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Still some good pubs in Southwark HA, it's good around there. Borough markets for breakfast, curry for dinner and as you suggest a good entry point into the city.
It's not just you HA.I'm a similar age and am having similar thoughts.In the past few months I've lost my oldest and closest friend, had another one diagnosed with a terminal illness, and I myself have been diagnosed with a life-changing condition. I'd never thought of the end of the road coming to my generation. Now life has smacked me in the face and made me grow up sharpish.I wouldn't wish the knowledge that we're not immortal on the young uns though. Time certainly does rush by way too quickly, but youth is for living in the moment. As I'm writing this, I can hear the students in the house over the road having a barbecue and laughing loudly. Good luck to them! I hope they enjoy every moment. They'll know one day how quickly life's flown by, but that's for another day.
My advise is to look at what you have and what you can do rather than what you haven’t got and can’t do. A young lady at the gym this morning with a body to die for said to me, “I hope that I’m still pushing weights when I’m your age.” At 75 I took that as a compliment. The hard thing is just accepting what you can no longer do as quickly or possibly at all. The other thing is to think young. I still feel as daft as I did when I was 16 in some ways. My wife shakes her head when I offer my seat on buses to ladies or old people younger than myself. It’s just how I was brought up.
Two of my closest mates have died recently and my female next door neighbour died last week. All the same age or younger.I realise my time here is very limited and as a non believer I accept that the end is just that.A sobering thought.
Thank you for this thread, it's reassuring to know other people feel the same, and it's hard to explain or discuss that feeling of melancholia as time passes us by! If you're feeling particularly wistful or want to try and find an explanation for how you're feeling I'd recommend the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a dictionary of unusual / unspoken feelings:https://ia803206.us.archive.org/26/items/the-dictionary-of-obscure-sorrows/The%20Dictionary%20of%20Obscure%20Sorrows.pdfDefinitions relevant to this discussion:adomania n. the sense that the future is arriving ahead of schedule, that all those years with fantastical names like '2013' are bursting from their hypothetical cages into the arena of the present, furiously bucking the grip of your expectations while you lean and slip in your saddle, one hand reaching for reins, the other waving up high like a schoolkid who finally knows the answer to the question.anchorage n. the desire to hold on to time as it passes, like trying to keep your grip on a rock in the middle of a river, feeling the weight of the current against your chest while your elders float on downstream, calling over the roar of the rapids, “Just let go—it's okay—let go.”énouement n. the bittersweetness of having arrived here in the future, where you can finally get the answers to how things turn out in the real world—who your baby sister would become, what your friends would end up doing, where your choices would lead you, exactly when you’d lose the people you took for granted—which is priceless intel that you instinctively want to share with anybody who hadn't already made the journey, as if there was some part of you who had volunteered to stay behind, who was still stationed at a forgotten outpost somewhere in the past, still eagerly awaiting news from the front.
Quote from: Reg of the Rovers on June 13, 2024, 10:59:28 amThank you for this thread, it's reassuring to know other people feel the same, and it's hard to explain or discuss that feeling of melancholia as time passes us by! If you're feeling particularly wistful or want to try and find an explanation for how you're feeling I'd recommend the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a dictionary of unusual / unspoken feelings:https://ia803206.us.archive.org/26/items/the-dictionary-of-obscure-sorrows/The%20Dictionary%20of%20Obscure%20Sorrows.pdfDefinitions relevant to this discussion:adomania n. the sense that the future is arriving ahead of schedule, that all those years with fantastical names like '2013' are bursting from their hypothetical cages into the arena of the present, furiously bucking the grip of your expectations while you lean and slip in your saddle, one hand reaching for reins, the other waving up high like a schoolkid who finally knows the answer to the question.anchorage n. the desire to hold on to time as it passes, like trying to keep your grip on a rock in the middle of a river, feeling the weight of the current against your chest while your elders float on downstream, calling over the roar of the rapids, “Just let go—it's okay—let go.”énouement n. the bittersweetness of having arrived here in the future, where you can finally get the answers to how things turn out in the real world—who your baby sister would become, what your friends would end up doing, where your choices would lead you, exactly when you’d lose the people you took for granted—which is priceless intel that you instinctively want to share with anybody who hadn't already made the journey, as if there was some part of you who had volunteered to stay behind, who was still stationed at a forgotten outpost somewhere in the past, still eagerly awaiting news from the front.With all due respect Reg, you’re not helping with that link.In fact, if there is a sudden upsurge in police divers activity in the River Don in the coming weeks I’d look for a place to lie low!Perhaps better to have kept it a tad more upbeat or even a touch of ‘dark humour’?Something perhaps along the lines of ‘I’ve even stopped buying green bananas’.??
Quote from: Colin C No.3 on June 13, 2024, 10:04:21 pmQuote from: Reg of the Rovers on June 13, 2024, 10:59:28 amThank you for this thread, it's reassuring to know other people feel the same, and it's hard to explain or discuss that feeling of melancholia as time passes us by! If you're feeling particularly wistful or want to try and find an explanation for how you're feeling I'd recommend the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a dictionary of unusual / unspoken feelings:https://ia803206.us.archive.org/26/items/the-dictionary-of-obscure-sorrows/The%20Dictionary%20of%20Obscure%20Sorrows.pdfDefinitions relevant to this discussion:adomania n. the sense that the future is arriving ahead of schedule, that all those years with fantastical names like '2013' are bursting from their hypothetical cages into the arena of the present, furiously bucking the grip of your expectations while you lean and slip in your saddle, one hand reaching for reins, the other waving up high like a schoolkid who finally knows the answer to the question.anchorage n. the desire to hold on to time as it passes, like trying to keep your grip on a rock in the middle of a river, feeling the weight of the current against your chest while your elders float on downstream, calling over the roar of the rapids, “Just let go—it's okay—let go.”énouement n. the bittersweetness of having arrived here in the future, where you can finally get the answers to how things turn out in the real world—who your baby sister would become, what your friends would end up doing, where your choices would lead you, exactly when you’d lose the people you took for granted—which is priceless intel that you instinctively want to share with anybody who hadn't already made the journey, as if there was some part of you who had volunteered to stay behind, who was still stationed at a forgotten outpost somewhere in the past, still eagerly awaiting news from the front.With all due respect Reg, you’re not helping with that link.In fact, if there is a sudden upsurge in police divers activity in the River Don in the coming weeks I’d look for a place to lie low!Perhaps better to have kept it a tad more upbeat or even a touch of ‘dark humour’?Something perhaps along the lines of ‘I’ve even stopped buying green bananas’.??Sorry all! There's plenty to look forwards to for all of us, Euros kick off tonight, summer round the corner, and Rovers doing the business early to help us to promotion! Go easy everyone
Quote from: Reg of the Rovers on June 14, 2024, 09:59:37 amQuote from: Colin C No.3 on June 13, 2024, 10:04:21 pmQuote from: Reg of the Rovers on June 13, 2024, 10:59:28 amThank you for this thread, it's reassuring to know other people feel the same, and it's hard to explain or discuss that feeling of melancholia as time passes us by! If you're feeling particularly wistful or want to try and find an explanation for how you're feeling I'd recommend the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a dictionary of unusual / unspoken feelings:https://ia803206.us.archive.org/26/items/the-dictionary-of-obscure-sorrows/The%20Dictionary%20of%20Obscure%20Sorrows.pdfDefinitions relevant to this discussion:adomania n. the sense that the future is arriving ahead of schedule, that all those years with fantastical names like '2013' are bursting from their hypothetical cages into the arena of the present, furiously bucking the grip of your expectations while you lean and slip in your saddle, one hand reaching for reins, the other waving up high like a schoolkid who finally knows the answer to the question.anchorage n. the desire to hold on to time as it passes, like trying to keep your grip on a rock in the middle of a river, feeling the weight of the current against your chest while your elders float on downstream, calling over the roar of the rapids, “Just let go—it's okay—let go.”énouement n. the bittersweetness of having arrived here in the future, where you can finally get the answers to how things turn out in the real world—who your baby sister would become, what your friends would end up doing, where your choices would lead you, exactly when you’d lose the people you took for granted—which is priceless intel that you instinctively want to share with anybody who hadn't already made the journey, as if there was some part of you who had volunteered to stay behind, who was still stationed at a forgotten outpost somewhere in the past, still eagerly awaiting news from the front.With all due respect Reg, you’re not helping with that link.In fact, if there is a sudden upsurge in police divers activity in the River Don in the coming weeks I’d look for a place to lie low!Perhaps better to have kept it a tad more upbeat or even a touch of ‘dark humour’?Something perhaps along the lines of ‘I’ve even stopped buying green bananas’.??Sorry all! There's plenty to look forwards to for all of us, Euros kick off tonight, summer round the corner, and Rovers doing the business early to help us to promotion! Go easy everyone I’ll second that Reg.In the meantime everyone, keep away from cliff edges!
Quote from: Colin C No.3 on June 14, 2024, 11:08:08 amQuote from: Reg of the Rovers on June 14, 2024, 09:59:37 amQuote from: Colin C No.3 on June 13, 2024, 10:04:21 pmQuote from: Reg of the Rovers on June 13, 2024, 10:59:28 amThank you for this thread, it's reassuring to know other people feel the same, and it's hard to explain or discuss that feeling of melancholia as time passes us by! If you're feeling particularly wistful or want to try and find an explanation for how you're feeling I'd recommend the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a dictionary of unusual / unspoken feelings:https://ia803206.us.archive.org/26/items/the-dictionary-of-obscure-sorrows/The%20Dictionary%20of%20Obscure%20Sorrows.pdfDefinitions relevant to this discussion:adomania n. the sense that the future is arriving ahead of schedule, that all those years with fantastical names like '2013' are bursting from their hypothetical cages into the arena of the present, furiously bucking the grip of your expectations while you lean and slip in your saddle, one hand reaching for reins, the other waving up high like a schoolkid who finally knows the answer to the question.anchorage n. the desire to hold on to time as it passes, like trying to keep your grip on a rock in the middle of a river, feeling the weight of the current against your chest while your elders float on downstream, calling over the roar of the rapids, “Just let go—it's okay—let go.”énouement n. the bittersweetness of having arrived here in the future, where you can finally get the answers to how things turn out in the real world—who your baby sister would become, what your friends would end up doing, where your choices would lead you, exactly when you’d lose the people you took for granted—which is priceless intel that you instinctively want to share with anybody who hadn't already made the journey, as if there was some part of you who had volunteered to stay behind, who was still stationed at a forgotten outpost somewhere in the past, still eagerly awaiting news from the front.With all due respect Reg, you’re not helping with that link.In fact, if there is a sudden upsurge in police divers activity in the River Don in the coming weeks I’d look for a place to lie low!Perhaps better to have kept it a tad more upbeat or even a touch of ‘dark humour’?Something perhaps along the lines of ‘I’ve even stopped buying green bananas’.??Sorry all! There's plenty to look forwards to for all of us, Euros kick off tonight, summer round the corner, and Rovers doing the business early to help us to promotion! Go easy everyone I’ll second that Reg.In the meantime everyone, keep away from cliff edges!I actually knew someone years ago called Cliff Edge
I got a shock watching a video back at how far I let myself go,it shocked me in to action about 18 months ago.I am now down from 130kg to 80 (8st ish), 39% body fat to sub 20%. I am coming to 55 in August and back serious cycling again. I am currently training for a 120km gravel race next March in Pampanga north of Manila in the masters class. Never felt better physically or mentally since my teens/ early twenties when I was last riding seriously. Its never too late to change.