The Retirement Thread

[PeteXXX]

A 20 yr old cyclist killed at 05:45 in Northampton this morning in 'a collision between a truck & a lorry' near the railway station.. ☹️

 

[Chief Broom]

Afternoon folks a neighbour gave me a lift to a garden centre today so made an impulse buy of a black current bush and havent a clue where it might fit in I couldve browsed happily for ages and spent loads of money...good job i recalled that my long suffering neighbour was waiting in the car...ooops!
A riding day tomorrow hooray! grey n cloudy but could be worse.

 

[Dave7]

Out of the blue my Doctor has prescribed Statins for me, no consultation or any problem flagged.
I see from the old thread that there are mixed feelings on it.
I have come this far without them and dont think I'll be rushing to take them

 

[PeteXXX]

@Dave7 I've been on statins for a couple of months now as I couldn't get my cholesterol down with diet alone. No side effects at all. I'll have a blood test next month to see if anything is different.
Obviously, it's your choice to take them ir not but I'd have thought a bit of info from Daktari should be forthcoming before prescribing them (or anything, actually!

 

[Dave7]

@Dave7 I've been on statins for a couple of months now as I couldn't get my cholesterol down with diet alone. No side effects at all. I'll have a blood test next month to see if anything is different.
Obviously, it's your choice to take them ir not but I'd have thought a bit of info from Daktari should be forthcoming before prescribing them (or anything, actually!

I know Doctors get incentive payments for tackling cholesterol so its in thier interests to prescribe Statins.

 

[PaulSB]

Out of the blue my Doctor has prescribed Statins for me, no consultation or any problem flagged.
I see from the old thread that there are mixed feelings on it.
I have come this far without them and dont think I'll be rushing to take them

It's clearly a personal choice but I feel if I was your age I would say no. After saying this, I've been on statins for 10 years with no adverse effects whatsoever.

 

[Webbo2]

Out of the blue my Doctor has prescribed Statins for me, no consultation or any problem flagged.
I see from the old thread that there are mixed feelings on it.
I have come this far without them and dont think I'll be rushing to take them

I think it’s a bit of thing get to a certain age and they prescribe them without having you in to discuss. I have had a couple of texts from my surgery suggesting I go on them. I have no history of heart problems or related issues or a family history of such. So it just I’m old fart.

 

[BoldonLad]

It's clearly a personal choice but I feel if I was your age I would say no. After saying this, I've been on statins for 10 years with no adverse effects whatsoever.

approaching 30 years now, similarly, with no adverse effects I am aware of

 

[Mike Ayling]

A 20 yr old cyclist killed at 05:45 in Northampton this morning in 'a collision between a truck & a lorry' near the railway station.. ☹️

What is the difference between a truck and a lorry?

 

[PeteXXX]

What is the difference between a truck and a lorry?

In the article I saw, the truck was a Ford Ranger; a large car. The lorry was an artic.