Me sitting here still working a day job with my ancient, born-in-1970, worn-out self. Sounds like I should be retired already, if not dead.

Legend has it, that a ghost roams this cubicle. Sometimes, when the inbox is full, you can here him moan about missing paperclips.

Born in '92, wife born in '93. We own our home and work day jobs. The pay is fine. I mean, we own our house so I guess we're doing better than a lot of others our age.

If I buy a thing, I go out of my way to buy something repairable. I'm not swapping board components, mind you, but I can swap a laptop battery, change my engine oil, replace a home thermostat, you get it. Plumbing, I refuse to do. I'll do minor electrical work, but plumbing is a whole animal. It's not a science. It's wizardry. But small maintenance items I do all day. Last weekend, I cleaned my gutters and trimmed some small trees branches away from my house. That was probably $500 worth of work I did in an hour.

I just want to play my video games, eat good food, wrench on my aging car, and also be in bed by 9.

I do spin up a CD sometimes for the fun of it.

I won't call us old yet, but I feel age creeping up on me. My heels hurt all the time and my knees don't take going down stairs as well as they once did. Getting fat didn't help, but I am down 25 pounds since early November. Got that going for me. And I did climb the stairs down the Space Needle at nearly 300 pounds. I've still got a little fight left in me.

But man, I'm not looking forward to 40.

Before you get all excited, I'm already taken. Some young thing already got me hitched (she was born in 1971).

Ugghh, you could at least be available for rent.

They're shitposting to rile up the olds

How old is a person who considers a 25-year-old "old"? 16?

This is a message my friend received from her 33 year old brother:

I think you'll have to look in the retirement segment for that. Us millennials had a bunch of trouble getting into the housing market but I think were eventually able to with parental help; we're likely currently managing some mortgages OK.

The generations after us seem less able to get into the housing market even with parental aid. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about, it's not like a housing crisis could destabilise politics in general or anything.

🙋‍♂️

It’s also falling apart and needs a new roof and probably 50k worth of various repairs done on top of that. I am also getting slowly taxed out of my neighborhood.

is 29 years from now "nearly"?

I know it's ragebait, but I will beat him with my cane and a bag of Werther's Originals.

We can't afford nursing homes anymore. We're going back to wandering into the woods to be eaten by coyotes to conserve resources for our loved ones.

I've been in "I'm tired boss" territory since November. I wanna be sedated until this is over.

We need archaeologists according to OP.

Catched this piece of exchange white commuting:

You don't have to Sir me lol

But, you smell like old people

This week, last week, probably next week too. Let's slow down. No need to get too carried away.

This week/this month/this decade

I want off Mr Bones' Wild Ride

Growing up in the 90's, I was led to believe the 50's were black and white.

Is this true?

(edit I'm still part of the "ancestors" the post mentions though)

Whatcha got cooking?

95, my knees have completely given up on me