The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

Is the external sensor in direct sunlight, or in the shade though?

My thermometer read in the high 40s one hot summer but the UK temperature never gets close to that. It was due to the sunlight beating down on the sensor. The air temperature was probably in the low 30s at the time.

It probably did feel 21 C, which is what counts, but I bet the air temperature was at least 5 or 6 degrees down on that.

It is in sunlight, but not direct

 

[ColinJ]

Mine is clearly broken because it is saying 23.8 C! It is in the shade where it must be at least 10 degrees colder than that. It was saying 12 degrees when there was snow and ice everywhere.

 

[Dave7]

We started with four times a day, now once a day, just need someone to help my Good Lady get washed and dressed, are they doing a six week free trial as they do here? We're now past the free trial but nobodies been round to talk about the cost, we haven't got the social workers phone number. Are they supplying you with the kit to take care of MrsD?l

Yes.....6 weeks free to begin. Then cam decide her needs.
Not sure what you mean by "the kit". They will supply a zimmer but that seems to be it. TBH I am not too bothered about the wheelchair as I want a good, lightweight, easy folding one........I imagine the nhs ones are made of cast iron.
The money I have spent on bikes with her blessing the money is not begrudged.

 

[welsh dragon]

Grandsons have now gone home. Food hoovered up. Copious quantities of tea and biscuits gone as well. Good job we are probably shopping on Friday

 

[12boy]

I think the recommended weights are bogus. They don't consider body composition. I am 5'8" and if I weight 140 lbs my little arms look like twigs. I think waist size is more important. I like my waist to be less than my inseam. My scale shows body fat and muscle % and although I have no idea if it is accurate, I am happy if the fat % is less than 14% and the muscle is over 40.
Dave 7, I am glad you are least getting some idea what is going on medically with Mrs D. Your granny flat sounds great. Our front porch has 7 steps and then 7 more inside to our living space. I can't see moving with all the crap we own but it will have to be done sometime. I am afraid the house owns us. I don't get the Zimmer thing as if the spine is repaired and physical therapy is provided people can make a lot of progress. Best wishes to her on regaining her mobility.
It is a toasty -8C at the moment but will get up to 6C so I'm hoping for the first ride since the 9th. The sky is cloudless and the wind is slight. Yippee! Glad to hear that you are grooving on your new bike, Mo.
Be well and safe.

 

[PaulSB]

Yes.....6 weeks free to begin. Then cam decide her needs.
Not sure what you mean by "the kit". They will supply a zimmer but that seems to be it. TBH I am not too bothered about the wheelchair as I want a good, lightweight, easy folding one........I imagine the nhs ones are made of cast iron.
The money I have spent on bikes with her blessing the money is not begrudged.

Mrs D blesses your money? Does this work?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Yes.....6 weeks free to begin. Then cam decide her needs.
Not sure what you mean by "the kit". They will supply a zimmer but that seems to be it. TBH I am not too bothered about the wheelchair as I want a good, lightweight, easy folding one........I imagine the nhs ones are made of cast iron.
The money I have spent on bikes with her blessing the money is not begrudged.

By kit I mean anything she needs for her care, we have a MOLFT Raiser, to help her stand, a commode, for obvious reasons, and a hospital bed. Our wheelchair is a basic one I brought online, its a bit heavy and not the easiest to fold.

 

[PaulSB]

Gosh, so many things to comment on.

My quality track pump is probably 15 years old. It simply won't sit on the valves properly and inflating is very difficult. It's nackered. Bought a cheap £20 job, very similar issue. The Lezyne is superb, nice small head which is placed on the valve and screws in to release the valve core. Very smooth pump stroke.

I've a lot of Lezyne kit now, frame pumps, lights, multi-tool, track pump, saddle bag. They've become my "go to" brand for quality kit.

@Mo1959 glad to read you've finally got the Spa out. You'll fall in love with titanium.

@12boy I agree about body shape. This is my usual guide. I can both see and feel when I'm "right." At the moment I definitely feel overweight. I know 69.5-70kg is about the right level and is my best riding weight. Any less and I get what I call "old man's skin" - all saggy. Horrible. I need to shift 2.5kg.

@Dave7 - well there's good and not so good news there. This level of care is hard to get. My advice would be not to say "I can do that" to anything as SS will let you do it - unpaid. Paint an honest and accurate picture of what Mrs D needs help with. My experience is getting a reassessment on these things is tough.

@Tenkaykev I have NHS free hearing aids. I first visited Boots who offered me wonderful kit for £2-3000. Very, very good for the price of a great bike. My NHS aids are discreet, have an app for control and 4-5 settings for different situations. Admittedly they don't stream TV direct to my ears which the top end Boots one do!!!!!

21⁰C it's 8⁰ here with a wind chill factor dropping this to 4⁰ on my ride!!!

 

[PaulSB]

An early scan of a couple of the Techy websites that I subscribe to


I have a track pump for our Brommies, with the 16" wheels it's sometimes really awkward to inveigle the pump head between the spokes. Sometimes it slips in first time, on other occasions I have to waggle the head around a bit to get it to engage.

I'm also overweight, my theoretical lowest weight is 63Kg, though looking back at when I was running shed loads of races back in the 80's I don't think I was ever that light, 10st 4lbs is jotted down in the 1984 diary, though I'm not convinced by the accuracy of the budget domestic scales that I was using at the time.

Frankly I'm disappointed in you Kev. I thought you would set higher standards than this.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I think the recommended weights are bogus. They don't consider body composition. I am 5'8" and if I weight 140 lbs my little arms look like twigs. I think waist size is more important. I like my waist to be less than my inseam. My scale shows body fat and muscle % and although I have no idea if it is accurate, I am happy if the fat % is less than 14% and the muscle is over 40.
Dave 7, I am glad you are least getting some idea what is going on medically with Mrs D. Your granny flat sounds great. Our front porch has 7 steps and then 7 more inside to our living space. I can't see moving with all the crap we own but it will have to be done sometime. I am afraid the house owns us. I don't get the Zimmer thing as if the spine is repaired and physical therapy is provided people can make a lot of progress. Best wishes to her on regaining her mobility.
It is a toasty -8C at the moment but will get up to 6C so I'm hoping for the first ride since the 9th. The sky is cloudless and the wind is slight. Yippee! Glad to hear that you are grooving on your new bike, Mo.
Be well and safe.

The zimmer thing is a walking frame.

 

[Tenkaykev]

The zimmer thing is a walking frame.

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The more recent ones seem to be triangular with brakes integrated into the handles, I think that they also fold flat for storage

 

[numbnuts]

The more recent ones seem to be triangular with brakes integrated into the handles, I think that they also fold flat for storage

"Delta frame walker", my Mum had one

 

[Dave7]

By kit I mean anything she needs for her care, we have a MOLFT Raiser, to help her stand, a commode, for obvious reasons, and a hospital bed. Our wheelchair is a basic one I brought online, its a bit heavy and not the easiest to fold.

Not that I know of Dave.... only a zimmer has been offered.
Will google what a MOLFT is.
Not seen them yet but I can get a lightweight easy fold wheelchair for £300.
A neighbour tells me he knows of someone that will fit a motor so Sue can propel it.

 

[classic33]

@dave r, MOLFT raiser?
https://www2.etac.com/en-gb/products/manual-transfer/sit-to-stand/molift-raiser-pro/

 

[Dave7]

I think the recommended weights are bogus. They don't consider body composition. I am 5'8" and if I weight 140 lbs my little arms look like twigs. I think waist size is more important. I like my waist to be less than my inseam. My scale shows body fat and muscle % and although I have no idea if it is accurate, I am happy if the fat % is less than 14% and the muscle is over 40.
Dave 7, I am glad you are least getting some idea what is going on medically with Mrs D. Your granny flat sounds great. Our front porch has 7 steps and then 7 more inside to our living space. I can't see moving with all the crap we own but it will have to be done sometime. I am afraid the house owns us. I don't get the Zimmer thing as if the spine is repaired and physical therapy is provided people can make a lot of progress. Best wishes to her on regaining her mobility.
It is a toasty -8C at the moment but will get up to 6C so I'm hoping for the first ride since the 9th. The sky is cloudless and the wind is slight. Yippee! Glad to hear that you are grooving on your new bike, Mo.
Be well and safe.

12boy.....they say they cannot repair the spine as one disc has completely gone and two are badly damaged.