Early Risers.

[Gwiwer]

Good morning all. 
 

I have now officially completed that lap of the Sun and thank you for your kind good wishes. 
 

And now I’m off to the House of Fun as usual. There may be donuts …… 

[chrisf]

It is so rare for professional footballers to come out as gay that Blackpool’s 17 year old Jake Daniels has hit the headlines.  As someone who did not come out himself until the age of 70 I congratulate him for his courage and honesty.  He is the first UK professional footballer to come out for 30 years.  In that time public attitudes have become more accommodating.  It is reassuring to learn that Jake’s team-mates are supportive given the stigma that can attach to gay men in sport.  Something tells me that a good few other footballers are still keeping their big secret.  We may not have to wait very long for the next announcement.

 

On the subject of confidence I thank Polly for the kind and thoughtful words.

 

Chris

[iL Dottore]

8 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

The UK medics normally give 120/80 as a target - one I hit....sometimes.

That’s what I was taught, many many decades ago.

 

Nowadays the guidance is that pre-hypertension starts at 120/80. I’m not sure where this came from (probably from one of the huge American medical collaborative [research] groups). Anyway, the lower the better - ditto for resting heart rate (and whilst Tachycardia [very high resting heart rate] is Not Good neither is the opposite Bradycardia - although highly trained and very fit athletes can have very low resting heart rates)

 

Back to Blood Pressure: you shouldn’t have too low a Blood Pressure either - you need to have a minimum amount of pressure in  the system - otherwise you have hypotension - one aspect of which is that organs don’t get adequately perfused - so can begin to fail.

 

p.s. As a FYI - it’s an urban myth that Bradycardia was so named after Diamond Jim Brady - the American Financier and Philanthropist who, apparently, had a very low heart rate when playing high stakes card games! Brady comes from the ancient Greek

[New Haven Neil]

Morning, from a dull rock that scrapes up to 13c.  NHN dull too, but 125/78 this morning, assisted by several drugs.  Struggled with hypertension all my life, even when quite fit in my 30's.  The safety valves are set wrong or something, but I suffer with anxiety and that does not help in the slightest.

 

Mrs NHN off to work in quite a chipper mood this morning, she didn't take her bow, Simon, but the threat is always there!  I'll meet her at work later and catch the 1610 electrically powered transport device back with her to Laxey (chippy tea night).  Celebratory chips.

 

I have to try to change that 3 gang, 2 way light switch today - not looking forward to the struggle of a zillion wires stuffed into a tiny back box.

[polybear]

Firstly.....

Happy Birthday 

Gwiwer!! 🎂

Bear here.....

Let's see now...what's on the fun agenda for today?  Ah yes, washing 🙁, wielding Mickey 🙁, visiting the Co-op 😐....including stocking up on cake 😃, plus other assorted general dross tasks as yet undefined.

Edited May 17, 2022 by polybear

[Barry O]

Ey up!

 

My BP is  always lower in Summer due to the exercise achieved in umpiring  (I think!).the levels ate altered if you have diabetes as well according to Nurse Drac.

 

Today it is sunny with blue skies and whispy clouds. We are off to Casvegas for cricket via the Craghopper factory outlet by the M62 later. We have to TAKE OUR OWN TEAS! PAH!. This gets the ground a black mark..itsprobably the groundsman who used to buy in mid week teas. The excuse is a non excuse.. covid....

 

Time to get my self going as tea must be made (and drunk)

 

Have as good a day as you can..hope the birthday goes well @Gwiwer.

 

Stay safe!

 

With  @andyram back I wonder if other missing ERs may return? @Robert, @Kelly (hope the recovery is going well), @Natalie, @Dave Hunt and @Simon G as a few examples.

 

Baz

 

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Woke up a couple of hours ago and couldn't get back to sleep so here I am. My BP has always been high but it turned out to be white coat syndrome. Now time to run a bath, be back later.

[PhilJ W]

Oops nearly, forgot, happy birthday Rick.

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

Some sunshine and blue sky along with the clouds here.  A fine dry and warm day is forecast with the chance of some thundery showers this evening.  Currently 14°C possibly rising to 24°C. 

Discussions due to decide on today's events.  Walk, supermarket, garden centre* or all three?

I'll wait until later before checking BP!   🤔 (It's normally about right controlled by meds)

Have a good one,

Bob.

 

* The plant I sprayed with something is looking very sick and may need replacing. 🤪

 

 

Edited May 17, 2022 by grandadbob

[iL Dottore]

8 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

Ah yes Herr Dokter and you are certain this isn't your stethoscope even though it has your fingerprints on it?

 

Now I know that you’re just an underpaid overworked copper doing his job, but there are political and security aspects to this case that I am sure my lawyer - Dr Professor Sir Percival Grabbit-Runne LLD, QC, Law Lord will explain to you in great detail. As will your Superintendent, Chief Superintendent, your Assistant Chief Constable, the Deputy Chief Constable, the  Chief Constable, the Commissioner and the Home Secretary. All of whom will explain things in great - career limiting - detail. And all of whom are great personal friends of mine.

 

Would you care to explain to the Chief Constable why I won’t be able to host his birthday dinner at The Ivy tonight…

 

p.s. don’t get Special Branch upset by detaining me, they are not very nice people when upset…

[iL Dottore]

Congratulations to @Gwiwer for turning 65.

 

I have a question for Rick: based on what I’ve seen in the British Media does turning 65 mean an overnight transformation from a suave, debonair, silver-haired, sophisticated “babe-magnet” (as you were) to an edentulous, drooling, doddering, slightly-pongy, senile old wreck?

 

Just asking for a friend.

[iL Dottore]

2 hours ago, chrisf said:

It is so rare for professional footballers to come out as gay that Blackpool’s 17 year old Jake Daniels has hit the headlines.  As someone who did not come out himself until the age of 70 I congratulate him for his courage and honesty. 

But why does anyone need to “come out” at all?

You are what you are and there’s a whole normal spectrum of how people are attracted to each other and where you are on that spectrum should be of no concern to anyone except the involved parties in their relationships.

 

Quite frankly, there are more important character aspects to individuals than whether or not they are attracted to Steve or Susan or both.

[TheQ]

I'm certainly heading for the old wreck as I approach 65 later this year.. Various joints are aching as I sit here..

 

Mooring Awl,

4 hours sleep, some time trying to find a comfortable position, 2 hours sleep.. Feel very tired.

 

Ben the I'll think about it Collie, did eventually choose to go on patrol, and then was very happy about it, bounding around everywhere...

 

Our bluebell crop is disappointing this year, not many but more scattered around.

 

Saw my first car plugged into a private wall , it's one of the local vets, new Socket on the front wall which looks darn ugly on a 150+year old house. Since her practice is just 4 miles away, then I suspect she is a perfect candidate for an electric car..

Here's a thought, new car sales for petrol cars are banned from 2030, I wonder if we are going to get an outbreak of second hand ICE cars "delivery mileage only".

 

Junior managed to measure just 4 shunts in his 7.5 hours on Friday, and that was just the small ones with not much warm up time. He's now on his 7th day of that major system, what I do in 2, at most ever 3 days...(unless there's failures).

 

Onto resistance for me ten sets of measurement, that will take the next 2.5 hours.. him? 

 

Time to get on with it..

[simontaylor484]

Happy Birthday Rick

 

Baz traffic on the M62 is terrible at the moment 

[Winslow Boy]

50 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

Now I know that you’re just an underpaid overworked copper doing his job, but there are political and security aspects to this case that I am sure my lawyer - Dr Professor Sir Percival Grabbit-Runne LLD, QC, Law Lord will explain to you in great detail. As will your Superintendent, Chief Superintendent, your Assistant Chief Constable, the Deputy Chief Constable, the  Chief Constable, the Commissioner and the Home Secretary. All of whom will explain things in great - career limiting - detail. And all of whom are great personal friends of mine.

 

Would you care to explain to the Chief Constable why I won’t be able to host his birthday dinner at The Ivy tonight…

 

p.s. don’t get Special Branch upset by detaining me, they are not very nice people when upset…

 

Ian doing his best to put on a Herr Flick accent - we will ask the questions you swine. Wear is the Madonna with the big boobies.

 

Sorry couldn't resist the last part.

[New Haven Neil]

There are many opportunities to post a photo or something here in response, but getting banned from the forum prevents......🤣

[Coombe Barton]

54 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

British Media does turning 65 mean an overnight transformation from a suave, debonair, silver-haired, sophisticated “babe-magnet” (as you were) to an edentulous, drooling, doddering, slightly-pongy, senile old wreck

That happened to me, but at an earlier age

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

The weather looks friendly enough for me to attempt the sanding of the final shelf, although there is a slight breeze, hopefully the shelter of the shed and works will help there. After that task is complete, I shall drill and mount the brackets for the shelves to see how they fit, as I know one needs a small notch cutting in it so it will sit over a gas pipe. 

 

Rick. Happy birthday 

 

Back later 

 

Brian

[NGT6 1315]

Moaning awl. Raining on and off, which can only be a good thing for the garden!

 

Livia had to see the doc due to a persisting cold. It's not COVID, I hasten to add! Doing self-tests has kinda become a routine when you have kids who've caught a sniffle...

 

I'm planning to cook yakiniku teishoku for dinner. Other than that, not much to report as of yet, which is just as well.

 

Later...

[Coombe Barton]

Dinner - just got some cod out of the freezer.

Fish jokes (allegedly)

• On thinking about getting the fish out of the freezer - Prepare to meet thy cod.
• It could also be strangerfish and not cod - Long time no sea.

[laurenceb]

Birthday greetings Rick

[AndrewC]

Happy Birthday Rick. 

 

I think my warranty expired in my early 50s. I've been a slowly decaying wreck ever since. At this rate I'll be in the knacker's yard by the time I'm 65. 

 

On a sad note SWMBO's manager's husband passed away in the night. I'd met him a few times and he was the nicest of people. He was originally given 6 months. He managed 7 years. Then a few weeks back he began to deteriorate quickly. They gave him another 6 months. He lasted only a couple of weeks. F*ck cancer. 

[laurenceb]

13 hours ago, polybear said:

Bear is realising more and more just what a loss - and what a bunch of T0ssers the previous site hosts(?)** are - because of the loss of the thousands of photos that illustrated so many threads on this site.  Here's hoping AndyY can fix it - there's a LDC with his name on it if he can......

 

In other news.....

Anyone know the normal B.P. for a Bear?  This was the score yesterday:

 

 

Is that good or bad?

 

If my BP was as low as that I would be fainting,my diastolic is normally around 75

[monkeysarefun]

4 hours ago, chrisf said:

It is so rare for professional footballers to come out as gay that Blackpool’s 17 year old Jake Daniels has hit the headlines.  As someone who did not come out himself until the age of 70 I congratulate him for his courage and honesty.  He is the first UK professional footballer to come out for 30 years.  In that time public attitudes have become more accommodating.  It is reassuring to learn that Jake’s team-mates are supportive given the stigma that can attach to gay men in sport.  Something tells me that a good few other footballers are still keeping their big secret.  We may not have to wait very long for the next announcement.

 

On the subject of confidence I thank Polly for the kind and thoughtful words.

 

Chris

Ian Roberts,  who played in the National Rugby League comp here came out in the mid-90's, he's  still around as a commentator and actor. 

 

His story is pretty poignant, growing up gay while AIDS was still a major thing, he was also illiterate until he went to acting classes post Rugby league career. He's had his share of tragedy but it seems to have  worked out,  so good on him.

 

That said, be ing in Attack Of The Clones isn't necessarily something you want people to know about, was probably more worried about people finding that out than the gay thing.

 

https://foxsports.com.au/nrl/ian-roberts-opens-up-on-being-an-openly-gay-man-in-the-nrl-the-tragedy-that-inspired-him-to-come-out/news-story/7a2f03f5232fd2d00ffef7a4cb537842

[Grizz]

Happy birthday Rick. 🎂
 

Morning All…
 

It is sunny and hot here in the Deep South. Got a day off work today, so what could be more natural than cutting the grass? 
 

Well for a start it is too hot for me, 22c +.
Over the years I have found that 19c is a perfect temperature, with low humidity…..yes definitely low humidity. 
 

So to sum up, 19c with low humidity or very cold and dry works best for me. My breathing copes pretty well in these conditions. 
 

Therefore I suspect that mowing the fields today, with the ‘Generally’, isn’t going to be much of a picnic. Even with a wet bandana over mouth and nose it is still going to be dusty, despite the rain on Sunday.  Everything is growing like mad and if we are to keep on top of it then today is the the day as it is the only day available this week. Still at least I’ll have earned some anaesthetic by the evening…..providing the ‘Generally’ keeps going.  
 

 

Have a great day all….

 

ATB Grizz