1. You leave clubs before the end to "beat the rush". (worst still you don't go to the clubs)

2. You get more excited about having a roast on a Sunday than going clubbing the night before.

3. You stop dreaming of becoming a professional footballer/basketball player and start dreaming of having a son
    who might instead.

4. Before throwing the local paper away, you look through the Property section.

5. All of a sudden, middle aged people are not 45 , they are only 45.

6. Before going out anywhere, you ask whether there is anywhere to park.

7. Rather than throw a knackered pair of trainers out, you keep them because they'll be alright for the DIY or in the
    garden.

8.  You buy T-shirts without anything written on them.

9.  Instead of laughing at the innovations catalogue that falls out of the newspaper, you suddenly see both the benefit
    and money saving properties of most of the things that are in it.

10. You start to worry about your parents' health.

11. You have more disposable income, but everything you want or need to buy costs between 200 and 500 quid.

12. You don't get funny looks when you buy a Disneyvideo or a Wallace And Gromit bubble bath,as the sales
     assistant assumes they are for your children.

13. Pop music all starts to sound the same.

14. You opt for Pizza Express over Pizza Hut because they do a really nice half-bottle of house red.

15. You always have enough milk in.

16. To compensate for the fact that you have little desire to go clubbing, you instead frequent trendy bars and
     restaurants in the mistaken belief that you have not turned into your parents.

17. While flicking through the TV channels, you happen upon C4's Time Team with Tony Robinson. You get drawn in.
     Grand Designs also appeals.

18. The benefits of a pension scheme become clear.

19. You go out of your way to pick up a colour chart from B&Q.

20. You wish you had a shed.

21. You have a shed.

22. You actually find yourself saying "They don't make 'em like that anymore" and "I remember when there were
      only 4 TV channels" and "Not in my day...."

23. Radio 2 play more songs you know than Radio 1 - and Jeremy Vine has some really interesting guests on.

24. Instead of tutting at old people who take ages to get off the bus, you tut at rowdy school children.

25. When sitting outside a pub you admire their hanging baskets.

26. You find yourself saying "is it cold in here or is it just me "

27. You understand the above and forward it to your fellow aging friends.

LOL
Kerri x

LOL - could have been written for me Kerri! (but keep that info to yourself :D )

:D me too! Scarily true!!!! :D :D

I can relate to more of those than I'd care to admit to!

"22. You actually find yourself saying "They don't make 'em like that anymore" and "I remember when there were
      only 4 TV channels" and "Not in my day...."

I remember when there were just two TV channels, I think?

Can anyone find when we got the third TV channel, I was born in 1964, and I remember decimalisation, but not old money as I didn't get pocket money.

Right....... I may be wrong so please don't quote me!!!!

BBC1 (as we now know it) - First channel was broadcast in November 1936.
ITV launched in 1955
BBC2 appeared on 21 April 1964 (first programme "Play School".  BBC channel already running was renamed BBC1
C4 in 1982
C5 in 1997

ITV was born the same year as me LOL

Ah then I wouldn't remember only two channels (I was born that year), unless there was a problem with reception of BBC2???

We only ever had 2 channels on our old B/W tv - BBC1 and ITV - then a lovely man from Rediffusion arrived on a Saturday morning (early 70's) with the biggest tv I'd ever seen - complete with 4 channels (ITV London) I was in childrens tv heaven! :D

Ah must have been the same with my parents and old TV.  then we had three channnels and a newer black and white one (don't think it was new).  I think the family had it's first colour TV in about '75 or '76.

Oh No............. that's all me!!!

Who cares I'm very happy, :-D  It's amazing how your life style changes so much without even noticing. Scaaaryyyyy!!!

PS...Middle age is ALWAYS 10 years older than your age ;)

That was me exactly except for the grand designs and thats Sam he drives me mad with DIY,Car and Design programs )

My Grandaughter who is twelve asked her grandad some weeks ago " Grandad when you were a child was the world black and White ?

I find it incredible that I have seen cassette tapes come and go, same with VHS.

Me too!!  This rings too many bells for my liking!!

Hmmn, my daughter once asked me if I was around when life was in black and white.............:rolleyes:
Karen

lol excellent
my daughter calls me old because i need a cardigan when its chilly...
i dont want to go clubbing with my mates
i drink pop at the pub

Think im getting old!

Donna x
(and charliex)

They are all soo true!!!:-D

This is a true reflection of me!

What's going on...I'm only 22 and can identify with an alarming number of the above :D

Oh well, I hear your 30s are much better than your 20s anyway so bring it on :D :D