You know you are getting old when....

[Paco]

I just laid down a 5/8 area rug underneath my queen size bed because I am sick of the floor in bed room getting f'ed up because there are no good floor protectors for the legs on my bed. There is either felt which makes me feel like I'm sliding around the room or rubber that doesn't really stop the bed from moving much except for when I'm actually trying to move it! I digress though back to the original point. It was actually kind of difficult to lay down the rug because my bedroom is only 10' x 10' and the bed takes up a 5' 7' area and ways a lot if you included the platform. It took my roommate and I about a half hour to get it all figured out and accomplished. Afterwords I feel like I ran a marathon or something. I just turned 33 last week but I definitely feel like father time is starting to catch up with me after this event lol. Which got me to thinking it might be interesting to list examples of when you started feeling old or not as spry (do people still use that word) as you used to be.

Could be real, made up, funny, or serious. I'm interested to see what most of you have to say because I know that the majority are either around my age or older

[Crow]

I'm almost 26, and I feel twice as old.. Then again, my body has been through a lot of rough and tumble.

[Paco]

I hear ya crow. I can't even party like I used to anymore...it's a very sed sed story.

[Snusdog]

Wait... I thought it was......

You know you're getting old.......when PP and Whalen's posts start making sense

[Crow]

On some strange level, I understand the Parrot perfectly.

Not sure what to make of that..!!

[Paco]

It probably means that your blue barrel is being saved for a later date.

[Crow]

It probably means that your blue barrel is being saved for a later date.

Quite possibly... But never underestimate a crow!

[Snotgifff]

It makes me feel old when I feel like I'm dying after a good night of drinking...I use to be able to bounce right back. Now I'm out of commission for at least the whole next day.

[Thunder_Snus]

When I'm more concerned about making sure my 401k develops a good base to compound on for the next 25-40 years, rather than playing games.
When I'm more concerned about making sure I have a good nights sleep and am prepared for class rather than drinking and talking about other times I drank.
When I woke up one morning and said I will never drink again....and didn't.
When I feel a complete disconnect with friends who spend their free time drinking and talking about other times they drank, and wonder why I am getting better grades.
When I hear "that's my major because its easy" become a sadder and sadder excuse for my peers to justify the way they use their abundant free time with minimal school work.
When I completely agree with everything my grandfather says "except for maybe those remarks about the 'japs'"

I feel i grew into these mindsets quicker than I should have. It's kind of sad to start thinking like this at 18 and then suddenly you're 21 and realize you have nothing in common with your peers. You think one way, your former friends think another and you both walk away thinking your mindset is superior and shaking your head at how the other one lives.

[GoVegan]

I really don't like it when people call me sir but I guess there are worse things to be called.

[Zimobog]

When I wondered whether it was easy to dye my chest hair or shave it

[GoVegan]

When I wondered whether it was easy to dye my chest hair or shave it

Hey that's good. How about when the hair on your ears seems to be growing but the hair on your head isn't?

[GoVegan]

When you can see why someone would actually want to buy Viagra!

[Zimobog]

^^ LOL! Or when I started wondering if I should comb-over, or just grow my eyebrows out and slick them back to cover more of my growing forehead.

[Zimobog]

HEY! Viagra IS THE SHIT!