The Retirement Thread

[GM]

Now I know most of you will have a mug to put your teeth in at night but just in case any still have their own, has anyone tried a sonic cleaner or water flosser, getting appointments for the hygienist is not easy it seems and I like to keep my teeth sparkling, in truth I eat too many sweets.

I treated myself to a water flosser. I was due an appointment back in April which didn't happen. So I thought I'd try a water flosser, which about the same as my appointment would have cost.
I like it, it makes your mouth feel fresher, wifey's even noticed my teeth seem whiter!

 

[Mo1959]

Now I know most of you will have a mug to put your teeth in at night but just in case any still have their own, has anyone tried a sonic cleaner or water flosser, getting appointments for the hygienist is not easy it seems and I like to keep my teeth sparkling, in truth I eat too many sweets.

Got all my own teeth, but very lazy with the flossing. I rarely remember to even use the normal floss.

 

[welsh dragon]

Have to take my hat off to MrsF yesterday. The tv service in the cottage is terrestrial only, so no Quest or even S4C. No matter, she brings up Quest on her ipad then manages to broadcast it onto the tv . No idea how she did this, a dongle was involved and also a free app that she found a link to. Result was that we can now watch Quest on demand, we don’t even need to see their adverts

It's easy if you have a smart TV. You can cast all sorts of things including YouTube from your tablet onto your T.V.

 

[welsh dragon]

Mr WD got himself a water flosser. He has probably used it twice what a waste of money

 

[oldwheels]

Afternoon all, back from an enjoyable loop of the Black Isle with MrsF, took the north coast road through Jemimaville on the way out, made it as far as Cromarty in the dry, it was quite bright in places. Had our sandwiches on a park bench then set off up the hill for the lumpy route home skirting Fortrose and taking in Mount Eagle, very clagged in and wet initially but dryed off by the time we got back to the cottage. Just over 50 miles.

I once got lost on that road if it is the one along the hilltop. Looking for a house which I had an approx idea of location and took one of the side loops. I had no map and got disorientated and came to an electricity sub station with a van parked outside it. Aha he must know as the house I wanted was where his boss lived. Unfortunately it was just a delivery van and the driver admitted he was also lost.
There is a cycle/footpath from Fortrose to Avoch but at Fortrose it is pretty clear that the residents don't want anyone using it. The entrance to it is the width of handlebars - just, and hidden beside a house entrance. My trike would certainly not get through and the Brompton only just.

 

[PaulSB]

Well I had an incident packed ride. A man tried to overtake us as we turned right. He wanted to turn right in to the same road and tried to overtake on the wrong side of the T-junction.

He drove alongside, rolled down the window and started hurling abuse. One of our number, not me, responded in a similar manner. I was 20-30 yards ahead of the other three. The guy accelerated hard, passed me, slammed on, forcing me to swing hard right almost to the opposite gutter as he threw open the car door and jumped out shouting:

"Come on hard man. You want some?"

We cycled by.........

 

[welsh dragon]

Well I had an incident packed ride. A man tried to overtake us as we turned right. He wanted to turn right in to the same road and tried to overtake on the wrong side of the T-junction.

He drove alongside, rolled down the window and started hurling abuse. One of our number, not me, responded in a similar manner. I was 20-30 yards ahead of the other three. The guy accelerated hard, passed me, slammed on, forcing me to swing hard right almost to the opposite gutter as he threw open the car door and jumped out shouting:

"Come on hard man. You want some?"

We cycled by.........

Bloody hell. People need to calm down

 

[PaulSB]

Attention water flossers!!! Never heard of this before but a quick Google caught my interest.

I have to floss with tape or those little brushes regularly. Is the water flosser good? Worth a try?

 

[welsh dragon]

Attention water flossers!!! Never heard of this before but a quick Google caught my interest.

I have to floss with tape or those little brushes regularly. Is the water flosser good? Worth a try?

I always feel that you will end up with more water all over your face and down the front of yourself than in your mouth.

I use the little brushes as well. I like them.

 

[PaulSB]

Bloody hell. People need to calm down

Our view is a lot of people are on a very short fuse due to Covid-19, lockdown, etc. We've encountered quite a lot of road rage, not close passes etc, but shouted abuse in recent months.

Last Thursday myself and a friend were riding two abreast up a wide, quiet road. A Jaguar passed us, horn blaring, stopped 30 yards ahead. We knew what was coming, swung across the road to clear the door which was thrown open.

As we went by he shouted:

"You should be riding parallel"

"We are!!!!" was our response.

 

[Paulus]

Attention water flossers!!! Never heard of this before but a quick Google caught my interest.

I have to floss with tape or those little brushes regularly. Is the water flosser good? Worth a try?

MrsP has suggested trying one. This will be of interest.

 

[classic33]

Our view is a lot of people are on a very short fuse due to Covid-19, lockdown, etc. We've encountered quite a lot of road rage, not close passes etc, but shouted abuse in recent months.

Last Thursday myself and a friend were riding two abreast up a wide, quiet road. A Jaguar passed us, horn blaring, stopped 30 yards ahead. We knew what was coming, swung across the road to clear the door which was thrown open.

As we went by he shouted:

"You should be riding parallel"

"We are!!!!" was our response.

No excuse for the behaviour though.

 

[screenman]

I always feel that you will end up with more water all over your face and down the front of yourself than in your mouth.

I use the little brushes as well. I like them.

My thought was we do each other's teeth.

 

[Dirk]

Well I had an incident packed ride. A man tried to overtake us as we turned right. He wanted to turn right in to the same road and tried to overtake on the wrong side of the T-junction.

He drove alongside, rolled down the window and started hurling abuse. One of our number, not me, responded in a similar manner. I was 20-30 yards ahead of the other three. The guy accelerated hard, passed me, slammed on, forcing me to swing hard right almost to the opposite gutter as he threw open the car door and jumped out shouting:

"Come on hard man. You want some?"

We cycled by.........

Was it Ronnie Pickering?

 

[Paulus]

Was it Ronnie Pickering?

Who?