Early Risers.

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

A dull start to the day but it is forecast to brighten up. I wish I could.

Bin men can be heard nearby. After my error a couple of weeks ago I have put the right bins out (and neighbours} so all should now be well. It did take some inventiveness and effort to try to cram everything in but there is still a surplus of cardboard residing beside the bins but they will take it anyway. And just have.

Today I'm awaiting a parcel containing descaler for my coffee maker so if it arrives one of today's tasks will be to use it. There are also various domestic things that need attending to and my assistance has been requested.

Have a good one,

Bob.

 

[TheSignalEngineer]

1 hour ago, BlackRat said:

 

Anyone else fed up already?

Various advice about the undesirability of storing one's brain in a lower undergarment come to mind, especially if the said clothing item belongs to someone else. 

Edited January 10, 2020 by TheSignalEngineer

[TheSignalEngineer]

4 hours ago, BoD said:

A question to those with metered water.  Is there a standing charge element to the bill to cover other services provided?

Our charges have five elements.

The meter reading generates two elements, fresh water used and waste water. These items each have a standing charge. On top of this there is a fixed charge for rainwater removal. If you do not have mains drainage you can get a rebate on some of the elements.

Edited January 10, 2020 by TheSignalEngineer

[45156]

8 hours ago, Barry O said:

Then a meett up with some club members to set the world to rights and drink  "Landlord Dar" a new name for RamTam.

 

 

Which is actually probably a lot better name for the brew, as it is basically just Landlord with added carmel for colour - still a nice brew nonetheless - at least Taylors have held true to their brews over the years, and have never changed their recipes (much to the dismay of many cellarmen over the years, as Landlors has a terrible tendency to be a very lively brew, and which has been known to leave a residue all over a cellar if the spile is inserted too soon.

[New Haven Neil]

Morning.  The snow has done its usual and gone back north somewhere, and Snaefell is once more a green fell.  Well its a mountain actually, but you get the idea.  

 

Yes Jamie 'false hypos' are a thing.  I used to get real ones too, as I have reactive hypoglycaemia, just to be awkward.  This causes overproduction of insulin after eating....yes those carbs again!  So my blood sugar is a roller coaster ride, or at least it was before I learned to control it, I would bounce from 13 to 3.5.  All about insulin resistance, and the body's reactions.  Interesting, but not fun when you are the subject matter!  Thankfully now under control after a lot of research and even more use of a blood glucose meter to work it all out. 

 

Local healthcare is nothing like as good as Beth has had to support her, although my new GP is OK.  Still waiting for the full diabetic clinic review, it's been 8 months!  Eyes I get tested every year anyway, and I have had a podiatry review, but nothing else outside of the surgery other than DESMOND course - which like the specialist nurse in the surgery was a waste of space, didn't have a clue about my condition or the carb thing, just NHS leaflets and 'healthy plate' stuff.  Full of carbs and fruit.....grrr.  Oops sorry, rant.  /rant mode.

 

I'm off to the bike car club soon, breakfast calls.  No toast though. Carbs!

[Barry O]

Apparently they have changed the malt in Landlord Dark. It tasted a bit thin to me but I always preffered Ram Tam to Landlord.

 

Baz

[Andrew P]

1 minute ago, Barry O said:

Apparently they have changed the malt in Landlord Dark. It tasted a bit thin to me but I always preffered Ram Tam to Landlord.

 

Baz

No being a Drinker, give me a Mugatea any day.

[Andrew P]

There's a big bright ball in the Sky to the East of Derbyshire!

[Barry O]

Ey up!

Late riser this morning (at least for me it is).

 

Blue skies outside, a few odd jobs to get done today including pumping water out of our front garden.

Having the watermeter still means we have a fixed charge. However our water bills are lower than before we had the meter. Result!

Right, time to get some carpe diemed (but only after my mugatea!)

 

Baz

[Andrew P]

Hark...…….what's that noise?

 

Oh yes, my Shed / TOPS / The Old Potting Shed, beckons.

 

My 3 current Layouts.

Edited January 10, 2020 by Andrew P

[45156]

1 hour ago, jamie92208 said:

 a once weekly injection of a new drug that stimulates her pancreas.  S

 

Interesting - I have not been advised of the existence of this new drug, but since my very diabetes clued up GP retired, I am not getting the developments notified to me on diabtes mangement - can you just let me have the name of the new drug so that I can enquire of my practice - I'd love to get down to even eight injections, as like Beth was, I am on 28 a week.

[Dave Hunt]

Grey, damp and dismal this morning - and the weather's not much better either. Once muggocoffee No. 2 has been consumed things may well take on a rosier glow though. Jill and I are going to walk into town a bit later, which although only about a mile and a half each way is enough for me most of the time these days. She will be calling in at the surgery to do her daily BP check, which is going quite well and is steadily getting lower each day so she hopes that next week she will get the all clear for her operation. Then we will have some (low carb) lunch before heading back and, I hope, a bit of mo****ing time. 

 

Good to hear that Rick and Beth are improving and thoughts for others who ail. Keep carpe-ing those diems people.

 

Dave

Edited January 10, 2020 by Dave Hunt

[TheSignalEngineer]

20 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

There's a big bright ball in the Sky to the East of Derbyshire!

It's hiding behind the fog on top of Kinder over here in the west. 

Think I'll award myself an extra muggertea and retire to the railway room for an hour as I  don't have anyone chasing me to do something for them for a while.

[BSW01]

2 hours ago, polybear said:

 

I'm intrigued - what's the gadget that (appears) to be dangling thru' the ceiling in the top right of the photo, possibly with lots of brown string attached.....

 

I doubt you (or anyone else) would ever have guessed correctly what it is, so I’ll tell you. 

 

What you see is the (downstairs) flow and return manifolds for our central heating system and are being viewed end on. The bits of brown string are small bore copper pipes that go to the various radiators (hall, dining room, living room and kitchen). These will all be lagged once again when all the work is complete. 

Edited January 10, 2020 by BSW01

[Tony_S]

3 hours ago, BoD said:

question to those with metered water.  Is there a standing charge element to the bill to cover other services provided?

Yes we have an annual standing charge. Our water is supplied by Essex and Suffolk Water ( head office in Durham!). Sewage charges don’t appear on the bill, we get a separate bill from Anglian Water. We pay a lot less for our water supply and waste with our meter than our neighbours who still pay charges based on the rateable value. 
Tony

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

It’s a dull start to the day here in the northwest of England. For this morning’s trip to the Trafford Centre I will be accompanied by Sheila, as she wants to get some cards for some up and coming birthdays. Then no doubt we she will want to look in other places “whilst we’re passing”, so it will be a long(er) morning. Our return journey will be via the butchers where I’ll pick up the weekly meat rations and hopefully a pastie for dinner. 

 

James and Amelia aren’t coming tonight as he has other arrangements, so it will be just the 2 of us for tea. 

 

Enjoy the day, back later. 

[Kingzance]

Good morning,

 

Cloudy but not too dull here. Muggertea made a while ago, muggercorfeee needed soon. I note that Mr P is being rather brave, posting pictures of three unmentionables. I do like the wall-hung watercolours. The collection of metal mugs for tea however seems strange and less than effective.

 

I didn't get into the Sports Club yesterday as my calls for the keys fell foul of a telephone blocking system recently installed by the key-holder; another effort will be made today. A trip to the nearby town is also necessary to relieve the local building society of some shekels it holds on my behalf for me to pay for the iPad bundle being bought from a friend / neighbour. Otherwise, today will be a fairly quiet day as I prepare for the demands of the morrow at the daughter's mansion. If all goes well tomorrow, I may just get over to Stevie Nidge on Sunday to see an exhibition - and no ChrisF, that is not meant as a description of you.

 

Peace and love brothers and sisters, peace and love and whatever you get up to, I hope it goes well.

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. The lurgi is still in retreat but its left me with a wunny dose, I'm going through tissues like nobodys business. I've managed to lose nearly three kilo's since Christmas, mainly down to cutting my bread consumption by half. This is achieved by replacing the four slices at breakfast with a bowl of porridge made with skimmed milk.

2 hours ago, BlackRat said:

Morning one and all.........

 

Couldnt sleep so decided to read news online.....usually makes one doze off.........

 

Wow...... one online newspaper this morning.....35 articles on a 38 year old man who wants to emigrate but his nana isn't happy.

 

I couldn't be bothered reading any more.

 

Anyone else fed up already?

I wonder what bad news will be sneaked out behind this?

[tigerburnie]

Morning and a bright if extremely cold one at that, coal man has been and I managed to open the frozen bin lids on the wheelie bins, so domestics done I might just go out with the camera for a bit, have a noice day all.

[TheSignalEngineer]

5 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

 

3 hours ago, BlackRat said:

Morning one and all.........

 

Couldnt sleep so decided to read news online.....usually makes one doze off.........

 

Wow...... one online newspaper this morning.....35 articles on a 38 year old man who wants to emigrate but his nana isn't happy.

 

I couldn't be bothered reading any more.

 

Anyone else fed up already?

I wonder what bad news will be sneaked out behind this?

I believe the Pentagon has a saying 'Never waste a good crisis' for such events.

[Happy Hippo]

1 hour ago, Andrew P said:

No being a Drinker, give me a Mugatea any day.

A very admirable and noble sentiment, which leaves more drink for Baz, Roundhouse and AndrewC.

[TheQ]

As you know I've writing a speech for Burns night, now at 3 pages it won't get much bigger..

 I came across this which I thought many would like...

 

To a (computer) mouse by Simon Edmands (with apologies to Robert Burns!)

Wee, sleekit, cow'rin', tim'rous beastie,
Of faded plastic, all pale and yeastie
With two wee buttons and bevelled wheel
I really love the way you feel
Against my hand as you roll around
Your wee mousemat with ne'er a sound

It's true there's cracks now in your casing
And your rollerball may need replacing
But still you plough on strong and tireless
Whilst those around you are all now wireless!

Then suddenly with nae a warning
In an act made of the devil's spawning
Where once it was upon the screen
Your little arrow can nae be seen

Blood pressure rising and lips a-pursing
Instead of cursor there now is cursing
And now your wheel is also sticking
Despite my frantic button clicking

But unfortunately this sort of trick
Cannot be cured with a double-click
The system's crashed, there's just one route
Control Alt Delete, and then reboot!

Aye, wee, sleekit, cow'rin', tim'rous beastie,
Of faded plastic, all pale and yeastie
Sitting smugly on your wee mousemat
Ya nae mouse of mine, ya dirty RAT!

[Sir TophamHatt]

Morning all!

 

A good start to the day.

And a good start for the new diet...  yeah, yeah, new year, new me and all that but I really am going to try this time!

 

Don't like tea or coffee and plain water is just... plain.  Squash is a little boring and I don't want to have too much milk or juice as that can't be healthy either.  Can't drink alcohol at work so fizzy drinks it is!  Or was.  Luckily I have had a mixture of juice and squash, which seems to be okay, for now.

 

Salads at work every day (I hate salad!) and porridge ("hot oats" actually) for breakfast every morning, which has made me quite full.  Swapped the chocolate biscuits for strawberries and grapes.

 

I'm a bit weedy (apart from my little belly I've been growing!), so a little embarrassed about going to the gym - that and the cost.  With a new baby in a couple of months, not sure a gym membership for the year is going to be worth it.  With all this "get more healthy" stuff, I'm surprised there aren't a lot more bargain bin gyms about.

 

Cheerio!

[jamie92208]

2 hours ago, 45156 said:

Interesting - I have not been advised of the existence of this new drug, but since my very diabetes clued up GP retired, I am not getting the developments notified to me on diabtes mangement - can you just let me have the name of the new drug so that I can enquire of my practice - I'd love to get down to even eight injections, as like Beth was, I am on 28 a week.

The drug comes in 2 forms. A daily one called (votaze) and the weekly one dalled Trulicity.  It might be worth aski g about it. She still has the slow release insulin at night and metformin as well.  Good luck.  By yge way the specialist Dr us called a 'diabetolugue' which trips easily off the tongue.

 

Jamie

[Gwiwer]

1 hour ago, TheQ said:

mousemat

Moosemat, surely, in dialect?

 

Or as the Sotsman was heard to say when visiting Canada "If that's a moose hoo big are ye rats?"