The Retirement Thread

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oldwheels

Legendary Member
Location
Isle of Mull
The snow did not actually come but some cars coming in from Dervaig out west have a coating of snow frozen on.
Went out on the trike anyway in sunshine and not too much wind. Bitterly cold due to wind chill tho’ and I am wearing the same outfit as all winter. Nice run all the same and pushing a higher gear so must be getting fitter.
Only a couple of tourist cars so the easter ones must have mostly gone home.
Still very little bird life. A couple of crows and nothing on the lochs.
This shows my turning point this morning.
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GM

Legendary Member
G'day y'all.. bloooooming freezing here, can't get motivated to do anything. Even the dog is not keen on going out. Waiting for a delivery, I've getting some new speakers for the man cave, that'll give me something to do when they arrive.
Zoom quiz tonight, I've got to sort out some teaser questions, that's something else to do!

Enjoy the rest of your day folks!
 

gavroche

Getting old but not past it
Location
North Wales
Reading your post I misinterpreted cambelt as Camembert 😁
Camembert would be a lot cheaper.
 

numbnuts

Legendary Member
I went for a walk and I saw my neigbour who accused me of stealing from her across the road from me, I crossed the road and said to her -
“if you've got something to say, say it to me and not gossip around the village, you have accused me of stealing from you, which she replied
“you have”
I replied “in that case report me to the police” she replied
“I can't be bothered”
with that I called her a “f.... liar”
OK I lost my cool and I know I shouldn't have done.
I reported it to the police again. :angry:
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
I went for a walk and I saw my neigbour who accused me of stealing from her across the road from me, I crossed the road and said to her -
“if you've got something to say, say it to me and not gossip around the village, you have accused me of stealing from you, which she replied
“you have”
I replied “in that case report me to the police” she replied
“I can't be bothered”
with that I called her a “f.... liar”
OK I lost my cool and I know I shouldn't have done.
I reported it to the police again. :angry:
Perhaps she meant that you stole her heart?
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
I was just reading THIS ARTICLE about a young woman suffering from Long Covid. She had a big battle to get doctors to take it seriously and eventually work out what was going on. I have read about a lot of these cases and thought that the symptoms sound very similar to those I had with my two pulmonary embolisms (emboli? :whistle:). Then, towards the end of the article...

Article said:
A lung gas transfer test showed her breathing levels to be 53%, the same level as a patient with lung disease, and doctors found an obstruction at the top of her right lung, which they believe to be mini blood clots.

She started blood-thinning medication in February as a "matter of urgency" to try to clear the clots.
Hah - exactly!

The first time I had one massive clot, which was impossible to miss on a scan. The second time, it was like somebody had blasted my lungs with a shotgun - scores of mini clots, just like that poor woman has.

Incidentally, I have had similar symptoms again since I felt ill a couple of months ago. Not serious symptoms, but significant shortness of breath and nausea, with heart palpitations. I reckon that I have had some more minor clotting, either due to a dose of Covid-19, or maybe just because I have not been getting enough exercise. Lying down for an average of 23 hours a day is NOT healthy!

It's cold out there, but I am going to nip out for a quick lumpy singlespeed ride to get the blood moving again...

My phone has predictive text that's a pain in the butt as It keep changing whole words just as I press the button. I'm famous for it as Mo can attest to :hello:
I sent a text yesterday with a mention of the snooker...

"Stephen Henry..."

"Sorry, Stephen He dry..."

"Aaargh - Stephen HENDRY - damn autocorrect!!!!!" :laugh:
 
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