Penelope Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 This morning? Finding my upstairs neighbour dead in his flat yesterday; had about two hours sleepfrom 9 - 11pm, been awake since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 2 hours ago, Poor Shot said: Alarm for 5:15, feed the dogs, a quick coffee and then to the gym for 6:00. Taking a cold plunge first thing in the morning is reported to have many benefits like boosting circulation, reducing inflammation and can help with recovery. Rogan constantly bigs up the benefits of using a cold plunge and he is in pretty good shape for a guy in his late 50's. Seems like it would be a great idea in July following those heatwave nights of sweat reduced sleep but in December and you have break the ice from the surface before getting in? Nah, maybe not. Rogan is 110% on Testoaterone “Replacement” therapy mind you 👀 14 minutes ago, Penelope said: This morning? Finding my upstairs neighbour dead in his flat yesterday; had about two hours sleepfrom 9 - 11pm, been awake since then. Ouch, hope you are alright. And hope the neighbour went quick and painless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 (edited) 1 hour ago, Lloyd90 said: Ouch, hope you are alright. And hope the neighbour went quick and painless. Certainly not a nice thing to find. Police and ambulance service were not particularly helpful to start with, until I decided that we needed to get in and a neighbour (window/door fitter/supplier) had cut a panel out of the front door and I went in to check and called the Police back to say he was deceased. Found him at approx 2pm yesterday after my next door neighbour said that they had not seen him for while. The smell as I went up the stairs gave it away and it was obvious that he had been dead for a while. Mid 70's with a number of issues following a major car accident 27 years ago. He didn't take particularly good care of himself or his living conditions and was difficult to get through to. I'd know him since 2019 when I moved into my flat following a divorce. Suspected that he had been there for over a week. I heard a thump on the morning of Friday, 8th November when laid up with heavy cold, but he often dropped things, so not particularly unusual to hear things like that. He was laying across the bed and had fallen through the frame but the mattress had absorbed a lot of the fall, so the thump was not really that loud or heavy. I believe that he had a heart attack or a brain anurism just after getting out of bed and was dead before he fell, given how he was positioned. Edited November 18 by Penelope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Dead before he hit the ground. Its what I’d prefer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 18 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: Dead before he hit the ground. Its what I’d prefer. Indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 3 hours ago, old man said: From memory the blue cod was good. Yes, blue cod are very good to eat. I believe that's how they got their name because they aren't any relation to Atlantic cod, or even close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmm243 Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 I chanced my arm this morning. Got told it was too late for such carry on so got changed, went down stairs and ate my porridge in a sulk. 8 minutes to the office and have hardly had a free minute since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 Thursday went to hospital at 3pm because my lovely mother in law who has been there for a few weeks was getting worse, was there all night came home for two hours sleep at 6 am with wife and back to hospital, mother in law died peacefully with most of her family around her at 6 pm, one son had tried to get there from Brazil missed her by 2 hours. collapsed in bed at 9 pm awake at 5 am saturday, wife caught covid, as have i from the hospital,started to sort out the things that need sorting, sleep last night was bed at 9pm, awake at 12.30 am no more sleep got up at 4 am. worked from home today feel awful, wife is understandably broken, will probably sleep another solid 2-3 hours tonight. Normal mornings are up at 7am then S,S,S. coffee (macchiato),on the trike to the office at 8am for 8.30 start or if working from home get up half an hour later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 1 hour ago, welsh1 said: Thursday went to hospital at 3pm because my lovely mother in law who has been there for a few weeks was getting worse, was there all night came home for two hours sleep at 6 am with wife and back to hospital, mother in law died peacefully with most of her family around her at 6 pm, one son had tried to get there from Brazil missed her by 2 hours. collapsed in bed at 9 pm awake at 5 am saturday, wife caught covid, as have i from the hospital,started to sort out the things that need sorting, sleep last night was bed at 9pm, awake at 12.30 am no more sleep got up at 4 am. worked from home today feel awful, wife is understandably broken, will probably sleep another solid 2-3 hours tonight. Normal mornings are up at 7am then S,S,S. coffee (macchiato),on the trike to the office at 8am for 8.30 start or if working from home get up half an hour later. Sorry to hear all that. Sounds like you and yours have been through the wringer. Fingers crossed the only way is up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 4 hours ago, gmm243 said: I chanced my arm this morning. Got told it was too late for such carry on so got changed, went down stairs and ate my porridge in a sulk. 8 minutes to the office and have hardly had a free minute since Good lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 (edited) Alarm at 17:30. Always snooze for 8mins. Six paces to lovely hot shower. Get dressed. About 40 steps to the office for a shift handover at 18:00 but usually detour to the galley to pick up a coffee. Then back to the galley with my colleague to continue our ‘handover’ official shift start at 19:00. Nothing happening in my department so in the cinema for 19:30 to watch a movie. Go through to 07:00 on shift. switch over day today, night to day shift. Bit of a killer for the body clock to adjust to days but I find taking melatonin helps me a lot. Saw daylight today for the first time in a week. Edited November 18 by scolopax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted November 18 Author Report Share Posted November 18 12 hours ago, Lloyd90 said: Ouch, hope you are alright. And hope the neighbour went quick and painless. This! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted November 18 Report Share Posted November 18 My wife wakes me up when she brings my breakfast in bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted November 18 Author Report Share Posted November 18 6 hours ago, welsh1 said: Thursday went to hospital at 3pm because my lovely mother in law who has been there for a few weeks was getting worse, was there all night came home for two hours sleep at 6 am with wife and back to hospital, mother in law died peacefully with most of her family around her at 6 pm, one son had tried to get there from Brazil missed her by 2 hours. collapsed in bed at 9 pm awake at 5 am saturday, wife caught covid, as have i from the hospital,started to sort out the things that need sorting, sleep last night was bed at 9pm, awake at 12.30 am no more sleep got up at 4 am. worked from home today feel awful, wife is understandably broken, will probably sleep another solid 2-3 hours tonight. Normal mornings are up at 7am then S,S,S. coffee (macchiato),on the trike to the office at 8am for 8.30 start or if working from home get up half an hour later. Sorry to hear that Welsh, a difficult time for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 Sorry to hear of your difficult time Welsh, condolences, and get well soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 On 17/11/2024 at 20:29, 7daysinaweek said: On 17/11/2024 at 17:52, islandgun said: I get my wife to wake me up Why didn't I think of that! Maybe his wife doesn’t want to wake you up! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 1 hour ago, moondoggy said: Maybe his wife doesn’t want to wake you up! 😁 I will ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted November 19 Author Report Share Posted November 19 1 hour ago, moondoggy said: Maybe his wife doesn’t want to wake you up! 😁 33 minutes ago, islandgun said: I will ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted November 19 Author Report Share Posted November 19 On 18/11/2024 at 20:11, scolopax said: Alarm at 17:30. Always snooze for 8mins. Six paces to lovely hot shower. Get dressed. About 40 steps to the office for a shift handover at 18:00 but usually detour to the galley to pick up a coffee. Then back to the galley with my colleague to continue our ‘handover’ official shift start at 19:00. Nothing happening in my department so in the cinema for 19:30 to watch a movie. Go through to 07:00 on shift. switch over day today, night to day shift. Bit of a killer for the body clock to adjust to days but I find taking melatonin helps me a lot. Saw daylight today for the first time in a week. Sounds like a 'Grueller' I do not miss nights 22 hours ago, Gordon R said: My wife wakes me up when she brings my breakfast in bed. That sounds grand Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 ☝️Welcome to PW ☝️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted November 27 Report Share Posted November 27 25 grams of these little beauties and a bowl of cereal do the trick without any unnecessary pain or shrunken gentlemen's parts - much more civilised 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted November 28 Report Share Posted November 28 (edited) Bought myself a ''cold plunge tub today'' I have signed up for 12 cold dips during the month of December, for a mental health charity. I live on the coast and most dips will be done in the sea. Although the hide tide times are not always convenient, so this is were the plunge tub will come in handy. Usual working day - Alarm set for 6.30, snoozed till around 7am. Breakfast, dog fed, teeth and face washed, wake my son for his morning shower, shop around the corner for a caramel late and 20 mins drive to site. Edited November 28 by SuperGoose75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 05.30. Coffee in bed. 06.30. Porridge. 08.30 off to meet up with a previous member at his abode. Traffic absolutely carp as usual due to more major roadworks concerning new houses and a huge battery bank to support the grid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted November 29 Author Report Share Posted November 29 On 27/11/2024 at 16:51, martinj said: 25 grams of these little beauties and a bowl of cereal do the trick without any unnecessary pain or shrunken gentlemen's parts - much more civilised 🙂 On 28/11/2024 at 17:55, SuperGoose75 said: Bought myself a ''cold plunge tub today'' I have signed up for 12 cold dips during the month of December, for a mental health charity. I live on the coast and most dips will be done in the sea. Although the hide tide times are not always convenient, so this is were the plunge tub will come in handy. Usual working day - Alarm set for 6.30, snoozed till around 7am. Breakfast, dog fed, teeth and face washed, wake my son for his morning shower, shop around the corner for a caramel late and 20 mins drive to site. All power to you SG. You will soon acclimatise using the plunger. 12 hours ago, old man said: 05.30. Coffee in bed. 06.30. Porridge. 08.30 off to meet up with a previous member at his abode. Traffic absolutely carp as usual due to more major roadworks concerning new houses and a huge battery bank to support the grid. Never seen as many roadworks locally in the past few weeks as ever before. Can't seem to drive anywhere without passing a sodding cone, or some form of traffic management. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted November 30 Report Share Posted November 30 6 hours ago, 7daysinaweek said: All power to you SG. You will soon acclimatise using the plunger. Never seen as many roadworks locally in the past few weeks as ever before. Can't seem to drive anywhere without passing a sodding cone, or some form of traffic management. Between the numerous proad works, potholes and surface flooding due to lack of drain cleaning it's a delight to travel. 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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