The Retirement Thread

[dickyknees]

Still dry here at the moment. Big rest day for me today. I did a 15 mile bimble yesterday but went up some hills. Too much.

Paying the price today. But if you don’t do too much you don’t know how much too much is.

 

[numbnuts]

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Its raining!
Off to LIDL in Ilfracombe this morning.
Might get out and do some more in the garden later, if it eases off.
Boris is talking about opening the council tips possibly next week, and garden centres the week after.
That would be a big help.

 

[Drago]

Got a sheety headache, so a day taking it easy ahead for unkie Drago. Not had an alcoholic drink for a few days, drank plenty of h2o yesterday, so I'm wondering if it's my glasses - I'm about due a test so when the lockdown-that-isn't finished I'll get booked in with the optician.

 

[Dave7]

And so a sh*tty week gets more sh*tty.
I eventually got through to the dentist via email (they are not accepting phone calls). After much pleading they referred me to some panel to try and get me some emergency care. This morning I have been notified that they have rejected me ie they do not class me as in serious need.
I have a crown that is hanging off.
I am in constant pain.
I can only eat rice pudding or porridge etc.
I am worried about infection setting in.

These are difficult times and I have no idea what pressure these people are under so I fully understand the problems. However, I am thinking "I have paid into this for over 50 years, now I need some help and they are refusing".
I have messaged them back to ask if there is anyone who will accept me as a private patient.
I may just go and get p*ssed.

Don't get me wrong. I am normally a positive half full type person and have never suffered any sort of depression. But I am sat here with no idea where to go next as my gob is not going to get any better.

Have a good day and stay safe everyone.

 

[welsh dragon]

And so a sh*tty week gets more sh*tty.
I eventually got through to the dentist via email (they are not accepting phone calls). After much pleading they referred me to some panel to try and get me some emergency care. This morning I have been notified that they have rejected me ie they do not class me as in serious need.
I have a crown that is hanging off.
I am in constant pain.
I can only eat rice pudding or porridge etc.
I am worried about infection setting in.

These are difficult times and I have no idea what pressure these people are under so I fully understand the problems. However, I am thinking "I have paid into this for over 50 years, now I need some help and they are refusing".
I have messaged them back to ask if there is anyone who will accept me as a private patient.
I may just go and get p*ssed.

Don't get me wrong. I am normally a positive half full type person and have never suffered any sort of depression. But I am sat here with no idea where to go next as my gob is not going to get any better.

Have a good day and stay safe everyone.

I do hope you manage to get it sorted soon.

 

[oldwheels]

Dry but a bit cold this morning after a cold night. No wind and the Sound is like a sheet of glass which is pretty rare. The only thing moving is a Calmac ferry thundering up outward bound. I use that term as she appears to be doing well in excess of 20 knots.
One Calmac ex chairman was a bit gung ho and claimed when he was a skipper to have had the catamaran across the English Channel up to just over 70 knots. He said the French were not at all pleased as he arrived early and interrupted their booze and coffee break.

 

[oldwheels]

And so a sh*tty week gets more sh*tty.
I eventually got through to the dentist via email (they are not accepting phone calls). After much pleading they referred me to some panel to try and get me some emergency care. This morning I have been notified that they have rejected me ie they do not class me as in serious need.
I have a crown that is hanging off.
I am in constant pain.
I can only eat rice pudding or porridge etc.
I am worried about infection setting in.

These are difficult times and I have no idea what pressure these people are under so I fully understand the problems. However, I am thinking "I have paid into this for over 50 years, now I need some help and they are refusing".
I have messaged them back to ask if there is anyone who will accept me as a private patient.
I may just go and get p*ssed.

Don't get me wrong. I am normally a positive half full type person and have never suffered any sort of depression. But I am sat here with no idea where to go next as my gob is not going to get any better.

Have a good day and stay safe everyone.

Sorry to hear about you troubles Dave7. There must surely be some sort of emergency care as it sounds pretty extreme to me. I thankfully have not tried our system but we are told that if we are in pain we will be seen but then this is a small practice which may be more flexible.

 

[Dave7]

I have now been advised that the emergency dental people are willing to extract the tooth but not to refix the crown. Seems bl**dy stupid to me if a 5 minute job can save the tooth they won't do it but they are willing to pull it out.
What I want is for someone to look at it and say a) we can re-fix it or b) it has to come out..............I have no problem with that. I just don't want to have it out if its not needed.
On a positive note
I have just found out that I can purchase a wireless charging pad for my phone. Not sure how it works but I have got a mate to order one for me off Amazon. Hopefully that will be resolved.

 

[Paulus]

Got a sheety headache, so a day taking it easy ahead for unkie Drago. Not had an alcoholic drink for a few days, drank plenty of h2o yesterday, so I'm wondering if it's my glasses - I'm about due a test so when the lockdown-that-isn't finished I'll get booked in with the optician.

Could you be suffering from withdrawal symptoms? Need more alcohol 🍷

 

[screenman]

The bloomer dry is back in operation.

 

[numbnuts]

I have now been advised that the emergency dental people are willing to extract the tooth but not to refix the crown. Seems bl**dy stupid to me if a 5 minute job can save the tooth they won't do it but they are willing to pull it out.
What I want is for someone to look at it and say a) we can re-fix it or b) it has to come out..............I have no problem with that. I just don't want to have it out if its not needed.
On a positive note
I have just found out that I can purchase a wireless charging pad for my phone. Not sure how it works but I have got a mate to order one for me off Amazon. Hopefully that will be resolved.

Maybe it is because they can't use any drilling machines due to the spray it causes.
I broke a tooth a few weeks back, had the option of it coming out or scrap it and refill and do a proper job at a later time, I went for the filling option.
Good luck Dave

 

[welsh dragon]

I have now been advised that the emergency dental people are willing to extract the tooth but not to refix the crown. Seems bl**dy stupid to me if a 5 minute job can save the tooth they won't do it but they are willing to pull it out.
What I want is for someone to look at it and say a) we can re-fix it or b) it has to come out..............I have no problem with that. I just don't want to have it out if its not needed.
On a positive note
I have just found out that I can purchase a wireless charging pad for my phone. Not sure how it works but I have got a mate to order one for me off Amazon. Hopefully that will be resolved.

In their defence Dave I suppose if they had to do any drilling then you have the problem of particles flying into the atmosphere and there would be a chance that the dentist could be affected, hence them saying they would just pull it out.

Hope it gets done either way.

 

[Paulus]

I have now been advised that the emergency dental people are willing to extract the tooth but not to refix the crown. Seems bl**dy stupid to me if a 5 minute job can save the tooth they won't do it but they are willing to pull it out.
What I want is for someone to look at it and say a) we can re-fix it or b) it has to come out..............I have no problem with that. I just don't want to have it out if its not needed.

Personally, I would go for the extraction It will stop the pain almost immediately, which could last for some weeks yet. or at least until the dentists get back to normal. Plus, you will be able to eat fairly normally.

 

[Drago]

Sorry to hear you're struggling Dave. Ig nothing else, this might make you smile for a moment...


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