The General Chat Thread (2024)

karadekoolaid said:
Plenty of fresh fish and seafood, though, and undoubtedly prepared from the catch of the day.
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If I am not mistaken, she has been there before several (if not many) times. I could be wrong, maybe they are in a different part of Spain this time.
 
karadekoolaid said:
Plenty of fresh fish and seafood, though, and undoubtedly prepared from the catch of the day.
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So much you wouldn't believe it.
The seafront restaurants are just outside our door and it's a bountiful place to be on the fish/seafood front.

Mr SSOAP popped out and came back with some lovely tuna for this evening.

Tomoz if the seafront isn't too much of a draw we'll get to the supermarket and find some cream cheese n garlic for a cheesecake supper!
 
SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
Pre and pro biotics sound well worth a go 👍
Those are some lucky chooks.
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I treat them as I would any pet/livestock. It's what she needs to survive and be healthy.

SandwichShortOfAPicnic said:
Arrived in Salobreña and am very happy to finally be here! The predicted 40mph gusts of wind were correct and it was more than a little hairy on a bike on the viaducts in the mountains!

I may need a G&T to celebrate arrival/survival! 👏
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You've just reminded me of cycling in northern Ireland. IIRC it was the day we left Bushmills (The camp-site was less than ½mile away from the distillery. Yes, we made use of the free vouchers. ) It was exceptionally windy that day, and not just on the exposed moors, but also on the coast. Over the moors, we were cycling along dry stone walls with about a metre or two of grass between you and the wall. One sudden gust of wind lifted me and my bike off the road and threw me against where the wall should have been... I got lucky, it was a gateway, so I landed on grass! It's the one and only time I've been lifted off my bike by the wind.

Another time later the same day (could have been the next day, but I think it was the same day) I was on a busy main road along the coast (cliffs on one side, sea on the other) and the road had been protected from the wind right until I got to the corner. Luckily the vehicle behind me must have been local and/or a cyclist/motorcyclist themselves because they had given me loads of room and held back and not forced an overtaking manoeuvre. The wind as I came around that corner brought myself and the bike to a complete standstill and I could barely stand up in it, let alone cycle. That was an interesting few days. (We were heading for the Larne to Troon ferry.)
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
Snap, it's 3:30am here. But I won't stay up too long, it's too cold in a tiled room without heating. Time to go and convince him to turn over...
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Yes, I finally fell asleep at around 5 a.m. and then the neighbors dogs woke me up with a barking contest around 11. Hopefully I will sleep well tonight.

DH sleeps so soundly that I shake him repeatedly and speak loudly and he doesn't hear me. It takes several minutes for him to respond and then I ask him to roll over he says okay, but sometimes he rolls and sometimes he doesn't move and falls back asleep, so the snoring starts back up. I would go sleep in the spare room above the garage, but in the winter it's too cold and in the summer it's too hot, so I would rather lie awake in bed and be comfortable temperature-wise. I have suggested he go see a sleep specialist because the snoring could mean sleep apnea but he won't go. The only time I know I can beat it is to take Benedryl, which knocks me out, but I don't like taking it all the time so most the time I just deal with it. And sometimes if I fall asleep before he does I don't wake up when he snores.

Hope you were able to get some rest.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Yes, I finally fell asleep at around 5 a.m. and then the neighbors dogs woke me up with a barking contest around 11. Hopefully I will sleep well tonight.

DH sleeps so soundly that I shake him repeatedly and speak loudly and he doesn't hear me. It takes several minutes for him to respond and then I ask him to roll over he says okay, but sometimes he rolls and sometimes he doesn't move and falls back asleep, so the snoring starts back up. I would go sleep in the spare room above the garage, but in the winter it's too cold and in the summer it's too hot, so I would rather lie awake in bed and be comfortable temperature-wise. I have suggested he go see a sleep specialist because the snoring could mean sleep apnea but he won't go. The only time I know I can beat it is to take Benedryl, which knocks me out, but I don't like taking it all the time so most the time I just deal with it. And sometimes if I fall asleep before he does I don't wake up when he snores.

Hope you were able to get some rest.
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Thanks. I think it isn't as bad (yet?) as that yet here thankfully. Weirdly he only snores when he sleeps on one side, not the other and I only have to touch his rib cage for the electric shock type reaction from him, to occur.

II'vealso noticed that he's been a lot better this last month whilst I've been on a diet. I'm guessing he's losing weight as well. I might just stay on the diet longer than I actually need (still some way to go yet though) so I can discretely get his weight down as well! 😆
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
I treat them as I would any pet/livestock. It's what she needs to survive and be healthy.


You've just reminded me of cycling in northern Ireland. IIRC it was the day we left Bushmills (The camp-site was less than ½mile away from the distillery. Yes, we made use of the free vouchers. ) It was exceptionally windy that day, and not just on the exposed moors, but also on the coast. Over the moors, we were cycling along dry stone walls with about a metre or two of grass between you and the wall. One sudden gust of wind lifted me and my bike off the road and threw me against where the wall should have been... I got lucky, it was a gateway, so I landed on grass! It's the one and only time I've been lifted off my bike by the wind.

Another time later the same day (could have been the next day, but I think it was the same day) I was on a busy main road along the coast (cliffs on one side, sea on the other) and the road had been protected from the wind right until I got to the corner. Luckily the vehicle behind me must have been local and/or a cyclist/motorcyclist themselves because they had given me loads of room and held back and not forced an overtaking manoeuvre. The wind as I came around that corner brought myself and the bike to a complete standstill and I could barely stand up in it, let alone cycle. That was an interesting few days. (We were heading for the Larne to Troon ferry.)
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Lucky escapes!
If the wind speed was predicted to be over 15mph I wouldn't cycle on it unless I had to.
I tried but on a bicycle you don't even have the weight of the vehicle on your side.

It's amazing what a strong gust of wind in weather that's not predicted to be that windy can do!
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Yes, I finally fell asleep at around 5 a.m. and then the neighbors dogs woke me up with a barking contest around 11. Hopefully I will sleep well tonight.

DH sleeps so soundly that I shake him repeatedly and speak loudly and he doesn't hear me. It takes several minutes for him to respond and then I ask him to roll over he says okay, but sometimes he rolls and sometimes he doesn't move and falls back asleep, so the snoring starts back up. I would go sleep in the spare room above the garage, but in the winter it's too cold and in the summer it's too hot, so I would rather lie awake in bed and be comfortable temperature-wise. I have suggested he go see a sleep specialist because the snoring could mean sleep apnea but he won't go. The only time I know I can beat it is to take Benedryl, which knocks me out, but I don't like taking it all the time so most the time I just deal with it. And sometimes if I fall asleep before he does I don't wake up when he snores.

Hope you were able to get some rest.
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My husband used to snore like a chainsaw whenever he slept on his back. I could usually convince him to roll over without waking up by gently putting my hands on him, and giving him a little shove. Luckily he’s a light enough sleeper that usually did the trick. I’m also a very heavy sleeper, so most nights I could just sleep through his snoring - it never woke me up, it was only a problem if he fell asleep first.

Turns out he does have apnea, and now he uses a CPAP machine. He actually loves it - he wakes up so much more rested now, and it’s much quieter!
 
I have sleep apnoea. Getting diagnosed was difficult because it's associated with being overweight. The Doc I eventually got to see looked me up and down and said out loud "NO" (as in no you don't have sleep apnoea).

He then wrote to my GP saying I had chronic fatigue syndrome which I was fuming about because I knew I didn't have that and it was sleep apnoea.
Anyway long story short and the useful part for those concerned about their loved ones breathing there are charities that will send you the equipment to do a sleep study at home.
You can also pay for the same thing privately (again they send you the equipment to do a sleep trial at home).

This is an easy way to establish if you need to do something ie get a cpap.
Hope that's useful.
 
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