why do old people think today was cold?

[grumpii]

it was a glorios today where Iive, and as I have been running daily, I decided to go out on the mountain bike, every body was in shorts, bikinis, appart from this old duffer, who had a hat, 3 sweaters, a wooly hat and an over coat on!!!!! Is it a lack of fashionable summer clothing that makes older people keep their coat on?

[stewey]

Consider the fact, and please keep in mind, grumpii, that in perhaps fifty years time young folks will be asking the question regarding you.

[jacko50]

grumpii , i was the same as you thirty years ago but belive it or not you will be in the same position one day , i am not saying that you will be all wrapped up in the summer but some young buck will take the **** out of you for something and you will think oh!

[unruliejulie]

My Mum is sewn into her cardigan and it only comes off if temperatures reach at least 90! The fire and heating is always on so when i go to her house im usually glad to get ourt of there. Thats if ive not melted first!
Joking aside,older people do feel the cold though, it'll be us one day, if we're lucky that is!

[knobbynonuts]

Suppose that some people feel the cold more than others dunno if you class me as old at 52 but the first sign of a warm day like the past few then its straight into shorts and nike vest I have never realy felt the cold even went skinny dipping in margate for a dare last year when it was minus 2 deggrees after a good night down the pub of course and did not really feel cold but suppose the alchohol must have helped a bit.
As for me g/f she is the opposite she is 10 years younger than me and she is forever saying how cold she is when its not, I got in yesterday afternoon from work and she had the fire on and you know how warm it was yesterday think I will have to swap her
I do know what you mean you grumpii ol s od about how can people wear all them clothes in this weather and hope that I dont ever get like that but I dont think I will somehow...

[scotchollie]

I think it's related to the fact that their blood is needed elsewhere in their body to keep vital organs such as the heart and liver working.

After a while the blood doesn't bother coming near the surface of the skin anymore, as it's so busy stopping the coffin dodger keeling over in the high street, in church or in the queue at Asda.

So the skin gets cold, wrinkled and saggy, prompting the use of overcoats and thermals, not just to hide the horridness of what lies beneath, but because the blood can't be ars*d making the journey there, cos it would kill the poor bleeders.

I read this in Prof Robert Winstone's new book 'Old People and the Clothes they Wear - a Year Yound Anomaly'.

It's out soon in paperback.