View Full Version : Gripe of the day - What is yours?
maviczap
02-11-16, 06:37 AM
Yes Bill I've never witnessed such a shambles and your boss doing that to you only goes to show that some people have forgotten about democracy.
carelesschucca
02-11-16, 06:50 AM
Bill that's one of the sadest posts I've ever seen on this forum. It's worrying and depressing.
Littlepeahead
02-11-16, 07:08 AM
What I noticed about my the news when I was in the States is how they didn't really cover world current affairs at all, it was so insular. It was only when I headed to Canada for a day that I saw England had had terrible flooding, yet if there has been a similar disaster in the USA it would have been straight on the UK news. I do wonder if many Americans live in a bubble.
In the UK during elections we get reams of 'what we'll do if we are elected', the economy, taxation, healthcare, immigration. You seem to get 'I'll build a wall and lock up that woman'. If David Cameron had come out with idiotic stuff like that he'd have been laughed out of London!
As for the email scandal, if an autistic British kid can hack into supposedly high security government servers Hillary may as well use Hotmail and Password123.
I know what you mean LPH, we were over there a month or so ago. Some of the things they had like the mini ads basically slagging each other off we wouldn't dream of putting on tv here. There was also a lot of the proposal ads and a lot of ads saying politician X is corrupt etc. But yes, very focused on themselves. One taxi guy was even listening to BBC world service as he was tired of all the election news.
garynortheast
02-11-16, 08:11 AM
Two gripes really. One agreeing with you Bill, and to say I have the same feeling of impending doom here. If we don't halt this horrible and alarming right wing slide into intolerance and xenophobia, I can see violent civil unrest and armed conflict happening on the streets of Britain within 5 years. I have daughters for God's sake, that's not what I would wish for them. Or anyone else come to that.
Gripe two rather more trivial in the grand scheme of things - waiting in for the second day this week for the courier to come and collect the parcel they were supposed to collect on Monday but didn't. :smt013
my money's on Trump.
most Americans dont even know why they celebrate Independence day so what hope is there for keeping up with other peoples history, politics or current affairs.
question.. has America on their own ever won a war on foreign soil?
littleoldman2
02-11-16, 09:54 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War
BanannaMan
02-11-16, 10:26 PM
What I noticed about my the news when I was in the States is how they didn't really cover world current affairs at all, it was so insular. It was only when I headed to Canada for a day that I saw England had had terrible flooding, yet if there has been a similar disaster in the USA it would have been straight on the UK news. I do wonder if many Americans live in a bubble.
My guess would be about about 90% of them.
You have to search for world news. US news is little more than propaganda.
I'd also bet 90% have no clue that Russia just sailed eight ships including it's only aircraft carrier through the English Channel en route to Syria or why or how that might effect them.
Most Americans think what little world news they see on TV is all the news in the world and there is surprisingly large percentage of Americans that don't care what's going on in the rest of the world because they think it doesn't affect them or either they just don't give damn about anyone else.
So yes, basically we are a nation of cupid stunts.
Just look at our 2016 elections if you need proof.
my money's on Trump.
most Americans dont even know why they celebrate Independence day so what hope is there for keeping up with other peoples history, politics or current affairs.
See the last two lines above in my response to LPH.
question.. has America on their own ever won a war on foreign soil?
We like to take credit for winning both world wars on our own.
That's when we saved the whole world twice.
We thought everyone knew that! ;)
And here we go:
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37842977
How much of this will we see if Trump loses.
Or will this be the beginning of the purges if he wins?
They think they won the War of 1812 but they got their a$$ kicked by the Canadians & British. At best it was a stalemate but they claim to have won. Given that they gained nothing from the war, I'd say they lost.
maviczap
03-11-16, 07:13 AM
My guess would be about about 90% of them.
You have to search for world news. US news is little more than propaganda.
I'd also bet 90% have no clue that Russia just sailed eight ships including it's only aircraft carrier through the English Channel en route to Syria or why or how that might effect them.
So yes, basically we are a nation of cupid stunts.
Just look at our 2016 elections if you need proof.
And here we go:
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37842977
How much of this will we see if Trump loses.
Or will this be the beginning of the purges if he wins?
Your views mirror that of my friend from Orlando, and the common factor is that youve both travelled to Europe and interacted non US citizens, and you continue to do this.
To open your mind, you need to experince other cultures. ive a guy on my team who doesn't like the French, but he's never been there or met any!
When push come to shove, if its only you and my mate, im sure there's space in the UK for you to relocate :-)
I'm another who doesn't like the French, but I have been to France and interacted with both French men and women.
shiftin_gear98
03-11-16, 12:53 PM
Today is a fairly ****e day, not only did I have to come to work.
But my wife got the results from her biopsy. Not devastating news, it's treatable. But not the all clear I was praying for. Looks like the next few weeks will be different.
****ing Cancer.
Today is a fairly ****e day, not only did I have to come to work.
But my wife got the results from her biopsy. Not devastating news, it's treatable. But not the all clear I was praying for. Looks like the next few weeks will be different.
****ing Cancer.
hope it all goes well for your wife.
maviczap
03-11-16, 01:52 PM
I'm another who doesn't like the French, but I have been to France and interacted with both French men and women.
At least you tried :-)
garynortheast
03-11-16, 04:48 PM
I've never got my head around the idea that one can dislike an entire country of people based on either the accident of the location of their birth or their skin colour. :( :confused:
littleoldman2
03-11-16, 05:35 PM
Today is a fairly ****e day, not only did I have to come to work.
But my wife got the results from her biopsy. Not devastating news, it's treatable. But not the all clear I was praying for. Looks like the next few weeks will be different.
****ing Cancer.
Hope for the best and keep a positive mental attitude. Hope all's well in the end.
All the French I met were at best, indifferent and at worst arrogant and offensive. I was on holiday with my children in the Carmargue and my host was a local married to an English woman for 18 years yet he refused to speak anything but French to his guests, who were French, Belgian, German and English.
maviczap
03-11-16, 08:10 PM
Today is a fairly ****e day, not only did I have to come to work.
But my wife got the results from her biopsy. Not devastating news, it's treatable. But not the all clear I was praying for. Looks like the next few weeks will be different.
****ing Cancer.
hope it all goes well for your wife.
Hope for the best and keep a positive mental attitude. Hope all's well in the end.
Yep, my thoughts exactly, hope things go well
Littlepeahead
03-11-16, 09:17 PM
Today is a fairly ****e day, not only did I have to come to work.
But my wife got the results from her biopsy. Not devastating news, it's treatable. But not the all clear I was praying for. Looks like the next few weeks will be different.
****ing Cancer.
OK that's not good news, but treatable is. Treatable means she will most likely need surgery, maybe radiation, maybe chemo. It's all horrible, frightening, tiring, unfair. But she'll get through it with lots of support from friends and family. Has she been able to speak to other women who've been through it? If not my mum in law has and if your wife wanted a chat with her we could set that up. She's fine now, she had a double mastectomy, chemo, the lot. And all while already dealing with rheumatoid arthritis. It wasn't easy, but I bet your wife is a strong lady and she has you there to look after her.
A positive mental attitude is very important. When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, my reaction was "Fu3k it". I stayed calm, evaluated the treatment options, chose the treatment and then just got on with life. 7 weeks of daily hospital visits and then in limbo for 3 months while I waited for my next test results but I just got on with life. Then I got the all clear. I have to admit though, I am hyper conscious of any body changes in case the cancer has come back.
BanannaMan
04-11-16, 04:21 AM
Today is a fairly ****e day, not only did I have to come to work.
But my wife got the results from her biopsy. Not devastating news, it's treatable. But not the all clear I was praying for. Looks like the next few weeks will be different.
****ing Cancer.
Thoughts and prayers for you two.
andrewsmith
04-11-16, 07:20 AM
Thoughts and prayers are with you
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garynortheast
04-11-16, 07:20 AM
Hope it goes well for you both SG.
shiftin_gear98
04-11-16, 08:43 AM
Morning all. Thanks for kind words.
It's strange to see her so low, she isn't in a good place just now. Still in shock I think.
MRI early next week, consultation the week after, operation the week after that.
One day nearer to getting better.
Not sure best way to deal with the kids 8, 6 and 2. Would you tell them?
Littlepeahead
04-11-16, 10:09 AM
Honesty is best. Tell them mummy has to have an operation, that it'll make her better but to get better she may feel more poorly first. Explain what will really help mummy is if they can help daddy with looking after her, and cheer her up when she might be feeling a bit sad or tired.
If it comes to chemo then the biggest thing will be if your wife loses her hair. Again, be straight with them, tell them it's because of the special medicine, but that is all part of their mum getting better and if your wife opts for scarves like my mum in law then get the kids to help choose some.
I really think that kids cope best when they don't feel you are keeping secrets from them. My colleagues very young son is currently undergoing chemo and his older sister who is 4 has a little nurse hat and apron she puts on when her brother needs his medicines and she then helps the staff to give it. Maybe you could do something similar.
I'm going to try to find a link to a blog written by my friend who recently had a double mastectomy aged 29.
She was a fit, healthy, beautiful girl who was into get body building. Then bam, cancer. The blog is quite tough reading but positive, and she's in remission. I'll post it up.
Littlepeahead
04-11-16, 10:15 AM
Here's the link. Mel is doing a whole toxic free life style but the blog tells her story post op.
https://toxinfreeliving.org/
Fen Tiger
04-11-16, 12:05 PM
Wishing all the best Shifting G. Hope everything turns out OK, I know it will be a long difficult road.
i agree with the wise words from LPH, keep the kids on board at their level as much as possible, they will pick up on everything in any case and it is better that they have the correct information.
atassiedevil
04-11-16, 12:14 PM
Thoughts with you, and at least it IS treatable. As has been said, keep the children in the loop, not out of it, wherever possible.
Sir Trev
04-11-16, 12:29 PM
Thoughts with you, and at least it IS treatable. As has been said, keep the children in the loop, not out of it, wherever possible.
Ditto to all of this too. My parents were honest with me when my mum had a big op when I was 8 or 9 and it helped us adapt and get on with things.
Nutsinatin
07-11-16, 05:10 PM
https://i.imgur.com/X2YK0Wv.jpg https://imgur.com/X2YK0Wv This! Not a great start to Monday morning!
Absolutely keep the children informed. I was around 12 when mum was diagnosed with breast cancer (1960) and neither me or my younger brother was told. She had a mastectomy but the cancer came back as lung cancer when I was 15. We were told nothing and had no idea how ill she was or that it was terminal until she was admitted to hospital for end of life care. It was a great shock that she went into hospital and died there.
Littlepeahead
07-11-16, 08:58 PM
Today I've spent 7 hours driving to and from work. 102 miles in total. I sat for over an hour on the M25/A1 roundabout. If people stopped smashing their cars into each other causing gridlock I'd be most grateful.
DarrenSV650S
08-11-16, 09:09 AM
Junkies broke in to our site container and stole all the drills and most of the toolboxes. They left my tools thankfully but took my drill
Red ones
09-11-16, 05:57 AM
Electorates the world over.
You can't trust the people to come up with a sensible name for a boat. What makes you think they can choose sensibly on Brexit, or even POTUS?
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garynortheast
09-11-16, 09:05 AM
The human race. Embarked on the route to self annihilation. I'm not optimistic about our survival beyond the next 5 years.
maviczap
09-11-16, 10:51 AM
USA's new national anthem
Z0GFRcFm-aY
BanannaMan
09-11-16, 05:34 PM
Trump.
If there was anything left still good in the US it is now gone down the toilet.
(along with the dollar and the stock market)
shiftin_gear98
10-11-16, 03:11 PM
Rant Mode On..
****ing Tyre Leader!!
And breathe - ordered a set of PR4's on the 1st of the month. MOT due 16th.
My current tyres are getting low however not too low yet - Rear one however has had a temp repair for about 6 months and thousands of miles later. Probably an MOT fail then.
Guess what, front tyre arrives the next day - cracking service. Now where's the one I need??
Give it a day or two, post a ticket on their website - two days later they get back to me, "We have requested an update from the courier". I allow another 48hrs, send another ticket. I wait again. "It looks like your tyre has been mislaid". NO ****ING ****. Wait another two days or so. Brings us to now.
Tyre Leaders reply, "We can sent you out another tyre however the carrier is booked up and would be about another 9 days". Come on what the Absolute ****.
******s. Last time I order a tyre from them.
Rant mode off...
Erm surely they can sort out another courier after that colossal F up!?
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DarrenSV650S
10-11-16, 04:45 PM
Junkies broke in to our site container and stole all the drills and most of the toolboxes. They left my tools thankfully but took my drill
So as a follow up to this. The police came out, took details etc. and that was that. We didn't expect to see our stuff again. But later that afternoon one of the guys was going to the shop and saw two junkies carrying the drill boxes and a toolbag which he recognised. All were badly wrapped in bin bags. So he ran back to site to tell us, we all ran round to the trade-in shop where they were trying to sell our tools! We grabbed them all back and phoned the police. He came out with "oh I just bought them off this guy..."
So we went back to the site, then only a few minutes later we see one of the guys going in to his flat, just across the road from our site! So we went over and could see him in the window and more of our tools sitting in his kitchen. We made him bring it all out but a few drills were still missing, including mine.
Police came out later and arrested him. He had only recently been released from jail, so he will be going straight back I'm guessing. Scumbags
maviczap
10-11-16, 06:27 PM
At least he'll be off the streets for a while, once he's been sentenced and at least your colleagues haven't got to go through the hassle of getting replacement tools, or wating for an insurance payout.
Scumbags indeed
timwilky
11-11-16, 12:09 PM
It is a pity that the days are gone when criminals would get one hell of a kicking just to remind them of the error of their ways prior to any police involvement.
Actually round here it is not unknown.
maviczap
11-11-16, 04:49 PM
Just because you've got the title as chairman, doesn't entitle you to be an officious bell end, but you are.
Not referring to you Tim :-)
Rant Mode On..
****ing Tyre Leader!!
And breathe - ordered a set of PR4's on the 1st of the month. MOT due 16th.
My current tyres are getting low however not too low yet - Rear one however has had a temp repair for about 6 months and thousands of miles later. Probably an MOT fail then.
Guess what, front tyre arrives the next day - cracking service. Now where's the one I need??
Give it a day or two, post a ticket on their website - two days later they get back to me, "We have requested an update from the courier". I allow another 48hrs, send another ticket. I wait again. "It looks like your tyre has been mislaid". NO ****ING ****. Wait another two days or so. Brings us to now.
Tyre Leaders reply, "We can sent you out another tyre however the carrier is booked up and would be about another 9 days". Come on what the Absolute ****.
******s. Last time I order a tyre from them.
Rant mode off...
It doesn't make the crap service any better but a temp repair won't fail an mot.
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Littlepeahead
13-11-16, 09:49 PM
My cats usually scoff any tinned tuna I give them. Today I disguised their worming tablets in a bowl of Waitrose tuna steak in spring water. They both just sniffed it, gave me a filthy look and flounced off outside. These are special coated tablets that don't taste nasty. Now I'll have to buy more pills and risk losing a limb trying to force the tablets down their throats.
And don't anyone say that if they were dogs you'd just wrap the tablets in bacon!
garynortheast
13-11-16, 10:48 PM
If they were dogs you could just wrap the tablets in cat food!
punyXpress
13-11-16, 10:55 PM
It's the spring water that spooked them ? ;)
timwilky
14-11-16, 07:54 AM
When I bought my house, I was single and did not see a need for multiple bathrooms/toilets.
Step forward 33 years and my still at home 30+ daughter (Get you own place parasite) has had another hissy. I am not allowed use of my own bathroom between 7.00 and 7:30. And if I go before. I had better not leave it smelly!
My own fault, I should have bought a bigger house with 3 bathrooms.
daktulos
14-11-16, 09:46 AM
My cats usually scoff any tinned tuna I give them. Today I disguised their worming tablets in a bowl of Waitrose tuna steak in spring water. They both just sniffed it, gave me a filthy look and flounced off outside. These are special coated tablets that don't taste nasty. Now I'll have to buy more pills and risk losing a limb trying to force the tablets down their throats.
One of our cats simply refuses to be pilled - even the vet fails. We give her Profender which is a prescription-only spot-on wormer. It may be worth giving that a go instead.
Littlepeahead
14-11-16, 12:43 PM
One of our cats simply refuses to be pilled - even the vet fails. We give her Profender which is a prescription-only spot-on wormer. It may be worth giving that a go instead.
I've just seen that last night they eventually ate all the tuna and left the tablets in the bowl. I think I'll have to go with the neck drops. My cats are cuddly but very big and strong. If anyone saw Planet Earth II last night, Piggie is like the big male snow leopard, looks soft, but can put up a good fight.
+1 to the neck drops for safety, my Norwegian Forest Cat is a big softie, but the last time I picked him up against his will I ended up hospitalised with shredded hands and arms :)
daktulos
14-11-16, 08:10 PM
+1 to the neck drops for safety, my Norwegian Forest Cat is a big softie, but the last time I picked him up against his will I ended up hospitalised with shredded hands and arms :)
Funnily enough, one of ours is a NFC and she's a dream to pill (so far). It's our night-terror moggy who is the dangerous one!
Littlepeahead
15-11-16, 07:29 AM
I have an in joke with my vet. We carry the two carriers in while he asks how my Norwegian Forest cats are doing. They are black moggies. But on his wall he has the cat weight chart and the only breed that comes in at 7kg are the NFC so I claim that's what breed mine are to explain why they are so huge. They aren't fat, just panther like.
All 3 of our cats are bigger than the dog, and aren't particularly nasty - the time I had to try and get the NFC picked up was following an accident and a trip to the vet was required - sod's law that as soon as I stopped trying to get him into the pet carrier he wandered in on his own :)
@ LPH - surely Maine Coons are around that weight too? Or maybe its just fur with them :)
atassiedevil
15-11-16, 09:25 AM
Considered this?
Not sure if it's true though, but could be worth a look.
http://imgur.com/gallery/BJAtJRm
I've just seen that last night they eventually ate all the tuna and left the tablets in the bowl. I think I'll have to go with the neck drops. My cats are cuddly but very big and strong. If anyone saw Planet Earth II last night, Piggie is like the big male snow leopard, looks soft, but can put up a good fight.
Can't find my Kindle of my wife's Kobo. Hmmm, where has the electrical fairy hidden them?
Considered this?
Not sure if it's true though, but could be worth a look.
http://imgur.com/gallery/BJAtJRm
Apparently this triggers a kitten reflex but I've not been brave enough to try it on our 3 :)
daktulos
16-11-16, 08:38 AM
Apparently this triggers a kitten reflex but I've not been brave enough to try it on our 3 :)
Scruffing them by hand is all very well, but a bulldog clip is far too strong to be humane (in my opinion). It also doesn't stop them from spitting the pills out the moment you let go.
It also doesn't stop them from spitting the pills out the moment you let go.
This is accurate, it also doesn't really stop them from biting but if you can get it far enough down their mouth you may be alright
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SV650rules
16-11-16, 01:55 PM
our vet used to give you a small syringe (without a needle) to fill with water, if you can get the pill in then the water squirt they have to swallow the pill - still doesn't stop major arm and hand damage, but he also said if you can get cat onto a shiny surface which they can't grip it stops a lot of the shennanagins
Littlepeahead
16-11-16, 01:59 PM
My old cat, Cromarty, was the master at letting you put the pill in his mouth then pretending to swallow it. I once sat there for 25 minutes watching him before he skulked under the table and spat it out when he thought I wasn't looking.
At 4am Iggle ran into the bedroom, wet from playing outside in the rain, sat himself on my throat then batted my face with his soggy tail. He seems to think this sort of affection should make me happy.
Pill Gun for Dogs and Cats available from Pets at Home. £2.50. Works by placing the tablet at the end of the syringe and using water to push the tablet to the back of your cat's mouth, encouraging it to swallow.
Littlepeahead
16-11-16, 04:25 PM
Pill Gun for Dogs and Cats available from Pets at Home. £2.50. Works by placing the tablet at the end of the syringe and using water to push the tablet to the back of your cat's mouth, encouraging it to swallow.
I have one of those - but it relies on you getting the cat's mouth open in the first place. That is the problem I have, even if I can wrestle them into a position they cannot move they are not opening their mouth. Not a chance.
I have one of those - but it relies on you getting the cat's mouth open in the first place. That is the problem I have, even if I can wrestle them into a position they cannot move they are not opening their mouth. Not a chance.
This. Getting the cat's mouth open is the issue for me too :)
daktulos
16-11-16, 07:00 PM
On the subject of spot-on for cats, flea treatments this time, in case anyone here has these:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/armitage-pet-care-flea-and-tick-drops-for-dogs-and-armitage-flea-drops-for-cats-and-kittens-product-defect-alert
I am on the cat forum, aren't I?
Wife found kindle in two seconds flat. Despite me moving and looking exactly where she found it. How is that even possible?
Littlepeahead
16-11-16, 09:58 PM
Kenzie, that is what's known as having a boy look. Happens frequently with my other half.
maviczap
17-11-16, 07:12 AM
When I bought my house, I was single and did not see a need for multiple bathrooms/toilets.
Step forward 33 years and my still at home 30+ daughter (Get you own place parasite) has had another hissy. I am not allowed use of my own bathroom between 7.00 and 7:30. And if I go before. I had better not leave it smelly!
My own fault, I should have bought a bigger house with 3 bathrooms.
I know what i would do Tim, install a loo in her bedroom
High tech, one of them posh saniflow ones with a macerator
Medium tech a chemical toilet
Low tech a bucket
Why some kids think they can dictate to their parents is beyond me.
Time to relocate to your man cave Tim
Littlepeahead
17-11-16, 08:21 AM
Traffic. I've been driving to work because of being on crutches. Every day various bits of road are gridlocked. Yesterday was around 7 hours of driving to spend 6 hours in the office. I got home shattered. The journey is less than 60 miles, if I don't have to take tiny B roads and back streets because there have been 2 big accidents in NW London and the M25 had twenty mile tailbacks. Of course I'm still paying £480 per month for my train ticket that I haven't used for 2 months. They only refund if you are made redundant, not for injury or illness.
shiftin_gear98
17-11-16, 08:44 AM
MRI results today. Fingers crossed, toes too.
Littlepeahead
18-11-16, 01:46 PM
Backache, tummy ache, headache. I think it's all related to being on crutches, in a boot and less active. My posture is all skewed. I've lost my appetite too. Just generally feeling a bit rubbish. Obviously this pales into insignificance with what Mrs SG98 is facing, so I'm not expecting sympathy. Just a bit fed up.
maviczap
20-11-16, 04:57 PM
Storm Angus - another 2 fence panels destroyed, thanks very much
Technology: just when you think you've got everything you need, you find the bit you bought earlier doesn't work with the software, so new bit ordered. Another couple of days not being able to use my stuff.
Corny Gizmo
21-11-16, 09:55 AM
Absolutely fuming, just been speaking to a friend in work - she is currently doing her car lessons and test.
She told me the she keeps being told off for checking her blind spot when moving off from lights, roundabouts etc... when she explained she was looking for a "Ryan" (Me - a biker) I felt happy that at least one of them is looking out for us... not too good that both her instructor and examiner were questioning her on being observant.
Looks like there's nothing down for us...
SV650rules
21-11-16, 10:20 AM
Absolutely fuming, just been speaking to a friend in work - she is currently doing her car lessons and test.
She told me the she keeps being told off for checking her blind spot when moving off from lights, roundabouts etc... when she explained she was looking for a "Ryan" (Me - a biker) I felt happy that at least one of them is looking out for us... not too good that both her instructor and examiner were questioning her on being observant.
Looks like there's nothing down for us...
Its a wonder making / answering phone calls and texting / reading texts are not part of modern driving test. I would get front and rear bike cam just to catch dodgy drivers using their phone and would happily pass video on to police - complete with their number plate LOL
Bikers are like mosquitos to car drivers, they know they exist but no-one knows why.
shiftin_gear98
21-11-16, 11:58 AM
Wife stressing out today - results in me stressing too. I hope they can schedule the Op. soon.
timwilky
21-11-16, 02:00 PM
SG.
Unless I missed it, you have not said what your wifes diagnosis is.
To give you a positive, my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2007, the treatment was horrid and has left us with issues that will never be properly resolved. Both in her self esteem and long term effects of the radio therapy.
But I have had the pleasure of 9 years more time with her than I had any right to expect.
Yes it is a stressing time, you need to be strong to support your missus. But don't be afraid to ask friends/family to help support you.
shiftin_gear98
21-11-16, 03:13 PM
Thanks Tim, really glad for your wife. You lot are my support.
Littlepeahead
21-11-16, 06:13 PM
Mum in law had it 8 years ago, went through a double mastectomy. She's still going strong, and I'm about to buy her grandchildren a karaoke machine for Christmas which I fully expect her to be using by boxing day with the kids.
garynortheast
21-11-16, 07:55 PM
Hope the op is soon SG. Did they give any clue about waiting times? Can't imagine it'll be that long. Stressful none the less. We're all rooting for you and Mrs SG!
Hope it all gets sorted,Mrs B is 4 and 1/2 years after op for cervical cancer,I understand your frustration but all YOU can do is help and support her as well as you can.!!!
garynortheast
22-11-16, 08:28 AM
Clients expecting me to remember their bloody email account passwords.
shiftin_gear98
22-11-16, 08:29 AM
Thanks guys. We finally have a op date - 13th Dec. Looks like Christmas will be a little different in our house this year. I'll be running round more than normal - might have to skip the drinking before breakfast.
Especially as she is still wanting "US" - now read me - to be hosting it for all her family...
maviczap
22-11-16, 08:40 AM
Clients expecting me to remember their bloody email account passwords.
Easy, password1234 ;)
maviczap
22-11-16, 08:43 AM
Thanks guys. We finally have a op date - 13th Dec. Looks like Christmas will be a little different in our house this year. I'll be running round more than normal - might have to skip the drinking before breakfast.
Especially as she is still wanting "US" - now read me - to be hosting it for all her family...
Well that's quick and good.
My wife's postponed an op until after Christmas, but you missus can't wait, get it done and get on with the treatment.
Christmas dinner is all about the prep, it doesn't need to be done on the day, lots can be done before
Sir Trev
22-11-16, 12:29 PM
Christmas dinner is all about the pub
Corrected for you. As already said, good news on the date SG and we all hope it goes well.
Gripe is with myself tonight. Five mins out from home, the wife notices white smoke coming from the MR2, then a lot of white smoke. So she drives round the corner and calls me down. Pop the engine lid and there is oil EVERYWHERE! Turns out I didn't fully tighten the oil filler cap and it popped off. Only lost a litre which is lucky. Very messy in the engine bay though.
Saw that once on a Transit. The whole engine bay was black.
SV650rules
23-11-16, 08:58 AM
My Bro-in-Law had a new Focus hire car a few years ago, smoke coming from under bonnet on the motorway (he wouldn't notice stuff like temperature gauge in red etc, too busy on his phone) - turned out that the mechanic who had checked oil at car hire depot had left the filler cap off, it was still lying on top of battery - car had to be towed in and needed a new engine - it is truly amazing how every last drop of engine oil can get blown out through filler cap.
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Insomnia.
I'm currently on the 2nd day shift of a run of 3 days and 3 nights so getting plenty of rest before the ride into London to do my 11 hour day and 13 hour night shifts is important. Went to bed at a reasonable time and within an hour I was wide awake, sat up until 1am this morning and then I think I watched the clock (but at least it was warm in bed) :)
Feel like cack this morning and still have another day and 3 nights to work, reckon I might have to take a lunch break and doze in the telly room for an hour!
SV650rules
23-11-16, 10:18 AM
Swapping shifts will stuff your body up big time, used to do 3 shift rotating for a while and after week of night shift (8 hour shifts) it was at least Wednesday of following week before I stopped feeling like sh!t, trouble is it screws your digestion up as well - you poor old bowels never know when is is time to go into action. Night shifts are a big factor in people developing diabetes as your circadian rhythm (body clock) gets proper screwed up and your body just gives up the fight with your blood sugar levels etc. Between 2 and 5 in the morning was the pits, that's when mistakes get made because you brain has gone bye-byes even though you are still walking around, the first zombie book must have been written by somebody working a night shift.
I found that melatonin tablets (the slow release ones) can help you get some kip as your body naturally produces melatonin when it is normally time for sleep (and it makes seratonin in the daytime to keep you awake - you can buy this as 5-HTP tablets). Melatonin tabs can give you muscle cramps when sleeping as a side effect - but do help you sleep without the side effects and addiction problems of prescription sleeping pills.
https://sleepfoundation.org/shift-work/content/non-medical-treatments-shift-work-disorder
Thanks for the tip, I'll give the link a scan, been working various shifts for 36 years now, and it seems to be catching up with me these last few months :)
amazon delivery times.
ever since they started the prime shizz their delivery times have been appalling. no i dont want to spend £80 a year for fek all since i only buy stuff maybe twice a year with them. that and there is now a minimum spend for free delivery. fek them, i will be looking elsewhere for alternatives in future. shizz i can get stuff from china quicker than that.
Teejayexc
23-11-16, 05:26 PM
Tittle tattle in the tinkering thread !
Red ones
23-11-16, 06:24 PM
Politicians who duped people into voting Leave.
"It will be a positive thing. Good for the economy etc" they said.
Today the Government says the hole in the accounts will be £122 trillion bigger.
That's a big ****ing positive then.
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Teejayexc
23-11-16, 07:26 PM
:rolleyes: Trillion? Yeh right
Red ones
23-11-16, 08:06 PM
OK. Billion. I exaggerate.
But don't tell me £122bn is nothing in the scheme of things. That's the annual income from National Insurance. It's almost the sum total of income from VAT.
It could be recovered over the 4 years by rains NI to 16% or VAT to 25%. Imagine the outcry if they did that. That's how big a choice Leave was. And remember, this is a government that is negotiating it's way out - it had a vested interest to make it look good!
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OK. Billion. I exaggerate.
But don't tell me £122bn is nothing in the scheme of things. That's the annual income from National Insurance. It's almost the sum total of income from VAT.
It could be recovered over the 4 years by rains NI to 16% or VAT to 25%. Imagine the outcry if they did that. That's how big a choice Leave was. And remember, this is a government that is negotiating it's way out - it had a vested interest to make it look good!
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dont worry we owe it to the bank of englandshire who just keep printing money to offset it :rolleyes:
Red ones
23-11-16, 08:45 PM
Not quite. That's quantative easing which is used when inflation is practically zero and private expenditure needs to be increased to drive inflation up.
It's pretty much agreed that inflation will go up anyway so QE would have a different and undesirable effect.
And by the way, the £122bn over four years is far worse than the£350m per week that was the false and misleading figure on the Boris 'n Nigel bus.
Dave Cameron may have been a **** and stupid for calling the referendum, but he was right. Financially we are better off in.
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go and look at who the gov owe most of their debt to. then ask who is getting the interest from all this debt.
its all a big con.
Seems to me all they do is borrow money to pay the last payment each time,now if it was you and me the credit limit would have run out decades ago,so who keeps borrowing it and who keeps lending it,economics of the mad house me thinks !!!
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