The Retirement Thread

[monkers]

I am sure I have seen posts from @screenman and @Mo1959 , in the serious/boring* parts of the forum, haven't seen anything from @monkers and @numbnuts for a while.

* delete as appropriate

Hiya. Hi all.

Thank you for noticing my absence. This forum is a happy place, but unfortunately I haven't been able to wear my happy face lately. Mum slipped away on the 29th Dec. She lived close to 200 miles away from me. I'm having to try to arrange things remotely due to lockdown.

I will be back to breezing in most days when times are a bit happier. xx

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We have not had “the text” yet, but, I am advised by eldest daughter that some people are indeed being contacted via text, and, that those texts include a link to accept the invitation, and, to select an appointment date and time.

Everybody I know who are being cantacted here are getting letters, I don't normally click on links in texts and E-Mails, and I know of at least one scam text doing the rounds, there are probably a few more I haven't seen yet.

 

[BoldonLad]

Everybody I know who are being cantacted here are getting letters, I don't normally click on links in texts and E-Mails, and I know of at least one scam text doing the rounds, there are probably a few more I haven't seen yet.

Yes, I am equally suspicious of links in texts or emails. I was just making the point that some GP Practices are using texts.

 

[PaulSB]

We have not had “the text” yet, but, I am advised by eldest daughter that some people are indeed being contacted via text, and, that those texts include a link to accept the invitation, and, to select an appointment date and time.

It would be very normal for both the surgery and local hospitals to contact patients by text in my area.

Forewarned is forearmed.

 

[GM]

I got mine via text, all bona fide.

Just gearing up for our Zoom quiz, looks like another late night.

 

[PaulSB]

Well, the inauguration went off without a hitch.
Welcome back to the civilised world @12boy .

Except the bloke trying to sing Amazing Grace!

 

[pawl]

I had to tell my Brother-In-law to talk to his doctors today, he phoned me this afternoon "I've just had a text about getting my injection, the text tells me to click a link, what do I do about it?" It sounded like a scam, everybody round here is getting contacted by letter, my brother-in-law is 70 and healthy, and not in any vulnerable group, so I told him to ignore it and go talk to the surgery.

In November I had a text message to contact the surgery to book my flu jab No problem Got the pone number on speed dial

Not had anything about my COVID jab Currently in the over 75 categorie.Another thirteenth days and I will be in the over 80

 

[BoldonLad]

It would be very normal for both the surgery and local hospitals to contact patients by text in my area.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Yes, we often get texts. But, not usually with clickable links.

Eldest daughter told us the GP practices were sending out what I thought was a rather clever text which allowed you to book your jab, without resorting to a phone call, to those patients with smart phones (how do they know?), and, for the rest PHE were sending out letters. Don’t know if this is a Nationwide thing, or, just local to us. Judging from other posts, it would appear it may be nationwide.

 

[ColinJ]

That'd be four pages missing then. Not just the puzzle pages.

Ha - it will be 2 pages. because my sister gave me a little bladed tool which I can slide along the edge of a page to cut it out, leaving the other pair of pages still attached!

 

[welsh dragon]

3 deg here and we could have some snow as well. Doubt it will stick though as it hasn't stopped raining for 3 days.

 

[classic33]

Ha - it will be 2 pages. because my sister gave me a little bladed tool which I can slide along the edge of a page to cut it out, leaving the other pair of pages still attached!

Last one I saw had the puzzle pages facing one another.

 

[Paulus]

Good evening all, the wind is blowing strongly outside, even the cats don't want to go out.

 

[ColinJ]

Last one I saw had the puzzle pages facing one another.

Not how I remember them, and I just checked 4 Metros from my recycling bag to confirm it: Quick Crossword, Cryptic Crossword, 3 x Sudoku (and the solutions to the puzzles in the previous edition) plus a horoscope, all on one page.

 

[classic33]

Not how I remember them, and I just checked 4 Metros from my recycling bag to confirm it: Quick Crossword, Cryptic Crossword, 3 x Sudoku (and the solutions to the puzzles in the previous edition) plus a horoscope, all on one page.

Not seen one since the 29th February, yours are newer. And you've got the physical copies. Can't argue with that.

 

[ColinJ]

Not seen one since the 29th February, yours are newer. And you've got the physical copies. Can't argue with that.

I know that some papers do spread the puzzles over 2 facing pages. maybe the Metro used to, but I can't remember either way.