The Retirement Thread

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, a windy 8° here.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Bit manky out there this morning.
MrsD has decided that she wants a new tablet. Think she's going for a Galaxy Tab A 10. Same as mine - which has been excellent over the 5 years I've been using it.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning all

Bit manky out there this morning.
MrsD has decided that she wants a new tablet. Think she's going for a Galaxy Tab A 10. Same as mine - which has been excellent over the 5 years I've been using it.

I have one. I do LIKE Samsung tablets. I have the 10 inch one as well. Good choice

 

[Mo1959]

iPad for me. Partly as it makes sense with having other Apple stuff and partly because I like it. Just what you get used to really. Pretty much the same apps, games, etc are available for both operating systems anyway.

 

[Illaveago]

Morning .
Grey and a bit damp here .
I don't know what's going on since the upgrade . The search function is as useful as before . Is there "Me ? " Missing from it ?

 

[Dave7]

Well, a belated good morning to all.
I was lying in bed but awake(ish) at 0550 so got up. Did some light housework then found I was really tired......went back, crashed out and just woken up.
I will report back for duty later

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

One of my neighbours has that and seems to have bad spells every so often. I know he is elderly now but it's sad to see him struggling as he has always really looked after himself with an excellent diet and exercise in his younger days. We never know what's round the corner for us

I was doing really well on the steroids(Prednisolone) they give you for controlling it.The doctor will ask you every now and then to take a blood test to see if the inflammation has gone down and on that reading they could reduce the dose as being on steroids long term is not good for you.
I have read that in some cases Polymyalgia can suddenly disappear after a few years.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all,
Dog walking done, domestics done, Sainsbury's fortnightly delivery been,
Wordle in 3 this morning.
I will go out for a bimble later this afternoon.
Other than that today is a bit of a quiet day.
Enjoy your day everyone

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

We are baby/kid sitting this afternoon - i.e. look after baby - pick big one up from school - wait form medium sized one to come on the bus from his special school
Then feed them and entertain them until their Dad gets in from work

which kinda takes all afternoon

annoying thing is that I forgot to put the bin out last night and by the time I heard the bin lorry this morning they had already done our bit of road
No a major problem as we never fill the main bin more than about 1/3 full - but still annoying
Now waiting for my wife to find a load of bulky stuff that need to be thrown out - gotta happen some time in the next 2 weeks!!

 

[welsh dragon]

Houseworky stuff done. Tinkering with a project as well. I always seem to end up covered in glue

A tad breezy here according to Mr WD

 

[Chief Broom]

Hi folks the council housing inspectors came this morning with clip boards! People with clip boards usually make me feel uneasy but in this case it was fine!....dangerous electrics..check,...water ingress...check,... dodgy plumbing...check. The more points i get the better! and as everyone knows..points mean prizes! or at least some new digs

 

[ColinJ]

I have one. I do LIKE Samsung tablets. I have the 10 inch one as well. Good choice

I have one too and I like mine. I prefer the actual physical size of my older 8.9" tablet though if I am holding a tablet in front of me. Not an issue if it is sitting on something or balanced on my lap.

I think fatigue must have caught up with me. Lights out an hour earlier last night 04:00 instead of 05:00 but when my alarm went off at 11:00 I was so tired that I accidentally switched it off rather than snoozing it and promptly fell asleep for another hour.

I have been playing puzzle games for an hour and for once am getting up feeling rested and without a headache.

I am going to skip breakfast because I have an invite for a veggie stir-fry in Hebden Bridge this evening and don't want to spoil my appetite. I will just have a banana to keep me going.

I must try to get a Metro today. No luck the past couple of days. I think there might have been a delivery issue because there weren't even any in the bins. (If I can find a clean used one I rip the puzzle page out and wash my hands when I get home with it.)

Note to self: Remember to put lights on bike for the return trip from Hebden Bridge in the dark!

 

[gavroche]

Salut. After taking Molly and two of her brothers to Angel Bay this morning, I repaired a tyre tube that punctured on me on my ride yesterday.
I didn't realise I have two brand new tubes and 6 repaired ones in my shed. I take the new ones with me when I go out but when I run out of them, no need to buy others then as I will have 8 repaired ones then. I have tested them and they are all ok.
The sun is shining today and the temperature is spring like so far.
My son phoned me this morning to say that he should be collecting his new French passport next Wednesday, good. I think he will be using it for the first time when he goes to Germany next month as a EU citizen.
Nothing special planned for the rest of the day now.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Back from a walk, one that we do often, out through Colinton Dell, over to the canal, come off at Heriot-Watt, return along Donkey Lane and the Water of Leith. Called in at the Marriott Hotel on the H-W campus for soup and paninis, very tasty. Quite a few snowdrops out now, early signs of daffs starting to appear.

 

[BoldonLad]

I was doing really well on the steroids(Prednisolone) they give you for controlling it.The doctor will ask you every now and then to take a blood test to see if the inflammation has gone down and on that reading they could reduce the dose as being on steroids long term is not good for you.
I have read that in some cases Polymyalgia can suddenly disappear after a few years.

Mrs @BoldonLad has had two "bouts" of Polymyalgia. In both cases she was treated with steroids, on a gradually reducing dose. As an ex-nurse, she was familiar with the potential problems of long-term steroids use, and, "hurried" the reduction of the medication dose, during the first bout. The symptoms did go away, only to return within 24 months. With the benefit of hindsight, Mrs @BoldonLad followed the doctors advice, second time around, and reduced the dosage of steroids much more gradually. This time, she had been clear of symptoms for about 4-5 years, so, fingers crossed it has gone for good!