Renegade Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 07:29, XTreme said: For you to use Phil? Expand Me and Gail went to St Fagans folk museum last tuesday, and by the time we had got halfway around I couldn't breath and Gail was complaining of back and leg ache, so we will use it for when we go to places where we have to walk a fair distance then we can share the scooter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 13/10/2023 at 22:52, Clive said: Taiwan....soon will be Chinese. Expand 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 08:48, Renegade said: Me and Gail went to St Fagans folk museum last tuesday, and by the time we had got halfway around I couldn't breath and Gail was complaining of back and leg ache, so we will use it for when we go to places where we have to walk a fair distance then we can share the scooter. Expand That will be you off to the donut shop every day, fat cunt in a mobility scooter asking them to liquidise the donuts because you have no teeth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 08:48, Renegade said: Me and Gail went to St Fagans folk museum last tuesday, and by the time we had got halfway around I couldn't breath and Gail was complaining of back and leg ache, so we will use it for when we go to places where we have to walk a fair distance then we can share the scooter. Expand How's your mobility for riding the bike Phil? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 09:09, XTreme said: How's your mobility for riding the bike Phil? Expand No problem at all, the Emphasema is what causes the problem of walking distance, I walk for a while and then need to rest to get my breath back. With the scooter we can swap over when one or the other gets knackered. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 09:19, Renegade said: No problem at all, the Emphasema is what causes the problem of walking distance, I walk for a while and then need to rest to get my breath back. With the scooter we can swap over when one or the other gets knackered. Expand I thought about tidying up my wife's (unused now) mobility scooter and then put it on Marketplace, it was going fine until I priced up 2 new batteries ......it ended up on the back of the scrap mans truck. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 09:26, Clive said: I thought about tidying up my wife's (unused now) mobility scooter and then put it on Marketplace, it was going fine until I priced up 2 new batteries ......it ended up on the back of the scrap mans truck. Expand The batteries aren't that cheap to be fair, but I get a big discount from my supplier. I did own a mobility repair company until covid started. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 09:59, Renegade said: The batteries aren't that cheap to be fair, but I get a big discount from my supplier. I did own a mobility repair company until covid started. Expand It was operating fine, but to my embarrassment I left the batteries flat for quite some time......she can make do with her elbow crutches now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 09:19, Renegade said: No problem at all, the Emphasema is what causes the problem of walking distance, I walk for a while and then need to rest to get my breath back. With the scooter we can swap over when one or the other gets knackered. Expand What about the arthritis? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 I can manage the pain it's the loss of breath that does me 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 11:37, Renegade said: I can manage the pain it's the loss of breath that does me Expand I'm still waiting to go in for my bloody Hernia repair! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 This place is turning into a care home for the disenfranchised. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 09:26, Clive said: I thought about tidying up my wife's (unused now) mobility scooter and then put it on Marketplace, it was going fine until I priced up 2 new batteries ......it ended up on the back of the scrap mans truck. Expand bob will buy it , it will be less embarrassing than driving round in his Cube 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 12:17, Buckster said: This place is turning into a care home for the disenfranchised. Expand and i have arthritis in my shoulders which seems to be getting worse the joys of living in lancashire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 08:48, Renegade said: Me and Gail went to St Fagans folk museum last tuesday, and by the time we had got halfway around I couldn't breath and Gail was complaining of back and leg ache, so we will use it for when we go to places where we have to walk a fair distance then we can share the scooter. Expand Blimey, that takes me back . I used to deliver to the museum about 40 years ago . I also delivered to the contactors building the A4232 link road from the motorway near the museum before it was open, I drove up that road before it was open with no barriers etc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 13:13, Six30 said: bob will buy it , it will be less embarrassing than driving round in his Cube Expand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 13:51, skyrider said: and i have arthritis in my shoulders which seems to be getting worse the joys of living in lancashire Expand Does Lancashire have a monopoly on arthritis then ............ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 21:14, boboneleg said: Blimey, that takes me back . I used to deliver to the museum about 40 years ago . I also delivered to the contactors building the A4232 link road from the motorway near the museum before it was open, I drove up that road before it was open with no barriers etc Expand I drove where the A4232 road was going to be built long before they ever thought about building it, it was put right through the centre of our farm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 21:18, boboneleg said: Does Lancashire have a monopoly on arthritis then ............ Expand So many words......That was almost a novel by @Skyriders standards. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 21:21, Renegade said: I drove where the A4232 road was going to be built long before they ever thought about building it, it was put right through the centre of our farm. Expand Ah ! , I remember you telling me about the farm but I didn't realise that's where it was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 21:52, boboneleg said: Ah ! , I remember you telling me about the farm but I didn't realise that's where it was. Expand About a mile before the Culverhouse Cross slip road is where it started on both sides. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 He says “farm” but it was actually a Welsh brothel. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 it was the only county in britain where they could spin cotton without it snapping because because of the damp atmosphere that's why there was so many mills in lancs 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 On 14/10/2023 at 21:43, Clive said: So many words......That was almost a novel by @Skyriders standards. Expand believe it it doesn't happen that often 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 On 15/10/2023 at 10:06, skyrider said: it was the only county in britain where they could spin cotton without it snapping because because of the damp atmosphere that's why there was so many mills in lancs Expand Well I've learned my fact for the day now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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