Stuff happening lately that reminds you you're getting older (1 Viewer)

[CurlyNight]

Patience.....lack of.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

At an order first/they bring to table restaurant, I'm thinking "turn that music down as it's pure crap!".

 

[soothsayer]

Question about Melatonin - when during the day should melatonin be taken? If the purpose is to help a person stay asleep, wouldn't it make sense that it be taken right before bed? Or can it be taken at any time so the melatonin levels in the body simply stay up? TIA.

Oh - me asking this question is another way I know I'm getting old.

 

[Copeman]

The whole drinking thing has me bummed out.  I love beer, always have.  Now I can't drink 3 or 4 without getting a headache and having a hangover.  But what I don't understand is that some people my age and older can do so without any issues.  Makes me wanna punch them in their beer guts.

 

[Doug B]

Groin pulls from getting in and out of one's car.

Knee sprains from the same thing. Really, there are a host of small, thoughtless activities I'd do in my 20s and 30s that these days, I have to take a quick pause to ensure I get through without injury. Lots of things involving reaching, pulling, pivoting on a plant leg, etc.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Question about Melatonin - when during the day should melatonin be taken? If the purpose is to help a person stay asleep, wouldn't it make sense that it be taken right before bed? Or can it be taken at any time so the melatonin levels in the body simply stay up? TIA.

Oh - me asking this question is another way I know I'm getting old.

It helps you get to sleep, so about 15-30 minutes before bedtime.

 

[nirad3]

The whole drinking thing has me bummed out.  I love beer, always have.  Now I can't drink 3 or 4 without getting a headache and having a hangover.  But what I don't understand is that some people my age and older can do so without any issues.  Makes me wanna punch them in their beer guts.

Glad (well, not really) to hear that I'm not the only one.  Don't really get headaches per se, and I don't know if I'd qualify it as a true hangover, but man the next day I certainly drag ###.  

 

[TheIronSheik]

Glad (well, not really) to hear that I'm not the only one.  Don't really get headaches per se, and I don't know if I'd qualify it as a true hangover, but man the next day I certainly drag ###.  

I went from pretty much being a functioning alcoholic to drinking 3 times a year because I couldn't handle the hangovers anymore.  When a hangover lasts all day because I drank 4 beers with a meal, I'm out.

 

[WDIK2]

The whole drinking thing has me bummed out.  I love beer, always have.  Now I can't drink 3 or 4 without getting a headache and having a hangover.  But what I don't understand is that some people my age and older can do so without any issues.  Makes me wanna punch them in their beer guts.

Glad (well, not really) to hear that I'm not the only one.  Don't really get headaches per se, and I don't know if I'd qualify it as a true hangover, but man the next day I certainly drag ###.  

I drank a lot less in 2019 (which is good), but my tolerance is now shot.  Used to be nothing to drink 8-12 and be fine the next day.  Now being 50 anything more than 4 and I'm really slow the next day.

 

[nirad3]

I went from pretty much being a functioning alcoholic to drinking 3 times a year because I couldn't handle the hangovers anymore.  When a hangover lasts all day because I drank 4 beers with a meal, I'm out.

Yeah.  Back in my early and mid-30's, I would have no problem going out on a Wednesday night (it was one of my biggest drinking nights for a couple years there).  I'd have numerous shots, beers, mixed drinks... and would close the bar down.  No issues getting up at 7:30-8am to get to work.  

Now I go out and have 5-6 beers and the next day I feel like laying in bed all day.  

 

[belljr]

WOAAAAAAAAAAAHHH  - Pitbull is underrated.... 

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

The whole drinking thing has me bummed out.  I love beer, always have.  Now I can't drink 3 or 4 without getting a headache and having a hangover.  But what I don't understand is that some people my age and older can do so without any issues.  Makes me wanna punch them in their beer guts.

Does it matter what type of beer?  

 

[Leroy Hoard]

The whole drinking thing has me bummed out.  I love beer, always have.  Now I can't drink 3 or 4 without getting a headache and having a hangover.  But what I don't understand is that some people my age and older can do so without any issues.  Makes me wanna punch them in their beer guts.

I know Bud gives me a headache because of the rice content.

 

[DallasDMac]

Question about Melatonin - when during the day should melatonin be taken? If the purpose is to help a person stay asleep, wouldn't it make sense that it be taken right before bed? Or can it be taken at any time so the melatonin levels in the body simply stay up? TIA.

Oh - me asking this question is another way I know I'm getting old.

Just a quick note. Melatonin is to help you relax and fall asleep. It will not help you sleep through the night.

Edit to add: Old guy knowledge....

 

[Terminalxylem]

Question about Melatonin - when during the day should melatonin be taken? If the purpose is to help a person stay asleep, wouldn't it make sense that it be taken right before bed? Or can it be taken at any time so the melatonin levels in the body simply stay up? TIA.

Oh - me asking this question is another way I know I'm getting old.

Before bed.

 

[NutterButter]

Part of me is happy to see some other folks in my hangover club.   I'm 42 and I've been like this for years.   One of the nice things about weed is you wake up the next day feeling pretty fresh.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Groin pulls from getting in and out of one's car. That last for days. That reminds you you're not cool driving a nice sports car, you're really too old to own one. 

Sucker in two seats. 

Pulled my groin getting out of bed yesterday morning, and pulled my hammy last Thursday bowling. Bowling.  smdh

 

[rockaction]

Pulled my groin getting out of bed yesterday morning, and pulled my hammy last Thursday bowling. Bowling.  smdh

Oh, the quotidian stuff rankles as well. I got sort of gently laughed at (yeah, I got it you skeezers) for talking about converting a show skateboard into a real one. This was after a week of people watching me with Christmas decorations -- "Yeah, sure I can reach that box...oof" *tumbling of box, getting crushed under easy weight*

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Oh, the quotidian stuff rankles as well. I got sort of gently laughed at (yeah, I got it you skeezers) for talking about converting a show skateboard into a real one. This was after a week of people watching me with Christmas decorations -- "Yeah, sure I can reach that box...oof" *tumbling of box, getting crushed under easy weight*

Oh, my.  Aren't we fancy?

 

[rockaction]

Oh, my.  Aren't we fancy?

It felt very proper somehow.

 

[Doug B]

Oh, the quotidian stuff rankles as well.

Just now, in my kitchen:

I'm standing a foot too far from the sink to fill a glass of water from the tap. So instead of taking a short step toward the sink, I put all my weight on my left foot and lean over to use the tap.

My left knee instantly sent a signal to my brain: "Lean over one more millimeter, and the meniscus gets it!" I straightened back up and took the step. This was all something I would've never thought about even 10 years ago.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Just now, in my kitchen:

I'm standing a foot too far from the sink to fill a glass of water from the tap. So instead of taking a short step toward the sink, I put all my weight on my left foot and lean over to use the tap.

My left knee instantly sent a signal to my brain: "Lean over one more millimeter, and the meniscus gets it!" I straightened back up and took the step. This was all something I would've never thought about even 10 years ago.

I think the defensive mechanisms you come up with are the biggest thing as you age. I never crouch down anymore. I have to hold my arm a certain way when I sleep. I'll walk in two feet of snow to avoid an icy patch. You've never seen someone so careful putting on socks. I still drive like a 16-year-old though.

 

[Copeman]

Does it matter what type of beer?  

No, I've tried so many now, it doesn't matter.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

No, I've tried so many now, it doesn't matter.

That sucks.

 

[Wrigley]

I turn the radio down to see better when I drive

 

[Ron Swanson]

This reminds me that I'm getting old.

GrampaGraffin

 

[offdee]

Just leaving urgent care cuz I discovered a huge bruise on the BACK of my leg BEHIND my knee.   A day later above my kneecap swelled up. No idea how any of this happened.  Greetings from the Walgreens prescription pickup line. 

UPDATE:   just left an orthopedic dr follow up and he suspects I tore a meniscus in my knee.  Now need to go to physical therapy to determine extent of it.  Eff me.

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

UPDATE:   just left an orthopedic dr follow up and he suspects I tore a meniscus in my knee.  Now need to go to physical therapy to determine extent of it.  Eff me.

Probably from all those years over carrying around the extra weight of ticket pockets on your jackets.

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

I turn the radio down to see better when I drive

That's not an age thing.  At there is a perfectly good explanation for it.

 

[rail]

The whole drinking thing has me bummed out.  I love beer, always have.  Now I can't drink 3 or 4 without getting a headache and having a hangover.  But what I don't understand is that some people my age and older can do so without any issues.  Makes me wanna punch them in their beer guts.

Bourbon/scotch FTW. Rarely gives me a hangover. Learned that from my elder neighbor.

 

[TheIronSheik]

I say "What?!?" in an annoyed way before people even finish what they were saying because I can't hear them.

 

[DallasDMac]

I say "What?!?" in an annoyed way before people even finish what they were saying because I can't hear them.

My father-in-law doubles down on this. He is likely legally deaf but refuses hearing aids because "they cost to damn much." So, he can't hear unless you are yelling at him. But he still refuses to acknowledge that. He'll cut you off mid-sentence with "I can't understand you." Not "I can't hear you" mind you, because that would acknowledge fault on his part. So he makes it your fault as if the problem is you aren't speaking clearly. My wife has hung up on him more times than I can count when her frustration mounts.

 

[TheIronSheik]

My father-in-law doubles down on this. He is likely legally deaf but refuses hearing aids because "they cost to damn much." So, he can't hear unless you are yelling at him. But he still refuses to acknowledge that. He'll cut you off mid-sentence with "I can't understand you." Not "I can't hear you" mind you, because that would acknowledge fault on his part. So he makes it your fault as if the problem is you aren't speaking clearly. My wife has hung up on him more times than I can count when her frustration mounts.

To be fair to him, they do cost way too much.  And are rarely covered by insurance.  

 

[DallasDMac]

To be fair to him, they do cost way too much.  And are rarely covered by insurance.  

He's a vet. He could have had a set for about $1200. His buddy got them. And believe me, he could afford them. But the dude thinks if a plumber charges more than $40, he's being robbed.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Last night while laying on the couch,  I yawned and I heard a loud pop in my jaw.  I guess there's a tiny muscle that connects from down your neck to almost the point of your chin.  Well, I pulled that muscle and it hurts like a mfer.  

So I injured myself yawning while laying on a couch.

 

[Deepster]

52 years old.

Eyes going.  3 different prescriptions in the last 5 years.
Hearing going.  If you're in the other room and not screaming?  I didn't hear a word you said.  All sounds like one long mumble.
Memory going.   To the point that I've googled early onset dementia.
Don't know any current musicians.  I called Post Malone "Post Modern" a few months ago.
Went into Foot Locker and didn't see a single pair of sneakers that I'd actually wear.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Memory going.   To the point that I've googled early onset dementia.

I'm 47 and basically have no short-term memory. It's frightening.

 

[Doug B]

52 years old.

Eyes going.  3 different prescriptions in the last 5 years.
Hearing going.  If you're in the other room and not screaming?  I didn't hear a word you said.  All sounds like one long mumble.
Memory going.   To the point that I've googled early onset dementia.
Don't know any current musicians.  I called Post Malone "Post Modern" a few months ago.
Went into Foot Locker and didn't see a single pair of sneakers that I'd actually wear.

I am you, but not quite 50 yet.

Especially the part about hearing. Give me a bag of potato chips or a running faucet, and I can happily sit in front of a roaring jet engine and not hear a thing. Except for the internal sound of chewing or the sound of water running.

 

[BeTheMatch]

I'm 47 and basically have no short-term memory. It's frightening.

I'm 47 and basically have no short-term memory. It's frightening.

 

[Pipes]

I'm 47 and basically have no short-term memory. It's frightening.

48 here and same here but with names only.  I always used to be excellent at it but now I'm introduced to someone and literally 30 seconds later it's gone.  Not just new people I'll be talking with a buddy about sports for example and I'll start to talk about a particular game and I'll completely draw a blank on a players name but a name I've said dozens of times or someone I've watched for years.  Frightening really.

 

[mr. furley]

Went into Foot Locker and didn't see a single pair of sneakers that I'd actually wear.

 

[Bull Dozier]

48 here and same here but with names only.  I always used to be excellent at it but now I'm introduced to someone and literally 30 seconds later it's gone.  Not just new people I'll be talking with a buddy about sports for example and I'll start to talk about a particular game and I'll completely draw a blank on a players name but a name I've said dozens of times or someone I've watched for years.  Frightening really.

Same.

I talk to my boys about sports all the time, and if it isn't a top 1% player in terms of notariety (Jordan, Lebron, Babe Ruth, people like that), I can't think of their name.  I can describe everyone by their team, position, and where the went to college,  where they played previously, but if I have to remember their actual name?  Forget it.

 

[jamny]

Went into Foot Locker and didn't see a single pair of sneakers that I'd actually wear.

It's usually easy for me to scan really quick and find the two or three pair of sneakers that are all black and pick between them. 

Last time I bought a pair of extremely light weight Nike's and said to the salesperson "Ohh, these feel like slippers" and immediately realized how old I sounded. 

 

[bostonfred]

I'm 47 and basically have no short-term memory. It's frightening.

 

[BeTheMatch]

I'm 47 and basically have no short-term memory. It's frightening.

Me too!

 

[bostonfred]

Wait, I'm not 47

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Wait, I'm not 47

I spent 3 hours trying to log in this morning, thinking I forgot my password. When I saw you post, only then did I realize I am not bostonfred.

 

[bostonfred]

Ok i was born in 1975 and it's 2019 right now.  So that's... wait it's 2020. Oh but i haven't had my birthday yet. So I'm 44. Wait is that right?   I swear I was 44 last time I did this.  

 

[bostonfred]

I spent 3 hours trying to log in this morning, thinking I forgot my password. When I saw you post, only then did I realize I am not bostonfred.

I'm SWC. I think you're thinking of your alias, ProgressiveROCK.

 

[TheIronSheik]

One thing I will say is that my hearing isn't as bad as my family thinks.  So sometimes, I'll just be sitting there watching TV and they'll have conversation near me, talking low, and I can totally hear it.