The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Mike, a friend and a very good runner has a Vizsla. He competes in " Canicross " events ( cross country racing with your dog on a waist harness). Some great tales of being dragged across streams when his dog sees something interesting, being in the lead approaching the finish and his dog decides it's time for a dump. It has kept him extremely fit over the years.

Great way of getting a tow up the hills! Maybe I should get another dog.

 

[postman]

I've fitted new batteries in my hearing aids..


I SAID; I'VE FITTED NEW BATTERIES IN MY HEARING AIDS!!

Oh dahrling so last year.The newbies on the block now have rechargable,do catch up dear.Mine were iussued about three weeks ago.but typical they are basic danalogic extend 77,no friggin bluetooth connection,and it is 2026.I wonder who does get the bluetooth ones,anyway i am still waiting for my request to be answered,next month i am putting it in writing.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Great way of getting a tow up the hills! Maybe I should get another dog.

and a skateboard??

 

[Oldhippy]

Gone from freezing to double figures and replaced by rain.

 

[Dave7]

Great way of getting a tow up the hills! Maybe I should get another dog.

Or train your cat ?

 

[Dave7]

Oh dahrling so last year.The newbies on the block now have rechargable,do catch up dear.Mine were iussued about three weeks ago.but typical they are basic danalogic extend 77,no friggin bluetooth connection,and it is 2026.I wonder who does get the bluetooth ones,anyway i am still waiting for my request to be answered,next month i am putting it in writing.

TBH recharching seems to be a pain (every day ??).
Battery takes 1 minute and lasts, at a guess, several weeks. I only wear it for tv or if i want to hear the birdies

 

[Dave7]

Its gone very dark here and the rain is constant.

 

[PeteXXX]

Oh dahrling so last year.The newbies on the block now have rechargable,do catch up dear.Mine were iussued about three weeks ago.but typical they are basic danalogic extend 77,no friggin bluetooth connection,and it is 2026.I wonder who does get the bluetooth ones,anyway i am still waiting for my request to be answered,next month i am putting it in writing.

I know!! These are NHS supplied; I'm surprised that they're not needing Windows 7 to work!

TBH recharching seems to be a pain (every day ??).
Battery takes 1 minute and lasts, at a guess, several weeks. I only wear it for tv or if i want to hear the birdies

My batteries last over a week with my usage. Only 3 days if I wear them all the time. TBHmy left ear isn't too bad, it's my right ear that's only 30%

 

[Oldhippy]

I have NHS hearing aids but have never got on with them. I'd gotten so used to the hearing loss that when I turned them on everything was so loud. Horrid. In the room when the audiology woman set them up it was fine but outside it was horrid. They've lived in a drawer ever since. I really should get them sorted out.

 

[numbnuts]

TBH recharching seems to be a pain (every day ??).
Battery takes 1 minute and lasts, at a guess, several weeks. I only wear it for tv or if i want to hear the birdies

I only use my hearing aids for church, once a week, so that is about 1 1/2 hours
and I seem to get through loads of batterys, I think I get about 8 - 10 hours in total.
We has rain, still it's not cold so there's a saving on the heating.

 

[Dave7]

I only use my hearing aids for church, once a week, so that is about 1 1/2 hours
and I seem to get through loads of batterys, I think I get about 8 - 10 hours in total.
We has rain, still it's not cold so there's a saving on the heating.

My hearing aid was new a few months ago, i wonder if they are better now ?

 

[Dave7]

I have NHS hearing aids but have never got on with them. I'd gotten so used to the hearing loss that when I turned them on everything was so loud. Horrid. In the room when the audiology woman set them up it was fine but outside it was horrid. They've lived in a drawer ever since. I really should get them sorted out.

Mine is waaay to loud when i put it on. I 'click' it down 3 notches and then its fine.
Trouble is, when i remove it and open the battery hatch it resets itself.....so next time i have to re-click it down again.
My friend has the same type and has the same problem.

 

[Oldhippy]

Same issue here @Dave7

 

[PeteXXX]

I have an App to control my hearing aids. I rarely use it, though.

 

[Dirk]

Trouble with seagulls on your roof? Pigeons in the garden?
Zap 'em with a green laser!
After reading somewhere on the internet that they really don't like it,
I bought a cheap (4 quid) laser pen off fleabay to try out and just tried it and it's more effective than my bb gun. Apparently it has to be a green laser - they ignore red ones.