I can't wait......

basketcase

So.

Does this mean you've got to be over 60 to be 'over 50'? :rotfl:

Basketcase
(Feeling quite youthful at 53!) :j

Katyag

My dad's just turned 60 so looking up what else hes not entitled too. Any others anyone knows of??

Thanks.

Inactive

descartesmum wrote: »

At 60 you get £25 back on your tv license.

I'm afraid not, no discount on your TV Licence at 60. :sad:

Be_Happy

Me too, waiting for 60 in 4 weeks time. I've already called into local council office to ask when to apply for bus pass and been told to complete form 2 weeks before age 60 and pass will start from birthday. At the moment I seem to be the only person actually handing over cash on our local bus.

Remember too, all the discounts in shops and with holiday companies, trains, etc that come with age 60. There's another thread on site that discusses shop discounts.

HappyMedium_2

4 weeks to go for me too.

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You also get aches and pains that you never thought you'd get ,a tendancy to be ignored in shops:mad: .Children look at you as though you have grown an extra head, and your own children start talking to you as though you were slightly imbecilic.:mad:
The good part is you can be as rude, or as daft as you like and not give a toss about it:D .I sit on the floor with my youngest grandson aged two, and we play and sing silly songs, and talk absolute drivel and he doesn't judge me:rotfl: I am just a very old playmate with creaky joints and an extra leg (my wooden walking stick):rotfl:
If like me you are widowed then although you miss your partner dreadfully, as I do, you get control of the t.v and you don't have to watch interminable soccer matches;) .
You can stay up as late as you want to, and get up when ever you feel like it .
If you don't feel like ironing or doing the washing then you can choose to ignore the pile and go and play with said dribbly grandson, he won't care if your tee shirt is ironed or not .:j There are great advantages to being old it's just you have to weigh them up against each other .
P.S. you can also talk about what ever you want to on this, and other forums:rotfl:

Jennifer_Jane

Am looking forward to being 62 as that's when I can retire! How sad am I.

Anyway, can't see that anyone mentioned that the leisure centre is also cheaper - need to stay healthy!

Does anyone else catch sight of themselves in shop windows and wonder who the cross, old person is looking back?

Love to all 60-year-olds.
Jen x

LittleVoice

Jennifer_Jane wrote: »

Don't forget your NI contributions stop at 60 (perhaps this is for women who are born before 1952 or something), and that's a nice extra bit of money every month if you're still working!

It is for women at the moment as that is their state pension age. Men hav to wait till 65. For women it will change with the increase in state pension age, gradually reaching the same as for men.

gertie

Wish I could join Jackie0 on the floor with the grandchildren but my boys have not obliged with grandchildren yet. However, I do have 16 months to go to the special birthday, so who knows. Tell you what I did do though, I ordered a pensioner lunch the other week out of devilment (oh how sad) and no one questioned me on it. (don't know how to take that bit).

One thing I have noticed is that where as respect automatically came to older people now it is quite true that quite the opposite happens now. But is that because some of the elder "statesmen" I have witnessed behaving far more rudely and inconsiderately than many a teenager.

And one more thing, has anyone else started to do things the way their mothers did, especially things that you deliberately did the opposite way just because. I noticed recently that I have started to peg out washing the same way as my mum and have noticed sometimes when looking in the mirror (which I try to avoid as often as possible) there is my mum's expression which as a younger person drove me to distraction. If I do meet up with my mum when I shove off my earthly coil, I think I will be doing a lot of apologising.

Have a nice day

gertie