Feeling Old

[FredPuli43]

Vising hospital, I handed my watch to my daughter, saying, jokingly, "If you wear it, don't forget to wind it up" She said "Wind it up? " It turned out she never knew that watches were ever wound, she'd never seen one. The nurse, also about 25, asked" What happens when it stops? " "You turn the little button a few times to wind it" Nurse " Does it reset to the time?"

Apart from making in me feel old, I did wonder when they stopped making watches that you wound up.

Anything said to you that made you reflect and feel ancient?

[Tilly2]

When I go to the doctors with some ache or pain and they tell me it's wear and tear.

[mallyh]

my young grandson saw my records for the first time and said can you put one of those big cds on, lol.

[mikey4444]

If I start any sentence, with the words "in the War" I get an immediate question from my nieces and nephews, "what war is that Uncle Mike ? "

Drives me mad ! Aren't kids taught about WW2 anymore ?

[Tilly2]

Of course they are, Mikey. They're just pulling your gasmask.

[ChillDoubt]

Similar instance recently, when I was explaining to a colleague that my watch was automatic.
She would not believe that:

A. My watch didn't require a battery

B. That it winds itself with the movement of my arm.

[gness]

The doctor...the child doctor...who said I had passed out on York railway station because at 63 I was probably anxious or excited at traveling alone..
He won't do it again....☺

[Tilly2]

I have a Citizen Eco.It's solar powered so never needs a battery or winding.I love it.

Most young people today use their phone for the time. Not many of them wear watches.

[sunny-dave]

I have a watch which does have a battery, but the battery is charged by movement of the wrist whilst the watch is being worn.

It is known to a young friend as dave's 'winkers watch' - at least I think that's what she said ...

[ChillDoubt]

Yes, I'm sometimes teased about how quickly I might be able to wind it........

[sunny-dave]

The type that charge a battery 'should' be immune to overwinding - I certainly hope mine is given the bonkers price - the older automatics could get overwound I believe.

[mrs_overall]

It makes me feel old when my kids refer to my youth as "the olden days"

Just before Christmas I was in a tiny local shop which has a chair for customers. A woman sitting there offered me the chair. She is a year older than me grrrrr

[vulcan42]

Showing my SLR film camera to an 8 year old, who said "what a funny looking camera, where's the screen?".

[tamborine]

digital time is all younguns know, analogue is jurrassic (as Joey Essex) as for reading a 24h clock is worthy of a Uni degree in their eyes.

Respect - humbugs ;)

[mikey4444]

For Xmas, I treated myself to a Seiko Solar Divers watch. It should never need charging, unless I leave it in a drawer for a few weeks. No battery and its waterproof down to 200m, so it should be trouble free for many years !

I used to have a Rolex Explorer 2, which I bought 10 years ago. But it had to go in January 2012, to pay for a new gearbox for my car ! That was an automatic watch but had I hung onto it, it would have needed a Rolex service, which would have cost more than the Seiko, which was £168 !

I miss that Rolex though, I really do !

[boxtops]

Playing board games over Christmas, two different games, both sets of rules said "the oldest person goes first".



Guess who!