The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Anyway, after having said all that, my brother informed me that his cardiologist told him that nobody, after the age of 60, should ride a bike alone,

I would never go anywhere then! Walk, jog and cycle alone at all times of the day, often with no phone or ID.

 

[gavroche]

I would never go anywhere then! Walk, jog and cycle alone at all times of the day, often with no phone or ID.

At least, I always have my phone and driving licence with me.

 

[pawl]

Just seems more logical to spread the jam all over first, then dod the cream on top

I never put butter on my toast before I cover it in (Guess what)) MARMITE

 

[Exlaser2]

I am worn out looking at your schedule.........enjoy, looks like an exciting week ahead.

Cheers, the thing is in through its really just three busy days then three days watching other people exercise while eating fried food and drinking wine 😀

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Cheers, the thing is in through its really just three busy days then three days watching other people exercise while eating fried food and drinking wine 😀

Sounds good to me.

 

[ColinJ]

They can't backdate any bill more than twelve months*.
And as they have been refusing to accept your readings, because they were using your non working smart meter and estimating your usage, as far as I'm aware, they are liable, not you.

*From the billing date on your next bill.

I am rather peeved...

I think the reason for the excess reading is the way that the last winter lasted well into what should have spring so I had the heating on for longer. I still didn't go mad with it though - one room at 19 degrees and the rest of the house much cooler than that!

Fair enough that I pay for what I used, but I don't like the way this has been handled. And still no 3rd engineer visit planned. (The last engineer told me that they had run out of spares because of Covid problems in the supply chain.)

 

[Dave7]

You weren't up there, were you?

Not me.
I believe Mr Numbnuts was around at that time.

 

[pawl]

Bonjour les amis ( es) Been talking to my brother this morning who had a heart valve fixed a few weeks ago. He is 66 years old . H e saw his cardiologist this morning and pleased to say he is very happy with him. His heart is back to normal and he has stopped all his medication.
Anyway, after having said all that, my brother informed me that his cardiologist told him that nobody, after the age of 60, should ride a bike alone, for obvious reasons. Have you ever been told that by your doctor/ cardiologist?
I always ride alone and has never thought of the consequences really and intend to carry on.

I had anAortic valve replaced five years ago The only restriction on cycling was for eleven weeks post op thar was to slow the sternum to heal as falling from the bike could cause problems with sternum parting.
apart from that no restrictions The consultant did say your never likely to be competitive enough to ride the TDF The only medication I take is Bisoprolal 1.5 mg a beta blocker which controls heart rate. I certainly can’t get my heart rate much above 140 bpm not that I want to.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I had anAortic valve replaced five years ago The only restriction on cycling was for eleven weeks post op thar was to slow the sternum to heal as falling from the bike could cause problems with sternum parting.
apart from that no restrictions The consultant did say your never likely to be competitive enough to ride the TDF The only medication I take is Bisoprolal 1.5 mg a beta blocker which controls heart rate. I certainly can’t get my heart rate much above 140 bpm not that I want to.

I wasn't allowed on the bike or in the car after my heart attack for 6 weeks, I'm on Bisoprolal, low dose aspirin and a statin

 

[pawl]

I've never been told that, when I had my heart attack in 2016 I was out on my bike and got home under my own steam.

When I came off my bike and broke my collarbone The consultant asked what I was doing riding a bike at 77 Following health advice re the elderly keeping healthy.Didn’t go down to well.Must have upset him he found every excuse not to operate to not surviving the anaesthetic Never was operated on

 

[Tenkaykev]

I would never go anywhere then! Walk, jog and cycle alone at all times of the day, often with no phone or ID.

I rather suspect that you’ve got one of those “ Special Forces “ Tattoos with your blood type somewhere discrete Mo, Cos you is “ well ‘ard”
😁

 

[pawl]

I wasn't allowed on the bike or in the car after my heart attack for 6 weeks, I'm on Bisoprolal, low dose aspirin and a statin

I was giving a list of things I wasn’t allowed to do .Most of which I couldn’t do pre op

 

[Exlaser2]

Just curious..........what do these things cost if you don't mind me asking? Looks fun but I'm scared of water. Lol

Its a bit asking how much do bikes cost, how long is a bit of string. 😂

My first boat( a laser ) cost me £450 twenty five years age and I sold it for the same price , after fifteen years.
These days , £500 to £700 would buy you a good starter boat. £1000 to £4000 will buy you a boat good enough to win races if you have the skill .
Buying new , most singlehanded classes are in the £6000 to £10000 range.

Most of the boats I’ve bought and sold in last 15 years have been in the £750 to £2000 range . The good thing about this price range is deprecation is very low so you can change classes and try different boats for very little money .
The new boat is only 18 months old so I have had to add four grand out of my redundancy money to my normal £2500 boat fund to buy it . Hell you only live once 😀😀

 

[Mo1959]

When I came off my bike and broke my collarbone The consultant asked what I was doing riding a bike at 77 Following health advice re the elderly keeping healthy.Didn’t go down to well.Must have upset him he found every excuse not to operate to not surviving the anaesthetic Never was operated on

Mine told me not to fall off again or he wouldn’t fix it again!

 

[pawl]

Mine told me not to fall off again or he wouldn’t fix it again!

The only thing I got left with a bloody great lump on my shoulder Ruined my body beautiful carrrer in tatters