[Ian J]

I wonder if the BBC is currently so desperate for news that they are bulling up any non event into a story as looking at the headlines on teletext at lunchtime I came across a story about a pub banning a great grandfather from wearing his trilby hat in the pub.

Reading the story here it seems that the pub chain has a rule about removing all hats and headgear as a security precaution as they obscure the faces from the CCTV. I must admit that it seems a reasonable enough request to me and sensible that discretion is taken away from the bar staff.

The 64 year old great grandfather allegedly described himself as "just an elderly person having a drink" as well as being a journalist but I'm sure that there are a great many people of this age that would take great exception to being described as elderly.

Shame on the BBC for running with this non story but even more shame on them for trying to build it up into something which it plainly isn't.

I wonder why yesterday's headlines weren't "Elderly man wants to head up the Liberal Democrats"

[stevegreen]

This story led on radio WM's news at 8am this morning.

I dawdled into work after hearing it as it was clear that it was a slow news day!

[pjclark1]

I always thought it was rude to wear a hat indoors.

Maybe the srory should be

"Rude old man wears hat indoors"

[Adrenochrome]

Touchy subject Ian?

[Ian J]

I shall treat that remark with the contempt that it deserves

[stealther]

You see I read the thread title and assumed somebody had refered to you as an elderly gentleman and you had overheard

[eviljohn2]

30

75+

[overkill]

70 upwards. Although it depends on time period. In the 18th c < the average person probably thought a 40 year old was an OAP!

It also depends on alcohol intake. On some 'mornings after', I could swear I was looking at an 80 year old in the mirror!

[shahedz]

i would say 70+

[PoochJD]

Hi,

FWIW, I feel that 65 and over is a Senior person, and over 80 counts as elderly. And if you make it over 100, then you classify as a Barbara Cartland lookalike!


Pooch

[la gran siete]

35 + I'm in good company now

[la gran siete]

some of the best peole I have met have been over 70.

[Nobber22]

Ian, are you going to wear your trilby to the Bristol Show this year?

[eviljohn2]

Originally Posted by Nobber22

Ian, are you going to wear your trilby to the Bristol Show this year?

I quite fancy an ill-fitting fedora to add to my air of evil mystery.

[Ian J]

Originally Posted by Nobber22

Ian, are you going to wear your trilby to the Bristol Show this year?

I won't if you promise not to wear your shell suit again

[Setenza]

So Ian doesn't look like his avatar? I'm crushed

[sbowler]

Everyone should wear flat caps, like ere up north. And they dont obscure your face. (this could be a bad thing with some faces though LOL)

[Gary D]

the best comedy on british tv is midlands today. it is just funny - no news ever happens in the west midlands. 8 million people and nothing happens!!

although i might go a few rounds with susanne verde if i was asked. but liz copper is the stuff of nightmares - you couldn't make her up

it answer ian's original post - i'm 40 - so elderly must be at least 80


Gary

[Miniholic]

It's not elderly any more, it's "older people" now, the pc brigade have been at this one too.

[Nick_UK]

The definition of "old age" is 10 years older than you are now