The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Mo another excuse to show those Firm Strong hands .
I’m puzzled you’re post is timed at 08.58 and you’re watch shows 08.59 ? You’re high tech device can’t be set to the wrong time 😱.

And her post is already on the screen.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Been for a very pleasant little wander, just the local parks etc. Had nice views of a nuthatch, blackcap, dipper, siskin, greenfinch, lots of newly fledged blue and great tits, swifts overhead. The local burn was looking very summery, if that’s a word.

 

[classic33]

I'm bored (and no I don't need you to entertain me) and frustrated, still have not received the money from the car, which should have been in my account on the 28th May and now been told on “live-chat” (the only way I can talk to them) "can you wait until next week".
The bored part is until I can get everything sorted I can't be arsed to do anything.

I hope you answered "No".

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Don't you have a bus pass?, or, are you too young for that?

Yes, but it was too early to use it, we used our passes on the way home, travelling after 09:30 and we could use them.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Did you have to pay bus fares because you were travelling too early to use OAP bus passes?

Yes.

 

[BoldonLad]

Yes, but it was too early to use it, we used our passes on the way home, travelling after 09:30 and we could use them.

hmm... not certain about this, because I have not had cause to do it, but, I believe in our area (Tyne-Wear), production of an "appointment letter" means you can use bus/metro before 9:30 with your concessionary pass. May be worth a check?

 

[pawl]

What a faff that was, Hospital appointment for my Good Lady this morning, routine check up, with her mobility problems she can't get in the car so it was a bus job, over an hour later, 2 buses and £6 lighter in the pocket, the appointment was too early for our passes, we arrived with a minute to spare. Not being familiar with Coventry's buses, we rarely use them, I didn't pick the best route out, we took the 3 to the Bus interchange at the Arena Shopping Park then the Hospital bus from there and saw parts of Coventry I haven't seen before. The appointment was done in a quarter of an hour, we stopped for a cuppa at the Hospital cafe then we were on our way back, this time we took the 9 going through the city centre, hopped of in Far Gosford street and got the bus home from there, far easier. Since we got back one of our neighbors has given us the number for hospital transport so I'll investigate that for next time, I suspect she won't qualify but its worth looking into.

It’s worth checking re hospital transport My sister at 90 struggled with buses into the LRI I suggested she try
hospital transport She enquired at her GP and if memory serves me he arranged it .Once in place all she had to do was ring and book The taxis were wheel chair compatible

 

[Tenkaykev]

hmm... not certain about this, because I have not had cause to do it, but, I believe in our area (Tyne-Wear), production of an "appointment letter" means you can use bus/metro before 9:30 with your concessionary pass. May be worth a check?

Same here in deepest Dorset. If you have an early Hospital appointment then you can travel using your concessionary pass before 09:30

 

[ColinJ]

It’s worth checking re hospital transport My sister at 90 struggled with buses into the LRI I suggested she try
hospital transport She enquired at her GP and if memory serves me he arranged it .Once in place all she had to do was ring and book The taxis were wheel chair compatible

A wheelchair-friendly hospital taxi would be good!

The service I used was a minibus with about 16 seats. I was patient #3 and we filled the bus with another 12 or so on the way to the hospital. We then did the same in reverse on the way back. It would not be too bad if you were one of the ones living nearer the hospital, but I lived 13 km away.

 

[oldwheels]

What a faff that was, Hospital appointment for my Good Lady this morning, routine check up, with her mobility problems she can't get in the car so it was a bus job, over an hour later, 2 buses and £6 lighter in the pocket, the appointment was too early for our passes, we arrived with a minute to spare. Not being familiar with Coventry's buses, we rarely use them, I didn't pick the best route out, we took the 3 to the Bus interchange at the Arena Shopping Park then the Hospital bus from there and saw parts of Coventry I haven't seen before. The appointment was done in a quarter of an hour, we stopped for a cuppa at the Hospital cafe then we were on our way back, this time we took the 9 going through the city centre, hopped of in Far Gosford street and got the bus home from there, far easier. Since we got back one of our neighbors has given us the number for hospital transport so I'll investigate that for next time, I suspect she won't qualify but its worth looking into.

Don’t know about buses but in the Greater Glasgow area which takes in the outlying towns as well if you produce proof of a hospital appointment your concession card applies on trains. Certainly worked from Balloch anyway.

 

[PaulSB]

Today I learned five things:

• Our washing machine has a child safety feature
• It is possible to activate this feature unwittingly
• It takes a considerable amount of research to understand why the door remains 🔒 at the end of the cycle
• How to activate the child safety feature
• How to deactivate the child safety feature

I'm now behind schedule but the washing is done, beds changed, housework complete, solid floors steam cleaned, had lunch, drunk tea.

Allotment time has arrived!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Mo another excuse to show those Firm Strong hands .
I’m puzzled you’re post is timed at 08.58 and you’re watch shows 08.59 ? You’re high tech device can’t be set to the wrong time 😱.

Schoolboy error Juan,
You're forgetting that @Mo1959 lives up in Scotland where time obeys its own rules. They even have a village that only appears every 100 years, so a matter of a minute or less is hardly unusual.

 

[12boy]

I will gobble some eggs, cheese and porridge bread with Marmite and then off for the 20 mile round trip to pay for my 2 storage sheds. Some planting of veg will follow and there may be a nap in the 30C afternoon. May even run the central air for a bit.
Today it will be my Surly SS which I have neglected recently. I did a Mad Max paintjob on my Bianchi mtn bike with red primer and clearcoat and it has been curing in my van which gets hotter than the hubs of hell in the summer.
Que sera, sera.

 

[BoldonLad]

Today I learned five things:

• Our washing machine has a child safety feature
• It is possible to activate this feature unwittingly
• It takes a considerable amount of research to understand why the door remains 🔒 at the end of the cycle
• How to activate the child safety feature
• How to deactivate the child safety feature

I'm now behind schedule but the washing is done, beds changed, housework complete, solid floors steam cleaned, had lunch, drunk tea.

Allotment time has arrived!

Should that not be "child safety / OAP frustrating feature"?

 

[Tenkaykev]

Today I learned five things:

• Our washing machine has a child safety feature
• It is possible to activate this feature unwittingly
• It takes a considerable amount of research to understand why the door remains 🔒 at the end of the cycle
• How to activate the child safety feature
• How to deactivate the child safety feature

I'm now behind schedule but the washing is done, beds changed, housework complete, solid floors steam cleaned, had lunch, drunk tea.

Allotment time has arrived!

Our dishwasher has several buttons and dials. We thought it was on the blink because on random occasions the settings were all over the place and we'd altered nothing. Then we realised that the changes always occurred after we'd been looking after our three year old granddaughter...