station cat Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 No, but I've got a lot of split logs. That was hard work, and much more relevant than my LI profile... Don't fancy coming over and splititng ours do you? We'll give you tea and possibly a bacon sandwich. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2015 Don't fancy coming over and splititng ours do you? We'll give you tea and possibly a bacon sandwich. I think you would have to offer the special chips Dick has mentioned recently! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Dipped in again after going to LGI to get my knee X rayed. (Didn't see Barry O though) Ican only say that I have been very impressed with the NHS. It started playing up at the Nottingham show so I went to my GP on Tuesday, had an appointment with a specialist (in just over 2 weeks) by yesterday afternoon and had it X rayed today. I hope that it porgresses as well. Anyway after a restorative cup of tea, to recover from the amount I had to pay on the bus, it's time to finish the ironing with some John Fogerty playing. Roll on 6th May when I get my bus pass. Jamie Glad to hear that NHS is performing better that the Doomsayer would give it credit for and reading the ultimate part of your penultimate sentence - may I congratulate you on your excellent taste! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2015 LinkedIn regularly asks me if I'd like to link with myself. That's a shrewd way of boosting membership numbers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Don't fancy coming over and splititng ours do you? We'll give you tea and possibly a bacon sandwich. Nope. Fortunately we don't have that many to do as our good neighbour Claude split the tree for us. I'm just doing the big bits from 4 years ago, so it's pretty dry and goes easily, unless there are knots. My other neighbour ended up in hospital after doing his shoulder in, wielding the axe (I use a proper Norwegian 5½ lb splitting maul from Ray Iles - http://www.oldtools.free-online.co.uk/index.htm- but it's getting to be hard work on old shoulders) and has now bought a pneumatic splitter, which he swears by. Logs split into convenient size with little effort. I reckon that before long that will be money well spent. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2015 Afternoon All Won't stay on too long, but I have caught up - it takes longer and longer to achieve this. Domestic duties call as 30747nhas had to turn out for staff training, sue to finish around 17.00. Generic greetings where needed. Regards to All Stewart 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Abel Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Morning - Thursday here, but "sort of" Friday for most of you I'm sure, certainly sounds like it! Yesterday was remarkable here simply for the fact that we broke the April 1st. temperature record (NOT an April Fools), and managed to hit 28C (83F) we're going back towards normal though and by early next week will struggle to reach 7C with overnight lows of -1 from Friday on for several days! By now I'm expecting Ian is in "recovery" and looking forward to hearing reports from Sherry, wishing him well. I too am struggling with the lack of contact with Trev, I'm on LinkedIn also, but haven't done the groundwork to track him down. Possibly a connection with a fellow worker can be identified and a PM sent to those folks?? Funny how we draw ties even though many of us have never met in person - hope to change that someday. Tonight the choir sings at the Holy Thursday service, then we have a short rehearsal for the big event Sunday - our premiere showing of the year, it's even more fun/involved/musical than Christmas, we put on almost a concert Easter Sunday - for TWO services!! In a similar vein to NHN's comment/complaint about fair-weather attendees, it's amazing that trying to get folks to show up regularly for rehearsals every Thursday, especially the dark dismal ones in winter seems to be impossible, whereas showing up (un-rehearsed and usually late-on-parade) for our biggest event of the year seems easy! BIN day and was 7C and sunny as I trundled the BIN to the kerb... now, back to work Edited April 2, 2015 by Ian Abel 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railsquid Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 No Easter here in Japan. Though there was a segment on the news about the growing "popularity" (i.e. sales opportunity for rabbit-and-egg orientated stuff). Always look on the bright side, I say. Anyway little baby Squid aka Leo has recently learnt to suck his thumb, which greatly reduces the number of nocturnal cotside support incidents. He's also good at imitating, the other week we were saying "hello" and waving at him, and he started "waving" back, at least flailing an arm in response, which he will now do with anyone. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashcombe Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Promised update on ze patient: Ian is doing well, having a had a local anaesthetic - yes, really! He rang me after he came out of recovery where they were a little concerned that he was taking a while to thaw out, as it were! His feet were still numb when he spoke to me. Apparently the prostate was very enlarged and he was in the theatre for 45 minutes. (obviously decided to leave during the interval!!) He expects to remain in hospital for four or five days and I'm letting him rest today and will visit him tomorrow. More bulletins will follow! Many thanks for your kind comments, which I will relay to Ian eventually. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2015 That'sgreat news Sherry. Keep us posted. Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Thanks Sherry - and best wishes to the lad! I'm sure I saw a post earlier from someone who said he was trying to decide whether to do something, or go to a PT cruiser meet-up. - I cannot find it again, but for him, and anyone who is having a bad day..... Edited April 2, 2015 by shortliner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Good luck (something you can never have too much of), Ian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2015 Glad to hear things went well for Ian, Sherry. A successful event here too, there was a good crowd of friends, family and work colleagues at Gary's memorial tree planting, the Minister spoke well, and Jayne was a real trooper, made quite a speech. I was rather tired and emotional. One chap, who is a TT week acquaintance came from Italy! He's a Judge, so we had to explain how all the legal stuff like the inquest had worked, and he doesn't speak much Inglese so that took some doing. We then had a nice meal with the close friends and family, all done now. It would have been Gary's birthday tomorrow so that's why it was arranged for now, as the Minister made some excuse about being busy tomorrow...he's a real joker, kept it all nice and light without demeaning the occasion. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 the ultimate part of your penultimate sentence Ed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Promised update on ze patient: Ian is doing well, having a had a local anaesthetic - yes, really! He rang me after he came out of recovery where they were a little concerned that he was taking a while to thaw out, as it were! His feet were still numb when he spoke to me. Apparently the prostate was very enlarged and he was in the theatre for 45 minutes. (obviously decided to leave during the interval!!) He expects to remain in hospital for four or five days and I'm letting him rest today and will visit him tomorrow. More bulletins will follow! Many thanks for your kind comments, which I will relay to Ian eventually. That’s great! Please keep us posted when you are able, Sherry... Best, Pete. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) ...........I'm sure I saw a post earlier from someone who said he was trying to decide whether to do something, or go to a PT cruiser meet-up. - I cannot find it again, but for him, and anyone who is having a bad day.....asximi-mera-12.jpg'Twas me. Thanks. I wouldn't put it past swmbo to achieve something similar. Edited April 2, 2015 by leopardml2341 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2015 Back again, as 30747 has yet to check in asking for dinner to be started. I too had my procedure on my hip done under a local, and only just thawed out completely after about 18 or so hours, as I was still numb in places when I got up this morning - the surgeon commented that I was quite lucky to be seeing the inside of the theatre, and yes, the last three times I only got as far as the prep room, then whammo - lights out and see you on the other side. Pleased to hear that Ian has had his plumbing reamed out and hopefully normal flow will now resume. Sherry, please pass on all our regards to him. Got to shoot now as I need to get on with the dinner. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 'Twas me. Thanks. I wouldn't put it past swmbo to achieve something similar. For your sake, I hope she doesn't read that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2015 Thanks for posting, Sherry. Do relay an additional round of good wishes to Ian, if you please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I have to say that I thought Andy's device was in fact a can crusher with a posed potato' (mustn't forget the apostrophe) as an April Fool. Ed It's actually a device for mass producing G-scale sleepers from balsa wood, but it also doubles as sleeper riveter for P48 track construction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2015 All this talk of local anaesthetics for ops which were a big deal when we were young reminds me of 5 years ago. Sadly MiL was taken badly ill whilst we were in France 30Apr 2010. Fortunately the next day was 01May and lorries are banned from the motorways in France in public holidays so the 550 mile drive home was mode a bit easier (apart from the fact M-way service areas are so full of lorries it's difficult to park and take a break.....) Anyway, the Head of Household was phoning the hospital every couple of hours whilst we were driving. MiL's condition had stabilised a bit and they needed to install a heart pace-maker. I was thinking of the days when that was still quite invasive surgery. I was gobsmacked (though others on here might be well aware) that it was only 45 mins or so under local anaesthetic with something inserted in her carotid and pushed down into her heart. She'd also had her hip pinned 4 years earlier after she broke it in a fall. That was also a local. (Sadly she passed away a week after the pacemaker incident, but at least the pain fades with the passing of 5 years, and she was 90 so had a good run). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Promised update on ze patient: His feet were still numb when he spoke to me. Apparently the prostate was very enlarged and he was in the theatre for 45 minutes. Strewth. It must have been huge if they had to anaethetise his feet to do it. Edited April 2, 2015 by BoD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Shopping in Lidl, looking forlornly at the high saturated fat levels on just about everything I like, I pick up a small individual cheese. Hm, reduced fat. Short dated. That's OK, I don't mind ripe cheese, and Lidl knock a good bit off stuff nearing its sell-by date. French - “Chêne d'argent” ... accessing, accessing … oh, yes: “Silver Chain”. Easy Peasy! “Fromage allégé”. Um … “Cheese something ...” Er … well, if we ignore the accents, we've got “allege”, to affirm. Yes, that's probably it. Oh, yes, I've probably done the same as the Angles and Saxons did, knocked the Norman French about a bit until they got a word they recognised. So it's “alleged cheese”, then. I bet I'm not far out, anyway. That reminds me, must look up “bicuspid” when I get home ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted April 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2015 Funny thing is, I only like cheese as an ingredient in meals, such as pizza or anything au gratin. Something I cannot remember turned me off eating it whole many years ago and I have never reacquired the taste! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I have to say that I thought Andy's device was in fact a can crusher with a posed potato' (mustn't forget the apostrophe) as an April Fool. Ed Sir, This is IDAHO! We take our potatoes very seriously here, and I can assure you there are no posers among them! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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