The Retirement Thread

[oldwheels]

@PaulSB mentioned his pension being paid today. I received my new tax coding for 21/22 and it had details of my total state pension for the coming financial year. I divided it by 13 to work out my four weekly amount and it works out to an exact number of £ with no pence. I might be a bit ocd but for some reason that’s pleased me no end 😁

My state pension is detailed in the statement and has at one point got £0.02 per week for something or other from the distant past. 😊

 

[Dave7]

You don't get the jab there Mo.

I believe the guy giving the jab asked her to drop them so as to give the jab.
His colleague said "erh, you give it in the shoulder".
He said, "I know, but she has such a lovely bum".
Only what I heard

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Our youngest lad has been to se us this morning, he brought over cards and flowers for his Mum, we've haven't seen him for a while so it was nice to have a catch up.

 

[Exlaser2]

We've had a six week free trial, finishes in a couple of weeks, when the trial finishes we'll have to pay, but they will do an assessment to work out how much we can afford to pay, I've not had to deal with this before so will know more after we've sorted it. Have a look at Personal Independence Payment, PIP and attendance allowance.

Sorry to hear this. It is quite complicated at first glance. Can only give a couple bits of advice.

1) Stay in close contact with social services, if you feel your lady wife needs a carer at bed time fight for it. Social workers in my experience are good caring people but they work in a sector that’s very underfunded. If you say you can do things for your wife they will let you. There is no point making yourself ill trying to do too much , it will not help you or your wife.

2) Get all the help and information you can now , don’t wait . First thing to do is contact Citizen Advice they can help with finding your way though the maze of forms and what you are intitled too ( I cannot speak to highly of the Coventry branch in helping me with a problem with my dad a few years ago ) Secondly phone our local Age Uk service to see what advice they can give . Do these things as soon as you can as these organisations are always busy and working under Covid doesn’t help.
Another useful organisation to try is the CarersTrust ( heart of england ) . I haven’t used them but was given their information by social services. They also provide help and support to carers, ie, helping you cope, provide a listening ear to talk you though your and your wife’s problems , up to date info on local services , info on money and benefits , aids and adaptions she might need etc.

Hope this helps and I haven’t just told you things you all ready know.

 

[numbnuts]

I believe the guy giving the jab asked her to drop them so as to give the jab.
His colleague said "erh, you give it in the shoulder".
He said, "I know, but she has such a lovely bum".
Only what I heard

Actually before the vaccination started in Aussie they said with would have to be given in the buttocks, but in Aussie is the only place were the sun don't shine - fact

 

[welsh dragon]

I believe the guy giving the jab asked her to drop them so as to give the jab.
His colleague said "erh, you give it in the shoulder".
He said, "I know, but she has such a lovely bum".
Only what I heard

Dirty old man

 

[Dave7]

Blimey.....its windier than a windy thing out there. Just been to put the bins back and also to feed the birdies. In the conservatory, with the sun shining in it seemed pleasant.
Its not

 

[ColinJ]

Stuff blowing about in gardens... pah! The wind blew a couple of doors open INSIDE MY HOUSE during the night, which was ever so slightly alarming since I was here alone - a real 'WTF was THAT!' moment. And no - I don't have any exterior doors or windows open to let the wind in.

I have a cellar which has 3 airbricks in its walls and a ridiculous amount of cold air used to come through them when there was even a moderate wind. The cellar does need some ventilation to keep the dampness down, but it does not need a howling gale! I blocked 2 of the airbricks completely and about 4/5 of the 3rd one. Normally there is just enough air movement to gently move cobwebs but I bet they have all blown away now!

I'm going to go and see if the work done by my bubble pal in my little back yard garden area has been disrupted by the wind. She had removed all the cat poo, dug out all the weeds, and put plastic sheeting over the soil. I wouldn't be surprised if the plastic has now gone on a tour of the local rooftops because I don't think she had put enough weight on top to keep it in place.

PS Plastic covers still in place - for now!

 

[welsh dragon]

The winds were so bad here that the inlet pipe on the small pond at the front of our house was pulled out and siphoned all the water out of the pond. The poor fish were left floundering around in about 2 inches of water this morning. Mr WD had to refill the pond from a large water tank that we have. The fish are fine by the way. No casualties at all.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Sorry to hear this. It is quite complicated at first glance. Can only give a couple bits of advice.

1) Stay in close contact with social services, if you feel your lady wife needs a carer at bed time fight for it. Social workers in my experience are good caring people but they work in a sector that’s very underfunded. If you say you can do things for your wife they will let you. There is no point making yourself ill trying to do too much , it will not help you or your wife.

2) Get all the help and information you can now , don’t wait . First thing to do is contact Citizen Advice they can help with finding your way though the maze of forms and what you are intitled too ( I cannot speak to highly of the Coventry branch in helping me with a problem with my dad a few years ago ) Secondly phone our local Age Uk service to see what advice they can give . Do these things as soon as you can as these organisations are always busy and working under Covid doesn’t help.
Another useful organisation to try is the CarersTrust ( heart of england ) . I haven’t used them but was given their information by social services. They also provide help and support to carers, ie, helping you cope, provide a listening ear to talk you though your and your wife’s problems , up to date info on local services , info on money and benefits , aids and adaptions she might need etc.

Hope this helps and I haven’t just told you things you all ready know.

Thank you.

 

[numbnuts]

The winds were so bad here that the inlet pipe on the small pond at the front of our house was pulled out and siphoned all the water out of the pond. The poor fish were left floundering around in about 2 inches of water this morning. Mr WD had to refill the pond from a large water tank that we have. The fish are fine by the way. No casualties at all.

Lamb chops, baked beans and fries for us today

Weathers got nothing to do with it

 

[Dirk]

Watching 'Office Space'.
One of the funniest comedies of the 90s.
Reminds me of why I never want to work again.

 

[Exlaser2]

Thank you.

My pleasure my friend. Re non means tested benefits, the only other thing I know that might be useful is that Attendance allowance is for people aged 65 and over and PIP is for people aged 16 to 64.

Good luck with it all and try not to get too stressed over it all , things tend to happen at their own pace but do fall into place in the end .😀

 

[Dave7]

Things are coming to a head with MrsD.
I managed to get her into the bath (no way she can stand for a shower)......then she couldn't get out. I was on the verge of 999 then fortunately her sister came round and we managed to get her out and into bed.
Phoned 111.
Waiting for the Doctor now for a home visit.
Myself, I see hospital looming.

 

[BoldonLad]

Things are coming to a head with MrsD.
I managed to get her into the bath (no way she can stand for a shower)......then she couldn't get out. I was on the verge of 999 then fortunately her sister came round and we managed to get her out and into bed.
Phoned 111.
Waiting for the Doctor now for a home visit.
Myself, I see hospital looming.

Sad to hear this, hopefully, better times ahead