A right now thread

[Yambo]

Sitting outside at the Temple Pub in Aydın with draft beer and waiting for a Belfast Snack to arrive.

M has had her second (and last) eye operated on but it's a bitter sweet moment - her dad died 2 years ago today and coming here we missed the funeral of an old friend who died in Ankara a few days ago but has been buried in the village today.

The bleed from my ear has had an affect on my hearing - which was going downhill anyway so it looks like a hearing aid will be on the cards. The music is at an acceptable level for me but I suspect it's actually quite loud.

[Yambo]

The Belfast Snack was excellent! A big bowl of very tasty French fries, 4 sausages, 4 samosa type things, onion rings and 2 very tasty lumps of chicken. Couple of dips.

Easily enough for 2. £5.

I might start coming here once a fortnight, apart from the 2.5 hour drive.

[Taipan]

Sitting outside at the Temple Pub in Aydın with draft beer and waiting for a Belfast Snack to arrive.

M has had her second (and last) eye operated on but it's a bitter sweet moment - her dad died 2 years ago today and coming here we missed the funeral of an old friend who died in Ankara a few days ago but has been buried in the village today.

The bleed from my ear has had an affect on my hearing - which was going downhill anyway so it looks like a hearing aid will be on the cards. The music is at an acceptable level for me but I suspect it's actually quite loud.

Any chance it bled into your ear canal and (partially) blocked it?

[Yambo]

The bleed from my ear has had an affect on my hearing - which was going downhill anyway so it looks like a hearing aid will be on the cards. The music is at an acceptable level for me but I suspect it's actually quite loud.

Any chance it bled into your ear canal and (partially) blocked it?

Yeah, that's what I'm hoping. I'll see the local chemist tomorrow, maybe get some earache stuff and probably book an appt. at the hospital audiology department. There's a bit of discomfort now.

I had a hearing test a few months ago as people were telling me there was a problem but it has got noticeably worse since the bleeding. The arthritic hip will have to wait!

Getting old is getting to be a pain!

[mangocrazy]

I'm not bothered by my age.

I just don't like the side-effects.

[Taipan]

I should have left for work half an hour ago, but not only is it pissing down, the dartford bridge is shut due to "people on the crossing"! Apparently the whole area is gridlocked and the alternative routes are clogging fast. I think i'll just have another cuppa and monitor the situation as i cba to ride though that with people jumping lanes to get into anything that looks like a gap...

[Horse]

I should have left for work half an hour ago, but not only is it pissing down, the dartford bridge is shut due to "people on the crossing"! Apparently the whole area is gridlocked and the alternative routes are clogging fast. I think i'll just have another cuppa and monitor the situation as i cba to ride though that with people jumping lanes to get into anything that looks like a gap...

Looks all closed and, as you say, getting anywhere is going to be traffic cascading out and do or die tactics.

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[Taipan]

Been going on since 6 this morning. Sounds like a suicide prevention in progress, rather than the just stop oil protest it was thought to be.? I can go north to the a127 but apparently that's clogging quicker than a smokers arteries...

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[Count Steer]

On a similar topic. Looks like avoiding the southern chunk of the M25 this w/e is advisable. 5 mile stretch completely closed around J10 from Friday night until 6am Monday.

I'd say they're boiling the ocean on making J10 work a bit better. By the time they've finished RHS Wisley won't have any trees around it and all you'll hear on a stroll around the gardens will be traffic.

[Sadlonelygit]

Anyone fancy a game of spot the difference?
Before

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[KungFooBob]

The black splodge on the wall.

[Sadlonelygit]

The black splodge on the wall.

Try harder!
And that's the instruction manual!

[mangocrazy]

The position of the second crew from top.

What do I win?

[Sadlonelygit]

The position of the second crew from top.

What do I win?

Nowt, cos yer wrong

It's a bit easier than a screw position!

[mangocrazy]

OK - you've re-soldered the blown fuse wire.

[Taipan]

repaired your board fuse.

[Sadlonelygit]

OK - you've re-soldered the blown fuse wire.

Correct, you win the scabby crap I scraped off!

[Yorick]

Just waiting for the world to fall out of my bottom. Just had the first dose of powder in preparation for the colonoscopy tmrw.

Last time they found something naughty so it's being chopped out tmrw.

I'm scared to death in all honesty.

[v8-powered]

Just waiting for the world to fall out of my bottom. Just had the first dose of powder in preparation for the colonoscopy tmrw.

Last time they found something naughty so it's being chopped out tmrw.

I'm scared to death in all honesty.

Thoughts and prayers to our fairer climate correspondent. Hope all goes well

[Yorick]

Just waiting for the world to fall out of my bottom. Just had the first dose of powder in preparation for the colonoscopy tmrw.

Wow. That's me 3 stones lighter