Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
The diet of the future.
What's the Postie brought you today?
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The diet of the future.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
I tried that and like the phone service it also sent me round the houses. Anyway,the item was delivered yesterday by the 'post person'. God knows why it required a signature as it was only a 5 quid lanyard.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Forty DuPont breadboard jumpers.
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
Items I hadn't ordered, I only asked for a quote 
Kempstonian
Has the memory of a goldfish
- Location
- Bedford
Or the next big thing in pets.
I got a couple of cable outers in this morning's post.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
The blood circulation in my left leg is not great after a DVT in 2012 so I have been wearing compression socks on that leg ever since. They help to reduce swelling in the calf of that leg, which without them is an unpleasant nuisance.
I found quite a few problems with those compression socks...
One company had a very cheeky name which made me laugh (Supports Direct!), and they were doing sleeves for £3.99 incl. postage (THESE). I ordered a pair, and postie brought them me today.
Here is the dodgy calf wearing one...
It felt too tight but then I noticed that I was wearing it the opposite way round to the model on eBay. The white bands are elasticated and were pulling too hard on the back of the calf. I only lasted about 30 minutes with the sleeve as shown in the picture above. When I removed it I could see where the elastication had squashed the skin.
I have been wearing the sleeve the other way for an hour now and so far it feels good. I'll keep it on until I go to bed unless something starts to ache, and then I'll check the leg to make sure that all looks ok.
When the sleeve is the correct way round, the elasticated strips are pulling against the shin bone and the back of the calf has much more gentle overall support.
I'll report back later if there are any problems, but so far I am impressed. The sleeves are well made and look like they should last many times as long as the socks they are replacing. If you think you would benefit from a pair of these, give 'em a go. If you would like some sizing information, I'll check with a tape measure later.
BONUS: I discovered that the sleeves can double up as pretty good arm warmers! At least, if you are a fairly scrawny build so not with arms the size of @Drago's...
They go from my wrist to a few cms beyond the elbow. I think they would stay up okay on a ride.
I found quite a few problems with those compression socks...
- They are quite hard to put on. I have ripped a few apart in the process.
- I wear the heals out quite quickly.
- I wear ordinary socks over them to reduce wear and tear but my feet overheat unless the weather is cold.
- They can be quite expensive.
One company had a very cheeky name which made me laugh (Supports Direct!), and they were doing sleeves for £3.99 incl. postage (THESE). I ordered a pair, and postie brought them me today.
Here is the dodgy calf wearing one...
It felt too tight but then I noticed that I was wearing it the opposite way round to the model on eBay. The white bands are elasticated and were pulling too hard on the back of the calf. I only lasted about 30 minutes with the sleeve as shown in the picture above. When I removed it I could see where the elastication had squashed the skin.
I have been wearing the sleeve the other way for an hour now and so far it feels good. I'll keep it on until I go to bed unless something starts to ache, and then I'll check the leg to make sure that all looks ok.
When the sleeve is the correct way round, the elasticated strips are pulling against the shin bone and the back of the calf has much more gentle overall support.
I'll report back later if there are any problems, but so far I am impressed. The sleeves are well made and look like they should last many times as long as the socks they are replacing. If you think you would benefit from a pair of these, give 'em a go. If you would like some sizing information, I'll check with a tape measure later.
BONUS: I discovered that the sleeves can double up as pretty good arm warmers! At least, if you are a fairly scrawny build so not with arms the size of @Drago's...
They go from my wrist to a few cms beyond the elbow. I think they would stay up okay on a ride.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
A Decree Absolute
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Dansi Melbourne light set. Lovely trapezoidal front beam, quite a bit wider at the bottom than the Lidl lights despite being a smaller lamp (powered by 2xAAs instead of USB recharging), so should be better for cornering at speed. It's currently on the ice bike but I might swap it to the road bike later. Not sure. I just remembered the Dansi is 30/15lx whereas the Lidl is 40/20/10lx... more thinking and testing needed!
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
A bunch of stuff that went straight into the recycling wheelie bin.
FishFright
More wheels than sense
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
A very nice letter from Sue Ryder* thanking me for my donations to their local shop over the last year and advising me how much they'd sold the items for.
I was pleasantly surprised at the amount as it was mainly books - I'll buy a few books, read them and then donate them back, and repeat. It's inspired me to see what else we can donate this weekend.
* - not herself, obviously.
I was pleasantly surprised at the amount as it was mainly books - I'll buy a few books, read them and then donate them back, and repeat. It's inspired me to see what else we can donate this weekend.
* - not herself, obviously.
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
When my mum passed we cleared out her stuff and donated to our local Help The Aged shop, it was nice to receive a letter of thanks and to know they got something from it. Unfortunately they are closing down as they are rarely used
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
Yet more stuff I didn't order
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Proper cable cutters. Just got fed up with bodging.
