I see a lot of posts in this thread that, on the surface, seem to be more health and lifestyle issues than solely age. I still play ice hockey, climb mountains, stay out late, enjoy alcohol, play in a band, play computer games, bartend, throw parties, travel, and generally live life to the fullest. I’ve been fortunate to not have any debilitating genetic problems, but I’ve also kept myself physically active and emotionally healthy throughout my life. I truly wish society supported more people to be able to live that way. As I’ve aged I’ve become more of an activist for a shorter work week, better support from the government, and much higher wages. I hope, those of you who want to, can find ways to reverse some of the things that make you feel old beyond your years.
Seconded, fully. In addition, doing new things really helps: all the time I've been spending challenging myself and learning new skills has basically been keeping me mentally young and flexible.
Yes, that’s an EXCELLENT point! During COVID I learned French and now I’m studying to get my sommelier certification. Never stop learning! It also tends to be very humbling. There SO much I don’t know and am terrible at, but being a beginner has its own type of joy.
That's the spirit. Although sometimes I see changes in my skin that don't match the age I feel :-D
IMO fuck everyone who doesn't care about good quality appliances. They are to blame for how common shitty ones are these days. Especially developers who just get something that looks nice but actually sucks when you use it.
Glares at oven that takes forever to preheat, doesn't keep the temperature even once it does, and has a drawer oven that takes even longer to preheat than the shitty main oven takes to preheat and COOK things
I sell appliances and the number of times I hear “It’s for a rental”, as a reason to get the cheapest thing, is depressing.
As someone that is on the marketing side of individuals renting condos for vacations, the ones that buy the quality stuff, are able to get more revenue per booking, and a better retention. It not only applies to the kitchen, but to things you wouldn't expect, like sheets, towels, and toilet paper. Go cheap on any of those, and you'll read about it in a 2 star review.
I’ve been quite poor my whole life. For me simply having the appliance, in my own apartment, is amazing. One year I lived in a little place with a little washer and dryer in the closet. It was incredible. The washer didn’t drain right, and the dryer would go for hours without drying the clothes, but it was still amazing because it was the first time ever I’d had a washer and dryer of my own that I didn’t have to go outside to use.
I was at a cocktail party a couple of weeks ago, and had an engaging conversation with 4 other dads about our choices and regrets in kitchen appliances....and lawnmowers.
Shortly after turning 34, it occurred to me I was closer to my 50th birthday than 18th.
Can confirm at this point that they were making it up as they went... Just like I am now.
My joints were already telling me I'm old. Did you really have to point that out to all the other 34 year Olds on here?
Well, throwing out my lower back bending over a table a couple weeks ago sure didn't help...
The worst I have ever thrown my back out was picking up a pair of scissors. I was in my 20s.
Yep. It hit me at 32. I literally wasn't even bending over. I walked about 30 feet in my house and by the time I got to the couch I was in terrible pain
I was at Warped Tour many years ago, talking with randos in the campground. I mentioned which bands I was there to see, and this guy gave me a huge smile and yelled 'You're old' in my face.
That may as well just mean you're overworked (or something else) though. I do stuff like this in my 20s
Could be a nutrient deficiency, too. I've gotten myself out of that exhausted state with b-complex and magnesium supplements. It's quick, too, if that's the real problem. I felt normal and alert again within 15 minutes of taking the supplements.
I hesitate to nap on a day off because if I’m not careful I’ll just wake up the next morning and my day off will be gone.
Within the past few years, once my neck problems started getting worse and I finally went for an MRI and was diagnosed with arthritis.
0/10, do not recommend.
My MIL has had really good luck with non-thc CBD creams for arthritis. Done it daily for the the last couple of years and she swears by it. Don't have personal experience with it, but she recently opened a jar of pasta sauce in front of me and didn't blink. Hope you get some relief.
When I honestly felt that what my homemade juice/blended smoothie thingy needed more of was celery and that without enough celery it was too sweet and lacked body. That was the day there was no more pretending. Only a year before had I suffered through my first back injury, so they can go together.
Otherwise, the beginnings of it for me were when I noticed warming up for physical exercise took longer. 10-15 minute bicycle commutes used to require no warm up at all. Then I’d feel warmed up only by the end of them. That’s when I knew I was turning the corner.
you know there is now a member of the US Congress born in 1997, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell_Frost
I was speaking to someone at a party recently and realised they where both in their 20s and born after 9/11. Was quite a moment.
Hell, I clearly recall the space shuttle Challenger tragedy. I even vaguely recall when Reagan was shot.
When I realized that the games I enjoyed in college were released over twenty years ago.
For me it was "Why are they remaking Metroid Prime? The original looks fine and it was only released in... 2002? Oh god... that's 21 years ago..." One of my favorite games in college is old enough to drink.
Want to really feel old? In just a little over two years from now, the Xbox 360 will be 20 years old.
At my BF's cousin's 18th birthday party, a small family do at the uncle and aunt's house. The living room was full of people 60+, so as 30 something young people we naturally headed out into the hallway to hang with the cousins and their friends. All these young people barely registered us and just moved aside to let us past, they didn't even look at us, just carried on talking to each other. We got to the kitchen and looked at each other and just went oh shit, we're old aren't we. Grabbed drinks and headed back to the old folk, at least they would speak to us!