They say that inside every old man is a young man saying "What the Hell
happened?". Whilst pondering that I dug out a few more one liners that
might raise a smile - or a tear.

You know you're old when you say "Ouch" before you bend down.
You know you're old when the Doctor warns you to slow down instead of
the Police.
You know you're old when an "allnighter" means you didn't have to go to
the loo once!
You know you're old when you don't mind where your partner goes out to,
so long as they don't ask you along too.
You know you're old when "getting lucky" means finding your car in the
car park.
You know you're old when your partner says "come upstairs and make love"
and you know you can't do both.

If, like me, your computer is in the ground floor "office", your lunch
is in the first floor kitchen and the nearest bed for a quick kip is on
the second floor, you presumably know the meaning of the phrase "on the
horns of a dilemma" and wonder what on earth possessed when you bought a
three storey house.

In article <kp75nsF4us6U1@mid.individual.net>, bob.henson@outlook.com
says...
>
> They say that inside every old man is a young man saying "What the Hell
> happened?". Whilst pondering that I dug out a few more one liners that
> might raise a smile - or a tear.
>
> You know you're old when you say "Ouch" before you bend down.
> You know you're old when the Doctor warns you to slow down instead of
> the Police.
> You know you're old when an "allnighter" means you didn't have to go to
> the loo once!
> You know you're old when you don't mind where your partner goes out to,
> so long as they don't ask you along too.
> You know you're old when "getting lucky" means finding your car in the
> car park.
> You know you're old when your partner says "come upstairs and make love"
> and you know you can't do both.
>
> If, like me, your computer is in the ground floor "office", your lunch
> is in the first floor kitchen and the nearest bed for a quick kip is on
> the second floor, you presumably know the meaning of the phrase "on the
> horns of a dilemma" and wonder what on earth possessed when you bought a
> three storey house.

8)

--
Jim the Geordie

On 17/10/2023 13:31, Jim the Geordie wrote:
> If, like me, your computer is in the ground floor "office", your lunch
> is in the first floor kitchen and the nearest bed for a quick kip is on
> the second floor, you presumably know the meaning of the phrase "on the
> horns of a dilemma" and wonder what on earth possessed when you bought a
> three storey house.

This resonates with me. My house is built on a sloping area of ground,
so I have a street level with a front door, a flight of stairs going
down to the garden level with a back door, and a flight of stairs going
up to a floor with the bedrooms. When I moved in 45 years ago I was
relatively young and I didn't mind that the bathroom was in the garden
level because I rarely needed to use it after I went to bed. I knew I
was old when two flights of stairs in the middle of the night became
more frequent and more daunting. I then had a part of a bedroom
partitioned off for a toilet and wash basin on the bedroom floor, and I
am now so glad I did.

You know you are getting old when your knees creak louder than the
floorboards

Jim

On 17.10.23 2:07 pm, Indy Jess John wrote:
> On 17/10/2023 13:31, Jim the Geordie wrote:
>> If, like me, your computer is in the ground floor "office", your lunch
>> is in the first floor kitchen and the nearest bed for a quick kip is on
>> the second floor, you presumably know the meaning of the phrase "on the
>> horns of a dilemma" and wonder what on earth possessed when you bought a
>> three storey house.
>
> This resonates with me. My house is built on a sloping area of ground,
> so I have a street level with a front door, a flight of stairs going
> down to the garden level with a back door, and a flight of stairs going
> up to a floor with the bedrooms. When I moved in 45 years ago I was
> relatively young and I didn't mind that the bathroom was in the garden
> level because I rarely needed to use it after I went to bed. I knew I
> was old when two flights of stairs in the middle of the night became
> more frequent and more daunting. I then had a part of a bedroom
> partitioned off for a toilet and wash basin on the bedroom floor, and I
> am now so glad I did.
>
> You know you are getting old when your knees creak louder than the
> floorboards
>
> Jim
>
Sounds similar to ours, Jim. We're built with the back of the house into
a hillside with the front door on ground level, the back garden up one
level and the bedrooms and bathroom up another flight. Thank Heavens for
the downstairs loo just outside our "office" near the front door - if I
had to do two flights for a wee when I came in the front door I doubt
I'd ever make it in time.

My knees definitely creak louder than the stairs - but my left shoulder
wins - it cracks so loud nearby people turn round to see what it was.

On 17/10/2023 14:20, Bob Henson wrote:
> My knees definitely creak louder than the stairs - but my left shoulder
> wins - it cracks so loud nearby people turn round to see what it was.

Thanks for that. I'd been wondering what the sound was :-)
--
Oliver