tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post1735047046916653801..comments2023-07-18T07:27:08.516+00:00Comments on Siren Voices: the old pine treeSpence Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-343203111228753362013-12-28T14:27:27.249+00:002013-12-28T14:27:27.249+00:00...or maybe rig up some wires so you can be suspen......or maybe rig up some wires so you can be suspended from the ceiling a la Mission Impossible. <i>Haircut Impossible</i>. Just a thought. I'd certainly go to a place like that. So long as it didn't look too busy...Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-25318373660874288552013-12-28T09:55:23.194+00:002013-12-28T09:55:23.194+00:00I am more likely to suffer with arthritis and rheu...I am more likely to suffer with arthritis and rheumatism when I'm older.I have a mushroom shaped ball joint,so there is a fair chance it will grind itself down to eventually needing replacing.Still,I can always hop round the chair Spence.jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-16865756598023440272013-12-28T09:00:46.021+00:002013-12-28T09:00:46.021+00:00Hi Lynda
I think the blog gives a skewed view of ...Hi Lynda<br /><br />I think the blog gives a skewed view of old age. I think I've got a tendency to write about the tougher side of it, the poverty and deprivation and isolation. That's probably because it's so appalling to witness - and frustrating, because really there's lots that could be done to make it easier. In Mr Dyer's case, though, he had been offered care at home, but just hadn't been able to accept it. At least the neighbours were still popping round, so that's one good thing.<br /><br />I'm counting on science to improve things when I'm elderly. Transferring my brain into a robot, so I can fly & chop wood & go on missions etc. (Science Fiction, I should say).<br /><br />Hi Jack<br /><br />I had to google Perthes Disease. Sounds grim. Will that make you more prone to a hip replacement later on? I suppose being on your feet all day in the shop can't help. Have I just depressed you? Tell me to shut up. Okay, I'll shut up. ;)Spence Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183848895584919812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-39366831220428477162013-12-28T07:45:48.817+00:002013-12-28T07:45:48.817+00:00Hip pain,not nice.An area of expertise for me.I ha...Hip pain,not nice.An area of expertise for me.I had Perthes' Disease as a boy Spence (you generally get it at between 2 and 5,I was 9.)There is nothing you can do when it aches.Cold and wet weather is the worst time.So I've plenty of sympathy for Mr Dyer.jacksofbuxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420847156401984373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27691111.post-30639517210817703412013-12-28T02:10:33.765+00:002013-12-28T02:10:33.765+00:00The pictures you paint of some of our inevitable f...The pictures you paint of some of our inevitable futures brings me to my knees; I'm not sure if I should thank you or just be stunned at your accuracy, Spence.Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.com