The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Spooky

We have one of those uplighters with a flexible arm that is attached about halfway up the stem. It is in the ideal position for me to bend the arm so the light shines over my shoulder and directly onto the page ( of my paper book ) Good lighting really helps to make the words stand out on the page. I've fitted a Philips GU10 high CRI LED into the holder ( one of these, other sellers are available )
https://www.downlightsdirect.co.uk/philips-expert-colour-5-5w-gu10-led-high-cri.html
That gives me exactly the same light quality as the very expensive reading lights that you see advertised in the weekly papers and magazines

 

[ColinJ]

Have to agree with that.
Its a strange phenonomenomenom that as I get older the type size gets smaller

I can remember the exact moment that I realised that my eyesight was starting to deteriorate...

Ha ha - that was what made me realise that I wasn't young any more! A young technician with perfect eyesight was trying to show me a modification that needed to be made to a pile of circuit boards. It involved desoldering one pin on a chip on the board, bending it up, and soldering a resistor to it. The problem was that the pins on the chip were so small that I couldn't make them out - there were several per millimetre!

Nowadays, I'd need glasses to see the chip itself!

 

[classic33]

Beirut round two has just started

I can see the West Bank from the front of the house, lit up.

 

[postman]

We have one of those uplighters with a flexible arm that is attached about halfway up the stem. It is in the ideal position for me to bend the arm so the light shines over my shoulder and directly onto the page ( of my paper book ) Good lighting really helps to make the words stand out on the page. I've fitted a Philips GU10 high CRI LED into the holder ( one of these, other sellers are available )
https://www.downlightsdirect.co.uk/philips-expert-colour-5-5w-gu10-led-high-cri.html
That gives me exactly the same light quality as the very expensive reading lights that you see advertised in the weekly papers and magazines

Spooky too.

 

[postman]

Me after Xmas festivities.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I can see the West Bank from the front of the house, lit up.

When I was locking the front door just now I poked my head outside, and nearly went looking for a tin helmet and a flack jacket, they're not fire works they're weapons grade explosives.

 

[classic33]

When I was locking the front door just now I poked my head outside, and nearly went looking for a tin helmet and a flack jacket, they're not fire works they're weapons grade explosives.

They're quieter than two years ago, which is something.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Sometimes we really do have weapons grade explosives going off in the vicinity
(Baracks and training grounds nearby).
Between bangs had an enjoyable evening of Strictly followed by Mackenzie Crook’s wonderful Wurzel Gummidge 😍

 

[postman]

As the fireworks finally stopped exploding,Xmas tv commercials have begun in earnest,It's only early November,it's going to be a long run in.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning

 

[Mo1959]

Sometimes we really do have weapons grade explosives going off in the vicinity
(Baracks and training grounds nearby).
Between bangs had an enjoyable evening of Strictly followed by Mackenzie Crook’s wonderful Wurzel Gummidge 😍

I enjoyed Wurzel too.

Gosh, it’s still a tad gusty here! Not sure where to go for a wander. My right foot is still nagging away after two weeks.

 

[Chief Broom]

Hope it gets better Mo Morning folks still blowing at 40mph here, hopefully it'll calm down later.
That Wurzel Gummidge is a real professional...he's outstanding in his field!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning people, the carer was early today, half six, its dark and grey but its quite calm, it was blowing a hoolie last night, family round later.

 

[Dave7]

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Spooky too.

We have one of those.....very good.
We tend to ive" in the conservatory and one regret is not putting overheadighting in. Wall lights are ok for general use but not for reading.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
I really didn't feel like getting out of bed but just cannot lie there awake. So I tucked in my winceyette nighty in and got up. Twill be a lazy day. Part way through a decent detective novel plus sport on tv.