What is middle age? Some say it is that stage between 45-65 years of age, others think it is when you start forgetting people's names, forgetting why you walked into a room and start developing new-found enthusiasm for garden centres and the idea of a cruise. I'm  turning 45 and I am sure that Mike has been middle aged for at least 30 years, so here we are checking all the 'symptoms' of middle age to make sure we definitely qualify.