Teaching granny to suck eggs

Postman was still wearing shorts quite recently!

Never mind elderly people.

How many much younger people do you see out and about in really cold weather, no socks, still in shorts and maybe flip flop type shoes?

As for young girls out and about on a night out, bare legs, skimpy skirts/dresses barely covering their bums, low cut tops, maybe freezing when they leave the pub/night club, but hey ho, no problem.

Having attended many elderly people suffering from overheating or the cold as a direct result of their clothing choices I am not surprised it seems necessary to give out this advice. Just because you know what to do it does not mean everyone does.

A piece of advice I would like to see though is one urging elderly folk not to be afraid to put their heating on.

I can remember during previous winters reading threads on here and I was shocked at how some people said their heating was only put on when they couldn’t stand the cold any longer.
Living in temperatures of under 15deg stuck in my mind.

Yes of course we all have to be careful with the cost, but no energy company these days would cut a person off for non-payment in the depths of winter. An affordable repayment plan would be implemented.

When temperatures plummet I open the windows and wear a bikini
Esmay 😁
I hope you feel better soon.

Witzend

I’m reminded of Edwina Currie (wasn’t it?) advising old people feeling the cold to knit themselves nice warm woolly hats.

(My not-so-inner pedant swooped straight in on ‘sat down’ too.)

😁
Not such a bad idea, though, although fumbling to knit with cold arthriticky fingers might vpbe difficult.

Don't we lose body heat through our heads or is that an old wives' tale?

Wee Willie Winkie used to wear a nightcap. Although he ran round outside in his nightgown which was a bit foolish.

Pathetic and patronising advice.
Really ?
When temperatures plummet I open the windows and wear a bikini .

I'm sitting trying to ward off another chest infection wearing a thermal vest and leggings and a hat and scarf.

I once 'phoned Age UK wanting to know if they had a list of recommended people as something was broken and I found their advice laughable.
I was lectured at about the dangers of using broken equipment with no real advice .

Just to add, the other day when I was feeling rough and a bit shivery with a horrible cold, a hot water bottle between my back and a cushion on the sofa, worked wonders.

I’m reminded of Edwina Currie (wasn’t it?) advising old people feeling the cold to knit themselves nice warm woolly hats.

(My not-so-inner pedant swooped straight in on ‘sat down’ too.)

LucyAnna5

“If you’re sat down” 🤦‍♀️

I hate that, too.

42C !

Maybe it’s better than our lot who just expect you to get on with it in 42F heat.No warnings about getting dehydrated, heat stress etc. But they do go on and on about sunscreen.

The advice is sound especially in its simplicity . As for grammar - pots and kettles

Feel free to point out my grammatical imperfections 🤷‍♀️

Unnecessarily harsh OldFrill

Agree - also "when you're stood up" and several others - at least check your grammar.

Yes I noticed ‘if you’re sat down’ too.
Who picked them and plonked them down, I wonder?!

It’s become a common phrase recently though.

DD mentioned to me the other day that we rarely get below freezing temperatures in this country- it sent me on a rant about how I remember sometimes weeks of below zero temperatures and that it could happen again!

GrannyGravy13

These warnings happen every year, targeting the elderly.

The clue is in who they are aiming these hints at the elderly

We haven’t just been beamed onto planet earth, the very fact that we are ripe in years means we have been alive through many winters.

I find it rather insulting to my intelligence.

You won't be one of the thousands of lesser intelligence than you who die of cold each winter. Empathy costs nothing.

These warnings happen every year, targeting the elderly.

The clue is in who they are aiming these hints at the elderly

We haven’t just been beamed onto planet earth, the very fact that we are ripe in years means we have been alive through many winters.

I find it rather insulting to my intelligence.

RosieandherMaw

OldFrill

Moulton Medical Centre are quoting the advice on AgeUK's website, not a resource I'd criticise. No surprise DT haven't checked the detail.
How to keep your hands and feet warm in winter | Age UK share.google/5zzQxi6qRWr80Oa2j

Why not criticise it?
The source may be admirable bt the “advice”, like the grammar, is naff

The advice is sound especially in it's simplicity . As for grammar - pots and kettles.

I suspect a cunning plan to discourage phone calls to the GP practice, particularly from older folk. Our practice does everything possible to prevent patients being seen except for blood tests.

Anyone would think to that the U.K. had never had a winter before…

OldFrill

Moulton Medical Centre are quoting the advice on AgeUK's website, not a resource I'd criticise. No surprise DT haven't checked the detail.
How to keep your hands and feet warm in winter | Age UK share.google/5zzQxi6qRWr80Oa2j

Why not criticise it?
The source may be admirable bt the “advice”, like the grammar, is naff

LucyAnna5

“If you’re sat down” 🤦‍♀️

That raised my body temperature a bit🤣🤣🤣

Moulton Medical Centre are quoting the advice on AgeUK's website, not a resource I'd criticise. No surprise DT haven't checked the detail.
How to keep your hands and feet warm in winter | Age UK share.google/5zzQxi6qRWr80Oa2j