The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

I've been shopping, it was hard work, maybe it's just the cold

 

[pawl]

Yes, our bodies age and deteriorate but we're the same person inside that we've always been, well we are provided dementia don't take hold, so I reon a lot of these elderly people we see are seriously p***** of because they can't do the stuff they used to do.

I do thank my lucky stars that I can still most of the things I did albeit at a slower rate and more breaks for a cuppa Iwas thinking about my ride this morning.Disappointed that only managed 12Mph Why i should I just be thankful that I am still able to ride

When mrs p became unwell i wondered what the future held for us both Had a few hard weeks while she was recovering Thankfully she is we’ll One thing i did do was take inspiration from those of you on here who cope so well with there loved ones
We may never meet but the support really does help

EDIT Forget what I just said above about what I said being able to do most things.I’ve just made a cup of coffee only problem is I forgot to put the cup in the machine before switching it on

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Did you not "stab it with your steely knife" before nuking it ?

I suspect I may have forgotten to stab it, the other one in with it was fine.

 

[Tenkaykev]

A belated good day to you all. It's bright sunshine and a chill breeze at the moment. Just back from a belated run as I was awaiting a delivery from UPS which didn't arrive until gone Noon. That's the grandson's Christmas present sorted.
I have to report that the neighbours in the Bungalow over the road had their Christmas lights on last night 😮 I did check the Calendar to see if they were celebrating Diwali but that was earlier in the Month.
Time for a bite to eat and some coffee. Stay safe folks

 

[Sterlo]

There's a house around the corner from us who light theirs up like Blackpool Illuminations, they've had theirs on for over a week already

 

[Drago]

Guess who's had to clean the hob?

Oh the humanity!

 

[Dirk]

Back home now, caravan dropped off at the storage yard.
Nipped into Tesco to pick up lunch.
Once that's consumed I reckon it'll be time for a nap. I enjoy towing the van, but it can be quite tiring - especially on winding country roads - the level of concentration is high.

 

[Dave7]

There's a house around the corner from us who light theirs up like Blackpool Illuminations, they've had theirs on for over a week already

How weird . Surely the novelty will wear off by December.

 

[Dave7]

Back home now, caravan dropped off at the storage yard.
Nipped into Tesco to pick up lunch.
Once that's consumed I reckon it'll be time for a nap. I enjoy towing the van, but it can be quite tiring - especially on winding country roads - the level of concentration is high.

You do well imo.
I only did it a few times and as you say it takes full on concentration.

 

[12boy]

1 truckload of sheep ordure was too littIe so l got another which should be ample. I will unload it this morning and then rototill. Hopefully by the spring the winter snow will have rotted it in. The garden will be largely done until the spring planting so it will be on to the next thing. For the immediate future that will be helping Mrs 12 prepare the damn Thanksgiving food.
Weather this week is fairly warm for late November but windy...l have read in some countries that when the wind blows hard for days it is ok to kill your wife. Never ok to kill your husband though. Also have read about people living in one room soddies in the Western plains going mad from the incessant howling of the wind. I am pretty used to the Wyoming wind although it is necessary to be dressed for it.
Be safe and well.

 

[monkers]

Blimey, I look away for what seems like 5 minutes, and you lot fill another 400 pages!

I hope all are well. xx

 

[ColinJ]

Blimey, I look away for what seems like 5 minutes, and you lot fill another 400 pages!

I'll summarise for you...

Some of us have going to bed in the middle of the night and getting up in the middle of the day. Others have been going to bed in the middle of the evening and getting up in the middle of the night.

Some of us have been exercising like mad and others have acted as if it is mad to exercise.

Food has been shopped for, prepared and eaten. @Drago usually tells us what happens after that...

We have talked about TV shows, sports events, and lightweight politics.

And pets, central heating, and driving.

Apart from that, nothing much!

I hope all are well. xx

Not too bad, ta. And you?

 

[ColinJ]

[Central heating] I turned mine on last night on a 15 minutes on/15 minutes off cycle, on lowest heat, with some radiators turned off. That has got this room up to 17.8 degrees C.

Ha - today it is 15 minutes on, another 15 minutes on, and all the other 15 minute intervals on too! Still on low heat, and some radiators off. It has only managed to get up to 16.6 C so far so it looks like I may have to turn some of the other radiators on.

 

[monkers]

I'll summarise for you...

Some of us have going to bed in the middle of the night and getting up in the middle of the day. Others have been going to bed in the middle of the evening and getting up in the middle of the night.

Some of us have been exercising like mad and others have acted as if it is mad to exercise.

Food has been shopped for, prepared and eaten. @Drago usually tells us what happens after that...

We have talked about TV shows, sports events, and lightweight politics.

And pets, central heating, and driving.

Apart from that, nothing much!


Not too bad, ta. And you?

Thanks for the catch up - sounds like folk have been having too much fun.

Yes I'm still breathing in and out; it's habit forming.

I had my last appointment with the Consultant at the hospital regarding the injury to my shoulder, seems the damage is permanent without much they can do. I've apparently snapped all the tendons that keep the shoulder complex in place. They all overstretched and snapped in the middle apparently, so no keyhole surgery job like I'd hoped. The X-ray of my shoulder while holding a weight is pretty interesting as one of usually horizontal bits tries to go near vertical being prevented only by the tension in my skin on top of my shoulder, so that's nice.

Apparently Houdini used to manage to escape from a straight jacket by intentionally dislocating his shoulder. This was deemed a skill. Being as mine is permanently dislocated, escaping from a straight jacket should be pretty straightforward; so always look on the bright side eh, and one never knows when one might need to do that.

I'm still in the habit of blacking out once or twice each day, sometimes I black out while it's light and come to in the dark without any sense of any passage of time, which is a most weird feeling. In fact it happened in the middle of typing this, that's another 20 minutes lost.

 

[numbnuts]

Blimey, I look away for what seems like 5 minutes, and you lot fill another 400 pages!

I hope all are well. xx

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