I am very puzzled and quite frankly slightly hurt.

[Saddleworth2]

This society is deeply ageist. 'Work then retire then your a useless burden.' I strongly believe people improve with age and that the youngest and oldest generations always have a lot to learn from each other

I had a revelation when I was seventeen. I was in a hotel lounge bar with my girlfriend (now wife), when an old guy sat down next to us asking if we minded.
turns out he was a WW1 veteran and then successful businessman and we sat enthralled as he told us about his life, the war, building his business and the things he had seen and done. He did it a way that wasn’t boastful at all, just factual and deeply intellegent and compassionate. It did change the way I thought about age and made me a great deal more respectful of my elders.
one of those memories that stay with you always.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

. . . . . . . .

So why all of a sudden is it ok to be oldageist?

It isn't, EB, but, like Mrs Ewing and myself, it has to be done gracefully, but always be ready for a two-fingered salute!

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I do :-)

You need someone to remind you to put one foot in front of another when you're walking!

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

I ignored old people when I was young, they were crusty and not involved or understanding of the new world. And how wrong I was.

And round and round we go. Its our turn now.

But be happy, it will be theirs soon too.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Did you accidentally buy one by pressing the wrong thing on your iPad? Get the grandchildren to show you how to do it ;-)

My elder granddaughter is 2 in a few days and she can already swipe on a phone or iPad, or less the play button to start a Peppa Pig video.

 

[andyhinch]

You need someone to remind you to put one foot in front of another when you're walking!

Feels like it some days tbh :-)

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

We want an E-Statue of Eccles Blue on the forum.

 

[andyhinch]

You need someone to remind you to put one foot in front of another when you're walking!

Anyway I’ll have you know I’ve just joined a gym, I’ll look like an Olympic athlete by the start of the season ;-)

 

[Blue Mist]

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Anyway I’ll have you know I’ve just joined a gym, I’ll look like an Olympic athlete by the start of the season ;-)

I didn't know the Olympics had adopted sumo wrestling !

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

OLDER posters? Are there any young ones?

Depends on your definitions!