The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Wow from me too!

Same here, but I think that today I am going to be told to push it way up the list!

I am off to ENT today to see about my hearing. As usual, my head feels clogged up as if I am coming down with a cold, but it is rare for one to actually develop. I am coming to the conclusion that I might be having a reaction to dust mites.

My ears feel like they are always slightly 'popped'. That feeling you can sometimes get if you cycle to the top of a mountain/huge hill and descend very quickly from it.

I know that I have underlying hearing loss which is slowly getting worse, but I want to get to the bottom of this pressure feeling because it is definitely not helping.

I need to buy another set of bedding so I can wash one lot while using the other and then start doing it more regularly.

I also need to sort out the 'stinky dog fur' problem with my vacuum cleaner so I can use it without giving myself worse sneezing problems. It is ridiculous that every time I use it the house smells of a damp dog that hasn't been here for 3 years!

Maybe blocked Eustachian tubes? I sometimes try and pop mine and it helps my tinnitus for a while but seems to get clogged up again. I sometimes get dizzy when I pop them as your ears affect your balance too.

 

[welsh dragon]

Lovely poem.


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I saw that one as well. Excellent

 

[ColinJ]

Maybe blocked Eustachian tubes? I sometimes try and pop mine and it helps my tinnitus for a while but seems to get clogged up again. I sometimes get dizzy when I pop them as your ears affect your balance too.

I think that they are clogged up. I find it hard to unpop the ears though. I tried that blowing into pinched nostrils technique but it didn't work and I didn't want to blow harder for fear of causing damage to the eardrums.

Anyway, I am hoping that I will get to speak to an ENT doctor rather than just having a technician do a hearing test which confirms what I already know but doesn't look at the causes of the problem.

 

[Mo1959]

Lovely poem.


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My mum's maiden name was Milligan.......it's a sign.

 

[welsh dragon]

My mum's maiden name was Milligan.......it's a sign.

You wish.

 

[welsh dragon]

If you pay for it you get a lot of stuff in higher quality if you really enjoy your music.

I am leaning more towards cancelling Netflix. To he honest I like more4 and it's free. They have some excellent series on there as well as films and to be honest a lot of stuff on Netflix is foreign that's been dubbed into English and it's cheap and nasty and loses a lot in translation

 

[ColinJ]

My mum's maiden name was Milligan.......it's a sign.

My mum grew roses... It's a...







Coincidence!

 

[Mo1959]

Just dawned on me our schools break up tomorrow. No doubt my walks will be mobbed with families later in the day now, but at least there won't be school runs if I want a bimble.

 

[gavroche]

Morning all. I took Mrs G to the hospital at 7.30 am for her gall blader operation. Just had a text from her saying she is still waiting for it, all prepared. I am on standby now, waiting for the call to come and pick her up unless she stays overnight of course but very unlikely these days.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning all. I took Mrs G to the hospital at 7.30 am for her gall blader operation. Just had a text from her saying she is still waiting for it, all prepared. I am on standby now, waiting for the call to come and pick her up unless she stays overnight of course but very unlikely these days.

Nope, they certainly don't keep you a minute longer than necessary these days. It amazes me how quickly people get out even after relatively major surgery now. Hope all goes well.

 

[gavroche]

Nope, they certainly don't keep you a minute longer than necessary these days. It amazes me how quickly people get out even after relatively major surgery now. Hope all goes well.

When our daughter had her operation for breast cancer , she was out the very same day. She could hardly stand up when I picked her up. It is disgraceful really.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We've had some excitement here this morning, they've discovered a cannabis farm a few doors down from us, when we came out they were digging up the pavement to get at the power supply, we're having lunch in Jubilee Junction in Jubilee Crescent.

 

[Dirk]

Watched Ricky Gervais 'Super Nature' last night. Not for the easily offended but bloody hilarious.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I have Netflix at the moment. The price has gone up to £15.99 a month. It's def not worth it.

I might cancel it and have Amazon music instead. That's half the price of Netflix and at least I won't be paying helping Harry and Meghan earn mega bucks

I cancelled Netflix several months ago. I have Amazon Prime and Disney+. I think Disney+ is an absolute bargain, especially with a young Granddaughter. She's watched the really old cartoons, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians etc and really enjoyed them. ( and then of course, we watch " Frozen " for the umpteenth time...

 

[Tenkaykev]

We've had some excitement here this morning, they've discovered a cannabis farm a few doors down from us, when we came out they were digging up the pavement to get at the power supply, we're having lunch in Jubilee Junction in Jubilee Crescent.

That happened a few years ago to my sister in Brum. She lives in Northfield in a quiet residential road. The house opposite had been rented and the occupants were using it as a cannabis farm. They'd parked a transit van on the driveway as cover for when they tapped in to the electricity supply. I think the Police helicopters have thermal imaging cameras and can spot the heat from the houses.