Recent content by retiredtraveler

I've never really understood people. I just can't understand their perspectives (or lack thereof), motivations (or lack thereof), interests (or lack thereof), beliefs (or lack thereof), etc. ad infinitum.............. Definitely don't know why the wife has stayed with me almost 50...

Yup. The 'trick' is, and I assume you do, is to be sure to take a look at everything online to be sure everything was paid. And, we jumped on using a credit card to pay for everything possible ---- it means everything you pay for is 2%-5% cash back, depending on your card. We have the...

I'm American who goes to UK annually. I like the black pudding served at breakfast.

....."For patients who have just had a stem cell transplant or received CAR T-cell therapy, who are typically receiving immunosuppressive therapy, we continue to recommend that they delay COVID-19 vaccination (or revaccination as is recommended for patients undergoing these therapies) until at...

Every 6 months.

Wife and I have been with a quite large, environmental group for decades. We have a relatively small time, far suburbs of Chicago, but we have a lot of people interested in various aspects of environmentalism. We primarily do recycling drives, but the organization has two used bookstores (all...

Interesting. I looked them up. A number of pros/cons. More cons as they are heavier, more expensive, and difficult to get parts. You've mentioned the pros. The main problem is that they move at a 'steady pace'. You can't downshift on a hill, you can't upshift going downhill ( to go faster). But...

Is this a false posting then???? Mar 01, 2023Eilis Barrett Electric bikes are classified as ‘electrically assisted pedal cycles’, or EAPCs so are perfectly legal to ride as long your ebike meets the DVLA's EAPC rules. The key ones to obey are: The pedals must be in motion for electric...

And because I am a Brit news nerd, I read this: ".....Yorkshire and the Humber had the highest crime rate among regions of the United Kingdom in 2022/23 at approximately 114.1 crimes per 1,000 population....................Violent crime makes up 38.0% of all crimes reported in the region......".

I see that about a year and a half ago, there was a thread on e-bikes. I thought to take it up again because of an incident we had over the weekend. Wife and I do some biking, but have no interest in e-bikes. However, we have no issues with people getting them as long as they follow the speed...

Soooo ---- you did a 3-4 hour walkabout after this indulgence???:)

That's funny. I had forgotten that the 'War of Colonial Aggression' was a name given to our Revolutionary War. That's what you get when you hike prices on tea.

For us, it's the walking. We never do this at home, but in the UK I indulge in the traditional full English breakfast, a.k.a., "fry up" and 'heart attack on a plate'. I like black pudding, haggis, and some of the sausages which I never do in the states. But our reason for going to the UK is to...

They charge the businesses 1%-3% per transaction. ".... Merchant processing fees added up to more than $105 billion in 2021. These costs represent what businesses pay to credit card brands (such as Visa or American Express) in order to process consumer payments when they pay by card. Swipes...

We have been getting a steady stream of mice. Can't figure how they're getting in. And we are not doing anything 'humanely'. Sticky trap, snap trap. We have caught 4 in the last 8 weeks. Thought of getting an exterminator, but will put out traps everywhere in the house and see what happens. I...