Forced to slow down.

[Walkingthedog]

Barry my mate in Australia has sleep apnea. They had an 18 hour power cut a few weeks ago and he had to stay awake for all that time. I said he should get a backup power supply.

[glencairn]

Steve.
As others have mentioned, 'take things easy'. After all life is much simpler in the slow lane.

Barry.
My wife has sleep apnea and has to use a machine at night. Her machine has a battery supply back-up. Fortunately it has never been needed (that we know of).

Glencairn

[Hound Dog]

Take it easy Steve as old age doesn’t come itself...... at least you have model railways to thank for keeping your marbles aligned !

My 90 year old father has dementia and With hindsight I don’t think it was helped by not having any real out of work interests after stopping work after many years...... this was one of the prime reasons I took up this hobby a few year back and with 4-6 years to go to retirement I want to make sure I have something challenging and indoors ( inportant in these Northerly parts) to continue to occupy my time and mind.

[Steve M]

Richard, that is so true. When I retired (early - financial crash 2008. I was a casualty not the cause - I think ) I spent a few years ticking off the to do list - holidays, car restoration, model railways, garden, decorating......and then I got bored.

I needed something to get me out of the house - started stacking shelves in a supermarket and I’m now their security manager. I realised, only recently that although I was ready to stop working for the bank, I wasn’t ready for the comfy chair in front of the fire - and I missed meeting people.

In my current role I certainly get to meet a ‘variety’ of people but I guess I will have to get someone else to chase them in future. And to think, only last Saturday I had to intervene in four separate fights outside the shop. Won’t happen now.

As for my health, if they get on top of the heart problem I have dementia to look forward to - it’s claimed quite a few on my mum’s side of the family.

[RogerB]

Doesn't always follow Steve. Both my parents shuffled off with heart disease - and as yet I am as sound as a bell and now older than either of them when they drew their last. R-

[Postman Prat]

Hi Steve
What a start for the new year! Think positive! Lots of us on here are wrecks, decrepid, and otherwise fit for the knackers yard. You did a good job on my Black 5 and I did promise that you can do a repaint and renumber on a Duchess, so start thinking about it!
Seriously, do what the medics tell you and take it easy. Only a few more weeks for Bluebell outings (not forgetting FS at the Mid Hants)

[Walkingthedog]

Because a member of the family had dementia does not mean others in the family will follow suit. My father-in-law ended his days with it yet his father and grandfather both reached 100 and died of old age nothing more.

[bulleidboy]

Knackers yard, decrepit, wrecks - you must be on the wrong forum PP.

[brian1951]

A qoute by Andy Dufrense, " Get busy living or get busy dying. Kept me going

[Steve M]

Hi Steve
What a start for the new year! Think positive! Lots of us on here are wrecks, decrepid, and otherwise fit for the knackers yard. You did a good job on my Black 5 and I did promise that you can do a repaint and renumber on a Duchess, so start thinking about it!
Seriously, do what the medics tell you and take it easy. Only a few more weeks for Bluebell outings (not forgetting FS at the Mid Hants)

I’ve not lost my sense of humour (assuming I had one in the first place ). The Duchess will be a real challenge whether I’m fit or not! And I need to make some spare cash for my Hornby pre-orders so you’re on.

We caught the last steaming day of 2019 at the Bluebell with granddaughter no. 1 last week - another convert to steam. I think I will skip FS at the Mid Hants, it’s ferociously expensive and a bit close to my Barcelona trip so SWMBO may be a bit ‘twitchy’ if I disappear for that as well.