What "old person" things do you do?

[reecejackox]

Can be anything

I will start

Watch Songs of praise.

 

[Praying Colonel]

PBS is probably my favorite TV channel. I watch lots of British shows and documentaries. I'm very excited about Ken Burns' new series on country music that starts next week, and the new season of Poldark that starts on the 29th. Somehow I've morphed into a version of myself where I'm my much-older uncle.

 

[Cadiewampus]

Talk about how most of the music now days is terrible and doesn't compare with the music of my generation (60's and 70's)

 

[CdnCarrie]

Watch cable.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Cook from scratch.

 

[cglaura]

Balance my checkbook / reconcile bank statement to the penny each month.

I don't write too many checks anymore, only those that charge me a fee to use a cc.... like my electric and gas companies. I know I can pay online through my bank, but I just prefer to write a check. So yeah, that right there is also an "old person" thing.

 

[J'aime Paris]

I still like to write a hand written thank you, cards to my DD at college, a birthday wish to a friend, etc.
I know that I enjoy getting mail...that isn't a bill, lol!

Online correspondence seems impersonal to me and requires virtually zero effort.

 

[Helaman]

Avoid Instagram.

 

[mrodgers]

Talk about how most of the music now days is terrible and doesn't compare with the music of my generation (60's and 70's)

Yes but today, that is actually a true statement.

 

[apirateslifeforme]

Talk about how most of the music now days is terrible and doesn't compare with the music of my generation (60's and 70's)

This, only I'm a child of the 80s so that's mostly what I listen to (I love the 60s and 70s as well, though). My 4-year-old loves my music...the other morning, on the way to preschool, we were singing along to Bohemian Rhapsody together

I also make coffee at home. No daily stop at Starbucks for a fancy overpriced drink for me! (And on the occasions I do stop at Dunkin, they give me a senior discount without my asking. I'm only 45.)

And get this...I STILL IRON CLOTHING!

 

[Breezy_Carol]

I read the legal notices in the paper. I remember my father doing that.

And stuffing tissues in my purse. Definitely a mom thing.

 

[L&Lfan]

I don’t do social media or take selfies.

 

[Emtgirljen]

Write with fountain pens.

 

[mjkacmom]

If home, I use my landline. I buy hard candy, currently coffee flavored. I also have butterscotch . I’m planning on buying another minivan, my youngest are almost 17. I’ve never used Siri.

 

[RangerPooh]

In the last week I've probably written 5 checks. Although 3 were from our Cub Scout pack account for registration expenses to Council.

 

[Moliphino]

I still buy CDs, not digital downloads or streaming for music.

 

[AppleDumpling]

I read the legal notices in the paper. I remember my father doing that.

I would say that actually reading a printed newspaper makes you (and me) old. I don’t read legal notices, but always check the obituaries.

I also still have a landline, still pay some bills by check, and still send Christmas and birthday greeting cards to family and friends. Also, sometimes use paper maps on a road trip.

 

[wenrob]

I read the legal notices in the paper. I remember my father doing that.

And stuffing tissues in my purse. Definitely a mom thing.

I’ve turned into my grandma with the tissues. They’re in my center console, in my purse (and any bag I might carry) and in every pocket of every jacket/hoody/sweater I own.

Make noises when I get up or sit down.

“Hurt” myself in my sleep. A couple weeks ago I got out of bed and couldn’t put any weight on my foot without pain shooting up my ankle. The next day it was like it never happened.

Say things like, “Back when we were kids...”

 

[larissawbb]

I hold Sunday dinners with an open invitation to everybody. I also listen to Steely Dan and watch TCM.

 

[RangerPooh]

I also listen to Steely Dan and watch TCM.

You sound like my dad, lol. Although he rotates Hallmark and Lifetime movies into what he watches on TCM.