What skill have you lost (that you miss)?

[BluesDave]

Being able to run five miles swim 20 lengths and run five miles back again. Why oh why did I discover booze, fags and women when I left school and lose all that fitness? Answers on a postcard please.

 

[Saluki]

I miss rock climbing. I broke my wrist 2 years ago and its healed badly & I have lost most of my movement and strength in it. I miss being able to open a tin of beans/peas etc I am such an old crock now.

I use to be much more flexible too, I couldn't do a forward roll nowadays, even if you paid me.

 

[Drago]

Tae Kwon Do. I daren't risk an impact on my bionic elbow for fear of being permanently crippled.

 

[Herbie]

Being able to play pool - 35 years ago on "winner stays on" tables i only ever paid for one game in an evening and played all night! now i can hardly pot a ball.

You should have turned pro with talent like that

 

[Speicher]

Speicher that is brilliant,but it's my legs that wobble,but you knew that.

Yes I did know that, but could not resist saying that.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Karate, playing guitar, and the ability to remember nouns when speaking all exited my head after a brain injury

 

[Herbie]

Being able to get out of bed without pain.

I'm there doing that and i'm not even 50 yet

 

[Fnaar]

Diving, with somersaults and stuff . I was never competition-good, but I nearly was. Can't do it now, lost my bottle

 

[subaqua]

Karate, playing guitar, and the ability to remember nouns when speaking all exited my head after a brain injury

is that when the ability to referee rugby arrived ?? sorry , too easy a target . have had friends who had brain injuries from playing rugby and then went on to coach and then referee at local level .

 

[edwardd67]

Reading, tying on hooks/ flies generally seeing without glasses/ contact lenses

 

[annaspanna]

Staying up late... Lol these days I want to be snuggled up on bed by 10!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

is that when the ability to referee rugby arrived ?? sorry , too easy a target . have had friends who had brain injuries from playing rugby and then went on to coach and then referee at local level .

20 year gap between 'boom, out go the lights' and 'from behind the line please ten, peep'. But you made me laugh. and I did coach a bit in the mean time.... and I'm flattered that since giving up reffing I've been contacted twice to see if I'd do it again (but they are desperate)

 

[GrumpyGregry]

is that when the ability to referee rugby arrived ?? sorry , too easy a target . have had friends who had brain injuries from playing rugby and then went on to coach and then referee at local level .

20 year gap between 'boom, out go the lights' and 'from behind the line please ten, peep'. But you made me laugh. and I did coach a bit in the mean time.... and I'm flattered that since giving up reffing I've been contacted twice to see if I'd do it again (but they are desperate)

 

[gbb]

Crosswords, cryptic ones especially.
You do need to 'get into' them, you need to take time to tune the brain, but they're easy(ish) when you do them regularly.
But age is a terrible thing, the grey matter starts to slip, i look at crosswords now....

 

[Primal Scream]

Running a marathon, cant run a half now.

Miss playing football in a team.

To be able to "party" all weekend.

All age related I suppose