Early Risers.

[monkeysarefun]

7 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

 

NOTE: the above scale is geographically situational: for stoic Scandinavians the observed rating is increased by one grade (so a Grade 1 rating becomes a Grade 2 rating), whilst for excitable Latins the observed rating is decreased by one grade.

 

 

 

Need to add an 11 for soccer players who get a slight ankle tap.

[iL Dottore]

12 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said:

Need to add an 11 for soccer players who get a slight ankle tap.

Surely you mean decrease by -11 so that a tiny ankle tap gets the correct (minus) rating?
 
Or perhaps football (soccer) players need their own rating scale (and where would “the magic sponge” [which miraculously heals all severe musculoskeletal injury] fit in to that scale?

[monkeysarefun]

 

7 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

Surely you mean decrease by -11 so that a tiny ankle tap gets the correct (minus) rating?
 
Or perhaps football (soccer) players need their own rating scale (and where would “the magic sponge” [which miraculously heals all severe musculoskeletal injury] fit in to that scale?

 

I was adding it to your pain scale so it'd be like 

1. it’s nothing
2. (mild) ouch! Don’t fuss, I’ve had worse
3. (moderate) oh sh1t, oh sh1t, that hurts
4. (severe) f**k, f**k, I’m gonna die, I’m gonna die (also “make it stop, make it stop”)
5. (fatal) I told you it was serious

      11.   Soccer players who get slight ankle tap. Apparently the worst pain known to man, poor loves.

 

 

Edited October 12, 2022 by monkeysarefun

[jamie92208]

Good moaning from the Charente.  Just starting to get light here. Muggacoffee  being drunk. The modelling mojo appears to still be around and sone more soldering was done yesterday.  Today I will probably be taking the lawn tractor apart to get the front axle off so that it can be welded up.  The grass hasn't been cut since June and is only just starting to regrow.  A cot bed has to be dismantled and will head to a charity tomorrow. Then I need to move a proper single bed into Emily's room.  The young lady is growing up.  This afternoon  whilst Beth is out bowling I plan to make a Lasagne.  I might even fettle some more small bits of brass.

 

Happy days.

 

Jamie

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

Still darkish but getting lighter and it's  dry.   Sunny spells expected this morning but will become cloudy later.

Quiet sort of day yesterday but it was enlivened for a while with a rather shall we say "annoyed" GDB calling our energy supplier as I've only just noticed that they haven't charged us for the gas we've used for the past few months.  Bit careless of me not spotting that and I'm annoyed with myself as well but luckily we haven't used much through the summer however it will reduce my credit balance.  Now waiting for them to adjust things and will then have to check they charge me the correct rate and not the increased rate.

I too had a haircut yesterday done by Herself and it's quite noticeable how much insulation about 5mm of hair provides!  😀

This morning I have an appointment with the optician.  This is rather overdue (my fault) so I'm expecting to be chastised and TBH am a little concerned about my sight.

Time to take tea to The Boss.

Have a good one,

Bob.

 

Edited October 12, 2022 by grandadbob

[Grizz]

Morning All…from the Deep South of East Sussex….

This is a photo without enhancement…just taken on my iPad. 
 

Have a great day all….

 

Laters….Grizz

 

[Barry O]

Ey up!

 

Overslept.. thatva first for a long while!

 

Covid jab arm still a bit sore.. flu jab arm fine. Will get them to draw blood from my flu jab arm today as we are off to do some NHS future health volunteering.

 

Herself has decreed we must clean the house before we go so I will shortly be wielding the Shark.

 

Time for my tea.

Stay safe! TTFN.

 

Baz

[BoD]

1 hour ago, monkeysarefun said:

(severe) f**k, f**k, I’m gonna die, I’m gonna die (also “make it stop, make it stop”)

a.k.a.  A common cold.

a.k.a.  Man flu.

[Erichill16]

12 hours ago, J. S. Bach said:

I really doubt that, Disneyland is in California; Walt Disney World is the one in Florida.

 

Cape Canaveral.

As I intimated in my original post I was in a rush yesterday and didnt  have time to check details or spelling as the heating engineer  was coming round in the morning and we had Syd, nephews and Mil to accommodate.
I also wanted to get daily duties done early so I could visit the MRC in the evening. Most things achieved and visit to club was made. 

[polybear]

10 hours ago, simontaylor484 said:

Some may say that his art is only fit for a bonfire in the first place 

 

Come December and he's freezin' cold he'll be regretting wasting all that heat.  Incidentally, where were the bluddy global warming protesters when you need 'em - now if they'd stopped all that nonsense then I would've been happy.

 

9 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Arthur Itis was doing his dance earlier but the Nurofen is now taking effect. Mention of the news, it is reported that Poo-tin is running out of ammunition as well as soldiers, this is from GCHQ. Apparently they are using rockets at ten times the rate they can produce them.

 

It's when he's used the whole lot up and only has "the big ones" left then we'll need to start worrying.

 

1 hour ago, iL Dottore said:

One final thought: over a whisky and a good cigar I was chatting with my GP friend about the perfect murder - and he told me how to do it. In the 2 part process (which I won’t describe here)....

 

.....and quite rightly too.  A p.m. will be fine - Bear has a list** of suitable candidates.

**Bear's "Bucket List" is a list with a difference - it's more of a "F*** it List", cos' those are the last words the recipient will ever say.....🤣

 

1 hour ago, iL Dottore said:

it’s another doctor that delivers the fatal blow and as death is a possible outcome of the second part of the process anyway, such deaths go unremarked and uninvestigated…

 

 

Another Doctor??  So Bear needs to spend five years at med school first, up to my paws in blood n' guts and poo and lotsalotsa exams before I get down to the nitty gritty of despatching the scrotes?  Some plan that is.

 

43 minutes ago, grandadbob said:

This morning I have an appointment with the optician.  This is rather overdue (my fault) so I'm expecting to be chastised and TBH am a little concerned about my sight.

 

 

It's all that housework - extremely damaging to the male species (I'm sure iD can quote the relevant info).  Have a word with the Optician (I'd pick a guy** to do the testing if I were you) and get them to write you a note on headed paper, excusing you from all future duties.

(** Yeah yeah, I know it'll mean missing out on some foxy young lady gazing longingly into your eyes - but no pain, no gain....).

 

Bear here.......

Danglin' on a paint brush, preceded by firing up the Washing Machine once more.  Deep joy.  I also need to do some paperwork dross and plan a task for the next M.E. Group session.  After that it's a MIUABGA day.

 

And finally.....

Might be interesting - RMWeb doesn't get a mention, strangely:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2022/03/how-to-prepare-your-digital-life-for-when-you-die/?utm_source=MSE_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=11-Oct-22-ce1748b2f324ee0923c-6345d2929ab32e760b63fc1910a60217&source=CRM-MSETIP-ce1748b2f324ee0923c&utm_campaign=nt-hiya&utm_content=24

[New Haven Neil]

Morning, from a wet n windy rock, looks like I have no excuse not to do the housework I should have done yesterday when playing out with my pal on bikes.

 

Fleshwick Bay, waaaay down south.

 

 

 

 

[TheQ]

Mooring Awl,

A three piece sleep last totaling 6.5 hours so not too bad,

 

Ben the pleased with himself Collie, found a smell to follow, right by the house. After tracking that, zigzaging across the garden, he rounded the corner to find the culprit.. a Munjac,, A quick growl and he chased that   off... Came back happy, wagging his tail a lot......

 

Did a lot of research on the future project yesterday, found bunch of photos on line from ramblers who'd walked most of the course, most useful.

 

 Todays the last of the week for me, a real poets, tomorrow I have a chest ultrasound, for abdominal aortic aneurysm, a routine scan called for by NHS, no history of it in my family, but there is in SWMBO's on the female side... I shall bend some ears to see how to get hers done.. 

 

I have a set of about 15 resistors to measure, 1 Ohm to 100 MegaOhm, exceedingly accurate resistors that is.. Each takes about half an hour.

 

Time, I may be some.

Edited October 12, 2022 by TheQ

[simontaylor484]

Morning all 

School run complete 

 

Just waiting for orders from the Boss

Arm still a bit sore I did have both jabs in one arm.

 

[BoD]

23 minutes ago, TheQ said:

I have a set of about 15 resistors to measure, 1 Ohm to 100 MegaOhm, exceedingly accurate resistors that is.. Each takes about half an hour.

May I ask what sort of applications require the extremely high degree of accuracy to which you measure.

[monkeysarefun]

56 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

As I intimated in my original post I was in a rush yesterday and didnt  have time to check details or spelling as the heating engineer  was coming round in the morning and we had Syd, nephews and Mil to accommodate.
I also wanted to get daily duties done early so I could visit the MRC in the evening. Most things achieved and visit to club was made. 

Oops, I read your original  "Cape Cadaveral" in a way that made it sound like you had a bad head cold.  Nice to know that's not the case, I have withdrawn my sympathy heart.

Edited October 12, 2022 by monkeysarefun

[big jim]

4 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said:

Oops, I read your original  "Cape Cadaveral" in a way that made it sound like you had a bad head cold. 

Is that near Dottingham and did he buy a 2nd class return? 

[monkeysarefun]

56 minutes ago, polybear said:

Come December and he's freezin' cold he'll be regretting wasting all that heat.  Incidentally, where were the bluddy global warming protesters when you need 'em - now if they'd stopped all that nonsense then I would've been happy.

Oi! The ones down here have a great  appreciation for art, here they are on the weekend glued to a Picasso in Melbourne.

 

[monkeysarefun]

4 minutes ago, big jim said:

Is that near Dottingham and did he buy a 2nd class return? 

I'm going to have to go to Google maps for that!

[New Haven Neil]

Breakfast munched, now have to raise enthusiasm for a trip into Ramsey to pay bills, get watch fixed, etc.

 

I had my flu jab on Friday, no reaction whatsoever.  I suspect this means it didn't work. 

 

Covid jab tomorrow, the bivalent one this time.  I have to go all the way to the Big City for that, as planners here have our version of London-centric mindset, Douglas-centric.  To get there, I have to drive past the Cottage Hospital, the GP Practice and the Old Ramsey Courthouse where the flu jabs were done, 4 miles each way. Douglas is 22 miles each way. Planning?  No, none in evidence. 

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Arthur Itis was busy last night and I took a couple of Nurofen early this morning and they're still working.

3 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Accordingly, after about 5 minutes of deep thought, I present you with iD’s Instant Observational Trauma and Pain Scale for Men (AKA the iDIOT-PM Scale)

1. it’s nothing
2. (mild) ouch! Don’t fuss, I’ve had worse
3. (moderate) oh sh1t, oh sh1t, that hurts
4. (severe) f**k, f**k, I’m gonna die, I’m gonna die (also “make it stop, make it stop”)
5. (fatal) I told you it was serious

NOTE: the above scale is geographically situational: for stoic Scandinavians the observed rating is increased by one grade (so a Grade 1 rating becomes a Grade 2 rating), whilst for excitable Latins the observed rating is decreased by one grade.

Passing a kidney stone is definitely number 4 on the list. Its the nearest a man can experience to giving birth, and thats according to two ladies of my acquaintance who have had both experiences, I don't have to tell you how I know.

Number 5 on the list reminded me of Spike Milligan and what he had written on his gravestone.

Translated from the Gaelic it reads "I told you I was ill." (Below 1918-2002)

2 hours ago, grandadbob said:

This morning I have an appointment with the optician.  This is rather overdue (my fault) so I'm expecting to be chastised and TBH am a little concerned about my sight.

Time to take tea to The Boss.

Have a good one,

Bob.

As you get older you should take care of your eyes. With my dodgy legs its essential that I can keep on driving as otherwise I would be virtually housebound and I enjoy reading a lot. If you require new distance glasses go for reactor lights as they reduce the risk of cataracts (of which one of the causes is bright sunlight).

Edited October 12, 2022 by PhilJ W

[TheQ]

This particular resistor set  is used to calibrate calibrators, very expensive calibrators, current list is about £90,000 each.

 Those have been sold to people like NASA, USA and UK armed forces, UK National air services that's the Civi radar and air comms  provider, TGV Alstom (or what ever they are called today) various airlines, car manufacturers and companies that service their equipment.. 

They are also used by companies to calibrate lesser calibration equipment ..

 Those sold in the UK and Europe come back here to be calibrated.

 

We also use them ourselves and have these calibrators in our equipment, so we can calibrate the 8.5 digit multimeter made here, those are £27,000 each!!!

 

These DMMS are also sold to the above and more. Older DMMS I know are used by the Atomic Weapons Authority.. They'll probably by some new ones soon  if they haven't already..

 

There is a long chain of cal systems from the National Physical Laboratory  to us, to lesser cal houses like RS (radio spares), and further down the line, So the measurements of Volts Amps Current Resistance done by NPL, then me / this lab are passed down to everything electronic, each step losing a level of accuracy.

 

I also use the master  resistances here to calibrate some high end thermometers used by Intel and other chip and hard drive manufacturers. lesser labs will use them to calibrate the NHS temperature machines or I cal them as masters for our temp lab which does very accurate temperature sensors, for the above, for shipping covid vaccines round the world at the right temperature,  down to the handhelds used by Tescos on the meat counter..

I've also cal'd these temperature equipments  for various National Calibration labs around the world.

 

Basically if it's electronic, then somewhere up the line, this company will be in there somewhere, providing test equipment for calibration, this is just one small cal lab of their's of several round the world.

 

 

 

Edited October 12, 2022 by TheQ

[iL Dottore]

1 hour ago, polybear said:

Another Doctor??  So Bear needs to spend five years at med school first, up to my paws in blood n' guts and poo and lotsalotsa exams before I get down to the nitty gritty of despatching the scrotes?  Some plan that is.

Nope. Once the plan has been hatched and the ball started rolling, any doctor, anywhere would deliver the fatal blow (so to speak) just by doing his/her job properly and following the guidelines for treating any patient with "X"

 

Y'know - in terms of dastardly cunning yet fiendish simplicity, the two step process is such a beauty - even Captain Cynical has to step back and whistle in admiration....

[iL Dottore]

7 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

Passing a kidney stone is definitely number 4 on the list. Its the nearest a man can experience to giving birth, and thats according to two ladies of my acquaintance who have had both experiences, I don't have to tell you how I know.

 

According to those "in the biz" there are two types of intense and severe pain: the first - is when you're afraid you're going to die, and the second is where you hope you're going to die...

[TheQ]

2 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

According to those "in the biz" there are two types of intense and severe pain: the first - is when you're afraid you're going to die, and the second is where you hope you're going to die...

I believe most of the Australian animals  do the second, before actually causing it.

[The White Rabbit]

1 hour ago, big jim said:

Is that near Dottingham and did he buy a 2nd class return? 

 

Ironically enough given we're talking about colds, you could call it Snottingham and be right, though a little out of date. The original name for this place (about a thousand years ago) was from a farm/estate of a man called 'Snot'. - Snotengaham. 

 

I'm now off to wash my hands...