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I'm much too young to be associated wiith this thread.

Nudge up for some of the newbies on the boards - this thread doesn't care what you say or even if you can only type with one finger ;-) ;-)

There is a watershed when you start boasting about old you are! I find I have to stop myself from saying "I'm nearly 80 you know" -= though admittedly it is usually to justify getting out of things

Thnx,NanaSue for the link...feel tons better now!
I was 66 in Feb,and get stick off my 3 daughters(42.,40 and 35),cos,as they say.."when we were growing up,you wore flowery,old-fashioned dresses...now you take your grandchildren out,wearing tracky bottoms or jeans and a denim jacket"!

lol
Elaine. ;-)

I'm 75, when I remember!

As children we all wanted to grow up, then at 21 had a great celebration. After that everybody became "over 21". Forms all said "age if under 21" and nobody ever asked how old you were.

Now, with computerisation of all records, every form includes dob as a compulsory item and every Tom, Dick and Harry knows how old you are. It's called progress!!!

My grandmother always said she was 40+, looked ancient (I thought) but was probably in her 60's at the time.

62 coming on 18
still doing the northern soul dos but nowadays its the following weds before my knees and ankles stop aching
still riding my lambretta up and down the country and usually find i am one of the oldest there if not the oldest but coudnt care les
took earrly retirement so every day is a sunday at least it would be if it wasnt for the wifes to do list

Will be 60 this December (at the moment 59 and holding)

Drove home yesterday morning after taking OH to work (4.30am) put in my Led Zeppelin cd, sound up nice and loud, windows down heaven...... Old Percy Plant still does it for me......

Another fav at this time is Nickleback (Canadian) good and loud and often very angry.

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Any more this June

I just watched this........

http://www.wimp.com/mindboundary/

What an amazing woman!

I must get back to exercise class.... but I'll never be that good!

No comment since the 5 May - come on any more interesting chat :-D :-D :-D

I will be 65 next month. Some days I feel 90, but most days I still feel I'm in my 20's!

Careful Bob, you might be snapped up as a "Toy Boy" :-D :-D :-D

Now that I have turned sixty I wonder if it might be time I stopped dressing like a teenage hooligan.

Maybe if I stopped acting like one it might be a start.

Hmmm, according to some of these, at 75, I am a mere teenager!!

Bob

The numbers given by GR are very misleading sadly. Many of the 13 million will have joined, left their tree online and moved on by now, allowing their membership to lapse.

Only a tiny percentage of membership use these boards unfortunately which is why we ask GR to promote them more.

There have been several discussions about this this over the years with lots of facts and figures quoted - I just don't have a head for figures though. :-(

Any more - GR say they have 13million registered - stories are absolutely fascinating - keep them coming.

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Just reading through these threads again and there are quite a few who beat me,which is nice to know.

Calderdale.....my dad always said ...leave the table when you feel you could eat a little bit more......and chew your food 32 times...think that's why Im a slow eater even now!
Notice the leave the table....meals were always eaten at the table by everyone,no matter what so called class!!

I am 70+++++++++,still feel young at heart :-D

Keep them coming - all so very interesting - my full respect to everybody.

Certainly given me a boost - Thursday took heavy painkillers and actually managed to cut the lawn in the back - took me longer than usual but hey I did it.

Local Turkist shop has all kinds of plastic gizmos from Turkey. Bought an extra wide industrial size long handled dust pan.

Yesterday managed to cut the 3 sided front hedge. My friend who is a bit of a wuss about anything nature actually volunteered to sweep it all up. Finished in two shakes of a lambs tail. What a great labour saving tool. Well worth the £9 paid for it.

Today sun is shining - got to deliver campaign leaflets - suddenly feel energised - have taken the tabs but what the heck.

Age? What is "Age?" Something with different aspects judging from the multifarious remarks inscribed on these pages.
My late maternal grandfather managed the century plus one day. His recipes for longevity, treacle with your cornflakes & milk, while you have two legs use them.
His remark was, "While they are going, so am I". Noticed using Sloans Liniment
sometimes. Regards work, "Hard work killed nobody but worrying about it does".
Give the benefit of the doubt to the other person. His message on eating was,
"Leave the table when you feel you could eat a little bit more".
He did accept that in his early days much of his walking was over grass and not on concrete and that was the probable cause of his feet being in excellent condition.
No corns or callous, dry skin etc.. Born 1851 died 1951 and just for the record I am
1926 vintage.