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Re: Signs You’ve Reached (or Are Now Reaching) Old Age
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:36 pm
by Wood Goblin
tallchris wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 11:10 am
A year or two ago, I pulled a muscle in my groin getting up from sitting on the stairs. Hurt like hell for at least a week.
This reminded me of a friend who talked about how he’d reached the age where he would narrate things that he did out loud, like grunting, “Well, I’m getting up from my chair now.”
I wonder how many of us have started doing this?
Re: Signs You’ve Reached (or Are Now Reaching) Old Age
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2026 3:54 pm
by rsmurphy
Re: Signs You’ve Reached (or Are Now Reaching) Old Age
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2026 3:58 pm
by Gramsci
Wood Goblin wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:36 pm
tallchris wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 11:10 am
A year or two ago, I pulled a muscle in my groin getting up from sitting on the stairs. Hurt like hell for at least a week.
This reminded me of a friend who talked about how he’d reached the age where he would narrate things that he did out loud, like grunting, “Well, I’m getting up from my chair now.”
I wonder how many of us have started doing this?
STOP JUDGING ME!
Re: Signs You’ve Reached (or Are Now Reaching) Old Age
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2026 5:54 pm
by PASTA
Wood Goblin wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:36 pm
tallchris wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 11:10 am
A year or two ago, I pulled a muscle in my groin getting up from sitting on the stairs. Hurt like hell for at least a week.
This reminded me of a friend who talked about how he’d reached the age where he would narrate things that he did out loud, like grunting, “Well, I’m getting up from my chair now.”
I wonder how many of us have started doing this?
I narrate like crazy. have been for a while. I blame it on the tumour.
Re: Signs You’ve Reached (or Are Now Reaching) Old Age
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2026 6:51 pm
by DrAwkward
I am currently reading this thread on my phone with my glasses lowered on my nose, because I need bifocals now and am resisting getting larger frames to compensate. Soon I will need to cave and get huge, blocky, hipster glasses like all my older pals. I will join you all soon.
Re: Signs You’ve Reached (or Are Now Reaching) Old Age
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2026 8:02 pm
by joe_lmr
DrAwkward wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 6:51 pm
I am currently reading this thread on my phone with my glasses lowered on my nose, because I need bifocals now and am resisting getting larger frames to compensate. Soon I will need to cave and get huge, blocky, hipster glasses like all my older pals. I will join you all soon.
they can put progressive lenses in just about any frame now
Re: Signs You’ve Reached (or Are Now Reaching) Old Age
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2026 11:55 pm
by DrAwkward
joe_lmr wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 8:02 pm
DrAwkward wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 6:51 pm
I am currently reading this thread on my phone with my glasses lowered on my nose, because I need bifocals now and am resisting getting larger frames to compensate. Soon I will need to cave and get huge, blocky, hipster glasses like all my older pals. I will join you all soon.
they can put progressive lenses in just about any frame now
Tried 'em last year with my preferred frames and they gave me the worst headaches. Couldn't get used to them! I don't think the lenses had enough real estate to give each distance enough room to work.
Re: Signs You’ve Reached (or Are Now Reaching) Old Age
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2026 8:16 am
by PASTA
DrAwkward wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 11:55 pm
joe_lmr wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 8:02 pm
DrAwkward wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 6:51 pm
I am currently reading this thread on my phone with my glasses lowered on my nose, because I need bifocals now and am resisting getting larger frames to compensate. Soon I will need to cave and get huge, blocky, hipster glasses like all my older pals. I will join you all soon.
they can put progressive lenses in just about any frame now
Tried 'em last year with my preferred frames and they gave me the worst headaches. Couldn't get used to them! I don't think the lenses had enough real estate to give each distance enough room to work.
It was a hurdle, but I actually like my 50 year old face more with the larger frames. went for the NOT CHUNKY HIPSTER FRAMES, as I'd tried the Malcolm X, Elvis Costello thing long enough ago to not want to repeat it.
Re: Signs You’ve Reached (or Are Now Reaching) Old Age
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2026 8:48 am
by Tree
Hearing present-day rap and thinking, "This is fucking horseshit."
I'm overdue for glasses. It doesn't seem that long ago that during an eye test a doctor told me I have "ballplayer vision".
Re: Signs You’ve Reached (or Are Now Reaching) Old Age
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2026 8:55 am
by zircona1
Tree wrote: Wed Jan 21, 2026 8:48 am
Hearing present-day rap and thinking, "This is fucking horseshit."
I've realized that I dislike a lot of present-day rap, except for a few people (billy woods, Kendrick and Tyler, The Creator are ok), I think part of it is because it's not much fun anymore. Too many these days talking about their feelings.