Reply to: Are there many Old contractors?

[sasguru]

I'm too old for a paper round too young for a pension.

What that translates to is that I'm no spring chicken anymore.

But I am still a very long way off from wearing a pine overcoat.

I wasn't a sixties wild child, but I do remember when Heath was prime minister.

I also remember 10 shilling coins, 1 pound notes and threepenny bits.

But I don't remember farthings though, or gramaphones. But I do remember playing vinyl disks on a record player and audio cassettes.

I can't text message very fast, and my immediate association with a Blackberry, when someone asked me if I knew what they were, is that it is a little fruit that looks like a black raspberry and makes excellent jam.

So that's how old I am.

late 30s - early 40s then. Join the club.

[BrilloPad]

I'm too old for a paper round too young for a pension.

What that translates to is that I'm no spring chicken anymore.

But I am still a very long way off from wearing a pine overcoat.

I wasn't a sixties wild child, but I do remember when Heath was prime minister.

I also remember 10 shilling coins, 1 pound notes and threepenny bits.

But I don't remember farthings though, or gramaphones. But I do remember playing vinyl disks on a record player and audio cassettes.

I can't text message very fast, and my immediate association with a Blackberry, when someone asked me if I knew what they were, is that it is a little fruit that looks like a black raspberry and makes excellent jam.

So that's how old I am.

oh dear - all that applies to me

[Denny]

When I were a lass

I'm too old for a paper round too young for a pension.

What that translates to is that I'm no spring chicken anymore.

But I am still a very long way off from wearing a pine overcoat.

I wasn't a sixties wild child, but I do remember when Heath was prime minister.

I also remember 2 shilling coins, 10 shilling and 1 pound notes and threepenny bits.

But I don't remember farthings though, or gramaphones. But I do remember playing vinyl disks on a record player and audio cassettes.

I can't text message very fast, and my immediate association with a Blackberry, when someone asked me if I knew what they were, is that it is a little fruit that looks like a black raspberry and makes excellent jam.

So that's how old I am.

[Diver]

Funny to think that a decade back the paranio for IT staff and especially contractors was that - no one will hire you when you are over 30.

Which just goes to show - dont believe the hype.

Bigger Better and Wiser.

Fatter, Bitter and waster

[AlfredJPruffock]

Funny to think that a decade back the paranio for IT staff and especially contractors was that - no one will hire you when you are over 30.

Which just goes to show - dont believe the hype.

Bigger Better and Wiser.

[Diver]

I'm 53, but I'z a permie

If that is Human years not Lizard years (akin to dog years or is it dogeared) then I am Gratified to know that I am not the oldest of the fogies on here

Hi Zeity

[oracleslave]

2008 resolution was to get to see him in concert wherever in the world. just waiting for 2008 tour dates

Probably a good idea to see him asap as he is getting on a bit now.

[Troll]

At least the R Zimmerman bit was correct

2008 resolution was to get to see him in concert wherever in the world. just waiting for 2008 tour dates

[Troll]

I'm sat with a 59 year old and a 60 year old contractor. God hopes I'll have hung up my keyboard long before that age. Makes me feel quite sprightly !

Why? - why not be happy that this 'young' lucrative career has the potential to keep you going to close to retirement

[oracleslave]

God hopes I'll have hung up my keyboard long before that age.

Me too. If I am still doing this at that age I have failed.

[rootsnall]

I'll be over 45 in March. My PM at the last gig (a contractor) was 56.

I'm sat with a 59 year old and a 60 year old contractor. God hopes I'll have hung up my keyboard long before that age. Makes me feel quite sprightly !

[AlfredJPruffock]

At least the R Zimmerman bit was correct

Hear this Robert Zimmerman

I wrote this song for you
'Bout a strange young man named Dylan
with a voice like sand and glue ...
...scratched this world to pieces as he comes on like a friend
...but a couple of songs from his old scrap book could send him home again

[gadgetman]

I'll be over 45 in March. My PM at the last gig (a contractor) was 56.

[oracleslave]

My goodness yes Troll - you are perfectly correct - for a brief instant I thought I was being brought to task for my imperfect quote by Fleet ....

At least the R Zimmerman bit was correct

[AlfredJPruffock]

you have misquoted... should be:

Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.

My goodness yes Troll - you are perfectly correct - for a brief instant I thought I was being brought to task for my imperfect quote by Fleet ....