whose over 40 years of age on here?

I am, and it won't be long until I'm over 50......

' fraid so :( - birthday looming on the horizon next month too - might start dropping the odd one now (birthdays that is!!!)

Yup, unfortunately so am I:( Where does the time go!

Sniffle, wimper, boo hoo, sob, howl, incoherent scream
Right now I've got that over and done with, my body is over 40 but in my head I'm still in my twenties although my last g/f was a grandmother which is worrying.

45 and proud of it.
But I have to say that don't I:help:

I was 40 in November but am still in denial!

42 last week - life does start at 40

:clap:

hi over 40's folks .what a breath of fresh air is it to see some older ones!! It felt that what-ever group, forum or discussion i tried to join, they seemed to be controlled and sometimes doubtful, judgemental, critical, even threatening,opinions were /are aired and viewed by some-what younger generation...Now please dont get me wrong .i love youngsters but i feel sometimes they get behind a keyboard and become someone else bigger and mightier than they really are..and to know there are folks my age here is great!!! so i feel welcome here and after a few months of reading and taking part ive loved this forum ....hope to meet some of you one day..Happy New Year!

Huh ..nothing but mere kids the lot of ya, 54 and going strong, well strongish :) Where's Halevan ? he can remember God being a lad :thumbsup:

Just.... does that make me 'mature' ?

Passing the 40 barrier was no problem for me.

The one that really hurt was going from 29 to 30. I had to be physically dragged out of the house for a celebratory drink!

I'm 40 next year, and I'm approaching a state of denial :rolleyes:

30 i didnt like either....but 40! easy peasy lol

would the moderators like to form an over 40's section/chatroom etc etc ??? what do you all think?

41 next month.

I can remember thinking the 40-somethings looked and seemed ancient when I was a teenager. In spite of gaining a bit of wisdom as I've got older, I don't feel any different. It's helped me look at pensioners in a different light: they're probably a bit wiser still, and the wrinkly skin is just aging wrapping on a precious gift.

I was 40****** at one time !

I loved being in my 40's--- had the time of my life, had the confidence I didn't have whenI was young.
My family was growing up and off my hands to a certain extent and I was free to live life well not to the full but nearly.
Hazel

Any advance on 59?:thumbsup:

im over 40 too but in me head im only 20 lol:D :clap: :wave:

52 and still think I'm a teenager, it could be because half my brain cells are going backwards.

Originally posted by algy
Any advance on 59?:thumbsup:

Yes, OWDLAD, he dosen't want it spread aroundthough.

does anyone want to bombard the moderators for an over 40's section???

Originally posted by poppins
Yes, OWDLAD, he dosen't want it spread aropund though.

Hey! am not older than him, am only a bit of a lad at 54 :mad: come on poppins There might be snow on the roof, but there's no cobwebs under the eaves. ;)

does anyone want to bombard the moderators for an over 40's section???

It would be doomed to failure, I'm afraid. We had a thread a while ago discussing a seperate section/chatroom for teenagers that got nowhere. Something along the lines of not wanting the forum compartmentalised.

Originally posted by nitelife40
would the moderators like to form an over 40's section/chatroom etc etc ??? what do you all think?

Yes, I think its a good idea...bring it on!:clap:

When I was forty I had lived in a council house all my married life, so we decided to build our own house, we had no money, we borrowed money for the land, then got a building mortgage then we started to build, and we've lived in "our house"for twenty years, and we don't regret one minute of it, unfortunatly, we are having to move as my husbands health is very poor now, but the moral is don't just think about it ,do it!

well there are diff sections anyway.so what harm will one more make for those who will use it sensibly .like us over 40's .make some noise guys and get us the over 40s section!! moderators where are your comments??

42 next end of the month so don't forget my cards and pressies.lol:thumbsup: :clap:

yes im over 40 but i have heard that sex is fantastic at 40 ,i just happen to live at number eleven

are we in agreement needing an over 40's group? what do we need to do next?

It would not even have to be moderated as we are a sensible lot in our 40s.

of course we are.......well mannered , behaved , sensible , what more could they ask ? lol ...cycle racer what do we do next helllllp? have any moderators replied , i dont know their id's

I think I win the prize at 68 can anyone beat that,
Or does anyone want to.

Hazel
PS what about a medical section.?

hi hazel .welcome to our little gang lol ....do you know what we need ot do next??

Originally posted by hazel
I think I win the prize at 68 can anyone beat that,
Or does anyone want to.

Hazel Damn sorry Hazel but your from Derbyshire and this is sheffield so your excluded. lol only kidding looks though your our oldest posting member unless were informed otherwise :thumbsup:

Originally posted by hazel
I think I win the prize at 68 can anyone beat that,
Or does anyone want to.



Your prize should be for your great postings, not your age!!

Thanks for including me----

just cos I'm the oldest doesn't mean I'm the wisest unfortunately,, so I'll acept the crown but defer to the more computer literate of u youngsters.

Hazel: clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

hazel excluded?? no wayyy hos'e .shes over 40 shes included anyway derbyshire is rather upmarket...if she wants to join us riff raff let her!! joke folks!!!!!!!. well its like platting fog askin you lot what we do next!! LOLOL so moderators where are you???????????

shall we do a poll, on how many of us have bad knees/hips/eyes/ears etc,etc only the good die young,lol.sorry owdlad,if youve got them all,(only joking).

Thank you twinky

The crown and compliments too and just lately I thought I was invisable! if this gos on the crown won't fit
Hazel

there was a time i used to spend my nights in josephines, oh memories!!

Originally posted by roughy101
shall we do a poll, on how many of us have bad knees/hips/eyes/ears etc,etc only the good die young,lol.sorry owdlad,if youve got them all,(only joking).

Hey you! there's nothing wrong with my ears, the rest are pretty much shot, but I have got a Tshirt with " to old to die young" on the back (Billy Connolly gave me the idea) I agree we ought to have an over 40s forum, but think it will probably be doomed, the mood the mods are in at present :)

well even if some of us are .. in the words of nellie pickles.."knock kneed knackered owd nose-bags" were still alive and kickin!!!!

Originally posted by owdlad
Hey you! there's nothing wrong with my ears, the rest are pretty much shot, but I have got a Tshirt with " to old to die young on the back" (Billy Connolly gave me the idea) I agree we ought to have an over 40s forum, but think it will probably be doomed, the mood the mods are in at present :)
well i dont know if the mods are 40 or over like us ..or if they are in a mood , but think on moderators if youre not 40 yet , look at us jovial lot , youve alot to look forward too!!! lol

I`m 42 next.......

I finally decided I should come clean about my age ..... when my eldest lad worked out that I had been 12 yrs old when I was pregnant ......... because I had been "28" yrs old for years

honesty's the best policy at the end of the day i find ..... i think we all learned that one eh guys?

Thats so true Nitelife40

I can always remember my mum being 40 years old all the time i was growing up I don`t know why she never told us kids her real real age.

I never thought of the implications of me saying i was 28 until my son suddenly said one day, if your only 28 then that meant you were only 12 when you had me..... erm so I confessed I was older hehe

thats kids for ya! ive always been honest about my age.... and hopefully ive always looked a tad younger.well thats what i thought !! lol

Over 40? yes, over 50? yes, over the hill? definitely not.

Good to see so many "mature" folk around.

Bloody hell there's load of us in here. Yup me too. I'm 40 something too. On the low side though I must add :blush:

Originally posted by Katya
Over 40? yes, over 50? yes, over the hill? definitely not.

Good to see so many "mature" folk around.

Oldies of the world rise up and fight, together we can take on the evil dictators that are ruining our lives. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT I say....sorry I got to go Matron is here to tuck me in :razz:

This has come as a bit of a revelation to me. Only just having joined this forum I imagined that at 42 I'd be a bit of a grandad on here. So greetings fellow coffin dodgers - an over 40's area sounds good to me - so long as it isn't a place to discuss pipes and slippers.

I'm sure I'm not the only over 40 that:

(a) goes down town every week or two

(b) drinks too much when he does

(c) enjoys the sceneary

(d) follows that with hotter curries than is good for anyone

(e) belts out the greasy chip butty song when watching the red and white wizards :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

well there may be some pipes and slippers and there maybe clubbing folks .....some say life begins at 40 so there'll be alsorts goin on!!

why havent any moderators answered????

so sidebot is a moderator and has seen the need t move us .no mention of our own section though....sidebot????? though why move us is a mystery .......showing your authority maybe?? possibly you could help us instead ???

We ought to be thankful at least they haven't deleted the thread :mad: ....only joking :P

Originally posted by frenchfrie
This has come as a bit of a revelation to me. Only just having joined this forum I imagined that at 42 I'd be a bit of a grandad on here. So greetings fellow coffin dodgers - an over 40's area sounds good to me - so long as it isn't a place to discuss pipes and slippers.

I'm sure I'm not the only over 40 that:

(a) goes down town every week or two

(b) drinks too much when he does

(c) enjoys the sceneary

(d) follows that with hotter curries than is good for anyone

(e) belts out the greasy chip butty song when watching the red and white wizards :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

You were doing so well, then spoiled it with the reference to that lot down the Lane...bring back cricket :clap: :clap: :clap:

Originally posted by nitelife40
why havent any moderators answered????
Because they're all a bunch of teenyboppers:razz:

Originally posted by hazel
I think I win the prize at 68 can anyone beat that,
Or does anyone want to.

Hazel
PS what about a medical section.?
Hazel
I think i might be close to you, but i forgot my age !
does that count ?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by owdlad
Oldies of the world rise up and fight, together we can take on the evil dictators that are ruining our lives. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT I say....sorry I got to go Matron is here to tuck me in :razz: [/QUOTE

Would that be nurse Ratchet by any chance ?

Originally posted by nitelife40
why havent any moderators answered????

Too busy saving the world from the scum of the universe....:)

I'm 43 - don't mind it at all!

With regard to creating separate 'age' ections of the forum it's been discussed for teenagers and younger users in the past and each time the answer has been No.

The reason, as Ant pointed out, is that it would split the Forum down. At the moment you get a thread that can be contributed to by anyone from the proverbial 8 to 80. Start having a section for the under 20s, 1 for the over 40s, and that diversity of opinion from different ages would reduce.

Current segmentation in the forum is by subject area, which is open to all ages.

So there you go.

Sorry folks.

Joe

Hi all,
May i join the "Coffin Dodgers" club.
I (as nitelife40 has seen) am 44 (not stone) :hihi:

I'm also over 40.

Though not that much over! If I had it to do over again, I'd have worried less, spent the extra money and flown first class more, and paid more attention in school.

That, and watched to see exactly how my late mother-in-law made stuffing from scratch for the Thanksgiving turkey. Mine is good, but hers was the best.

:) Sierra

ok joe thanks for why we cant have our own section, your reason accepted .......so guys shall we hi-jack this section?..judging by the replies of over 40's and how sensisble its been with no sarcasm, nastyness , its showing me something ..........keep it rollin!!!! let the valued and adult discusions for our age group begin....

I dunno you all talking about separating the Forum for you lot over 40 what about the '30 something’s!' almost 40's :o
I guess as we're between the teenyboppers an the 40's we remain standing in Limbo... :roll:

I don’t feel we should be separated... I know i have agreed in the past but someone pointed out 'We are a community'

As for chat i think it’s all to do with the mind... an how young you feel inside as to how you relate to the younger generation... vice versa (maybe)… I do agree that sometimes having younger ones at home can keep you young an up to date with the youth world… making things easier in the state of communication...

I will be 34 in March... feel, look an act much younger... (i agree i am very lucky) I also feel i can adapt to different topics of conversation of various aged people that i happen to be around... ranging from young teenagers to the much matured ages...

I think it’s a shame that it should come to separation of age groups as i really dont feel there is a need for it...

But maybe there could be certain times during the day as to who enters the room… ie: 10am – 10pm under 30’s 10pm – late over 30’s… But people must remember that as it’s a 24hr chat room it is open to everyone… but by doing this it lets people know what mixture of age groups maybe in there chatting… :D

:idea: Just a thought... :D

Originally posted by poppins
Hazel
I think i might be close to you, but i forgot my age !
does that count ?


NO Poppins you can't have my crown.

I know you are younger than me by your posts

That's cheating:)

Hazel

43 year old .....
We should have our own section. After all, it's our generation that developed networks and the internet :)

Let's leave the forum as it is. I think it is healthy for people of different ages to mix together, albeit in this case, in cyber space. At 43, I think I can spot the older contributors in most cases. They tend to mention cultural references that baffle the younger posters, such as 1970s tv programmes.They also tend to congregate in great numbers in the "memories" section of the forum, relaying tales of old Wincobank etc.
By the way, I don't consider myself old at 43. Ant is right though, re the perceptions of people in their late teens and early twenties. I too used to look at people in their 30s, never mind 40s, and view them as being "on the way out". The eyes seemed to be a good indicator, and obviously a lined face. Nowadays, I am useless at telling age.
I am very happy in my 40s, except in one area. I recently made the mistake of comparing my looks today with photos of myself 20 years ago. I suppose I am fairly lucky to have a decent head of hair, and good health but the contrast really shook me up. Where is the fresh-faced, fit and always smiling lad of 1985? He cannot be found in the mirror, that's for sure.

well someone had to join in younger huh? credit to them though and maybe sections for 20's 30's 40's and so on could be created.... i know what youre saying though about different views on things and if anyone should want that kinda of situation they will stay on the main subjects sections ...as for me i still think a 40's one is a good idea , its mid range age of life and weve left our first half of life esp the late 40's onwards and maybe some feel the younger input of their lives can be got fom their own kids... however i shall persevere .......so you over 40's what was your first car and when .............my first car was an original E REG VAUXHALL VIVA LIGHT BLUE AND I LOVED IT TO BITS.......though it broke down every day and cost me a fortune but i kept it going thru wind and rain, and i had to order a carburetter from Laycocks" of suffolk street i think it was and wait ages for it !! .........but it was my baby .......can i just add those who say that late 30's like 39 wouldnt be able to join , well such is life, there are some things we have to accept , like we cant vote till were 18 so its no good trying to at 17, or get a buss pass till your either 60 or 65 no good moaning cos youre 59 or 64 ...see what i mean ....come 40 somethings stick with me here ...

I like the way the Forum is set up and as I read through the posts from the youngsters [tee hee] I do find out the occasional thing even if it's only a word that's been hi-jacked by them.
I don't know who tries to organise forum get togethers but have noticed two that took place in pubs. I can hold my own in a pub but might be more tempted to go to a forum meet up if it was in quieter surroundings, a coffee shop for example.
Does anyone know when you start to feel old? mentally that is

I feel exactly the same inside as I did in my teens - well with a bit more wisdom and confidence - still prone to bouts of irresponsibility and madness tho - the kids are getting used to it now....:thumbsup:

Point taken Joe, looking at your avatar are you sure your only 43, mind you knowing where you originate from, I can understand how hard life has been for you.



The reason, as Ant pointed out, is that it would split the Forum down. At the moment you get a thread that can be contributed to by anyone from the proverbial 8 to 80. Start having a section for the under 20s, 1 for the over 40s, and that diversity of opinion from different ages would reduce.

Current segmentation in the forum is by subject area, which is open to all ages.

So there you go.

Sorry folks.

Joe [/B][/QUOT

Originally posted by msbehavin
I feel exactly the same inside as I did in my teens - well with a bit more wisdom and confidence - still prone to bouts of irresponsibility and madness tho - the kids are getting used to it now....:thumbsup:

I feel that way too msbehavin, I can still regularly hear those words from my kids "oh dad behave". Remember folks

Growing old is compulsory.
Growing up is optional.

ok ill go along with it ...lol ....

Owdlad,

Before starting on SF I looked twenty years younger....

Now I'm a haggard, wasted man who's main aim is to keep one step ahead of the Grim Reaper....:)

And that's the touched up photo - normally I use C Montgomery Burns as my stunt-double.

I don't think I've changed for teh worse in the last 20 years - if anything I'm slightly more chilled than I was and certainly a nicer person!

:)

I too think we should leave our forum (sorry Geoff) your forum alone. I find I value the advice of the younger ones their minds are so quick and their repartee is so funny.
What they know about life and espescially computers amazes me.
So Sheffield Forum seem to be getting the right balance.
The oldies can always say,,, whenwe did this, and whenwe did that------------ in the right section.

Hazell

I only started to feel old when I became ill a few years ago.
Until then I felt exactly the same into my sixties. Partying, kareoke, Going abroad. Another meaning to the swinging sixties. The adrenalin ran and ran.
So I think if I hadn't have been ill I would have gone on with a zest for life for ever.
So I suppose its good health that is the key.

Hazel
By the waay I never drank, never smoked, I'm thinking of starting.

Originally posted by hazel
I only started to feel old when I became ill a few years ago.
Until then I felt exactly the same into my sixties. Partying, kareoke, Going abroad. Another meaning to the swinging sixties. The adrenalin ran and ran.
So I think if I hadn't have been ill I would have gone on with a zest for life for ever.
So I suppose its good health that is the key.

Hazel
By the waay I never drank, never smoked, I'm thinking of starting.

hazel, leave the smoking out, but drink plenty every day...you then have a ready made excuse when folk see you shaking :)

I am 49 in February.

Never bothered me.

Originally posted by hazel
NO Poppins you can't have my crown.

I know you are younger than me by your posts

That's cheating:)

Hazel

Well we could have shared it, Mardy Arse !

Originally posted by nitelife40
whose over 40 years of age on here?
i am but i don't look it:D

Poppins
I love it--------I laughed and laughed.
Great answer back
But No not until someone beats me fair and square,
Then I'll hand it over. ( perhaps u could wear it sundays? )


Hazel

I'm well under 40 (approx 12 years) but I feel over 40 sometimes.

I want to grow up, but can't.

49 and I stiil don't know what I want to do!

Then again, women love me and as long as that happens, I know I'm still OK.

LOl a bit,

:o shock horror,i'm 48 this year,where did the time go? flippen heck starting to lose my memory now,right what was i saying???????????????????????

Originally posted by kirky
i am but i don't look it:D

thar dunt act it either :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Originally posted by owdlad
thar dunt act it either :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:
my kids often tell me that.......better than being an old fuddy duddy:D

thar dunt act it either

My lad says to me "Grow up stupid" and i say
"I have done" :hihi:

Originally posted by kirky
my kids often tell me that.......better than being an old fuddy duddy:D

Would that be this fuddy duddy http://www.fuddyduddyfudge.com/

or this one
http://www.fscwv.edu/users/rheffner/b17/fuddydud.shtml

:P :P :P

I just know I am so sexy. My neck always aches when I come back from Meadowhall - head turning and having second glances is catching up.

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
I just know I am so sexy. My neck always aches when I come back from Meadowhall - head turning and having second glances is catching up.

Sam the neck ache is caused by repetitive stress, usual cause is swinging your head to and fro looking at all them fresh faced young things down at Meadowhell :nono: :roll:

Originally posted by nitelife40
well someone had to join in younger huh? credit to them though and maybe sections for 20's 30's 40's and so on could be created.... i know what youre saying though about different views on things and if anyone should want that kinda of situation they will stay on the main subjects sections ...as for me i still think a 40's one is a good idea , its mid range age of life and weve left our first half of life esp the late 40's onwards and maybe some feel the younger input of their lives can be got fom their own kids... however i shall persevere .......so you over 40's what was your first car and when .............my first car was an original E REG VAUXHALL VIVA LIGHT BLUE AND I LOVED IT TO BITS.......though it broke down every day and cost me a fortune but i kept it going thru wind and rain, and i had to order a carburetter from Laycocks" of suffolk street i think it was and wait ages for it !! .........but it was my baby .......can i just add those who say that late 30's like 39 wouldnt be able to join , well such is life, there are some things we have to accept , like we cant vote till were 18 so its no good trying to at 17, or get a buss pass till your either 60 or 65 no good moaning cos youre 59 or 64 ...see what i mean ....come 40 somethings stick with me here ...

Trying to get a chat room started for the over 40's is one thing... but now trying to run your own 40's posts within a thread... :o

Originally posted by timo
Let's leave the forum as it is. I think it is healthy for people of different ages to mix together, albeit in this case, in cyber space.

I think its good to have a mixture of all age groups... as someone has already mentioned its nice to be able read threads that have been posted by our younger or slightly older members... It makes interesting reading... especially when you have the 2 different points of views... the younger & the elder...

Remember... your only as old as you feel... :) or as old as the woman you feel... :? (lets just hope she's not older :wink: )

I think that's a little selfish, having an over 40s section, how are us youths going to benifit from your superior inteligence and vast experience, if we are locked out? :o

Everyone should mix with everyone... its called 'socialising' well thats what i got drummed into me when i was younger (mingle) ... :)

I am 43 and aware that is approximately the middle of my life now as I am hoping to live at least until 86!

Originally posted by Angel05
Remember... your only as old as you feel... :) or as old as the woman you feel... :? (lets just hope she's not older :wink: )

I'm 45 - and on that basis I'm no age at all!! ;)

I wouldn't want an older people's Forum - I would like to think that associating with all these young things keeps me thinking young!! :D

Originally posted by MrHelicopter
I'm 45 - and on that basis I'm no age at all!! ;)

I wouldn't want an older people's Forum - I would like to think that associating with all these young things keeps me thinking young!! :D

Good on ya... thats the way it should be... 45 isnt old anyways... :) I think it could be a case of people getting old before their time...

I'm never gonna grow up... why should we? i've always mixed with all ages younger & elder... never plan to stop talking to the younger generation... youngsters can keep you young like you say... also informed & updated on todays world :wink:

43 soon to be 44 here, omg where did the year's go? My youngest son (8 years old) tells me "age is just a number Mom and I think you look 34 " He loves to reverse the numbers to make me feel better!
My sister is 1 year older than me and she's a grandma to 3 the oldest being 3 years old.I'm still raising my kids:D

I was dead chuffed earlier today when my 19 year old daughter, said her mates thought I was a good laugh, and wanted to know when I was going to start going out on Sunday night with them...Yeah right, there's a difference between daft and stupid & I aint stupid :o

There ya go... who needs a separate Forum for 40's an above... :D great comments and compliments from above :thumbsup:

I'm 53 and i've loved my life from being 40 .The only problem with being a member of the "over the hill club " is becoming like my dad and being slightly more intolerant .
One other drawback is I'm now on a quarter tablet of viagra a day ,just to stop me peeing on my shoes.

Just joined the club last year:thumbsup:

Still feel young though, just takes longer to recover from everything.

Drinking
Exercise
etc

Every now and then when I'm talking to friends children I catch myself sounding EXACTLY like my parents used to be and they were OLD. I can't believe how the years have flown past and sometimes regret the amount of time I must of wasted in my twenties. However I'm not dead yet and although a bit older and wiser still want to go up in a hang glider.

53 and happy as Larry. I have an excuse now for 'taking my time'.;)

well im 40 + and i have kids ...at 20, 10 and 13 so i know the younger trends and opinions and ideas.... i go out clubbin sometimes and cycling for miles, i also like the finer things in life that one can enjoy when a tad older, so im not out of touch just yet in case any of you thought i was past it just cos i thought an over 40's group might be a good idea.......lol

A woman i used to work with always wanted Breast implants... but thought she was too young to know if that was what she really wanted... So... She waited till her 40th Birthday to go for the Op... after waiting like 20 yrs... she knew it was something that she truly wanted...

She wasnt silent about it... she wanted everyone to know what her 40th Birthday pressie from her hubby would be...

She looked fab when she came back to work...

We always joked with her... 'Life really does begin at 40!' :wink:

Her name was Gina... so we gave her the nickname 'Gina G!' :hihi:

Over forty, but sporty.

53 and happy as Larry. I have an excuse now for 'taking my time'

Peter Kay asks:
"Who is this Larry we should all compare ourselfs with?"

an i wonder if he likes ....garrrrrlick bread??? and cheeeeeeeese cake? cake of cheeeeeeese??? lol

I'm 43 and shocked after reading through all these replies - I am suprised at who is over 40 on here as I regularly read your contributions to discussions and thought, at most, you were all in your 30s for some reason.

Thought I was one of the oldest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm 46 and JUST joined this GREAT forum :D I'd love to be part of an over 40's group :)

Originally posted by koritsi
I'm 46 and JUST joined this GREAT forum :D I'd love to be part of an over 40's group :)

No no no.

I'm 45 and would HATE to belong to such a club. I think a mixing of the ages is a fantastic thing. The youngsters keep us informed and the older members offer experience and maturity and a different angle on things.

:clap:

Im just over 40 and love it.The kids keep me young and the best part is not caring anymore if you go to the shops with out your make up on.:)

Yep I have to admit to being over 40 but I dont think its such a big thing these days,I feel it does not matter,besides your only as old as the person your feeling. lol:thumbsup:

I am 49 and I don't care.

I'm 40!!









OK I lied :)

Originally posted by royjames
Yep I have to admit to being over 40 but I dont think its such a big thing these days,I feel it does not matter,besides your only as old as the person your feeling. lol:thumbsup:

Too true or so my toyboy tells me ;)

Originally posted by Mo
Too true or so my toyboy tells me ;)


Lol Mo,thats what I have been told.
I think that these days 40 in like the new 30 if you know what I mean??:thumbsup:

I am 43.
My son says ive got greys

My birth certificate says I.m 60 this year, I'm sure it's lying. When I was young I used to think that 40 was ancient, just shows how wrong I was.

50 yesterday.

Still try to carry on like I did in my teens / twenties / thirties / fourties.

Saving "growing up" for my sixties (or seventies, or eighties..I hope).

Originally posted by espadrille
I am 43.
My son says ive got greys

I'm 59 in eleven days and my daughters tell me I'm bald !!
Plenty in City road who would swap though !!
:thumbsup:

Originally posted by britmom
43 soon to be 44 here, omg where did the year's go? My youngest son (8 years old) tells me "age is just a number Mom and I think you look 34 " He loves to reverse the numbers to make me feel better!
I hope he stops doing it by the time he is 10 ;)

Yep i am over 40, have been for a couple of years now.

But i'm young at heart so its not so bad (boo, sob, howl ).:D

What is age but a number, yeah right!! easy to say when you're on the early side of 40 but I was 41 last december and it killed me, I only feel about 27 inside!! I don't feel grown up and I know I should be, but i still wanna go to gigs and get p**ssed a a fart, listen to my music as loud as I want to, my kids tell me to turn it down, talk about role reversal! My eldest son says I'm still an old hippy rock chick (how sad does that make me) and my youngest still loves me without being so judgemental about my age, but age.......aahhhh age is but a number :lol:

but age.......aahhhh age is but a number :lol: [/B][/QUOTE]

And if you say it often enough you will get to believe it :D :D :D

Guys! I am amazed!

I'm a fairly regular contributor to this forum (this year at least, I've barely been away! :D ) and I am sooooo surprised at the number of people who have said they are over 40 that I would never have imagined. Sierra I pictured being about 23ish, Cutglass 26ish, Sam Miguel 38ish, Cycleracer 26ish, Nitelife 40 at 20ish, Ant 26ish, Katya 22ish, JoeP 33ish :wow: , Viking 26ish, Saxon51 38ish, Mo 35ish.

The rest of you, sorry, but I thought you were older! :D Especially you Owdlad! ;)

I'm just 30; most days I feel about 23, but recently I feel like I'm 73! Maybe there's hope for me yet!

K x

23ish?

Kristian my darling, I love you! This just made my day. Really, thanks so much. Mmmwwaahh! Aint the internet great?!

And Cutglass, my kids tell me to turn the music down all the time too. I know, it's weird.

:) Sierra

Yes me :( today

I can retire in 22 years. Do the maths.

Originally posted by Sierra
23ish?

Kristian my darling, I love you! This just made my day. Really, thanks so much. Mmmwwaahh! Aint the internet great?!


:) Sierra

No he's not! he's a bitch :o :o :o walks away muttering flaming kids :rolleyes:

Yes I am amongst the 40 group!!!

But I hear you are only as old as the man that you feel - so that makes me 36! :heyhey: :

Me too. 48 and not hint of middle aged spread. Two kids at 4 and 6 may contribute to that.

My youngest is 3 and I was just 42 March 11 so I'm with you drolnhoj plenty of life in the old dog yet!!!

Originally posted by dawny1
My youngest is 3 and I was just 42 March 11 so I'm with you drolnhoj plenty of life in the old dog yet!!!

Yes, and I have a grand child due in September so there will be no rest for the wicked yet.

Owdlad , 54 ?
That's strange .
I'm sure I saw him , as a young lad , on an old newsreel of Queen Victoria's funeral.
Come on Owdlad , tell the truth and shame the Devil.!

Originally posted by Fareast
Owdlad , 54 ?
That's strange .
I'm sure I saw him , as a young lad , on an old newsreel of Queen Victoria's funeral.
Come on Owdlad , tell the truth and shame the Devil.!


Every one's having a dig at me today :confused: and I am such a nice guy really :( ******** :P

Originally posted by owdlad
Every one's having a dig at me today :confused: and I am such a nice guy really :( ******** :P

Wait while Kirky comes on, thas gorra way light up to now, he might even close thread :hihi:

Originally posted by viking
Wait while Kirky comes on, thas gorra way light up to now, he might even close thread :hihi:

Kirky? does tha mean MINI MOD

Originally posted by owdlad
Kirky? does tha mean MINI MOD

Or Black eyed Mod :hihi:

Originally posted by Sierra
23ish?

Kristian my darling, I love you! This just made my day. Really, thanks so much. Mmmwwaahh! Aint the internet great?!

And Cutglass, my kids tell me to turn the music down all the time too. I know, it's weird.

:) Sierra

You're welcome Sierra! You have a very young outlook on things IMO!

Originally posted by owdlad
No he's not! he's a bitch :o :o :o walks away muttering flaming kids :rolleyes:

Owdlad, you really shouldn't be talking to yourself! The kids will have you in a home in no time at this rate! :D

K x

Originally posted by Kristian


Owdlad, you really shouldn't be talking to yourself! The kids will have you in a home in no time at this rate! :D

K x

My lad (26) keeps threatening to put me in a home! (He can't cope with me going clubbing, riding a motorbike, and generally living life to the full). Might meet up with you Owdlad - I'll save you a place in the home! :clap:

I think I'm 57. Losing count. Birthday this month - better get the calculator out and check! ;)

Spike Milligan always wanted the following insription on his tombstone "Crumbs...is it that time already?" Wonder if he got his way? Keep going Owdlad. Enjoy your posts.

As for an over 40s section. Forget it. I can't cope with discovering timo is younger than me! ;) :clap:

Never ever ever in my long legged life will I ever be over 40! even tho on my birth certificate it says I am 40 this year!! its a lie I WAS BORN PREMATURELY :rant: Sorry but I: am dreading it . Worse than I dreaded 30 .........this is making me feel so depressed is the end of life as we know it that close :confused: xxxx

Originally posted by redrobbo

Spike Milligan always wanted the following insription on his tombstone "Crumbs...is it that time already?" Wonder if he got his way?

Spike wanted "See, I told you I was ill" on his headstone but the local council (or whoever decides these things) originally vetoed it.

He eventually got his way after a fashion and the headstone now reads "Dúirt mé leat go raibh mé breoite." which I'm told is Gaelic for the same thing.

I too thought most people were in their thirties. Quite surprised msbehavin( spelling? ) is over 40. I agree with Joe not to have a seperate section it's great as it is. I'm 62 still healthy (stopped smoking 12 years ago) still go bush walking,ect having a great life.:banana:

will be 43 next month,must say when i turned 40 i went a little wild and did things i shudnt have and will regret forever more,but it didnt last and im now back to being more or less normal.

Sorry, someone has to say it.. Any M.I.L.F's on here?

:D

he he not me still young

40 really does seem so far away for me! It's more than double the amount of years I've already been alive!

I hope the time between now and age 25 goes really slow :)

I'm so old I don'y know what MILF means.
hazel

Hazel, ur better off not not knowing, hon, believe me :D

Nah, you reallly don't wanna know....:heyhey: :heyhey: .

Hang on a minute danny boy, I hope you aint trying to say that us youngsters aint good enough for ya...we keep you all on your feet don't we and @ that age you need the exercise and the sudden jolt of shock to keep the blood pumping...lol

Please don't form an old persons forum cos i'll be left surrounded by gobby idiots...:help: :help: :help:

You know , folks think that just 'cos us over 40's dress in cardigans and only eat semolina , that our lives are boring.
No Way , Man !
I still watch the telly-----that Des O' Conner has me in stitches and I even get what these youngsters call a "buzz" when I hear the modern stuff , Cliff Richard and all them.
We still get out and about too , let me tell you.
I think nothing of doing a spin round the flower bed on the old zimmer. Even go abroad 'n all. Went to the Isle o' Man last year and off to Wrexham for the day next week.
I only packed up the penny-farthing in '87 so you binge drinkers and Disco-ites don't have all the fun.See !

Originally posted by Fareast
You know , folks think that just 'cos us over 40's dress in cardigans and only eat semolina , that our lives are boring.
No Way , Man !
I still watch the telly-----that Des O' Conner has me in stitches and I even get what these youngsters call a "buzz" when I hear the modern stuff , Cliff Richard and all them.
We still get out and about too , let me tell you.
I think nothing of doing a spin round the flower bed on the old zimmer. Even go abroad 'n all. Went to the Isle o' Man last year and off to Wrexham for the day next week.
I only packed up the penny-farthing in '87 so you binge drinkers and Disco-ites don't have all the fun.See !

Lmao...:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

I heard you are into the drugs scene as well (No i'm not)...angina tablets, popping asprin on a daily basis...

Well , Bob , old son , I do ,as a matter o'fact still get a blast off the Old Holborn and I had a bad trip last week with a Sanotegan Head Banger mixed with crushed aspirin------but that old cow of a nurse has gone and locked up the medicine cabinet after I fell out of the rocking chair , this afternoon , watching "Countdown ".
I'll get my revenge though. I sneaked in the kitchen and dropped some acid in the soup so we should see some fun here tonight at the Over 70's dance.

Good old Hazel, you make me feel so much better as I am coming up to my 62 mark, it has one great advantage though, as I took early retirement some time ago it's great fun having nothing to do but catch up on play time, wonderful!

Hi malc
I took early retirement when I was 54 and it seems a lifetime away. You're right--- it is the start of a new life after working hard. Seems unbelievable we don't have to go out to work and there is a whole new world waiting for us at our finger tips.
Took my french O level at 60 and learned computers 4or 5 yrs ago ( took advantage of the free lessons) and there are still lots of things out there waiting for meto take in.
Glad you are enjoying your retirment long may it last.
hazel

Hi! Hazel, good to hear from you, I feel almost guilty to say I took retirement at 50, although I had a part time job until 58, as we have moved to live in Scarborough now life is great, it's nice to keep in touch with what is happening in the old place, but would not want to come back and actually live there.
This I am sure, will make me sound an old fogey, but we spend a lot of time in summer just going to the Spa orchestra concerts as we can actually afford a season ticket here, at least there is plenty to do.

Hazel in response to your question about MILF. I wouldn't worry to much if I was you it will probably be some piece of rubbish twisted by the younger generation to be derogatory towards their elders and betters :D

I agree with you and Little Malc, there is so much we didn't have time to do when work interfered with pleasure, but I can stand all the abuse from the younger folk provided they keep working and pay their taxes, so I can lay back and think of a few MILF's :D :D :D

Originally posted by owdlad
provided they keep working and pay their taxes, so I can lay back and think of a few MILF's :D :D :D

Quality....but surely you're at the age where you should be dreaming of GILF's....lol

Originally posted by BobDaBuilder
Quality....but surely you're at the age where you should be dreaming of GILF's....lol

No Bob, sadly a lot of my time is spent "thinking" and the rest is spent trying to remember what to do if I catch one :confused: :confused: :confused:

:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

All these initials are quite blowing my poor old little mind ----- give a refined lady a chance and speak in words.
Never was ny good at puzzles.

My God owdlad you mentioned the swearword TAXES

hazel

Mothers i'd like to fondle....lol

I know i'm gonna get abused for that....:heyhey: :heyhey:

Originally posted by hazel
All these initials are quite blowing my poor old little mind ----- give a refined lady a chance and speak in words.
Never was ny good at puzzles.

My God owdlad you mentioned the swearword TAXES

hazel


Sorry Hazel it was only meant to provoke a comment from the plebs.
I wasn't meaning to offend such a refined person as your good self.

I am off for a leisurely lunch in the Peak District now where us decent people can eat in peace without being over run by the great unwashed, and their rugrats. :P

I am 42 but dont think i look it..
I dont act it.
Anyway you are as old as you feel they say..
I feel 90 some days...:):)

0n 02/07/2005 i celebrated the fact that it was 21 years since i celebrated my 21rst birthday .
i remember the the second event mentioned not the first!!!
do any of you other re-cycled teenagers know any good nights out involving sitting down falling down getting on stage and letting your hair down ( or placing in hanbag or carrier for later use )

My other half will be 50 in January...........Aghhhh I'll be married to a fifty year old!!

I still think I'm 24 even though I'm 46. No chance of early retirement either.

i am in a few years and i am genuinely looking forward to it :clap:

Like most of you replying to this thread, when you were young, you thought people who were 40 were old. In my case it was because when I was 20 my parents were 40.

By the end of this year another birthday will have come and gone, and the big 50 looms ever closer. But, I still don’t feel old.

Being called Grand-dad Steve, by the Grand-kids, still sounds strange.

Slightly off topic here.

All birthdays are special...but does anyone’s birthday fall at a time of year when people are far too busy to remember it? For example, mine falls on Christmas Eve. But even I feel sorry for the people whose birthday is Christmas day. My Gran was born on April 1st 1915 and all her life she had to put up with the same jokes.

Another thought...anyone out there born on a leap year?

I'm over 40. Whats all this rubbish about bad eyes, bad ears, sore knees and all that?

And which idiot says life begins at 40? Where the heck did that come from?

Most over 40's look and act over the hill and on the downward spiral. For many old age begins at 40.

Dragon

I'm cough 45 cough and when i went to see Thin Lizzy earlier this year i was amused and shocked to see all these old people there with bald heads and erm more rotund than i remember a Lizzy audience to be.
Even worse (with the exception of the young uns at the front) we....i mean they were all doing that strange shuffling dance.
Strange how patchouly oil smells of vic nowadays...
And i'll not be going to see them again, they didn't have any 4XL thermal lizzy t-shirts at the merchandising stall.

im 52 just,i think it would be great to have an over 40s forum,no offence to the younger ones:D

I'm 59 and feel there's still loads to learn. I've no plans to retire yet, in fact hope to keep working for a few years. I only feel my age when I look in the mirror and it reminds me!

body`s 46 minds still in my teens :help:

None of you fancy coming down to the Crucible to see Much Ado About Nothing? For £1? (Check out the Notices and Events thread if you are interested.)

It'd be great to see some of my fellow older forumers in the flesh, as it were! It's not just the young 'uns that should meet up and have a good time, y'know...

:)

Originally posted by stevie1957

Being called Grand-dad Steve, by the Grand-kids, still sounds strange.

Hardly surprising is it Dave. :heyhey:

I'm 41......life begns at forty.:suspect: :confused:

I am 46. I really hope life didn't begin at 40 because it means I have to do all this again (and I have missed the first six years, this time round!)

My mind feels firmly rooted in my early 20's but my body is staring 50 firmly in the face and saying get out the way, I am coming through.

Yikes..am i really 44 in October..seems like yesterday i was only 30..But i have to admit that my hobbie (cycling) keeps me reasonbly fit and very active.
Must admit not really looking to the next mile stone (50)
That just seems old...lol

jt

By the way cycleracer..you are now 46..since you last posted on this thread....Just thought i'd remind you..

body`s 46 minds still in teens

see memorys on its way out 2 started repeting myself:confused: :confused:

I'm sorry Hazel, but I beat you, I'm 74. 37 of them in UK, the other 37 in USA and Canada. I like to go across the street to fish for some Bass in the morning, then go off to the Shamrock to drink a little Bass in the evening. Life is great, got a few aches and pains I didn't have before but who cares.
I honestly feel sorry for younger people today. Its much harder to find work, unless you have a bunch of degrees, than when I worked. No apprenticeships, little manufacturing. Lots of jobs at McDonalds and the like, with little money, and clothes that stink to high heaven.

60 next Feb just about run in,And a lot more miles in the owd bugger yet...;) Count down to retirement YAA HOO:clap:

hi
i'm 40 and a few months (about 86:o :D ), yup just over 47- and don't feel a day over 170:loopy:

john.

Are there any out there that are Great Grandparents. I ask as I am due to join this clique early on in the new year. The only snag with this is that I am only 53 !!!!!!!!!

:o

43 and feel 28


but hay I suspect I will always feel 28

Originally posted by buck
I'm sorry Hazel, but I beat you, I'm 74. 37 of them in UK, the other 37 in USA and Canada. I like to go across the street to fish for some Bass in the morning, then go off to the Shamrock to drink a little Bass in the evening. Life is great, got a few aches and pains I didn't have before but who cares.
I honestly feel sorry for younger people today. Its much harder to find work, unless you have a bunch of degrees, than when I worked. No apprenticeships, little manufacturing. Lots of jobs at McDonalds and the like, with little money, and clothes that stink to high heaven.


Hi Buck

I knew there was some-one out there older than me.
Just a matter of time. before he/she turned up.
Welcome to the crown Buck, long may you wear it.
You beat me by 5 yrs

:clap:

hazel

hi,i joined SF this july,i am 62 retired last april and loving it. have 2 sons 42 and 41 and enjoying life to the full.i read about SF meets but not being on here for that long(joined july 2008) i would like to know when they happen, my grandchildren ages 19,18,6,12 months keep me on my toes.

You will find meets posted on the Sheffield/evenings out forum, here:

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=82

There is a monthly meet at the Rawson spring in Hillsborough on the first Wednesday of each month (just missed that) and there is one at the Harlequin next Monday. These tend to be regular but others are done on an ad-hoc basis.

I am under 40

whose over 40 years of age on here?

I shudder at the thought :hihi:, Ive got years to go yet before I get to 40 :banana:

I am under 40

We're talking age, here, Sid, not IQ :hihi:

hi,i joined SF this july,i am 62 retired last april and loving it. have 2 sons 42 and 41 and enjoying life to the full.i read about SF meets but not being on here for that long(joined july 2008) i would like to know when they happen, my grandchildren ages 19,18,6,12 months keep me on my toes.

Last month's meet at the Harlequin was the first "real" meet I'd been to and it was great fun, so many people and a good laugh.

And, apparently, the beer was very cheap, which seemed to be a bonus for most people :hihi:

We're talking age, here, Sid, not IQ :hihi:

Sorry sid but that is :hihi:

We're talking age, here, Sid, not IQ :hihi:

:hihi::hihi::hihi:

Last month's meet at the Harlequin was the first "real" meet I'd been to and it was great fun, so many people and a good laugh.

And, apparently, the beer was very cheap, which seemed to be a bonus for most people :hihi:

See you at the next one.:thumbsup:

Sorry sid but that is :hihi:


Is flatulance a problem with you?

Is flatulance a problem with you?

No, but still :hihi:

:hihi::hihi::hihi:



See you at the next one.:thumbsup:

Yup, looking forward to seeing your kinky boots and Mort's hat - if it's back from the cobblers in time!

Perhaps we could also look forward to meeting the elusive Sid ......

Sixty Four but don't forget Sixty is the new Forty,or is it the other way round.
Can't remember it's my age.:loopy:

52, and don't feel a day over 70.

No seriously age doesn't bother me, i'ts a damn site better than the alterative. ;)

Not forty yet, but feel older sometimes. I'm starting to sound like my parents *screams uncontrollably*

I can't even use the "you're as old as the person you feel" as I always go for the older ones :) Perhaps it makes me feel younger...?