Are we all grown up then?

CiB

Here yer go - shameless list from the paper of 50 things that make you 'grown up'; every one of em negated by being the sort of person who bicycles to work like a juvenile and then wastes time on an internet forum banging on about it. How many do you qualify for?

1.Having a mortgage
2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions
3.Paying into a pension
4.Conducting a weekly food shop
5.Written a Will
6.Having children
7.Budgeting every month
8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch
9.Getting married
10.Having life insurance
11.Recycling
12.Having a savings account
13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean
14.Watching the news
15.Owning a lawn mower
16.Doing your own washing
17.Taking trips to the local tip
18.Planting flowers
19.Being able to bleed a radiator
20.Having a joint bank account
21.Having a view on politics
22.Keeping track of interest rates
23.Finding a messy house annoying
24.Being able to change a light bulb
25.Owning a vacuum cleaner
26.Holding dinner parties
27.Listening to Radio 2
28.Enjoying gardening
29.Spending weekend just 'pottering'
30.Mum starts asking you for advice
31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case
32.Like going round garden centres
33.Wearing coats on a night out
34.Going to bed before 11pm
35.Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week
36.Classing work as a career rather than a job
37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away
38.You iron
39.You wash up immediately after eating
40.Enjoy cooking
41.Buying a Sunday paper
42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes
43.You like receiving gift vouchers
44.Work keeps you awake at night
45.Filing post
46.Having a 'best' crockery set
47.Being able to change a car tyre
48.Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime
49.Being able to follow a receipt
50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels'

I'll fess to the lot except for 20, 26 & 28. And usually 48. Post your own, and any that might remove you from being grown up.

SimonAH

I tick a good percentage of those - but for me the classic is "having a bit of wood specifically for stirring paint with"

rick_chasey

21. Not even halfway.

rjsterry

SimonAH wrote:

I tick a good percentage of those - but for me the classic is "having a bit of wood specifically for stirring paint with"

I have several: different ones for oil or water-based.

EDIT: 48/50 Radio 3, maybe, but not Radio 2. I've never attempted to change a car tyre (wheel surely), as I don't drive, so the situation hasn't arisen - can't be that hard though.

CiB

SimonAH wrote:

I tick a good percentage of those - but for me the classic is "having a bit of wood specifically for stirring paint with"

Isn't that the definition of having turned into your own dad?

Using rods to clear a blocked 'waste pipe' was a turning point.
Owning a caravan (yup)
Owning a Volvo

Rigga

21. Not even half!

el_presidente

CiB wrote:

Here yer go - shameless list from the paper of 50 things that make you 'grown up'; every one of em negated by being the sort of person who bicycles to work like a juvenile and then wastes time on an internet forum banging on about it. How many do you qualify for?

1.Having a mortgage YES
2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions YES
3.Paying into a pension YES
4.Conducting a weekly food shop YES
5.Written a Will YES
6.Having children YES
7.Budgeting every month NO
8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch YES
9.Getting married YES
10.Having life insurance YES
11.Recycling YES
12.Having a savings account YES
13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean YES
14.Watching the news YES
15.Owning a lawn mower YES
16.Doing your own washing YES
17.Taking trips to the local tip YES (hell yes)
18.Planting flowers No (wife does though)
19.Being able to bleed a radiator YES
20.Having a joint bank account No
21.Having a view on politics YES
22.Keeping track of interest rates YES
23.Finding a messy house annoying YES
24.Being able to change a light bulb YES
25.Owning a vacuum cleaner YES
26.Holding dinner parties YES
27.Listening to Radio 2 No
28.Enjoying gardening YES (sort of)
29.Spending weekend just 'pottering' I WISH
30.Mum starts asking you for advice YES
31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case No
32.Like going round garden centres YES
33.Wearing coats on a night out YES
34.Going to bed before 11pm YES
35.Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week No
36.Classing work as a career rather than a job YES
37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away YES
38.You iron YES
39.You wash up immediately after eating YES
40.Enjoy cooking YES
41.Buying a Sunday paper YES
42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes YES
43.You like receiving gift vouchers YES
44.Work keeps you awake at night VERY occasionally & I hate myself
45.Filing post YES (mainly in the bin)
46.Having a 'best' crockery set NO
47.Being able to change a car tyre YES
48.Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime N/A
49.Being able to follow a receipt YES
50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels' No

I'll fess to the lot except for 20, 26 & 28. And usually 48. Post your own, and any that might remove you from being grown up.

41/50 what a depressing thread for a Friday *goes to pub*

greg66_tri_v2.0

Hmm. Lost out on a few because we have people to do those things for us.

And I don't think my mother would ever swallow her pride enough to ask me for advice.

I didn't see "Having an extensive selection of tools". A real weakness of mine.

willy b

17/50

Ben6899

2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions
3.Paying into a pension
4.Conducting a weekly food shop
7.Budgeting every month
8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch
11.Recycling
12.Having a savings account
13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean
14.Watching the news
16.Doing your own washing
17.Taking trips to the local tip
18.Planting flowers
19.Being able to bleed a radiator
21.Having a view on politics
23.Finding a messy house annoying
24.Being able to change a light bulb
25.Owning a vacuum cleaner
26.Holding dinner parties
27.Listening to Radio 2
36.Classing work as a career rather than a job
37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away
38.You iron
39.You wash up immediately after eating
40.Enjoy cooking
44.Work keeps you awake at night
45.Filing post
47.Being able to change a car tyre
49.Being able to follow a receipt

28/50. I'm a 32-year old in denial!

bails87

About 20.

But does 49 mean 'understand' when it says 'follow'?

Ben6899

bails87 wrote:

But does 49 mean 'understand' when it says 'follow'?

I presume so. It's a strange criterion... who on earth cannot understand a receipt!?

veronese68

I can tick half of them. Not enjoying gardening takes out a fair chunk of them. But as my garage takes up nearly half of my tiny garden does that count as gardening?
I could change a light bulb, a car wheel and more by the time I was 12. I think I was probably changing fuse wire if my Dad was out by then.

rjsterry

Greg66 wrote:

Hmm. Lost out on a few because we have people to do those things for us.

And I don't think my mother would ever swallow her pride enough to ask me for advice.

I didn't see "Having an extensive selection of tools". A real weakness of mine.

Me too. Particularly if they are old tools - I have a pre-war ball-peen hammer.

I'm a bit worried that I seem to have the highest score so far.

veronese68

rjsterry wrote:

Greg66 wrote:

Hmm. Lost out on a few because we have people to do those things for us.

And I don't think my mother would ever swallow her pride enough to ask me for advice.

I didn't see "Having an extensive selection of tools". A real weakness of mine.

Me too. Particularly if they are old tools - I have a pre-war ball-peen hammer.

I'm a bit worried that I seem to have the highest score so far.

If tool collection was a sign of age I'd be well passed retirement. Quite a few of my granddad's tool's, some lovely old Whitworth spanners. A very strange looking small adjustable spanner, F shaped about 2" long and with a little leather pouch to store it in. Utterly useless, but I really like it.

king_jeffers

Talking to your mum becomes a chore... thats not on the list? :?

il_principe

32 - same as my age.

I will never own a paint stirring stick. NEVER.

rick_chasey

King Jeffers wrote:

Talking to your mum becomes a chore... thats not on the list? :?

35.Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week ?

msmancunia

1.Having a mortgage - nope, inherited
2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions - yes, I'm an orphan
3.Paying into a pension- if you can call it that
4.Conducting a weekly food shop - not really
5.Written a Will - yes
6.Having children - no
7.Budgeting every month - Ummm...
8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch - of course
9.Getting married - not likely
10.Having life insurance - Yes
11.Recycling - yes
12.Having a savings account - yes
13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean - yes
14.Watching the news - yes
15.Owning a lawn mower - no
16.Doing your own washing - yes
17.Taking trips to the local tip - yes
18.Planting flowers - yes
19.Being able to bleed a radiator - yes
20.Having a joint bank account - nope, single
21.Having a view on politics - yes
22.Keeping track of interest rates - no
23.Finding a messy house annoying - yes-ish
24.Being able to change a light bulb - yes (are you kidding me?!)
25.Owning a vacuum cleaner - yes
26.Holding dinner parties - nah
27.Listening to Radio 2 - no
28.Enjoying gardening - yes
29.Spending weekend just 'pottering' - yes
30.Mum starts asking you for advice - no, see 2
31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case - no
32.Like going round garden centres - yes
33.Wearing coats on a night out - of course.
34.Going to bed before 11pm - um, yes
35.Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week - nope, see 2
36.Classing work as a career rather than a job - no
37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away - yes
38.You iron - yes. Even BEDDING>
39.You wash up immediately after eating - yes
40.Enjoy cooking - yep
41.Buying a Sunday paper - yep
42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes - yes
43.You like receiving gift vouchers - yes
44.Work keeps you awake at night - yes
45.Filing post - no
46.Having a 'best' crockery set - no
47.Being able to change a car tyre - yes
48.Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime - yes
49.Being able to follow a receipt - yes
50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels' - no

34 out of 50. I think that makes me either old, or a lesbian who can change a tyre and a light bulb

veronese68

msmancunia wrote:

34 out of 50. I think that makes me either old, or a lesbian who can change a tyre and a light bulb

I don't think being able to look after yourself makes you an elizabethan. My sister is utterly hopeless in that respect and would be stranded if she got a flat tyre, or more likely would do more damage by driving on the flat tyre.
The pedant in me would like to point out that it's changing a wheel not a tyre. Changing a tyre would involve a lot of hard work and very large tyre levers, or hydraulic equipment. Saying that, I can change a car tyre using the proper equipment.

madtam

Hmmm about half I suppose but I would question some of them as my kids can and do cook, change light bulbs and I think a car tyre. They also have savings accounts, can understand receipts and seem to occasionally like helping with the gardening.


I may be growing old but still have no intention of growing up.

tailwindhome

3.Paying into a pension NO - BUT I KNOW I SHOULD AND WILL START 2013
26.Holding dinner parties NO - WE HAVE FRIENDS + KIDS ROUND TO EAT - BUT THEY'RE NOT DINNER PARTIES
28.Enjoying gardening NO - BUT I FEEL THE URGE STARTING
31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case WHO DOES THIS?
36.Classing work as a career rather than a job NO - IT'S A JOB
37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away NO - LIFES TOO SHORT
48.Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime N/A
49.Being able to follow a receipt I GUESS THIS IS NO AS I'VE NO IDEA WHAT IT MEANS.

42/50

I'd add in "Accumulating keys, some of which you've forgotten what they're for"

suzyb

8 out of 50 :oops:

greg66_tri_v2.0

TailWindHome wrote:

31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case WHO DOES THIS?

Mrs. 66. The boot of her car is awash with the fecking things.

Libraio

Greg66 wrote:

TailWindHome wrote:

31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case WHO DOES THIS?

Mrs. 66. The boot of her car is awash with the fecking things.

My GF, soon to be wife... Fark, another tick Guess I was pretty grown up aged 12 acording to this list.

msmancunia

Veronese68 wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

34 out of 50. I think that makes me either old, or a lesbian who can change a tyre and a light bulb

I don't think being able to look after yourself makes you an elizabethan. My sister is utterly hopeless in that respect and would be stranded if she got a flat tyre, or more likely would do more damage by driving on the flat tyre.
The pedant in me would like to point out that it's changing a wheel not a tyre. Changing a tyre would involve a lot of hard work and very large tyre levers, or hydraulic equipment. Saying that, I can change a car tyre using the proper equipment.

I quite like changing a wheel - it makes me feel all capable. I once had to fight two well-meaning chivalrous gentlemen off once, when I pulled into their office car park to change a wheel.

I'm thinking less old lesbian type and more capable Bridget Jones type now

Ben6899

suzyb wrote:

8 out of 50 :oops:

EIGHT!?

Which ones?

daviesee

CiB wrote:

6.Having children
20.Having a joint bank account
21.Having a view on politics
27.Listening to Radio 2
28.Enjoying gardening
29.Spending weekend just 'pottering'
31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case
32.Like going round garden centres
33.Wearing coats on a night out
34.Going to bed before 11pm
39.You wash up immediately after eating
41.Buying a Sunday paper
42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes
43.You like receiving gift vouchers
44.Work keeps you awake at night
48.Being sensible enough to remove make up off before bedtime
50.Owning 'best towels' as well as 'everyday towels'

I don't do any of the above. Hopefully I am still just a touch away from being grown up

Edit:- 21 - I do have a view. 23 - A messy house doesn't bother me.
Apparently I can't cut & paste properly. I guess that makes me old

itboffin

Greg66 wrote:

Hmm. Lost out on a few because we have people to do those things for us.

And I don't think my mother would ever swallow her pride enough to ask me for advice.

I didn't see "Having an extensive selection of tools". A real weakness of mine.

Oh she asks for advice alrighty sonny boy

too much? :roll:

CiB

Ben6899 wrote:

suzyb wrote:

8 out of 50 :oops:

EIGHT!?

Which ones?

She did well on the pipe, slippers & copy of The Telegraph options.

Lower the better Shirley?

itboffin

Il Principe wrote:

32 - same as my age.

I will never own a paint stirring stick. NEVER.

Even if it was made with the finest carbon weave by a certain Italian bicycle company?