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Post by bamber on Mar 12, 2019 9:25:54 GMT
OK, so I reached my allotted three score and ten 9 days ago (thanks for the good wishes, and yes I sobered up sometime Tuesday afternoon!). Since then I've received through the post: An invitation to view retirement apartments in a town 35 and 60 miles away. An invitation to consider moving to a bungalow within a sheltered community complex. Three offers for cruises -- one of with was blatantly targeted for 'concessionary' clientele. A pamphlet for rising chairs from a well known organisation for the aged. A pamphlet detailing an assortment of mobility aids from a national company. And this morning was delivered a booklet for mobility scooters. Where do these people get their ideas from? When all I really need is a younger wife who's able to jump across the open lock gates rather than having to walk around.  Still, I suppose it's keeping the postman in a job. |
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Post by thebfg on Mar 12, 2019 9:34:22 GMT
Sorry. I dont keep an eye on birthdays. However.
Happy birthday, I hope it was a good one. Happy cruising.
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Post by JohnV on Mar 12, 2019 9:41:30 GMT
wait for another birthday or two ...... then you start getting funeral plan adverts  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 9:43:31 GMT
70 years seemed so very old to me in the past. Now it seems like nothing ... one is just reaching ones peak, where the balance of wisdom and physical strength are at their zenith. Please tell me that's true  Rog |
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Post by ianali on Mar 12, 2019 10:06:02 GMT
70 years seemed so very old to me in the past. Now it seems like nothing ... one is just reaching ones peak, where the balance of wisdom and physical strength are at their zenith. Please tell me that's true Rog It’s true. |
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Post by JohnV on Mar 12, 2019 10:14:19 GMT
well it certainly starts going downhill after that point  |
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Post by dyertribe on Mar 12, 2019 11:48:17 GMT
Well on my 50th birthday I got a catalogue for Hotter shoes and an appointment for a Mammogram.
On my 60th, last month, I got a kit to smear my poo on a card to check for bowel cancer!!!
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Post by phil70 on Mar 12, 2019 11:54:25 GMT
wait for another birthday or two ...... then you start getting funeral plan adverts Getting those now. 😊 Phil |
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Post by phil70 on Mar 12, 2019 11:55:58 GMT
70 years seemed so very old to me in the past. Now it seems like nothing ... one is just reaching ones peak, where the balance of wisdom and physical strength are at their zenith. Please tell me that's true Rog Believe brother,believe Phil |
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Post by bargemast on Mar 12, 2019 12:17:12 GMT
Well on my 50th birthday I got a catalogue for Hotter shoes and an appointment for a Mammogram. On my 60th, last month, I got a kit to smear my poo on a card to check for bowel cancer!!! Just back from the local clinic where I had a r.d.v. with the gastrologist for a gastroscopic exam, but he wants me to have a camera in me bum too. When I told him that I did one of these poo-card checkups, he said that they don't mean a lot, and certainly don't give you any garanties. So now I'll have to suffer, but they'll put me asleep, and I will have to stay for the night afterwards. Not looking forward to this at all, by previuous exams, I only had some foul tasting spray injected in my throat, and could leave staight after the exam. Now a nurse will have to come for 6 days to do injections with something that has to replace the medication I'm normall taking until the exam date. There are many much nicer things to look forward to, but what has to be done, has to be done. I hope that I don't end up with a baby in my arms when I wake up, as when you're asleep, you don't know what they do to (and with) you. Peter. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 12:25:04 GMT
I'm told the camera is painless ... it's the sound man with his boom mic ...
Sorry to joke, it's not pleasant. Hope you're comfortably looking back on the test very soon.
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Post by bargemast on Mar 12, 2019 12:29:32 GMT
I'm told the camera is painless ... it's the sound man with his boom mic ... Sorry to joke, it's not pleasant. Hope you're comfortably looking back on the test very soon.
Rog On a day like today, I've given up hope, all I really need is love and understanding  Peter. |
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Post by patty on Mar 12, 2019 14:10:52 GMT
I've had tubes n cameras up and down ..mostly without calming relaxing meds as they allege my eye problems(raised pressure) means not allowed the other meds...or so they said.
I personally think they were just being mean..
Hope your tests all come back clear
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Post by bargemast on Mar 12, 2019 14:24:16 GMT
I've had tubes n cameras up and down ..mostly without calming relaxing meds as they allege my eye problems(raised pressure) means not allowed the other meds...or so they said. I personally think they were just being mean.. Hope your tests all come back clearSo do I Patty, believe me, in the meantime I hate the thought of what's going to be done, and having to stay there for the night afterwarts because they don't allow me to be on my own on my boat, if not I could have left after the exams, once the anestetics had lost their effect. Peter. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2019 14:28:57 GMT
I had a camera stuck up my little lad when I was 15 for a bladder inspection. General anaesthetic but still not nice.
I hope you do alright peter and they don't take advantage of your gender fluidity.
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