Words for those of us who are getting on a bit

What about just over-60s, over-70s, or whatever is appropriate? I do not like seeing newspaper reports which inevitably call someone a pensioner if s/he is over 60, even though people don't get a pension at 60 any more.

How about "venerable" ?

Dictionary definition is:

"accorded a great deal of respect,especially because of age, wisdom or character"

The venerable Gaga - hmm. Think I do like that!

I love RANDY too - I haven't seen that one before although I'd seen it written out.

Like kittylester I don't like 'seniors' much.

So glad that you get your foot up that high Eglantine!! You'll live to a ripe old age being that fit.

Don't you think we need to create some new words? After all it was our generation that created "teenagers".

One set of terms I saw was the "Go go" years, the "slow go" and the ""No go". It is quite descriptive. What do you all think?

randy wins for me!

Eglantine ! My son is fond of referring to myself and his father as "these persons in their dotage". He is frequently a "person with his mother's foot up his backside" as, yes, I can still get my foot up that high, dotage or no dotage!!

Personally I see myself as belonging to the RANDY club (retired and not dead yet)

Here in Spain I am referred to as "una señora mayor", literally "a better woman", as opposed to "una señora vieja", the literal translation of "an old woman".

Excuse typos. One-handed typing is not my 'thing'.

I was horrified to hear myself described as 'an elderly woman' by the kind person who called the ambulance for m the other day, but when i thought about it, I had to admit that it was accurate in the context!

Sometimes we do need a label though, as without it we wouldn't get the freebies we like, senior concessions!?

I hate seniors - how about people?

I think that Seniors is the best of the bunch, don't like pensioners, silver surfers ?Elderly, old ( !) and you can't always use Retired, as my DH isn't, although long past retirement age.As for Old Timers, that conjures up a gnarled old man in a Western film.?

I think 'seniors' sounds respectful and appropriate. This covers active people and disabled.
My DH calls all our group (all mid seventies) the Golden Oldies!

I really don't bother what people call us. I know who I am so ....