Getting Old: Stoic About It or Endless Whinger?

[Scouse123]

On 11/24/2024 at 3:06 AM, georgegeorgia said:

So how can your wife work and you also get the aged pension??

 

Your not entitled to the old age pension if your partner is working !

 

What are you talking about?

 

In the UK at least, everybody draws old age pension at 67 now for me, when the OP retired it was 65.

[Scouse123]

On 11/24/2024 at 11:28 AM, georgegeorgia said:

I dont want to go off topic but is any other way of taking cannabis other than smoking ?

I'm like you and do  bike riding and cardio , walking up Hills etc ,I'm afraid smoking would damage the lungs over time 

I'm wondering if marijuana cookies are the same 

 

I know you are trolling, but there are the cookies and there are the gummies such as jelly sweets laced with the necessary ingredients and readily available bin Thailand.

 

So No, you don't have to smoke it.

 

How would you smoke a bloody cookie anyway?

[heybuz]

On 11/24/2024 at 3:06 AM, georgegeorgia said:

So how can your wife work and you also get the aged pension??

 

Your not entitled to the old age pension if your partner is working !

Depends which country he is from, you can get the pension although reduced if you're wife works also access to free medical.

[Thingamabob]

IIn the West it is habitual for old people to be shovelled off into homes for the elderly, or to be left alone to fend for themselves. At 83 I am cared for very well by my Thai wife, to whom I've been happily married for 40 years. and her family in Thailand. I take things day by day, and my health is still ok. So far, so good. 

[georgegeorgia]

6 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

What are you talking about?

 

In the UK at least, everybody draws old age pension at 67 now for me, when the OP retired it was 65.

No! What are YOU talking about?

I'm replying to Stillkicking post who is in Australia,nothing to do with YOU or the UK

In Australia you can't draw the full  old age pension if your partner is working,it's means tested

I realise your old but take notice

[radiochaser]

On 11/23/2024 at 10:50 PM, MalcolmB said:

When I get old I plan on hiring two full time nurses. They are cheap in Thailand.

One slim petite in her thirties with experience and another straight out of university.

It will be better than wallowing in an old persons home. 
 

I am actually looking forward to it.

How much do you think that will cost?   My wife was paying for a full time nurse to care for her father until he died a few weeks ago.   It was about $1000.00 a month.  

[radiochaser]

On 11/23/2024 at 11:28 PM, georgegeorgia said:

I dont want to go off topic but is any other way of taking cannabis other than smoking ?

I'm like you and do  bike riding and cardio , walking up Hills etc ,I'm afraid smoking would damage the lungs over time 

I'm wondering if marijuana cookies are the same 

Tea.   There was an advertiser of mari jo wana that sold tea.   Came in one of those small cans like those tobacco dipper cans.   

This is their link. 

https://prikpot.com/product/medical-happiness-10g-super-bundle/?ref=2932157-79232a

[radiochaser]

4 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

Tea.   There was an advertiser of mari jo wana that sold tea.   Came in one of those small cans like those tobacco dipper cans.   

This is their link. 

https://prikpot.com/product/medical-happiness-10g-super-bundle/?ref=2932157-79232a

I just checked the link.   It looks like you now have to become a member to see what they are selling I guess.    But there is no charge to be a member.   Register and look for their tea.  If it isn't listed in their products, contact them on Line and ask about their tea.   

[Hummin]

21 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

How much do you think that will cost?   My wife was paying for a full time nurse to care for her father until he died a few weeks ago.   It was about $1000.00 a month.  

About 35k baht a month. She lived with him 24/7 or just on daily basis 6 days a week? 

[radiochaser]

1 hour ago, Hummin said:

About 35k baht a month. She lived with him 24/7 or just on daily basis 6 days a week? 

If you mean the nurse that cared for my wife's father, she was with him 24 hours a day.  Even when he required hospitalization for what ever reason.  Then she stayed in the room with him.  The hospital provided a bed for her to sleep in.   My wife would pay the hospital for a private room. 

[Lacessit]

On 11/24/2024 at 10:09 PM, HugoFastor said:

Bad advice for a chronic condition. Good only for short term use for an acutely painful condition. 

Helps me a lot with chronic back pain, 2-3 times a week. Post your medical degree next time.

[jwest10]

On 11/28/2024 at 1:46 PM, georgegeorgia said:

Geez bro ,you sat there and wrote all that for free ,f me ,you must have a lot of time on ya hands .😳

Or fingers lol

[georgegeorgia]

3 hours ago, radiochaser said:

How much do you think that will cost?   My wife was paying for a full time nurse to care for her father until he died a few weeks ago.   It was about $1000.00 a month.  

Probably The Philippines would be cheaper and nurses are a plenty 

[Hummin]

8 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Probably The Philippines would be cheaper and nurses are a plenty 

Cheaper than 35k baht a month 24/7? 

 

Isn’t that cheap enough for you?

 

Might add phone, internet, food and miscellaneous on top of that, and still cheap

[sidjameson]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Helps me a lot with chronic back pain, 2-3 times a week. Post your medical degree next time.

Do the days you take it also help the days you don't?

Do you mind saying how you take it, dose and the nature of the pain? Many thanks from a fellow sufferer.

[georgegeorgia]

45 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Cheaper than 35k baht a month 24/7? 

 

Isn’t that cheap enough for you?

 

Might add phone, internet, food and miscellaneous on top of that, and still cheap

Cheaper enough for me?

 

Oh I don't need a nurse ,Im not decripit , imagine that , having someone wipe ya bum.

 

 

Would I pay 35k baht ?, probably not ,I would go to the gym instead,and pay a personal trainer 

[MalcolmB]

4 hours ago, radiochaser said:

How much do you think that will cost?   My wife was paying for a full time nurse to care for her father until he died a few weeks ago.   It was about $1000.00 a month.  

Based on that figure I would estimate $2,000 per month. 
$65 dollars per day. 
About $3 per hour

[Prubangboy]

I'm 72, just broke up with my longterm western wife. 'Still in love, but to quote Monty Python: That parrot is dead, dead, dead. Devoid of life. Everything changes.

 

I'm frontloading my travel to take my mind off of it and because I never know when I will get some bad medical advice. I just know that it's more likely than not in the next 5 years.

 

This year, I did Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Ethiopia, Borneo, Brazil, Peru, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka.

 

Next year, I'll slow it down: Brazil again, Bolivia, Argentina, Papua, Mongolia. If I get a suitable love interest, Tahiti. Maybe some obscure South Sea Islands on the way home.

 

I'm here for a good time, not a long time. So call me semi-stoic.

 

 

[Hummin]

36 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

I'm 72, just broke up with my longterm western wife. 'Still in love, but to quote Monty Python: That parrot is dead, dead, dead. Devoid of life. Everything changes.

 

I'm frontloading my travel to take my mind off of it and because I never know when I will get some bad medical advice. I just know that it's more likely than not in the next 5 years.

 

This year, I did Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Ethiopia, Borneo, Brazil, Peru, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka.

 

Next year, I'll slow it down: Brazil again, Bolivia, Argentina, Papua, Mongolia. If I get a suitable love interest, Tahiti. Maybe some obscure South Sea Islands on the way home.

 

I'm here for a good time, not a long time. So call me semi-stoic.

 

 

Way to go, have a good time! 

 

Respect