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Letter from Doc just arrived

CT scan shows you're all fixed.


Awesome

weeksy wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 5:26 pm Letter from Doc just arrived

CT scan shows you're all fixed.


Awesome

Not really insignificant, but good news

For me, my race-results nowadays are more satisfying than ever! I am far slower on my bicycle compared to 20+ years ago for the two major reasons of increasing age = slower recovery , plus my injuries from 2012. But it means that even an improvement of 2 seconds over 10 to 18 miles, is important to me and pleasing! The improvements achieved in my past of 2-6 minutes for a personal best are gone it appears? Doesn't stop me trying and every time I set a new PB for myself post-2012 I always tell myself that it was not too bad for a dead-man! Which is what my super-consultant expected after I head-butted the road at 30-35mph [ according to my medical records! He is now one of my biggest fans! I must count as one of his successes no doubt !Thanks Gerry O' Reilly, consultant neurosurgeon! 10/10... Not that Gerry comes on this site as far as I know but you get my drift?!

That my grandspawn, who's just over 3 years old, knows what a thagomizer is and which animals have them.

Harry wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:04 am our local TV news programme always used to have a good news story at the end, it seemed like everyone else concentrated on the bad news in the news, but my favourite bit was the good news story at the end.

Was that Globelink news?

There was a documentary series about it:

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0098781/




(journalism) A news item of no real significance, usually of whimsical or sentimental nature, placed at the end of a news bulletin or in a newspaper as filler. A dead donkey can often be removed from the programme or publication if a more significant story needs extra time or space.

It was good. I've heard it said* that it was watched by journalists as Yes Minister was watched by politicians, that it was considered almost a documentary.


*By who? Citation needed.

That nothing of note has walked on the wet concrete overnight. There's a good start to the day. And said concrete is hard enough for me to have access to the shed again.

Years ago my Dad while elderly and a easily lead, swapped a load of Staddle stones for blue plastic water butts as he was mad keen on gardening. For those who dont know https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Authen ... Swv7ZfhDdz
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154164008604
I have just donated the last of them to a local allotment so I dont have to look at the bloody things any more..

Harry wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:06 am

chillitt wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:43 am Years ago my Dad while elderly and a easily lead, swapped a load of Staddle stones for blue plastic water butts as he was mad keen on gardening. For those who dont know https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Authen ... Swv7ZfhDdz
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154164008604
I have just donated the last of them to a local allotment so I dont have to look at the bloody things any more..

What's the story behind saddle stones?
I could google it but I feel like you'd have a better explanation.

They were for keeping stuff dry and off the ground. anything from hay ricks to sheds. Nothing fancy at all, until people started using them as garden ornaments

chillitt wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 10:40 am

Harry wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:06 am

chillitt wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:43 am Years ago my Dad while elderly and a easily lead, swapped a load of Staddle stones for blue plastic water butts as he was mad keen on gardening. For those who dont know https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Authen ... Swv7ZfhDdz
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154164008604
I have just donated the last of them to a local allotment so I dont have to look at the bloody things any more..

What's the story behind saddle stones?
I could google it but I feel like you'd have a better explanation.

They were for keeping stuff dry and off the ground. anything from hay ricks to sheds. Nothing fancy at all, until people started using them as garden ornaments

And they now sell for C £300 each.

Local bin lorries have written on the side,"We are all in this together".

Harry wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 3:04 am There are plenty of people that don't post about their good news stories, but I wish more would.

And ruin my reputation as a grumpy old git?

Oh, go on then.

A month or so ago I sent some money though my bank to my wife in China. There were two separate problems that needed my attention so each time they left a secure message in my account on their website. Each time it took me a couple of days before I logged in and saw the messages. Understandably, I was rather annoyed since they have three ways of contacting me (email, landline and mobile) and they already use one of them, email, to let me know when I have a new statement. So I complained, asking why they couldn't send an email or text or something telling me I had a new message like they do when I have a new statement.

Roll on to last week. I had to send some more money. When they put a message in my account telling me they'd sent the money they also sent me an email. Result.

Just joined a FB group called "Extreme Dishwasher Loading". So excited! I was hooked as soon as I saw the post "Wooden spoons, yes or no?".

Well? I do.

Trinity765 wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:48 pm Just joined a FB group called "Extreme Dishwasher Loading". So excited! I was hooked as soon as I saw the post "Wooden spoons, yes or no?".

Well? I do.

Until this post you were actually winning the "who are we likely to give a free trackday to"

Now... well.... make up your own mind

weeksy wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:50 pm

Trinity765 wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:48 pm Just joined a FB group called "Extreme Dishwasher Loading". So excited! I was hooked as soon as I saw the post "Wooden spoons, yes or no?".

Well? I do.

Until this post you were actually winning the "who are we likely to give a free trackday to"

Now... well.... make up your own mind

I mean no. I would never put a wooden spoon in the dishwasher. I'm not crazy.

I'm stopping by the jokes thread to add a dad joke for extra kudos points.

Trinity765 wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:48 pm Just joined a FB group called "Extreme Dishwasher Loading". So excited! I was hooked as soon as I saw the post "Wooden spoons, yes or no?".

Well? I do.

Say hello to Severen on there, he was one of the early Visordown posters and i saw his real name pop up on a post linked to that group

Trinity765 wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:48 pm Just joined a FB group called "Extreme Dishwasher Loading". So excited! I was hooked as soon as I saw the post "Wooden spoons, yes or no?".

Well? I do.

Your one them gurlz intcha?

David wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:04 pm

Trinity765 wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:48 pm Just joined a FB group called "Extreme Dishwasher Loading". So excited! I was hooked as soon as I saw the post "Wooden spoons, yes or no?".

Well? I do.

Your one them gurlz intcha?

Yessuree cowboi. From top to bottom.

Trinity765 wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:10 pm

David wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:04 pm

Trinity765 wrote: Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:48 pm Just joined a FB group called "Extreme Dishwasher Loading". So excited! I was hooked as soon as I saw the post "Wooden spoons, yes or no?".

Well? I do.

Your one them gurlz intcha?

Yessuree cowboi. From top to bottom.

Just one sugar in mine luv

Heated steering wheel and seats. Epic