For example, mine is that I love watching Antiques Roadshow.
I refuse to scan a qr code for a menu. Give me a damn piece of paper
This irritates the hell out of me, especially after those malicious link hijacks in the news recently. I’d accept a url before a qr code.
My old person trait is being 72.
You! The only person on Lemmy older than me!
I most likely haven’t seen over 1 hour of TikTok IN MY LIFETIME. And believe me, this is certainly not common in my age range. I would have everything backed up in USB pens if I could, and I despise anything that markets as “AI” — I am aware it reduces critical thinking, something which I somewhat lack. I do not listen to music from nowadays (2020s on), only 1960s to mid-2010s music.
Furthermore, I do watch some old shows, e.g., Perry Mason.
I look out the window to see what’s going on down the street and who the hell is on my lawn
I like watching old British sitcoms.
Some would also say that enjoying a good traditional Anglican liturgy is another one
Waiting for God is so damn good.
I have a drawer in the garage titled “uncle solutions”, it has a collection of rusted wire, bits of electric wire and similar shit for “quick fixes”. I also just bought me and my SO nordic walking sticks, we still need to get matching trekking suits. Oh and I dream about retiring to a remote cottage and growing my own veggies like proper siberian babushka.
I avoid going out during busy times - e.g., rush hour, school zones, restaurants on a Friday or Saturday night.
When out eating and drinking, my preference is to go and order food and drink at the counter/bar, rather than install some app or give a website all my personal information before I can order.
What? This is a thing at restaurants now?
never self checkout… unless 18+ items are involved.
other than that or stealing literally no cashier will care or even remember you.source: am cashier at grocery store
Tbh I don’t use self checkout because I’m worried about the cashier recognising me I use it because the normal tills take 5 business days to clear a single person. I can be through the self checkouts before a single person has moved through a normal till.
I use self checkout because it is faster and I don’t have to interact with a human
I get up earlier on weekends than weekdays. I try to get up at 6am but I often get up to pee at 4am and just stay up. I do a bunch of things and it feels like I’ve had a good day then I realize it’s only like 10am and I still have a whole day ahead of me.
I scowl and scoff at randos that park on my street or longer in front of my house.
Tools and furniture are exciting!
I love an early supper.
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I putter in the garden.
I primarily write in cursive.
Ugh, I feel this one. I had only written in cursive for something like twenty years, and then I got a job where I needed to write in print for some legal reasons. It was super bad, yo.
Yes, me too. Cursive is easier and faster to write. Though I usually print the capital letters.
I don’t own a smart phone and never have. Miss me with that Fisher-Price technology.
Some part of my body always hurts. Mostly back, intestines, and joints, but these feet of mine have been finding their footing in this game lately too. Life is pain ;(
Ya probably eating something you can’t tolerate. Been checked for coeliac disease? Affects joints, gut, skin, etc…
It’s a combination of arthritis and ulcers in my case, but you’re spot on about poor diet playing its part with my ulcers. Learned that lesson a long time ago. And the again some time later. And then again after that. And then again last week, too. Such is life. Not sure what’s up with my back tho
Gluten gives me so many ulcers, pisses me right off
Sorry to hear about your aches and pains, I get them too as I’ve been getting older, especially my knees. I have a spinal fusion and a few things have really helped to alleviate my chronic back pain.
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Stretch every day. I pay special attention to my hamstrings, they get most of the stretching because it helps loosen lower back muscles too.
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Try not to sit too much. A sit stand desk helps with that, but I also try to stand if I’m watching tv. It’s weird, but it works.
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Go for walks. I don’t have to go anywhere, I just throw on an audiobook or music and walk for an hour or two around the neighborhood.
These keep my daily pain minimal, most days it’s so low pain, I can just ignore it and I’m fine.
Thank you for this sage advice, dude. Tried all three over the last couple days and am having a much better time over here. I was already stretching my back and shoulders etc most days, but the hamstring note was such an obvious connection that I just never put together on my own, and it’s already making a massive difference. Like, im still dealing with pain in the area, but compared to a few days ago, the difference is clear.
You’ve changed a strangers life for the better and it is appreciated greatly.
Fuck yes my dude! The hamstring connection isn’t the most obvious, but makes a lot of sense once you hear it. I spend 5 minutes on hamstring stretches alone and it helps keep a lot of my pain away. I could never touch my toes until I had 2 metal rods in my back! 🤣
I am so glad to hear it’s helping!
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