Steve Williams

Off to painting group this morning. It really has been the spur that started me painting again. It also makes me feel younger as I am the youngest there. The downside, is that most of them look considerably fitter than me!

I sometimes find milk a help. Neutralises the acid and puts a lining on the stomach - I believe.

Not long back from a 490 mile round trip to Cornwall. Managed to fit in a visit to Okehampton station for a bite to eat and a look round. Then a mooch at St Blazey, a further quick explore of an old clay siding in the rain and then off to the local Model Railway exhibition at Lostwithiel. Finally a look around the remains of the Moorswater clay / cement line. To top it all, for once I wasn't doing the driving.

In and out of X-Ray Dept. inside 20 mins so no car-park fee. Result!

Ref. Shingles and Chicken Pox. You can catch Chicken Pox from someone with Shingles, but not the other way around. Shingles is a result of activation of the varicella-zoster virus which lays dormant in the spine following Chicken Pox,

I started on those Mike, but then went to Atorvastatin, which are supposed to have fewer side-effects.. As they are a bit stronger, it tensd to be a smaller dosage, hence the 10mg

Pete, When I was considering whether or not to try Statins (I had received conflicting advice from doctors in the Praactice), a friend of mine pointed out to me that the possible side-effects of not taking them were, potentially, far more serious that the possible side-effects of taking them. Which is absolutely true.

Yes, I think you're probably correct. As you say, it's hard to identify age-related aches and medically induced ones. Don't like this getting older one bit. I suppose the only consolation is that it is preferable to the alternative!

I am taking 10mg of Atorvastatin and did wonder about that. However, I had also been on Alendronic Acid for just over six years and have recently stopped for a 12 months 'drugs holiday' as latest guidelines. After I had stopped, I decided to give my statins a months break as well in order to try and clear my system of all medication, just to see if I felt any better. Disappointingly, I didn't! Still ache like hell and lack energy. Actually, I think the last time I had any energy I was about twelve! I have since re-started taking the Statins and haven't noticed any change, one way or the other.

I sometimes use a Tom-Tom Satnav and also have a Road Angel camera detector. Have set both of them with a female voice - so much more seductive. I am awaiting the day they decide to have a conversation between themselves and exclude me completely.

Now that's interesting. I am currently having physio for what I have been told is 'impingement' in my shoulders, which results in referred pain in the upper arms, between the shoulders and the elbows. If I try to stretch my arms to reach for anything, such as in the car glove box, behind the seat, or reaching up into a cupboard, I get an aching pain like a toothache but in the arms, which lasts for about 30 secs and hurts like hell. I also have restricted rotational movement because of the pain it causes. It is supposedly caused by inflammation of the ligaments/tendons that run through the rotational cups in the shoulders. This can be caused by wear, age and sitting too long at a desk using a computer, or so I was told by the physio.

There's a lot to be said for the mature woman.

I can confirm that the print does not come off on your backside.

Having finally managed to plow through quite a number of back pages, I have just read about Sherry and Ian's good news. Congratulations to both of you.

Crumbs! I didn't realise it was Friday 13th until I read today's posts.

Gosh, I seem to have been away from here for ages. Afraid I will have to miss trying to catch up - just too many pages. Pity there isn't a precis function of major events!

I feel that spoiling one's ballot paper is actively displaying disapproval, whilst simply not voting is actively displaying one's apathy......I think! In any event, I always do vote, but if it was made compulsory, I certainly wouldn't.

Yes, I had heard that one is required by Law to vote in Australia. Paradoxically, it always strikes me as being rather undemocratic. I reserve the right not to do something.

Many Happy Returns Sherry. Have a good one.

It certainly is good stuff, my wife has removed red wine from a pale beige coloured carpet (we don't like to waste it!), and also Loyd Grossman sauces, and they really do stain.. No experience of it with powder stains though. Good luck.

To give you some idea of what it looks like:

This may well be common knowledge by now, although I couldn't find any reference to it on RMWeb, but, whilst searching for an image, I came across the obituary for Don Breckon who died 2 October 2013. I had no idea he had died. Apparently, he was 77yrs old and had suffered from Alzheimer' disease for a number of years, ceasing painting about ten years prior to his death.

I did have a Ford Focus. Now I have a Ford Bedouin.

.......ah, now it just so happens. Expelliarmus!

Would the Magic Wand tool be any use for that Andy?