Early Risers.

[Peter Kazmierczak]

I was definitely an "early riser" this morning.; up before 4am. The girls were off to Faro, so yours truly a taxi service to Bristol Airport. A two-hour journey; left at 0430 and arrived 0630. I'd sussed out where the free drop-off area was.
On the way back stopped to see what was about at Merehead and Whatley quarries, and spent an hour or so at Westbury. A 66 was ying-yanging shunting some wagons.

[polybear]

2 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

Looks like once I've finished at Mr Puppers establishment -I'd put some Dettol on that if I where you Mr Puppers, I'll be calling in at Bear Towers to provide some 'guidance- leave it alone my Dear Bear to scab over naturally.

 

Huh??  Way, way over this Bear's bonce....

 

2 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

All these continued references to the Wee Wee Fairy has got me thinking going. Perhaps it’s time for Percy Prostate to get a visit from Dr Gloved Finger. Not to mention a quick visit to the Vampire Nurse in order to surrender a few drops of precious bodily fluid for a PSA test.

 

Bear has been PSA'd regularly - with nice, low numbers....

The dreaded glove 😱?  No, somewhat surprisingly - the call to the quack a couple of days ago was (in part) about the issue but they fobbed me off with the Druggie instead....😡.  The Druggie recommended a Quack appointment (hey, wottafuggin'surprise.....) but when I called back post-din dins they'd shut for the weekend.....

I think it's about time they started doing the job properly.....

WWF once I can tolerate....when the little b1tch thinks twice is more fun I start to get somewhat ars5ey....

 

2 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Will that also apply to Mosques, Synagogues, Hindu, Sikh and Shinto Temples  as well?

 

Not forgetting the Co-op Cake Isle.....

 

58 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Had a very good night last night, so good that apart from waking up once at gawd knows what hour and going back to sleep again after a visit to the loo to thwart the WWF I didn't wake up until almost ten.

 

"Thwart the WWF?"  Too late - that visit meant she'd already had her wicked way with you....

 

[monkeysarefun]

1 hour ago, PhilJ W said:

What do other ER's think of the new form of cricket?

Oh what? Is there another bloody new form of cricket?!  IF so then I'm sure WE didn't invent it so you cant blame Australia for ruining the game yet again.

 

I grew up with 5 day tests, and along with cicadas and shark alarms they were the sound of summer. No matter where you went the background noise was the cricket commentary on the radio  and you  could never go wrong when trying to think of something to say to the taxi driver or the bloke beside you on the train or bus or at the nervous first meeting with the father of your new girlfriend if you started with "So who do you reckon will win the cricket?".

 

Then World Series Cricket reared its head - "Pyjama Cricket - played at night with this special white ball!"  Which was an exciting development in that you could go to a match and see it from start to finish in what seemed a lightning quick 12 hours or so, still unimaginably long though to say practically anyone else in the world where cricket wasn't played.

 

Then there was the T20 and while I can see its  value in a multi-country competition like the Olympics, personally it  doesn't do it for me. Its basically a case of taking risky shots in order to get the ball over the boundary the most times before you inevitably get out and the next batsman comes in to repeat the process. Although it sounds exciting, compared to 5 day tests, paradoxically I actually find it quite boring and never feel inclined to watch it.

 

 

So OK, what IS 100 cricket?  The name gives nothing away.  Is India involved? I bet they are, they lost the world cup last year despite all their hubris so have probably come up with some new form of the game that they can dominate in, possibly involving magic carpets and snake charmers.

 

 

 

Edited August 18 by monkeysarefun

[PhilJ W]

7 minutes ago, polybear said:

"Thwart the WWF?"  Too late - that visit meant she'd already had her wicked way with you....

Not quite, I didn't need to go but as soon as I got back to sleep it was guaranteed she would be waking me up.

[Tony_S]

1 hour ago, jjb1970 said:

Best royal transport was HMS Vanguard (battleship porn) followed by the Westland Wessex in royal flight livery.

I saw an article about HMS Vanguard, the Trident submarine. The article was accompanied with a photo of the battleship. 

[iL Dottore]

3 minutes ago, polybear said:

Bear has been PSA'd regularly - with nice, low numbers....

The dreaded glove 😱?  No, somewhat surprisingly - the call to the quack a couple of days ago was (in part) about the issue but they fobbed me off with the Druggie instead....😡.  The Druggie recommended a Quack appointment (hey, wottafuggin'surprise.....) but when I called back post-din dins they'd shut for the weekend.....

I think it's about time they started doing the job properly....

The PSA test is just part of the diagnostic process. Percy Prostate definitely needs a visit from Dr Gloved Finger in such cases. There are a number of reasons for urinary frequency, including prostatic hypertrophy (“enlarged prostate”).

 

If Dr Finger finds something, the next step is to have either an ultrasound or a specialised MRI performed. Apparently, or so I was told, unless the MRI suite is permanently set up to do prostate MRIs, you will have to wait until they have enough prostate MRIs to do because (also, I was told) a prostate MRI exam requires re-calibration of the machine, which they will not do for just one patient. 
 

Mind you, given how NHS diagnostics work a Mon-Fri, 9 to 5 working week, with anything out of hours or on a weekend or holiday having to be an “emergency” in order to be done (been there, did the out of hours/weekend/holiday coverage, got the t-shirt), God Knows when you’d get tested.

 

Assuming that, of course, you get to see a real life doctor who is prepared to do a little bit more than just write a prescription.

[PhilJ W]

6 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said:

So OK, what IS 100 cricket? Is India involved? I bet they are, they lost the world cup last year despite all their hubris so have probably come up with a form of the game that they can dominate in, possibly involving magic carpets and snake charmers.

Each side has only 100 balls to bowl (5 an over). It does get rather frantic towards the end especially if as in one match the batting side needed 28 runs off of five balls to avoid defeat. The batsman managed to hit a six off of each ball, nail biting stuff.

[monkeysarefun]

7 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

Assuming that, of course, you get to see a real life doctor who is prepared to do a little bit more than just write a prescription.

I reckon  for  your next ER   UK meet-up  to put the world to rights  you should pack some rubber gloves.

Edited August 18 by monkeysarefun

[monkeysarefun]

11 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

Each side has only 100 balls to bowl (5 an over). It does get rather frantic towards the end especially if as in one match the batting side needed 28 runs off of five balls to avoid defeat. The batsman managed to hit a six off of each ball, nail biting stuff.

 

 

 

See, I'm old school and think that this new world of instant gratification is leading us down the wrong path.  20 overs is barely a morning session in a test. We are not doing our upcoming generations any favours by allowing them to not have to watch 4 and a half days of cricket before they get to the exciting part.

 

 

 

And YES, they should ALSO have to watch all the old  b0llocks that the TV puts on during the rainy days!

 

 

 

Its character building, anything else is  simply Not Cricket.

Edited August 18 by monkeysarefun

[PhilJ W]

1 hour ago, iL Dottore said:

The PSA test is just part of the diagnostic process. Percy Prostate definitely needs a visit from Dr Gloved Finger in such cases. There are a number of reasons for urinary frequency, including prostatic hypertrophy (“enlarged prostate”).

Apparently, or so I was told, unless the MRI suite is permanently set up to do prostate MRIs, you will have to wait until they have enough prostate MRIs to do because (also, I was told) a prostate MRI exam requires re-calibration of the machine, which they will not do for just one patient. 

That explains why when I had an MRI scan they saw something but not sure what it was. Several people were also having MRI scans for a variety of reasons. To confirm what it was I had an endoscopy where it was confirmed that I had an enlarged prostate. Fortunately the urologist was also able to confirm that there was no evidence of cancer. I had the problem for some time and it was only after an infection that I had the MRI scan. If the medication doesn't work it will mean a rebore (fortunately the signs are that it is). If I had had it dealt with sooner it would have been a lot easier treating it. If I was in @polybear's shoes I would be booking an appointment with Dr. Gloved Finger.

Edited August 18 by PhilJ W

[iL Dottore]

43 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said:

I reckon  for  your next ER   UK meet-up  to put the world to rights  you should pack some rubber gloves.

But can they afford my fees?

 

I’m definitely not available on the NHS!

[polybear]

54 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

Not quite, I didn't need to go but as soon as I got back to sleep it was guaranteed she would be waking me up.

 

Ahh, so the WWF got you without having to put in the effort of getting you?  Things really are serious....

 

41 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said:

I reckon  for  your next ER   UK meet-up  to put the world to rights  you should pack some rubber gloves.

 

That could be a tad, er, "interesting" - especially if the private room in the Ginger Whinger isn't available.....

[Adam88]

36 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said:

 

 

 

See, I'm old school and think that this new world of instant gratification is leading us down the wrong path.  20 overs is barely a morning session in a test. We are not doing our upcoming generations any favours by allowing them to not have to watch 4 and a half days of cricket before they get to the exciting part.

 

 

 

And YES, they should ALSO have to watch all the old  b0llocks that the TV puts on during the rainy days!

 

 

 

Its character building, anything else is  simply Not Cricket.

 

Is that any different from infant gratification?

[jjb1970]

MRI scanners oh dear.....

 

When they built a new PFI hospital in Carlisle (well, it was still the Cumberland Infirmary, but replaced the older one built in the 70's) they put in a state of the art MRI scanner suite, then had to use an MRI scanner truck for ages because the on-site suite couldn't be used. The new hospital was also chronically short of beds but they weren't allowed to continue using wards in the old hospital (which wasn't that old and seemed to be better thought of by many of the medical staff) despite it being there, in good condition, just mothballed.

 

No, I can't figure out how any of that makes sense either.

[Sidecar Racer]

14 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said:

 

  Try this as a guide .

 

 

 I need to say sorry , I thought this was going to be about the intro  music not the intro graphics .

 

 But I do know that at one time they used an instrumental section of The Chain by Fleetwood Mac .

[polybear]

 

 

 

 

Called the doctors this morning and told them I’d had the sh1ts for 3 weeks.
She said, "Another 3 to go and they will be back at school." And put the phone down on me!

 

1. "OLD" IS WHEN..... Your wife says, "Let's go upstairs and ," and you answer, "Honey, I can't do both!"

2. "OLD" IS WHEN..... Your friends compliment you on your new alligator shoes and you're barefoot.

3. "OLD" IS WHEN..... A sexy babe catches your fancy and your pacemaker opens the garage door.

4. "OLD" IS WHEN..... Going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of your face.

5. "OLD" IS WHEN..... You don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.

6. "OLD" IS WHEN..... You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police.

7. "OLD" IS WHEN..... "Getting a little action" means I don't need to take any fibre today.

8. "OLD" IS WHEN..... "Getting lucky" means you find your car in the car park.

9. "OLD" IS WHEN..... An "all nighter" means not getting up to pee!

 

A woman I work with locked me in her basement for two months once and used me as her sex slave.

One day I noticed she forgot to lock the door and I thought, "Great, this is my chance!"

So I ran up the stairs and grabbed the phone.

Half hour later the pizza arrived, and I went back down to the basement.

 

My wife's just been checking to see if she has everything ready for her first solo parachute jump tomorrow.

I said, "Have you got a spare pair of knickers with you?"

"What, in case I sh1t myself?" She replied.

"No." I said, "In case your main chute doesn't open."

 

 

Edited August 18 by polybear

[Two_sugars]

43 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

But can they afford my fees?

 

I’m definitely not available on the NHS!

WOT!!!!! no mates rates?????

 

I ask for the PSA test every couple of years . . . . . .the Fickle finger of fate comes later with the test results  . .  don't take any chances . . .GET IT CHECKED.

 

John

[Tony_S]

Aditi’s brother (a GP) is a governor at his daughter’s school.  Governors are given areas of responsibility or committees to oversee. Raj got safeguarding and finance both of which he has much experience. This year he was asked to also chair the school writing development programme. I thought this was proof that the new headteacher had a sense of humour. 

[BSW01]

Good afternoon everyone

 

Today I'm celebrating my 68th successful orbit around the sun, so its been a day of doing not a lot. Very late on parade today, mainly due to speaking to the kids and grandkids this morning, as they all wanted to wish me happy birthday. I've had money, chocolate from the kids and Sheila has very kindly offered to pay for some of the purchases I made yesterday, result! Tonight Sheila and I are off to our local Indian restaurant for another birthday treat. 

 

Back later 

 

Brian

Edited August 18 by BSW01

[PupCam]

4 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

I believe the Church of England has stopped or perhaps refraining is a better word, from using the word church when refering to the places where they commune with the Big Boss. Instead they like to use 'community worshiping places'.

 

"Community Worshiping Places of England"  doesn't have quite the same ring to it.   But, come to think of it, "England" is going to have to be replaced in the title anyway ........

 

 

[PupCam]

VHPWs to Brian!     You are just ahead of Puppers but I can see you in the distance!

[PhilJ W]

32 minutes ago, BSW01 said:

Good afternoon everyone

 

Today I'm celebrating my 68th successful orbit around the sun, so its been a day of doing not a lot. Very late on parade today, mainly due to speaking to the kids and grandkids this morning, as they all wanted to wish me happy birthday. I've had money, chocolate from the kids and Sheila has very kindly offered to pay for some of the purchases I made yesterday, result! Tonight Sheila and I are off to our local Indian restaurant for another birthday treat. 

 

Back later 

 

Brian

68! your just a mere whippersnapper. Many happy returns.

[petethemole]

Birthday greetings to Brian.

 

ION

Following Mrs mole's RTC Thursday before last she still doesn't have a courtesy car.  Hers was supposed to be taken to a recovery company's yard in Bristol, then to a repair firm near Southampton.  Instead it went to a storage facility, where it still was last Thursday when the insurance company tracked it down (only after several days of hassling).  The repair garage can't issue a courtesy car until they have hers.  I can't see why, it's on the insurance, which as she's disabled is covered by Motability, FFS!  The insurance company also contrived to close her claim for no apparent reason and had to start a new one!  She's seriously p'd off as a result on top of the shock of the shunt and disappointment at missing a week playing music with friends.  She was planning to go to a session in Reading today, by train but gave up as it was too much hassle.  At least the trains are on again, after a fatality at or near Swaythling Station last evening.  I had heard loads of sirens and found out the cause via FB local group later.

 

I now have to find a suitable solvent to clean up some stray flooring adhesive.

[Tony_S]

55 minutes ago, BSW01 said:

Today I'm celebrating my 68th successful orbit

Happy Birthday. Sounds as if you are already having a great day. Enjoy the meal this evening. 

[Gwiwer]

27 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

68! your just a mere whippersnapper. Many happy returns.

Many Happy Returns.  A mere few months ahead of me, too.  I must pre-book that Indian meal for next May!

 

And thanks for reminding me @PhilJ W as I have to get the whippersnapper out and attend to the overgrowth on the lawn.