Early Risers.

[The White Rabbit]

Evening,

 

It seems scans vary a lot - I wonder if someone was trying to rip me off or it was trickier than average, justifying a much higher price tag. Or including 'extras'? I will certainly be checking round providers when the time comes. 

 

Over the weekend, not a lot was done. Some culinary activity indulged in, with some 'Cornish' pasties and tarte flambe done. A little time spent in the garden and a wander had to get some fresh air. A couple of dogs greeted and a new one met. 

 

Usual service has been resumed today. The loft has been tackled and there is now a carload of items for the tip and several bags and boxes for the charity shop. Plus a couple of items to try and find good homes for. Still plenty to do but visible progress made. 

 

A damp day here, though it's been a touch changeable. Some seedlings potted on, nice to have some rainwater to bed them in. On another thread (days when you know why you live in the British Isles) martin wynne's mentioned a weather site for rainfall - https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar - could be useful, whether photting, gardening or just hoping for a dry picnic? (You need to click on 'Anim On' top leftish to play the last two hours). 

 

 

[simontaylor484]

1 minute ago, monkeysarefun said:

 

 

Thank you Eeyore, I can work with that. 

 

Went to travel insurance website pretending to be pupcam, had a few stabs at some of the questions but got a quote for 167 pounds .

 

So plan B.

 

Arrive in Sydney get off plane, exclaim "oh my giddy aunt!" like you lot say on the telly and slump to the ground ( but not in long grass cos SNAKES!)

 

Get free trip to hospital in ambulance (probably driven by UK or Irish paramedic cos why not?)

 

Get MRI on the  insurance and save even more (check shoes before putting them back on after the MRI cos SPIDERS!).

 

Would the insurance allow for a pre existing condition?

[monkeysarefun]

7 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said:

Would the insurance allow for a pre existing condition?

My dad has had a bypass and has  a stent, takes heart medication and has travelled to the UK at least twice since with full coverage. Never complained about the insurance cost and he definitely would if anyone is going to.

Edited July 25, 2022 by monkeysarefun

[PupCam]

53 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said:

@PupCam The lego Submarine looks very ingenious. The syringe for the ballast tank reminds me of a set of Lego Technic we had at school that used a syringe and plastic small bore tubing for pneumatic 

 

Particular cunning there and with the magnetic drive through the bulkhead.

 

In Late Other News

 

One of the good things about Faceache (and I realise there are plenty of less good things) that I like are the reminders of previous event and posts of interest and no that doesn't include photographs of what I had for dinner 8 years ago!     Some posts I find particularly poignant, take today for example.   

 

I was reminded today that 6 years ago I spent a most enjoyable day with a good friend on the footplate of a loco on the Bure Valley railway.   Stuey,a keen aeromodeller  who I first bumped into at an R/C model Fly-In, sort of lost interest in model flying and decided to volunteer on the BVR.   He quickly gained his driver's badge before being struck down by a very aggressive cancer in his jaw.    The cancer was treated with a combination of therapies, the most drastic being the surgical removal of half his face followed by reconstruction using bone and flesh from elsewhere in his body.     He documented his "journey" on a now defunct R/C forum and it was fascinating and very scary in equal measure.     He remained positive and upbeat throughout, Heaven knows how!    Around May in 2016 he was in remission, vertical and active.      He got back to driving and on the 25th July he treated me to a day on the footplate and what excellent fun we had too with a couple of trips from end to end.

 

The next time we spoke was September.   He rang with some bad news; the cancer had re-appeared behind his left eye, he'd already had a lifetime dose of radio therapy and from a surgical point of view it was inoperable.     It was terminal and they predicted he had ~ 3 months,  During this time the left side of his face grew out another 50% of the width of his head, made speech and eating impossible, blinded him in the left eye oh yes, and it hurt like hell.   Through out the remaining months he remained so positive and worked his way through an amazing bucket list.   Shortly before Christmas 2016 came the very sad news that he'd died. 

 

If you ever on or near the BVR and you hear the train whistle on "Coltishall Curve" it's doing so in memory of Stuey.

 

A good friend gone but very much not forgotten.  

 

RIP  Stuey.

 

[Ozexpatriate]

Understatement alert:

 

CNN: Chess-playing robot breaks boy's finger at Moscow tournament

Quote

"A robot broke a child's finger -- this is, of course, bad," Lazarev said.

After the child resigned, the Russian robot launched his King at the child. (Just kidding, that didn't happen, but seemed in keeping with other recent events in the region.)

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. I managed to silence Arthur Itis and Si Attica this afternoon by stretching out on the bed and having a bit of eyelid inspection. Arthur Itis has made a few grumbles this evening so Nurofen has been deployed. Now to catch up on Farcebook.

[polybear]

36 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said:

Would the insurance allow for a pre existing condition?

 

Only if you were to fully and accurately declare it beforehand and they accept the risk accordingly.  A friend knows someone with lots of health issues who gets their travel insurance cheap by not declaring those issues, which is totally pointless because if she were to claim then the Insurance Company is sure to find out and void the policy.  They may also refuse to provide cover in the future - which has a knock-on effect because a common insurance question is "have you ever been refused insurance etc. etc."  There's one thing that Insurance Companies REALLY hate and that's people who try and rip them off - and with shared databases etc. they are very good at finding out.

 

 

[Erichill16]

Evening All,

Not been about much today but nothing much to report other than started to read my book on teddy bears.

Here’s a picture of Sydney sleeping , makes me smile and we’ve got him for another week. keeps me going.

Goodnight,

Robert

[Erichill16]

57 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said:

Would the insurance allow for a pre existing condition?

You can buy insurance for pre existing conditions. 
I got a yearly plan but haven’t renewed it recently but do remember it wasn’t that expensive but I suppose it depends on the risk.

It was a relief knowing that I was covered regardless of if anything happened.

 

[simontaylor484]

And they want more people to drive electric cars

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-62296443

[Erichill16]

One of Polybears funnies?
 

[andyram]

Evening all. Thanks for the steam railway suggestions. There was a change of plan today. We had misread the Bure Valley timetable and the more frequent service runs Tuesday - Thursday. As a result we headed off to Sheringham, overtaking  the Class 24 as we drove alongside the golf course. I would have taken a trip up the line, but Amber decided she did not fancy a diesel hauled trip so I had to be content with a wander around the gift shop. Since today is Sarah and my 12th wedding anniversary, I was not going to rock the boat by insisting on a trip. The dozen years have been generally been great, but have been more than slightly rocking in the last 18 months.

 

 The day in Sheringham was spent around the shops and arcades en-route to the seafront. Sadly the model shop was shut which was another set back. In addition to this mum and dad are still testing positive so the shop closure extends into tomorrow and is likely to stretch to at least Thursday. It cannot be helped, but it is frustrating and not what the business needs.

 

  Tonight we changed location for evening meal and headed to the Golden Lion on the green for a meal in their restaurant. It was very nice. The only drawback was the choice of bitters. When the waitress stated the only option was "Tetley", I did stop myself from saying "is that all" in view of the selection at our previous establishment. 

 

 The walk back paused by one of the play areas for Amber's benefit. This is her, silhouetted against the setting sun.

 

Take care

 

Andy

 

[simontaylor484]

Back when I used to partake in beer drinking I used to avoid Tetleys lf possible even though I am a Yorkshireman.

 

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

Well the weather has been very unpredictable, mostly rain. There was a short lull when I went shopping with the sun trying to shine, but that was followed by more rain after I’d got home. The afternoon was pretty much the same, apart from an hour or so straight after dinner.

 

Needless to say, apart from my shopping trip this morning, I’ve not ventured outside again today. I spent the afternoon reading or doing some sudoku puzzles. 

 

Andy. Happy anniversary 

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[BSW01]

Goodnight all 

[J. S. Bach]

Night owl from the Piedmont.

[Barry O]

@andyram..Happy Anniversary. 

 

Long trip to Canley and back. M1 full of slow moving white vans.. must be saving petrol??

 

Time for sleep.. more cricket tomorrow.

 

Sleep well

Baz

[zarniwhoop]

1 hour ago, simontaylor484 said:

Back when I used to partake in beer drinking I used to avoid Tetleys lf possible even though I am a Yorkshireman.

 

When I was at uni in Lancaster (1974 on) you could get a good pint of Tetleys somewhere, I think it was The Green Dragon in Galgate (no pumps, just casks). But mostly I preferred more local beers (Mitchell's, Yates & Jackson). In the city centre you could smell when Mitchell's were brewing. Lovely.  All long gone.

[Robert]

Morning All,

 

I thought it was about time I put in an appearance!  All is fine in this part of the world.

 

Have a good day everyone...

[jamie92208]

6 hours ago, zarniwhoop said:

When I was at uni in Lancaster (1974 on) you could get a good pint of Tetleys somewhere, I think it was The Green Dragon in Galgate (no pumps, just casks). But mostly I preferred more local beers (Mitchell's, Yates & Jackson). In the city centre you could smell when Mitchell's were brewing. Lovely.  All long gone.

Yates and Jackson.  I've had to model their old cask store that was in the coal yard at Green Ayre.

 

Good to hear from Robert again.

 

It's cloudy here.  However  thst means that it's a bit cooler which is good.  Last night as I walked up to shut the hens away the barn owl flew out of the woodshed very close to me.  It was still quite light and it looked fabulous. Probably about 15 feet from me.  Beth and I went out a bit later and sat a bit further away but didn't see or hear it again.

 

Supermarket run this morning then trainspotting this afternoon.  A good plan I think.

 

Jamie

Edited July 26, 2022 by jamie92208

[chrisf]

I telephoned my aunt in Bristol yesterday.  She was pleased to learn that I will be driving to Sidmouth later this week and will be dropping in on the way.  It will only be a flying visit but it's still a visit.  Nowadays she lives in a care home so I will not be getting a cuppa.  This matters little.

 

Chris

[Barry O]

Ey up!

 

An interesting day yesterday.. outcome of which means more work for Baz and more meetings pencilled in.. pah!

 

We are off to Masham ( pronounced as mazam by the locals) for cricket today durham/northumberland over 60s. The last time we played them they one by 1 run.. fingers crossed it goes slightly better this time!

 

Nice to see @Robertpassing by. Great to hear all is well.

 

Mugatea is valuing..  Time to gerronwithit. 

 

Stay safe!

 

Baz

[New Haven Neil]

Morning, from a rock that looks a bit cool out, but dry. 

 

Good to see Robert pass by - we have several ER's missing these days.

 

Bedding washing beckons.  Pah.

[polybear]

9 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said:

Understatement alert:

 

CNN: Chess-playing robot breaks boy's finger at Moscow tournament

 

 

Seems it's Junior's fault:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/chess-robot-breaks-finger-of-boy-after-child-violated-safety-rules-by-taking-turn-too-quickly/ar-AAZWAoe?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3a3f164852114fdfbf0e66a8d7d354b6

That's Russia for you.

 

8 hours ago, Erichill16 said:

You can buy insurance for pre existing conditions. 
I got a yearly plan but haven’t renewed it recently but do remember it wasn’t that expensive but I suppose it depends on the risk.

It was a relief knowing that I was covered regardless of if anything happened.

 

 

I think the law changed for motor insurance such that they were no longer allowed to load premiums for disabilities as it was viewed as discrimination; so long as the condition has been disclosed to DVLA and they are happy then it's a green light.  Slightly different for travel insurance, understandably.

 

Bear here....

Crippled.  Turdycurses.  The bluddy pink pills (which are now white and no longer smartie shaped for some reason) seem to be taking their time fixing it.  I seem to be ok-ish once I get moving though; I've a suspicion that the chairs in the Conservatory may not be helping - though I've little (=bvggerall) choice at the moment.  Need to get that carpet sorted and then I can move back into the Bearylounge.

The Doc phoned back yesterday - Bear has to start taking the proper does of tabs rather than a double dose (already done) and she wants a blood test done this week.  Bear can do that - assuming Dracula Towers can also oblige, of course.

Today sees Bear having a ruthless (hopefully) sort of the wardrobes etc. and airing cupboard in order to identify stuff for the Charity Warehouse - there's loads in there that hasn't seen the light of day for many, many moons and is unlikely to do so in the near medium far future either, so it makes sense to find a new home for it if I can.  That's the plan, anyway....

 

Right, time for a......

HUMONGOUS BEARY RANT

One of the very first emails opened today mentioned Amazon Prime and those dreaded words "Important Changes to Your Terms and Conditions".  This immediately raises Bear to DefCon 3 as a sudden suspicion that "Sh1t is a comin' - and it's headin' this Bear's way...."

Yep, you guessed it - they're bungin' the price up from £79 quid a year.  Turdycurses.  How much by? 1%? Nope.  3%?  Nope.  Not 5%, surely?  Nope.

20 effin' Percent, that's how much 🤬🤬

That gets Damn Piggin' Turdycurses.  B'sterds.  They now want ninety-five quid a year.  If it wasn't for the telly programmes I'd tell 'em to poke it.

Yep, that most definitely is a Rant - with knobs on.

 

And finally....

 

Rumour has it that Bears n' Hippos are no longer eligible to become Fighter Pilots.  Can't imagine why......

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62289737

p.s.  Is it Bear, or does it look remarkable similar to Clint Eastwood's "Firefox"?

As for a flying demonstrator in five years - c'mon, this is BAeS we're talking about....🤣

 

Gravy??  FFS.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/other/asda-shoppers-spot-new-pizza-that-is-just-wrong-and-should-immediately-be-outlawed/ar-AAZWMKc?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=3a3f164852114fdfbf0e66a8d7d354b6