You Know You’re Getting Old When…

You have no other choice but to go on a Keto diet.

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I’m getting a root canal today…ugh!

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You start wondering where you want to live when/if your current house becomes “too much to handle.” Also you start thinking about Qualified Charitable Donations to charities and required Minimum Distributions (in our case for H’s IRAs).

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You pay more for flights that are more convenient for your energy levels and sleep schedule.

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When reading a comment about the OJ Simpson trial. :wink:

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You qualify for the senior discount at Monterey Bay Aquarium even though it doesn’t kick in until you’re 70.

I was reading an article about how to enjoy Monterey on a Dime and it noted that the Aquarium costs $60. So just out of curiosity I looked up if they had a senior price; it’s $50, but only for 70+. First time I’ve seen a senior discount other than age 65 or younger. I guess they don’t feel a need to try to attract more visitors between 65 and 70!

No plans to go up that way again. It is a great aquarium but at those prices? Yikes!

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Is this in the wrong thread?

I sort of like the idea that in September my wife and I will both be 70+, and we will still have two kids in university!

Both will be working towards a doctorate however.

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Correct thread. You know you’re getting old when you qualify for the 70+ senior rate.

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Ah. We were talking about that aquarium elsewhere! We were considering going the other day and 3 of us meet the senior “discount” except 1, who was prior service. But they don’t offer a military discount. That was disappointing,to put it mildly.

Ha, I like aol a lot better than Outlook! Outlook drives me nuts. Sometimes I forward emails from Outlook to aol.

I LOVE the Senior transit pass. $1 for any ride – even between cities!

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Sometimes I feel old when I see styles I used to wear come back into fashion. (Usually I’ve given them away, ha but not always.)

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This reminds me of the Cherokee wedges that were very popular when I was a teen. They have brought them back but at $220 a pair! No way am I spending that but it was kind of cool to see them again.

I really wish I would have kept mine :slight_smile:

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I love, love, love my senior Metrocard.

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You know you’re getting old when you (and your supervisor) receive notice that you’ve completed 35 years with your employer. (Can I claim to have started in kindergarten?)

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I know I’m getting old because today was my youngest sister’s 35th anniversary. How did that happen?!?

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Heck, my older sis just turned 70 and has 6 grandkids—how did that happen?

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When the 5th graders from your first year of teaching are turning 40! Realizing that this week made me feel old!!

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When your child’s hair is graying, even if it’s premature.

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