You know you're getting old when....

[DrBlueBob]

Started talking to ducks..does that count

I hope not.

 

[crublue1]

I got lucky, its only a old Honda crv & I was only about 2 miles from home so I limped back very slowly, drained the tank, put fresh diesel in & it seems to be running fine, in fact it seems to run better now than it used to?

That's a result mate, well done. I'd have done the same and chanced it, but apparently diesel merc engines do not like petrol, and the damage can be catastrophic. So I went with the sensible option, and all is now fine.
I've read that a bit of petrol cleans the system out, (hence the better running) but I'm sceptical.
Lesson learned though, I won't be doing it again!

 

[J.G.Blue.]

That's a result mate, well done. I'd have done the same and chanced it, but apparently diesel merc engines do not like petrol, and the damage can be catastrophic. So I went with the sensible option, and all is now fine.
I've read that a bit of petrol cleans the system out, (hence the better running) but I'm sceptical.
Lesson learned though, I won't be doing it again!

I think you made the right call, I just got lucky, sadly I have reached that stage in life I am going to have to get a big Diesel sticker & put it on my flap!

 

[Tuearts right boot]

That's a result mate, well done. I'd have done the same and chanced it, but apparently diesel merc engines do not like petrol, and the damage can be catastrophic. So I went with the sensible option, and all is now fine.
I've read that a bit of petrol cleans the system out, (hence the better running) but I'm sceptical.
Lesson learned though, I won't be doing it again!

I managed to do 8 miles doing that, stopped and the only way I knew it was that she wouldn't start. Scratched my head for a minute, checked the fuel receipt and there it was.....Was a Peugeot Partner. Ran fine afterwards.

 

[abu13]

When some kids call you a miserable old bastard and you smile and proudly think to yourself "Yes I am, Yes I am"

 

[Stephen Ireland's pants]

When you follow through and the first thing you do is text your mate to confirm eating raw fish was not a great idea .

 

[Millo]

You accept grey pubes as an occupational hazard.
Sex is but a distance memory
Having a sit down piss is the norm
You fancy 60 yr old women.

… when your user name is named after a player who last played for us in 1983!

 

[bennyboy]

Needing a sock aid and watching myself on a video at the play park with my grandson and realising I have turned into my late grandfather with my demeanour.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

You realise your mannerisms are the same as your dads.

 

[Vic]

old when...

your fucking back and neck aches, you cannot lose weight, your eyesight goes and you need bifocals or two sets of glasses to see both near and far...

Fuck! Growing old sucks!!!

The good news is, it doesn't last.