The middle aged thread

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/feb/16/whatever-happened-to-middle-age-the-mysterious-case-of-the-disappearing-life-stage

Still very much in evidence round my place…

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The epitome of middle age is Adrian Chiles, England's dullest man. These are real, actual headlines to some of his articles that he is paid real, actual money to write:

Cheddar and stout?! Salted caramel?! This messing with hot cross buns has to stop

Thanks to you, my glasses no longer slip down my nose. If only it didn’t hurt too much to wear them

Stuck in a post office queue, all I could think about was how much I hate self-checkouts

A touch-screen fridge? A seven-blade razor? Why is everything suddenly so complicated?

https://www.theguardian.com/profile/adrian-chiles

The epitome of middle age is Adrian Chiles, England's dullest man. These are real, actual headlines to some of his articles that he is paid real, actual money to write:

Him and Tim Dowling. No idea what the point is of either of them.

I've stopped wearing my NB trainers because they're clearly dad trainers, after seeing Chiles wear them on House of Games.

He was a miserable cunt all week, on that as well.

Of those 4 Chiles examples above you'd be hard pressed to disagree with 1,3 and 4

I draw your attention to the post by @Pifko

If as an adult with a mobile phone you haven't worked out the alternatives to ever going to physical Post Office to post something you deserve it.

I am that person.

They will come to your house the next day to collect anything down to a single 68p second class letter with a label already printed out for you. All in the app.

Or just go to Mailboxes Etc.

YES, I know this. But, if we don't use post offices they go. AND THEN WHAT EH?

Also, how else can I justify leaving my house?

Continue doing all your post stuff, online?

And pub.

Going out on a bicycle used to be a thing around these parts.

As his wife is the editor, I'm not sure whether I'd expect more or less effort on his part. Good value for him, given the ~£400 a pop he gets paid for them

The nearest post office to me is in a costcutter.
They sell caramacs.
I will reward my trip with one.

will RM deliver me a caramac with their stamp?
unlikely.

Caramac?
FUCKING HELL. I'd rather use the app.

I loved them as a kid. Tried one a couple of years ago and it was absolutely gopping.

Wait, there’s an app for posting letters?
No more chatting to deaf old ladies in the queue?
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing.

Well, the deaf old ladies are greatly relieved.

Yes it's from a hot new start-up calling themselves "Royal Mail"

I mean, with their history of not getting things wrong for post office counter workers, I cannot wait to use their app.

Great, downloading now. Does it do the document checker service for passport renewals? That’s the next thing on my list of things to go to the post office for.

You do that online too on gov.uk and save yourself £10