BoldonLad
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- South Tyneside
The Retirement Thread
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Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Yep.......wouldn't want Joe to lose his blow!Fingers crossed!
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Driech looking day so far but not very cold and still not much wind. Does not look like a triking day.
Calmac have a broken down boat so naturally or mid afternoon one has been removed. This seems to be a pattern and I suspect due to lack of traffic on that particular sailing.
We get incomers regularly who realise after they arrive that the island is bigger than they thought and want to shift everything to Craignure for their convenience.
They managed that with the hospital due to some doubtful dealings and are now trying to get Tobermory High School where the majority of the population live shifted 21 miles away from the town.
Craignure is a ferry terminal and nothing much else but they cannot see that.
Calmac have a broken down boat so naturally or mid afternoon one has been removed. This seems to be a pattern and I suspect due to lack of traffic on that particular sailing.
We get incomers regularly who realise after they arrive that the island is bigger than they thought and want to shift everything to Craignure for their convenience.
They managed that with the hospital due to some doubtful dealings and are now trying to get Tobermory High School where the majority of the population live shifted 21 miles away from the town.
Craignure is a ferry terminal and nothing much else but they cannot see that.
I was getting my Monday morning fix of Tech news and saw an article about Samsung promoting their new "Galaxy Buds Pro" as being almost as good as dedicated hearing aids. The usual caveats apply, they were tested in Samsungs own labs, but there was some independent testing that showed that they were effective for people with low to moderate hearing loss. It's something that I've pondered from time to time, with more people using in ear earbuds and some of the higher spec ones having excellent sound isolating and a "transparency" mode where the ambient noise is filtered out. With conventional hearing aids you seem to be paying for miniaturisation and discretion. Some of the higher ranges also come with a phone app that allows tuning of the earbuds to favour specific frequencies and situations.
As is often the case with these type of articles and reviews, the most useful information is often in the comments where people share their real world experiences. One comment was from someone whose work colleague had recently had a hearing test and was looking to purchase hearing aids. They had been to Boots, who were asking £3000, SpecSavers were asking £2000, and the online price was £600. This was for identical hearing aids. Of course with the High Street shops you are paying for the hearing test and fitting, but that is one hell of a mark up and goes some way to explaining the number of organisations offering "free" hearing tests.
As is often the case with these type of articles and reviews, the most useful information is often in the comments where people share their real world experiences. One comment was from someone whose work colleague had recently had a hearing test and was looking to purchase hearing aids. They had been to Boots, who were asking £3000, SpecSavers were asking £2000, and the online price was £600. This was for identical hearing aids. Of course with the High Street shops you are paying for the hearing test and fitting, but that is one hell of a mark up and goes some way to explaining the number of organisations offering "free" hearing tests.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
It's something to help tinnitus I'm needing!
Seems to have got a lot worse the last couple of years. I've never worked in noisy environments or listened to loud music so it must just be an age thing. Bloody annoying.numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I'm up again, the day looks better now
Yep.......wouldn't want Joe to lose his blow!
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Exactly that for Mrs D. Hearing test at Specsavers, who then wanted a gazillion pound for hearing aids. Took the test sheet to the GP, who referred her to a specialist, and she now gets NHS hearing aids for free, and they are pretty decent.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I have sent Mr WD out to do some more sorting of the stuff ( junk) we are going to get rid of when we get a skip in the next few weeks. Will wait for the better weather brfore getting it.
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I had to put a new end to my Joe BlowYep.......wouldn't want Joe to lose his blow!
classic33
Leg End Member
You do that, it's your duty..., I think I'll go back to bed
classic33
Leg End Member
Granted, it was here last year but why does Tomorrow require a birthday card being bought for it?Good morning fellow retirees,
Perhaps today will be the day that I manage to get the last few fence panels painted, I’m an excellent prevaricator
I still need to get a birthday card for tomorrow so will head to the local shops.
Stay safe people 🚴🏃♀️
It's something to help tinnitus I'm needing!
Excellent @classic33, don't ever change. ( I'm still waiting for someone to pick me up on the unintentional innuendos in my bike pump comment ) 😁
