The Retirement Thread

[Sterlo]

WHAT !!!!! Are you telling me there is such a party. I will sue them, SUE THEM!!!!!.
I have strong support......well, when I say strong support, I have Dirk and Welshie as 'maybes'.
Now, in order to sue them I will need some contributions. Feel free to make your offers here.

Well you've just lost me, you could have put me down for a definite maybe but I'm not paying for politics.

 

[Mo1959]

If it's not a daft question, how do shoe trees work. I have the same issue, wide feet and a high instep. I bought some Lake shoes as they were the only ones I could find wide enough but even they could benefit from being a little wider. Do trees really work to expand shoes or do they just help keep the shape?

I bought these but have only had them a short time so haven't really experimented on my tighter shoes yet. I suspect they might work better on leather than on running shoes. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Ladi...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

 

[numbnuts]

I'm still trying to figure out how the BBC can possibly know that you have been watching iPlayer without a licence.
Anyone?

I think it was when I had a licence I logged on with my email address, few years later just logged on again this time without a licence and they crossed checked with IP address.

 

[Dave7]

I wondered how long it would be before money collecting started. You have now achieved official Politician Status.

I beg your pardon !!!
I am NOT collecting money in any way, shape or form.
I am merely accepting donations.

 

[Dave7]

I doubt it. Lord knows what it would cost as it's around £100 plus for decent running shoes as it is!

Can't remember what I paid.
I tended to run in Reebok and they lasted for ages

 

[screenman]

Just asked Alexa what the weather was going to be like this weekend, her reply was why? where do you think you are going.

 

[screenman]

If its footcare, as in providing medical treatment, she's fine.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home#sports-and-physical-activity

If its footcare as in cosmetic stuff, she can't.

I do have a little sympathy with the government, as much as it pains me to do so. This is an emergency response, not something that's been many years in the planning. As comprehensive as they try to be there's always someone slightly different in some manner who wonders if they're exempt in some way. "Podiatry is banned, but I'm a one legged podiatrist who practices from a bus shelter and im not listed." Well, in instances like that it seems simple to me - if it isn't in black and white on the gov.uk website telling you that you can do it, then you can't.

It is footcare, the problem lies in the fact to get into the surgery they have to come through our front door.

 

[Dirk]

I think it was when I had a licence I logged on with my email address, few years later just logged on again this time without a licence and they crossed checked with IP address.

So they illegally accessed your internet providers data of your internet history?

 

[PaulSB]

It is footcare, the problem lies in the fact to get into the surgery they have to come through our front door.

You described her surgery as on the right of the front door. I would argue if the patient walks straight in and goes to that room he/she is entering a business premises.

 

[classic33]

I have the opposite problem. My big toes are sooooo long. Seriously, i take size 9....sometimes 9 1/2........ but if I had "normal" toes I would be in size 8.

Simply means you are creative and focused; you can find more than
one way to complete a particular task.

 

[Dirk]

You described her surgery as on the right of the front door. I would argue if the patient walks straight in and goes to that room he/she is entering a business premises.

Other jobsworths would argue differently.

 

[rustybolts]

I doubt it. Lord knows what it would cost as it's around £100 plus for decent running shoes as it is!

I have very dodgy knees and ankles , the only shoe that I can run in now are Hoka Clifton , I ran a full 26 mile marathon in 2016 in them but they don't suit everybody. Running in old worn out shoes on hard surfaces is going to cause certain injury and is false economy

 

[oldwheels]

Another dry sunny day with no wind but colder than before. When I got up it was -4.6C and has now risen to -1.9C. Gritter went past about half past six but road still looks pretty white.
Found a parcel I was expecting on my doorstep at 9.15 which looked like it had been out in the rain as covered in drops of water. Must be condensation coming from a warm van to a freezing doorstep.
The deer feeding saga on Rannoch Moor continues with obvious tourists now parking on both sides of the main road causing an obvious hazard. From today they should no longer be travelling so interesting to see what happens.
Paltry £25 this month from Ernie but I am still ahead on a percentage basis.

 

[Dave7]

Simply means you are creative and focused; you can find more than
one way to complete a particular task.

I will show that to MrsD......I am sure she will be impressed

 

[Dave7]

I have very dodgy knees and ankles , the only shoe that I can run in now are Hoka Clifton , I ran a full 26 mile marathon in 2016 in them but they don't suit everybody. Running in old worn out shoes on hard surfaces is going to cause certain injury and is false economy

I used to put sorbothane inserts in and they were good. Even so my knee ligaments eventually gave up.