Your thoughts appreciated

Not scents - stents!

My hubbies has scents too and definitely feels the cold as he gets tightening in his chest so he heats garage if he is out there. It's the cold air breathing that is the problem and he wears a scarf too to keep his wee nose warm!

Fleeces are warm, but ask him to wear a hat ( if he doesn't have much hair) as we lose heat through our heads.Using a sander at 9 is ok, unless you have small children right next door to you ( Is 9 pm late! I phone friends after that time regularly for a chat and they seem happy enough.)

There's lots of things he could be doing other than watching TV. Point out why you were concerned and offer alternative activities. Good luck!

Could you put an electric heater out there? I think being occupied is much better for older men than sitting in front of the TV. Although it would be better if he could do it during the day.

I had heart problems 10 years ago, and now have 2 stents.
We were told that as long as we kept taking the tablets, ate a healthy diet and didn't smoke, it's good to do energetic exercise.
In fact the test I have now at my checkup involves an injection which speeds up heart rate to an uncomfortable level - I don't like the feeling at all!
So hopefully your husband will be OK, Katek.

Personally, I would think it antisocial to make a noise that would disturb the neighbours after 9.00pm, in the way you would not normally telephone anyone after that time.

Working in sub-zero temperatures with his health problems is also not wise. he may be warm from the effort of what he is doing, but he is breathing very cold air into his lungs and that is certainly no good for him.

I speak with feeling, a couple of years ago DH made himself very unwell for a week after pushing himself to work on a project in a freezing cold attic - and hos medical problems do not extend beyond high blood pressure and borderline diabetes.

He has permanently cold hands and feet due to the impaired circulation so being in cold temperatures worsens this. I hadn't thought about the physicality perhaps keeping him warmer but I'm not sure how physical he's being with an electric sander. I'm always concerned about any additional strain he may be putting on his heart. He wears a scruffy old fleece in the garage but as for a mask daphne.......!! Seems to view it as some sort of less than manly accessory! Tired of telling him to wear one.

I don't feel the cold like other people (courtesy of the menopause) but even I would draw the line at an unheated garage that late at night.

But then a lot of men are a law unto themselves.

Is your husband trying to prove to himself that he's still fit even though he's not...a sort of denial? I know it's a bit different but I had a friend who was virtually blind but wouldn't have a white stick because he felt it would be admitting that he couldn't see. He finally gave in when he put his hand out for a bus and a lorry stopped

I think it was just plain daft of him! Like my DH he most likely just didn't think. I once had to go and stop him running the car engine in the garage as he worked on it. The fumes were coming into the house. God knows how much he inhaled.
Of course it was out of order to make that much noise at that time of night. Neighbours would not be happy.

Men!
I hope he was wearing a mask, however, sawdust from sanding can be lethal -literally.

I don't think you should make noise after about 7 30pm as neighbours may have kids trying to get to bed, relax etc. I'm not sure whether cold is a health hazard if you are feeling ok, physically active. Is he wearing a dust mask might be more important.

I don't know what PVD is. Well, I looked it up but still don't really know how it affects a person or how a person's environment might affect it.

That aside, sanding wood is quite warming work so if your hubby wasn't feeling the cold, that doesn't surprise me.

I agree the noise of a power sander might disturb neighbours but if he stops by 23:00 I think most people would tolerate it happening every now and then. Every day would be a different matter.

Some people feel the cold more than others Katek so maybe your DH wasn't as cold as your think. Was he wrapped up? was the sanding quite physical?

From the neighbours point of view was he using a noisy electric sander?