I’m an old fogey . Are you ?

Nannana

Me too, it’s lovely, and I’m just about to turn on the Archers

the news - see what's happening out there !

no- I feel totally disconnected to the majority of my generation.

Check what the weathers doing to plan when to venture out tomorrow..

Must try The Archers - have never tuned in !

I’ve come to the conclusion that oldfogeyism is the pinnacle of success.
Those who have achieved it have found the meaning of life....and it’s good.??

Been an old fogey for years and getting more fogeyish every day. Loose leaf tea, tea pot, tea cosy knitted by me, table napkin (for me, DH doesn't bother), fountain pen with proper ink not cartridges, cotton hankies, face flannels, bath (no shower here), have only just got a mobile phone (basic Nokia with no internet, only got it to keep in touch with DH who is not well), listen to the Home Service on the wireless, watch Dad's army, write thank you letters, have a milkman, never cut string so can spend hours unknotting it, knit, use furniture polish, always bone china cups and mugs, no microwave, no freezer until last year when we bought a small table top, daughters say I live in a museum and so it goes on . . . .

Grandmama - I don’t think you’re an old fogey. You just like good, old-fashioned stuff! There’s nothing wrong with being sensible and enjoying decent things.
Old fogies (is that the correct plural form?!) include anyone who can stand to watch cricket…
Sorry, but I just don’t get it (the point of it, that is). The commentators are worse than the game itself. Nasser Hussain is the worst - does he actually possess a sense of humour? Bumble is okay, though. At least he’s funny, but he’s still an old fogey!

I must be an old fogey . I avoid crowds , like my own company and not really bothered about going out socialising and I like my own home .

Some things mentioned here, resonate. Most do not.
I do like and own a 'proper' pen (Schaeffer) and three inks, med blue, green and red.
I do use Churston deckle-edged paper but it's harder to find nowadays so I will buy the nearest quality paper and matching tissue lined envelopes.
It makes the writing so much more pleasurable and (I hope) the recipient feel more special.

I do also value good manners and sitting at a table to eat...always.

I'm pretty on the ball and k iwcquiteca bit about lots of other stuff, be it technology, some music, interiors, clothing, sports (esp athletics, football, rugby, horse-racing, cycling, triathlon, swimming/diving, rowing)
I use Ora paper wipes for cleaning glass/windows and leather and wood furniture creams.
Have most modern kitchen/home gadgets incl 12 in 1 steamer and cordless vacuum, some bamboo towels but I don't go overboard. No blankets here, no cluttered side tables by armchairs, no bits n bobs. I hate clutter and mess.

k iwcquiteca know quite a

BusterTank
Me too. I'm perfectly content with my own company most of the time, I do avoid crowds and prefer to eat at and love being at home, on my own.

I must be as I am guilty of lots of the above. I also use a long-handled shoehorn now for my sensible shoes - who knew that was an essential item?

I have never heard of tissue lined envelopes? Or Churlston paper.

CHURSTON deckle edge is hand made thick-ish paper with an irregular edging on all sides.
It comes in a host of colours (when you can find it) and bought per sheet not in a pad.
Tissue lined envelopes are beautiful and the lining is usually a paler variation of the envelope colour. I have some with patterned tissue lining.

Penmanship, Churston and tissue-lined envelopes.

Met this guy at an IPC mag bash in London and we corresponded for a while after I moved back home.
He wrote on Churston paper with green bottled ink.
Always put his name on the back of the envelope.
Richard E Bradford.

Grandmama
You sound a lovely person and great company. Someone who doesn't make a fuss if a drop of tea is spilled on the tablecloth and who bakes great scones. A comfortable person to be with.
I think everyone should have a gran like you...me included.
I'll send the adoption papers for you to sign and start packing my bags today.

Grandmama perhaps the world would be in a better state if everyone went back to the type of 'old fogeyism' which you describe.

Tread lightly on this earth and treat it with respect.

Yep, definitely an Old Fogey. We ask for Old Fogey tickets at museums etc. And I’ve discovered a reason for liking the oncoming winter. I can get out the comfy big jumpers, and leave my bra off until spring.

i must be an old fogey to we do all those things ,lol

TiggyW About the cricket ....
Bumble is great but I just have to stick up for Nasser Hussain. He has helped me understand the game and I feel the others bully him a bit. I love the commentators but the Barmy Army spoils it for me especially at Edgebaston.

True old fogey-ism does sound very comfortable I must say!
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I don’t think I’m quite there yet.

Getting there in some ways: love being at home in the evenings, especially in winter; like comfy clothes; read real books; like my own company; like listening to the radio; like knitting. (Although I'm not sure that even these things qualify me - aren't they just choices?)

Still not there in other ways: have a smartphone; have an iPad; enjoy my work and plan to carry on for as long as possible; enjoy dancing around the house! (Again, just choices.)

I'm a middle-aged fogey, because I always insist that "old age" is twenty years older than I am.... (However, I can relate to very many of the "old fogey" characteristics raised in this thread.) I think that a truly old fogey is someone who isn't in touch with today's modern life, e.g. can't/won't manage I.T., dismisses all today's music, and doesn't even try to understand what it's like to be a young person today.