The Retirement Thread

[ColinJ]

I was thinking about an electric scooter, but they are illegal over here and you could get 6 points on your driving licence if you got caught, no Ill stick to walking.......but the scooter does sound like fun

I rode up a 10% hill yesterday and some guy on an electric scooter came bombing down past me at about 15-20 mph. Ok, it wasn't super fast, but I would be nervous about slowing down and stopping.

 

[PaulSB]

I had a phone call from a neighbour and good friend this morning. He is in a bubble with his son, DIL and two grandchildren. The children have Covid-19, their nursery has been closed. He was calling to ask us to stay away from him.

The closest it's got to us..........

 

[ColinJ]

I had a phone call from a neighbour and good friend this morning. He is in a bubble with his son, DIL and two grandchildren. The children have Covid-19, their nursery has been closed. He was calling to ask us to stay away from him.

The closest it's got to us..........

The younger members of his family should be ok - let's hope that he doesn't get it bad!

 

[welsh dragon]

One of my twin grandsons has been at Aber Uni for the last 12 days. His girlfriend who is also in the same accommodation block has just been tested positive for Covid19. My grandson is in the high risk group. He is having a test tomorrow. I am sure it will be positive as he has a sore throat and a cough

 

[PaulSB]

The younger members of his family should be ok - let's hope that he doesn't get it bad!

He is 76 with ME. He hasn't seen the grandchildren for 9 days so is hoping he's going to be OK.

 

[pawl]

As I mentioned last week, the mystery 'jab' was so un-jablike that I didn't even feel it and I didn't even have a mark on my skin, let alone any sudden reaction to it.

My brother-in-law had a reaction to the contrast dye used for a CT scan, and suffered a cardiac arrest! I knew about that when I was having my first CT scan done when I was in hospital with blood clots. It made me 'somewhat nervous'...

It must have been a bought 1982 when I had a procedure called a Myelogram rsplna when I had a prolapsed disc.A dye is l injected into the spinal canal The dye travels along the spinal canal and is viewed by X Ray As part of my nurse training I was was working on the Neurology ward and was aware of the side affects which are not pleasant severe headache and nausea.Patients are advised to remain prone on bed rest to lessen the side effects I don’t think I hardly moved for twelve hours
As far as I am aware the procedure is not carried out in that form.

 

[pawl]

One of my twin grandsons has been at Aber Uni for the last 12 days. His girlfriend who is also in the same accommodation block has just been tested positive for Covid19. My grandson is in the high risk group. He is having a test tomorrow. I am sure it will be positive as he has a sore throat and a cough

A friend of Mrs P her son has just started at Nottingham Uni Son is now complaining to his mum he is feeling unwell cough sore throat Apparently he has attended several parties in his first week.He is asthmatic and uses an inhaler,
Might be clever enough to get into university perhaps students need a common sense assessment.

Just heard he is Covid 19 positive.

 

[screenman]

This is all getting a bit close to home, we certainly have it in the village and a lack of mask wearing and social distancing is a joke, amongst young old and sick.

 

[welsh dragon]

A friend of Mrs P her son has just started at Nottingham Uni Son is now complaining to his mum he is feeling unwell cough sore throat Apparently he has attended several parties in his first week.He is asthmatic and uses an inhaler,
Might be clever enough to get into university perhaps students need a common sense assessment.

Just heard he is Covid 19 positive.

I think it's going to happen to a lot of students

 

[welsh dragon]

This is all geting a bit close to home, we certainly have it in the village and a lack of mask wearing and social distancing is a joke, amongst young old and sick.

People are not bad here. In Morrisons last week i saw only 2 people not wearing a mask. Everyone else was.

 

[screenman]

I think it's going to happen to a lot of students

Our grandson is now off school sick, they do not think it is Covid though and have not had him tested, both his parents are teachers.

 

[screenman]

People are not bad here. In Morrisons last week i saw only 2 people not wearing a mask. Everyone else was.

It seems the bigger shops have more people stcking to the rules, the small rural shops in these parts maybe 50 are.

 

[pawl]

I think it's going to happen to a lot of students

I’m afraid your right.Not sure if I am over simplifying but cram a load of people together and given the current virulent nature of the virus the outcome is pretty certain

 

[screenman]

The bike ride did not happen today, again.

 

[pawl]

I was watching ITV news Ninety-seven year old has been awarded Judo tenth Dan.Ironically he only took up
Judo when his doctor told him he must give up cycling after an appendectomy in his early twenties.