The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

How can adding potato make it "not a proper soup"?
Leek and potato soup with no potato ?

I meant that I'd noticed that the principal ingredient in the majority of "Cup a Soups" irrespective of what was on the label ( chicken, mushroom etc) was actually potato starch.

 

[PaulSB]

I lost a filling last night, no pain yet so think I'm OK on that front. In going to phone the dentist but I'm not confident of getting an appointment.

I think someone mentioned over the counter temporary fillings? Any more info out there?

 

[welsh dragon]

I lost a filling last night, no pain yet so think I'm OK on that front. In going to phone the dentist but I'm not confident of getting an appointment.

I think someone mentioned over the counter temporary fillings? Any more info out there?

How about something like this. Has good reviews. And it says permanent so shoukd last quite a while

 

[PaulSB]

Thanks @welsh dragon. I'll investigate.

 

[Mo1959]

Enjoyed Countryfile. Good to hear the benefits of the great outdoors, although they are probably preaching to the converted in here!

Apart from tomorrow when it’s to be mild but wet, Scotland seems to be getting the bulk of the cold weather again next week.

 

[gavroche]

Yeepee!! I had my first ride this year and to be more precise, since 29 November. I only did 8 miles but it was nice to get back on the bike.
As I am not going back to Devon for a few weeks, I am hoping to do more longer rides, depending on the weather of course.

 

[Dirk]

Perhaps I am missing it but where's the meat, Dirk? Veg looks good though. Restaurant meals around here are much meatier and veg stingy.
It used to be when the Wonder Bar was open here on Wed you could buy a burger with an 8 oz patty, salad and home made chips (crisps) for $8 and get the second one free. I always had double meat on mine. In the 1880s cowhands would ride their horse up to the bar and give him a beer, too.
At 8 am it was 19F (7C) with 19 mph winds. Or so it says on the weather app. I don't see the wind yet and it is very sunny.
Almost done, I hope, with my balefill Bianchi. Gotta fiddle with spacers to get the rear wheel centered. I did take it for a short ride just to check it yesterday, and with its 2 " tires it is a smoooth ride. Built for comfort, not for speed.
A local guy who bakes at home will drop off some baguette today. That will be most of today's carbs for me after it is made into an 8 oz steak sandwich.
Hasta luego.....

Half inch slab of beef underneath the veg.

 

[welsh dragon]

Typical. Getting warmer but I have to do my shopping tomorrow. Still won't have to go again for another month.

 

[rustybolts]

I lost a filling last night, no pain yet so think I'm OK on that front. In going to phone the dentist but I'm not confident of getting an appointment.

I think someone mentioned over the counter temporary fillings? Any more info out there?

Are the dentists stopped drilling teeth now over fear of contracting Covid from AGPs ? ( aerosol generating procedures) I heard something about this when the whole Covid thing kicked off . What happens if a tooth has decay and needs a drillin n fillin ?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Are the dentists stopped drilling teeth now over fear of contracting Covid from AGPs ? ( aerosol generating procedures) I heard something about this when the whole Covid thing kicked off . What happens if a tooth has decay and needs a drillin n fillin ?

In Scotland you could get a filling if you went private but you weren’t allowed one on the NHS because the NHS wasn’t prepared to pay for the PPE

 

[classic33]

In Scotland you could get a filling if you went private but you weren’t allowed one on the NHS because the NHS wasn’t prepared to pay for the PPE

Sheesh.

I'd to go to A&E, to be seen there, to get antibiotics for damage to the jaw(teeth broken) in a fit/seizure/episode/call it what you want. Not able to see a dentist even if I paid for it.

 

[12boy]

Dirk, I love meat slabs..... there is a restaurant I know that provides a relish tray, homemade rolls, cabbage rolls, a baked potato the size of your boot and a 72 oz steak. If you can eat all that it is free. It has been done.

 

[12boy]

But not by me. I did once eat a whole fried chicken there but eased up on the other fixins.

 

[classic33]

Nope

 

[PaulSB]

Are the dentists stopped drilling teeth now over fear of contracting Covid from AGPs ? ( aerosol generating procedures) I heard something about this when the whole Covid thing kicked off . What happens if a tooth has decay and needs a drillin n fillin ?

The day before Lockdown 01 I got a call asking me to go in on the first day of that lockdown. I already had an appointment later in the week to fit a crown. The dentist fitted the crown but each time the fine surface adjustment was needed he'd take the crown out, go to another room, polish it and return. Did this 3/4 times.

I said "goodbye and see you in six months." He replied "If we are still here."

I've a friend whose wife is a dentist and he tells me the cleaning procedures between each patient are such that patient visits are 25-30% of the norm. This is both private and NHS.

I had a routine check up booked for September which was cancelled on a "don't ring us, we'll ring you" basis.

My wife tells me her dentist, a much bigger practice than mine, is doing dental hygiene. If my dentist won't/can't see me I will try there. I've been on their waiting list to become a patient for 14/15 months so I'm not hopeful.