grapau27 Posted September 16, 2023 #49976 Share Posted September 16, 2023 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted September 16, 2023 #49977 Share Posted September 16, 2023 The washing is now out on the line hopefully drying before it starts to rain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SarahHben Posted September 16, 2023 #49978 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Morning. It’s been a bit manic since our cruise. Mr B had a nasty bout of covid, was off work for 10 days, the first time he’s ever needed to be off work for that length of time due to sickness. At the same time our son-in-law ate some dodgy chicken cooked (or undercooked chicken as it turned out) by a friend of his and he got a bad case of salmonella, they had the paramedics out to him at one point. 😳 All better now although Mr B is still exhausted. We are driving mum and dad down to Fareham this afternoon, staying overnight then taking them to Southampton tomorrow for their Arvia cruise. It’s the Southampton boat show so we’re expecting it to be very busy. We’ve booked to have Sunday lunch at the Harbour Hotel once we’ve dropped them off, fortunately they have an early boarding time. I wish we were going too but I’ll have to be content with ship watching 😊 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 16, 2023 #49979 Share Posted September 16, 2023 42 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Congrats mate,but you should have posted a Greggs bacon roll pic.They'd have sent you a years supply. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 16, 2023 #49980 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Chicken liver (can't get lambs here),bacon,onions,homemade chips baked in origano and beans. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete14 Posted September 16, 2023 #49981 Share Posted September 16, 2023 1 hour ago, yorkshirephil said: Bit of late night sax might do the job Avril😉 Is that what you typed or has it autocorrected? 🤔 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted September 16, 2023 #49982 Share Posted September 16, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, grapau27 said: I win, I win, shame I didn't put a tenner on Graham being the first to 2000 Edited September 16, 2023 by terrierjohn 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted September 16, 2023 #49983 Share Posted September 16, 2023 You would not have won much, I think we all wanted him to win, and thought he would. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 16, 2023 #49984 Share Posted September 16, 2023 19 minutes ago, lincslady said: You would not have won much, I think we all wanted him to win, and thought he would. We are all winners on here. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 16, 2023 #49985 Share Posted September 16, 2023 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 16, 2023 #49986 Share Posted September 16, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Adawn47 said: I haven't had an hip op, but my sister has had both knees done with an injection and said it was much better, and she thought safer at her age of 79, than a general anaesthetic. They allowed her to bring some music to listen to using headphones too. Your hospital might do the same. Avril I'm pleased to hear your sister is well after 2 knee replacement operations Avril. My worry was stopping Aspirin blood thinner before a general anaesthetic but I was told it would be an injection instead. Next week I have my skin cancer check up. I have an appointment next month for another hip assessment. So far touch wood my second steroid injection in my knee 5 months ago has been good. Edited September 16, 2023 by grapau27 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted September 16, 2023 #49987 Share Posted September 16, 2023 16 minutes ago, grapau27 said: I'm pleased to hear your sister is well after 2 knee replacement operations Avril. My worry was stopping Aspirin blood thinner before a general anaesthetic but I was told it would be an injection instead. Next week I have my skin cancer check up. I have an appointment next month for another hip assessment. So far touch wood my second steroid injection in my knee 5 months ago has been good. My DW was switched to Tinzaparin from Warfarin blood thinner for her recent op, and it worked well for her. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted September 16, 2023 #49988 Share Posted September 16, 2023 1 hour ago, terrierjohn said: I win, I win, shame I didn't put a tenner on Graham being the first to 2000 The 50,000 post race is on. At 49,988 I won't won as I'm watching the qualifying. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiana123 Posted September 16, 2023 #49989 Share Posted September 16, 2023 When I had endovascular surgery in May I had a general. I was shocked hat it took five hours. I asked how my heart had behaved etc (had heart attack a while ago) and they said 'perfectly', But when I had metal put in my leg/ankle (abroad) it was just 3 and a half hours and I was awake. Horrible that was. No one spoke English so I just laid there. No music, and no reassuring chat or nurse. At one point I could see my foot in the light fittings and door fittings, and it was terrible trying to point and yell "I can see". 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted September 16, 2023 #49990 Share Posted September 16, 2023 33 minutes ago, terrierjohn said: My DW was switched to Tinzaparin from Warfarin blood thinner for her recent op, and it worked well for her. After my heart attack in December 2020 I was prescribed Ticagrelor blood thinner for 1 year after I had 1 stent fitted along with 75mg Aspirin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 16, 2023 #49991 Share Posted September 16, 2023 18 hours ago, Josy1953 said: I think that a lot of people are in the same situation as you and your wife unfortunately. Most younger people are like you and have had to change their retirement plans. We have all worked and contributed to our pension plans expecting to have a comfortable retirement and I feel that a large number of people have been cheated with the closure of final pension schemes. There is a sandwich generation here in Scotland that I feel the most sorry for, those from about 41 to 59 ish. They won’t get final salary pensions, the retirement age has gone up, they paid the high interest rates and house prices and they never got all the multitude of benefits now on offer to young people up here but they are paying the much higher taxes required to fund those benefits. Those just a little bit older get gold plated pensions, retirement at 60 / 65 and lower house purchase prices. Those younger got free university places in large numbers, free bus passes, best start grants, universal free nursery places, baby boxes and school meals etc for their children and for those on lower wages numerous other additional Scottish benefits. So the baby boomers, milenials and gen z have all won some and lost some. Those in gen X has lost out both ways. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobstheboy Posted September 16, 2023 #49992 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Been very lucky with my police pension. Retired at 50, been retired 27 years. We had the best of times with rent allowance, which is long gone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 16, 2023 #49993 Share Posted September 16, 2023 2 hours ago, zap99 said: The 50,000 post race is on. At 49,988 I won't won as I'm watching the qualifying. Have to get Megabear to run a book. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 16, 2023 #49994 Share Posted September 16, 2023 8 minutes ago, bobstheboy said: Been very lucky with my police pension. Retired at 50, been retired 27 years. We had the best of times with rent allowance, which is long gone. There used to be designated housing for then Police and district nurses up here. It all got sold of 40 plus years ago, nice houses. Retirement at 50 is a pipe dream now but do we really want 67 year old Police and fire fighters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 16, 2023 #49995 Share Posted September 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: There used to be designated housing for then Police and district nurses up here. It all got sold of 40 plus years ago, nice houses. Retirement at 50 is a pipe dream now but do we really want 67 year old Police and fire fighters. Dixon of Dock Green must have been 90odd. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobstheboy Posted September 16, 2023 #49996 Share Posted September 16, 2023 20 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: There used to be designated housing for then Police and district nurses up here. It all got sold of 40 plus years ago, nice houses. Retirement at 50 is a pipe dream now but do we really want 67 year old Police and fire fighters. I was in a MQ and you either got rent free quarters or a rent allowance. When the regulations were changed allowing all officers to buy a house, rent allowance was stopped for new recruits but serving officers kept it and it was frozen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted September 16, 2023 #49997 Share Posted September 16, 2023 31 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: There used to be designated housing for then Police and district nurses up here. It all got sold of 40 plus years ago, nice houses. Retirement at 50 is a pipe dream now but do we really want 67 year old Police and fire fighters. They could always work in the office. In SWAT the police chief is about 97. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 16, 2023 #49998 Share Posted September 16, 2023 33 minutes ago, Eglesbrech said: There used to be designated housing for then Police and district nurses up here. It all got sold of 40 plus years ago, nice houses. Retirement at 50 is a pipe dream now but do we really want 67 year old Police and fire fighters. On a serious note do we want 67+ bricklayers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted September 16, 2023 #49999 Share Posted September 16, 2023 27 minutes ago, brian1 said: Dixon of Dock Green must have been 90odd. As are the folk who remember the programme. Sorry Brian.🤣 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 16, 2023 #50000 Share Posted September 16, 2023 1 minute ago, zap99 said: As are the folk who remember the programme. Sorry Brian.🤣 That puts us all in the same era! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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