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  1. Had a look BK thanks........but while looking saw some nice walking sticks.....when i left Hospital they gave me one of their NHS ones....as i was still unsteady on my feet.....don't need one now...so i will return it to them....... However being a tad Vane'' i liked the look of some on that site....So sending for one to 'Ponce'' about with when i get out again...........Bulwell here i come.......Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly used to Dance with em....so why not me.........
    5 points
  2. It’s got all the sounds Ben. I can do the Mighty Wurlitzer. I just need to make a hole in the floor so that I can rise up to tumultuous applause.
    3 points
  3. The electronic keyboard’s just arrived and has been set in what we will now call the ‘music room’. It looks like the control panel of the Starship Enterprise. I’ve flown aeroplanes with fewer knobs and dials. I can confirm that I can play God Save the Queen and Three Blind Mice. I’ve just got to work out the left hand bits with only three fingers. Don’t book me yet!
    3 points
  4. Hempshill Lane. Adventure No. 2. In which my intrepid cousin Pete.... further explored the limits of both the performance of his illegal BSA 350 Gold Star, his own motorcycling skills, and his Dad's Wellies. . We had all, as per custom... been hanging around that part of 'Sankey's Pad' which connected with Greasley St via the tunnel under the abandoned railway. Pete turned up with his '350 Goldie'. Even though it wasn't a 'road bike'.. I admired it enormously.. It had two wheels, a frame, a seat and most of all..an engine! As a 14/15 year old schoolie...I had no
    3 points
  5. We’ve never put coats on any of our dogs but our ex-daughter-in-law (American) dressed their dog up for Halloween and Christmas. Admittedly we bought a ‘Thunder Jacket’ for our Jack in the hope he wouldn’t stress with fireworks but sadly it didn’t work. A neighbour has a terrier with arthritis and they take him a walk in one of those pet pushchairs. I wouldn’t do that either.
    3 points
  6. Apparently it was a Eurofighter Typhoon going to escort an ‘unresponsive aircraft’ into Stansted. The aircraft was a chartered flight from Germany. whatever .... the jet was in a rush! interesting story, ben
    2 points
  7. I think Kai has just about forgiven me for getting him the coat and possibly not buying him the expensive toy, took a lot of treats though! He is a big lad so there is no way I can get him into the bath so this was the other option which I am pleased to say kept him clean especially his belly which always ended up really muddy. Just the bottom of his back legs are still a bit grubby Where he was ankle deep in a mud patch but I will sort them out later today. The blurb about the coat says it is easier to get on the second time, I must admit I have my doubts about that as he will know what is
    2 points
  8. Parkinson's a better understanding. Most of us with PD manage it well wilth help from our PD nurse. When you have being dianosed with PD you are allocated a Nurse who specialise in PD. Depending what PD you have (as there are quite a lot ) see with see you in 1month 6 months or when she feels that you need her. My nurse is Jenny and she is more lik a friend and has a way of explaining every thing that is going on with your PD. in simple terms. Symptons People with Parkinson's notice that their movements become slowe, muscles feel stiffer and less flexible and/or they m
    2 points
  9. Every dog we’ve had, arrived with his coat on & they never took it off? I can imagine all the other dogs pointing & laughing, “Look at him with 2 coats on”
    2 points
  10. You really do need to apply for a Moderator post Red.. Your Diplomacy and balanced views equip you perfectly for the role.
    2 points
  11. I hear what you are saying about giving your dog a bath, you can imagen when I had my Rotti. I put on plastic apron, found lots of old towels, had nice warm water ready, shower paused. Right pick up Rotti and place in the bath. it was easy no, no, no, Belive it or not Pip hated water, that is water of any kind, if you took her for a walk after it had been raining she would walk around a puddle yes !! A big mad wild Rotti who hated water. At the time where we lived I could walk down to Bulwell Hall, going on the path to the hall was a small river.stream, well the only way I could get her t
    1 point
  12. Was just reading on tinternet that the jets had flown from RAF Coningsby and were clocked at the equivalent of 1150 mph near you Margie! Someone’s put a recording of the bang, taken from their Ring doorbell in London!
    1 point
  13. I seriously doubt it after raising your idea with my dearly beloved. I suggested I need to practice - she suggested that if I want dinner I should put it back in the cupboard. No soul some people...
    1 point
  14. I have a Yamaha keyboard, unfortunatley I also have recalcitrant fingers and thumbs.
    1 point
  15. Get a sword stick Ben for when you’re walking the streets of Bulwell late at night!
    1 point
  16. You can get them at most shops that sell cutlery here in OZ but unless you can find a shop that stocks Viners cutlery in the UK it looks like you will have to buy on-line, Viners have a website that you can look at and I can see that there are quite a few available on EBay. You can buy special spoons that somehow adjust for the tremble but they are many hundreds of dollars here. One brand is called Gyenno another is Liftware they all have interchangeable ends, spoons, forks and Liftware have a Spork but it looks like they don't ship to the UK I am sure one of our USA members can ge
    1 point
  17. Hi Ben when i was a hairdresser and worked at Hair Progress in Buwell my first ever client named Mrs Monk and she had this condition where her head would not stop shaking, the only problem was she used to have her hair tinted/coloured and guess what ? yes the colour she had on her hair was BLACK you can imagan cleaning the salon after Mrs Monk had left oh forgot it was also sets with rollers no blowdrying. How many rollers i picked up from the floor I have lost count.
    1 point
  18. My signature has never been readable so it makes no difference at all. I think it came from having to sign so much useless paperwork at work. Has anyone thought of using a "Splayd" It is a hybrid between a spoon, a fork and a knife. The fork usually has four pronged and it is dished like a spoon and the edges have "cutting" edges that are not sharp enough to cut your mouth but do a reasonable job on veggies and softer meats like chicken, fish, liver or sausages. The more urbane Aussies call them Sporks They were invented in the 1940's in NSW. At one time Viners of Sheffield w
    1 point
  19. Similar to how I felt with my mum and Parkinson's. In the last couple of years it was like talking to an intelligent 4year old. I couldn't decide if she was happy in her naive innocence, or if she was frustrated at not being able to do what she used to do.
    1 point
  20. That's the thing about dementia. You cannot tell how much recognition is still there and sometimes, I think, quite a lot is but the person cannot physically express it. It's a nightmare condition for anyone to deal with.
    1 point
  21. Better brush that greasy chip off your shoulder RR
    1 point
  22. My sister in law aged 84 lives at Coleshill B/ham, she has now had both vaccinations. My other sister in law and her husband both 82 and 83 ish live in Coven, they are registered at the Docs in Brewood Staffordshire and there has been no vaccines delivered yet? Chris (hubbs) is 76this year heart attack survivor also diabetic. Plus recovery from Covid19. Waiting patiently (worried) but waiting in hope. Myself, 73 this year, Stroke, two TIAs, AF. Two Heart catheter ablations, Underactive Thyroid on Warfarin, Thyroxine plus other meds for life. Just trying to get over Cov
    1 point
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