Early Risers.

[iL Dottore]

11 hours ago, Gwiwer said:

Thank you.  And no.  They spoke perfect if slightly Germanic-accented English, did not freely understand the information we have posted in German and French (acknowledging that Schweizerdeutsch can be slightly different) nor were they apparently Italian-speaking.   As they signed the visitor's book - with some very complimentary words - I did get their name which struck me as being of slightly farther eastern origin; perhaps from Austro-Hungarian background.  

Could have been native Rumansch speaker (the fourth official Swiss language, spoken by a mountain minority and with fewer native speakers than there are native English speakers in Switzerland 

[monkeysarefun]

 

 

 

 

This was at the local car show, alternative bear transport..

 

 

 

Edited July 24 by monkeysarefun

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. A very good night last night no alarms from bladder control or Arthur Itis. Pollen count is low so if it stays dry there might be a bit of the G word done today, or maybe not.

[PhilJ W]

Oops. About time that these so called celebrities were just left in the jungle and forgotten about.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2x08rl7vnxo

[PhilJ W]

Apparently another mental case that should be locked up in a secure hospital.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqe6jpnr76no

[DaveF]

One thing I didn't mention yesterday was the very loud noises the dinosaurs were making at the garden centre, they are in a special fenced off area which you walk by on the way to the restaurant building.

 

As for prescriptions I usually do mine online, when you order one the date resets so the next time you look you know when the next one can be ordered.  Mine is every 8 weeks, I can order when I have about 4 weeks supply left.  It only takes a few minutes, then I print off the confirmation of the order and pick them up from the pharmacy three of four days later, or I can ring the pharmacy and they will deliver them, usually on the same day.  If the GP prescribes something new I can usually call at the pharmacy about 30 minutes later and pick up the medication.

 

So far today it is farily bright and pleasantly warm and dry.  Today's somewhat vague plan is to potter in the garden as it is time some of the perennial geraniums were cut down to try to get them to flower again and there is the never ending dead heading and weeding.  I also want to finish sorting out the seed packets to see which I may use and lose the rest - or give them to a neighbour.

 

David

 

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

The weather is looking good enough for me to repaint the cast flower stand today. So, my first task will be to dismantle the stand, give it a thorough clean and leave it to dry in the fresh air. Once dry, I’ll reassemble it and give it a couple of coats of paint. Whilst waiting for it to dry, I’ll get some weeding and planting done. 
 

Back later. 
 

Brian

[New Haven Neil]

Morning, from a no longer summery rock, 14c and rain foreguessed at for later. Pah.

 

I order my medications via Patient Access but they need a good week to actually deliver that to the pharmacy, then they need another 3 or 4 days minimum to assemble the bagful.  The days of your 'own' GP actually doing it are gone, the last one actually denied the prescription, despite it being a regular with no change for long term issues and review not due - a phone call revealed they had no idea why they had done so, brain fart of some kind.  #sigh #modern life.

 

Mrs H off today in her new work regime, so we're off way down south to Cregneish for lunch.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cregneash

 

[DaveF]

I've just re read my post above about dinosaurs at the garden centre.  Just in case any of you think I have taken leave of my senses I should clarify it.

 

The dinosaurs are large size replicas fitted with sound in the childrens play area. 

 

David

[Hroth]

Weather: Just becoming sunny, expected to remain so until cloudy at 3pm.  High of 21C.  To be expected in mid-July, I suppose...

 

ION

 

Just removed huge block of ice from fridge and left it to melt on the draining board.  Cleaned the interior of the fridge, I'll pull it out again and mop the floor before putting it back on and putting the towels in the washing machine for a quickie wash.

 

Hurrah!

 

[monkeysarefun]

20 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Thinking about all the gear that is now available to the hobbyist (or can be simply built by a skilled hobbyist) got me thinking about what would a modern state-of-the-art workshop for modelling the unspeakable (M**** R*******) contain?

 

I would suggest

• 3-D printer (resin)
• 3-D printer (filament)
• Laser cutter/engraver
• Micro CNC milling machine (such as The Carvera from Makera [no, really, that’s the name)
• “Tabletop“ table saw*
• “Tabletop“ chop saw*
• “Tabletop“ mini disc sander*

 

 

Due to a previous interest in model wooden  ship building I can tick everything off of that list except for the FDM printer, which I'm yet to find a need for.

 

I'd add a decent inkjet or laserjet printer to the list.

 

The problem with buying new fun tools is that like owning a hammer, everything looks like a nail and I have found myself CAD designing and printing off details that could pretty well be much more simply made by  sticking 3 pieces of styrene together, but where's the fun in that?

 

The big advantage on the other hand is that teeny weeny little pieces are no longer an issue when they can be drawn up in Sketchup or Blender and printed off. This has enabled me to try my hand at N gauge architecture, up until now a scale way too fiddly for me but has the big advantage of taking up less space.

 

. This Is my first attempt at 2mm to the foot using  my newest printer. Another advantage of 3D resin printing is that it takes no longer to print 2 than it does to print 1 so I can do 2 and pick the best one!

 

Still some small details and weathering to do on the second one (which also needs gluing to its base).

 

Its based on a shop in a row in King Street, Newtown.

 

 

 

 

[PupCam]

23 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

@polybear be careful, very careful.😄

 

when they say mostly ….. 🤣

[southern42]

'morning all from red dragon land.

 

@iL Dottore hope you get better soon.

 

Hot and sunny today yesterday.* 😎 Suited me down to the ground - in more ways than one!

* I started this yesterday evening and did not have time to sort the photos out.

 

I had both a mudgadecaf and lunch outside in the sun, yesterday. Then, while I was I trying out my new headphones listening to some music via the 'phone, I saw what looked like a teeny weeny ant dragging a ton o' bricks, as you might say.

 

It came towards me, did a left turn down the step...

 

 

and worked its way across the drain cover...

 

and along towards the house wall below the doorstep... Coming to an obstacle and getting stuck, it reversed

 

and went back onto the drain cover.

Then we have all the excitement of a TV murder series...

 

...the ant's cargo fell down through the drain cover, taking the ant with it, right into the grasp of a spider which suddenly appeared from below.*

After a few seconds, the spider <<Phew! That was close!>> reappeared and speedily ran off!

 

* ...and I failed to capture the moment! Just typical!

 

Making the most of the sun, I later made inroads on clearing out the weeds and some of the variegated grass surrounding the irises and encroaching on the shrubs. I will need at least another few sessions to complete the job...and it is going to rain, shortly. Better get a move on and see what I can do before it starts.

 

Take care.Be good. Keep an eye out...you never know what you might see next!

Polly

 

Edited July 24 by southern42
delete rogue photos...&, later, day clarification

[iL Dottore]

Just back from the GP. Everything is proceeding as expected, which means another 4 or 5 weeks of pain  - which I will generously ensure that my chums on ER can also share 🤣

 

Today is the last day of QID Tramadol and then it’s PRN. so all tickety-boo there. Still not 100% though, which means for the near future PB will be able to get away with culinary transgressions that would normally have iD land on The Bear like the proverbial “ton of….”

 

A light lunch awaits, then back to work (you know: that revenue producing activity that many ERs seem to shirk).

 

Well, I call it work, most wouldn’t. Especially as when you consider the Work-Effort Hour (WEH) to earnings ratio (a WEH unit is one hour of actual, hands on, really doing something work).  Whilst I have yet to reach the lofty height of  the politician’s work-effort hour/earnings ratio  (one politician WEH = about £75’000). I can’t complain (incidentally a µMEH is usually about 1 SD [Sound Deltic])

[Sidecar Racer]

2 hours ago, monkeysarefun said:

 

 

 

 

This was at the local car show, alternative bear transport..

 

 

 

 

 You are not thinking this through, he can only just get a motor bike in and out of the shed ,

so that is a definite non starter as i think he may of mentioned that he doesn't have a garage .

[PhilJ W]

I normally would have been getting on with contemplating the G word about now but the best laid plans etc. can go astray. The reason is that three comics arrived on the doormat this morning, not about items that run on two parallel strips of metal but interesting nevertheless. There was also a book about items that do run on parallel strips of steel. That will keep me occupied for the rest of the day.

[polybear]

4 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

My surgery has now stated that if you want a repeat prescription then you are not to submit it until a week before it's required. Reasonable request you would surmise, however - you knew that was coming didn't you, as they allow themselves 72 hours to process it, it means you have only forty eight to submit it. Which when you factor in there online system, which they prefer you to use, restricts the number of requests..... you can see where I'm going with this can't you. Talk about making life stressful.

What p•sses me off is the Doc will take it right down to the wire before issuing a repeat - even for sweeties that Bear has been on for 30+ years and will be on forever

[Hroth]

@iL Dottore  Tramadol?  The Devils drug, as far as I'm concerned.  I did my back in once and was prescribed the big T, nausea and incomprehension for several days until I stopped taking the stuff. No wonder your Vogon poetry was so spaced out...

 

It might have been painkilling, but only because I was on a little fluffy cloud and daren't move in case I puked.

 

Other stuff was prescribed, with less unpleasantless, and my back gradually calmed down.

 

[polybear]

Edited July 24 by polybear

[TheQ]

I don't need tramadol to feel nauseous, SemaGlutide is doing that itself. Today's a bad day.... The worrying thing is  this only half dose, of which I have 3 more days. Then it's onto full dose, tying in with regatta week, bouncing around on the water.. if it gets worse on the full dose then maybe I'll have to give it a miss during the regatta.

 

Meanwhile, 

It's been one of those days when working on something unmentionable, a little bit of work makes a huge difference.

Currently waiting for glue to dry.

 

Later we'll have ready made shepherds pie, ready made by me that is. Mash has been made, meat fried off, onions fried off, assembly soon.

 

Many items ordered from the bay of E, mostly unmentionable , surprisingly everything even the anti rat wire mesh is coming via Royal mail, they must have dropped their prices compared to herpes.

 

Not only is the barley being harvested, more beet washings have been delivered onto the concrete pan, there's a jcb shuffling it around at the moment.

 

Need to see if the dimensions for this bridge are online.

 

I know the central arch is available but if someone's measured the rest it would be a great help.

The other thing is I need a piccy of the other side.. me thinks I'll look for that first.

 

[Tony_S]

8 minutes ago, TheQ said:

The worrying thing is  this only half dose, of which I have 3 more days.

Once upon a time I was prescribed a medication on a starter dose. It definitely worked but I had some side effects, everywhere itched. The doctor said that showed it worked and he said on the proper dose the unpleasant  effects would disappear. He was correct fortunately. 

[Gwiwer]

Welcome to Wetness-day. The sky is weeing as is its wont. It is almost cold. Spiders are spinning webs. Blackberries are ripe and juicy. 
 

And it’s July. Not September or October. Definitely Autumn out there now. 
 

In other news it’s always a nice surprise to spot something unusual at the watch. In the only shaft of light the sun has managed today sailing vessel Thalassa makes her way leisurely north through the Inshore Traffic Zone bound for Douglas, Kingdom of Fraggle Rock

 

 

[Winslow Boy]

3 hours ago, DaveF said:

I've just re read my post above about dinosaurs at the garden centre.  Just in case any of you think I have taken leave of my senses I should clarify it.

 

The dinosaurs are large size replicas fitted with sound in the childrens play area. 

 

David

They must be breeding as there is 'posse' - not certain what the term is for a group on Dino's, in one of the parks that Boss permits me to take her. They also make noises and the Boss can't quite get her head round that as they are bigger than cattle and field ornaments which are the only other things she knows make noises.

[TheQ]

Total length 112 ft,

Central arch at normal tide, 20ft 8 inches wide,

Carriageway width 11ft 9 inches.

[jamie92208]

11 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said:

Years ago a colleague was on a conference call on speakerphone with Alexa listening. I did say "Alexa play Stairway to Heaven" but she didn't oblige.

 

Our daughter shouted something at her Alexa when we were on a video caland ours reacted

l

 

1 hour ago, TheQ said:

 

 

Need to see if the dimensions for this bridge are online.

 

I know the central arch is available but if someone's measured the rest it would be a great help.

The other thing is I need a piccy of the other side.. me thinks I'll look for that first.

 

I presume that from your next reply you took a dinghy out and measured it

 

 

 

Good afternoon from a rather warm Charente.  I was off out again this morning to get a panoramic tooth xray to help sort out a grumbling wisdom tooth that has lost a bit of itself and a large filling.   That went fine so then went to a specialist dentist to get it sorted.  I had to carry on to their other surgery in Angouleme and was given a slot in April 2025.  Fortunately it just grumbles every few days so isn't causing many problems. 

 

After lunch I've had some pool hoovering time.  The pool is 28 degrees. 

 

Off out for a meal tonight. 

 

Jamie