What the feck have you done today?

Last couple of days....went to New Quay in Wales....scoping out final retirement house (looking for a good area to move to) 10 times smaller than i expected....not great...stayed the night - carried on to Aberaeron - very surprised - really nice - but thats why we did this! - carried on to Aberystwyth...not good....then home...good couple of days.
 
Last couple of days....went to New Quay in Wales....scoping out final retirement house (looking for a good area to move to) 10 times smaller than i expected....not great...stayed the night - carried on to Aberaeron - very surprised - really nice - but thats why we did this! - carried on to Aberystwyth...not good....then home...good couple of days.
Aberaeron is one of my favourite areas in Wales.
There are some great places nearby, slightly inland, that are worth a look.
My youngest daughter and her partner are moving to Wales in the not too distant future and I’m hoping to spend a lot of time down there when they do.
 
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Aberaeron is one of my favourite areas in Wales.
There are some great places nearby, slightly inland, that are worth a look.
My youngest daughter and her partner are moving to Wales in the not too distant future and I’m hoping to spend a lot of time down there when they do.
Yeah - it was a nice surprise....from going up to Aberystwyth and then back down through central Wales my main observation was that the Welsh dont seem to think about what they build before they build it....the amount of times i saw a beautiful view and then they stick a bank of 10x 70's badly built council houses....or use the most garish redbricks ever....one house which was a niceish kinda cottage and quite big....he must have a got a cheap deal on the brightest orange paint ever....my wifes uncle (from Bridgend) is the tightest c*unt youve ever come across....he even puts less fuel in his car as he thinks it heavier so the mileage wont be as good....i shit you not...
 
Yeah - it was a nice surprise....from going up to Aberystwyth and then back down through central Wales my main observation was that the Welsh dont seem to think about what they build before they build it....the amount of times i saw a beautiful view and then they stick a bank of 10x 70's badly built council houses....or use the most garish redbricks ever....one house which was a niceish kinda cottage and quite big....he must have a got a cheap deal on the brightest orange paint ever....my wifes uncle (from Bridgend) is the tightest c*unt youve ever come across....he even puts less fuel in his car as he thinks it heavier so the mileage wont be as good....i shit you not...
How far away does he live/work from the petrol station? If more fuel stops mean higher mileage he's using more fuel, not less.
 
I've kept quiet about dad for a while since his nursing home admission in April. Mostly because hoping things would get easier, in different ways they haven't.

For two days on the trot he thought he was Steve Mcqueen in the great escape. The first time, he got out of the home, flagged a car down and asked them to take him to his old bungalow in the next town over. Luckily they were decent people, they did take him to his old town but to the police station who were able to identify who he was and made relevant calls. *

The following night he managed to get into the nursing home car park but was caught and then they were able to see how he'd gotten out. It seems the bloke who struggles to remember the last 15 minutes, found a camera blindspot and triggered the electro magnetic emergency door release button. Thankfully the home and the family were more interested in working together to avoid it happening again, than the blame game so no harm done.

* We had filled a form in using the Herbert protocol which registers your dementia/alzhiemers relatives details with the Police and Emergency services so should they be found, it should help with their return


Fast forward to this week and he says he has a broken tooth and is in pain. I arrange an emergency appointment, he only has about 5 teeth left and refuses to wear dentures. They see remnents of an old wisdom tooth removal, about the size of two pin heads and say he must of eaten something hard which has caused the issue so take out the small bit causing the issue.

The dentist and nurse are both quite young but the nurse says, there you go, all done, you should be okay now to which dad says, will I be able to have sex now?

I smile at the dentist and nurse, apologise and seriously think about leaving him in the car park but then remember the herbert protocol. God hates me
 
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I've kept quiet about dad for a while since his nursing home admission in April. Mostly because hoping things would get easier, in different ways they haven't.

For two days on the trot he thought he was Steve Mcqueen in the great escape. The first time, he got out of the home, flagged a car down and asked them to take him to his old bungalow in the next town over. Luckily they were decent people, they did take him to his old town but to the police station who were able to identify who he was and made relevant calls. *

The following night he managed to get into the nursing home car park but was caught and then they were able to see how he'd gotten out. It seems the bloke who struggles to remember the last 15 minutes, found a camera blindspot and triggered the electro magnetic emergency door release button. Thankfully the home and the family were more interested in working together to avoid it happening again, than the blame game so no harm done.

* We had filled a form in using the Herbert protocol which registers your dementia/alzhiemers relatives details with the Police and Emergency services so should they be found, it should help with their return


Fast forward to this week and he says he has a broken tooth and is in pain. I arrange an emergency appointment, he only has about 5 teeth left and refuses to wear dentures. They see remnents of an old wisdom tooth removal, about the size of two pin heads and say he must of eaten something hard which has caused the issue so take out the small bit causing the issue.

The dentist and nurse are both quite young but the nurse says, there you go, all done, you should be okay now to which dad says, will I be able to have sex now?

I smile at the dentist and nurse, apologise and seriously think about leaving him in the car park but then remember the herbert protocol. God hates me
He's not ready to go yet noobs if he's still thinking of getting his rock and roll 😆
 
Last couple of days....went to New Quay in Wales....scoping out final retirement house (looking for a good area to move to) 10 times smaller than i expected....not great...stayed the night - carried on to Aberaeron - very surprised - really nice - but thats why we did this! - carried on to Aberystwyth...not good....then home...good couple of days.
Aberystwyth is a shithole, , new quay far too busy in summer, Aberaeron is indeed quite nice, if you like beauty and a small village have a look at Tresaith, most stunning beach in that area, in winter the whole west coast area there is dead though. Also as a non Welsh speaker it can be a bit ……..
If you want a bit more life have a look at Hay on Wye, it is a great little town
 
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