# Name something that you currently enjoy that you once thought was only for old folks **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 12, 2023, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459 "2023-10-12T13:07:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/141 "2023-11-13T10:06:25Z")
preparation-H ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/142 "2023-11-13T11:41:52Z")
Dad jokes. Or jokes that have nothing to do with sex or dirty words. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/143 "2023-11-13T11:48:00Z")
[Join the club.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/64) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/144 "2023-11-13T14:35:50Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > > [@RTFirefly](#): > > > > Yeah, I suspect that we’ll be looking for something like that in the not too distant future. My knees are doing fine, but my wife really could use fewer stairs than our 2 story + basement house has. She used to say all the time that she wasn’t going to move again until her next stop was a cemetery plot, but I haven’t heard her say that lately. > > Felt the same until I had a hip replacement and lived on the main floor for 3 weeks. There is a bathroom on that floor but requires 2 stair steps from the extra bedroom (it’s also an entry way and a whatever room, guest room is on the second floor). Luckily, it had snowed, and that spare bedroom has an easy outside access to our lower deck. Instead of the two stairs, I did, on occasion just use the door to the outside. So, had some yellow snow. My wife is much younger than me but due to reasons she is going to have to get a double knee replacement in June. It’s going to be rough. I suspect she will be sleeping in the recliner downstairs for awhile. That’s what I did when I had my back operation a few years ago. We may have to look for a one floor soon. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/145 "2023-11-13T14:44:07Z")
Yeah, the other reason for us as we age is EMS. Even in the summer it can be hard to get a a vehicle as big as an ambulance up our drive. In the winter, all bets are off. So that’s another issue besides the stairs in our house. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/146 "2023-11-13T15:18:06Z")
EMS is not THAT far from us, but we bought an AED for the house. I am not, however, currently enjoying it. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/147 "2023-11-13T17:16:21Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Join the club. I can so see a “First annual Preparation-H Exchange” in the cards, here … ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/148 "2023-11-13T17:31:42Z")
9pm - 9am the sheriffs office will only respond to emergencies. But that can take **1-2 hours**. No patrol cars\officers on duty during that time, It would be a deputy on ‘will call’. We and most of the county are kinda on our own. I’ve never called the police, but as we get older it’s something to think about. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/149 "2023-11-13T17:35:39Z")
The AED was surprisingly affordable. Just sayin. [Refurb AED](https://www.aed.com/philips-heartstart-frx-aed-re-certified.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=surfaces-across-google&utm_term=PFRX-RTS&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PMax%3A%20%28ROI%29%20Shopping%20-%20Smart%20-%20All%20Other%20AEDs&utm_id=17856578305&utm_content=&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAr8eqBhD3ARIsAIe-buPHrAy0r_tp0-Z3cwlWIDe_7TRpmuwGIZrUH0Rl-MtEs2jf8kFl2q8aAnbhEALw_wcB) Could save your life. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/150 "2023-11-13T22:10:24Z")
Suspenders. Belts aggravate my sciatica, and I don’t like tight waistbands. Suspenders hold my pants up even if they are loose and comfortable. I just wear 'em under an untucked shirt. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/151 "2023-11-13T23:28:35Z")
No sciatica here, but that sounds like a good idea. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/152 "2023-11-14T00:15:09Z")
until you have to hit the john … then you have to undo them (if worn under the shirt) … and redo them … there IS a reason those fell out of favor 60 years ago ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/153 "2023-11-14T00:19:20Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > until you have to hit the john … then you have to undo them (if worn under the shirt) … and redo them … But…but…what do you wear in court? [![](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/sm/upload/hj/bx/61/s4/inherit%20the%20wind-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg?v=6e86236d9d) ](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/sm/upload/hj/bx/61/s4/inherit%20the%20wind-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg?v=6e86236d9d) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/154 "2023-11-14T13:16:18Z")
And where do you put your thumbs if you can’t tuck them under your suspenders while pontificating or harrumphing? ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/155 "2023-11-14T14:00:43Z")
> [@mbh](#): > > I started feeling old the first time a high school girl called me “sir”. > > Now cops and MDs are starting to do it. You’re only really old, not at either of those stages but when you think they damn well _should_ call you “sir” ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/156 "2023-11-14T15:12:37Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > And where do you put your thumbs if you can’t tuck them under your suspenders while pontificating or harrumphing? you might take clues from the guy standing to the left in the photo 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/157 "2023-11-14T19:59:36Z")
Lawn bowling… then, I guess I am an old person. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/158 "2023-11-16T18:39:22Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > And where do you put your thumbs if you can’t tuck them under your suspenders while pontificating or harrumphing > > you might take clues from the guy standing to the left in the photo 😉 Putting your hands in your pockets doesn’t have the same “Now see here, young whippersnapper” gravitas as thumbs in suspenders. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/159 "2023-11-16T22:04:46Z")
I use the clip on suspenders. If there’s one one thing us old farts have plenty of, it’s time. What’s your consarned hurry? ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-something-that-you-currently-enjoy-that-you-once-thought-was-only-for-old-folks/991459/160 "2023-11-16T23:54:54Z")
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