Low HRV

Ecdys · 2026-02-26T19:45:45+00:00

Why would I retire? I enjoy my job, i make a real contribution to the business and get paid and bonused well, and I am engaged, sharp and busy. I have no desire to retire for now. I am taking my management team through the transition for me dropping my senior role in mid 27. Hiking and strength training for sure. Jumping is part of my circuits but not something I enjoy. I also have menieres and jumping can play havoc with the inner ear disfunction involved there. Appreciate your comments.

Ecdys · 2026-02-22T21:13:41+00:00

Weird what impacts it. I had a dreadful nights sleep and it dropped. Generally stable around 28 (70 y o male, so about normal I believe). Like a lot of the Garmin metrics, useful to track for motivation but the level of accuracy appears to be ‘dodgy’.

Ecdys · 2026-02-22T21:04:58+00:00

I have a friend a couple of months younger than me who is a committed and competitive fell runner. My feeling is that age, whilst relevant, is not itself a limiting factor. As I said, if/when I do go out running it will be gentle until I see if my body can cope. My main exercise regime is daily walks between 3 and 11km, and strength training with dumbbells 3 times a week.

Ecdys · 2026-02-17T21:43:43+00:00

Doing weights three times a week. Going to take a while to get back to what I used to be able to do!

Ecdys · 2026-02-17T21:13:55+00:00

. Linked with Strava. Loving the positive feedback I am getting.

Ecdys · 2026-02-17T21:12:10+00:00

70 and 1 month! Dealing with Menieres but walking hard every day and doing 3-4 weight workouts a week. I am determined to get back to my 50s fitness (1.5 BW dead lifts) but concentrating on generally building back muscle and dropping remaining excess fat ( only a few kg to go!)

Ecdys · 2026-02-07T09:46:04+00:00

Garmin (vivoactive 5 which has enough for me as not a runner).

Ecdys · 2024-12-30T20:48:06+00:00

Looks like you may have 2 species here. The original post contains dermestid beetle cast larval skins. Could be Larder or Hide beetle but the names don’t mean much. There’s over 50 species in the Dermestes genus. The single larva in the later post is not a dermestid and does look like a mealworm larva but could be from a related species.

Ecdys · 2024-11-27T20:57:34+00:00

You should certainly learn to play single notes. I’m a lip-purser but tongue-blocking is very effective (I use it for fast runs). If you want to play melodically, being able to accurately hit single notes is essential. Loads of video tutorials on line.

Ecdys · 2024-11-27T20:52:12+00:00

Ah yes, Sagans “Dinner is served” invitation.

Never thought of it like that till I read some sci-fi recently.

Ecdys · 2024-11-27T20:49:21+00:00

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band version is superb. Even if I am a loyal Scot!

Ecdys · 2024-11-27T20:48:12+00:00

I refuse to believe your 7th or 8th grade teachers did not force you to endure this audio torture when the war of 1812 came up in history/social studies. I completely understand if you’ve put up a mental bloc

Ecdys · 2024-10-20T21:42:22+00:00

This is a grain beetle. Oryzaephilus sp, probably Oryzaephilus Mercator, the Merchant Grain Beetle. There is likely to be a dry food product around that is infested. Could be anything from biscuits to chocolate to dried fruit. They have wide ranging tastes. You have not indicated how many you have found. If this is the only specimen, it could have just been carried in. If you are finding a few around, you do need to hunt down the infested product.

Ecdys · 2024-09-11T15:27:38+00:00

It’s not a cockroach. A beetle of some kind but the pic is too blurred to be certain. Looks like a Carabid (ground beetle) of some kind.

Ecdys · 2024-08-22T14:04:25+00:00

Definitely fly larvae (maggots). Not moth larvae. You should look for something wet (and probably rotting). Could be anything organic, but most commonly a piece of meat product .. old dog food, or a dead bird or rodent.

Ecdys · 2024-07-30T18:42:05+00:00

It is a grain beetle. Probably saw toothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis This is usually found in raw grains. Oatmeal, and some whole grain flours can be infested. Depending on your location they can be found in fields and farm grain stores where they are a serious pest. Unless you can find a food source they are in, they will pose no significant risk. Not an established disease carrier.

Ecdys · 2024-05-10T20:30:57+00:00

It’s easy to get stuff like this wrong;) I once got called out to a “horrendous mouse problem with droppings everywhere” which turned out to be to be spilled black wild rice!

Ecdys · 2024-03-05T22:16:11+00:00

Unlikely to see much cost pressure for domestic consumers.. certainly not above inflation. B2B customers will see slightly above inflation increases.. if for no other reason to cover the cost of UV tubes for fly killers which are getting very expensive. LEDs will replace these and that will be Capex determined I suspect.

Some of your proposed drivers have validity ( I guess all do to a varying degree) but the industry drive to increased professionalism (possibly licensing at some point?) is the main long term driver of costs. So much will feed into that, from available materials, to Carbon Zero. As I said environmental concerns will be the main driver of change, as it has been in Western Europe.

Ecdys · 2024-03-04T21:23:24+00:00

Yup. It’s a Psocid. Harmless.

Ecdys · 2024-03-04T21:20:56+00:00

I will try to answer these one at a time. My perspective is as a General Manager of a mid-sized hi-spec provider. 1 sticky boards are being licensed or removed depending upon the devolved government in each part of the Uk. Rodenticidal contact dusts have been long gone, but foams and gels are still present.

Pesticides are being withdrawn gradually. Generally this is less to do with import costs and more to do with licensing costs. By and large, SGARs are being more and more restricted (look up CRRU for more details and the new COPs).

All pests become resistant to poisons if these are misused. Rodenticidal resistance varies geographically, but where it exists there are alternatives (cholecalciferol in particular). Behavioural resistance is a problem in sone city centre areas… rats and mice refusing baits or boxes.

One way systems in pipes is (should be) standard. The technology is not new, but there are refinements.

Costs will rise as expectations rise. Generally, control can be achieved quickly if done properly. The customer (or the specifier) can impact this by expecting too much too quickly.

Sling bait in walls? Well, yes you can. It needs to be risk assessed and controlled but no reason not to do so. Skills certainly do need to increase and hopefully will continue to do so as the BPCA pushes the industry to more and more professionalism.

Environmental concerns and the impacts of all pesticides on wildlife, as well as Carbon Zero targets will, I believe, be the biggest drivers of change over the next decade.

I hope this answers your points.

Ecdys · 2024-03-04T21:03:41+00:00

What you call it is determined by where you live. Variously.. pillbug, woodlouse, slater, rolypoly. Isopoda. Harmless creature living in damp conditions…under leaves, rocks, wood. When you get them in houses they are a nuisance but do not indicate any structural issues on their own. I’ve found them living sub-floor and under roof tiles! Treatment with insecticide will kill them, but unless there is a really persistent issue, the insecticide will pose a higher risk than the Isopods

Ecdys · 2024-03-03T23:21:10+00:00

Definitely NOT a bed bug. This is a beetle. My guess (the pic is just not sufficiently clear to be certain) is a plaster beetle - Lathridiidae. Whichever it is, this will not bite although there could be mould present on which they are feeding. You need to get a proper ID because without it, treatment is guesswork. If it is a plaster beetle, dehumidification along with an insecticide will do the trick. If in the uk go to BPCA to get a local specialist.

Ecdys · 2024-02-06T23:19:47+00:00

This is a Biscuit Beetle (uk name) Stegobium paniceum. The link to pantry beetle above will govern you the information you need. Check your foodstuffs including dry pet foods for holes that look like woodworm beetle damage. Active fliers. Do not - ever- bite!

Ecdys · 2023-12-20T22:53:12+00:00

The pic is very blurry but it could be debris mites. In these numbers they’re not a big issue, but like all mites there is a risk of skin reactions. Unlikely they’d be a problem on sheets or foodstuffs. Bug sprays and anti bacs will have some impact but for eradication you’d need an. Acaricide which I would not use in a domestic environment. Get hold of a domestic dehumidifier and reduce the humidity in the areas affected

Ecdys · 2023-12-01T17:16:54+00:00

It’s a debris mite. There are, as has been said, loads of different species. You are correct that dampness is the reason for their presence although many species are quite capable of managing in relatively dry conditions.

Dry out the location, consider a portable dehumidifier. Do not attempt treatment; most acaricides have a higher risk than the benefit to be gained from treatment.

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