Early Risers.

[BSW01]

Goodnight all 

[Winslow Boy]

1 hour ago, Captain Cuttle said:

Well i hope you have more success than i did, originally going to NA hospital some years ago. Now its Specsavers and am attempting my third appointment with them as the new aids are just not working as they should. Now having to source batteries for my older hearing aids and not sure where to go from here. Trustpilot reviews for audiology at Specsavers are dire!

Fortunately it wasn't them. Stop using them when it took them four attempts to test my eyes- took them six months to repair/find an operator for a piece of equipment. Now go direct to a chap who grinds the lenses. Saved a fortune in not having to buy 'designer' frames each time.

[monkeysarefun]

1 hour ago, Gwiwer said:

Not Kirribilli then?  That  might be a better place for a hazard-reduction burn.

 

OOoooh, political.... Unless you are referring to the Snake House at Taronga Zoo, which would be the @polybear solution..

[Winslow Boy]

17 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

Robbie had some tumours removed from his parathyroid. His symptoms really only presented as drinking a lot and elevated calcium levels. He had a parathyroid hormone test (frozen blood sample sent to special lab) . The vet removed the tumours, they were malignant but slow growing. Back then the parathyroid blood test for dogs was quite new. I had the same test for my parathyroid and had to have it done at the hospital. Done at outpatients clinics routinely now. 

I hope you got a nice bono biscuit and a fresh bowl of water afterwards.

[monkeysarefun]

9 hours ago, polybear said:

On money…..

 

P&O were on the news last night - it seems they have been expecting some of their Channel Ferry staff to work 12 hour days, 7 days a week for up to 17 weeks.  Without a day off.  B’sterds.  And for as little as a fiver an hour 🤬

 

Well the French have just sorted that - now it’ll be 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off or face the long arm of the Law.  Pity our own spineless tw@ts in The Big House weren’t up to the job.

Yep, Big Rant

 

 

 

So that means there won't be a sudden  influx of English accents among the staff on Sydney Ferries then?😉

(unlike among the staff in Sydney Emergency Departments.. )

 

Actually, just looked up deckhand pay scales on Sydney ferries, turns out its not too shabby given its a government award rate - average base salary is $78,637 (£41,000).

Thats for a 38 hour week, any extra hours attracts overtime, pushing the average to £46,000 to £54,000.  Plus they apparently get 10 weeks annual leave. The annual leave attracts a holiday leave loading of an additional 17%.

 

And they get to spend the day chugging backwards and forwards on Sydney Harbour, taking pretty young things to Watsons  Bay, Manly and so on.   I'd be in it!

 

(I dont' think public transport in NSW has ever made a profit but then  that's not what public transport is meant to be about..)

Edited April 23 by monkeysarefun

[Tony_S]

26 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

I hope you got a nice bono biscuit and a fresh bowl of water afterwards.

He had to go to the animal hospital for overnight monitoring the first night after the operation and be monitored at the operating vets surgery for a few days. The nurses said he was such an observant dog , he knew where the treats were stored and stared until he got one. He had so many bloodtests he learned to put his paw out so they could take blood from his leg. He had negotiated this I think by making it quite clear they were not going to take it from his neck. I think this was because he really didn’t like the syringe up the nose for kennel cough vaccine. He really was a good dog and was always happy to go to vets apart from the kennel cough. 

Edited April 23 by Tony_S

[pH]

2 hours ago, Captain Cuttle said:

Well at least you know that with your acrobatic skills they are always looking for dextrous individuals to help paint the Forth rail bridge!

Not required so much nowadays:

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-14789036

[Ozexpatriate]

9 hours ago, Flanged Wheel said:

the oldest footprints found in the Americas (in New Mexico) that are also much older than previously suspected

Consensus is that prior estimates of up to perhaps Ca 13,000 years ago for the Clovis peoples are certainly not the "oldest". There is little consensus on actual "oldest", though Ca 23,000 years is a common conjecture. There are plenty of online sources to support this theory.

[BR60103]

We have "community" mailboxes. Today there was no mail in ours despite 3 visits. It may have had to do with this:

Guelph Post Office

 

 

[jamie92208]

Good moaning from a still rather cool Charente, where the dawn chorus is in full swing.  Our friends came for lunch yesterday. We haven't seen them for several years but Mathew's sister now lives near Cognac, so they came up from there to see us.  In the evening a good friend made us dinner. As we ate we watched a  bright orange moon rise, it looked great. 

 

Today is hospital admission day for Beth.  We are setting off later this morning to have lunch in Angouleme then will head for the hospital.  I will probably stay and watch trains for a few hours before heading home.  Her op is some time Thursday. 

 

Regards to all. 

 

Jamie

Edited April 24 by jamie92208

[Coombe Barton]

Been awake since half four - feeling knackered already

[Ozexpatriate]

5 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:

Today is hospital admission day for Beth. 

Hope the procedure goes according to plan Jamie and recovery is swift.

[woodenhead]

Early rise, didn’t go to bed to 23:30.

 

Off to the big smoke for a long day.

 

Getting light early now

 

[Barry O]

50 minutes ago, Coombe Barton said:

Been awake since half four - feeling knackered already

Is it retirement beckoning or end of teaching?... Dr Eldest is also having similar problems.. as in can't sleep so it may be a common theme for lecturers. Next up.. dissertation marking and reviews..

 

Baz

[Barry O]

Ey up!

 

Hope Beth's op goes well @jamie92208.

 

And I hope your train arrives on time @woodenhead. (Not something I can bank on with Late and Never Early!).

 

first up today a visit to the new dental hygienist, followed by hoovering and tidying ...pah.

 

Day should be completed by a trip to the MRS before my trip to Beamish tomorrow. Busy, busy, busy

 

Have a good day/night/ morning wherever you are ERing in the world.

 

Baz

[NGT6 1315]

Moaning awl. Where's all that time going?!

 

Dull and overcast but slowly getting warmer again after a chilly spell came across the land. Though TBH, I prefer cooler temperatures.

 

FiL has been somewhat rough recently after his chemo session resulted in a follow-up infection with sepsis. That could be successfully treated but had left him weakened and at times slightly delirious, from which he is currently recovering. His GP (who is also mine) will be making a house call later today. Thankfully, FiL is visibly improving, but of course still taking things slow. Certainly makes one think about how fragile one's health may become when elderly.

 

Stay safe and sound...

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. I went to bed a bit late last night so only a little under six hours sleep. No interruptions though but the hip joint on the side I had been laying on was a bit painful but eased when I started moving about. I nodded off in the chair this morning so breakfast is going to be a bit late.

[DaveF]

Jamie, I hope Beth's operation and recovery go well.

 

I woke this morning to the sound of rain, fortunately it was only another passing shower.

 

As I was eating my breakfast I saw a jackdaw fly very fast across the garden through the rose arch - no mean feat as it is very close to the greenhouse.  There was a female sparrow hawk in hot pursuit, she ended up crashing to the ground under the arch.  Then she sorted herself out and flew to the top of the arch and spent a few minutes getting her feathers sorted out and looking round.

 

Suddenly she took off and headed very quickly away, as she went the jackdaw was chasing her.  I wonder what happened next?

 

Apart from that the garden bin has been emptied so I can now cut down the rest of the heather.  The next job is to scan more old photos, today's seem to be mainly photos of me up to the age of about 7 or so.

 

David

Edited April 24 by DaveF

[New Haven Neil]

Morning, from a rock that is almost spring-like.  Almost. 11c is a bit under where we should be to say the least.

 

Best wishes to Beth and Dom's FiL, indeed age creeps up on us with all it's nefarious tricks to make us less well.  My Tuesday morning pal, who is living with C anyway but has been OK for some time, isn't well currently, another

worry.

 

Today is one of our fasting periods s no brekky, but lunch will be enjoyed.  A pal is coming for a ride, complex bloke, Belgian and of Polish descent, his surname is one only Andy SM42 would attempt - begins with a Z.  Poor lad is always last to get anything!  He's also Mrs NHN's Pilates teacher, smashing guy, despite riding a Harley.  Well he has a Moto Guzzi of enormous dimensions too for days when it may rain.  The Harley's very, very shiny indeed and takes some keeping that way.  It's also very fast, it is quite special internally, surprises some other riders.  I hate to think how much all that cost.

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

Another sunny start to the day here in the northwest corner of England, although it has suddenly gone very cloudy! The plan for today is to head off to RHS Bridgewater for a walk in the gardens, hopefully we’ll see the apple trees in blossom and we might even get a walk through the woods too. Of course after all that activity, we’ll need some sort of refreshment, so it would be very rude not to have a drink and a slice before we head back home. There are no firm plans for the afternoon, so a spot of reading might be in order. 
 

Back later. 
 

Brian 

[Hroth]

Sunny here too.  Met office says its going to be sunny all day with less than 5% chance of precipitation.  However, temperatures are expected to stay in single figures.

 

[Peter Kazmierczak]

Human evolution:
1. Beaker people

2. Tumbler people

3. Cup people

4. Cut glass people

5. Mug people 

[TheQ]

Mooring Awl,

1 hour, 3 hours ,2 hours sleep, not enough.

Ben the I'd like out Collie, was early, he went back to bed for a while until I needed to get up.

He enjoyed himself snuffling around, waggy tail.. at that time dull grey and drizzly, now bright blue welkin,  but in both cases very windy. A north westerly of 31 mph.

 

Not so waggy at the moment as they are playing top gun up above us...

 

Spent a considerable time researching Ben's problems, no good solution. Vets phoning at 12:30 on what to do next..

Swmbo's opinion is as he's old, try him on some different pills the vet is offering, but not go for anything more upsetting to Ben..

 

Time to take Ben the snoring Collie on his long walk, as we need to be back for the call. Ah the fly boys have gone definitely to to walk.

 

[Tony_S]

18 minutes ago, TheQ said:

Swmbo's opinion is as he's old, try him on some different pills the vet is offering, but not go for anything more upsetting to Ben..

Robbie had a good final year. The parathyroid calcium problem probably caused the spinal pain that limited his rear end movement. But after gabapentin was prescribed he was like a new dog for a year. The vet did say be prepared, it will stop,working. He had been bouncing about a the park a couple of days earlier. He was 13. 

Edited April 24 by Tony_S

[Dave Hunt]

Pretty much what happened to our Lab/Collie cross Sam. He was 14. That was nearly six years ago now and I still miss him dreadfully. 
 

Dave