Stuff you do now that you're old that you never did before?

[ohiosmith]

Check the obituaries. I do daily. Never did until this year.

[rurallib]

1. I used to have a friend at work who would read the obituaries

the very first thing in the morning he would sit there and say about anyone under 75 "oh- he (she) was so young" - this guy was @ 55.
everyone started avoiding him he was getting so morose.

[Riftaxe]

12. Maybe he was just hunting for a

new apartment?

[rurallib]

17. never thought of that.

people really steered clear of him though. What a debbie downer.

[femmocrat]

2. I read them every day, too.

I started asking for a "senior discount" a few years ago, too. :rofl:

[ohiosmith]

24. I take my AARP card everywhere I go.

:toast:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Wear flat shoes. Go to bed early sometimes; late other times.

Stay home and watch TV instead of going to parties. Read the obituaries (checking to see if my duplicitous old boyfriend is dead yet). Not give much of a crap about what people think of how I look, think or act.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. Go to the doctor for annual checkups. I think I saw a dr 4 times between 21 and 50

[Aristus]

5. Refer to younger people as "young".

As in:

"The young lady who was helping us earlier..."

"He looks like a nice young man..."

I'm SO old!... :P

[Ohio Joe]

6. Get annoyed at young peoples music and fashion

When I first out grew keeping up with these things, I just sort of shrugged it off and thought "whatever, makes no difference to me". Now it all really just pisses me off. I actually support the laws against them wearing their pants half way down their ass... I'm ok with it... Really... Fucking throw em in jail, the little bastards.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. I haven't yelled at kids to get off my lawn. Yet.

But I'm sure that's coming.

[mysuzuki2]

8. Bad idea. Last time I checked the obituaries in the

Milwaukee Journal I saw my own name there. Bear in mind I have an unusual name. If my name was Joe Smith it would not have been such a shock. As it was I was quite surprised since I was feeling pretty chipper that day. Little did I suspect that I was dead!

[nolabear]

9. You got it backwards. Want a list of what I once did that I don't do now?

Some of it, frankly, I was damn glad to give up.

[ohiosmith]

32. I can dig it.

:hi:

[madinmaryland]

10. As someone who is into genealogy, obituaries are filled with tons of info.

:thumbsup:

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Listen to my joints creak.

Consider 60 middle aged.

Realize that 80% of maturity IS fatigue.

Use the word "whippersnapper".

[emilyg]

13. Go to bed with Ben Gay.

[femmocrat]

20. LOL

:rofl:

[whistler162]

43. Better watch out for Michelle Bachmann's husband......

[msu2ba]

14. Compare meds with my friends n/t

[freshwest]

15. Finally, catch up with all the paperwork, pictures, home videos, etc.

[seabeyond]

16. say whatever i want to say without concern. not caring what others think of me. nt

[JitterbugPerfume]

18. I am so old that

I can't remember what I used to do, but I do remember that it was fun!

[Ineeda]

19. talk with my girlfriends (yes, still 'girl'friends)

about ailments, about who's died, maybe about dietary restrictions, sometimes books. It used to be all about parties, men, and sex.

[muffin1]

21. Come home

from partying at 9:00, instead of starting at 9:00, gain weight quickly - and lose it SLOWLY, read obits, think about death more often - think about spouse's death more often, worry about being old and poor more often. Oh, dear Jeebus...now I'm getting depressed. :)

[Bake]

22. If I told you, my wife would divorce me ...

And I really can't afford that.

:hi:

Bake

[RedCloud]

23. Take MSM and drink DE!

[rug]

25. Shave my nose.

[ohiosmith]

26. Inside or outside?

:rofl:

[rug]

27. These two suckers keep growing back on the tip of my nose.

I let the inside ones roam free.

:rofl:

[hedgehog]

28. Be very, very careful what kind of clothes I buy to ensure

that comfort doesn't outweigh fashion!

I tell you , the Vermont Country Store catalog is dangerous!

[meegbear]

29. Trim ear hair ...

EAR HAIR people.

[woofless]

30. Stop after the third beer.

I don't WANT to, but I've learned that the morning after is so much more painful as I approach 60.

Woof

[Sabriel]

31. Daily Kegels

In an attempt to fix something that I ALSO never did when I was younger....

[Kali]

36. !

:thumbsup: :rofl:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

33. Sit around the house in my undies with the thermostat on 72.

Known as "meat locker setting" or "Frosti-Bollox".

Don't care that my middle aged fat is hanging out. Don't care that my hair is turning gray. But I am lucky, it's still real thick and I have enough for three people (inherited that from my mom who had thich wild wavy hair).

I read the obits online too, to see if I know anyone that died.

Wonder if I will live long enough to be eligible for medicare.

When I was a kid, the old people had their houses set on "Broil", about 80 degrees and I couldn't breathe. i still hate hot houses.

This is Texas ya know. Have to wear shorts and t shirts when in public for six months of the year.

Notice that there are children on TV as talking heads and commentators (like Chris Hayes).

Realize that I must be old now, since I'm a few years older than the President.

[struggle4progress]

34. I flirt shamelessly with women. I have no sense of shame, sir; at long last, I have left no sense

of shame

[kwassa]

35. Run 4 miles 3 times a week.

I never ran that much when I was young.

Part of my cardiac rehab.

[CBHagman]

45. Cardiac rehab will do that to you.

I don't run but I do walk two to three miles about five to six times a week.

And I drink wine. That was a rarity when I was younger. Now it's a glass a day, or thereabouts. ;)

[Kali]

37. I'm kinda like Nolabear, above - more of what I don't/can't do anymore

but one thing is I seem to take forever to get dressed - WTF is up with that? Seems like I used to pretty much get out of bed and put clothes on - all in one motion, be ready to do whatever in less than a minute. Now it seems like it takes a half hour to get done. And I'm not talking full work dress and make-up etc, hell I'm not even talking about SHOES. Just throwing on whatever I dropped on the floor by the bed the night before...how does this take a half an hour???????

[Manifestor_of_Light]

38. Aches and Pains in my case.

[Bake]

39. Get up two or three times a night to whizz ...

What a pain.

Bake

[trof]

41. I can 'almost' do it in my sleep now.

:-)

[Old Troop]

40. I rediscovered baseball in my 50s. I always thought it was a boring

game until recently. Now I love it.

[rubberducky]

42. Play with sex toys alot more!

[riderinthestorm]

44. Go out in public without a full makeover job.

I simply don't care anymore. No makeup, hair up, glasses on (I used to put my contacts in faithfully but even that's too much work), scrungy clothes.

I will now walk into the grocery store after 12 hours of farmwork in 100 degree heat, in my farm clothes, and even still wearing (gasp!) my barn sneakers (which reek of manure), and honestly it just doesn't faze me.

It was weird, I turned over 50 and voila! Instant apathy in presenting a sociable front.... I now embrace my lifestyle and my curmudgeonliness (is that a word?)