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Jaypee
03-26-2007, 12:17 PM
...you start packing for Jazz Fest and hang an old Nola.com Cubes packet around your neck, and realize you no longer can read them without bifocals.
bluesgirl
03-26-2007, 12:23 PM
...you start packing for Jazz Fest and hang an old Nola.com Cubes packet around your neck, and realize you no longer can read them without bifocals.
Ummmm...
I got contact lenses and the doctor corrected me for distance, but now I can't read close up. I've ALWAYS been near-sighted, so it's weird. The doctor prescribed reading glasses, the kind that you buy at the drugstore. I found out that you can get some really wild frames if you get them at the dollar store. They even make reading sunglasses.
marignygreg
03-26-2007, 12:25 PM
..you switch to light beer.
glinda
03-26-2007, 12:41 PM
Ummmm...
I got contact lenses and the doctor corrected me for distance, but now I can't read close up. I've ALWAYS been near-sighted, so it's weird. The doctor prescribed reading glasses, the kind that you buy at the drugstore. I found out that you can get some really wild frames if you get them at the dollar store. They even make reading sunglasses.
And now I can't fest without my bi-focal SUNGLASSES. Gotta be able to read the cubes and the prices on the arts & crafts. Maybe that JazzFest descriptor "Woodstock with walkers" isn't that far off...... lord, help us!
socaleric
03-26-2007, 12:48 PM
And now I can't fest without my bi-focal SUNGLASSES. Gotta be able to read the cubes and the prices on the arts & crafts. Maybe that JazzFest descriptor "Woodstock with walkers" isn't that far off...... lord, help us!
haha. I got a laugh off those reading glasses woes. I'm a soon-to-be optometry student and too many times at work, I get patients nearing 40 years old who complain of reading bluriness.
Carolina Beadhead
03-26-2007, 12:58 PM
haha. I got a laugh off those reading glasses woes. I'm a soon-to-be optometry student and too many times at work, I get patients nearing 40 years old who complain of reading bluriness.
Eric, be kind to them. Some day you'll be in that situation, too. What used to be is no longer. And if it's still there, it hurts. :D
Carolina Beadhead
03-26-2007, 01:01 PM
And now I can't fest without my bi-focal SUNGLASSES. Gotta be able to read the cubes and the prices on the arts & crafts. Maybe that JazzFest descriptor "Woodstock with walkers" isn't that far off...... lord, help us!
Too funny, Glinda! I just got new glasses and chose the Transitions lenses so I'd have the regular glasses and the sunglasses all in one. Specifically for Jazz Fest. LOL
Carolina Beadhead
03-26-2007, 01:02 PM
You know you're getting old when... you devote a whole thread to "Best Shoes for Jazz Fest."
bywterbro
03-26-2007, 01:09 PM
when the clothes you wore to your first jazzfest dont even
come close to fitting anymore.....lol..
Belle
03-26-2007, 02:20 PM
...you start packing for Jazz Fest and hang an old Nola.com Cubes packet around your neck, and realize you no longer can read them without bifocals.
That is a good reason to marry young!! My guy can still read for me!! LOL Do have some really fun readers though. I bet we all do. Another thread!!!
ibjamn
03-26-2007, 02:23 PM
That is a good reason to marry young!! My guy can still read for me!! LOL Do have some really fun readers though. I bet we all do. Another thread!!!
Amen! Hebjamn is 11 yrs younger, thank Gawd!!
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
03-26-2007, 02:32 PM
And now I can't fest without my bi-focal SUNGLASSES. Gotta be able to read the cubes and the prices on the arts & crafts. Maybe that JazzFest descriptor "Woodstock with walkers" isn't that far off...... lord, help us!
I just discovered those sunglasses last year. The ones with the cheaters. I might have a few extras to hand out at the THead meet ups.
bluesgirl
03-26-2007, 02:36 PM
That is a good reason to marry young!! My guy can still read for me!! LOL Do have some really fun readers though. I bet we all do. Another thread!!!
I got a pair that look like a parrothead's dream. :p
Hmmm, maybe I need to follow Saffire's advice to get rid of my middle aged blues, and have someone to read small print for me. :D
glinda
03-26-2007, 02:37 PM
Too funny, Glinda! I just got new glasses and chose the Transitions lenses so I'd have the regular glasses and the sunglasses all in one. Specifically for Jazz Fest. LOL
Yea, cbh, carrying 2 pairs around and switching them back & forth is such a pain. So hard to travel light when you're old. Now, where's that younger man......?????
t.o..fester
03-26-2007, 02:51 PM
..you switch to light beer.
Never!! LOL.
Corona
03-26-2007, 05:45 PM
when the clothes you wore to your first jazzfest dont even
come close to fitting anymore.....lol..
:( I hear ya....
bruce3404
03-26-2007, 06:04 PM
You know you're getting old when.....
Some of the younger folks can actually outsprint you from the Sauvage gate to the Acura stage (I still get most of 'em, but I gotta stretch now and cleverly cut all the angles).
Montana
03-26-2007, 06:39 PM
WHEN:
"I just don't get this new music these kids are listening to..."
Belle
03-26-2007, 07:04 PM
When:
You have to write lists of things you need to do that day.
You find yourself repeating things your parents said.
You regret all those mistakes you made resisting temptation.
You know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions.
Growing old is not an option, growing up is optional.. That seems to fit this groups for sure.
Zydekitten
03-26-2007, 07:27 PM
When:
You have to write lists of things you need to do that day.
You find yourself repeating things your parents said.
You regret all those mistakes you made resisting temptation.
You know all the answers, but nobody asks you the questions.
Growing old is not an option, growing up is optional.. That seems to fit this groups for sure.
True dat!!
Not to mention that growing old is not for the faint of heart.
linza22
03-26-2007, 07:39 PM
Ummmm...
I got contact lenses and the doctor corrected me for distance, but now I can't read close up. I've ALWAYS been near-sighted, so it's weird. The doctor prescribed reading glasses, the kind that you buy at the drugstore. I found out that you can get some really wild frames if you get them at the dollar store. They even make reading sunglasses.
welcome to my world chicki! the stronger the contact to see far away....the less you can see close up!!!!!but your right, there are many cool glasses out there.
breambob
03-26-2007, 09:00 PM
When you pre-medicate with anti-inflamatories for three days before your first day. It helps.
That, and carrying aspirin+codiene everywhere, at all times.
Corona
03-27-2007, 06:06 AM
When you pre-medicate with anti-inflamatories for three days before your first day. It helps.
That, and carrying aspirin+codiene everywhere, at all times.
what are ya tryin' to say mister??? That I'm OLD?????? ;)
(I do both lol!)
luvdancin
03-27-2007, 06:32 AM
I used to wear contacts all the time and resisted the reading glasses for years, but finally had to succumb. I got so tired of putting them on and off that I finally gave up and went back to glasses with a bifocal in them. But of course I got the progressive bifocal so no one can see it. ;) I still have to clip on my sunglasses and I sometimes yearn to wear some of the cute sunglasses that are out there now, but I'm just plain lazy to go back to contacts and readers.
NYMAMA
03-27-2007, 07:39 AM
You know you're getting old when COMFY is a fashion must!
Belle
03-27-2007, 07:55 AM
You know you're getting old when COMFY is a fashion must!
Now that is a good one. I love to feel comfy!! First requirement. Elastic waistbands!!! Good for big meals too!!
Thanks for that one!
You know you're getting old when... you devote a whole thread to "Best Shoes for Jazz Fest."and best chairs...
bluesgirl
03-27-2007, 09:02 AM
You know you're getting old when COMFY is a fashion must!
When stretch jeans first came out, my mom bought herself some and I made fun of her. Nowadays, I only buy stretch jeans. :D
Belle
03-27-2007, 09:04 AM
When stretch jeans first came out, my mom bought herself some and I made fun of her. Nowadays, I only buy stretch jeans. :D
I like them cause it acts like a girdle. My butt is lifted and tightened like I work at it!! LOL
bluesgirl
03-27-2007, 09:07 AM
I like them cause it acts like a girdle. My butt is lifted and tightened like I work at it!! LOL
I like them because the waist will stretch enough not to dig into my tummy rolls when I'm sitting down. :o
mangoon
03-27-2007, 09:11 AM
When a young lady walks up to you in a bar and says " Excuse me sir, is anyone using this chair". SIR !!! :mad: :( :eek:
pokerchick66
03-27-2007, 09:21 AM
I like them because the waist will stretch enough not to dig into my tummy rolls when I'm sitting down. :o
ROFLMAO!
Zbonnie
03-27-2007, 09:30 AM
When you pre-medicate with anti-inflamatories for three days before your first day. It helps.
That, and carrying aspirin+codiene everywhere, at all times.(1) Really helps, huh, to take Advil in advance? (2) Gimme some believable reasons to ask my dentist or doctor for some Tylenol with codeine. Tanks.
When a young lady walks up to you in a bar and says " Excuse me sir, is anyone using this chair". SIR !!! :mad: :( :eek:
ANYTIME someone under the age of 30 calls me "Sir". Ouch. :eek:
Zbonnie
03-27-2007, 10:27 AM
Today's very apropos Dictionary.com Word of the Day:
roborant \ROB-uh-ruhnt\, adjective:
1. Strengthening; restoring vigor.
2. A strengthening medicine; a tonic; a restorative.
Yeah, that's what I need! How can I score some?
glinda
03-27-2007, 11:53 AM
I think it might be what you get from those younger men our sistah threadheads been talkin about.
mendelj2
03-27-2007, 11:59 AM
... When kids stop smoking pot because you are standing there
... When you worry about being able to stay awake during the evening shows
Zbonnie
03-27-2007, 12:03 PM
... When kids stop smoking pot because you are standing thereLOL, I love that one! Don't stop on my account, pass it on over!!!
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
03-27-2007, 12:08 PM
You know your getting old when you write yourself notes to help you remember & you forget to read them.
mightyradgumbo
03-27-2007, 12:12 PM
... When kids stop smoking pot because you are standing there
LMAO mj2...I personally prescribe to the Buffett mantra of growing older but not up...doesn't seem to slow the aging process, just makes it funner.
How about when the staff that works for you is younger than your child...
mendelj2
03-27-2007, 12:16 PM
LOL, I love that one! Don't stop on my account, pass it on over!!!
That's what I am always thinking!
Belle
03-27-2007, 12:27 PM
LOL, I love that one! Don't stop on my account, pass it on over!!!
Me too!! I say pass it this way!!! Then they freak out!
Zbonnie
03-27-2007, 01:44 PM
Me too!! I say pass it this way!!! Then they freak out!Nah, not the peeps I've said it to, they seem pleased to share with a kindred spirit. Met lots of 10 or 15 minutes friends that way over the years. What's way cool is when they see me firing one up!
breambob
03-27-2007, 08:03 PM
Today's very apropos Dictionary.com Word of the Day:
roborant \ROB-uh-ruhnt\, adjective:
1. Strengthening; restoring vigor.
2. A strengthening medicine; a tonic; a restorative.
Yeah, that's what I need! How can I score some?
3. When a friend ODs on Robotussen and goes ape-sh*t nuts. Seen it happen, ROFLMAO, zbon...
jolie
03-27-2007, 08:07 PM
(1) Really helps, huh, to take Advil in advance? (2) Gimme some believable reasons to ask my dentist or doctor for some Tylenol with codeine. Tanks.
I stood in line for a Jazz Fest poster for my dentists out-of-town daughter a couple years ago. Now I just gotta call and say I have a toothache.