My Dad retired a year or so ago. Bought a caravan, new ute and set off to the Kimberly.
Long story short, arrived home and whilst cleaning caravan fell off ladder.
Spent a week or so in intensive care with bleeding on brain. All but recovered now, however he seems to me to be lacking some motor skills.
Our family had Christmas day yesterday and I bought him, as a gift, a quality platform ladder.
However, he explained he lacks confidence in climbing ladders again and feels he needs to devolop his motor skills.
In any case, th ladder bitwas a bit of a boring present. His birthday is on the 28th, so thought either a reboot Atari 2600 or a drum kit would fit the bill.
The Atari is easy but the old man has the space for a drum kit and in a lot of ways I think it would be better.
Asking if an electronic drum kit or a set of skins would be the better choice.
Chemtrail/Firesuit on.
Thanks..
ask his wife about the drum kit, I would gladly kill the adult idiot next door who got one, his talent is locked up his A ss
Get him a drum kit full skins ,
There is nothing better than some good old drumming to burn off steam and use your brain, perfect physio/cardio work out.
Drumming is fantastic to develop finite motor skills and finger dexterity,
I'd get a second hand set and if you look around between 500-1000 you can get a really good set,
cymbals are critical look for a kit with specced up cymbals and skins.
If you go new for around a grand you can get a half decent kit.
sabian or zildjan cymbals
a good snare drum and half decent skins on the rest and you are away.
cowbell/wooden block is a nice add on to get some primus beats going
If you have room for a proper kit, the only reason you'd get an electronic one would be if the noise was going to be problematic. A very good electronic set is 'okay', but still doesn't have the feel of the real thing.
Thanks Razzonator, thought going skins may be the correct choice over the new fangled electronic gizmos.
Thought about noise issue, but he'd probably only play during the day so shouldn't be an issue.
Bit worried about him, he does all the rehab, but recovery is slow and I can see him getting frustrated as he should be enjoying his retirement toys, so something left field to help with the motor skills may be just the ticket.
Yes us old-timers have to be aware of "top shelf vertigo". Calcium carbonate crystals break off and get dislodged in the spirit level within your ear. It can take a few weeks for the crystal to dissolve or get dislodged and for normal balance to resume. You may not know you've got it until you do an odd head orientation. and what do you do at the top of ladders?
www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/bppv/bppv.html
