Teaching granny to suck eggs

Well, of course, once we get to 65, we lose all common sense and have to have these things explained to use, don't we? You can almost hear the slow patient, slightly louder voice saying it, can't you?

We grew up without central heating, so are not as frail as the younger folk, and knew how to draw pictures on the icy windows. We own cardigans, dressing gowns, extra blankets, and thermos flasks, and even hot water bottles.

I must admit, I dozed off in the chair, and DH asked me if I was cold because he was. I realised that the newspaper that was on my lap was keeping me warm - the homeless have known this one all along

HowVeryDareYou2

LucyAnna5

“If you’re sat down” 🤦‍♀️

I hate that, too.

Me too. I was always taught that if I was cold to get up and move around to increase my circulation.

hot air rises, so floor level is likely to be the coldest part of a room.
Not if you've got underfloor heating. 😀

I’m wearing 2 jumpers and have a blanket over me. Mrs Over the Road is dusting and wearing a tee shirt. She’s the same age as me. They must have their heating on maximum.

midgey

I like the comedian’s joke about the weather.
The weather is going to get very cold, in the south people need to wrap up warm and put the heating on, up north, you might need a coat.

Dd2 went to Newcastle University, and on more than one cold weather visit, we marvelled to see many of the local youth out on a freezing cold night, girls in just skimpy little dresses, the boys just in short sleeved shirts!

Dd said it was because they couldn’t be bothered to hand coats in at the clubs - you could always tell the locals from their winter apparel!
Hardy Viking stock is what I used to think - anyone braving the North Sea in a longship had to be as tough as they come!

LucyAnna5

“If you’re sat down” 🤦‍♀️

Surely a clue to the level of the member of staff who composed the patronising advice

Allira

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

Who else remembers the ads for gas central heating back in the 60s?
‘Mrs 1970’ was wearing a bikini - a large window showed that it was nighttime, and snowing! 😂

RosieandherMaw

Pedants’ corner?
This thread is about naff and spurious advice to the elderly about keeping warm.

Thanks. You’re right! I never seem to think about Pedants corner, so don’t tend to go on there. Perhaps I’ll take more notice of it now.

I'm waiting for my DSs, all in the south, to check on how their aged parents in N Yorkshire are surviving the blizzards and freezing temperatures. In case they are interested, no snow but ice on our garden path and I'm wearing such a chunky jumper I can hardly type. Their Dad has just turned up the heating.

LadyBridgerton
Thank you for that. It made me chuckle at 2 am when I was having a discussion with my friend insomnia! Xx

midgey

I like the comedian’s joke about the weather.
The weather is going to get very cold, in the south people need to wrap up warm and put the heating on, up north, you might need a coat.

Nonsense, in the North you'll need a long sleeved t-shirt, a coat is for when there's 6 feet of snow.

Calendargirl

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.

I remember when I used to collect my daughter from her bar job, sitting watching the Bradshawgate teeter, skimpy clothes, carrying their high heels and arms folded beneath their boobs! Some poor chaps even tried to carry them.

Pedants’ corner?
This thread is about naff and spurious advice to the elderly about keeping warm.

RosieandherMaw

Crossstitchfan

Is it only me who is irritated by people saying ‘just saying’, or worse still, ‘just sayin’ ?
There are so many things on here that irritate me now and I think you’d be justified in calling me a miserable old bat!
Here are just a few - there are more :-

1. Give your head a wobble (the one I hate most!)
2. Just sayin’
3. End of (2nd most hated)
4. Wow - just wow
5. Suck it up
6. A hill to die on
7. This

What are your pet hates?

Is this on the wrong thread?
#justsaying

Genuine question, Rosie…..where do you think it should be?

For one shocking grammar...'If you're SAT down' should be...if you're sitting down or if you have sat down.

Elegran

AuntieE

I could offer quite a few tried and tested pieces of advice, such as wear three layers of underskirts and a skirt over leggings when you go out. THis is much warmer than jeans over leggings.

Hot soup.

Light the wood-burner before lunch rather than after, Triggered by the memory of my aunt Isa a contemporary of my grandparents, who having lived through both world wars NEVER lit her fire until after midday dinner.

Grannie would have added polish the sitting-room furniture in the morning, or some floors - that will warm you up!

Your granny on polishing the furniture or the floor to get warm is an echo of my mother's advice on how to develop the bust - scrub your floors more often.

I remember my mother's advice too on how to warm up - help with the housework, you'll soon warm up! Apparently I was nesh.

AuntieE

I could offer quite a few tried and tested pieces of advice, such as wear three layers of underskirts and a skirt over leggings when you go out. THis is much warmer than jeans over leggings.

Hot soup.

Light the wood-burner before lunch rather than after, Triggered by the memory of my aunt Isa a contemporary of my grandparents, who having lived through both world wars NEVER lit her fire until after midday dinner.

Grannie would have added polish the sitting-room furniture in the morning, or some floors - that will warm you up!

Your granny on polishing the furniture or the floor to get warm is an echo of my mother's advice on how to develop the bust - scrub your floors more often.

fancythat

Because I have been monitoring temperatures in the house recently, for a number of reasons, I was very surprised to find out that the temp to my feet is regularly a whole two degrees less than to my face.

Had no idea it would be that extreme a difference.
I had been expecting half a degree at most.

My feet have been warm today fr once. I found some socks at the back of the drawer which I bought from M&S last year.
Thermal ankle-high soft socks. They have made such a difference.

Good thing I noticed that autocorrect had changed ankle-high to mile-high 😂

Crossstitchfan

Is it only me who is irritated by people saying ‘just saying’, or worse still, ‘just sayin’ ?
There are so many things on here that irritate me now and I think you’d be justified in calling me a miserable old bat!
Here are just a few - there are more :-

1. Give your head a wobble (the one I hate most!)
2. Just sayin’
3. End of (2nd most hated)
4. Wow - just wow
5. Suck it up
6. A hill to die on
7. This

What are your pet hates?

Is this on the wrong thread?
#justsaying

I like the comedian’s joke about the weather.
The weather is going to get very cold, in the south people need to wrap up warm and put the heating on, up north, you might need a coat.

Generally not. In my experience people forget that the layers of clothing that were perfectly adequate when they could walk briskly are not so good when their mobility decreases. A delayed bus at 70 may be fine but an hour standing in the cold at 80 can be dangerous.
Also the older one gets the more likely it is that extreme temperatures will cause serious health problems when not mitigated by extra (or fewer) layers.
We all think we won’t be that person but without reminders there will be people who don’t realise that they have reached the age when extra layer is needed.

LtEve

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.

Out of interest, were they ones with mental health conditions?

Because I have been monitoring temperatures in the house recently, for a number of reasons, I was very surprised to find out that the temp to my feet is regularly a whole two degrees less than to my face.

Had no idea it would be that extreme a difference.
I had been expecting half a degree at most.

watermeadow

Oh no! Not WINTER! We must have warnings about the COLD, the RAIN, the SNOW!
We need a named frost, a Met Office warning of possible chilliness. Everybody under 65 must take a bottle of brandy to some body old and helpless over 65.
Vigilantes must hand out socks to the sockless, woolly vests to those in shorts and will escort home any pensioners found outside. After 3 warnings they will be locked in with a cupasoup.
Penalties will apply to anyone without a flu jab certificate, bobble hat and long johns. All necessary because old people are all half-witted.

Obviously you don't need the advice, you know it all but spare a thought for the nearly one million over 65s in the UK living with dementia, many living alone. I don't use words like "half-witted" but many elderly, through no fault of their own have seriously compromised brain function and we should all care about that - as it is quite likely we too may walk in their shoes.
What harm does it do to repeat simple advice, simply. If it's not relevant to you ignore it - you're the lucky one.

LucyAnna5

“If you’re sat down” 🤦‍♀️

Yeah, sat down as opposed to swinging from the chandelier.........ha!ha!ha! These "experts" eh?