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[garynortheast]

Sounds rather more serious than mine. Job I'm on at the moment is mentally quite fatiguing but not physically active enough to tire me out bodily.

[garynortheast]

Having said that, it's 8.30 and I'm sitting here fighting to stay awake!

[maviczap]

Sounds rather more serious than mine. Job I'm on at the moment is mentally quite fatiguing but not physically active enough to tire me out bodily.

As the team leader, I have both the metal side of dealing with things & the physical side.

As I said in another thread, sometimes I wish I had a routine Monday to Friday job.

Wasn't helped when I got up at 6 this morning, only to find it was 5 :p

Still 7 hours kip is better than 2.5 :D

[SV650rules]

As the team leader, I have both the metal side of dealing with things & the physical side.

As I said in another thread, sometimes I wish I had a routine Monday to Friday job.

Wasn't helped when I got up at 6 this morning, only to find it was 5 :p

Still 7 hours kip is better than 2.5 :D

If you want to know real tiredness work on rotating three shift pattern in a noisy factory making just in time parts for the motor industry 6 days a week.... with penalty clauses of around £250,000 per hour if you stopped any of the car makers production line because you could not supply parts. Even if you had just done a week of night shift ( because our department were robot technicians ) you were often expected to turn up sometime over the weekend to move robot cells or production machinery around and reprogram it. Added to that because the carpark was only big enough for about 2/3 of the employees and some spaces were reserved for 'staff' who came in at 8 or 9 in the morning, if you were on early shift which started at 5-30 you had to be there well before 5am every day of that week to get on the carpark, which meant getting up soon after 4 am. Lasted 5 years in that job before getting a 'day job' as engineering manager in a massive automated order picking warehouse, still stressful and sometimes did not get back home till after midnight after starting work at 7-30am ( plus an hours drive to get there) - ah bliss !!!!

Count you blessings...........

Added to that we lived in a cardboard box under a railway bridge.........

[andrewsmith]

Count you blessings...........

Added to that we lived in a cardboard box under a railway bridge.........

And didn't have the money for a cup of cold tea in a cracked cup with a damp cloth underneath

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[maviczap]

If you want to know real tiredness work on rotating three shift pattern in a noisy factory making just in time parts for the motor industry 6 days a week.... with penalty clauses of around £250,000 per hour if you stopped any of the car makers production line because you could not supply parts. Even if you had just done a week of night shift ( because our department were robot technicians ) you were often expected to turn up sometime over the weekend to move robot cells or production machinery around and reprogram it. Added to that because the carpark was only big enough for about 2/3 of the employees and some spaces were reserved for 'staff' who came in at 8 or 9 in the morning, if you were on early shift which started at 5-30 you had to be there well before 5am every day of that week to get on the carpark, which meant getting up soon after 4 am. Lasted 5 years in that job before getting a 'day job' as engineering manager in a massive automated order picking warehouse, still stressful and sometimes did not get back home till after midnight after starting work at 7-30am ( plus an hours drive to get there) - ah bliss !!!!

Count you blessings...........

Added to that we lived in a cardboard box under a railway bridge.........

Oooh the luxury of a shift pattern, what's one of those

[Bibio]

your all amateurs.. i work 24/365 and get paid fek all with no holidays... stop yer winging... lol. some days i cant even go to the shops.... never mind going out with mates to the pub..i think the last time i done that was the GM 2016

[Bibio]

ohhh and i get up first thing i the morning to lick the road clean :-)

[maviczap]

ohhh and i get up first thing i the morning to lick the road clean :-)

VKHFZBUTA4k

[chris8886]

Oooh the luxury of a shift pattern, what's one of those



quite!

[punyXpress]

ohhh and i get up first thing i the morning to lick the road clean :-)

Bet you're glad they don't still use horses to pull the milk floats ? ;)

[littleoldman2]

Right then. At the beginning of the year I got a Honda CA160 Baby Dream.
https://i.imgur.com/uIQSGol.jpg

She is nothing like as good as this picture. We are starting to spend quality time together on the workshop floor (ow err missus). So what do I call her, I cannot call her baby or dream as Mrs LOM would not be happy.

Spent far to long today drilling out the clutch casing screws that had not moved for many a year.

[Bibio]

nice project Lom. how about calling it spice.. every time you get on it you would be riding baby spice, you can but DREAM.. get it :-)

[Bibio]

Bet you're glad they don't still use horses to pull the milk floats ? ;)
horses... we had to strap the cart to our backs :takeabow:

[garynortheast]

Looks to me like another project about to fire up there Lom!

[andrewsmith]

horses... we had to strap the cart to our backs :takeabow:And pay dairy to work there

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[littleoldman2]

I had it's predecessor the Honda C95 - 154cc twin, looked exactly the same only mine had turn signals.

If it's a "CA" it usually denotes the American market, so the US version of mine was the CA95. I hadn't seen a CA160 before, is it an import? The CB160 was more common.

Here's a link to a brief history of the small Honda twins:
https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-japanese-motorcycles/street-twins-ze0z1303zgar

Yep the yanks had CA, CB and CL 160's we didn't get the CA. The main differences are the tin instead of chrome and a single leading shoe front brake. I bought it from the guy who bought it from the importer. It (she) came with the required paperwork. If you aren't wearing rose tints you can see there's a lot of work to be done.

[garynortheast]

Good evening one and all. How has everyone's day been?

[maviczap]

Just dandy

[littleoldman2]

Good evening. Was going to do all sorts today, then the youngest dropped off the youngest Grandson (8 months), so that went out of the window, had a good day.

[andrewsmith]

Good evening. Was going to do all sorts today, then the youngest dropped off the youngest Grandson (8 months), so that went out of the window, had a good day.Grandads new career

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[littleoldman2]

Regular now Toya is back at work.

[punyXpress]

" the youngest dropped off the youngest Grandson (8 months), so that went out of the window, "
Bit harsh, Malc, if you don't mind me saying ;)

[garynortheast]

" the youngest dropped off the youngest Grandson (8 months), so that went out of the window, "
Bit harsh, Malc, if you don't mind me saying ;)

:smt046
On re-reading that, I'd have to agree!

[littleoldman2]

;)Pair of sods;)

[Bibio]

you'll be playing kick the baby next Malc...

[littleoldman2]

Oh here we go, pick on the LOM day:D

[Bibio]

eventually managed to get Mrs B up to see the respite home. nice small, well staffed, clean and bright bungalow with only four clients at a time able to stay. the only problem is that there are no riser recliner chairs available for Mrs B to sit in. now i like the look of the place very much and we are going to see about a few nights stay very soon.

i'm thinking of taking Mrs B's riser recliner up for the few nights that she will be there for the "test" stay and if things go well then i might think about getting Mrs B a new riser recliner (old one still very much ok) i could then donate the old one too the home ... am i being daft in doing so?

[littleoldman2]

Great news. Hope all goes well.

[andrewsmith]

eventually managed to get Mrs B up to see the respite home. nice small, well staffed, clean and bright bungalow with only four clients at a time able to stay. the only problem is that there are no riser recliner chairs available for Mrs B to sit in. now i like the look of the place very much and we are going to see about a few nights stay very soon.

i'm thinking of taking Mrs B's riser recliner up for the few nights that she will be there for the "test" stay and if things go well then i might think about getting Mrs B a new riser recliner (old one still very much ok) i could then donate the old one too the home ... am i being daft in doing so?No not really if it benefits you and Mrs B. A quick FYI it probably be worth pat testing it prior, it'll save you grief there

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[maviczap]

eventually managed to get Mrs B up to see the respite home. nice small, well staffed, clean and bright bungalow with only four clients at a time able to stay. the only problem is that there are no riser recliner chairs available for Mrs B to sit in. now i like the look of the place very much and we are going to see about a few nights stay very soon.

i'm thinking of taking Mrs B's riser recliner up for the few nights that she will be there for the "test" stay and if things go well then i might think about getting Mrs B a new riser recliner (old one still very much ok) i could then donate the old one too the home ... am i being daft in doing so?

No you're not daft, we donated several things to my mum's care home, they can always use them

[Sir Trev]

No not really if it benefits you and Mrs B. A quick FYI it probably be worth pat testing it prior, it'll save you grief there

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Will probably need to be marked as fire safe, but most things are these days. Give them a call and ask Bibs, would have thought it would be fine and it's a great idea.

[Bibio]

1/4 way through emptying the den/office and i aint even made a dent. been at it as much as i can for a week..... WTF.. why do i have so much shizz.

least i can see a bit of the floor now... lol

[andrewsmith]

1/4 way through emptying the den/office and i aint even made a dent. been at it as much as i can for a week..... WTF.. why do i have so much shizz.

least i can see a bit of the floor now... lolIt's all them hidden bike parts lol

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[Bibio]

It's all them hidden bike parts lol

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that and the attic and the lockup and the ....... its doing my nut in. oohh well cash in the attic :smt044

[SV650rules]

1/4 way through emptying the den/office and i aint even made a dent. been at it as much as i can for a week..... WTF.. why do i have so much shizz.

least i can see a bit of the floor now... lol

The amount of rubbish expands to fill the space available, the more space, the more rubbish.

[Bibio]

The amount of rubbish expands to fill the space available, the more space, the more rubbish.

and i have a lot of space... lol well i soon will have, maybe, again :smt073

[andrewsmith]

that and the attic and the lockup and the ....... its doing my nut in. oohh well cash in the attic :smt044I'm raiding the kr1s that's mine

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[punyXpress]

Didn't know you were into sharp daggers, Andrew

[andrewsmith]

Didn't know you were into sharp daggers, AndrewNah fastest scream possible

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[DarrenSV650S]

I thought you might be changing bike Bibio, with all the stuff you put up for sale

[maviczap]

Fecking heck it's windy here, and this storm hasn't even got a name.

So much for the ones back in September, this one's much stronger than any of those

[Bibio]

I thought you might be changing bike Bibio, with all the stuff you put up for sale

nope.. just fed up with all the clutter and other stuff going on in my life at the mo.

[Bibio]

Fecking heck it's windy here, and this storm hasn't even got a name.
lets call it asmithshole after cheese

[maviczap]

lets call it asmithshole after cheese

:p :D :p

[andrewsmith]

lets call it asmithshole after cheeseGit and 10 pint for good measure. That was a good weekend unless you stood behind me

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[Bibio]

its nice when you get good days...

i feel pretty good today apart from acid guts so i done some long overdue housework. no doubt i'll regret it tonight.

just wish the fekin courier would hurry up as i want to get to the council tip.

[andrewsmith]

its nice when you get good days...

i feel pretty good today apart from acid guts so i done some long overdue housework. no doubt i'll regret it tonight.

just wish the fekin courier would hurry up as i want to get to the council tip.You'll be fine. Found anything exotic?

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[Bibio]

not yet... lol

[Bibio]

2 weeks and 1/2 a stone.. this diet malarkey is easy...

[andrewsmith]

2 weeks and 1/2 a stone.. this diet malarkey is easy...Well done

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[garynortheast]

2 weeks and 1/2 a stone.. this diet malarkey is easy...

Good man Bibs, keep going!

[Bibio]

cheers me lovers. i'm actually surprised at myself, stopping smoking and loosing weight..

just hope its worth it.

[maviczap]

cheers me lovers. i'm actually surprised at myself, stopping smoking and loosing weight..

just hope its worth it.Corse it's worth it

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[andrewsmith]

cheers me lovers. i'm actually surprised at myself, stopping smoking and loosing weight..

just hope its worth it.It is! You might end up being a cyclist like chucca

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[Bibio]

i feel strange. i haven't stopped all day and there is no chest pain etc.etc. i'm full of energy... WTF

today i have:
done a lot more in the dining room.
gutted the bathroom and washed from top to bottom.
cleaned up the mess in the entrance hall and hoovered and dusted.
hoovered and dusted the stairs and landing.
in between i done a huge washing, dried it all and put it away.
cleaned, hoovered and dusted the main bedroom.
gutted the cupboard under the stairs and threw most of the shizz out that was in there.

i'm still feeling fine and full of energy...

[Adam Ef]

Giving up smoking was one of the best things I've ever done. I did give up three times, but the last time was for good, when my wife was pregnant 12 years ago. So glad that I don't do it any more. Definitely worth the hard work giving up.

[Bibio]

yup its my second attempt. last one lasted a year but i went up to a 48'' waist, i'm only 5ft.

i'm determined this time but only time will tell and TBH its not been any trouble apart from the odd pine for a smoke but it soon passes.

[Bibio]

me legs are sooore but apart from that i feel dandy...

[andrewsmith]

me legs are sooore but apart from that i feel dandy...That's a good thing

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[Sir Trev]

Nice one Bibs. Getting the weight off and keeping it off defo make you feel better, helping you stay more active which of course helps more. Positive feedback loop :)

I started to lose weight a couple of years ago when I went to put the empties in the recycling one Thursday night before putting the bins out. Lady Poppy normally keeps the kitchen tidy but she'd been away most of the week and, let's just say, more wine bottles and beer cans had stacked up than I'd realised. Plus I was getting through a bottle of spirits in three or four evenings. Cut right back on the booze, altered my terrible lunch choices, swapped to simple porridge for breakfast instead of sugar-laden cereals and joined a gym. Being an anal accountant I set up a weight monitoring spreadsheet and set myself a goal of a stone down within a year (to avoid a potential yo-yo) and I beat it - happy days. Levelled off and kept it there and feel a lot better for it. Shame I didn't do ten years earlier.

[Bibio]

alcohol is evil. anyone that has to have a drink every night has a problem.

sounds like you made the right choice Trev.

i'm still going and still full of energy haven't felt this good in yeeaaaarrrrsssss :-)

[Adam Ef]

The thing that made me really want to stop smoking was when I realised that I needed to do it. I thought I was choosing to do it but suddenly realised I was a slave to it. I hated that. It made me really want to stop. Wanting to stop helps a lot.


If you can ignore the urges and let the cravings pass, giving it a few minutes and trying to not react to them each time it makes it better. The moment you decide to stop you're at the hardest point and it does get gradually easier and easier the more you stick with it.

[Adam Ef]

^ Or to abbreviate... Well done. Stick with it. You can do it and its definitely worth it.

[Bibio]

the choice is pretty simple, for me its. stop smoking, loose weight and get fitter or loose your legs...

[andrewsmith]

the choice is pretty simple, for me its. stop smoking, loose weight and get fitter or loose your legs...Oh feck
That conversation with the consultant

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[Bibio]

Oh feck
That conversation with the consultant

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pretty much.

its a bit like the wheels on the bus at the moment.

there is narrowing in both common iliac where they join with the aorta which is also narrowed in the same area due to VAD.

solution 1. which is temp, ballooning of the artery's to stretch them out.
solution 2. stenting of the artery's.
solution 3. bypass of the artery's (like a heart bypass).
solution 4. if none of the above can be done then after some time there will be no blood supply to my legs at which point they will have to cut them off.

aahhh but wait. all of the above can only be done if my ticker is working correctly which means the blood clot has to dissipate and a stent put in before they can even think about doing shizz to the iliac's.

so yes i'm fuuurkkked :smt090

[littleoldman2]

What can one say. Well you're certainly doing what needs to be done from your end. Keep it up.

[garynortheast]

Pretty grim choices there Lance but as Mal says you're now doing your bit. Diet and as much exercise as you can comfortably manage. Keep going....

[Bibio]

that was a nice little change from the norm.. baked tatty with tuna and onion.

[Bibio]

dining room almost empty. another day should see it done ready for the remodel... 3x 60l boxes of bike bits to sort through and thats just in the dining room...

the caravan is next as i need it gone to the big scrap heap in the sky.

[Sir Trev]

Sounds like you're aiming for a totally empty house Bibs!

[andrewsmith]

dining room almost empty. another day should see it done ready for the remodel... 3x 60l boxes of bike bits to sort through and thats just in the dining room...

the caravan is next as i need it gone to the big scrap heap in the sky.I've got explosives

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[Bibio]

Sounds like you're aiming for a totally empty house Bibs!

pretty much. got to the stage i'm fed up with living in squalor.

today should see the dining room done which will be a huge milestone.

i said that i would do the caravan next but its toooooo fekkkkiiiinnn cooooollllldddd to be outside so its the kitchen, which tbf is just the kitchen table full of stuff, well that and i need a new kitchen...

[littleoldman2]

Back in August I bought (not brought Lance) an Amazon fire 10" tablet. I suspected they are subsidised in order to provide an enhanced shopping experience ( that is use my information to target me to buy things I don't want and cannot afford). So following a you tube vid I installed Google app store so I didn't have to use Amazon's own app store and installed the apps of ny choice. It has been great and done everything I want. But I wanted to use Alexa, as many of you know It's now hard to understand my speech so it was hopeless. Yesterday I gave it another try.
Me " Alexa search for a speech to text app" reply nowt
Me " Alexa add milk to my shopping list" reply nowt
Me " Alexa what's the weather?" reply nowt
Just then the oldest laddie comes in and says " Aye up old man how's you" "OK says me apart from this ?X*?** thing. Ive tried "Alexa search for a speech to text app, Alexa add milk to my shopping list Alexa what's the weather?. I'm sick, listen and I say's Alexa find me some porn".
Then a sugary sweet voice says " searching for porn"

I almost thew the bloody thing in the bin.

[Bibio]

that made me giggle...

[punyXpress]

Anything that makes Lance giggle has got to be good! :)

[Sir Trev]

that made me giggle...

Me too. I guess we're both bad people. Or have a warped sense of humour. Probably the latter...

[Bibio]

Lance aint giggling now.. i is very pizzed off....

ever since i have come out of hospital in July its been nothing but one fukin problem after another.. i was fine and dandy till the fukin OT and SW and carers got involved.. now its just fukin stress....... they are supposed to be there to help, not make my life worse.

[littleoldman2]

Evening Girls and Boys. Bought a tube of Autosol on eBay. Standard size of 75ml. From the official eBay shop of a BMW car dealer for £3.94 posted. It arrived in perfect condition in a new jiffy bag. The postage was according to the label £3.72. so eBay fees with a shop are 7% = £0.28, PayPal fees are 3.4% plus £0.20 = £0.33 Total cost with out stock, wages or packing is £4.33. Is it any wonder the high street is doomed. I used eBay only because I'm sick of the parking horror at the local shopping centre.

[Bibio]

Evening Girls and Boys. Bought a tube of Autosol on eBay. Standard size of 75ml. From the official eBay shop of a BMW car dealer for £3.94 posted. It arrived in perfect condition in a new jiffy bag. The postage was according to the label £3.72. so eBay fees with a shop are 7% = £0.28, PayPal fees are 3.4% plus £0.20 = £0.33 Total cost with out stock, wages or packing is £4.33. Is it any wonder the high street is doomed. I used eBay only because I'm sick of the parking horror at the local shopping centre.

yes but now they have your address details for marketing :geek: plus the autosol would have cost them peanuts trade.

[Bibio]

me right now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd2DwDn4mws

[andrewsmith]

me right now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd2DwDn4mwsSame

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[littleoldman2]

Just got over one. One of the joys of getting older, colds just last longer. But on the bright side it's Friday and we have friends coming round for a drink or three.

[Bibio]

Just got over one. One of the joys of getting older, colds just last longer. But on the bright side it's Friday and we have friends coming round for a drink or three.

you have friends :rolleyes:

[munkygunn182]

I am presently drunk in the office playing 'rentamate' - i.e. first person to respond in Glasgow gets the pleasure of my company.

[andrewsmith]

you have friends :rolleyes:And he drinks all their beer! https://youtu.be/_ZN3weW1udE

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[Sir Trev]

Bloody irritating cough. Annoying blocked nose. Headaches and cannot sleep. Do hope it's gone before Chrimbo! Have attacked the vodka tonight in a vain hope it will help me get some kip tonight but I just know that as soon as I try to settle down it'll feel like I'm drowning...

[Adam Ef]

Bloody irritating cough. ...


I had such bad coughing fits a few days ago I feel like I've cracked the left hand side of my ribs. Painful to even lie down. Luckily the cough is just starting to subside, but I had a week of proper flu symptoms after having a flu jab... which I've been told doesn't happen... even though it did the same last year too.

[littleoldman2]

you have friends :rolleyes:

You're a horrible man, but I still love you:D.

[Bibio]

love you to malk :-)

[Bibio]

I am presently drunk in the office playing 'rentboy' - i.e. first person to respond in Glasgow gets the pleasure of my company.

there sorted... :geek:

[punyXpress]

He's gone very quiet

[Bibio]

i hear the beer a calling.... after not drinking for pretty much the whole year i have recently taken it up again... blame aldi.. tonight shall be Gunness Original.

[SV650rules]

I had such bad coughing fits a few days ago I feel like I've cracked the left hand side of my ribs. Painful to even lie down. Luckily the cough is just starting to subside, but I had a week of proper flu symptoms after having a flu jab... which I've been told doesn't happen... even though it did the same last year too.

Had a flu jab many years ago and was so ill I have never had another one, they are only guessing what viruses will be in the jabs anyway ( normally at least 3 types) as they have to start making serum a long time before it gets used, and their success rate is not good as the flu virus mutates so quickly. There is talk of a universal flu jab that just primes your immune system to recognise and attack the sort of generic protein coating the viruses have.

[littleoldman2]

When I told my doctor that the flu jab always gives me a couple of days of being under the weather he told me it does not. I still have the jab as Flu kills old folk with angina.

[Bibio]

thats the heating go ahead. bloke was out today and should be installed by this time in January.

OT was out today with architect measuring for extension plans, will be back sometime mid January. the architect was muttering that he would need pretty much most of the back garden and would it be ok to use it... ermm yes, do what you need to.

Social Warnkers are out tomorrow at which point the fun really begins.

[Bibio]

well that went as expected... fukin social work...

[Bibio]

my heart surgeon asked to doc to take me off my blood thinners on the 21st. that means surgery will not be far behind.

well that will all depend on what the vascular team say in January..

left hand right hand springs to mind....

[maviczap]

Fingers crossed for you Bibs, sooner it's done to sooner you're on the road to recovery