The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,
I’ve been following the COVID jab jabber on here and just checked, it’s estimated early January for me,
With regard to the £50 per hour for administering the shot, I wonder how many patients per hour they are expected to inoculate?
Windy and wet again, but it’s Friday, the weekend approaches
Have a peaceful day folks 👍

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks.

 

[welsh dragon]

I am the same but if we become morbidly obese we will get it faster.

Chocolate and other crap it is then

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning. It is so dark here. No rain thank god and the wind has died down somewhat, for now anyway.

Stay safe peeps.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. I was in much earlier but nobody was about strangely!

7.2 mile run done. Unbelievably mild out there. Currently in double figures.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Tis that there Fish Friday again.
Blimey, the weeks are going quickly!

I always thought that was a bit of an odd way of pronouncing it. In fact, for years I thought that General Powell actually had a different spelling for his first name!

I used to think his name was Colon Bowell.

He decided he wants a bird spotting scope ........

Is that to compliment his flashers mac?

 

[BoldonLad]

Good morning fellow retirees,
I’ve been following the COVID jab jabber on here and just checked, it’s estimated early January for me,
With regard to the £50 per hour for administering the shot, I wonder how many patients per hour they are expected to inoculate?
Windy and wet again, but it’s Friday, the weekend approaches
Have a peaceful day folks 👍

I believe each “slot” is 6 minutes, but, presumably there is also allowance for “comfort breaks”.

 

[Mo1959]

Sometimes I wonder how I function. This is a typical screenshot of my sleep and I think it's being generous as it says I was in light sleep at times when I remember looking at the clock!

 

[Sterlo]

My take on the magnesium debate, I've been taking it for about 6 months now, it's definitely helped with my restless leg problem I suffered with, especially at night. The sleep is a little better, but it's never been my strong point anyway. I take a split dose morning and night totalling just over 400mg,
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[welsh dragon]

Wet and windy here now and its set in for the day as well.

 

[Mo1959]

Wet and windy here now and its set in for the day as well.

Rain is due here later...maybe around lunchtime. ☔

 

[JPBoothy]

Yes, one of my Pals and his wife are on that wheeze.

Oldest daughter is getting £50/hr for giving COVID Vaccine, one day per week.

If the vaccine program lasts as long as predicted up thread, she will be able to retire.

Some money pouring out.

My Niece is a junior Doctor up in Cumbria and was recently getting a ridiculously high hourly rate for covering other peoples shifts during sickness/holiday periods but then this week she was sent home early because the hospital had too many Doctors

She's my Niece and I love her dearly and wish her well but, I can't understand how there can be such a vast difference in a wage structure anywhere. I know the NHS is a very emotive subject and clearly in need of more funding so please don't jump down my throat as this is only my personal opinion but, the NHS 'like many industries' must just haemorrhage money through basic bad management rather than its problems being solely down to the lack of a sufficient budget. I work for a large global company and have done for a long time now (30yrs) so have no axe to grind with the company itself as it has paid my way but over the past 10yrs I can see that the trend is now more about image than efficiency and the policy is to recruit highly qualified Managers from externally rather than promoting the experienced people from within. I know that 'fresh eyes' can see things that 'the old hands' may be blinkered to but the high flyers from business school 'with more degrees than a thermometer' may improve a company image but in most cases they have a long term personal plan to 'better themselves' and will always have one eye on the next best thing and bigger salary which IMO is not displaying the characteristics of a person who is willing to roll up their sleeves and set about making improvements.

Oops sorry, that was a bit serious for this happy forum but phew I feel better now

 

[Tenkaykev]

It's chucking it down, Mrs Tenkay has cancelled her gym session and is opting to do some Pilates following a YouTube Channel.
I'm wondering about the marvels of technology, who knew that by ordering an Ethernet adaptor from Amazon so I could troubleshoot my Wifi issues would result in the said issues resolving themselves?
The postman delivered an early Christmas Present yesterday, a "Coffee Arabica" plant in an oversized coffee cup style plant pot. I'll be brewing coffee from my own beans in about four years time
Stay dry folks ☂

 

[GM]

Morning all... Asda delivery done. I must have been first on their drop off list, spot on 8 o/c.

Not much else on today, Netflix saves the day!

 

[oldwheels]

My Niece is a junior Doctor up in Cumbria and was recently getting a ridiculously high hourly rate for covering other peoples shifts during sickness/holiday periods but then this week she was sent home early because the hospital had too many Doctors

She's my Niece and I love her dearly and wish her well but, I can't understand how there can be such a vast difference in a wage structure anywhere. I know the NHS is a very emotive subject and clearly in need of more funding so please don't jump down my throat as this is only my personal opinion but, the NHS 'like many industries' must just haemorrhage money through basic bad management rather than its problems being solely down to the lack of a sufficient budget. I work for a large global company and have done for a long time now (30yrs) so have no axe to grind with the company itself as it has paid my way but over the past 10yrs I can see that the trend is now more about image than efficiency and the policy is to recruit highly qualified Managers from externally rather than promoting the experienced people from within. I know that 'fresh eyes' can see things that 'the old hands' may be blinkered to but the high flyers from business school 'with more degrees than a thermometer' may improve a company image but in most cases they have a long term personal plan to 'better themselves' and will always have one eye on the next best thing and bigger salary which IMO is not displaying the characteristics of a person who is willing to roll up their sleeves and set about making improvements.

Oops sorry, that was a bit serious for this happy forum but phew I feel better now

My sister in law was a senior nurse on a cardiac ward dealing mostly with transplant patients. A manager was appointed over the whole department who had previously been manager of a shoe factory with no medical experience. He set about rationalising the spares she carried in stock such as bone catheters. She normally kept 3 in stock and without consulting her reduced the stock to one. Big barney when she really needed them and she resigned in disgust and took early retirement.