Cared for my wife from 2017-23. Alzheimer's is terminal, progressive, and devastating for all concerned. J now lives in 24/7 care. 😭
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Last Notes npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy I'm sitting in the shade under a deck, watching birds at the feed station. The king parrots know who brings food, & are convinced I'm carrying. Two have been sent under the deck to glare & mutter. "The service here has really gone downhill, Beryl. I had to keep calling the waiter over. Harrumph. One star" npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy You need to link for us oldies! npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy Actual stain, not varnish, etc? npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy Do the old rules for landlines still apply in this day of mobiles and NBN landlines? I really don't know, but I'd play it safe and wait. She might appreciate a call afterwards! 😉 npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy Yikes! npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy C'mon, lawmakers. Who's the real criminal here? Clearly not the beleaguered, much set upon, and bullied man who happened to have a knife. We'd all have done it. 🤔 npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy Eek! What have I done? 😱 npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy I believe I was the first to publish the phrase "spider dance", referring to the dance Australian mtb riders perform on singletracks at night/dusk. Broadly, a loud thwack on your helmet or forehead and you drop your bike, leaping and flailing about wildly while shouting "is it off me, is it off me?". That background noise you hear is your mates laughing hysterically, and agreeing that you shall lead from now on. 😂 npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy 🤔 *What'll* I toot next? npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy Pressed send early... npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy And the back - the hydration bladder pouch is zipped open. The shop showed me how to open it to access the canisters. I think I'm doing it right, but apparently I'm not! 😂 npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy My new jacket arrived today. Alpinestars Halo, in 3XL (gasp) to hopefully accommodate my air vest going off. Weirdly, the jacket's armour isn't removable, but the vest's better quality armour is. 🤷 I want the best quality, so I'll wear both sets for now, the jacket's is very flexible. npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy The jacket's also cool. For summer, zip off sleeves reveal the armour holding mesh liner, large foldaway flaps front & rear allow further air circulation. Quite a few pockets, including one inner marked as waterproof. There's no warm liner, but there's a Drystar liner designed to be worn traditionally, underneath the jacket, or more sensibly, over the top. Who wants a big heavy soggy jacket? Not me! npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy The vest is pretty nifty. It's actually a light stretchy jacket with built-in passive armour - chest, back, shoulders, and elbows. It also has airbags, triggered when the system knows I need it. There are 2 tanks, so you can have 2 deploys in a ride, thereafter it's passive only. Off road modes mean it shouldn't trigger in minor low speed offs. Good, tanks aren't cheap, & I've had heaps of low speed offs 😂 npub1883ma9aqk2vcdxl25elqqz5vw4zgu40gkpmrmy9l90slyupvmhysa26wt9 thefathippy So gloriously lush. Shame about the bushwhacking, but worth it. 😎
