People from generation Y will have to Google Falcon Crest and VCR to know what the "oldies" are talking about.
People from generation Y will have to Google Falcon Crest and VCR to know what the "oldies" are talking about.
You know you're getting old when you ... I've been starting a lot of my sentences with these seven words and I admit it is starting to get me down a little.
It started off all innocent-like - I'm sure those from generation X have experienced it: your parents askingyou to pre-record Falcon Crest on the VCR. Generation Y, Google VCR to find out what I'm talking about. In fact, you'll probably have to Google Falcon Crest as well. I don't have time to explain what they are. As you are aware from this column, time is short for me.
Anyhow, I digress. You go from being the techno-junkie of the family to, all of a sudden, asking your kids 'how do I work my smartphone?' Where did all that time go?
Last week, my niece Courtney had a baby and I went to visit her in the maternity ward. As I sat there holding my new grand-nephew, it felt like only yesterday I had been holding her in my arms and all of a sudden those seven words were raised in a sentence.
"You know you're getting old when you remember the parent of a newborn when they were a newborn."
I've noticed it happening a lot recently. On one occasion, I managed to say the sentence twice during the simple task of having a beer.
"You know you're getting old when you struggle to open a twist-top Tui", quickly followed by "You know you're getting old when you struggle to read the quiz question on the inside of the lid".
