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You know you are getting old when...
Secret Squirrel
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...you walk down the high street and you are not given a flyer for the night club
or, when you now think Club 18-30 is the time to go to bed.
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When the shop assistants call you "madam". Or when people step off the pavement so you don't have to.
The first session in the garden in Spring when you think you should break yourself in gradually.
...when you're offered a seat on a full train...
When you start to make little groaning noises when bending down or getting up, - even though you're middle aged.
You remember when seeds were sixpence a packet.
You mutter that people don't know how to make real compost nowadays.
You add up your seed list for 2014 and remember that you could have once bought a car for the same price.
You end up joining a garden forum and start replying to posts!
Patsy, I have been asked for advice about potatoes on several occasions when in the veg section of the supermarket - do I look like the sister of a potato farmer?
Perhaps I do 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Devonfarmer love the last sentence.
Dove bet you look young enough to be spud picker in school hols.
Verd I'll race you ( on the flat)
Patsy 66 is the new 44. But all the ladies on the forum are all 27
Except for me KEF; I'll be 66 in about 3 weeks - it's just hit me!
But I DO run every morning and go to dance classes
I think I don't really believe it, never thought I would get this far!
Artjak you are as old as you feel. You will officially be 27 in 3 weeks.
Doubt I'll get to 66, unless I leave the Xmas goodies & booze alone.
You must announce your B/day so we can all "sing" to you. x
Ooh, fab, and you can all have a big slice of stem ginger and almond cake with marscapone icing
When you say things that your mum used to say