28-10-24, 02:11 AM
(27-10-24, 05:28 AM)darrsi Wrote:(18-10-24, 10:02 PM)fazersharp Wrote: Well that makes a change from insurance companies trying to take the piss
My insurance has gone up by £7 to £125 fully comp.
My insurance is always on my birthday in June, and even though at that time my licence hadn't been returned i wanted to keep the same date so i never forget it.
I think he told me it was something like £130ish, but after a few minutes on hold he then apologised and said he'd made a mistake, so i feared the worst, but he said it was actually £115
I got my licence back just over 2 weeks ago, after having a whole year of not riding, so quickly ordered an MOT about 4 days later and was so looking forward to riding it, but then it all went Pete Tong when i got all my bike gear on, started the garaged bike, and rode it a whopping 15 feet then realised my head was not quite right and i immediately reversed it straight back inside.
That was about 12 days ago now and i appear to have a mild case of vertigo which isn't bad by any means, but it is bad enough to not get on the bike....unless i'm going for an Uber Eats delivery rider job where i'll probably pass a maniac riding test with flying colours.
Very annoying and disappointing to say the least, and i'm doing everything i possibly can to fix it asap but it's certainly dragging on a bit longer than i expected, but i'm not going to rush anything at all and i'll know without a doubt when the time is right.
As i said, it's only very mild, and the GP gave me some medication to try, plus i'm doing some Epley manoeuvre head exercises to combat possible BPPV (a posh term for vertigo), but if anyone else has any tips that may help my cause, i'm all ears?
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My Multi-bike policy is £140 this time & gone down a few bob, which makes a change.
Feel ya pain with the Vertigo issue.
I've been plagued with it on & off for yrs, room spinning like being on a feckin fairground Waltzer when I laid down ffs, GP never offered any solution, most GP's are morons from my experience, feckin pill pushers, I'm sure they all get a bonus for peddling tablets.
After a random chat with the GP receptionist, she suggested Epley Maneuvre, I'd never even heard of it, quick search on Youtube, loads of vids of how to do it.
Works a treat if done correctly, do it slowly is the key, something to do with crystals forming in your inner ear fluid that mess up your balance & trick the brain into not knowing which way is up & you're moving when you're not, it can really screw up your vision too, makes my eyes jump around all over the place when it comes on, thankfully I've not had it for a yr or so, diet change may have helped? It's also connected to ageing & arthritis from what I've discovered.
Don't be conned into necking any medication for it, non exists.
Ride safe bro.?