Finally got my MPD working fully automated if needed, even come up with a design for a low relief roundhouse ala Guildford and now my Fleischmann turntable has decided to die on me. :headbutt:
It has been working hard lately with all the testing I've put it through so shouldn't complain too much I suppose, just annoyed and a bit :censored: .
Managed to get it all apart and it seems the motor has expired, the magnets have no pull at all, put some of my neomidium magnets on the outside of the motor at a test and it spun again so seems to prove my suspicions. :'(
Thanks for starting the new thread but your trouble is worrying, not that I would need a turntable, but I think worrying for others here.
A question? Actually two - how old is your turntable and was it still under guarantee?
I thought Fleishmann equipment was supposed to be better than that.
Unhappy thread? :thumbsup:Agree with the pinning @caz and your PDU will be in the last place you look, guaranteed! 😇
I don't suppose any of you good folks know where the charger for my electric screwdriver is right now do ya? If you can find it for me, I'll give you a sixpence to go and get sweeties!
This thread needs a good pinning I say.....
Agree with the pinning @caz and your PDU will be in the last place you look, guaranteed! 😇Thanks for the help there Malc. I'll bung you that tanner when I see ya, coz I just checked what it would cost to mail it to ya! :bounce:
Please please pin this thread. I hoped to start one similar some months ago but nobody came forward and pinned it ::)
...Harburn Hobbies in Edinburgh worth a visit ,Second that, a small shop but nice people who do all that they can to help.....
not the cheapest but v friendly...
iPhone 5S, tried flipping photos on the phone and the laptop but always upload at the same odd angle :thumbsdown:
Little bit unhappy because I wanted to put a couple of pictures up of my Friday railway activities, but I can't get them to display the right way up.
iPhone 5S, tried flipping photos on the phone and the laptop but always upload at the same odd angle :thumbsdown:
Skyline2uk
I've been waiting for a package of some quite expensive bits and bobs. Parcel Force Tracked... So, 7am, my phone goes off with a text message, 'got your package, will be delivered today'. Up I get thinking it may come any minute, but no. 11:20, a knock on the door, the usual postman with my package. I could have stayed in bed! So I check the items, all good. 12:45, I decide to have a catchup gonk on the settee. 1:15, text message, 'your package was delivered today'... I'm going to have this here cup of tea, yea, this one, then try again to have an hours gonk...Be thankful ZS - at least your package got delivered as promised
And tomorrow, I have another tracked package due for delivery.
" 'O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy.".....
Now I know why I don't like looking at this thread. Medical stories.... ah well, I dump iron rich blood monthly. It goes straight into the bin.
(B should look away now !)
They have the catheter gubbins small enough these days that if you are lucky they will be able to go via your wrist, but will prepare your groin at the same time as backup plan.
Make sure they have one of the monitors where you can see it. It is quite entertaining but they wont give you a DVD to take away :(
on a hard board my osteoarthritis really loved thatOh, ouch, where is the 'sympathy' emoticon when you need one .
Just to show my age I'd rather have a radiogram than an angiogram :uneasy:Yes I miss the old radiogram as well
Don't think she had a sense of humour that day ::)Hmmm, that makes two ! Must be a hazzard of the job, too much ultrasound ruins the funny bone ?
Sounds like they are looking after you, Allan. Good service :thumbsup:Time will tell, but if they react that well as a general principle, I will be a crappy hamper... (or do I mean 'happy camper'?)
Sounds like they are looking after you, Allan. Good service :thumbsup:Time will tell, but if they react that well as a general principle, I will be a crappy hamper... (or do I mean 'happy camper'?)
my lovely lady has said no to another 4 speaker for my home theater system along with a new amp that allows atmos format soundHave an extra pint in the evening fatso and you won't notice the difference!! Relatively cheap and very enjoyable solution.
Currently an unwilling participant in a medical experiment titled "Small Babies as Disease Vectors". "uncomfortable snot-removal tubes"
Now I know why I don't like looking at this thread. Medical stories....I'm with B
Currently an unwilling participant in a medical experiment titled "Small Babies as Disease Vectors". Worse, offending small baby not only manages to display all symptoms of said diseases, but remain disgustingly active. On the plus side he only took a couple of days to associate the "uncomfortable snot-removal tubes" with "subsequent nasal relief" and the process no longer requires two people with five arms between them.
Currently an unwilling participant in a medical experiment titled "Small Babies as Disease Vectors". Worse, offending small baby not only manages to display all symptoms of said diseases, but remain disgustingly active. On the plus side he only took a couple of days to associate the "uncomfortable snot-removal tubes" with "subsequent nasal relief" and the process no longer requires two people with five arms between them.
A mental picture comes to mind of trying to hold an adult male cat to get a tablet down its throat! (I learnt about wrapping it in a towel, AFTERWARDS!)
Scratches? You have NO idea!
"Riding" a bus? Do you put a saddle on it or what? ???I wouldnt know what to do with the things these days, it has been so long since.
The immediate prognosis is that I need a double heart by pass before Christmas :doh: :worried: :help:
Still, there are plenty worse off than me.
The immediate prognosis is that I need a double heart by pass before Christmas :doh: :worried: :help:
Still, there are plenty worse off than me.
Chin up Mick, from what I hear from people that have undergone the opp, all say it was worth it. ;)
so there'll be some embarrassing scratching going on for a couple of weeks for no reasonand that is just the wrist he is talking about >:D
immediate prognosis is that I need a double heart by pass before Christmas :doh: :worried: :help:Oh crumbs (< other words are available), well at least they are now on to your job.
The immediate prognosis is that I need a double heart by pass before ChristmasNot good news but they will fix you up as good as new, a neighbour of mine had that op just before last Christmass and it hasn't stopped him working on his MG Midget or entering in Classic rallies. This week his daughters had him repairing her old car, so for you N gauge wont be a problem.
. . . The immediate prognosis is that I need a double heart by pass before Christmas :doh: :worried: :help:
Still, there are plenty worse off than me.
Spent most of today waiting for/having an angiogram. Having shaved the 'top of my right leg' (and adjoining region as instructed they did the job radially i.e. went in from my wrist so there'll be some embarrassing scratching going on for a couple of weeks for no reason :-[. Can't do much for the next 2 days (no driving, no lifting more than a cuppa etc) just in case the artery pops but should be OK after that. The immediate prognosis is that I need a double heart by pass before Christmas :doh: :worried: :help:
Still, there are plenty worse off than me.
Can't do much for the next 2 days (no driving, no lifting more than a cuppa etc) just in case the artery pops but should be OK after that. The immediate prognosis is that I need a double heart by pass before Christmas :doh: :worried: :help:Take things easy nobby and do as your told. I believe they work wonders with hearts these days
Still, there are plenty worse off than me.
Immediate prognosis is that I need a double heart by pass before Christmas :doh: :worried: :help:
I have just spoken to Mick and been my usual sympathetic self :D So if you are reading this mate, I forgot to bagsy your class 101 if it all goes Pete Tong ;) ;D ;D
Immediate prognosis is that I need a double heart by pass before Christmas :doh: :worried: :help:
Mick, how come you have a double heart, are you some sort of Time Lord?
Cheers John.
An operation for Christmas Mick? That's different.
An operation for Christmas Mick? That's different.
:laughabovepost: :laugh:
Timing unknown, Dave, as I've still to hear when I can see a consultant.
I'm determined to get my Poppylino so must last until at least next March or so :D
Nobby's run of bad luck continues.................Oh gosh! :(
Jolly bad luck, old chap! :doh:
Not done that yet but there's time.
Are you able to repair yourself or like me, have to send off to those (much) more capable?
Dave G
lots of nasty evil critters lurk out there.And that is just the neighbours.
On the other hand we are having a gate put in after someone nicked the Mrs' bike from the drive the other week
Nobby's run of bad luck continues.................
Will it never end?Oh dear !!!!!!!
Took my Mum to Chorley hospital today, didn't spot the required sign and got a parking ticket for being in a designated disabled bay. My own stoopid fault, I know, but am I getting someone else's share of :poop:?
Oh dear Mick, you must have really upset someone to have all this bad luck. Look on the bright side though, it can't get much worse and should start getting better real soon. :)
Coincidentally I was watching a Debate in the Commons ( yea, quiet in the back row, I know I am a sad b,,,,!) which was all about hospital car park charges and whether or not there should be an exemption for carers
I don't know whether the hospital gets anything from themI got the impression from the debate that the sub-cons only income is what they get in "fines", the hospital gets the regular parking 'lucre
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"It doesn't matter if he parked there with a dead body in his car - it won't make any difference"
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I'm just tee'd off with myself more than anything else :unimpressed:
So what stops you switching, saving £270, the old company removing their smartmeter & the new company putting theirs in ?
Could be worse ...
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... she might head to Afghanistan with you :P
:'( :'( Bang goes my next 2 months loco and baseboard stash of cash.Guess the quote to do it all arrived this morning and the quote is only £144 which considering it means pedestrian crash barriers and a C class road control being in place isn't bad when its all considered but its the lump payout this side of Christmas that annoys me
Realised that our Horse Chestnut tree in the front garden has got a bit out of control again and needs re-pollarding before the winter really sweeps across the country and things fall across the roads etc.
Needs this short back and sides pruning every 3-4 years and I hadnt the time is due again :'(
OK so it might only be a few hundred quid :-\ but when one factors Christmas in as well it starts to look bad
The timing could have been better but the quote seems reasonable, Jon.I suspect all the wood residue is only big enough for chipping so they recon on removing all waste so I`leave them to it
What chance you can sell the wood to someone who has a wood burner :hmmm:
Anyone else suffer from arthritis? I'm having trouble getting used to the pain in my ankles :'( my doctor thinks I have either RA or psoriatic arthritis. I've been hobbling round the house trying to come to terms with the fact that I will probably be limited to walking short distances in future. I used to really enjoy long walks.
I'm very thankful that my hands aren't affected and I realize that there are other in far worse a position but getting old sucks!
We haven't got a fingers crossed icon, but if we did, I'd post it :thumbsup:
Good luck.
There I am, reading a nice email from work telling me I'm gonna get an end-of-year bonus.Sad news but - at least you didn't have one of these nasty fires due to a faulty appliance ehhh!
"Hmmm," thinks you, "the muppet's put this in the wrong thread ...! ::)"
"I need a new microwave" comes the cry from downstairs ... ":censored:", thinks me, "that's a chunk gone already :'("
Fast-forward a few days to this morning ... the microwave's arrived & is in place. Suddenly, we have a power cut ... after an hour with nothing back (unusual ...) I check the house fuses ... all fine. Call the 'leccy board & nothing's wrong in the area ... they get me to unplug a few things & retry the fuses - power !
Start plugging back & it all blows again ...":censored:" thinks me ..., ":censored: dishwasher's crapped out !!!"
So much for my bonus buying me some toys :headbutt: :'(
Sad news but - at least you didn't have one of these nasty fires due to a faulty appliance ehhh!Well ... the second time, when I was by the damn thing, I did smell something going ... & it weren't me ::) Hence the decision not to :censored: around with it any more but to get a new one.
You'll get it sorted in time for Xmas no doubt and I hope you have a good one... :beers:Supposed to be good ... John Lewis have promised a morning/early afternoon delivery & removal of the old one for Friday.
Could have been worse, Mike, especially if you'd bought a Hoverboard :worried:Yeah, I understand they leave muck all over the dishes :P
in a U.K. household you have 60amps to play withI think that 60A is the norm. but you can apply for 100A.
Either the timer is knackered or it's the immersion itself. My power testing gizmo doesn't work even with new battery.I am bound to say "Poor Dave" hope you can get it sorted pdq.
Picked up some sort of lurgy while in the UK or on the way back, need antibiotics to shake it off.sorry for your troubles :(
Also, how long will it be until the latest Star Wars hype dies down?
Also, how long will it be until the latest Star Wars hype dies down?
about as long as it took for the previous to die down ? ie never/not yet ???
Enjoy! I just seem to be missing the Star Wars Appreciation Gene since birth.
Also, how long will it be until the latest Star Wars hype dies down?
about as long as it took for the previous to die down ? ie never/not yet ???
Going to see it this afternoon, and I have had my 3D glasses 8) since Avatar was shown.
Suppose I should be on a Sad Persons thread :sorrysign:. Or the 'Happy' thread.
Also, how long will it be until the latest Star Wars hype dies down?Bummer re the bug - likely the flight :(
Christmas Eve the downstairs loo innards collapse. I can't shift the bolts so mate comes with angle grinder and grim determination. Two hours later all is well.
Boxing Day morning, no hot water. Either the timer is knackered or it's the immersion itself. My power testing gizmo doesn't work even with new battery.
Hi Ho. :doh:
Dave G
Either the timer is knackered or it's the immersion itself. My power testing gizmo doesn't work even with new battery.I am bound to say "Poor Dave" hope you can get it sorted pdq.
How about a light bulb and a bit of flex ? ( Hint: test the light bulb first on a known good cct., been there Tshirt got caught out like that once ! )
On the other hand I also have to say "what's wrong with the kettle ?"
Here in the balmy SW of England we have not used the central heating for several years, saved us a fortune in heating oil !! If this really is global warming, bring it on :laugh3:
Our New year guests arriving on Wednesday will now not have to suffer us even more smelly than usual. :no:
Brill ! :claphappy:( Hint: test the light bulb first on a known good cct., been there Tshirt got caught out like that once ! )and we have hot water once more. :claphappy:
Our New year guests arriving on Wednesday will now not have to suffer us even more smelly than usual.
Treadmill... the mighty lager.... with the world's great taste...
Of fish (Monty Python in case folk are wondering wot I'm on about)
Yep, baked beans on toast with a sprig of holly on it for Christmas and track cleaning fluid for New Year :uneasy:
planning departments giving builders permission to build on flood plains. There is a clue in the name.Agreed, not the only cause - but certainly a substantial one ...
So - if you're thinking of moving - always check where the streams/rivers are, how far away from the prospective property, and how high up you are (or not !) from them ... basic sense, but not often followed :doh:Water flows downwards in all directions from Chez Railsquid. This is something I checked before the final contract was signed. Also way inland (no tsunami risk) and no risk of ground liquefaction, though those factors aren't so critical in the UK.
Christmas day I drank lots of wine, didn't go near the sink or anything sharp ::)
My good lady now want a BB8 for her birthday. Mind you she wanted a Meccano Meccanoid for Christmas (Girls and their toys)!Sounds like she'd get on well with mine !!!
Been there, done that, also burnt the carpet ! :D
Been there, done that, also burnt the carpet ! :D
Ditto here, burnt my hand trying to catch it, dropped and then to save the carpet I put my foot out and ended up burning my toes as well. :'( :-[
Sounds like it was not a happy Xmas, Jon. Hope 2016 is better for you.Christmas itself was quite good but it was just yesterday that saw every move go wrong
My sister and her husband live in an 18th century farmhouse on a lane called Syd Brook Lane - although it wasn't a lane on Boxing Day :goggleeyes::doh: Fortunately we have never experienced anything as bad as that (and hope we never do)
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:worried: Ive felt sorry over the Xmas holiday for all those 'Upt Norf' whose season has been ruined by heavy rain and floods.After about 2 hours of rising water the guy opposite attacked the drain covers on the opposite side of the road to us and all the flooding vanished in about 30 minutes for which we are immensely thankful
We've watched to road past us flood and become impassable quite a few times in the past 41 years but its never risen above the start of our garden. Several in the village have been flooded (small time) over the years but never seriously like those to our northern counties.
Today I' sat here watching the idiots on the road roar past sending spray well above vehicles and causing chaos for those walking on the now sunken pavements.
>:D I hope the cars get waterlogged and breakdown.
:worried: Ive felt sorry over the Xmas holiday for all those 'Upt Norf' whose season has been ruined by heavy rain and floods.After about 2 hours of rising water the guy opposite attacked the drain covers on the opposite side of the road to us and all the flooding vanished in about 30 minutes for which we are immensely thankful
We've watched to road past us flood and become impassable quite a few times in the past 41 years but its never risen above the start of our garden. Several in the village have been flooded (small time) over the years but never seriously like those to our northern counties.
Today I' sat here watching the idiots on the road roar past sending spray well above vehicles and causing chaos for those walking on the now sunken pavements.
>:D I hope the cars get waterlogged and breakdown.
So now you've flooded London? Good on you :-[Clearly you've never heard of "Bazalgette's Bath Plug", a large slightly tapered cast-iron disc located in the bed of the Thames just east of Westminster Bridge, which, when "pulled", can divert excess flow into a network of tunnels clad in cast iron built into the layer of London clay upon which the nation's capital rests.
Sorry to those on here who live in London, you could always use your barrier if you turn it round the other way though :doh:
I thought that was the Tube :-\So now you've flooded London? Good on you :-[Clearly you've never heard of "Bazalgette's Bath Plug", a large slightly tapered cast-iron disc located in the bed of the Thames just east of Westminster Bridge, which, when "pulled", can divert excess flow into a network of tunnels clad in cast iron built into the layer of London clay upon which the nation's capital rests.
Sorry to those on here who live in London, you could always use your barrier if you turn it round the other way though :doh:
So now you've flooded London? Good on you :-[Clearly you've never heard of "Bazalgette's Bath Plug", a large slightly tapered cast-iron disc located in the bed of the Thames just east of Westminster Bridge, which, when "pulled", can divert excess flow into a network of tunnels clad in cast iron built into the layer of London clay upon which the nation's capital rests.
Sorry to those on here who live in London, you could always use your barrier if you turn it round the other way though :doh:
Having taken the cat to the cattery yesterday, and having psyched myself up for a triple by pass operation tomorrow, I've just had a call to say the master cutter is ill and my op won't occur until 19th Jan. Now to go and collect the cat again. Poor little bugger will wonder what the hell he's done to deserve this.
Only those who have been in the same boat will know how I feel about it all.
Still - at least the house has been dusted, vacuumed etc to within an inch of its life.
Now to go and collect the cat again. Poor little bugger will wonder what the hell he's done to deserve this.Awww, give the poor thing a special dinner & some treats, you'll be in the good books by tomorrow ::)
Don't worry about the op, (easy to say) you'll just nod off and wake up with pretty nurses fussing over you.
When I went for my pre-op on New Years Eve of course they gave me a good rollicking about smoking (although I have it down to single figures per day now) yet I estimate at least 85% of the nurses I saw around the hospital would be described as clinically obese. Needless to say, I didn't quip 'see you in the gym' :no:
Good luck on the 19th, Malc.
When I went for my pre-op on New Years Eve of course they gave me a good rollicking about smoking (although I have it down to single figures per day now) yet I estimate at least 85% of the nurses I saw around the hospital would be described as clinically obese. Needless to say, I didn't quip 'see you in the gym' :no:
Good luck on the 19th, Malc.
And had you gone just outside the doors into a quiet area you'd have probably found a big bunch of the same nurses smoking away in secret - nursing has one of the highest percentages of smokers by profession, and yet you'd think seeing the effects day-in-day-out they'd know better! ::)
Paul
I would be careful with Detol as any disinfectant that turns white in water can be poisonous to cats
I'm an oil and gas guy -ex-offshore and while everyone is rubbing their hands with glee at sub £1 / ltr at the fuel pumps, this past 18 months has been a total nightmare. I can't seem to get any work anywhere, even sweeping workshop floors or stacking shelves. Just before xmas I reached the point my property has to go -I can't get any work which pays the bills for knocking on for 18 months now and savings are empty. I would normally go down to my folks for xmas but this year my Mum came up to me and we had a very quiet one. Was painting walls and boxing up stuff on xmas and new years day, last few days I've been up and down the road in hired vans -we don't have allot of space at Mums so I've had to be ruthless. It's like re-winding time 20 years ago.Very sorry to hear your story. I think many of us forget the varying impacts, good and bad, that major changes to industry, prices etc. have on people.
..This new year marks my second out of proper work and pretty low esteem. I know this s not a political forum but there certain things I see happening -or not (particularly in Scotland) which are not necessarily in media coverage and well-hiden. I don't know where to go from here.................
What are your skills RST and are you willing to re-locate? I have a ghtlot of good contacts including agencies down this way.
I've got a maintenance/handyman position vacant at the moment. Pay isn't great but better than nowt.
Well - Hookey (the cat) showed his feelings in no uncertain terms by laying an enormous, ,, in the cat basket on the way back home.good job (!) he was not really really displeased with you else he may have done things in reverse order (odure? , -gosh that even taxed google !! haha) and your bed would have been unspeakable !
Needless to say he's fast asleep on my bed now ::)
Having taken the cat to the cattery yesterday, and having psyched myself up for a triple by pass operation tomorrow, I've just had a call to say the master cutter is ill and my op won't occur until 19th Jan. Now to go and collect the cat again. Poor little bugger will wonder what the hell he's done to deserve this.
Only those who have been in the same boat will know how I feel about it all.
Still - at least the house has been dusted, vacuumed etc to within an inch of its life.
:veryangry: :veryangry: I knew I was getting off lightly this winter but Ive had to give in and start a course of antibiotics over the weekend :censored:
Still the last time I needed to use any was back in May last year :scowl:
:veryangry: :veryangry: I knew I was getting off lightly this winter but Ive had to give in and start a course of antibiotics over the weekend :censored:You have done better than me, not on any yet this year but spent Xmas and new year on them.
Still the last time I needed to use any was back in May last year :scowl:
:veryangry: :veryangry: I knew I was getting off lightly this winter but Ive had to give in and start a course of antibiotics over the weekend :censored:
Still the last time I needed to use any was back in May last year :scowl:
New batch of drugs for the system to either accept or reject.
Doctor just started me on pills for rheumatoid arthritis - waiting to see if they help.
New batch of drugs for the system to either accept or reject.
Doctor just started me on pills for rheumatoid arthritis - waiting to see if they help.
I hope they do :/
Just a general lack of mojo here at the moment
Just a general lack of mojo here at the moment
Anything we can do to lift your spirits? Or something we can do to help get you energized and excited to work on your layout?
Just a general lack of mojo here at the momentThere must be a bug going round :veryangry: my mojo has completely deserted me at the moment. You have my sympathy
Rich
Try emailing your MP or calling their local office with the details of the problem and ask for his/her help.
All the best - hope you get things sorted and find a worthwhile job very soon.
Dave G
Looks like I am going to be a victim of the same issues Rich (RST) is experiencing as we do a lot of work for the oil & gas industry, we have just had one person paid off and us techs have been put on short time for 3 months with redundancies to be reviewed at the end of that period. Losing a third of my salary even for 3 months is going to be tough, and there just is not much out there at the moment.
Rock and a hard place really, can't afford to move, can't afford to stay. Can only hope things pick up in the next few months.
...My local MP is of course SNP and I will have nothing to do with that party whatsoever
Once elected, the job of an MP is to represent the people of his or her constituency (constituents) in Parliament, whether or not they voted for him or her. You only have one MP so even if you voted for one of the other candidates and you disagree with the views of your MPs party, your MP is still there to help you with all matters for which Parliament or central government is responsible.
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Problems often arise with work carried out by central government departments and your MP will be able to help you with such areas as tax problems involving the HM Revenue and Customs
Hope your sales guys can bring in a few contracts, Lawrence.
Looking like Easter is going pear-shaped, when taking my elderly mother shopping she had a funny turn in the supermarket.
Just waiting to hear from the hospital to know if they are keeping her in or I can collect her later.
I think the electorate voted for a low tax-low spend economy by electing the current government, committed to reducing government expenditure. This includes reducing the number of staff at DWP. Very fast decisions on state pensions would depend on additional staffing which would mean higher taxes. Take your pick. (Sorry if this is political, but so is commenting on DWP's performance). Roger.
No apology needed! If you are being 'migrated' (DWP speak!) from DLA to PIP and there is nothing unusual about your claim, DWP should still being paying you the DLA until decision is made. If you need further advice, let me know (rogerandbrendacrossley@sky.com) as Bren advises claimants on how to get best deal from DWP and would be willing to discuss. Roger.
Teenagers - 17years old and whingeing about tooth ache all because a Wisdom tooth is coming through :doh:
I had to go to the dentist to have a wisdom tooth put in :-[
Returned mine as they said Norman wanted them back
I'll be heading down the club for a few beers later this arvo with a bunch of blokes who sit around the table of NOledge.
It's funny, no matter where in the world you go for a drink, there's always a table of NOledge! :beers:
Any kind of oily fish will help ease the pain a bit. Trouble is I don't eat fish so take 1000mg fish oil capsules each day.After reading about fish oil here, and with just about joint I have starting to give me stick, I bought a bottle of 1000mg fish oil capsules last week, and have been taking 4 a day.
Any kind of oily fish will help ease the pain a bit. Trouble is I don't eat fish so take 1000mg fish oil capsules each day.
Will I grow gills and fins?
Worried, Wollongong.
Any kind of oily fish will help ease the pain a bit. Trouble is I don't eat fish so take 1000mg fish oil capsules each day.After reading about fish oil here, and with just about joint I have starting to give me stick, I bought a bottle of 1000mg fish oil capsules last week, and have been taking 4 a day.
So far, after a week, no change at all. How long does it take to get a result?
Will I grow gills and fins?
Worried, Wollongong.
Dear Worried
Keep taking the tablets. You never know, they may deliver changes you didn't expect!
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Do take care and drink lotsofwater!
Dave G
Unfunny, Dave :P
Probably cost you more to rust proof it for this country than it would to insure!
The same in this part of the world. Having seen my GP in February, I was phoned by the cardiology department in our local hospital to tell me that I had an appointment in November, there was no date earlier than this. A friend of mine who has a non working valve amongst other things has to wait until December.
Humph. Just spent three months getting settled in my new flat, the landlord comes round on Friday and gaily announces that he's selling up and I have to find somewhere else to live.
Really annoying - it's a perfect flat and not too expensive. :( Maybe this should be in the angry thread. >:(
Tell him you are a sitting tenant and are staying put, but if he makes the right offer, you might consider moving.
Humph. Just spent three months getting settled in my new flat, the landlord comes round on Friday and gaily announces that he's selling up and I have to find somewhere else to live.Bloody landlords
Really annoying - it's a perfect flat and not too expensive. :( Maybe this should be in the angry thread. >:(
I'm three months into a six-month contract - but he'd made it pretty plain that he was hoping for a long-term tenant when I first moved in.
I've got three months to find somewhere, so it could be a lot worse - just a pain!
I'm three months into a six-month contract - but he'd made it pretty plain that he was hoping for a long-term tenant when I first moved in.
I've got three months to find somewhere, so it could be a lot worse - just a pain!
to helpFTFY :Pdefray your moving costsfund your model railway addiction as compensation
to helpFTFY :Pdefray your moving costsfund your model railway addiction as compensation
to helpFTFY :Pdefray your moving costsfund your model railway addiction as compensation
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Very true..! Thanks for all the words of support, guys. :)
I'm kind of resigned to moving now, but trying to view it as the chance to find somewhere even better, with room for the GWR (Gideon's Wildly-overambitious Railway) which is languishing in the garage at former home.
Rents are pretty hideous round my way - I shall just have to restore and sell a lot more locos! ;)
Onwards and upwards!
Time for my own rant.
So my car has been in service since Monday morning 8am.
I was told yes quick easy job (minor coolant leak) - drain coolant, replace some tubing, seal everything, dry, test. 2 days job, here have a courtesy car all under warranty - me thinking brilliant!
I called them today after hearing nothing all week wondering what is going on. The guy who answered says oh yes I can see your car, its currently up in the air missing the entire front with parts all over the place.....
So.....not a 2 day job then, I have a courtesy car which drives like a tank (Ford Eco Sport - dislike intensely), and I need to go away this weekend on a long 5 hour round trip.
I hate not being informed of this kind of stuff when it is clearly going to have an impact on my plans!
The small silver lining is that they have said that it needs £3500 of parts (new engine effectively) and I don't have to pay a penny. But I want my own car back!!!
Can someone please invent some kind of "app" for communicating with pre-toddlers? The little blighter has taken to awakening at ungodly hours with unspecified complaints, the usual diagnostics (teething? nappy? hungry? thirsty? hug needed?) don't seem to work any more. :hmmm:
Can someone please invent some kind of "app" for communicating with pre-toddlers? The little blighter has taken to awakening at ungodly hours with unspecified complaints, the usual diagnostics (teething? nappy? hungry? thirsty? hug needed?) don't seem to work any more. :hmmm:And can you make it work with puppies, as well?
And can you make it work with puppies, as well?
Can someone please invent some kind of "app" for communicating with pre-toddlers? The little blighter has taken to awakening at ungodly hours with unspecified complaints, the usual diagnostics (teething? nappy? hungry? thirsty? hug needed?) don't seem to work any more. :hmmm:
Can someone please invent some kind of "app" for communicating with pre-toddlers? The little blighter has taken to awakening at ungodly hours with unspecified complaints, the usual diagnostics (teething? nappy? hungry? thirsty? hug needed?) don't seem to work any more. :hmmm:
Can someone please invent some kind of "app" for communicating with pre-toddlers? The little blighter has taken to awakening at ungodly hours with unspecified complaints, the usual diagnostics (teething? nappy? hungry? thirsty? hug needed?) don't seem to work any more. :hmmm:
Sounds like he just wants some attention, which is pretty common. At some point, you just have to put in ear plugs and let them cry it out and eventually they will sleep through the night, I've heard. Not exactly pleasant and some parents can't bring themselves to do it until the child is old enough to talk, but letting them cry in the middle of the night is apparently part of having a baby. Lol Certainly not the part I'm looking forward to!
Having had three, I must have been through that, but it's so long ago I can't remember.their memories will be so outdated and confused that pretty much any advice is guaranteed to be hopelessly wrong.
??? Probably nothing to worry about but am nervous about my hospital scan later this morning. I just hate the places
??? Probably nothing to worry about but am nervous about my hospital scan later this morning. I just hate the places
Best of luck - I hope it goes well! :)
That's that out of the way just got to wait for the results in about ten days time
Hope all goes well. It's not easy to maintain any dignity in hospitals, especially if you can't tie robes behind your back :-[Did not have to undress as went suitably clothed - No zips or metal parts in the clothes just had to warn them about the screws in one foot.
Hope all goes well. It's not easy to maintain any dignity in hospitals, especially if you can't tie robes behind your back :-[Did not have to undress as went suitably clothed - No zips or metal parts in the clothes just had to warn them about the screws in one foot.
Maybe should be in other thread but the one thing (36" Steel Straight Edge) I use when cutting large sheets of board has gone missing.
Have you checked out the yard? :laugh:Have they got your address Mick so they can fit the regulation jacket with straps :laugh3:
Have you checked out the yard? :laugh:Have they got your address Mick so they can fit the regulation jacket with straps :laugh3:
Don't go near any of those scrap yards that use huge electromagnets on a crane, George. :angel:Yeah.... I certainly don't need an Iron Man suit like Robert Downey Jr 8)
Oh the joys of getting older.
have before the end of the month a Barium Meal and a Camera down the throat jobby :thumbsdown:.
Just been for my 6 monthly visit to the phlebotomist. Took an armful for testing. The joys of being diabetic.
Best wishes for all that are going through their medical tests.
Camera down the throat - been there - not the nicest thing.
My routine check-up due later this month but hoping for a 'no change' report.
Dave G
:worried: For once nursie and doctors got things wrong :hmmm: :help: :help:
withdrawn the European license because it had been killing people.
withdrawn the European license because it had been killing people.
That is one way of getting the waiting lists down :worried:
They wanted to change one of my diabetic medications that has been working well.
They wanted to change one of my diabetic medications that has been working well.
Which one? [Brian, A curious diabetic]
Which one? [Brian, A curious diabetic]
daft lady drivers - I learnt this yesterday , luckily not me ...
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well my colitis rumblings have turned into a full blown attack so back on steroids and antibiotics :censored:Ouch not good news but the medications should sort it out quike quickly for you I hope
well my colitis rumblings have turned into a full blown attack so back on steroids and antibiotics :censored:Ouch not good news but the medications should sort it out quike quickly for you I hope
well my colitis rumblings have turned into a full blown attack so back on steroids and antibiotics :censored:Ouch not good news but the medications should sort it out quike quickly for you I hope
In the meantime keep downwind ::)
Thanks Dave - looks like it's my turn to have Liz's 'annus horribilis'
(Glad I didn't miss an 'n' out of 'annus')
Thanks Dave - looks like it's my turn to have Liz's 'annus horribilis'
(Glad I didn't miss an 'n' out of 'annus')
Indeed - that could've dropped you in a right old hole! :-X
:wave:
Dave G
Not happy.
Rat chewed through some wires in my car last night. Spent over an hour splicing in new bits. >:(
Poison baits laid out in roof cavity. >:D
Got all excited today as an envelope appeared through my door from the DVLA.
"Huzzah" I thought. "Those folks are on the ball and have returned my driving licence after the agreed 6 months surrender"
Opened said envelope and it was just a form for me to renew the car tax :'(
Teasers.
Off at a tangent here, but during my last 3 visits to the UK, I am always amazed at how much the Brits love their dogs.Noted the same a couple of years ago.
We have 'em here in Australia, too, but it always seems to me that EVERYONE there has a woof woof!
Well, it is Yorkshire ;D
Just joking, Yorkshire members!
I'm talking about loose ones :thumbsup:
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Hey don't knock pickled eggs, here at the Antipodes I make 'em and attempt to sell 'em.....
except, like woof woofs, they are not allowed in Aussie drinking holes.
You can just picture it can't you? Bealman pushing his barrow, fork in hand, shouting "Pickled eggs, get yer pickled eggs". :smiley-laughing:I don't think that's something. I'd want to picture thanks.
:thumbsup: :laughabovepost:
Hey don't knock pickled eggs, here at the Antipodes I make 'em and attempt to sell 'em.....
except, like woof woofs, they are not allowed in Aussie drinking holes.
We had our Labrador cross, Kyla, put to sleep a couple of hours ago. She was a wonderful dog and had a very good innings being 2 weeks shy of 17 years old. I am feeling terrible and will miss her greatly.Sorry for your loss Webbo. We all get so attached to our pets and its a great shame and sorrow when they eventually have to leave us.
Webbo
Needed somewhere to be unhappy too.
I included a motorised turntable in my new layout, and sought help from the forum re controlling it. In the end, used a Locotech motor, and powered both the bridge and the motor from a track control on my also new Morley Vortrack controller through a spdt switch. Worked perfectly, really nice and slow, even able to stop the turn spot on, but......
The track control eventually (after several months of use) began to get hot, and eventually stopped working in one direction. Got told off severely by Morley who said the track control should not be used for the TT motor. (Actually, I still can't see why, it's only a 12v DC motor less powerful than for a loco). They repaired the controller for me (making their point pretty severely again), so now I have a turntable with an unpowered power! Somehow I need to find a way to power it again with a rheostat of some sort - and a major rewire too, which is a pain.
If anyone's got any ideas or suggestions, they'd be welcome.
Just did a quick read on Kelpies as I'd not heard of them before.
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Wow! You certainly seem to have a ball of fire (fur) there.
All the best and please keep us in touch with your canine developments.
Dave G
:'( Breathing collapsed with infection Wednesday 7:15PM, in hospital by 8:30PM, future uncertain. More news as and when. :'(
(typed out by son)
What an earthquake tonight...I' m awake from 3,36 tonight....sadly centre of Italy (where I live) is highly seismic zone..
What an earthquake tonight...I' m awake from 3,36 tonight....sadly centre of Italy (where I live) is highly seismic zone..
Picking up the news this morning - we are 1 hour behind you. Hope you are OK
Fed up with this hot weather, have had a visit to A&E due to breathing problems on Wednesday,So sorry to hear that Oldman. But with a bit of luck the British weather will be back to the normal chill and buckets of rain soon...
Been told by the Gp and respiratory team at the hospital to take it easy and not do anything strenuous once the temp gets over 26°or I shall be back in A&E on oxygen.
Not good because of the impending home move.
Fed up with this hot weather, have had a visit to A&E due to breathing problems on Wednesday,So sorry to hear that Oldman. But with a bit of luck the British weather will be back to the normal chill and buckets of rain soon...
Been told by the Gp and respiratory team at the hospital to take it easy and not do anything strenuous once the temp gets over 26°or I shall be back in A&E on oxygen.
Not good because of the impending home move.
:beers:
Typical Brit Paul... Complain if its too cold and also if its too hot.Fed up with this hot weather, have had a visit to A&E due to breathing problems on Wednesday,So sorry to hear that Oldman. But with a bit of luck the British weather will be back to the normal chill and buckets of rain soon...
Been told by the Gp and respiratory team at the hospital to take it easy and not do anything strenuous once the temp gets over 26°or I shall be back in A&E on oxygen.
Not good because of the impending home move.
:beers:
Here's hoping!
Flippin' sick of this heat now >:(
Paul
Typical Brit Paul... Complain if its too cold and also if its too hot.Fed up with this hot weather, have had a visit to A&E due to breathing problems on Wednesday,So sorry to hear that Oldman. But with a bit of luck the British weather will be back to the normal chill and buckets of rain soon...
Been told by the Gp and respiratory team at the hospital to take it easy and not do anything strenuous once the temp gets over 26°or I shall be back in A&E on oxygen.
Not good because of the impending home move.
:beers:
Here's hoping!
Flippin' sick of this heat now >:(
Paul
So what is the ideal Brit temperature???
:D
It was mostly the Scots. They wore skirts. ;D
Fed up with this hot weather, have had a visit to A&E due to breathing problems on Wednesday,Take care my friend. Once A&E get theiir hands firmly on its agony to get away fron them
Been told by the Gp and respiratory team at the hospital to take it easy and not do anything strenuous once the temp gets over 26°or I shall be back in A&E on oxygen.
Not good because of the impending home move.
Is it just me, but am I the only one that thinks model shops that don't clearly price their stock are a little off the wicketAnyone high streetshop, market stall, internet trader or whoever else who doesn't clearly price things or worse still doesn't price it at all gets no business from me.
Exactly I'm not saying who, but I will not be going to Bideford again to visit the shopIs it just me, but am I the only one that thinks model shops that don't clearly price their stock are a little off the wicketAnyone high streetshop, market stall, internet trader or whoever else who doesn't clearly price things or worse still doesn't price it at all gets no business from me.
If they can't show a price then I assume they are overcharging and go no further.
Its so they can keep putting up prices each time the manufacturer does even though its old stock.
a Farish loco listed online that is higher than the RRP has ever been.
Is it just me, but am I the only one that thinks model shops that don't clearly price their stock are a little off the wicket
Its so they can keep putting up prices each time the manufacturer does even though its old stock. Certainly one of the Bideford models shops does this. They have a Farish loco listed online that is higher than the RRP has ever been.
Colin
If you'd had a few Germans local to you you could have got them round because, as we know, many Hans make light work :laugh:
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Its only 14 weeks to Christmas and i have just had my first email promoting a Christmas Shop.
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Its only 14 weeks to Christmas and i have just had my first email promoting a Christmas Shop.
:o :goggleeyes: Christmas should be banned until December 1st - at the earliest!!!
Delivering mostly Christmas promo stock today :claphappy:
My favourite time of year, waving goodbye to the horrible hot weather and looking forward to darker evenings and crisp cold mornings. Oh, and CHRISTMAS of course!! :bounce:
Paul (big kid)
Christmas Christmas ChristmasVe are vatching you and we know where you liff ha haa.
:Pyou missed
I don't/can't go to the cinema any more as the sound is so loud it pounds through my chest and is most uncomfortable.
Bugger, balls and :censored:
I have literally blown my sodding phone up with a grenade!! Long story but doing live house clearance range as safety staff and I forgot my phone in one of the houses and well grenade V a Samsung Galaxy S5 I can now say exclusively say that while they don't explode on charging, they don't react to explosions well either!!
I have literally blown my sodding phone up with a grenade!! Long story but doing live house clearance range as safety staff and I forgot my phone in one of the houses and well grenade V a Samsung Galaxy S5 I can now say exclusively say that while they don't explode on charging, they don't react to explosions well either!!
Any possibility of claiming under warranty?
Bugger, balls and :censored:
I have literally blown my sodding phone up with a grenade!! Long story but doing live house clearance range as safety staff and I forgot my phone in one of the houses and well grenade V a Samsung Galaxy S5 I can now say exclusively say that while they don't explode on charging, they don't react to explosions well either!!
Bugger, balls and :censored:
I have literally blown my sodding phone up with a grenade!! Long story but doing live house clearance range as safety staff and I forgot my phone in one of the houses and well grenade V a Samsung Galaxy S5 I can now say exclusively say that while they don't explode on charging, they don't react to explosions well either!!
I've heard quite a few horror stories about the appalling quality of the final run of Minis, almost as if it was "get them out the door at any cost". Someone in the club I belonged to bought a year 2000 Sportpack Cooper and decided to waxoyl inside the wheel arches to protect it. On removing the front wheels he was astounded to find the underside of the wings was in primer with not even any topcoat! :goggleeyes: And this on a car with no plastic arch-liners like modern cars have, so subject to muck, road salt and everything else chucked up by the tyres!Go house hunting in Cowley today and you'll still find rooms decorated in exotic colours such as Aqua, Sunburst Yellow, Oasis Green, Safari Beige. Friends who worked at Cowley in the British Leyland era, have told of how they would 'lift' tins of car paint to decorate their homes. This was seen as a perk of the job. To avoid the bean counters questioning why more paint was being used, less was applied to the product! :o
Paul
Well this morning has been fun for the future Mrs Skyline...
Had a series of texts saying her Rover Mini has thrown up an oil warning light and "isn't well".
We have suspected gearbox is not long for this world and she is now concerned she has pushed her too far.
Booked in first thing tomorrow morning, so when the bill lands an entry into the angry thread may be happening.
I said all along old cars (especially those made by Rover with whatever was left in the factory in 2001) are a sure fire way to pain when used as every day transport.
Skyline2uk
Re this:Well this morning has been fun for the future Mrs Skyline...
Had a series of texts saying her Rover Mini has thrown up an oil warning light and "isn't well".
We have suspected gearbox is not long for this world and she is now concerned she has pushed her too far.
Booked in first thing tomorrow morning, so when the bill lands an entry into the angry thread may be happening.
I said all along old cars (especially those made by Rover with whatever was left in the factory in 2001) are a sure fire way to pain when used as every day transport.
Skyline2uk
£2200.00
:headbutt:
That is all
Skyline2uk
Re this:Well this morning has been fun for the future Mrs Skyline...
Had a series of texts saying her Rover Mini has thrown up an oil warning light and "isn't well".
We have suspected gearbox is not long for this world and she is now concerned she has pushed her too far.
Booked in first thing tomorrow morning, so when the bill lands an entry into the angry thread may be happening.
I said all along old cars (especially those made by Rover with whatever was left in the factory in 2001) are a sure fire way to pain when used as every day transport.
Skyline2uk
£2200.00
:headbutt:
That is all
Skyline2uk
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:help: My railway room's been trashed! :uneasy:
We're having the kitchen rebuilt and the boiler relocated and everything is jammed into the two spare bedrooms and the loft. And, to add to the hilarity of nations, the pup's come into season!
There has been drink taken...
Cheers,
Chris
I said all along old cars (especially those made by Rover with whatever was left in the factory in 2001) are a sure fire way to pain when used as every day transport.
Skyline2uk
Purists will still hyperventilate at the implausible juxtapositions but it works for me.
Hope it is nowt too serious Mike and that you soon improve. And never mind missing Warley - think of the money you have saved! :beers:
Despite my best laid plans it seems I will be unable to attend my first Warley show this weekend due to very poor health of late.
Just seen my estranged Fathers empty house in a Cornish village on rightmove. Not sure how I feel as I know the will named a charity as the benificiary.
So... when I win the EuroMegaBallBillion lottery or whatever (note to self: buy tickets) I will employ some mad scientist types to build me a time machine and I will go back to the 1960s and personally hunt down all N gauge manufacturers and forcibly force them to use a Single Standardized Coupling Socket. They can stick with the Arnold coupler,or go with some weird proprietary design, as long as it can be pulled out and replaced by another arbitrary type, and that without having to dismantle the locomotive/power car chassis. >:D
I think there was an article on the subject in the NGS journal not so long ago, but I suspect it wasn't comprehensive. I'm just waking up to the wide range of coupling types Kato in particular makes use of. I discovered one of my locos needs a type I'd never seen before, luckily it's not a problem to get hold of the parts here.So... when I win the EuroMegaBallBillion lottery or whatever (note to self: buy tickets) I will employ some mad scientist types to build me a time machine and I will go back to the 1960s and personally hunt down all N gauge manufacturers and forcibly force them to use a Single Standardized Coupling Socket. They can stick with the Arnold coupler,or go with some weird proprietary design, as long as it can be pulled out and replaced by another arbitrary type, and that without having to dismantle the locomotive/power car chassis. >:D
Oddly I was talking to my good lady this very morning about the lack of clarity, for me at least, of what couplers are out there, what's compatible with what, and what's good and what's bad, how they are each mounted, and why on Earth are there so many different types?
Okay, so the answer to the last one is pretty obvious, but I can't help but hanker after a thread on here penned by a knowledgeable set of individuals who can set the current situation straight.
As a newcomer to N, I have recently bought a few trains from Kato and Fleischmann (and a Tomix track Cleaning car) and already there are 4 different coupling types to contend with. And as for understanding what NEM pocket types there are, and all the other couplers that may fall into my possession over the coming years, I am, as with many things these days, confused.
There are some posts on this forum on the subject, but a dedicated and comprehensive thread would be an asset.
Any takers? It would make me and I'm sure many others, very happy.
There's always the Australian open tennis which Mrs B puts on.... :sleep:
This getting old trip is very depressing.
Made a PCB for 4 CT current sensors as test prototype board unit works fine, then decided I also need a couple of PCBs with only 2 current sensors on each. So run Eagle and delete 2 sensors of components. Make a couple of the 2 sensor boards, populate one and test. Doesn't work.
Try to see what I did wrong, an hour later realise that the comparator chip has been wired for inputs 3 & 4 but the outputs are for 1 & 2. :'( Some copper track cutting and some jumper wires and IT WORKS. OK back to Eagle to fix the errors.
Decided to make some PCBs for my arduino to Loconet circuit. Prototyping board ones work fine but I need about 20 so PCB it is. Trusty Eagle out again, make PCB design, print, etch, drill, tin, and populate. Doesn't work! ??? Can set board addresses but it won't respond to DCC requests.
Found the problem, had hooked the comparator inputs the wrong way around. Just need to cut some tracks, move a resistor, add two wire jumpers. Cut out the 22K resistor rather than the 220K resistor, arrrrgh. :laugh3:
CFJ
Growing up, however, is entirely optional .......................
Gawdammit I hate smate@r$3phones, Mrs. Squid managed to get hers slightly damp a while back and it decided to no longer work, so I procured a replacement (there's a locomotive which won't get bought) which decided to give up the ghost in some other interesting way. Fortunately it seems in the intervening period the original phone seems to have dried out and work again, but it cost me an evening faffing about. Grrr.
The faffing about has revealed that the "spare" device will probably need its battery replaced, which I could probably do myself if I follow a 20-step guide off the interwebs after acquiring the requisite specialist tools, or farm out to a specialist shop, which will cost the equivalent of another couple of coaches (this is how I measure things these days :D ). Still, #firstworldproblems, there was a time in my life living in the former East Berlin when I was unable to have even a humble landline phone.Gawdammit I hate smate@r$3phones, Mrs. Squid managed to get hers slightly damp a while back and it decided to no longer work, so I procured a replacement (there's a locomotive which won't get bought) which decided to give up the ghost in some other interesting way. Fortunately it seems in the intervening period the original phone seems to have dried out and work again, but it cost me an evening faffing about. Grrr.
Look on the bright side - you now have a spare phone, (if you have another evening spare to faff about to get it working). ;D
Oooh, did I mention the Squidlet has managed to dislodge an elastic band-like traction tyre from his "Plarail" tram? Repairable but it seems I need to acquire a special triangular screwdriver (cost: ca. 1 Japanese freight wagon) to do that.
Or use a Birmingham screwdriver. ;) :D
I just discovered I have arthritis in my hands.
Is this a deal breaker for N gauge modelling ?
I had difficulty taking selfies one-handed with my phone this weekend - my other arm was round my girlfriend's shoulders.
See what I mean about using aids - you could have used one of those selfie stick things :). Mind you, I am not sure what you could use to cuddle your girlfriend :goggleeyes: :smiley-laughing:
I'm unhappy about the way that a newcomer to this forum, who unwittingly started a poll about which railway company people prefer, was shot down in flames without anyone explaining to him in a kind way that his poll was unrealistic.
Best regards,
Joe
Perhaps the moderating team could send a private message to such offenders instead of inflicting a public humiliation on them.Sounds like a good idea...
Remember our motto :
"Welcome ! There is no such thing as a stupid question."
Best regards,
Joe
Incensed but not angry - the ridiculous prices of DCC decoder chips.
I'm looking for a GWR 57xx. At Hattons one (not GWR) for DC (DCC ready) comes to c£70.
The "Great Western" model "DCC fitted" comes to £98.
WHAT? £28 for an item that probably costs less than £1 to make and sell in China. Talk about rip off.
Now I suppose I have to look for a good used one. I am NOT paying £28 for something I don't want.
Or maybe there are other shops.
...
Last year my GP referred me to a consultant at Chorley hospital regarding my breathlessness and this resulted in me having a triple by pass in January 2016.
Today I have been to see this consultant in Chorley and his first question to me when I walked into his consulting room was "Have you had your operation yet?" to which my reply was "You're joking, right? Are you telling me you don't know?"
I filled him in on the details and then he asked me what medications I was on. At this point I blew my stack and shouted at him "Why aren't such details on your :censored: computer system? How come you know so little about my medical history considering you referred me for the operation in the first place?"
Nothing is overshadowing my happiness at getting my driving licence back but I find the lack of communications/computer systems in the medical arena to be absolutely shocking. All those years ago a great fuss was made in my medical practice about putting all my records on computer so they could be accessed by anyone who needed to know my medical history. Bah :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored:
I'd switch to DCC in an instant at that price. Unfortunately I have ca. 150 non-DCC-compatible units (many of them multiple), price + conversion effort is a no-no.Incensed but not angry - the ridiculous prices of DCC decoder chips.
I'm looking for a GWR 57xx. At Hattons one (not GWR) for DC (DCC ready) comes to c£70.
The "Great Western" model "DCC fitted" comes to £98.
WHAT? £28 for an item that probably costs less than £1 to make and sell in China. Talk about rip off.
Now I suppose I have to look for a good used one. I am NOT paying £28 for something I don't want.
Or maybe there are other shops.
...
If you can source DCC decoders for £1 each I will take 100 :D
I'm sure it would promote DCC far more - better still sell them as a loss-leader to get the thing in - manufacturing cost I'm guessing is about 30p. I'll send you a sackful when I find out who makes them.
I've had some dealings with the Chinese / electronics, so have a good idea of what such things cost. (I did a bit of work on a similar thing: MIDI back in the day when it was hewn from solid silicon!
But there it is. The hobby cutting its own throat. Fashion is one thing. Getting ripped off is another.
:D
I'm sure it would promote DCC far more - better still sell them as a loss-leader to get the thing in - manufacturing cost I'm guessing is about 30p. I'll send you a sackful when I find out who makes them.
I've had some dealings with the Chinese / electronics, so have a good idea of what such things cost. (I did a bit of work on a similar thing: MIDI back in the day when it was hewn from solid silicon!
But there it is. The hobby cutting its own throat. Fashion is one thing. Getting ripped off is another.
Oh dear. I have to go to the hospital Thursday afternoon to see the above moronic consultant. I wonder if he'll have read any notes off the computer or will just ask silly questions again. I guess there will either be a post from me in The Angry Thread or an ASBO served on me for assault :uneasy:
He wasn't the one who did the op then?
Best of luck, nobby.
No - he was the one who put me onto Blackpool hospital (they were wonderful folks).
He wasn't the one who did the op then? Mind you, wouldn't surprise me if he was! There are some good ones around though. There doesn't seem to be a personal touch anymore sadly, i'm sorry to hear that, good luck on Thursday :thumbsup:.....try and stay calm! :uneasy:they wear masks so you don't recognise them.
Hope all went well today Mick @newportnobby ([url]http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=264[/url]) .
I worked at Argos for five years before I retired ,and it was the first time in my working life I had a really nice leaving present.
Bob
Sorry to hear this Steamie. Has the other guy worked for less years than you. I am wondering why you will be worse off as the company will have to pay you Statutory Redundancy Pay as well as for the 10 weeks work period.
Or am I misunderstanding your situation?
Full details about redundancy on the .Gov website here:
https://www.gov.uk/redundant-your-rights/overview (https://www.gov.uk/redundant-your-rights/overview)
Whatever happens, look forward to the next big adventure if you can.
Are you gonna look for another job or retire Steamie?
If you look for another job then you can use the 10 weeks to go to interviews etc. That'll give you a chance to look around while your still getting paid.
If you're gonna retire then more time to do the N gauge stuff.
Hope everything works out ok for you.
:beers:
Back at the biginninng of Feb. my wife slipped on the back path and ended up on her b*m :(Worth trying an osteopath, Jon. I've not had much luck with GPs with my back. The osteopath has sorted me out a few times.
She eventually got back indoors and came upstairs in tears of agony.
After a week of taking painkillers she eventually drove :doh: to the GPs.
Still taking prescribed tablets she is no better and still in agony if she tries to drive.
I think I shall have to call the doctor out to see her after the weekend
Thanks Malc but as even getting in and out of a car is agony Driving or even being a passenger in a car is not going to be easy.
Worth trying an osteopath, Jon. I've not had much luck with GPs with my back. The osteopath has sorted me out a few times.
Hi Rod,
First, every sympathy for your situation - redundancy is not a pleasant process to be caught up in. I've been through it too many times - on both sides of the fence, as an employee, as a manager (more than once) and as a husband and as a parent. It's always a horribly difficult situation which is extremely hard to handle because of the emotions flowing around.
I'm a chartered accountant, not an HR professional, so I can't give you professional advice as such on this. But daffy is absolutely right - CAB will be able to help you, or a trade union rep, or, ideally, a friendly HR manager if you or any of your family or friends know one. They can talk to your specific financial circumstances, contracts, rights, etc.
If you don't want to seek out one of these, I strongly recommend reading these pages on gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/redundant-your-rights/notice-periods). They may answer your questions, point you in a helpful direction, or even set your mind at rest that you aren't being mistreated. Even if they just prepare you for a face-to-face chat they will be helpful.
It's impossible for me to know exactly, but FWIW this is my take on the issues that you have flagged up:Best of luck - this phase of tension, distrust and uncertainty over dates, entitlements and plans is the worst part emotionally speaking for most people, mainly because of the sense of not being in control of your life. It will pass, and you will emerge into the sunlit uplands of endless railway modelling... :)
- giving 30 days notice is not part of the legal rules, so I assume that it is the minimum notice period in your contract of employment. But, since you have worked in your job for over 2 years, you are legally entitled to more: one week for each year of service (to a maximum of 12 weeks). It sounds like someone didn't realise the details of your situation at first, which isn't ideal, to say the least. IMHO, it's inexcusable. :veryangry:
- Many companies, perhaps most, don't actually require people to work this notice period out - they pay a PILON (Payment in Lieu of Notice) and release you, taking the view that long-faced employees hanging on with their hearts not in the job are no help to anyone, and in certain circumstances can be actively damaging/dangerous. Yours isn't taking that route. But since they would probably prefer not to pay you, and you apparently would have preferred to go earlier, there may be room for a little give and take over this. But, but, but - take specific advice on the knock-on consequences if you go down that route.
- you are entitled to "reasonable" time off for job hunting. But my understanding is that you are only entitled to be paid for a small amount of it. If you are on a five-day week, that is for just two days in total (40% of a week) So if you took a day off each week for the 10 week period, you could be docked 8 days' pay (10 days - 2 days). Although he or she may have put it with all the tact of a runaway elephant, your contract manager may have been doing you a favour with their advice - if you go for interviews outside work time, you won't be docked pay.
Firstly Thank You so much for your reply Nick, it is very encouraging to get so much friendly helpful advice.
Thanks Malc but as even getting in and out of a car is agony Driving or even being a passenger in a car is not going to be easy.
Ive just found one within 2 miles of us and will contact them on Monday
Thanks Malc but as even getting in and out of a car is agony Driving or even being a passenger in a car is not going to be easy.
Ive just found one within 2 miles of us and will contact them on Monday
Jon,
I suspect she may have damaged her Coccyx, right at the base of her spine, it's the remnants of 'our' tails.
My missus did pretty much the same and she was in agony for weeks, as they reckoned that she'd fractured it. There really is not much that can be done except strong painkillers and tea & sympathy.
Regards
Neal.
Well i have tried to be positive this week but it doesn’t seem to be working, had these little pains most of the week and feeling tired a lot, Anne bless her has tried very hard to get me going but the work situation is really getting me down, hopefully seeing the Grandsons this weekend at the Preston show will bring me back to my normal self, in fact i know i will. Not sleeping much at all, getting up every hour to go to the loo, i do get back to sleep almost straight away, but no energy for anything. Got at least another week and a half to go before i find out if they what me to work another 10 weeks or let me go on the 15th March.A good model railway show followed by a couple of pints of non track cleaning IPA might help you feel better.
Come on the weekend and the kids will make me smile they always do. :)
I'm sure the Preston Show will cheer you up, Steamie, but I'm not sure about the couple of pints of non track cleaning IPA.
That might increase the loo visits to every ½ hour! :worried:
Things are finally improving and Ann was able to drive a couple of miles today......still in miscomfort but the pain is far less as long as she takes things slowelyThanks Malc but as even getting in and out of a car is agony Driving or even being a passenger in a car is not going to be easy.
Worth trying an osteopath, Jon. I've not had much luck with GPs with my back. The osteopath has sorted me out a few times.
Ive just found one within 2 miles of us and will contact them on Monday
At least you're not allergic to alcohol
That is a bit of a pain in the derriere - I think I would feel like a :'( if I were in your shoes. I do not know the ins and outs of redundancy/final pay etc., but the one consolation I can see is that you have the money to look forward to. Whatever happens, good luck in the future. :beers:
Feeling a bit down, got my wage slip for what i thought would be my last pay from work and it is only one months pay!!!! They are now saying i have to wait until the end of April before i can get all the money they have said i would receive, minus the last two weeks of this month which is included in the 10 week pay in lieu.
Still not able to have closer from them for another month and then i will still have to wait until i get my P45 for my pension from them, because i have to prove that i no longer work for them and it is one of the forms of ID.
Had enough of it all. :( :( :(
Feeling a bit down, got my wage slip for what i thought would be my last pay from work and it is only one months pay!!!! They are now saying i have to wait until the end of April before i can get all the money they have said i would receive, minus the last two weeks of this month which is included in the 10 week pay in lieu.
Still not able to have closer from them for another month and then i will still have to wait until i get my P45 for my pension from them, because i have to prove that i no longer work for them and it is one of the forms of ID.
Had enough of it all. :( :( :(
Hardly a big deal. They could have made you work the notice period rather than paying you PILON which would have meant you didn't get your final pay or redundancy money until the end of May and you would have had to go into work each day, regardless of whether they had any work for you to do.
:censored: hell...
Hardly a big deal. They could have made you work the notice period rather than paying you PILON which would have meant you didn't get your final pay or redundancy money until the end of May and you would have had to go into work each day, regardless of whether they had any work for you to do.
:censored: hell...
Why do males on this forum regularly have to use :censored:
There's no need for swearing (or implying swearing) on here or in life. You don't get it from the few female members on here.
:censored: hell...
Why do males on this forum regularly have to use :censored:
There's no need for swearing (or implying swearing) on here or in life. You don't get it from the few female members on here.
Not only is that sexist, it's also inaccurate.
So which of the few females in this male dominated forum have you see use the :censored: ?
Also I know of a male who was reprimanded for swearing in front of a female colleague
When I was at school many years ago we were taught that swearing showed a lack of vocabulary and intelligence. I still hold with that. There are plenty of ways to express oneself without resorting to expletives, yes I swear but not to replace adjectives or verbs, only to relieve the pain when I hit my thumb with a hammer.
You mean you don't just say "that hurt" and carry on. :)
When I was at school many years ago we were taught that swearing showed a lack of vocabulary and intelligence. I still hold with that. There are plenty of ways to express oneself without resorting to expletives, yes I swear but not to replace adjectives or verbs, only to relieve the pain when I hit my thumb with a hammer.
People who swear more tend to have larger lexicons and make verbal associations more quickly and there have been several studies that have correlated intelligence quotients (IQ tests) with the frequency of profanity used.
(I don't know whether I would if I hit my thumb with a hammer as I have never been stupid enough to do it)
(I don't know whether I would if I hit my thumb with a hammer as I have never been stupid enough to do it)
:laughabovepost: - get out of that! :)
Know fully how to use a hammer properly which is why I haven't hit my thumb (does it hurt by any chance?), and very good at DIY (I think my husband might know which end of the screwdriver you use if I pass it to him the right way round) Fitted three kitchens and two bathrooms over the years. Oh and replaced part of the central heating system
And I wouldn't want to break my thumbnail after spending hours painting it.
When I was at school many years ago we were taught that swearing showed a lack of vocabulary and intelligence. I still hold with that. There are plenty of ways to express oneself without resorting to expletives, yes I swear but not to replace adjectives or verbs, only to relieve the pain when I hit my thumb with a hammer.
That was and is a common assumption, but socio-linguistic studies have actually shown the opposite. People who swear more tend to have larger lexicons and make verbal associations more quickly and there have been several studies that have correlated intelligence quotients (IQ tests) with the frequency of profanity used. The idea that people who swear can't come up with a 'better word' is a false one. High-frequency swearers are much better at neutral synonym replacement in testing environments, implying that they can come up with more alternatives to swearing and do so more quickly than those who do not swear, but elect not to because swearing conveys the full semantic intent.
The only study I was aware of was published in the journal Language Science in December 2015. This was widely reported to state that but was reported incorrectly.
What it did was measure Verbal Fluency. The test measured how many swear words a participant could say within a timeframe and then the participants where asked to recall a list of unrelatred words. What the study showed was that people who know more words also know more swear words. This only measures linguistic intelligence and says nothing about a persons intelligence.
But then I'm just a thick blonde as I don't swear
(I don't know whether I would if I hit my thumb with a hammer as I have never been stupid enough to do it)
PS - the word I have self-censored in this post is 'very'. I used the censored emoticon purely to convey just how 'very', without having to type ' very, very, very, very ' three times.
How about a " foaming at the mouth thread" then people couldI suggested a similar 'Rant' thread.
swap insults without offending the rest of the forum.
PS - the word I have self-censored in this post is 'very'. I used the censored emoticon purely to convey just how 'very', without having to type ' very, very, very, very ' three times.
But you've typed 'very' 6 times in that post :confused1: :dunce:
OMG my brain hurts!!! Time for another cuppa.
Back to being mildly 'Unhappy' please.
But I was happy before you posted that and now you want me to be unhappy :(
How about a " foaming at the mouth thread" then people couldI suggested a similar 'Rant' thread.
swap insults without offending the rest of the forum.
Whether you call it 'Foaming at the mouth' or 'Rant' thread you could post your frustrations into this thread, or have them moved to the thread by the mods.
People who don't want to read them could Filter them out in their profile.
Happy days - :) :beers:
Back to being mildly 'Unhappy' please.
But I was happy before you posted that and now you want me to be unhappy :(
Ouch!!! :oHow about a " foaming at the mouth thread" then people couldI suggested a similar 'Rant' thread.
swap insults without offending the rest of the forum.
Whether you call it 'Foaming at the mouth' or 'Rant' thread you could post your frustrations into this thread, or have them moved to the thread by the mods.
People who don't want to read them could Filter them out in their profile.
Happy days - :) :beers:
So what do you think the Angry Thread is for then if it's not having a rant?? ::)
As for swapping insults, if you find that sort of thing amusing then kindly find another forum to do so.
The voice of reason ! If there are arguments on the forum they should be
about really important matters, like is real ale over-rated ?
The voice of reason ! If there are arguments on the forum they should be
about really important matters, like is real ale over-rated ?
Yes. :thumbsup: To both points. :)
But then I am REALLY unhappy cos some years ago I discovered I was allergic (seriously) to all such alchohol, real or.... er.... unreal. >:(
:D :D :D
The voice of reason ! If there are arguments on the forum they should be
about really important matters, like is real ale over-rated ?
Yes. :thumbsup: To both points. :)
But then I am REALLY unhappy cos some years ago I discovered I was allergic (seriously) to all such alchohol, real or.... er.... unreal. >:(
:D :D :D
I think I know how you might feel, I haven't had it diagnosed but I've been avoiding (Sometimes unsuccessfully) bread for some Months now as it has a detrimental affect which I won't describe........had one pint of real ale not so long ago which I enjoy very occasionally and the next day!....Well, you can imagine! I suspect it may be a yeast intolerance that seems to have developed, as I said still to be diagnosed though, the symptoms only last for a full day if I just drink water until the evening then i'm fine but what a palaver it is! Avoiding bread especially is a lot harder than I thought! :worried: (The odd Jim Beam is ok though! :whistle:)
The only problem was eating "on the hoof" - difficult to make a sandwich with rice !
The only problem was eating "on the hoof" - difficult to make a sandwich with rice !
Or while riding a horse! :D
Avoiding bread especially is a lot harder than I thought! :worried: (The odd Jim Beam is ok though! :whistle:)
Thank you. She had a very full and mainly happy life right to the end. The last couple of years she had been in and out of hospital but that didn't seem to slow her down. I guess that the expectation is she was always going to come out again. On the positive side she didn't suffer when the end came.
I think dealing with my 77 year old mother is going to be the hard part as they were more like sisters than mother and daughter
@austinbob ([url]http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=2403[/url])
The good news is the Farish 8F 372-154 ordered from Time Tunnel Models (North Berwick) arrived via DPD exactly as they said it would.
The bad news is it was dead as a dodo. Nada, zilch, rien etc :'(
They are mailing me a returns postage label and back it will go. Needless to say, for such a venerable beast they have no replacement :'( :'(
Its a sad day as my 94 year old grandmother passed away this morning:sorrysign: and I do mean that :(
@austinbob ([url]http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=2403[/url])
The good news is the Farish 8F 372-154 ordered from Time Tunnel Models (North Berwick) arrived via DPD exactly as they said it would.
The bad news is it was dead as a dodo. Nada, zilch, rien etc :'(
They are mailing me a returns postage label and back it will go. Needless to say, for such a venerable beast they have no replacement :'( :'(
Stockton Modeller are showing it as in stock £94.99
[url]http://www.stocktonmodeller.co.uk/372154-class-8f-48750.ir?cName=railways-graham-farish-locomotives-steam[/url] ([url]http://www.stocktonmodeller.co.uk/372154-class-8f-48750.ir?cName=railways-graham-farish-locomotives-steam[/url])
Many thanks, Bob, and thanks also to Escafeld for searching that one out.I'll keep me eyes open for that one Mick.
Truth be told I'd prefer a late crest one so if anyone knows the whereabouts of a 372-151.................
Many thanks, Bob, and thanks also to Escafeld for searching that one out.
Truth be told I'd prefer a late crest one so if anyone knows the whereabouts of a 372-151.................
And which decade has that been promised for? :no:Many thanks, Bob, and thanks also to Escafeld for searching that one out.
Truth be told I'd prefer a late crest one so if anyone knows the whereabouts of a 372-151.................
Or you could wait for the new "improved" version.
And which decade has that been promised for? :no:Many thanks, Bob, and thanks also to Escafeld for searching that one out.
Truth be told I'd prefer a late crest one so if anyone knows the whereabouts of a 372-151.................
Or you could wait for the new "improved" version.
I think I'll have 'decayed' before seeing it ::)
I inherited an N gauge Model railway a week ago (and a bottle of Laphroaig)
Funeral tomorrow...(11/04/17)
I think I'll have 'decayed' before seeing it ::)
Would we notice any difference? >:D
I inherited an N gauge Model railway a week ago (and a bottle of Laphroaig)
Funeral tomorrow...(11/04/17)
I inherited an N gauge Model railway a week ago (and a bottle of Laphroaig)
Funeral tomorrow...(11/04/17)
I'm sorry for your loss :/ I hope the layout will be a good way for you to remember your lost loved one. All the best
Philip
Having back problems again. Went to the osteopath on Friday, seems to have made it worse.
I can thoroughly recommend Anadin Ultra 200mg Ibuprofen liquid capsules for Back & Muscle Pain, Malc.Unfortunately, as a diabetic, I'm not supposed to take ibuprofen.
They are amazing little green workers, if you're OK with Ibuprofen.
In fact Malc, if you look at current advice on ibuprofen anyone over 65 should check with their GP before taking the drug on a regular basis. Particularly if you have diabetes or heart problems. Also there are tight recommendations on dosage.I can thoroughly recommend Anadin Ultra 200mg Ibuprofen liquid capsules for Back & Muscle Pain, Malc.Unfortunately, as a diabetic, I'm not supposed to take ibuprofen.
They are amazing little green workers, if you're OK with Ibuprofen.
The company i work for have put on the internal internet some of our records, so we can update things like telephone numbers and addresses. It also shows your pay band and grade.
This cause some discussion on pay bands which have never been revealed before...
That shows the personnel department have been lying to me and my boss by saying I was in a higher pay grade than those in the next door lab. (Their stuff comes to me when they can't do it)
My boss has alway apologised to me about how low my pay is...
Not a happy bunny :( >:(
I've been away for a few days so lots to catch up on.
Another 'special person' off the list then.
I too remember BP with John and Shep and still use, daft I know, the phrase 'Down, Shep' should I hear a dog bark.
Dave G
Grrrr.What a difference today.
Went into Benson's Beds this morning to order 2 single mattresses.
We knew which mattresses we wanted and the price so shop took all details saying they would be delivered on Friday.
So.....says the shop assistant that's an extra £47 for delivery.
No, no we say.....we'll collect them from the shop. What time will they be in on Friday?
Unbelievably they Cannot deliver to the shop only to home addresses!!
Apparently as there is often only one assistant in the shop they cant have orders delivered there for Health and Safety reasons! Hard to believe.
Needless to say we'll start again and get the mattresses elsewhere.
So many locos to buy - so little money :'(
To which thread are you referring to here?Funny Bealman. Very Funny.
It'll be your ears next... :D
Sounds like you're turning into a werewolf,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :o
What joke ???. (I was just a nipper in the 50's). :)
The Tony Curtis joke was around in the 50s, long before the TV advert.
What's the deal with Nasal hair?
Before I reached 40 I was happily unaware that they existed, my nostril where just a bogey mine.
Suddenly now I have reached 41 my body has decided to produce these things over night, and they grow faster than bamboo. I mean how long do they have to be, and why do they attach themselves to your tender parts.
Yesterday I decided enough was enough with one of them, so I wrenched it out, I have just finished CRYING NOW!!!! I'm sure it was attached to my nether regions.
I'm now sitting at my desk, wondering if I should get all my mail changed from Mr Price to Mrs Price, and another of the pesky :censored: :censored: buggers has decided to sprout from my other nostril
I HATE GETTING OLD ITS PANTS
Tell me which issue you are missing Mick and if I have it I'll send you my copy as I've read it and no longer need it. :)
What's the deal with Nasal hair?
Before I reached 40 I was happily unaware that they existed, my nostril where just a bogey mine.
Suddenly now I have reached 41 my body has decided to produce these things over night, and they grow faster than bamboo. I mean how long do they have to be, and why do they attach themselves to your tender parts.
Yesterday I decided enough was enough with one of them, so I wrenched it out, I have just finished CRYING NOW!!!! I'm sure it was attached to my nether regions.
I'm now sitting at my desk, wondering if I should get all my mail changed from Mr Price to Mrs Price, and another of the pesky :censored: :censored: buggers has decided to sprout from my other nostril
I HATE GETTING OLD ITS PANTS
My thoughts are with you and your wife. Thanks Mick - appreciated.
Have a Jura for me, please Err, does that mean I have to have two ??? :)
My thoughts are with you and your wife. Thanks Mick - appreciated.
Have a Jura for me, please Err, does that mean I have to have two ??? :)
@austinbob ([url]http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?action=profile;u=2403[/url])
Think about getting a second opinion. We had similar conversations with damp "specialists", long story short, didn't need damp proof course injecting, didn't need replaster just changed ventilation routine, some outside adjustments. Good as gold. Two out of three specialists wanted to go the £5k route, the other cost us nothing. In return we got him to do the woodworm treatment.
Just my experience. I do property maintenance by the way.
Lloyd’s changed it with no problemsGetting it changed wasnt the problem,they were ready to change it until they discovered that i had the very basic account ,and that account isn't eligible for debit cards,and never has been,even though ive had a debit card with the account for years.
Time to find another 'caring' bankIndeed,however a trawl throught the T's and C's for the basic acounts all say you cant have one if you have another bank account elsewere :veryangry:
Nothing to stop you swapping banks. Most banks will do a transfer of your account for you, moving over all direct debits and notifying all those who regularly pay into your account, et cetera. Some banks currently offer an incentive to do so. When I moved to Halifax bank some time back they paid me £100 for the privelage.Must say I've been with Halifax for years and no problems so far.... Touch wood.
For some perverted reason your credit rating increases when you have more debt.Oh yes, years working for Lloyds in a past life taught me that. I used to have a top notch credit rating but since I paid off my mortgage and now don't owe a penny to anyone it's quite rapidly falling. The way the system works is that if someone is lending you money and you're paying it back no problem you are obviously a good risk. The system can't comprehend that you don't need to borrow money so assumes you're not as no one will lend to you so you are obviously a poor credit risk.
It's why lots of people got into trouble. If you struggled to pay off an existing credit bill all the banks did was extend your credit limit.
Banks would only extend the credit limit if you are making regular payments.
I feel your pain, Squiddy.
My mother uses an iPad and I have shown her time after time how to strip all other addresses out but still she forwards any mails I send her to her friends with my mail address on display, and any I get from her always have every pensioners' mail addresses in the UK and beyond, I swear :doh:
I suppose I ought to be glad at her age she is using her tablet as well as taking them but it is most frustrating as, somewhere, she has a piece of paper where I wrote the process down.
I feel your pain, Squiddy.
My mother uses an iPad and I have shown her time after time how to strip all other addresses out but still she forwards any mails I send her to her friends with my mail address on display, and any I get from her always have every pensioners' mail addresses in the UK and beyond, I swear :doh:
I suppose I ought to be glad at her age she is using her tablet as well as taking them but it is most frustrating as, somewhere, she has a piece of paper where I wrote the process down.
On the plus side, I did persuade my parents to make the switch to Macs a while back, and since then I no longer spend any significant time fending off support requests and those I do get I have a reasonable chance of answering ("yes I do work in IT, but the last time I used Windows on a daily basis was when NT was still a thing").
Surely there must be a carp park nearby?
One day God calls down to Noah and says "Noah, I want you to make me a new Ark".
Noah replies, "No probs God, anything you want after all you're the boss".
But God interrupts, "Ah but there's a catch this time Noah, I want not just a couple of decks, ..... I want 20 decks one on top of the other".
"20 DECKS!", screams Noah, "Well, OK Big Man, whatever you say, should I fill it up with all the animals just like last time?"
"Yep, that's right, well ..... sort of right.......this time I want you to fill it up with fish" God answers.
"Fish?" Queries Noah.
"Yep, fish ... well, to make it more specific Noah, I want Carp, wall to wall, floor to ceiling - Carp!"
Noah looks to the skies, "OK God, let me get this right, you want a New Ark?"
"Check".
"With 20 decks, one on top of the other?".
"Check".
"And you want it full of Carp?".
"Check"
"But why?" asks the perplexed Noah, who was slowly but surely getting to the end of his tether.
"Well...." says God, "I just thought it would be nice to have a Multi-Storey Carp Ark"
Woke this morning - hey, it is still, just, morning - to find a foot of snow outside! :veryangry: :censored: :veryangry: :censored: :veryangry:Hasn't reached us in North Hampshire yet. :no:
Woke this morning - hey, it is still, just, morning - to find a foot of snow outside! :veryangry: :censored: :veryangry: :censored: :veryangry:
Woke this morning - hey, it is still, just, morning - to find a foot of snow outside! :veryangry: :censored: :veryangry: :censored: :veryangry:
I see you've offset this by posting the same in the 'Happy Thread' but with different smilies :D
Not a single flake up here :'(
Not a single flake up here :'(
Not a single flake up here :'(
Aren't you forgetting someone Mick :smiley-laughing: :sorrysign:
Our store also has a dedicated collection point, but it was shut and all collections were from the returns counters. Just as we were leaving, an assistant went along the now much longer queue and asked if anyone was just picking up orders. Typical.Made a mistake today. I ordered some clothes from M & S on line and went into the local store to pick them up. Normally a 5 min job. Not today. I joined a queue of about 8 people most of whom seemed to be returning their complete set of Christmas presents. About 30 mins later I got my goods.
I also collected an order from M&S this afternoon (served straight away). In my local store they have a dedicated till that only does orders/collections. All returns have to go through the main tills
I have had the flu jab and now I have the flu, I know there are so many strains of flu but I do not want this one.
Any one else with the flu I wish you well.
Good night god bless
Chris, that is classic and I suspect that some of the replies will belong in the happy thread! Anyway, enjoy the concert and let's hope the journey is not so bad second time around!
on one hand well done amazon order placed last night at 1800 with free delivery delivered it today but not good news left it on the door step in full view of every on and not put a card through the door this is the second time they have done this time to complain i think :censored:
You should complain every time. I've found there online chats are the best for this although they can sometimes be a bit time consuming as the person who is dealing with you has multiple chats on the go at the same time. If you are an Amazon Prime member then you should be able to get a month free otherwise try to get a credit to your account.
on one hand well done amazon order placed last night at 1800 with free delivery delivered it today but not good news left it on the door step in full view of every on and not put a card through the door this is the second time they have done this time to complain i think :censored:
You should complain every time. I've found there online chats are the best for this although they can sometimes be a bit time consuming as the person who is dealing with you has multiple chats on the go at the same time. If you are an Amazon Prime member then you should be able to get a month free otherwise try to get a credit to your account.
i have complained the first time i got a £5 refund
on one hand well done amazon order placed last night at 1800 with free delivery delivered it today but not good news left it on the door step in full view of every on and not put a card through the door this is the second time they have done this time to complain i think :censored:
well this time they have offered free express delivery on my next order :censored:so time for another complaint
Could have been worse. It could have been sent via Yodel..............
[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3328577/Overly-enthusiastic-delivery-man-surprises-customer-leaving-parcel-waiting-ROOF.html[/url] ([url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3328577/Overly-enthusiastic-delivery-man-surprises-customer-leaving-parcel-waiting-ROOF.html[/url])
on one hand well done amazon order placed last night at 1800 with free delivery delivered it today but not good news left it on the door step in full view of every on and not put a card through the door this is the second time they have done this time to complain i think :censored:
well this time they have offered free express delivery on my next order :censored:so time for another complaint
I agree. I intensely dislike this form of redress. "Sorry we cocked up, spend more with us and we'll see if we can mess it up faster next time!"
Best of luck with your complaint. :thumbsup:
Could have been worse. It could have been sent via Yodel..............
[url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3328577/Overly-enthusiastic-delivery-man-surprises-customer-leaving-parcel-waiting-ROOF.html[/url] ([url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3328577/Overly-enthusiastic-delivery-man-surprises-customer-leaving-parcel-waiting-ROOF.html[/url])
Around here if someone pulled a stunt like that. they'd have the honchos of the offending company polishing the floor with their foreheads on national TV and the actual projectile delivery operator would find himself seconded to a posting somewhere closer to Russia than Tokyo.
Back on topic, flu. Not sure if squid flu or Hong Kong Phooey flu or what, but need brain and lungs back.
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Does anyone else find that offensive?
I am very puzzled by my Ipad ,As everyone knows I am an absolute idiot with technical things I cant open Facebook the Icon is still.on.the screen but its a dark picture its normaly blue ,I have tried to uninstall.it but it wont let me .
If I go to appstore and go to facebook the app says open but if you click.on that nothing happens ,has anyone got a simple answer to help.me.
Bob Tidbury
I am very puzzled by my Ipad ,As everyone knows I am an absolute idiot with technical things I cant open Facebook the Icon is still.on.the screen but its a dark picture its normaly blue ,I have tried to uninstall.it but it wont let me .
If I go to appstore and go to facebook the app says open but if you click.on that nothing happens ,has anyone got a simple answer to help.me.
Bob Tidbury
There's a pending update - go into the App Store and go to updates - you should be able to force it through if it's not already done it.
It's the implied threat of a visit from an 'enforcement officer' that has got me wound up. Does anyone else find that offensive?
My wife's account was hacked a few months ago and her bank warned us very quickly. We were very impressed by the service. What I don't understand though is how the hackers did it because she hardly uses her account. She pays with everything either with her credit card or my account!!On one of the two occasions this happened to me, I was told I had authorized a change to the account online. I pointed out that this account I had specifically asked for it to be blocked from all internet and phone changes. To which they finally agreed it had been done. So the only way for it to register an online account change was an inside job,
Cheers,
Chris
Credit card hacked. :'( Three dodgy transactions. Reported 1st one 3 days ago. Bank put watch on account and two more dodgy transactions today reported by bank. Both blocked awaiting my approval.Just noticed that the day my credit card was hacked was also the day I signed up to Facebook. Coincidence??
Original transaction will be refunded and new card issued.
Not good but impressed the way bank sorted it quickly and without question.
Got to go through hassle of updating online accounts now.
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Alas poor acoustic guitarI take it that there isn’t a truss rod in the neck? I assume that string tension has pulled the neck out of true? Prop the head and body on a couple of bricks and hang a heavy bag of wet sand over the neck. It ruins the varnish, but could give you a bit more life from it.
It's now reached the point where even without string tension the wood on the body and neck is too distorted to fix (and the bridge has been held on with boatbuilders glue for some time - good stuff boatbuilders glue). It's something like third hand but it's still sad to see it go.
Feels like it ought to get a proper funeral pyre.
Alan
Just noticed that the day my credit card was hacked was also the day I signed up to Facebook. Coincidence??
That's cos there's no link!! But twas a coincidence though. :)Just noticed that the day my credit card was hacked was also the day I signed up to Facebook. Coincidence??
Yes - how could signing up for Facebook lead to your card being hacked? Unless you posted all your card details on Facebook in a post I fail to see the link.
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an emotion heater.
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I have an emotion heater at home. Unfortunately, she does not always heat the emotions I want heating! :)
I have not been in possession of a television set for many years now. I don't like television. Since I moved into my current address, some seven and a half years ago, I have had three visits from TV license plonkers, i have also had three letters from them asking me to purchase a license and to provide proof of having done so, or let them know that I don't need one. I have responded to this online each time. That's all OK (ish)... However, today, I got a letter advising me that I am to be visited by an 'enforcement officer' to confirm that I do not have a TV and that I do not watch live broadcasts on line.They probably have a few people running round pretending to be a lot. I am dubious of the figure of 10,101 visits (a nice round number) a day as that equals 2,626,260 visits a year (based on 5 day working week). With the average household comprising of say 3 people and a population of 65,000,000 that equates to about 1 in 10 households not having a TV licence.
The attendance at my door of a 'representative' wishing to confirm that nothing has changed I can deal with. But an 'enforcement officer'? Really?
While I question the morality of the thing in general, I also have to wonder how much of the licence fee goes to checking up on whether people are paying their licence fee! It seems that there is a visit to an address every 5 seconds, day, evening - including weekends. 10,101 visits a day they say. I wonder how many people, on the streets and in various offices around the country, are involved in this. I wonder what the total cost of policing this is.
It's the implied threat of a visit from an 'enforcement officer' that has got me wound up. Does anyone else find that offensive?
You don’t need a TV Licence if you:
never watch or record programmes on any channel as they’re being shown on TV or live on an online TV service, and
never download or watch BBC programmes on iPlayer – live, catch up or on demand.
This could be on any device, including a TV, desktop computer, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, games console, digital box or DVD/VHS recorder.
[You need to be covered by a TV Licence to
watch or record live TV programmes on any channel
download or watch any BBC programmes on iPlayer – live, catch up or on demand.
This applies to any provider you use and any device, including a TV, desktop computer, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, games console, digital box or DVD/VHS recorder./quote]
Being driven bonkers by passwords. :veryangry: In this electronic age you seem to need a password for almost everything including this forum and remembering them is a real test, unless they are all the same which is inadvisable. I store mine in an app on my iPad but if that were to get stolen I'd be in trouble so I need to back them up on a piece of paper which isn't safe either but trying to remember them all is the worst and I'm not even senile yet ???
I don't think I'd wanna be entering any of my passwords into a site not known to me !!! ;)
If you want to check how secure your password is you can do so here (https://howsecureismypassword.net/)
I don't think I'd wanna be entering any of my passwords into a site not known to me !!! ;)
If you want to check how secure your password is you can do so here (https://howsecureismypassword.net/)
G.D.P.R.
just use [url]http://enigma.louisedade.co.uk/enigma.html[/url] ([url]http://enigma.louisedade.co.uk/enigma.html[/url]) to make your passwords,set the ring ground and plugboard to something you can remember,then type in your chosen password.Luckily blechley park is half missing so your passwords should be secure
just use [url]http://enigma.louisedade.co.uk/enigma.html[/url] ([url]http://enigma.louisedade.co.uk/enigma.html[/url]) to make your passwords,set the ring ground and plugboard to something you can remember,then type in your chosen password.Luckily blechley park is half missing so your passwords should be secure
Well It's Missing a T, I noticed 'cos I used to live there...
An interesting site , but if someone else uses it they can decode your password...
just use [url]http://enigma.louisedade.co.uk/enigma.html[/url] ([url]http://enigma.louisedade.co.uk/enigma.html[/url]) to make your passwords,set the ring ground and plugboard to something you can remember,then type in your chosen password.Luckily blechley park is half missing so your passwords should be secure
Well It's Missing a T, I noticed 'cos I used to live there...
An interesting site , but if someone else uses it they can decode your password...
I also used to live in Bletchley, I concur that it should have a 'T'.
just use [url]http://enigma.louisedade.co.uk/enigma.html[/url] ([url]http://enigma.louisedade.co.uk/enigma.html[/url]) to make your passwords,set the ring ground and plugboard to something you can remember,then type in your chosen password.Luckily blechley park is half missing so your passwords should be secure
Well It's Missing a T, I noticed 'cos I used to live there...
An interesting site , but if someone else uses it they can decode your password...
I also used to live in Bletchley, I concur that it should have a 'T'.
Of course it should have a 'T'. Otherwise it would just b 'i' ::) :laugh3:
Well, here we are, May Bank Holiday, and the start of the annual mad month in our village of Lindfield. Today is the Village Run, when they close some roads and we have dozens of sweaty bodies pounding up the lane near our house with their breath coming in short pants...
Then, on Saturday, it is Village Day. Usually a lovely day, but they close the High Street, so you have to choose your journeys carefully and the sound of the PA can be heard a mile away.
The week after it is the South of England Show for 3 days. The weather is usually vile. They don't close any roads, but for some reason they direct the leaving traffic through our village which clogs up the roads again.
Then a week later, the icing on the cake comes in the form of the London-Brighton Bike Ride. Again, they don't close any roads but the High Street is one-way southbound and you can't cross the road because the stream of cyclists belting down the hill is quite literally continuous, at least during the morning, so it makes no sense to try and go anywhere. The keen ones are practising the route already...
Worthy causes all, but we do wish it wouldn't all come at once. :uneasy:
Cheers,
Chris
You were lucky, none of the 3 Maplin’s branches around here ever had what I wanted without visiting all 3 to get it.
One in the city centre, one in Solihull and one in Redditch. About a 30 mile round trip.You were lucky, none of the 3 Maplin’s branches around here ever had what I wanted without visiting all 3 to get it.
Then they got bought out, moved up north somewhere, built huge warehouses and took shops all over the country and became generally useless.
Sadly our Maplins has finally bitten the dust :(Have you tried CPC Farnell in Fulwood, Preston. They’re online, have a physical shop, and are generally cheaper than Maplins are/were.
Always handy for the odd pack of 'stuff' whilst avoiding postage costs from the major on-liners.
Hey Ho.
They went downhill after they stopped the holiday camps.
Hideyhe, hideyhi !
They went downhill after they stopped the holiday camps.
Hideyhe, hideyhi !
I simply do not answer unknown numbers.
Where is this pub, David? (Strictly between you and I, and maybe 5000 other members :D)
Where is this pub, David? (Strictly between you and I, and maybe 5000 other members :D)
Ah Mick, you have failed to pass today's test - spot the barmaid (is that term still used these PC days?) and her emblazoned Polo shirt. :)
:D
If the caller display shows 'International' I just ignore it. If it's a member of the Royal Family in trouble I'm sure they'll leave a message :laugh:
Her plan was for her entry into the competition to be a fluffy tiger, or some such. When her Nanny said it should be a Teddy, she was totally non-plushed and couldn't see the problem.
New maybe, but they tend to be de-plushed by little fingers.Her plan was for her entry into the competition to be a fluffy tiger, or some such. When her Nanny said it should be a Teddy, she was totally non-plushed and couldn't see the problem.
i thought the teddies were fully plushed??
Celotex isn't that great in a fire for fumes either, as it's what the insulation was in Grenfell tower. However It's perfect for a shed. If the fire has reached through the shed walls to the celotex:
A, you won't save the Shed,
B, It's time to stand well back and wait for the fire brigade..
Remember to double glaze the windows, It makes a big difference. I just screwed on acrylic plastic over the windows, with a couple of small holes at the bottom to let out any condensation..
If you really want to go over the top then fit one of these (scaled to the shed) with a air control flap inside. it's what I did, it's very effective... this isn't mine though.
oooH, How can I get one of those without SWMBO finding out the price?
I wonder if I put the old crown under my pillow tonight whether or not the Tooth Fairy (or her half-sister ;) ) will leave me anything other than a gappy smile come the morning?
I wonder if I put the old crown under my pillow tonight whether or not the Tooth Fairy (or her half-sister ;) ) will leave me anything other than a gappy smile come the morning?
I used to get a tanner from the Tooth Fairy for a tooth. What's the exchange rate for a crown, and will the Tooth Queen visit?
I wonder if I put the old crown under my pillow tonight whether or not the Tooth Fairy (or her half-sister ;) ) will leave me anything other than a gappy smile come the morning?
I used to get a tanner from the Tooth Fairy for a tooth. What's the exchange rate for a crown, and will the Tooth Queen visit?
A crown for a crown? 5 shillings that is, 60 old pence, 25 new pence..
my grandchildren got £5 for the first tooth out
my grandchildren got £5 for the first tooth out
£5!! :o. That would have done a mouthful each for my 2 sisters, brother and myself - with change! :goggleeyes:
my washing machine has decided to self destruct and now sounds like I've emptied a couple of horseshoes into the drum. I am now £250 worse off for a new one coming next Tuesdayshould have dug out yer 13mm spanner and 13mm deep socket/nut spinner before ordering new,sounds like the suspension bolts have worked loose
Quotemy washing machine has decided to self destruct and now sounds like I've emptied a couple of horseshoes into the drum. I am now £250 worse off for a new one coming next Tuesdayshould have dug out yer 13mm spanner and 13mm deep socket/nut spinner before ordering new,sounds like the suspension bolts have worked loose
One day I went out the side of Chez Bealman to discover that the hot water tank had burst, and was sending a fountain of high pressure hot water all over the neighbour's car!
So that used up a bit of pocket money very unexpectedly.
One of those **** moments.
Mrs "H" slipped on the last stair of our spiral staircase on Tuesday, so after 3 days in the wonderful local Hospital she is resident in our living room for the next 35 Days with an ankle broken in 3 places. Not a happy bunny... So the progress on the layout has come to an immediate full stop as I really need to be within shouting distance.
She cannot even leave the house as there is a long flight of stairs to negotiate from our front door to the adjacent road. I may however begin to start an escape tunnel in the direction of the local Bar... Just in case!
One of those **** moments.
Mrs "H" slipped on the last stair of our spiral staircase on Tuesday, so after 3 days in the wonderful local Hospital she is resident in our living room for the next 35 Days with an ankle broken in 3 places. Not a happy bunny... So the progress on the layout has come to an immediate full stop as I really need to be within shouting distance.
She cannot even leave the house as there is a long flight of stairs to negotiate from our front door to the adjacent road. I may however begin to start an escape tunnel in the direction of the local Bar... Just in case!
One of those **** moments.
Mrs "H" slipped on the last stair of our spiral staircase on Tuesday, so after 3 days in the wonderful local Hospital she is resident in our living room for the next 35 Days with an ankle broken in 3 places. Not a happy bunny... So the progress on the layout has come to an immediate full stop as I really need to be within shouting distance.
She cannot even leave the house as there is a long flight of stairs to negotiate from our front door to the adjacent road. I may however begin to start an escape tunnel in the direction of the local Bar... Just in case!
Perhaps a baby alarm between Mrs H and the railway room?
Mrs H will be chewing the carpet if she's stuck in one room for 5 weeks... I hope you are a good cook!
Best wishes for a swift recovery.
Chris
When the cast is removed please ensure it's destroyed immediately as the last thing you need is Mrs H armed with a plaster club out for revenge on your cooking and care :uneasy:
I’m feeling a real twit and really feeling my age after slipping on the stairs of our rented house on Monday. Ended up with a very dramatic cut on my ankle and a fractured shoulder.
Was patched by the wonderful NHS at the local hospital. I now have a bandaged ankle and a sling and am no use to man nor beast.
I’m very thankful that it wasn’t worse so I’m just left with feeling a really silly.
We are looking for a house - it will be a bungalow.
We lived in our previous house for nearly twenty years, that had stairs and I didn’t slip once :'(
I think I might have bounced better if I’d had a few glasses of wine :D
04::00 and the dog gets me up 'cos he needs out side...
04::00 and the dog gets me up 'cos he needs out side...
04::00 and the dog gets me up 'cos he needs out side...
I have the same issue with
So we can put that unhappy thread to bed now.
My better half just had a crown fitted. Cost me £475. Hope yours are a bit cheaper Mick.
A friend of mine's found out he's got a brain tumour.
And if the person concerned has only one hand?
The problem with social media is such details are unknown and assumptions are made which could cause hurt to the person involved.
We just aren't necessarily cognisant of others' problem.
Guess these repairs are due to the heavy-handed but urgent event during your earlier ticker rebuild.
No chance of getting any help with the bills?
Dave G
you're still not thinking like a civilian. :no:
Well I am confused now, so I emailed Network Rail in August for information on two stations (Alfreton and Salford Cresent) mainly the architectural drawings of them.
They are both prefab buildings and they have given me ideas for my layout, so they have finally responded and err they don't have them. how can they not have the drawings of their own buildings I mean I have the drawings and stuff for my house as part of my housing pack from when I bought it!
you're still not thinking like a civilian. :no:
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when Professor Plum's computer fails, can he afford to wait most of the day to get it sorted, rather than Fred from IT popping up in ten minutes to rectify the fault ?
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The trouble with outsourcing is that there is a lot of underbidding to get the job. Our in house team worked out a cost doing a job. The bids came in at £50k cheaper, so we allowed staff to take redundancy as well as applying TUPE. At the end of the first year of a 2 year contract, the winner said they needed another £50k to do the job. They didn’t get it and didn’t get the contract the following year. In regard to the TUPE, the contractor had several sites about 20 miles away and moved most of our staff there and brought in cheaper staff. Because of all the travelling the majority of our old staff left after 6 months.
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when Professor Plum's computer fails, can he afford to wait most of the day to get it sorted, rather than Fred from IT popping up in ten minutes to rectify the fault ?
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I've lost track of the number of times the receptionist has collared me on my way in - Prof. Plum is having trouble with his powerpoint in front of a 200+ capacity lecture theatre. Sometimes one of us might go around to Prof. Plum's house to sort out a problem with his BT broadband. Another time Prof. Plum brings his daughter's laptop in - can we help him fit more memory etc. All that'll soon stop!
I'm now stopping every academic I pass and saying "farewell and best wishes for the future!" and then painting them a dire picture of the future. They have the power to stop this, if we can stir them into action. :beers:
This is more a 'feeling sorry for myself' post but I've been to the dentist this morning to have 4 temporary crowns which involved 3 injections in my top lip. I am now many pounds poorer, am sat drinking coffee through a straw and with kitchen roll handy, and feel like I've been punched in the cakehole while I wait for the swelling to go down. In two weeks time I have to go and get the 'proper' ones fitted and will be even poorer after that. OK, I'll have a nice smile but C*******s has had it.
Just think though Mick, you will have a lovely smile now. ;) :thumbsup:
6 Farish coaches cost £1600 :o :goggleeyes: ???.
Have you touched base yet?
My favourite saying from real estate agents and sales people.
"OK, text you in the New Year and touch base"
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am I over-reacting ?
Sorry, you no longer qualify as a ‘youngster’. :no:
Welcome to the Worshipful Company of Old Gits. :beers:
We are legion, and we rule..... er....... um......... :uneasy: ..... well, I knew what I was going to write a moment ago. :(
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The other annoying thing is that they also put up the statistics on how many missed appointments there were in the previous week and I don't think I've ever seen it less than 50. I believe people book appointments 'just in case' and then don't use them. In my eyes they should bring in the 3 strikes and you're out system for this.
I can normally get a phone appointment - a Doctor calls me back at an unspecified time - for the same day. Does your GP offer phone appointments John?
I think unless one misses an appointment due to ill health, there should be a penalty charge - say, £25.
This way the receptionists have of asking “is it urgent” always amuses me, as this implies some sort of diagnosing ability by the person seeking help.
And if my own habit, and that exhibited by many patients on Channel 5’s weekly visit to a GP practise is anything to go by, most patients, when initially asked by the Doctor, “How are you today?” will look on the positive side and answer “Fine, Doc”, even if subsequent examination proves they are anything but.
Here’s hoping you get seen on Monday. :thumbsup:
This way the receptionists have of asking “is it urgent” always amuses me, as this implies some sort of diagnosing ability by the person seeking help.
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I have had a 'telephone consultation' before for something else and this was followed by an actual appointment about a week later. I'm no doctor but I'm pretty sure I will need to see a GP this time, I don't think it can be cured over the phone.
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This way the receptionists have of asking “is it urgent” always amuses me, as this implies some sort of diagnosing ability by the person seeking help.
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Indeed, it takes a qualified physician to make a qualified diagnosis.
Sorry John, I wasn't trying to suggest your ailment was trivial - though I sincerely hope it is and hope you get well soon.No worries, I didn't take it that way
On at least one occasion (maybe only one occasion even,) a phone appointment resulted in the doctor insisting I immediately attend the surgery. It can be a very quick and efficient route to accessing a qualified physician.
Whenever I have been to my GP or to a hospital appointment, they have always been running late and I have had to wait a considerable time.
Anyone who asks me 'how I feel today' when I'm down at the Health Centre usually gets the answer on the lines of 'I'm here, what do you think?'
So can staging a sit-in at the surgery which is what I will do on Monday if they don't give me an appointment :(
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they'll put a form in the post within the next 14 days for me to fill in and return, and that any payment would then take 20 working days to be made
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they'll put a form in the post within the next 14 days for me to fill in and return, and that any payment would then take 20 working days to be made
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To be continued... in the Happy Thread around mid Jan 2019. :D
No sure whether this belongs on the happy, unhappy, or angry thread.Just wait soon your days will filled so full with NHS appointments that you wonder what leisure time was, and you will know off by heart every poster and magazine in the waiting room. Seriously you will soon find you don't have enough hours in the day with all your new found leisure activities.
I reached the milestone (millstone?) age of 65 today. More time for modelling, perhaps, but a nasty reminder of the advancing years. No doubt there will be a string of replies saying that I am a mere youngster, but it doesn't feel that way this morning. :'(
Finally got through to the tax people at HMRC today and they agreed I have overpaid quite a large sum of tax. I'm told they'll put a form in the post within the next 14 days for me to fill in and return, and that any payment would then take 20 working days to be made. The cogs grind very slowly for them but I think t'would be different if I was at fault :unimpressed:
I shall be at the GPs on Wednesday morning, my answer would be, I'm fine, which I am, as long as I keep taking the pills. The visit is to the Vampire. The following week, I shall visit again and my answer will be I'm fine. I will be prodded, weighed, measured and get the results of the Vampire.
That's interesting, Mike. Not sure I understand but no real surprise.
My state pension isn't taxable at source but forms a chunk of my personal allowance. My 'other' pensions get taxed and have their own tax codes.
There's no escape!
Dave G
Finally got through to the tax people at HMRC today and they agreed I have overpaid quite a large sum of tax. I'm told they'll put a form in the post within the next 14 days for me to fill in and return, and that any payment would then take 20 working days to be made. The cogs grind very slowly for them but I think t'would be different if I was at fault :unimpressed:
I shall be at the GPs on Wednesday morning, my answer would be, I'm fine, which I am, as long as I keep taking the pills. The visit is to the Vampire. The following week, I shall visit again and my answer will be I'm fine. I will be prodded, weighed, measured and get the results of the Vampire.
Aaah, the annual 'MoT' - I went down to have the blood-sucking bit done last week, and within 24 hours had a phone call from them saying we didn't like something we saw, can we have another lot? :worried: ???
Unless they have finally fixed the problem in the first year of retirement the inland revenue computer includes an estimate of earnings that includes the last years earnings plus state pension in the calculation of tax code. When I retired i queried the tax calculation and it was immediately recalculated manually.Finally got through to the tax people at HMRC today and they agreed I have overpaid quite a large sum of tax. I'm told they'll put a form in the post within the next 14 days for me to fill in and return, and that any payment would then take 20 working days to be made. The cogs grind very slowly for them but I think t'would be different if I was at fault :unimpressed:
As a new State Pension recipient, my wife recently found out that tax on the State Pension is charged on what she has been paid plus the amount sitting in the Government’s bank that she did not receive until two weeks into the new tax year. This means that a new state pension recipient is liable for the tax on up to 4 weeks pension accrued but not paid at 5 April. So if your first pension idue week is in early March you could receive no money in the tax year but be liable for the tax on the 4 weeks of accrued pension!
I shall be at the GPs on Wednesday morning, my answer would be, I'm fine, which I am, as long as I keep taking the pills. The visit is to the Vampire. The following week, I shall visit again and my answer will be I'm fine. I will be prodded, weighed, measured and get the results of the Vampire.
Aaah, the annual 'MoT' - I went down to have the blood-sucking bit done last week, and within 24 hours had a phone call from them saying we didn't like something we saw, can we have another lot? :worried: ???
apart from the initial "access" phase into his head, shall we say, he has to be awake for he whole operation. If anyone has 5 minutes spare tomorrow from about noon could they please send positive vibes towards Leeds General Infirmary. I would appreciate it greatly.
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If anyone has 5 minutes spare tomorrow from about noon could they please send positive vibes towards Leeds General Infirmary. I would appreciate it greatly.
I shall be at the GPs on Wednesday morning, my answer would be, I'm fine, which I am, as long as I keep taking the pills. The visit is to the Vampire. The following week, I shall visit again and my answer will be I'm fine. I will be prodded, weighed, measured and get the results of the Vampire.
Aaah, the annual 'MoT' - I went down to have the blood-sucking bit done last week, and within 24 hours had a phone call from them saying we didn't like something we saw, can we have another lot? :worried: ???
So I went down for another blood sucking session, and after the deed was done, the nurse went to update the computer and suddenly said 'wait - they wanted a fasting blood test'. The person on the phone didn't say that, says I. 'OK, these are useless, can you come in again, after fasting this time?' >:(
SWMBO dropped a repeat prescription for a couple of her meds in to the GP surgery last week.
phoned the pharmacy monday, got the prescription, but one item needs ordering, will be in tuesday.
phoned tuesday, all in so down there, collected bag of assorted meds, and headed home.
SWMBO opened bag ...
item 1. 2x right item :thumbsup:
item 2. 2 x 'what the hell are these ?' :'(
should have been 2 x 200mcg of one thing, but was 2 x 100mcg of something else. label correct, item wrong >:(
back to pharmacy, collared pharmacist, and by now in full RAFP SNOWDROP 'YOU HORRIBLE LITTLE MAN' mode.. :veryangry:
'don't know how that happened'
not the reply I was looking for !
'well I do. the person who picked the items didn't do their job, and the pharmacist who then checked the items didn't do theirs either. result my wife got wrong meds :censored:'
he did then replace the items with the correct ones, and I left, carefully noting the grid reference of the pharmacy >:D
but............
1. what if SWMBO was on her own, and didn't realise the mistake ?
2. what if the wrong meds had reacted with other meds she's on ?
3. how often is this mistake made, in spite of a supposed two person check system ?
4. presumably the wrong items cannot now be given to anyone else, so wastage at what cost ?
so.........
a few wee drams later, and a phone call to NHS England to raise a formal complaint.
now awaiting their response.
am I over-reacting ?
Tomorrow I will get a lie-in and loaf around at home all day.
Why not? You could make a whole meal out of that! :hmmm:
SWMBO dropped a repeat prescription for a couple of her meds in to the GP surgery last week.
phoned the pharmacy monday, got the prescription, but one item needs ordering, will be in tuesday.
phoned tuesday, all in so down there, collected bag of assorted meds, and headed home.
SWMBO opened bag ...
item 1. 2x right item :thumbsup:
item 2. 2 x 'what the hell are these ?' :'(
should have been 2 x 200mcg of one thing, but was 2 x 100mcg of something else. label correct, item wrong >:(
back to pharmacy, collared pharmacist, and by now in full RAFP SNOWDROP 'YOU HORRIBLE LITTLE MAN' mode.. :veryangry:
'don't know how that happened'
not the reply I was looking for !
'well I do. the person who picked the items didn't do their job, and the pharmacist who then checked the items didn't do theirs either. result my wife got wrong meds :censored:'
he did then replace the items with the correct ones, and I left, carefully noting the grid reference of the pharmacy >:D
but............
1. what if SWMBO was on her own, and didn't realise the mistake ?
2. what if the wrong meds had reacted with other meds she's on ?
3. how often is this mistake made, in spite of a supposed two person check system ?
4. presumably the wrong items cannot now be given to anyone else, so wastage at what cost ?
so.........
a few wee drams later, and a phone call to NHS England to raise a formal complaint.
now awaiting their response.
am I over-reacting ?
UPDATE
received a letter from NHS England [southeast] a few days later with a form for SWMBO and I to sign to allow them to request her records, talk to surgery, and to pharmacy, and to contact me on her behalf.
also received a phone call from the investigating officer, confirming that they take this very seriously, and will proceed as soon as form returned, which it has been.
good news is SWMBO had another repeat prescription a couple of days ago, to see her over Xmas and New Year [ took the trailer down to collect it >:D :smiley-laughing: ] and all was correct.
we'll now see what happens in the New Year.
... under the 12 months they should offer me a free repair or replacement. However here is the rub:-
The onus is on me to prove that I have not caused the fault due to misuse or mishandling of the 3D printer.
I would insist that as it is a motherboard fault and not the moving parts that you cannot have misused it,
Thanks for the comment Steve, but I am not sure I agree with this line of reasoning. If you spend good money on a product that has a 12 month warranty, then the assumption must be that the manufacturer has confidence that , under normal use, the product will not fail during that 12 months warranty period. To suggest that a product cannot be deemed worthy of a warranty repair after 6 months of ownership cannot be correct in my opinion. It is surely not about whether the fault was deemed to be there from the beginning, but more about an assurance that the product you have acquired lasts the lifetime of the warranty.... under the 12 months they should offer me a free repair or replacement. However here is the rub:-
The onus is on me to prove that I have not caused the fault due to misuse or mishandling of the 3D printer.
I think there is a bit more to that - "If you discover the fault within the first six months from delivery, it's presumed to have been there from the time you received it - unless the retailer can prove otherwise."
I would insist that as it is a motherboard fault and not the moving parts that you cannot have misused it,
I think you make a good point there Malc.Thanks for the comment Steve, but I am not sure I agree with this line of reasoning. If you spend good money on a product that has a 12 month warranty, then the assumption must be that the manufacturer has confidence that , under normal use, the product will not fail during that 12 months warranty period. To suggest that a product cannot be deemed worthy of a warranty repair after 6 months of ownership cannot be correct in my opinion. It is surely not about whether the fault was deemed to be there from the beginning, but more about an assurance that the product you have acquired lasts the lifetime of the warranty.... under the 12 months they should offer me a free repair or replacement. However here is the rub:-
The onus is on me to prove that I have not caused the fault due to misuse or mishandling of the 3D printer.
I think there is a bit more to that - "If you discover the fault within the first six months from delivery, it's presumed to have been there from the time you received it - unless the retailer can prove otherwise."
Delboy
Quite a few pages ago I posted that my friend had found out he has a brain tumour.
Since then it was diagnosed as the least bad sort, still needing surgery to remove however. He's now had another MRI and they told him it wasn't what they first thought. He's going in tomorrow for a 6-hour op to have it removed. All of this is awful enough but he apart from the initial "access" phase into his head, shall we say, he has to be awake for he whole operation.
Sort of puts stuff into perspective really and I cannot begin to imagine how his wife and family will be feeling tomorrow.
If anyone has 5 minutes spare tomorrow from about noon could they please send positive vibes towards Leeds General Infirmary. I would appreciate it greatly.
We are very lucky to have the NHS
The chaps at the NHS did not give up on me, and kept the fella with the scythe away from me on a few occasions
Nightmares for that long, its been just over two weeks since I got out and I'm having nightmares every night. I've not really slept since I got outThe chaps at the NHS did not give up on me, and kept the fella with the scythe away from me on a few occasions
Likewise. I had nightmares for over a year afterwards but I won't hear a word said against the hands on ladies and gents of the NHS
Nightmares for that long, its been just over two weeks since I got out and I'm having nightmares every night. I've not really slept since I got outThe chaps at the NHS did not give up on me, and kept the fella with the scythe away from me on a few occasions
Likewise. I had nightmares for over a year afterwards but I won't hear a word said against the hands on ladies and gents of the NHS