The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Eventually got out and did my hilly walk. Tried a panorama on the phone but it looks a bit weird

 

[numbnuts]

Eventually got out and did my hilly walk. Tried a panorama on the phone but it looks a bit weird



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Another nice photo Mo.

 

[Dave7]

I have to go by trike or take the bus and there's only one per hour

Problem is MrsD who has to be in the wheelchair.

 

[welsh dragon]

Lovely and sunny here now with lots of warmth coming through the windows.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I didn't know this. Thanks.

3 months from D.O.P.

Mrs SD changed a pair recently - after 6 weeks she could not get comfy with them. They offered an immediate refund or another pair. She chose the latter.

Last year a friend on the south coast purchased 2 pairs of half-frame glasses and after 2 months she decided that she hated the look. They swapped them for a different style with zero hassle - friend didn't want the offered refund.

Brilliant!

 

[PaulSB]

Love that photo @Mo1959

 

[Mo1959]

Love that photo @Mo1959

Thanks. This was just a normal shot. The snow on the opposite hills was looking lovely today. Just hope it stays up there!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Thanks. This was just a normal shot. The snow on the opposite hills was looking lovely today. Just hope it stays up there!


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Great pic' - I love where you live.

 

[PaulSB]

Thanks. This was just a normal shot. The snow on the opposite hills was looking lovely today. Just hope it stays up there!


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You realise I now want to ride this road!

 

[Mo1959]

You realise I now want to ride this road!

It’s a decent surface but a good climb up.

 

[PaulSB]

It’s a decent surface but a good climb up.

👍 I like climbs.

 

[rustybolts]

From my memories on Facebook, one for @welsh dragon .

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Everybody, please be careful. Because of the mild winter our Welsh Dragons are hatching early. I found this young beauty in my garden today but only just avoided standing on it! Remember, they don’t turn red until they are mature! Thank you.

I really must make an appointment too. It’s been over 3 years and I feel my sight is deteriorating. We have a good local independent. Their frames are bloody pricy though. Most are around £300 for a bit of plastic. Hopefully, I can just keep the same frames and get new lenses. I had the start of cataracts at the last test which are maybe slightly worse I think. I know bright light really bothers me so I never drive at night or in low sun now. I barely drive much now anyway so it’s not much of a problem.

Mo I have the same cataract type diagnosis as you , I got tested in Dec 2021 and she told me . Its sunlight I must be wary of. I wear a peaked cap but the optician said the light gets in from the sides and wear a full rim hat . I wear sunglasses when out pretty much all the time. . My diagnosis was little dots of cataract spread out evenly in both eyes. I dont think my eyesight has got much worse in the last year . I will get tested again in March . I have trouble putting the key into the doorlock in the dark etc . I still drive in the dark but am very wary. I should watch the sugar intake. I have a smoothie maker and use spinach and kale and bananas etc. but I dont do it often enough. My son told me to get " blue light blockers " glasses for the telly and laptop. I will get them soon I think . The blue light blockers help you sleep better after a long bout of telly , they dont help the cataracts as such but they reduce eye fatigue significantly I am told.

 

[Dave7]

Just cooking a veg stir fry with pan fried cod loin

 

[Dave7]

Just been outside and car is already freezing over.

 

[classic33]

Just been outside and car is already freezing over.

Just don't pour boiling water over the windscreen tomorrow morning.