Are we all grown up then?

Ben6899

CiB wrote:

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?

I agree lower the better, but still a surprisingly low number.

cjcp

40-ish, because I'm teetering on the brink of done, and some aren't achievable.

But I didn't see "own slippers and/or cardigan" and "do you like/would you give your left nut for peace and quiet?"

CiB

The list is missing real-world examples; tutting at Radio 1, loitering outside school to catch a glimpse of the fit mothers in their 30s, pointing out to teenagers that their trousers are falling down a bit and their pants are showing, by-passing BBC3 without even a glance at what's on it, seeing Top Of The Pops on BBC4 and nodding in agreement at the fine music and proper DJs on it but still being able to enjoy Pans People with their soft porn routines; being able to outgun kids in noisy Corsas & Polos in a sensible but big modern diesel. And cutting your own hair. Never fails to raise a smile here.

tailwindhome

Add in - Gone for a haircut and been asked "Will I do something about your eyebrows?"

msmancunia

TailWindHome wrote:

Add in - Gone for a haircut and been asked "Will I do something about your eyebrows?"

Speaking of eyebrows, going into Superdrug to get your eyebrows threaded (it's a girl thing) and the woman asks "do you want me to do your moustache?"!!!!!!!!!!

I DON'T have a moustache. I've never had a moustache. Dennis Healy eyebrows maybe, but never a moustache. After an experiment with some friends who also go in we've decided that a) they ask it to every girl who goes in to make her paranoid and extort another £8 off them, or b) we must all have moustaches.

vitesse169

Well, all but the following -
3 - now receiving it.
11 - without fail.
20 - NO WAY....!
36 - had two now, dont want any more thanks....
41 - not for in excess of 17 years.
44 - not anymore thank you....

Ben6899

msmancunia wrote:

TailWindHome wrote:

Add in - Gone for a haircut and been asked "Will I do something about your eyebrows?"

Speaking of eyebrows, going into Superdrug to get your eyebrows threaded (it's a girl thing) and the woman asks "do you want me to do your moustache?"!!!!!!!!!!

I DON'T have a moustache. I've never had a moustache. Dennis Healy eyebrows maybe, but never a moustache. After an experiment with some friends who also go in we've decided that a) they ask it to every girl who goes in to make her paranoid and extort another £8 off them, or b) we must all have moustaches.

Green Brompton

26... Mind you, some of these things you can only do when you're 'grown up'. :roll:

msmancunia

Ben6899 wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

TailWindHome wrote:

Add in - Gone for a haircut and been asked "Will I do something about your eyebrows?"

Speaking of eyebrows, going into Superdrug to get your eyebrows threaded (it's a girl thing) and the woman asks "do you want me to do your moustache?"!!!!!!!!!!

I DON'T have a moustache. I've never had a moustache. Dennis Healy eyebrows maybe, but never a moustache. After an experiment with some friends who also go in we've decided that a) they ask it to every girl who goes in to make her paranoid and extort another £8 off them, or b) we must all have moustaches.

See, he's obviously had his eyebrows done but declined the moustache threading also. Told you, they ask everyone.

Green Brompton

msmancunia wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

msmancunia wrote:

TailWindHome wrote:

Add in - Gone for a haircut and been asked "Will I do something about your eyebrows?"

Speaking of eyebrows, going into Superdrug to get your eyebrows threaded (it's a girl thing) and the woman asks "do you want me to do your moustache?"!!!!!!!!!!

I DON'T have a moustache. I've never had a moustache. Dennis Healy eyebrows maybe, but never a moustache. After an experiment with some friends who also go in we've decided that a) they ask it to every girl who goes in to make her paranoid and extort another £8 off them, or b) we must all have moustaches.

See, he's obviously had his eyebrows done but declined the moustache threading also. Told you, they ask everyone.

Brilliant. £8 for threading. BARGAIN!

Ben6899

True. And if you've seen the 'before' shot...



Well, I think it was money well spent!

greg66_tri_v2.0

We were mean when we were at Uni.

The 'tashed up gals would get called Tom.

msmancunia

*Swoons*

Wheelspinner

Veronese68 wrote:

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.

I have one of those, from Dad's collection of oddities. Kept in the neatly dove-tailed box he made for the miscellanea... a real treasure.

30/50 score, and a fair few of those are ticked begrudgingly, since they are a requirement, not a choice. Humph.

shouldbeinbed

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"

Yep and owning a shed to keep it in.

PedalPedant

27, 32, 43 and 50 seem to have leaked over from the "Are you an idiot" list.

PP

Hoopdriver

Kind of a silly list.

I suppose I would tick about half of those things, maybe, but then what adult wouldn't?

tailwindhome

Replaced the batteries in or bodged a repair to a child's toy using nothing but a butter knife?

optimisticbiker

47/50 I am my father I guess...

All but 18/28/32.. I abhore gardening and all related items.. I pay someone to do it for me... which makes me more grown up

Also 48, though I don't wear makeup I'm sure there must be a male equivalent, just can't think of it at the moment... how about 'Checking all the doors and windows are shut and locked'?

+1 to all those about tools... I'm surprised there isn't a man-shed/workshop item on the list...

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.

Likewise Mrs OB.... but she only collects them 'just in case'... does she ever take them into Sainsburys/M&S/Waitrose/etc... nope :roll:

davis

Hmm. 33/50. Not totally ashamed by that.

Surely to add in:

. Having a favourite motorway service station (the utter, utter shame of this being true).
. Have defrosted a freezer or run a washing machine through a "service" cycle.
. Have looked at a piece of technical bobbins and decided that you really can't be bothered to figure out the tiny buttons, confusing menu, or advanced features. Stereo sound's plenty good enough for me, ta.
. Drinking sensibly purely to avoid the hangover.

And surely everyone can cook at least one evening meal from scratch?!

CiB

davis wrote:

. Having a favourite motorway service station (the utter, utter shame of this being true).

game over everyone. We have a winner. Favourite service station indeed.

woodnut

davis wrote:

. Having a favourite motorway service station (the utter, utter shame of this being true).

Oooh, which one! Is it that one on the M6 in the Lakes?

byke68

1.Having a mortgage - No, council hovel dweller
2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions - yes
3.Paying into a pension - no
4.Conducting a weekly food shop - fortnightly
5.Written a Will - no
6.Having children - one problem chimp
7.Budgeting every month - only for rent, lecky, gas, insurance
8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch - yes
9.Getting married - done
10.Having life insurance - no
11.Recycling - when I can be bothered
12.Having a savings account - yes, bugger all in it
13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean -I think so
14.Watching the news - no
15.Owning a lawn mower - yes, and a strimmer
16.Doing your own washing - yes
17.Taking trips to the local tip - only done it twice
18.Planting flowers - that's Mrs Byke job
19.Being able to bleed a radiator - never tried
20.Having a joint bank account - no
21.Having a view on politics - yes, all a bunch of greedy winkers
22.Keeping track of interest rates - no
23.Finding a messy house annoying - yes
24.Being able to change a light bulb - of course
25.Owning a vacuum cleaner - yes and using it
26.Holding dinner parties - no
27.Listening to Radio 2 - only at work
28.Enjoying gardening - I should but I don't
29.Spending weekend just 'pottering' - no, get bored too quick
30.Mum starts asking you for advice - no, died in 2000
31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case - used to have them in car boot
32.Like going round garden centres - erm, sadly, yes!
33.Wearing coats on a night out - yes,when I get to go on a night out
34.Going to bed before 11pm - hardly ever
35.Making sure mum and dad are phoned at least once a week - no
36.Classing work as a career rather than a job - no
37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away - no
38.You iron - no way!
39.You wash up immediately after eating - yes
40.Enjoy cooking - yes
41.Buying a Sunday paper - sometimes
42.Always going out with a sensible pair of shoes - suitable for occasion
43.You like receiving gift vouchers - yes
44.Work keeps you awake at night - no
45.Filing post - no
46.Having a 'best' crockery set - no
47.Being able to change a car tyre - changed a wheel once
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
51.Looking at the yummy mummies - yes!
52. Have a favorite service station - yes, Blyth Services - South bound
53.Wash the car on a Sunday - no
54.sound like your parents regarding music - yes
55.Feel too old in a record shop - yes

supersonic

Eight out of fifty for me.

cjcp

woodnut wrote:

davis wrote:

. Having a favourite motorway service station (the utter, utter shame of this being true).

Oooh, which one! Is it that one on the M6 in the Lakes?

Good one!

Is this limited to the UK? The ones I've been to in France and Belgium are very good. Much better than the likes of Leigh Delamere or Heston.

veronese68

TailWindHome wrote:

Replaced the batteries in or bodged a repair to a child's toy using nothing but a butter knife?

That's wimmin, not proper men that always have their tool to hand.

jimmypippa

Radio 2?

My kids' grandfather isn't that old.

Radio 4, however...

Ber Nard

49.Being able to follow a receipt

I took this as an auto-correct fail. Bring able to follow a recipe, perhaps?

20 out of 50 so I'm a long way off. Mostly owing to being single and not being too fussed about money or work.

I have bought a greenhouse, though. Surely that counts for something?

Rob

davis

cjcp wrote:

woodnut wrote:

davis wrote:

. Having a favourite motorway service station (the utter, utter shame of this being true).

Oooh, which one! Is it that one on the M6 in the Lakes?

Good one!

Is this limited to the UK? The ones I've been to in France and Belgium are very good. Much better than the likes of Leigh Delamere or Heston.

Worldwide, I reckon. I've always liked Cherwell Valley. It's just the right distance away for a stop, I like the M40 (Red Kites, innit?), and they've got M&S food. Ye Gawds I'm middle-aged!

NGale

1.Having a mortgage - No
2.Mum and dad no longer make your financial decisions - Yes
3.Paying into a pension - Yes (have done since I was 18)
4.Conducting a weekly food shop - Yes
5.Written a Will - No
6.Having children - No, not yet anyway
7.Budgeting every month - No (Jake does that)
8.Being able to cook an evening meal from scratch - You have to be kidding me right!
9.Getting married - No, Jake has an aversion to it
10.Having life insurance - No (he does though)
11.Recycling - Yes
12.Having a savings account - Yes
13.Knowing what terms like 'ISA' and 'tracker' mean - Kinda
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
18.Planting flowers - Yes
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 - No (I have better things to do)
23.Finding a messy house annoying - No, I'm the messy one, Jake is the OCD one
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 - Yes
28.Enjoying gardening - Not really
29.Spending weekend just 'pottering' - Yes
30.Mum starts asking you for advice - No
31.Carrying spare shopping bags just in case - Yes
32.Like going round garden centres - Hell no!
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 - Yes
36.Classing work as a career rather than a job - Not quite yet
37.Repairing torn clothing rather than throwing it away - Sometimes
38.You iron - Yes (I iron my own stuff, he does his)
39.You wash up immediately after eating - Woo Hoo for the dishwasher!
40.Enjoy cooking - No
41.Buying a Sunday paper - No
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 - No
45.Filing post - No (most ends up in the bin)
46.Having a 'best' crockery set - Yes (His mother insists on it!)
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' - Yes