The Retirement Thread

[BoldonLad]

Rxcitement for the day. Mr WD is laying the new vinyl in the porch.

That poor Mr WD, he never stops, work, work, work ....

 

[numbnuts]

Just got my blood sugar results
An HbA1c of 56 mmol/mol - While 56 mmol/mol is above this target, it is still within the acceptable range, meaning that blood sugar levels are generally well managed.
Easter chocolate cake next weekend then
I've been good as cake was one of my things I gave up for lent.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Looks like the rain clouds are very small and keep missing us to the North or South

 

[Dave7]

Looks like the rain clouds are very small and keep missing us to the North or South

Same here in sunny Warrington. No wonder people flock here in their 1000s for holidays.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

We don't use our GP practice much at all apart from routine jabs and annual MOT.

But, having been 'bugged' for about a month I thought I would get in to see what was occurring so...

... in days of yor you would phone and get an appointment to see your doctor, you remember them - they knew you, you knew them, etc. They looked after your whole family.

And then the Great Pandy came and GP's went into hiding and didn't really emerge even after Covid died down.

The service was replaced by over the phone triage and prescription if necessary on the couple of times we used it. Seemed to work okay.

So, I tried to make an appointment, expecting the above, but no, you now need to fill out a triage form via a link sent to you via mobile. Upon receipt by the surgery they will decide on your 'urgency' and take things from there.

So, yesterday, I made time to complete the form but... you cannot access the form outside of the opening hours of the surgery!

A serious FFS for this absolute nonsense.

 

[BoldonLad]

We don't use our GP practice much at all apart from routine jabs and annual MOT.

But, having been 'bugged for about a month I thought I would get in to see what was occurring so...

... in days of yor you would phone and get an appointment to see your doctor, you remember them - they knew you, you knew them, etc. They looked after your whole family.

And then the Great Pandy came and GP's went into hiding and didn't really emerge even after Covid died down.

The service was replaced by over the phone triage and prescription if necessary on the couple of times we used it. Seemed to work okay.

So, I tried to make an appointment, expecting the above, but no, you now need to fill out a triage form via a link sent to you via mobile. Upon receipt by the surgery they will decide on your 'urgency' and take things from there.

So, yesterday, I made time to complete the form but... you cannot access the form outside of the opening hours of the surgery!

A serious FFS for this absolute nonsense.

I think you are under the miss-apprehension that the "S" in NHS means "service" 😂

 

[welsh dragon]

I thought you said you were going to be doing that. As part of the decorating you were doing.

Don't be silly. If it goes wrong I can blame Mr WD

 

[welsh dragon]

Snake and pygmy pie and chips today.

Flooring has been laid.

 

[classic33]

Snake and pygmy pie and chips today.

Flooring has been laid.

I take it you paid him wel for his work, especially as you'll be walking all over it.

 

[welsh dragon]

I take it you paid him wel for his work, especially as you'll be walking all over it.

I did the painting. That's good enough

 

[PeteXXX]

It rained while I was having my afternoon snooze..

 

[classic33]

I did the painting. That's good enough

Wasn't this you!

I have decided to re do the front porch.

 

[welsh dragon]

Wasn't this you!

And your point is caller.

 

[classic33]

And your point is caller.

You said it was going to be all your own work, once Mr WD had cleared it for you to start decorating.

 

[Paulus]

We have rain. the first in over5 weeks.