RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Morning all, Sorry to laugh about it Pete but I know the story all too well - the hall and stairs in our previous house went through a similar process but herself did the painting, even after I'd told her she wouldn't like the colour she had chosen. The lesson of things like that is in the number of test mixer paints we've got (and I paid for on my Jewson's account, grr) for the dining room and living room although some fortunately have 'an alternative use'). US election politicking has reached the BBC - we've had one report about pigs and an even weirder one about a woman who kept 4 chickens and the noise upset the neighbour and how it's become a big issue in the local election for senator, no wonder half of 'em over there don't even know what currency is used in Ireland (or even where Ireland is). Anyway as a break from tales of the NHS today we're off to the pictures (movies) to see the y released 'Mr Turner'. The reviews are mixed but it does sound interesting, I quite like Mike Leigh's work and I find Tim Spall an interesting and quite well accomplished actor so I'll no doubt tolerate the 150 minutes of film; not so sure about Mrs Stationmaster. But we're in the cinema club so it won't cost anything beyond what we paid to join and our allocation of free tickets is greater than the equivalent cost of wrinklies ticket for the same number of films. Have a nice day and hoping Trev enjoys Bristol (which I usually don't to be honest although the Floating Harbour is quite interesting). PS I must be on a 'good' Metformin, no problems of the sort reported by others (yet?) Edited November 5, 2014 by The Stationmaster 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2014 I was given a couple of month's supply of a different 'make' and had no problems. Then back onto the previous manufacturer and... Most pharmacies dispense the cheapest generic version that they can get, and I discussed this with a pharmacist who previously worked in drug research and manufacture, and who said that there are some versions where the excipient could exacerbate the effects of the drug. Your experience proves this. I also need to take Ibuprofen, and many of these have a sugar coating in a bright red colour, and both of these additions tend to complicate things for me, as I have a sensitivity to the colour, as well as diabetes - Boots own brand is one of the few that doesn't have these features, but the pharmacy needs to be prompted on that one, as they are a lot dearer than the more usual generics on offer. We’ve discussed this before Stewart, there is no such thing as a free lunch and certainly not with free GP’s. The idea that the GP is cheap is possibly part of the reason that so many British Doctors are turning up over here. Indeed, Pete, I think that there is a lot in what you say - the NI contribution being deducted at source seems to be just regarded as something that comes off of your salary, and many people don't see it as the cost of their healthcare. I, for one, don't abuse the GP service, and don't go there unless I have to, but having a chronic disease does mean that I need ongoing care and this does mean that I seem to be at the surgery quite frequently. My diabetes care at the most basic level involves two lots of blood tests, two consultations, one of 15 minutes with the diabetic sister, and one of 30 minutes with the GP with specialist diabetes knowledge, one foot assessement, and one eye screening (digital retinopathy photos). I also need about four base insulin pens, and three bolus pens a month, all the needles, test strips, sharps disposal bin, lancets, and about a hundred Metormin tablets - so I suspect that if I needed all this on an insurance basis, then the premium for me would be pretty high - insurance companies are (as I can verify having worked for many) not benevolent institutions. So for me, I prefer the system that we have. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Morning all. Cloudy ATM and rain on the forecast. Yuck. Head and neck aching, too. Where's me bed? Happy Hump Day, everyone... Dom,What sort of cash does that ATM deliver? Kind regards, Curious Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Whatever happened to Mr S.com78? He has a lot to answer for. Ed 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2014 The sun is now shining so I will venture out as soon as the postman calls (I'm expecting a package). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2014 I'm dreading Lucy's vet bill... In the UK, the typical vet's bill for a spay is about £200 - £250 plus the cost of any ancillaries like a buster collar, or aftercare drugs - sounds as if the vet's charges in Switzerland are a lot higher than here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2014 The sun is now shining so I will venture out as soon as the postman calls (I'm expecting a package). Enjoy your day in the house, then LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Whatever happened to Mr S.com78? He has a lot to answer for. A good question - although it must be said, that Simon was only the starter of ERs latest incarnation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Morning all, I have to agree with Pete(trisonic) and Stewart on the NHS discussion. I was absolutely disgusted when my GP and friend told me the statistics on missed appointments that I posted last night : I suggested that a large poster in the reception area, showing the numbers, might make people more aware. He adopted this idea and the head receptionist thanked me, as now when someone queries the booking system, she simply has to point to the figures on the wall! Surprised that a lot of working people don't realise that their National Ins. deduction is also levied on the company, 11% of their salary being paid by the employer! It was always a significant expense in our annual accounts at the garage I ran. Stewart, sorry to hear of your discomfort - don't play down the seriousness of the operation however, it is still quite invasive surgery and before all the cuts by the 'bean counters',you'd have spent a fair amount of time being cared for in hospital. Perhaps your body is warning you and you would do well to listen! Pete(trisonic), thanks for the lovely 'go to sleep music' - used to hum it to my son Stuart when he was a tiny babe and the grandchildren suffered likewise! Pete(75C), been there and done that and the 'T' shirt ended up splashed by eight different test colours! Then I(?) chose the wrong one!! You might guess that, like yourself, I ended up reprinting to keep the peace. She was once decisive! Happy hump folks, Kind regards, Jock. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2014 A good question - although it must be said, that Simon was only the starter of ERs latest incarnation.Gordon was the original! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Morning all from north of Ikea. Nice clear and cool morning, I love this time of the year. Daughter has just departed for a scan to do with Chrones, SWMBO is driving so I've just got the cats for company. I've got some exhibition correspondence to do then two of us are going to clear a friends model railway collection. He died of Leukemia earlier this year. We're going to collect up all his stock and then sort it at the clubrooms ready for the second hand stall. Not the nicest of jobs but our club has a very good record for helping members families in this situtation and making sure that the families get good value. The layout will have to be sorted later. it was called Crianlarich and did appear at Wakefield a couple of years ago. Then this afternoon hopefully i get the wiring on the turntable of Green Ayre sorted out before heading off to a boinfire. SWMBO made some toffee yesterday so i just hope that my fillings survive. All the best to everyone with your various appointments/ granchildren sitting etc. Jamie Morning Jamie,Once again you and your club appear to be kind and supportive beyond the call of duty! (Recalling what you did to re-habilitate a member after serious illness some time ago). Let's hope that the stock sale generates a reasonable amount. I suspect that the layout might be more difficult to value and market ; have you considered a photograph and ad in the RMweb listing? I've seen several on sale in that feature. There are also quite a few companies that advertise in the modelling magazines for layouts (they can probably be found on line!). It just occurred to me that for the family, seeing the model sitting there might prolong the grief a little. I truly admire the action of you and your fellow members! Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2014 ..... Pete(trisonic), thanks for the lovely 'go to sleep music' - used to hum it to my son Stuart when he was a tiny babe and the grandchildren suffered likewise! ... Jock. My Dad used to sing that when my brother and I were small. We got English or German versions! Matthew didn't get me singing although he did have a fluffy duckling mobile that played the lullaby. He just wanted stories every night. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Ed, Robert and Tony, Simon posted a blog on July 1st this year which explains all - if you type 'Life In The Wilderness' in the search box at the top, it will come up as the first on the list (at least when I tried it!) Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Yep, that's the wooded view I look out onto! Spotted references to my ancestral home earlier as I was skimming yesterday's posts. I spent a lot of time in Durham cathedral as a youngster, and try to head back on occasion when I'm visiting the folks. The LEGO Cathedral is going to be quite superb when it's finished. Dry and bright in Edinburgh. Meeting with our Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing this afternoon, might be my last meeting with him, depending on whether he keeps the job in the (likely) reshuffle when Ms Sturgeon becomes First Minister in a fortnight. Mike,Definitely something fishy going on here - from Salmon(d) to Sturgeon? Kind regards, Jock. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Wow - I just Googled some info on healthcare in Ireland, and was quite surprised by the level of charges applied for GP and A&E visits - makes me grateful that we have an NHS, even with its faults. Morning All Not had a good morning so far, as I think I'm pushing myself a bit too hard, even though this was not, by most standards, major surgery (certainly not when compared to what Jock and some others have undergone). I'm still getting quite a lot of discomfort, so I've decided to have a quiet day in with as few domestic tasks as possible. I was planning to go to my class this afternoon, but I think I'll give it a miss, as the college is a fair walk from the bus station - and the return journey on the mobile zoo school bus might be best avoided. I'll pop back later but meantime, the usual blanket greetings, commiserations, compliments, etc, I'm fully caught up, now Regards to All Stewart Stewart, when I had my hernia op I was off driving and any lifting for three weeks. Because I was living on my own at the time, I wasn't allowed out of the hospital until I could walk up and down stairs without grimacing. Oh and my bowels had to be moving easily! SO TAKE IT EASY! John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debs. Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 magnolia.jpg "SuperMatt"............the naffest comic-book hero ever! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2014 Stewart, when I had my hernia op I was off driving and any lifting for three weeks. Because I was living on my own at the time, I wasn't allowed out of the hospital until I could walk up and down stairs without grimacing. Oh and my bowels had to be moving easily! SO TAKE IT EASY! John Thanks for the advice John (and others) - I was told I can drive as soon as I can wear a seat belt without discomfort, as the strain if I did an emergency stop would be too much. They indicated for this particular injury that a week should be OK. Lifting is a no-no for at least six weeks and that is to include heavy domestic tasks. Nowadays, the hospital seems to want you out and at home ASAP - a neighbour here had a double bypass and was sent home three days after surgery. This approach seems to be a lot like bean counting, as Jock said earlier, as it may take the strain off the hospital, but it places a lot more of the aftercare responsibility onto the GP network, which of course will be a different cost centre within the NHS, and therefore the hospital can effectively "save" but at the cost of the GP budget. Talk about robbing Peter to pay Paul..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Morning Jamie, Once again you and your club appear to be kind and supportive beyond the call of duty! (Recalling what you did to re-habilitate a member after serious illness some time ago). Let's hope that the stock sale generates a reasonable amount. I suspect that the layout might be more difficult to value and market ; have you considered a photograph and ad in the RMweb listing? I've seen several on sale in that feature. There are also quite a few companies that advertise in the modelling magazines for layouts (they can probably be found on line!). It just occurred to me that for the family, seeing the model sitting there might prolong the grief a little. I truly admire the action of you and your fellow members! Kind regards, Jock. Thanks for that Jock. The club has done a lot of this sort of things for members and once we had to set up a separate bank account to keep things on track for the auditors. We've kept that account open and it gets used whenever we need to. The club only allows 1 second hand stall at our show and that's the club one and it generates a healthy amount each year. We are looking seriously at charitable status and this aspect of the clubs ethos is one of the areas we will quote along with some work we are doing with young members with aspergers/autism. The club has always been friendly and supportive to members and most of us wouldn't want it any other way. I've just got back from the farm.. We've packed up all the saleable stock and will have a valuation and listing day at the clubrooms before this years show. Thanks for your ideas about the layout. I will advertise it in due course. It was built as an exhibition layout and is portable but has been set up in the shed with an extension so should be easy to take out. Cheers Jamie Edited November 5, 2014 by jamie92208 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Stewart, when I had my hernia op I was off driving and any lifting for three weeks. Because I was living on my own at the time, I wasn't allowed out of the hospital until I could walk up and down stairs without grimacing. Oh and my bowels had to be moving easily! SO TAKE IT EASY! John Did they prescribe Metformin? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2014 While I'm on here, I often keep Flightradar 24 open on a separate window, so I can dip in to see what the planes passing overhead are. One of these was showing as a "Heavy" so I tracked it, to see that it was an Antonov on its way to Brize Norton, and it was at about 20,000 and on track to pass over the village. Bummer as it turned on to a Southerly track over Morecambe Bay, and then crossed the coast somewhere between Blackpool and Southport. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2014 Did they prescribe Metformin? It has a pretty formidable side effect profile, other than the obvious one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted November 5, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2014 It has a pretty formidable side effect profile, other than the obvious one. I have mentioned this before but the information leaflet for one of my medications under serious side effects lists "death". Well as I'm not dead I'm not going to complain about any minor ones. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the advice John (and others) - I was told I can drive as soon as I can wear a seat belt without discomfort, as the strain if I did an emergency stop would be too much. They indicated for this particular injury that a week should be OK. Lifting is a no-no for at least six weeks and that is to include heavy domestic tasks. Nowadays, the hospital seems to want you out and at home ASAP - a neighbour here had a double bypass and was sent home three days after surgery. This approach seems to be a lot like bean counting, as Jock said earlier, as it may take the strain off the hospital, but it places a lot more of the aftercare responsibility onto the GP network, which of course will be a different cost centre within the NHS, and therefore the hospital can effectively "save" but at the cost of the GP budget. Talk about robbing Peter to pay Paul..... The costs involved in a cardiac intensive care bed are in the region of £5,500 per week in Scotland (http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Finance/Scottish-National-Tariff/), while the GP is paid for using the central GP contract (which I think pays fixed costs on the basis of GP actions) so there's definitely a push to get people out of hospital as soon as possible so long as they are well enough to be discharged*. The relative cost difference in paying for the additional burden on the GP is well worth it when you consider the cost to the acute budget. Mum spent 3 months in hospital earlier this year (another reason why I wasn't posting - when I wasn't working I was either sleeping or travelling to and from Middlesbrough!), with more than a month in cardiac ICU. * Also the longer you stay in hospital, the longer your rehabilitation, the longer till full fitness and the greater chance of you picking up something nasty... Edited November 5, 2014 by sixoh8sixoh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Just when we thought it couldn't get any more bizarre. Found that in one of our gent's loos that there's a guy practising the violin. He's good, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Good job it's not a Tuba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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