Stereo types can work in reverse. I am 65 in January-Official retiring age in the UK- and I had to have a chat with my manager about retirement. I am going to stop work at the end of April and informed the MD of this fact. The MD wanted to know how I was going to get on Financially if I retired early and did I want a part time job to see me through. He thought I was only 60 and he would have me for another 5 years. In fact he now has to rethink his plans as he was planning to send me on a few courses to retrain me as a desk jockey to ease me into my "Twilight" years. How the hell he got that idea-I do not know. I feel 65- I want to stop work soon and can't wait to be able to spent my time doing my things for a change.

Seems that as soon as you start feeling your age- You are going to start looking and acting it.