Jambos_1874 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I have just turned 30 and I can't say I'm particularly pleased about it (although I'm of course glad I've made it this far!). If I were a footballer I'd now be classed as a "veteran" and I'd be thinking about retirement. Every single Hearts player bar Alexander is younger than me which is shocking! How did anyone who has passed the 30 year milestone react; depressed at the end of your youth or couldn't give a toss? I am slightly in the latter category but still in shock that I am now actually 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:shitwine: Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'll be 30 in July, and I can't say it bothers me...yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcap Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Half way to being a 'harmless old man' from a 'dirty perv' Got to look at the bright sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'll be 30 come may and it doesnt bother me. In truth i'm happier than i've ever been, i certainly wouldn't swap with any other time in my life. Y'know that thing where people say "och, i'm 59 but i still feel 21"? Baws. I feel 29 and it's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimus Prime Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I went to Barcelona for my 30th, spent my last night in my 20's watching Barcelona win the league in the Nou Camp. Honestly didn't bother me. If i'll feel the same when i hit 40 is a different matter!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Treasurer Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Can't remember how I felt, it was that long ago and my memory aint so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_bolton Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'm going to be 30 on Monday. Last weekend of my twenties coming up. Not overly bothered, but I'm surprised how quickly things have gone since I was at high school. It's flown by. Not a bad thing, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigieboy Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Thirty is nothing. I'm approaching 40 and I'm really not that happy about it when I stop and think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydney Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 30-40 was the best decade of my life. Hearts won the cup twice. Oh and I had 3 kids too. But mainly because of the cup wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos_1874 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'm going to be 30 on Monday. Last weekend of my twenties coming up. Not overly bothered, but I'm surprised how quickly things have gone since I was at high school. It's flown by. Not a bad thing, I suppose. That's the scary thing; time has absolutely flown by. I still feel like I'm not long out of high school when in actual fact it was over a decade ago. Even Uni is a distant memory now. Worryingly, speaking to family members, friends etc who are older, they say that time seems to pass even quicker with age. I suppose you have to make the most of every moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_bolton Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 That's the scary thing; time has absolutely flown by. I still feel like I'm not long out of high school when in actual fact it was over a decade ago. Even Uni is a distant memory now. Worryingly, speaking to family members, friends etc who are older, they say that time seems to pass even quicker with age. I suppose you have to make the most of every moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'll be 40 in July, and I can't say it bothers me...yet. Happy Birthday when it comes mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_bolton Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I've had a busy twenties, so I don't feel terrible about it. The speed is a bit scary though. I left school thirteen years ago last week. However, clock is ticking on the twenties, so I'm off to the pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:shitwine: Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Happy Birthday when it comes mate. Life won't move that fast mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansel Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 32 now. Still look young for my age apart from a few greys creeping in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 That's the scary thing; time has absolutely flown by. I still feel like I'm not long out of high school when in actual fact it was over a decade ago. Even Uni is a distant memory now. Worryingly, speaking to family members, friends etc who are older, they say that time seems to pass even quicker with age. I suppose you have to make the most of every moment! Your appreciation of time is relative to how long you've been alive. It's the reason why being told to wait two weeks is a horror to most four year olds - it's about ten percent of their conscious life. Whereas a week to a 30yr old is nothing. I can't remember the exact figures, but the study on this concluded that the years between 4 and 12 account for nearly half your life when viewed this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanjambo Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 You know the older I get the better life is - kids all grown up and happy, no mortgage, travel a lot, more money than we've ever had and the best thing about getting older is having loads of confidence and that you really don't give a shit what people think of you - growing older? - I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigieboy Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 That's the scary thing; time has absolutely flown by. I still feel like I'm not long out of high school when in actual fact it was over a decade ago. Even Uni is a distant memory now. Worryingly, speaking to family members, friends etc who are older, they say that time seems to pass even quicker with age. I suppose you have to make the most of every moment! Just like Jack said to Rose, mate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychocAndy Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'll be 50 in less than a fortnight, and to tell you the truth, I'm not that bothered, The family are more excited than I am. I didn't think I'd last this long and if the O.P. is right, Neil Alexander is the only player older than my first false leg. I think I'd feel old if the manager was younger than it, but I never seem to think my age. "Oh such and such is having a party, is their 50th" and I will think" they cannae be they were in my year at school and I'm, oh!" My body is knackered but my mind, 95% of the time, is still that of a smutty 12 year old. I am Finbar Saunders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groot Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Nothing too it, I'm 34 now and can't say it bothered me at all when I turned 30 40, that's gonna be a ###### I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wibble Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'm a kick in the arse off 50 and still feel 25. 30 was when I felt I had grown up. Travel had given me the confidence to forge my own path and my career took a leap because of that confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie wallace Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Terrible thread.I was having this conversation when you lot were not even born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedjambo Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I have just turned 30 and I can't say I'm particularly pleased about it (although I'm of course glad I've made it this far!). If I were a footballer I'd now be classed as a "veteran" and I'd be thinking about retirement. Every single Hearts player bar Alexander is younger than me which is shocking! How did anyone who has passed the 30 year milestone react; depressed at the end of your youth or couldn't give a toss? I am slightly in the latter category but still in shock that I am now actually 30. Wait till you turn 60, my 30s were great years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'll be 50 in less than a fortnight, and to tell you the truth, I'm not that bothered, The family are more excited than I am. I didn't think I'd last this long and if the O.P. is right, Neil Alexander is the only player older than my first false leg. I think I'd feel old if the manager was younger than it, but I never seem to think my age. "Oh such and such is having a party, is their 50th" and I will think" they cannae be they were in my year at school and I'm, oh!" My body is knackered but my mind, 95% of the time, is still that of a smutty 12 year old. I am Finbar Saunders. Same here, 50 at the end of the month and not really bothered. I thought turning 30 was s**t because you really weren't 'young' any more, turning 40 was no big deal - maybe I'll have a breakdown when 50 happens. Got a few wee aches and pains that take longer to clear up and on blood pressure pills but that's it - and if I lost a few stone probably wouldn't even need those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulleted_jambo Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I turned 30 last year and can't say it changed my life at all. As long as you're still youthful looking enough to pull birds in their early 20's then you'll hardly notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos_1874 Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 I turned 30 last year and can't say it changed my life at all. As long as you're still youthful looking enough to pull birds in their early 20's then you'll hardly notice. Fortunately I am still pretty young looking so that's one thing in my favour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester copperpot Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Turned 40 in March and my old man died 12 days later. Was not looking forward to it but it turned out to be a shocker of a month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyjambo Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Turning 30...piece of piss!!!! I turn 60 in November, am I worried? nope, just happy to be alive. Anyway, as you age your perception of what worries you at age 30 will probably be radically different at age 60. Just as long as its a NO vote, I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Din't notice any great change at the time, to be honest I was probably going out more in the first year of my 30's than I was at any point in my 20's. In the couple of years since I would say that growing up has snuck up on my in the couple of years since, I've found myself recently being more excited by developments at work than the thought of a weekend on the booze, even when I am out I'm pretty much sticking to pints in the pub rather than shots in a club. Biggest change has been recovery, either from exercise/football or from a night out, takes double the amount of time than it did in my 20's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjambo Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 You know the older I get the better life is - kids all grown up and happy, no mortgage, travel a lot, more money than we've ever had and the best thing about getting older is having loads of confidence and that you really don't give a shit what people think of you - growing older? - I love it This We dont owe anybody a penny, house paid for, car paid for, only child grown up, travel a lot more, 5 or 6 holidays aborad ever year, its great, been having the time of our lifes the past few years and will continue to do so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighusref Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I didn't mind. I'm 37 and I find it daunting that I remember attending my own mothers 40th as a teenager. My lad will be 9 and it's quite a sobering thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest C00l K1d Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 21 at the end of the month. Where have all the years gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaganator Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'm 31. I'm blessed with boyish good looks though - so people still assume I'm mid-20s You'll get some good presents for your 30th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I didn't mind. I'm 37 and I find it daunting that I remember attending my own mothers 40th as a teenager. My lad will be 9 and it's quite a sobering thought. I'm 36 and have a 15 year old. ******* terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super_vlad Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Turn 30 was brilliant, its when you turn 31 that it hits you. Pretty much after 30 all your other birthday "parties" are pity parties for yourself. I wouldn't know tho as i'm still 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I didn't like hitting 30 as it was like I had to stop acting like a bairn. The only thing I didn't like about turning 40 was watching Hibs beat us 2-1 the night before. I was a nightmare on the way home. 2 bottles of port and the result turned me into a dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Mulk Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I turn 30 in December, can't say I act with the maturity of a 29 year old, nor do I have life as sorted as I expected to at this age (or as sorted as my friends in their late twenties seemed to when I was early twenties). However, that doesn't seem to concern me overly, I'll keep plugging away and these things will fall in to place when the time is right. For those reasons, I'm guessing turning 30 won't affect me as much as it could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'm 42 and 30 for me was a load of shite, 40 is the most over-rated age to be. Its 50 that I am dreading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Currahee! Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I didn't mind. I'm 37 and I find it daunting that I remember attending my own mothers 40th as a teenager. My lad will be 9 and it's quite a sobering thought. I'm 40 and my daughter is now at Edinburgh University. That's scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 When I turned 30 I was in a right strop that my youth and carefree years were over. I couldn't have been more wrong. I've had an absolute ball, and probably my most productive decade. Turn 40 next month and I'm pretty meh about it really, although I'm sure I'll spit the dummy out at some point between now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 When I turned 30 I was in a right strop that my youth and carefree years were over. I couldn't have been more wrong. I've had an absolute ball, and probably my most productive decade. Turn 40 next month and I'm pretty meh about it really, although I'm sure I'll spit the dummy out at some point between now and then. see my post above, 40 is the most overrated age to be, all this 40 is the new 30 crap, life begins at 40; piss off. I see it as a passport to not give a flying fudge. My goal is just to be like Victor Meldrew http://youtu.be/mLNrLI3OBwg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I had a party and the next day Hearts beat Hibs at Tynie. First derby last season. Turning 30 was alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Tarkin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Marvin, man, you've begun that slow descent into mediocrity too soon. Becoming a crotchety old b'strd is a worthy aim for sure (I have my ear-trumpet stowed in readiness for when the time comes), but I'm not sure I'm ready to throw that towel in and get all Victor Meldrew just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Marvin, man, you've begun that slow descent into mediocrity too soon. Becoming a crotchety old b'strd is a worthy aim for sure (I have my ear-trumpet stowed in readiness for when the time comes), but I'm not sure I'm ready to throw that towel in and get all Victor Meldrew just yet. meh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Turned 40 in March and my old man died 12 days later. Was not looking forward to it but it turned out to be a shocker of a month! When I hit that age it was my mum passed, 13 days after. I've "celebrated" another couple of those "milestones", since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Just a number. Pish wrrying about it. Waste of time. In my mid 40's & that makes me middle aged. Still do all the things I liked when I was 30 & im still reasonably fit. Still get a stiff one in the morning & although Iam a lot calmer & patient than I was 15-20 years ago, I still shout at the telly! Its just a number, the world still turns and we are all destined to go doon the hole so enjoy the trip while you are still on the bus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvery_Moon Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 38 today. My 30th seems like yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marsh Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'm 30 next summer. I wasn't worried about it until I saw this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos_1874 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 I'm 30 next summer. I wasn't worried about it until I saw this thread. So far it's not too bad (I'm 30+1 day)! It's just that burds/younger people often view 30 as some kind of ancient far off age (well, I used to!). I'll now have to focus on burds who are desperate to have a child or are ready to settle down. Your average 30+ Scottish burd ain't that attractive unfortunately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 The fact of turning 30 didn't bother me, I still viewed myself as a young buck. A few years on and the reality is sinking in. When I pick up my Primary 1 kid from school most of the mothers are under 25. If I have a wee look at them I see the rage in their eyes, I'm now regarded as a potential pervert instead of a potential mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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