{"id":226,"date":"2018-02-05T12:33:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T12:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2018-02-05T12:33:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T12:33:17","slug":"are-you-a-middle-aged-cliche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=226","title":{"rendered":"Are you a Middle-Aged Cliche?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re not talking about buying a sports car, or even trying to relive our youth, here. No, here are 11 things that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/11-ways-to-know-if-youve-become-a-middle-aged-cliche_us_5810bef8e4b08582f88d06f2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huffington Post<\/a> lists as ways to tell if you are becoming &#8220;A Middle-Aged Cliche&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><em>1. When the phone rings after 9 p.m., you are immediately certain it\u2019s something bad.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2. You immediately want to know the cause of death for anyone younger than you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>3. You now believe that cruises are a great way to travel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. E<em>ating dinner past 6:30 p.m. feels late.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5. You need a really good reason to stay awake past 10 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>6.\u00a0Whenever you pass an RV on the road, you look inside to see if the driver is older than you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>7. You haven\u2019t used your good china in a decade.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>8.\u00a0You have an orange Le Creuset Dutch Oven that you got on sale.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>9. You keep buying the same clothes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>10. You want a walking pole for Christmas<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>11. Your retirement plans include a kiln.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>How many can you relate to?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B00VWMESBM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B00VWMESBM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=invittoevent-21&amp;linkId=ad8e0f4f69ddaeb8cc5ac2fb82f97d34&quot;&gt;&lt;img%20border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;\/\/ws-eu.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;MarketPlace=GB&amp;ASIN=B00VWMESBM&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;WS=1&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;tag=invittoevent-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/41rfb6xwuel-_ac_ul369_sr285369_ql65_.jpg\" alt=\"41rfb6xwuel-_ac_ul369_sr285369_ql65_\" width=\"285\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/41rfb6xwuel-_ac_ul369_sr285369_ql65_.jpg 285w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/41rfb6xwuel-_ac_ul369_sr285369_ql65_-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Join our City Adventurers club<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dwITKb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up\u00a0<\/a>for the newsletter for news\u00a0and offers on City Adventures and Empty Nesters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-list-component bn-content-list-text text\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re not talking about buying a sports car, or even trying to relive our youth, here. 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