I’m an old fogey . Are you ?

sorry that should be(grin) (confused)

I think I've always been an Old Fogey. When I was 20 my mother told me I had ruined my feet by wearing "comfortable shoes" She always wore high heels!!

I loathe when people say me& Jamie, so called celebs worst offenders, the world celebs makes my skin crawl, what makes me happy comfy shoes, nightwear any time from 4.30 pm, my I pad actually 2 iPads in case battery runs out, 1 small whiskey origin at night having radio from all over the world, and being able to watch football on sky, very easily pleased me

Yes, I'm in this club.
My mobile phone isn't smart, is over 15 years old and still working so see no reason to change it.
Wear my very comfortable clothes and shoes for years until they are demoted to gardening.
Now grow runner beans, tomatoes and raspberries. To think that when I was younger my parents would bring me runner beans from their garden and I'd think "On no, now I'll have to de-string and prepare them"
But at least my spectacles aren't held together with plasters as my Dads' were.

"I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine." Oliver Goldsmith, 'She Stoops to Conquer'.

The above quotation tells us there is nothing new under the sun. Older people like the good things of their youths and are releuctant to let them go in favour of things they do not understand and of which they are apt to disapprove.

I think that most of the items on Hardcastle's list improve with age so the thing to do is to cling to that which is positive but to be open to new technology and discoveries.

Who could resist the internet whichs bring us Gransnet, smartphones which bring our families and the world closer, labour saving devices (my Dyson V10 has cut my vacuuming time in half), online shopping which saves us time, trouble and effort and so on?

Older age has many disadvantages but at least it brings us the wisdom to enjoy the best of the old and the best of the new.

I do podcasts which my son says are very modern. I also do audiobooks but to be honest that's about eyestrain. Someone lent me a Kindle to see what I thought but I hated it. It gave me a headache too but my computer doesn't. Must be something to do with the light I think.

Lots of the above, but I also occasionally can’t stop myself reverting back to ‘old money,’ i.e. looking at a bag of mixed nuts for £5 in Waitrose and realising that was a weeks wages when I started work. I didn’t buy them!

I am a 'young' old fogey as I like everything on the OP's list, plus I avoid situations or places where they may be loads of screaming, or uncontrolled kids, so that rules out after school, weekends or holidays in some cases

But, on the otherhand, I love technology, love having new gadgets, modern music , hate buses crammed with 'oldies'

Fogies or potholes?

Spot on, I totally agree Lilyflower

Hate fogey and for that matter old. But I do a lot of the above apart from wearing crocs, old baggy trousers when I go out, indoors yes. Love my bus pass and the trains into London which are free too.
Age is just a number to me it’s how I feel on the day.

I’m the same sheilasue, I take the best out of my grandparents, my dad’s generation, my own, my daughter’s and now my grandchildren’s and enjoy it all.

I also have my standards and won’t drop them just to be thought of as ‘young’! How sad would that be.....at my age!

I'm partly old fogey lol, I'm tech savvy and would be lost without my computer, like to follow football and keep up with my grand children. However I don't go out much, like the soaps and hate bad manners and bullying. I also hate shopping so only buy my comfy clothes online.

Well, I was going to put 'I certainly am not!' But after reading the first few and having a giggle I thought, 'well maybe I am, then!'

Oooooh yes! Absolutely a paid up member of old fogeyness. Loose leaf tea and strainer, bar soap, cotton bed linen, dark wood furniture (am I the only person in Britain who likes dark furniture?) Gallantry, flawless manners, letter writing, Nivea, Handel, Bach, reading in bed at a reasonable hour, Radiuo 4....you have probably all 'nodded off' by now.
I aso love my conputer, ipad, ipod, contactless cards, mobile, and the young - who keep me so.

Radio. typing lessons a must ...

I preferred the presenters of yesteryear and quiz shows to those we have today. If I'm cold I place a hot water bottle beside me in my chair, a little portable radiator. I do like using my computer and mobile though. I have been missing my Carmen rollers lately. Revel in being an old fogey at times.

I am half and half I guess, I don’t like the chilly weather but don’t own slippers, socks or bare feet at home..... I love technology, have pc, iPad, iPhone and kindle, love loud music, teenagers and noisy kids but like a bit of quiet me time as well.
Husband and I usually eat in front of the tv but only dinner.

I did look at the TV listings for this evening before going out and now feel very excited about coming home. Does that count as old fogeyness?

Definitely not an old fogey and will be fighting old fogeydom to the grave. At 62 I live loud rock music, going to concerts, eating and drinking good food and wine and travelling, have just returned from sailing stound the Turkish coast on s Gulet and off to Ecuador and Galapagos in 4 weeks. Age is just a number, I m ticking all my bucket list things off as life is too short not to xx

I guess I am a "young" old fogey but I love handwritten letters and thank you notes.

Me too do most of the above and take my trolley to the town. Library books are heavy lol.

I am an old fogey until I go to a rock concert (which is not that often) but I bought a pair of elastic trousers last week, can’t wear heels anymore, eat very frugally, and save plastic bags like my mum did. And of course i now knit before dark and am currently reading Poldark!

I’m not sure if I’m an old fogey or not as I’ve hated most of these things since I was in my 50’s haha! I only watch tv an hour a day as it’s too noisy. I hate traffic and I live in a small town. I don’t get cold often but hubby does so keeps the heat up in winter and I keep the AC up in summer. I love to read so like quiet....hubby can’t stand quiet so goes in the garage with the radio. But if I get with my girlfriends and wine we get VERY loud ? I wear slippers unless I go out and love technology and am very good at it. I love dogs and puppies and noisy fun with them but don’t like people much. Maybe I’m not a fogey but a curmudgeon! Love reading all your stories. By the way, I’m from stateside...what is a pinney??

I was an old fogey from the age of six....?