What cheeses me off

[tgh]

not really compelling for most

Indeed, but this bunbubble started with me recommending an Apple watch for older folks ; primarily based on the fall/call facility.
Lots of anecdotes around about life saving outcomes , a tad disappointing that you do not see the potential benefit.

 

[Quickstatus]

recommending an Apple watch for older folks ; primarily based on the fall/call facility.

Would hardly be of benefit for my ageing mother. She always loses her phone and when she does have it she forgets to charge it. 2 devices would be impossible and that is the Achilles heel of the apple watch (plus its limited battery life betwee recharges).
She has a personal fall alarm - it has a 5 day battery so much longer than apple watch, and a telstra sim card and lanyard and fall detection and GPS location accuracy. It calls up to 6 phone numbers and you can speak into the unit and it is waterproof. it can even send a message if wearer wanders outside of geofenced area.

 

[Aeryn]

People snagging early appointments who dont have jobs to go to. I've been at pathologist since it opened at 8am for a fasting blood test and wait has been 90mins already, I keep having to push back meetings and 90% of those in front are reitrees who could come later in the day.

I've been listening to chatter none of them are needing to be anywhere urgently.

 

[mrsterryn]

People snagging early appointments who dont have jobs to go to. I've been at pathologist since it opened at 8am for a fasting blood test and wait has been 90mins already, I keep having to push back meetings and 90% of those in front are reitrees who could come later in the day.

I've been listening to chatter none of them are needing to be anywhere urgently.

You do realise you said the key word "fasting " they also are likey to be fasting which means everyone regardless of age wants to have it done
Note this is from someone who has to regularly have bloods taken with the fasting component. Also one of those "retirees " I am thinking you mean old people

 

[VPS]

People snagging early appointments who dont have jobs to go to. I've been at pathologist since it opened at 8am for a fasting blood test and wait has been 90mins already, I keep having to push back meetings and 90% of those in front are reitrees who could come later in the day.

I've been listening to chatter none of them are needing to be anywhere urgently.

How do you know they aren’t fasting too

 

[RooFlyer]

People snagging early appointments who dont have jobs to go to. I've been at pathologist since it opened at 8am for a fasting blood test and wait has been 90mins already, I keep having to push back meetings and 90% of those in front are reitrees who could come later in the day.

I've been listening to chatter none of them are needing to be anywhere urgently.

Is there somewhere that opens earlier? My local opens at 7:30am and I'm there 15 mins beforehand after a 45 min drive, waiting in the cold outside to snag one of the first couple of places. I'm retired.

 

[ellen10]

People snagging early appointments who dont have jobs to go to. I've been at pathologist since it opened at 8am for a fasting blood test and wait has been 90mins already, I keep having to push back meetings and 90% of those in front are reitrees who could come later in the day.

I've been listening to chatter none of them are needing to be anywhere urgently.

I have many diabetic friends and some on medication, that have to fast and cannot take anything before the blood tests. Our pathology place opens at 7.30 and there are always a few lined up before opening.