pulling a covered wagon. And a quiet, peaceful and adorable pair of mules pulling an open-top wagon.

[Chan790]

1. I got carded the other day going to the movies.

I'm 33 years old. I was thinking how young do I look, I mean I know I look young for my age...but 25 young, not 17.

[Xyzse]

10. I do too, though thankfully when I do

It is when I get in to a nice little chat with the young female employee selling me the ticket.
Sadly, they are too young for me.

[Aristus]

2. I've always had a very youthful face.

When I was in ninth grade, I got pushed around a lot by other ninth-graders who thought I was in seventh grade, and should have been in "their hall."

Sometimes youthful was good, though.

But I started going bald at age 24, so youthful face or not, nobody every mistook me for younger than I am after that...

[Blue_Tires]

3. I got carded when buying GTA5 at Target

37, and already with a decent amount of white hair on my head and face...

[sharp_stick]

4. My wife still gets carded

at liquor stores. The last time the lady behind the counter looked at her drivers licence and asked for tips on anti-aging.

[DGeorge]

5. Mine's 50 and still gets carded at bars. I've aged a lot more quickly than her.

[magical thyme]

6. oh, sure, rub it in...

I'm not even 60 yet and they assumed I was over 65.

I remember when I looked 10 years younger than my actual age. This is the first time I've been called out for looking 5+ years older than my actual age.

It's the other side of carding, sigh...

[DGeorge]

7. Yeah, I fully relate. I'm also 50 but I look far older. AARP sent me a membership application.

[magical thyme]

8. AARP sent me a membership application back when I turned 33.

Yes, 33. I think there is a typo somewhere in my files.

They sent them for a couple years, then gave it up so apparently the typo in some file somewhere got fixed. They started up again after I turned 50...

[DGeorge]

11. Perhaps you shared a name with some old fart.

[elleng]

9. SORRY!

i don't like it when I'm 'ma'am'd,' and asked if I need 'help' with groceries outside, and I am 68!!!

Glad you had a lovely afternoon!

[Mr.Bill]

12. One day, within an hour,

I was carded at a convenience market to buy beer, then offered a senior discount at a Burger King. I think I was in my late 40s when it happened.

[peacefreak]

13. Common Ground is so much fun.

I haven't had a piece of Sunflower Farms pizza in way too long.