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15 Apr
3:31pm, 15 Apr 2026
303 posts
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Aquarius
HS Yes, Garmin does seem to come up with some odd advice and comments. At least mine hasn't yet suggested that I was on the running setting rather than the walking one, what a cheek!
Have you always had bags for your rubbish, or is it a temporary thing? I would have thought they could easily be ripped open by birds or foxes. We have a green wheelie bin for ordinary rubbish and a blue bin for recycling. We also pay about £40 a year for a garden refuse bin. We're still waiting for the new food recycling caddies to be delivered, apparently food waste is to be recycled to make biofuel.
That was thoughtful of Sarah F to order a new shower for you, I hope you can get it fitted soon. Good of you to accompany Sarah H today on a 3.53 run, I can see it must be a bit of a worry for you in case she has a fall.
WtnMEl Good for Margaret "ordering" you out for your walk. Sometimes we all need a bit of encouragement to get out the door and take some exercise. I hope you're making progress with transferring files etc to Margaret's laptop. Have you had time to locate the heater's power socket yet? It sounds like you've plenty on your plate to keep you out of mischief for a while. 
0063 Good luck at Manchester on Sunday.
I had a different trainer at the gym yesterday who worked me quite hard, so I've decided to leave today's run until tomorrow as I'm feeling a bit stiff. Just some Pilates and Yoga today to try to loosen up. After tomorrow's run we both have optician appointments, then on Friday I have my annual blood sugar test. I've hovered in the pre-diabetic range for some years so hoping the reading won't have got any worse.
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16 Apr
2:36pm, 16 Apr 2026
20,809 posts
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hillstrider
Aquarius, yes,we've always had bags, except for glass, and the gulls do occasionally rip them open, spreading rubbish on the ground. Food caddies were among the bins delivered.
Sarah's husband Mike is coming round tomorrow morning to see if he can fit the new shower.
Yes it is a worry running with Sarah H, and a worry that she will stay safe cycling on the roads.
Did you manage to run this morning, after feeling stiff from previous gym workout and pilates and yoga. Sarah H also attends those sessions which she sais really help her balance.
I hope that your and Steve's appointments with the optician go ok, and also your annual blood sugar test tomorrow🤞
I've got an appointment on the 19th May at the doctors surgery for a Covid jab.
This morning was just a solo 2.34 mile jog as I seemed to be lacking in energy. However, after a lukewarm shower, I decided to take a brisk walk, to make up for lack of mileage. I walked 0.72 miles and felt better 😀
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16 Apr
3:15pm, 16 Apr 2026
3,199 posts
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WtnMel
Hillstrider - I smiled at that Garmin message.. someone has a sense of humour. Well done re the 3.5ml run with Sarah H .. and hope she doesn't fall over when you're out with her. When we replaced our shower it was 'like for like' - but we did get a man in (the plumber we use). We've had wheelie bins ever since we moved in - the only change has been recently where they no longer issue stickers for garden waste (the crews have some sort of list of who has paid for that 'extra'). Reading on further, hope Mike is able to fit the new shower. If it's just a case of wiring it in to the electrics, it should be a simple enough job (he says confidently, having no idea exactly what's involved!)
Aquarius - similar to my comment above, we've had food waste caddies here since we moved in. We must be 'ahead of the game' here in Glos. No more progress yet re Margaret's new laptop, as explained below. I've not tried cutting away any of the cupboard side yet to see where the power socket is located. I tried switching it on (it's been powered off for a couple of days) to see if it would go back to normal temperature. It very quickly got far too hot, so we definitely need a replacement. Sounds like the new trainer worked you harder than the previous one - hope that stiffness went away and you were able to run today. And fingers crossed your blood sugar test result keeps you below the pre-diabetic level.
Our gardening lady scarified the lawn last week to remove the moss. I was out yesterday and again this morning, using a garden fork to aerate the lawn. It's fair to say I'm feeling the effects now - hard work!
And (drum roll ..) the latest issue of Radio Times for next week has been delivered today. Wonders will never cease!
No more progress as yet re Margaret's new laptop - I'm waiting for her to have time to decide what she wants moved across.
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16 Apr
6:34pm, 16 Apr 2026
20,812 posts
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hillstrider
WtnMel the shower is a 'like for like' it's the same model. 🚿
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17 Apr
1:41pm, 17 Apr 2026
20,818 posts
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hillstrider
WtnMel, Mike came round this morning to have a look at the shower. He managed to increase the warmth of the water, but it was intermittent. He's decided that it would be best to replace it, in case the water suddenly heated up and scalded me. He's coming round at 2pm.
I hope that you soon get your heater sorted out.
Well done for aerating the lawn. I wonder how many 'gardeners' still do that.
Good news that the RT has arrived.
I hope that Margaret soon decides what data she wants transferred across to her new laptop 💻
The usual Friday Farmers Walk this morning.
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17 Apr
5:03pm, 17 Apr 2026
20,822 posts
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hillstrider
Mike came round this afternoon, and he has fitted the new shower. He said that it wasn't too tricky, being that it was the same model as the old one.
I don't think that I mentioned that I have an appointment on the 17th May for a Covid jab at my Doctors Surgery.
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17 Apr
5:42pm, 17 Apr 2026
3,200 posts
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WtnMel
Hillstrider - glad to hear Mike was able to sort out your shower and fit a replacement (fitting 'like for like' obviously helped make the job easier). Margaret had a covid jab a couple of days ago as she qualified for one.
I spent some time yesterday looking at Margaret's old laptop, checking what accounts need setting up in Outlook (email) and what backups run on it. I found lots of 'surplus' files on her external disk drive, dating back 10 years or so. I've explained we'll need to look at them as they're unlikely to be needed. Margaret said she thinks they are probably from the PC that she had before she got her laptop.
We went for a walk around Croome this morning. When we got back home, I went outside and finished aerating the back lawn. Good timing on my part - a few minutes after I finished and came indoors, the rain started.
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17 Apr
10:03pm, 17 Apr 2026
2,337 posts
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OO63
Good luck with the eye test and blood test Aquarius.
Just popping in to say our daughter's c section has been postponed until Wednesday. So I'll do an easy parkrun tomorrow, then off to Manchester for the marathon, without rushing back to meet the new family member.
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