The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

I appear to have walked into the Grumpy Old Farts thread! Fortunately I am rarely in a hurry these days so usually manage to stand patiently while folk fart about.

Just been playing with the new phone now that it has been activated, getting the display and sounds, etc set up how I want. Not that it barely rings these days anyway. Lol

Hang about Mo.....RANT No 2 follows

 

[PaulSB]

I appear to have walked into the Grumpy Old Farts thread! Fortunately I am rarely in a hurry these days so usually manage to stand patiently while folk fart about.

Just been playing with the new phone now that it has been activated, getting the display and sounds, etc set up how I want. Not that it barely rings these days anyway. Lol

Ooooo......what did you get? I'm getting ready to press the button on a new one but still dithering over three different choices.

 

[Mo1959]

Ooooo......what did you get? I'm getting ready to press the button on a new one but still dithering over three different choices.

It's a new landline phone Paul that BT kindly supplied. It even has built in Alexa but I won't be bothering activating that. I am still capable of pressing a couple of buttons to phone someone rather than ask Alexa to dial it!

My mobile is an iPhone as it just seems to suit me so will stick with the one I have just now which is the 11 Pro Max.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've been for a short bimble this morning, rode my Birchley Heath loop, 24 miles. The ride is a bit lumpy and on the fixed it makes for a good workout, out of Coventry through Keresley, up Breach Oak lane and on through Ansley, back into Coventry down the Tamworth road through Over Whitacre, Fillongley and Corley. It was a good morning for a bike ride, cold and gray with only a light breeze. Kids are of school now so I get the chance to get out early, once the carers been I can get going, I was out about twenty to nine this morning. it was a good morning out on the bike, though I'm seriously unfit and very slow, I enjoyed the ride.

 

[Dirk]

@Dave7 LIDL shop done. Straight in - straight out. No queues and very few people there.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

That was a nice touch, through the summer my Good Ladies regular carer was Anna, who is very good, we haven't seen much of her over the last few months but she's been here the last couple of mornings, this morning as she was leaving she let us know she was on holiday until the new year, wished us a merry Xmas and gave us a nice Xmas card, which was totally unexpected but appreciated.

 

[Mo1959]

That was a nice touch, through the summer my Good Ladies regular carer was Anna, who is very good, we haven't seen much of her over the last few months but she's been here the last couple of mornings, this morning as she was leaving she let us know she was on holiday until the new year, wished us a merry Xmas and gave us a nice Xmas card, which was totally unexpected but appreciated.

I know from talking to some locals that some carers do seem to go above and beyond which is lovely.

 

[classic33]

Morning all... We had our weekly zoom quiz last night, it was more of a global zoom quiz though. My brother and wife luckily flew out to Australia last week to stay with their daughter and meet their 12 week old grandson.
There was some interesting Christmas themed questions, I never knew a male turkey in the U.S.A was called a Tom every days a school day!

Enjoy your day folks!

Juvenile male turkeys are called Jakes.

 

[welsh dragon]

My mum really likes her carer. Her name is primrose.

 

[Mo1959]

My mum really likes her carer. Her name is primrose.

Why does that name make me laugh?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I know from talking to some locals that some carers do seem to go above and beyond which is lovely.

It is, one thing that we've noticed is that the carers vary considerably in how they do the job, some are very good whilst others are very poor, I even reported one of them for rough handling my Good Lady, she made him go sit in the car whilst the other one seen to her the next time he came. In general they do a wonderful job and seem to be very under valued, they are very much appreciated here.

 

[PaulSB]

It's a new landline phone Paul that BT kindly supplied. It even has built in Alexa but I won't be bothering activating that. I am still capable of pressing a couple of buttons to phone someone rather than ask Alexa to dial it!

My mobile is an iPhone as it just seems to suit me so will stick with the one I have just now which is the 11 Pro Max.

Ah yes, sorry I remember your comments yesterday.

Now regular readers will recall Mrs P opened the "nice box of biscuits" she bought for Christmas. They the Tesco super extra chocolatey ones. All gone. I dutifully replaced these last Thursday.

This morning I went to the cupboard were we keep the Christmas food bits, cake, mince pies etc. Well!!!! Not only has Mrs P opened the second "nice box of biscuits for Christmas she has also opened the mince pies - we have two now.

This is punishable by death, at least, when the male of the species behaves like this.

Mrs P claims she needed the mince pies to take to bowling and share with her friends. 🤔🤔🤔

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Ah yes, sorry I remember your comments yesterday.

Now regular readers will recall Mrs P opened the "nice box of biscuits" she bought for Christmas. They the Tesco super extra chocolatey ones. All gone. I dutifully replaced these last Thursday.

This morning I went to the cupboard were we keep the Christmas food bits, cake, mince pies etc. Well!!!! Not only has Mrs P opened the second "nice box of biscuits for Christmas she has also opened the mince pies - we have two now.

This is punishable by death, at least, when the male of the species behaves like this.

Mrs P claims she needed the mince pies to take to bowling and share with her friends. 🤔🤔🤔

We would have had to buy more minced pies if the club hadn't given us a pair of boxes, we had family round and we had to give them something to go with their tea.

 

[PaulSB]

Why does that name make me laugh?

Reminds me of when I was in ICU following my brain haemorrhage. I was off my head much of the time but had lucid moments. The family came to disbelieve most of what I said.

I had a really great nurse one day. Her name was Shiny. I told my wife and son. Disbelief. A bit later my lovely shiny skinned Jamaican nurse appeared.

Mrs P "My husband says your name is shiny?"

Nurse "Yes, that's right it is"

Lucid moment!

 

[Dave7]

@Dave7 LIDL shop done. Straight in - straight out. No queues and very few people there.

WoW........surprised at that. Aldi had queues at 0800.