How do you tell you are getting older?

[Schwob]

For me, a life long skier (at least for those rare weeks we could go), my ski boots sent me a clear message when putting them on this morning the first time in a couple (or was it 3) years. And while it is a georgeous snow day and skiing still is tons of fun, my boots, in their unmistakable torturing way keep screaming at me:

"You could be somewhere warmer, diving!"

Today, that's how the thought "I am getting older..." came to me...

You?

 

[lowviz]

Endurance. Things that I blew off in the past, like being ready for a boat at 7:00 AM, now take their toll.

 

[flyboy08]

Skis and scuba gear both next to one another in the attic....scuba wins out every time, yep, I'm there

 

[divad]

I smell like eggs...and.......... I can't find my pants!?

 

[atmerritt]

I have ibuprofen at my desk at home, next to my bed, in my car, and in my toolbox at work. I'm 28. Every time I buy a bottle of pills, that's how I know.

 

[Wookie]

I still wake up every blessed morning.

 

[fmerkel]

Careful deliberation about rewards vs consequences of a (somewhat) risky activity. Used to just 'go for it'. Now I look over the cliff and think pretty carefully about it.

 

[HantsDiver]

You start thinking about pensions and the such like rather than planning your next adventure.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

I tell other divers to get off my reef.

 

[Dogbowl]

It is takes me 48 hrs to recover from a night of drinking.