The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

Old pensioner construct and plant


And one I did earlier.Actually I didn’t the flowers. Are self setters

 

[Juan Kog]

a pair of new disc wheels plus a box of 10 inner tubes.

Colin are you sure you have ordered the correct size tubes , with valves that are long enough.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Sorry Flick this is the retirement thread , No photo we don’t believe you.

Mrs F got this on her ipad

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Today’s ride ended up mostly following the River Dulnain around Carrbridge. Nice in the sun but a cold wind, lunch required 5 layers.

 

[ColinJ]

Colin are you sure you have ordered the correct size tubes , with valves that are long enough.

I did check a couple of times to make sure! I have sometimes ended up with valves that were actually way too long. I hate the look of very long valves sticking out of low profile rims.

I hesitated about ordering 10 because they are not top quality lightweight tubes, but those will probably last me 10 years for general use. I can buy better tubes for my best bike next year when I get my pension.

 

[Juan Kog]

Mrs F got this on her ipad
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[pawl]

If my memory serves me correctly there were a few on here at that time who weren't very nice.

I think it was this thread that made derogatory remarks about me The village I live in that I lived on a council estate which I don’t ands it wouldn’t attempt if I did about my race religion The subject if I remember correctly was about social status I think what annoyed them was the fact I said I had two box plants either side of the front door

I did repot it as I did take exception to someone making judgments about me who doesn’t know me.There was no hint of humour in the remarks

 

[oldwheels]

No, Welsh Dragon was out of order with "I think Numbnuts is having a breakdown. Quick, hide behind the sofa everyone", though I think there was no malice in it, just a bad joke, what Oldwheels said about it was right, Welsh dragons response to Oldwheels was over the top, my response was purely to Welsh Dragon's reply "Jog on then. I think it is time for me to exit stage left. Have fun folks", I like Welsh Dragon and it would be a shame if she walked away from this thread because of a bad joke.

I watched helplessly as my wife of nearly 60 years slowly disintegrated with depression. This was caused by Parkinson's and is not really treatable at present. We had an excellent psychiatric nurse who came every week and became a good friend to my wife but she admitted that there was really nothing she could do but provide as much comfort as she could.
You will understand then that depression is something I take very seriously hence my immediate snap.

 

[pawl]

I did check a couple of times to make sure! I have sometimes ended up with valves that were actually way too long. I hate the sight of very long valves sticking out of low profile rims.

I hesitated about ordering 10 because they are not top quality lightweight tubes, but those will probably last me 10 years for general use. I can buy better tubes for my best bike next year when I get my pension.

At one time I had deep rims I Am still using up those tubes.The blooming thins just will not puncture That’s probably done it next ride will probably be accompanied by a big bang

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I watched helplessly as my wife of nearly 60 years slowly disintegrated with depression. This was caused by Parkinson's and is not really treatable at present. We had an excellent psychiatric nurse who came every week and became a good friend to my wife but she admitted that there was really nothing she could do but provide as much comfort as she could.
You will understand then that depression is something I take very seriously hence my immediate snap.

Yes, I've watched my Good Lady battle depression and anxiety on several occasions, and gave all the support I could, I take mental health seriously.

 

[pawl]

I watched helplessly as my wife of nearly 60 years slowly disintegrated with depression. This was caused by Parkinson's and is not really treatable at present. We had an excellent psychiatric nurse who came every week and became a good friend to my wife but she admitted that there was really nothing she could do but provide as much comfort as she could.
You will understand then that depression is something I take very seriously hence my immediate snap.

I am a retired psychiatric nurse One rule we had was never laugh at a patient laugh with them

Im pleased to hear that you are getting the service your wife deserves.To often we were described as not being proper nurses

 

[Exlaser2]

Re the saga . First off I have to say this is the nicest and inclusive forum or fb page I am on and I am on a lot .

But let’s be honest , in most cases comments are are light hearted and it if you post really serious stuff and expect everyone to be supportive you are pi@@ing in the wind .
If you want real help and real support you need to talk to REAL people not people sitting at a key board how ever nice they are . We cannot see the real you.
WD comment was just a bad joke nothing more and they are what make this forum fun. And nothing more than most of us have said at one time or another.
The op reaction to it was out of proportion but understandable considering his life experiences and how his life is going at the moment .

To sum up everyone needs to kiss and make up and perhaps the OP should think about talking to real people ( family, friend or even a councillor) about his life and how he feels .

 

[GM]

Every days a school day on here, I now know what a BJ is.......
Bad joke

 

[rustybolts]

Yes Exlaser , I agree , generally the people on this forum are very nice and its a great forum , sometimes people get wires crossed a bit though , and you DO have to talk to real people to get real support. Having said that . hope that Numbnuts gets sorted , its an awful feeling when bad luck stacks up against you repeatedly. Hang in there . Yesterday is history , tomorrow is a mystery and today is a GIFT ! that's why they call it the present .

 

[oldwheels]

I am a retired psychiatric nurse One rule we had was never laugh at a patient laugh with them

Im pleased to hear that you are getting the service your wife deserves.To often we were described as not being proper nurses

My wife died some time ago but it is still very raw. The nurse who came qualified in the normal way and then specialised in psychiatric care. She had worked for Calmac as a stewardess for some years before deciding to do something more useful with her life. When my wife died she ( the nurse ) said it was very unprofessional but she was very upset and also came to the funeral.