What Are You Doing In Real Life II

[Commander Wallace]

Went to the eye doctor again this morning. The eye that was supposed to heal in two or three days is only marginally better after two weeks. He told me that it was one of the densest cataracts he's ever seen. If the medication they have me on don't do the job in two or three months they will consider a cornea transplant. Even then he told me to be prepared for the eventuality that I may never have full use of that eye again. Meanwhile of course the operation for the left eye in indefinitely postponed.




I hope it works out for you and they figure a way to restore your eyesight other than the cornea transplant.

[Jimbuna]

Hang on in there my friend :up:

[Eichhörnchen]

Moira's drinking port... I just caught her looking at me and she said "Right now I could crawl all over you"

[Mr Quatro]

Moira's drinking port... I just caught her looking at me and she said "Right now I could crawl all over you"

Quick take the little blue pill :o

[Eichhörnchen]

:har:

[Catfish]

^ What are you still doing here? :o

[STEED]

Off to work soon unlike those lazy sod politicians too tanked up on booze.

[Jimbuna]

Just back from the madness being committed within the cofines of one of the local supermarkets.

The only items needed were the veg because of the short dates so I've suggested getting frozen veg next year and typically she/the wife will have nothing to do with that idea.

[Eichhörnchen]

We're getting the annual charm-offensive now. He tidied his room last night... a room which normally looks as though it's just been ransacked

https://i.imgur.com/e38rVZZ.jpg

[STEED]

Don't fall for it Eich, he will be after your secret tash of nuts.

[Eisenwurst]

Had a surprisingly quiet Christmas this year. Very pleasantly surprised.

Normally when there's any sort of "Big Event" to be celebrated, around here it's usually a cross between a riot and an orgy. Not this year. Even managed to have a bit of a nap in the daytime.

Very nice. Thanks J and S. :up:

[succerpunch]

I spent Christmas with the family, was pretty chilled.
Next year I start work for the first time. I write my last final exam on the 14 of Nov and luckily I got a job now.

[Mr Quatro]

I spent Christmas with the family, was pretty chilled.
Next year I start work for the first time. I write my last final exam on the 14 of Nov and luckily I got a job now.

I'm happy for you that you got a job :yep:

That's a cool name succerpunch :up:

[succerpunch]

I'm happy for you that you got a job :yep:

That's a cool name succerpunch :up:


Thanks Governor. I chose it myself, Personally if I could change it, I would change it to "Alexander9822" but since you can't I have to stay with it.

[STEED]

Popped out for some items, very quite out there even in my local supermarket. Where is winter I ask? :hmmm:

[Jimbuna]

Great clos/immediate family day in, the first in a while my son in particular has been home.

Today we entertain other family members (brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins etc.) so no doubt my beer and spirits stocks will take a bit of a bashing.

Was at the local ASDA earlier and was quite surprised to see most of the veg (mountains of it) being offered for free.

[STEED]

Was at the local ASDA earlier and was quite surprised to see most of the veg (mountains of it) being offered for free.

Probably has to be eaten in the next 24/48 hours. Veg costs more than choc bars and if the NHS and govenment want us more healthy put the cost up on choc and lower the cost on veg its not rocket science you know. :doh:

Happy Boxing Day Jim. :)

Don't forget you have to trade with your servants today. :03:

[Jimbuna]

Just back from seeing my mother-in-law lying at rest. This will be the final visit due to the fact she died on the 17th and changes in colour atc. are starting to appear.

[STEED]

Just back from seeing my mother-in-law lying at rest. This will be the final visit due to the fact she died on the 17th and changes in colour atc. are starting to appear.

I lost my last Aunt a few weeks ago and was unable to attend the funeral but I did pay my respect in a small way lighting a candle.

[Jimbuna]

Stuck in the house all day awaiting the delivery of my first grandchilds pram.

[u crank]

Just curious Jim. How far away does your Daughter live from you?

[STEED]

Stuck in the house all day awaiting the delivery of my first grandchilds pram.

Yea one good thing at this time of year you got lots of booze. :03:

[Jimbuna]

Just curious Jim. How far away does your Daughter live from you?

1/2 a mile at most.

She's currently got her mom out for a coffee then a hot stone massage to try and rid her of the stressful situation she is facing atm.

[u crank]

1/2 a mile at most.

:D

I see much baby sitting duties for you and the wife in the future. :yep:

Which of course is a good thing. We are 4 hours away from our grand babies and don't mind.

[Jimbuna]

:D

I see much baby sitting duties for you and the wife in the future. :yep:

Which of course is a good thing. We are 4 hours away from our grand babies and don't mind.

I won't mind one little bit, especially as she will be our first garandchild :sunny:

[Sailor Steve]

garandchild
Is that a simple typo or a subtle hint at a future career involving weaponry? :O:

[Jimbuna]

Is that a simple typo or a subtle hint at a future career involving weaponry? :O:

:)




:oops:

[STEED]

Stand by...

Beast from the East 2? UK in the midst of a 'sudden stratospheric warming'
Forecasters say Britain is experiencing an atmospheric phenomenon of the type that was responsible for last winter's snow and ice.https://news.sky.com/story/beast-from-the-east-2-uk-in-the-midst-of-a-sudden-stratospheric-warming-11593440

OH MY...

Well just have to stock up on bake beans. :)

[STEED]

I still got two more days off. :DL

[STEED]

Off out later for a nice long walk and back on the diet its the only way to keep the flab at bay. Just have time for a cup of coffee before hitting the streets full of loose pavement stones large cracks dog poo pot holes and the new year's jackson pollocks every where. Better slip on my bio hazzard gear. :03:

[Jimbuna]

Final preparations for the mother-in-laws funeral tomorrow.

Has been a long 2 1/2 weeks.

[STEED]

Back to work this evening oh my the holiday is over but hey the weekend is almost here. :)

[Aktungbby]

MOWED THE LAWN AND TRIMMED BACK THE ROSES IN THE FRONT YARD. RULE ONE FOR A BOY FROM MINNESOTA: IF YOU CAN MOW THE LAWN...IT'S STILL SUMMERTIME BBY!:yeah:(WHY A LOT OF US MOVE TO CALIFORNIA!???:()1:) OFF TO SAIL TODAY AND REPLACE THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD BOAT BATTERY ON THE CATALINA WHICH SHOWED SIGNS OF NOT FULLY RECHARGING LAST WEEK UNDER THE LOAD OF THE AUTO TILLER AND DEPTH SONAR: TEMPERATURES IN THE 50'S TODAY...:arrgh!:.

[Mr Quatro]

MOWED THE LAWN AND TRIMMED BACK THE ROSES IN THE FRONT YARD. RULE ONE FOR A BOY FROM MINNESOTA: IF YOU CAN MOW THE LAWN...IT'S STILL SUMMERTIME BBY!:yeah:(WHY A LOT OF US MOVE TO CALIFORNIA!???:()1:) OFF TO SAIL TODAY AND REPLACE THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD BOAT BATTERY ON THE CATALINA WHICH SHOWED SIGNS OF NOT FULLY RECHARGING LAST WEEK UNDER THE LOAD OF THE AUTO TILLER AND DEPTH SONAR: TEMPERATURES IN THE 50'S TODAY...:arrgh!:.

Sail safe ... get a closed cell battery :yep:

[STEED]

Was it cold walking home from work last night? :hmmm:

Yes it was, first night back after my break and did I get out early no no no.

[Jimbuna]

MOWED THE LAWN AND TRIMMED BACK THE ROSES IN THE FRONT YARD. RULE ONE FOR A BOY FROM MINNESOTA: IF YOU CAN MOW THE LAWN...IT'S STILL SUMMERTIME BBY!

Both front and rear areas of my property are covered by patterned concrete and stoned areas so those days of mowing etc. are over....for the wife :03:

[u crank]

There will be no lawn maintenance for me today.:O:

https://i.imgur.com/nGPkAEy.jpg?1

[Jimbuna]

^ Can't remember the last time I saw a scene like that in my locality :o

[Cyborg322]

Last year near my local

https://i.imgur.com/TTY6f4l.jpg

[Commander Wallace]

Last year near my local

https://i.imgur.com/TTY6f4l.jpg




^ Haven't seen a scene like that in a while either. When I was a kid, we didn't see the ground or grass from October to March. That was good as it gave us the opportunity to get out hockey sticks, ice skates and pucks and have more than a few go around's. :)

[Jimbuna]

More house clearance duties performed today.

[STEED]

Its going to be cold at work tonight, not looking forward to that.

[Platapus]

Going over our finances trying to find out how we can stretch what money we have until the current tantrum is over in DC. :(

[Jimbuna]

^ That must be tough. Best of luck with that :up:

[STEED]

Another cold night not to look forward to, time for another hot cup of coffee before going out.

[Mr Quatro]

Another cold night not to look forward to, time for another hot cup of coffee before going out.

before going out to Steed's favorite restaurant :up:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/onaturel-paris-nude-restaurant-closes_us_5c3649f6e4b070b69ae0612e

Paris’ First Nude Restaurant Closes For Lack Of Business
O’Naturel will serve its last naked meal on Feb. 16.

[Commander Wallace]

before going out to Steed's favorite restaurant :up:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/onaturel-paris-nude-restaurant-closes_us_5c3649f6e4b070b69ae0612e

Paris’ First Nude Restaurant Closes For Lack Of Business
O’Naturel will serve its last naked meal on Feb. 16.


Nude restaurant ? Talk about losing your appetite. Have you

ever noticed that the only people going nude are the same people you would never want to see with their clothes off ?

[u crank]

Nude restaurant ? Talk about losing your appetite. Have you

ever noticed that the only people going nude are the same people you would never want to see with their clothes off ?

Reminds me of an incidence a few years back. We were visiting friends in Toronto and were out on the Toronto Islands. We rented bicycles and toured around. My friend Gord heard that there was a nude beach and when we went by it he wanted to check it out. My wife and I and Gord's wife declined and relaxed on a bench. Shortly Gord comes walking back shaking his head. "What's wrong" I asked? "My eyes, my eyes" he yelled.

[Commander Wallace]

:agree: I can see that. On the other hand, like your friend Gord, I probably wouldn't be able to see.

[Jimbuna]

Just back from the supermarket having stocked up on the ale stocks for my boys 30th tonight and the wallet is looking alarmingly anorexic.

[Platapus]

^ That must be tough. Best of luck with that :up:


It is stressful. We both worked hard to get to the point where we can finally have a decent living and now we are back to worrying about when bills are due.

We are OK for a month or two, but if this tantrum goes on any further it will be tight.

Worst of all, we are still supporting her 30 year old daughter and her family. I told The Frau that we can, by scraping, survive on just my salary, but we can't handle two mortgages.

Unfortunately, the loser daughter is very good at the emotional extortion and has her mother over a barrel.

30 years old and still won't take care of her self

Yeah, I am pretty bitter about it.

[Commander Wallace]

^ Sorry this Impasse in Washington has hurt your family. The daughter is only making a bad situation worse. If it helps, Eichhörnchen (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/member.php?u=329818) says that the daughter can live under his back porch with the squirrels, rabbits and prairie dog but the squirrels, according to E, won't share their nuts. Hospitality has it's limits.


Seriously, I hope things get back to normal in your home / household very soon.

[Mr Quatro]

30 years old and still won't take care of her self

Yeah, I am pretty bitter about it.

I can tell ... hope everything works out for you :yep:

[Jimbuna]

30 years old and still won't take care of her self

Yeah, I am pretty bitter about it.

Aye, that's a tough one alright.

At times like this you could be forgiven to think of the fact you can pick your friends but not your family.

Best wishes for a speedy remedy.

[u crank]

At times like this you could be forgiven to think of the fact you can pick your friends but not your family.


As I heard a guy say once at his wedding when someone remarked how many friends were in attendance.

"These aren't my friends... they are my family.":D

[Platapus]

Thanks for the kind thoughts.

My parents were of the mindset that when I turned 18 I was to to forth and earn thy fortune with the emphasis of going forth.

[Mr Quatro]

Thanks for the kind thoughts.

My parents were of the mindset that when I turned 18 I was to to forth and earn thy fortune with the emphasis of going forth.

I got kicked out of the house at 17 :yep:

[u crank]

My high school graduation present was a suitcase. :O:

[Jeff-Groves]

Just happened to have moved into an apartment today that is less then a mile from the USS Cod.
:yeah:

[Aktungbby]

Just happened to have moved into an apartment today that is less then a mile from the USS Cod.
:yeah: WELL I TRUST YOU'LL BE WEARING YOUR FAVORITE GARMENT http://i.imgur.com/1WIQ9fW.jpg WHEN YOU BOARD SAID VESSEL!:doh: :O: :arrgh!: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/89/USS_Cod_SS-224.jpg/180px-USS_Cod_SS-224.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Cod_SS-224.jpg)

[Jimbuna]

First snow of the year landed this morning, not a great deal but enough to necessitate clearing it off the car before taking the wife to the local ferry.

[STEED]

First snow of the year landed this morning, not a great deal but enough to necessitate clearing it off the car before taking the wife to the local ferry.Not down here but it is colder. Time for a cup of coffee.

[Jimbuna]

Just got that warm all over feeling :sunny:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2587002&postcount=20

[Commander Wallace]

^ A big Congratulations to Young James, to you Jim and your family. A long time in coming and lots of hard work, to be sure. :Kaleun_Applaud::Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Jimbuna]

Cheers CW :salute:

[Mr Quatro]

First snow of the year landed this morning, not a great deal but enough to necessitate clearing it off the car before taking the wife to the local ferry.

So this means (in old english translation) that you took your wife to her hair dresser? 😎

[Commander Wallace]

^ :k_rofl:

[Jimbuna]

So this means (in old english translation) that you took your wife to her hair dresser? 😎

Totally lost on me, I'm in need of an explanation/clarification :hmmm:

[Commander Wallace]

First snow of the year landed this morning, not a great deal but enough to necessitate clearing it off the car before taking the wife to the local ferry.




I think I can help with the translation Jim. I think what Mr. Quatro was referring to with regards to the " local Ferry. " He was referring to a guy who works in a Boutique or hair salon and may well be " a little light in his loafers. " That's a more delicate description. You were referring to the boat. :yep:

[Catfish]

^ entomology can be interesting :O: :D

(internal joke, in Germany we always use different but similar sounding words to pull others' legs..)

[Jimbuna]

I think I can help with the translation Jim. I think what Mr. Quatro was referring to with regards to the " local Ferry. " He was referring to a guy who works in a Boutique or hair salon and may well be " a little light in his loafers. " That's a more delicate description. You were referring to the boat. :yep:

Ah, right, gotcha.....thanks for that :up:

[Aktungbby]

^ entomology can be interesting :O: :D

(internal joke, in Germany we always use different but similar sounding words to pull others' legs..) YA THINK!:yep: IT MUST COME FROM MY SWABIAN GREAT GRANDMUTTER KOENIG'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY....ALTHOUGH WHICH 'LEG' I'M PULLING IS A MATTER OF CONJECTURE:O: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2569003&postcount=68 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2569003&postcount=68) http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/bestof2018.png (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/awards.php?#award23) ^ you should really go to bed now :haha:
:()1:A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket
VS A good pun is its own reword:arrgh!:

[Mr Quatro]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/bestof2018.png (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/awards.php?#award23)

https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIP.NRkVOFn1uhhto0LWNCS6sgHaGp&w=212&h=189&c=7&o=5&dpr=1.875&pid=1.7

[Jeff-Groves]

After a few meetings today I found out I may end up with a long term apartment in Cleveland as my base for a lot of work.
:o

Hope that don't stop the planned job in Dallas that I'm hopeing to get for the winter.

[STEED]

Not long in from walking home from work boy its its cold out there.

[Jimbuna]

Looking forward to a lamb vindaloo after finishing work tonight.

[Aktungbby]

DAUGHTER'S 30 BIRTHDAY TODAY. JEEZE! SHE WAS JUST BORN YESTERDAY.....:k_confused::Kaleun_Crying: SHE CALLED LAST NIGHT TO SAY HER SUBARU CAR INSTRUMENT PANEL WASN'T LIGHTING UP; I EXPLAINED THE MYSTERIES OF A DASHBOARD DIMMER SWITCH TO HER AND PRESTO, I'M STILL A GOOD DAD!:know:

[Jimbuna]

^ Now that brings back a couple of memories regarding my daughters first car :haha:

[Jeff-Groves]

DAUGHTER'S 30 BIRTHDAY TODAY. JEEZE! SHE WAS JUST BORN YESTERDAY.....:k_confused::Kaleun_Crying: SHE CALLED LAST NIGHT TO SAY HER SUBARU CAR INSTRUMENT PANEL WASN'T LIGHTING UP; I EXPLAINED THE MYSTERIES OF A DASHBOARD DIMMER SWITCH TO HER AND PRESTO, I'M STILL A GOOD DAD!:know:
I'm surprised you didn't tell her you were busy fixing the subpar rain gutters and didn't have time to help her.
:03:

[Aktungbby]

I'm surprised you didn't tell her you were busy fixing the subpar rain gutters and didn't have time to help her.
:03:Indeed! Newly installed with the kitchen/bath and roof renovations, our front yard and the foundation may have settled slightly following two minor 'quakes and the the flooding gutter section may no longer properly level. The recent severe rains caused flooding and five deaths this week; I twice climbed in the torrential rains to the roof to clear the afflicted gutters and downspouts of leaves and soot from the major fires, getting thoroughly drenched. I'm contemplating gutter screens which were on the old gutters...the ceaseless duties of a soggy 68 year old 'Lord of the manor' are myriad!!:k_confused:

[STEED]

It's freezing at work!...I'm turning into a ice cube!...Coffee more coffee. :03:

[Catfish]

You don't drink coffee, you drink tea my dear :D

[STEED]

You don't drink coffee, you drink tea my dear :D


Ooo get you ducky. :O: :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Wifes burthday tomorrow, the only time of the year I purchase the commodity you wouldn't normally eat or drink.....flowers.

[STEED]

Typical over the weekend the temperatures go up a bit and come Monday they plunge down again! Thanks freeze at work and freeze coming home, blasted weather too hot and cold never just right. I may have to a shot of rum at this rate.

[Jimbuna]

Been looking for a source of two TOON tops from the 94 and 2000 seasons, long before Ashleys tenure at the club and in effort to ensure he receives not a penny of my money I have eventually found them in Poland and the Ukraine respectively.

[Catfish]

Was not using the car for the last three weeks, due to repair. Could only work at it an hour per day during the week because the garage closed at 6:30 p.m, but then full time on saturdays.

I really never want to change a heat exchanger on a Xantia V6 with air conditioning again. What a !"§$%/(!! construction :doh:

https://i.imgur.com/pvXRhk3l.jpg

Not too complicated if you worked on subs, but !"§$%&/(!!

[Aktungbby]

I really never want to change a heat exchanger
Not too complicated if you worked on subs, but !"§$%&/(!! I did a little 'heat exchanging' of my own: my 98.6F for the Bay's brisk 58F with water temps also in the 50's(according to the new sonar depth gear) 'winter sailing' for a Minnesota boy....just ain't!...as long as you've got your hood on for the ears!:03: Winds were from the East though all day, which disoriented our usual tacking and maneuvers in the tide's strong current. http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx22/aktungbby/WINTER%20SAIL_zpsfqvshpgo.jpeg?t=1548605316

[STEED]

Weather looks dreadful going into work tomorrow and coming home looks worst!

[Jimbuna]

Snow is forecast today so I'll likely be stuck in the man cave :yeah:

[blackswan40]

Jimbo I hope Mrs Buna's guna keep ya supplied with plenty of Bacon Butties
with lasings of hp sauce n pots of tea

[Jimbuna]

Jimbo I hope Mrs Buna's guna keep ya supplied with plenty of Bacon Butties
with lasings of hp sauce n pots of tea

I should be so lucky....I've just dropped her off for her ferry to work :)

We will be having an Indian curry when she returns at 8pm though :yeah:

[STEED]

OH NO THE SNOW HAS LANDED! :o

Looks like it turning slushy just in time for the big freeze going into and coming home from work! I do not need that thank you!

[Jimbuna]

Heavy snow falling now....champion!!

[Aktungbby]

OH NO THE SNOW HAS LANDED! :o

Looks like it turning slushy just in time for the big freeze going into and coming home from work! I do not need that thank you!

Heavy snow falling now....champion!!

WAIT TILL THE POLAR VORTEX MOVES OVER FROM MINNESOTA:k_confused:AND OL' ENGLAND ''DON'T SWING LIKE A PENDULUM DO:O:'' RESULTING IN A LITTLE CRACKED CHINA AS IN TOILET TANK TOPS:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DyNb2M9VAAAv1HT.jpgA POSSIBLE SOLUTION:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CpHL1Y9dUs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CpHL1Y9dUs) SLIGHTLY UPGRADED USING USING A PROPERLY STRIPPED 12 VOLT DC CHARGER CABLE WIRES (INSTEAD OF EARBUDS AS IN VIDEO) & LARGE PAPER CLIPS FROM TRUCK/AUTO STARTER POWER PACK> https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51sJMMtZkrL._SL500_AC_SS350_.jpg NATURALLY HAVING A https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31hlMgjuSxL._AC_UL320_SR228,320_.jpg 12 VOLT ELECTRIC SEAT WARMER WILL PLEASE ANY 'SIGNIFICANT OTHERS' DURING THE CRISIS. :k_confused:

[STEED]

^Nar, we get weather bombs from Russia.....March 2018. :03:

Was all set for work and bang my sciatica gave me a big warning, it could be the cold getting into my right side. Anyway I took the warning and rang in sick.

[Mr Quatro]

Stay at home today and tomorrow Aktungbby :o

https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/wind-strongest-Bay-Area-San-Francisco-storm-13580951.php


Lashing winds with isolated gusts up to 80 mph will accompany a powerful winter storm poised to barrel across the Bay Area Friday night.

On Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service upgraded a high wind watch to a more severe warning in effect 3 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday for the entire region.

"Trees and power lines will go down with near-certainty," says Ryan Walbrun, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Bay Area. "Stuff will be flying around the city. Scaffolding will be coming off buildings. Trees falling on cars and houses and everything."


I did a little 'heat exchanging' of my own: my 98.6F for the Bay's brisk 58F with water temps also in the 50's(according to the new sonar depth gear) 'winter sailing' for a Minnesota boy....just ain't!...as long as you've got your hood on for the ears!:03: Winds were from the East though all day, which disoriented our usual tacking and maneuvers in the tide's strong current. http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx22/aktungbby/WINTER%20SAIL_zpsfqvshpgo.jpeg?t=1548605316

[Aktungbby]

/\Alas! Too late; I spent 8 hours on the mean wet streets of downtown financial district 'Frisco' in full gear escorting my tech from bank to bank; topped off by a grueling two hour commute in the heavy rain back to the home and dinner...and the night is
still young:k_confused:

[fumo30]

Was not using the car for the last three weeks, due to repair. Could only work at it an hour per day during the week because the garage closed at 6:30 p.m, but then full time on saturdays.

I really never want to change a heat exchanger on a Xantia V6 with air conditioning again. What a !"§$%/(!! construction :doh:

https://i.imgur.com/pvXRhk3l.jpg

Not too complicated if you worked on subs, but !"§$%&/(!!


Looks time consuming task.:Kaleun_Salute:
Citroens are not known to be easiest DIY cars.


Im soon about to change the timing belt of my Xantia. Its only <20 000 driven with that belt but its also about 8 years old. Haynes owner manual recommends changing the belt at 90 000 km/8 years. The original belt was changed at 90 000/14 years. So Idon't think the existing belt is not neccesarily about to break any time soon, but better not take any risks considering the catastrophal damage to the engine if the belt breaks.

[Jimbuna]

Just back home after my four-monthly check up for my left eye and all the tests proved to be positive and improving.

[u crank]

Just back home after my four-monthly check up for my left eye and all the tests proved to be positive and improving.

Good news Jim. Glad to hear it. :salute:

[Commander Wallace]

Just back home after my four-monthly check up for my left eye and all the tests proved to be positive and improving.




I'm happy things are working out, Jim. :up:

[Catfish]

[...]
Citroens are not known to be easiest DIY cars.

Im soon about to change the timing belt of my Xantia. [...]

^^ Yes lol, i am happy that it's over. Though now it loses a bit of coolant, due to a new(!) steam bubble seperator that proved to be leaky. Oh the joy.. But it is quite easy to exchange, for a change :03:
Will wait for better weather.. for now i just top it up.

For changing the timing belt, make sure to put the engine in first-piston top dead center and ignition, arrest the cam- and crankshaft and so on.. always renew the tensioner and diverter pulley(ies). And after fitting the new belt, turn the engine at least two times in running direction, then again check the positions.. sometimes it is then one cleat (right expression?) advanced or retarded, leading to less performance. Well i guess you know all that.. :up:

I found the Haynes manual to be utterly useless.. the heater exchange is not described properly, and the V6 version is not even mentioned.

Good luck :):salute:

[Jimbuna]

Good news Jim. Glad to hear it. :salute:

Cheers Marcel :up:

[STEED]

Getting over one of those 48 hour colds, lucky for me its my split weekends and should be back up and running on Friday's night stint at work.

[Jimbuna]

I'm happy things are working out, Jim. :up:

Cheers CW :up:

[fumo30]

@Catfish


I never done this operation earlier, so all info about it is very welcomed. Thanks buddy.:salute:

[Catfish]

^ just ask when the time comes. You'll need some alignment tools though, at least you need those for the V6 :hmmm:

As it is stated in the Haynes Citroen manual: 'Any major work on these engines is not for the faint-hearted!' :haha:

[fumo30]

As it is stated in the Haynes Citroen manual: 'Any major work on these engines is not for the faint-hearted!' :haha:


Thats why you wished me good luck.:timeout::haha:

[Aktungbby]

I had just turned in at 01:30 AM this morning when at 01:55 a 3.8 quake rattled my oft rattled abode! The epicenter was approx. two blocks to the NE of my house just about where the 2000 quake occurred that destroyed my chimney( 5.8 ) No damage from today's seismic event... but there are always aftershocks:hmmm: Between the 2015 Napa great fires and quakes at age 67, philosphically, a home is simply as good as it lasts-I $tood my wife and clan to a local Mexican dinner out to properly celebrate our unscathed condition...for the moment!! :timeout:

[Commander Wallace]

^ I'm happy to hear that you escaped any damage from the earthquake to your home and that everyone is doing alright. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Jimbuna]

I had just turned in at 01:30 AM this morning when at 01:55 a 3.8 quake rattled my oft rattled abode! The epicenter was approx. two blocks to the NE of my house just about where the 2000 quake occurred that destroyed my chimney( 5.8 ) No damage from today's seismic event... but there are always aftershocks:hmmm: Between the 2015 Napa great fires and quakes at age 67, philosphically, a home is simply as good as it lasts-I $tood my wife and clan to a local Mexican dinner out to properly celebrate our unscathed condition...for the moment!! :timeout:

Never experienced anything approaching that thankfully.

Great to know you are all safe and well but I'd be thinking about moving somewhere safer if at all possible.

[STEED]

^What!...Northern England has hundreds of earthquakes every day. Alright in most part they are less powerful than a fart. :)



Off to work in the rain later but hey its getting lighter now.

[Mr Quatro]

Never experienced anything approaching that thankfully.

Great to know you are all safe and well but I'd be thinking about moving somewhere safer if at all possible.

Where to Jim? Scotland is ground zero for a nuclear attack, Northern Ireland doesn't want you, Norway is full of ice and snow.

I like Reece's house ... But it is a little too far to go.

Good luck ... Would you consider a farm?

[Jimbuna]

Where to Jim? Scotland is ground zero for a nuclear attack, Northern Ireland doesn't want you, Norway is full of ice and snow.

I like Reece's house ... But it is a little too far to go.

Good luck ... Would you consider a farm?

I'd consider going to live with Neal on his ranch :shucks:

[Aktungbby]

Great to know you are all safe and well but I'd be thinking about moving somewhere safer if at all possible. Been considered but there is no ' safer' really:wah:

^What!...Northern England has hundreds of earthquakes every day. Alright in most part they are less powerful than a fart. :)Off to work in the rain later ... indeed the rain may be the key; heavy rains which we've experienced lately are thought to alter the water table...especially in the alluvial Napa River basin which drains into San Francisco Bay and may have an effect groundwaterwise on various Napa fault lines not all of which are known...untill they happen; such as the west Napa fault, two blocks to the west:k_confused:

Norway is full of ice and snow. But it is a little too far to go.
Indeed having grown up, driven eighteenwheelers and attended a Norwegian Lutheran college in the frigid wasteland of boondocks Minnesota...no more polar vortex (-40 F):k_confused:for poor old me; moreover in a 02:00AM quake in bed with my spouse I can at least note in my memoirs...''and the earth shook'' :O: with apologies to Hemingway of course:oops:

[Mr Quatro]

@Aktungbby

I thought you were moving to Costa Rica?

Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: República de Costa Rica), is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. It has a population of around 5 million

[Aktungbby]

too damn hot!...and humid. Uruguay looks good though; it's all about dependable banks for expatriate gringos!!BBY...although I could open an safe account on the Isle of Geurnsey ( in the English Channel)I suppose:hmmm: inasmuch as Latino nations have an occasional tendency to suddenly 'nationalize' financial institutions...a very bad thing for gringos...:timeout::oops:j

[HunterICX]

Venting my anger at the incompetence of whoever updates this program we work with to do our jobs. Then ofcourse the main office decision to make changes that are half arsed applied and in no way suitable for us to continue to do our jobs.

I just came back from a 2 week holiday and after this morning I feel like I need another 2 weeks :damn:

[STEED]

I just came back from a 2 week holiday and after this morning I feel like I need another 2 weeks :damn:


Make it three weeks and stick it to the man. :03:

[Mr Quatro]

We miss Steed's weather reports :up:

Come on back Steed :yep:

[STEED]

We miss Steed's weather reports :up:

Come on back Steed :yep:

It' raining. :)

[STEED]

Dry and windy here some rain later before drying up tonight. And on that note one more work night to go before my weekend.

[Jimbuna]

https://i.imgur.com/dUY9nYM.gif

[Jimbuna]

Off to podiatry for my regular appointment which is almost a month overdue. My toe nails have never been so long in my living memory.

[STEED]

https://i.imgur.com/dUY9nYM.gif

Yes its time for one of STEED's weather forecasts...It's rather windy here today and dull. And on that note time for a mug of coffee.

[Eichhörnchen]

I won't be around so much from now on... I've had to stop being a bum and get a job (well, 5 days on & 3 days off). I only hope STEED isn't working there somewhere... I haven't seen him yet... I don't want to spend my breaks talking about the weather

[STEED]

I won't be around so much from now on... I've had to stop being a bum and get a job (well, 5 days on & 3 days off). I only hope STEED isn't working there somewhere... I haven't seen him yet... I don't want to spend my breaks talking about the weather

You cheeky Bastard you. :haha: :03:

That's it you are not allowed in my works from 5pm onwards. :O:

[Eichhörnchen]

That's a relief... I finish at 2 o'clock each day :yep:

[Fubar2Niner]

Congrats mate, glad you're back on the money mill. Five days on, three days off you say? What kind of crazy boss you working for? ;)

Fubes

[STEED]

Congrats mate, glad you're back on the money mill. Five days on, three days off you say? What kind of crazy boss you working for? ;)

Fubes

ME...:har:

Get to work Eich. :haha:

I want a weather report on my desk no latter than 1pm Friday

[Mr Quatro]

So let's see if I have this right ... Steed wants a weather report before the weather is really real?

Easy Eich, plus you get paid for it ... but oh my if you are wrong you won't hear the end of it. :o

[STEED]

:haha: :haha: :)

[Jimbuna]

I won't be around so much from now on... I've had to stop being a bum and get a job (well, 5 days on & 3 days off). I only hope STEED isn't working there somewhere... I haven't seen him yet... I don't want to spend my breaks talking about the weather

All the best in your job Glynn :up:

[Commander Wallace]

I won't be around so much from now on... I've had to stop being a bum and get a job (well, 5 days on & 3 days off). I only hope STEED isn't working there somewhere... I haven't seen him yet... I don't want to spend my breaks talking about the weather




:Kaleun_Wink: All the best to you, squirrely one. :Kaleun_Salute:

[Catfish]

All the best, Glynn! Hope it's a good job :)

[Eichhörnchen]

Thanks, guys. It's a pretty ropey job but decent money... and the regular income will make a nice change.

I just got home and I've got my 3 days off now, so watch out

[Jimbuna]

New job for Glynn and a new car for me. I've gone right back in the power stakes expecting the arrival of a new Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost Titanium 5dr tomorrow.

I've decided at my age fuel consumption is now a primary consideration.

Fuel Consumption
EC Combined65.7 mpg
EC Extra Urban76.4 mpg
EC Urban52.3 mpg

[Aktungbby]

:O:Off to podiatry for my regular appointment which is almost a month overdue. My toe nails have never been so long in my living memory.
https://media.tenor.com/images/b811a2944c1205615e3f83ed42cfa719/tenor.gif:arrgh!: won't be around so much from now on... I've had to stop being a bum and get a job (well, 5 days on & 3 days off). I only hope STEED isn't working there somewhere... I haven't seen him yet... I don't want to spend my breaks talking about the weather WELL YOUR IN GOOD COMPANYhttp://www.hilariousgifs.com/i/xGRcOxy.gif OL' ADOLPH WAS A FAILED ARTIST TOO AND HAD TO GET A JOB....I'LL BUY THE 262'S STRAFFING THE LUDENDORFF MASTERPIECEhttp://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=9429 ....IF IT WILL HELP THE FAMILY COFFERS!:O: IT'S ALREADY ONE OF MY SCREEN SAVERS; MIGHT AS WELL HAVE IT ON THE MANCAVE WALL TOO!:arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

^ I think the peripheral neuropathy in my feet would help dull any sensation from that grinder :03:

[Aktungbby]

^ I think the peripheral neuropathy in my feet would help dull any sensation from that grinder :03:

https://media.tenor.com/images/57365323c979a522d2b1804199a11452/tenor.gif https://media.tenor.com/images/3cbb1811e8e58938bf65ea67c028988f/tenor.gif UNDERSTOOD! I USED TO DO MY DEMENTED DAD'S TOES; SAVED HIM $50 A VISIT(MORE IN THE ESTATE??!!:o AT THE PODIATRIST..... AND I DO THE CATS CLAWS(SAVES UPHOLSTERY) AND THE HORSES' HOOVES(LE$$ AT THE FARRIER'S) TOO

[Eichhörnchen]

:O:
WELL YOUR IN GOOD COMPANY.... OL' ADOLPH WAS A FAILED ARTIST TOO AND HAD TO GET A JOB

Well for a failed artist I didn't do so bad... 37 years in the business and my paintings bought me a pension fund which paid off the mortgage and left a fairly good residue. But I can't justify drawing upon and depleting that when I've not yet reached pensionable age

Being an artist is all about getting the breaks: I've been lucky in having patrons who've paid me to paint continually, as well as much publishing work (greetings cards and collectors plates etc) but my last patron died just over a year ago and the publishing world has largely turned its back on the way things were done before... paying an artist to license his work... they think they can do it all on computers now

[STEED]

I just got home and I've got my 3 days off now, so watch out

Get back to work the country is on the verge of a crash and it's all hands to the pump. Jim's doing his bit hes off down London to do some demolition work at some place in Westminster.

[Aktungbby]

Get back to work the country is on the verge of a crash and it's all hands to the pump. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Henry_Scott_Tuke_-_All_Hands_to_the_Pumps_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/300px-Henry_Scott_Tuke_-_All_Hands_to_the_Pumps_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Scott_Tuke_-_All_Hands_to_the_Pumps_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg)HENRY TUKE "ALL HANDS TO THE PUMP"

[Jimbuna]

Get back to work the country is on the verge of a crash and it's all hands to the pump. Jim's doing his bit hes off down London to do some demolition work at some place in Westminster.

Nowhere near Westminster actually, just two miles to my local Ford dealer in under an hour to pick up whatt I hope will become the latest love in my life :O:

[STEED]

Nowhere near Westminster actually, just two miles to my local Ford dealer in under an hour to pick up whatt I hope will become the latest love in my life :O:Oh I get it buy a car for your barrels of gun powder, good idea Jim after all you want go get the job done right. ::03::)

Speaking of job as in work I will be off to work latter today doing my bit for Queen and country unlike some a Eich.:03:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/bHSLwRi.jpg

Just got an email to say I've sold another Lancaster... this one was in the gallery for no more than a fortnight & is the third one that's gone over the past month... the old boy who got it for his retirement present just rang me to say how pleased he is with it

I seem to have been right to combine larger size, lower price and popular local icon to get a sale, but I couldn't produce enough of these in a week to earn what I'm now getting pushing a broom around

[Aktungbby]

...to earn what I'm now getting pushing a broom around"Milling about smartly" (looking busy pushin' a broom)is an art form in itself.:k_confused::O:

[Mr Quatro]

I hope your not too sensitive of an artist Glynn :o
but that bomber looks a bit too short for 4 engines :yep:

Great painting though keep up the good work on your three days off :up:

[Aktungbby]

but that bomber looks a bit too short for 4 engines :yep:
YOU IGNORANT IDIOT!:()1: :know: THAT IS THE SHORT LANCASTER:arrgh!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland

[Mr Quatro]

YOU IGNORANT IDIOT!:()1: :know: THAT IS THE SHORT LANCASTER:arrgh!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland



Well ladie da I'm not as old and smart like you ... How was I suppose to know the English had two versions :o

Sorry Glynn go back to work without my observations :yep:

[fumo30]

Aktung and Quatro, you are both wrong.

AFAIK, only Sunderland is Short.:88)

[Eichhörnchen]

I hope your not too sensitive of an artist Glynn :o
but that bomber looks a bit too short for 4 engines

I can't blame you for being an American and unfamiliar with our iconic Lancaster, but it did have a very short fuselage-to-wing ratio (wingspan about 1.5 times the length of the fuselage when I measure my model). You can notice this most when you look at the short distance between the wings and tailplanes (this photo foreshortens the starboard wing rather grossly because of lens effect)

https://i.imgur.com/GBvIrKP.jpg

Furthermore, the Lanc did actually start out as a twin-engined design named the Avro Manchester... yet whilst its span was only 10 feet more than that of the Manchester, its fuselage was actually just about the same length... leading to its 'short' appearance

[STEED]

Welcome to STEED's weather report here...

Cold due too gusty winds, dry at the moment and very cloudy. :)

Spot of house work later today as I listen in to my audio book too take my mind off the boredom but first another cup of coffee.

[Mussalo]

Ooh boy what a week, what-a-week!
In a few hours I'll be sweating my worries away in sauna with some friends.
...perhaps with couple of beers as well:Kaleun_Cheers:

[Jimbuna]

Ooh boy what a week, what-a-week!
In a few hours I'll be sweating my worries away in sauna with some friends.
...perhaps with couple of beers as well:Kaleun_Cheers:

Don't forget to keep your 'shorts' on :)

:03:

[Jimbuna]

Lancaster variants: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster

[Aktungbby]

Ooh boy what a week, what-a-week!
In a few hours I'll be sweating my worries away in sauna with some friends.
...perhaps with couple of beers as well:Kaleun_Cheers:

Don't forget to keep your 'shorts' on :)

:03:BRING CUCUMBERS! https://media.tenor.com/images/a4b2291ab4f3c7fa26ba1a60f81e570b/tenor.gif

[STEED]

Another day another pound to kiss good bye on bills.

[STEED]

SPRING HAS LANDED. :)

Dry bright day and mild just right before we crash into summer and another five month heatwave...I'm not recovered fully from last years in the mean time its coffee time. :)

[Jimbuna]

Took delivery of my new motor last Friday and whilst out on the road last night I got a low tyre pressure warning light. Checked/looked at the tyres and they appeared okay so repeatedly reset the tyre presuure warning system to no avail. Got up this morning and sure enough, I had a flat.

Moral being....trust the system before trusting ones eyes :doh:

[gimpy117]

I'm back in school for good hopefully fixing tractors and cars while trying to get certs to fix aircraft. many of you may remember me back in the day when i was pretty much a kid

[Commander Wallace]

^ Best of luck in school. I hope everything works out.

[Mr Quatro]

I'm back in school for good hopefully fixing tractors and cars while trying to get certs to fix aircraft. many of you may remember me back in the day when i was pretty much a kid

Welcome back ... Gee planes are expensive :yep:

[STEED]

I'm having a night out at the flicks. :)

[Eichhörnchen]

What are you going to see... "On The Buses"?

[STEED]

What are you going to see... "On The Buses"?


No it was better than that, see the movie thread for info. Another hot clear bright day here and I got dusting too do oh well cup of coffee latter.

[gimpy117]

^ Best of luck in school. I hope everything works out.

bes way to make rich doctors poor doctors :up:

[em2nought]

bes way to make rich doctors poor doctors :up:
Next to an ambitious relative with an over inflated ego. :03:

[Mussalo]

Took delivery of my new motor last Friday and whilst out on the road last night I got a low tyre pressure warning light. Checked/looked at the tyres and they appeared okay so repeatedly reset the tyre presuure warning system to no avail. Got up this morning and sure enough, I had a flat.

Moral being....trust the system before trusting ones eyes :doh:
My wife's BMW gives the low tyre pressure warning so often that it wouldn't even cross my mind to actually check the tires anymore..

It's like a crying wolf effect! Hopefully you didn't lose all your sheep.

[Jimbuna]

My wife's BMW gives the low tyre pressure warning so often that it wouldn't even cross my mind to actually check the tires anymore..

It's like a crying wolf effect! Hopefully you didn't lose all your sheep.

Just had that with a new Ford I purchased a fortnight ago....reset the tyre pressure system daily for nearly a week to no avail....eventually looked at the tyres and found a screw in the tread :doh:

[Mr Quatro]

Just had that with a new Ford I purchased a fortnight ago....reset the tyre pressure system daily for nearly a week to no avail....eventually looked at the tyres and found a screw in the tread :doh:

Steed did it :D

[Aktungbby]

...eventually looked at the tyres and found a screw in the tread :doh: https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/animals-dog-canine-life-reflect-reflecting-rde2075_low.jpg (https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoonview.asp?catref=rde2075):O:

[Jimbuna]

Steed did it :D

I doubt STEED would know what a screw was :03:

[Aktungbby]

Indeed! "lefty loosy, righty tighty" is above his pay grade:O: https://media.tenor.com/images/d78d8e912bca4a0a0470cd8123186aff/tenor.gifI doubt STEED would know what a screw was :03:

[STEED]

I doubt STEED would know what a screw was :03:

Which one, Hubba hubba or the boring one?

Went to the super market today full of geriatrics, must be geriatric day today. Anyway it was dreadful just like all the rest and I'm so glad that is over for another week.

[Aktungbby]

having an enjoyable rainy day, coffee, the Wall Street Journal and watching one my favorite U boat movies...Muphy's Warhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/Murphy%27s_War_Poster.jpeg with Peter O'Toole!:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: the Grummam "Duck"J2F arial footage sequences are noteworthy. THE UBOAT WAS ACTUALLY THE BALEO CLASS USS TILEFISH SS-307, WHICH, AFTER IT'S DECOMMISSIONING, HAD BEEN SOLD TO THE VENEZUALEAN NAVY AS AVR S-11 CARITE-AND CANNIBLIZED FOR PARTS AFTER 16 YEARS OF SERVICE:wah:http://navsource.org/archives/08/305/0830703.jpg WHERE SCENES WERE FILMED IN THE ORINOCO RIVER. For the role, she was modified by the addition of a "cigarette deck" aft of her sail and was painted in a "dazzle" camouflage pattern. https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTY0MTc4MTI0M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzYxNDU3MTE@._ V1_SY1000_CR0,0,1180,1000_AL_.jpg THE 'DUCK' WAS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR TYPE OR MARKINGS BUT WAS READILY AVAILABLE...SUCH IS THE NATURE OF POETIC LICENSE IN CINEMA. THE ACTUAL RESTORED MOVIE PLANE IS CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Grumman_OA-12_Duck_USAF.jpg/220px-Grumman_OA-12_Duck_USAF.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grumman_OA-12_Duck_USAF.jpg) AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE U.S. AIRFORCE IN OHIO

[Jimbuna]

One of my all time favourite movies :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnTxB2dUGNk

[STEED]

Wondering if and when I get a pay rise, I'm not expecting a big rise that is for sure. Back to work Friday for my second stint, could be a late one.

[Jimbuna]

You'll probably get the 38 pence per hour NMW rise.

[STEED]

You'll probably get the 38 pence per hour NMW rise.

You can't buy a MARS bar with that. :doh:

[Jimbuna]

Might stretch to a Bombay Bad Boy when the sales are on.

[Jimbuna]

Two days off starting tomorrow and two of the bedrooms need the paper stripped prior to the decorator coming on Wednesday.

Can hardly wait :shifty:

[Aktungbby]

JUST BACK FROM THREE DAY'S WITH OLD CLASSMATES (FROM 50 YEARS AGO:k_confused:) IN THE HIGH DESERT OF SILVER SPRINGS, NEVADA(ELEVATION 4100 FT)http://vfrmap.com/api?req=map&type=sectc&lat=39.403056&lon=-119.251194&zoom=10&width=240&height=240 (http://www.airnav.com/depart?http://www.vfrmap.com/?type=vfrc&lat=39.403&lon=-119.251&zoom=10) AND GETTING EVEN HIGHER AT 7200+ FEET ON A 30-MILE ALL-TERRAIN HONDA https://cdn1.cycletrader.com/v1/media/5c91da382d9f7868f651c874.jpg?width=1024&height=768&quality=70 TRIP TO SOME TRANSMITTER TOWERS ON THE VAST RANCH 37-F. COLD AND SNOW PREVENTED US SUMMITING THE LAST HUNDRE YARDS TO THE PEAKS; AND THE SEMI-GRAVEL ROAD WAS BRUTAL WITH ROCKS, WASHOUTS, SHEER DROP-OFFS AND WILD HORSE POOP EVERY FOOT OF THE WAY...:arrgh!:

[STEED]

Two days off starting tomorrow and two of the bedrooms need the paper stripped prior to the decorator coming on Wednesday.

Can hardly wait :shifty:

That will teach you taking time off work. :O:

I'm off to work soon. :)

[Jimbuna]

Bad back returns, no longer able to function like I used to.

[Commander Wallace]

Bad back returns, no longer able to function like I used to.

Welcome to the club. I was out of commission for the weekend and probably for the rest of the week as well.



Can you say excruciating pain, boys and girls ? :Kaleun_Crying:

[Jimbuna]

Welcome to the club. I was out of commission for the weekend and probably for the rest of the week as well.



Can you say excruciating pain, boys and girls ? :Kaleun_Crying:

Just my luck, I finished the wallpaper stripping first and the wife says I should offer the decorator a little something extra to do it for me.

I replied "I would have gladly but now I'll simply buy a couple of litres of rum and drown my sorrows"

[Aktungbby]

Bad back returns, no longer able to function like I used to. Welcome to the club. I was out of commission for the weekend and probably for the rest of the week as well.



Can you say excruciating pain, boys and girls ? :Kaleun_Crying: YEARS OF TRUCKKIN'; RUGBY; AND GENERAL HEAVY-LIFTING NOTWITHSTANDING....CMON NOW! SUCK IT UP! KEEP YOUR 'STIFF PUTTER' IN THE BAG AND GET BACK INTO 'THE SWING OF THINGS':yep: TALK ABOUT A LITTLE INSPIRATION IN BADBACKOLOGY: https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/ap-aptopix-masters-golf-1.jpg?w=1000FRANKLY I'M JUST JEALOUS...AND LOOKING FOR MY CLUBS AND THE IBUPROPHEN BOTTLE....:shucks:

[Mr Quatro]

Welcome to the club. I was out of commission for the weekend and probably for the rest of the week as well.

Can you say excruciating pain, boys and girls ? :Kaleun_Crying:

You shouldn't ride your motorcycle in just your underwear anyway :o

[Commander Wallace]

You shouldn't ride your motorcycle in just your underwear anyway :o




It's better than riding in yours. :haha:


It has gone out doing basic things like bending over to tie my shoes. This time it's bad.

[Platapus]

Wondering if and when I get a pay rise, I'm not expecting a big rise that is for sure. Back to work Friday for my second stint, could be a late one.




Pa raz? You speak in strange tongues. What is this pa raz thing you are speaking of?


Is that anything like that va kay shun thing I hear?

[Commander Wallace]

YEARS OF TRUCKKIN'; RUGBY; AND GENERAL HEAVY-LIFTING NOTWITHSTANDING....CMON NOW! SUCK IT UP! KEEP YOUR 'STIFF PUTTER' IN THE BAG AND GET BACK INTO 'THE SWING OF THINGS':yep: TALK ABOUT A LITTLE INSPIRATION IN BADBACKOLOGY: https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/ap-aptopix-masters-golf-1.jpg?w=1000FRANKLY I'M JUST JEALOUS...AND LOOKING FOR MY CLUBS AND THE IBUPROPHEN BOTTLE....:shucks:





Tiger Woods did a great job yesterday, winning the Masters. It was his first major tournament win in 11 years. Congrats to Tiger Woods. It is taking more than Ibuprofen for me, though.

[Jimbuna]

I'm currently on a mix of Paracetamol and Ibuprfen until early evening when the Nelsons blood takes over.

[Aktungbby]

^SIMILARLY FORTIFIED ON IBOPROFIN AND A VODKA GIMLET AS I HEAD OUT TO ROTOTILL THE VEGGIE GARDEN BOXES FOR SPRING PLANTING THEN ADD WITH NEW DIRT AND MANURE(50 LB SACKS):k_confused: AND ROTOTILL AGAIN....NUTHIN LIKE RASPBERRY JAM AND A FRESH SALAD MADE FROM YOUR OWN GARDEN THOUGH!:arrgh!:

[Jimbuna]

Funny you should say that because tonight I'm having a ham salad accompanied with chips/fries and lashings of Heinz salad cream.

[STEED]

I'm currently on a mix of Paracetamol and Ibuprfen until early evening when the Nelsons blood takes over.
That teach you lifting a pint without due care and attention. :O:

PS..Only joking, get well jim. I take it it's the back gone.

[Aktungbby]

Funny you should say that because tonight I'm having a ham salad accompanied with chips/fries and lashings of Heinz salad cream.well, I rototilled 8 fifty lb sacks of new soil and discovered a trove of unharvested carrots in one of the planter boxes;
now kicking back with a vodka gimlet watching the Giants ballgame prepartory to grilling marinated (tomato-basil)turkey breasts served with fresh carrots...I'm trying to talk the boss into making carrot cake!!:O:

[Jimbuna]

That teach you lifting a pint without due care and attention. :O:

PS..Only joking, get well jim. I take it it's the back gone.

well, I rototilled 8 fifty lb sacks of new soil and discovered a trove of unharvested carrots in one of the planter boxes;
now kicking back with a vodka gimlet watching the Giants ballgame prepartory to grilling marinated (tomato-basil)turkey breasts served with fresh carrots...I'm trying to talk the boss into making carrot cake!!:O:

You just couldn't make this up, Davey (the decorator) turned up earlier and announced he's been off work for the past month suffering from sciatica and was clearly hobbling as he entered the hose.

My decorating job is his first since returning to work and the moans and groans I can hear upstairs as he hangs the wallpaper are slightly concerning yet funny at the same time :)

[STEED]

You just couldn't make this up, Davey (the decorator) turned up earlier and announced he's been off work for the past month suffering from sciatica and was clearly hobbling as he entered the hose.

My decorating job is his first since returning to work and the moans and groans I can hear upstairs as he hangs the wallpaper are slightly concerning yet funny at the same time :)

Sounds like he went back to work to soon, I suspect he's his own boss so to him time is money. Once you damage your sciatica nerve you are never the same again. I should know I suffer it and its worst that normal back pain.

I'm taking a break after five months straight at work. Not due back until next Tuesday and it looks like outside summer has landed.

[Skybird]

Today, I'm recovering, since yesterday I had an extraordinarily beautiful and exhausting bicycle tour, amongst other highlights the so-called "Cherry-Blossoming Tour" at the small town of Hagen a.T.W. (not the bigger city of the same name in the Ruhr area). Extremely harsh climbings could not make you failing to be stunned by the beautiful sights and most idyllic places and romantic routes you stumble over time and again if you explore the area. Today, my legs are heavy and I am done, but it was worth it. Ten hours on the saddle, no longer breaks, just short stops to do some video shooting here or there, additional to the bike cam. Did I mention the steep climbs? Unfortunately, this secondary footage for the most went wrong. Too bad. Oh, the many steep climbs everywhwere. without an ebike I would feel lost, and even with engine it was very tiring because it was so long a tour. I drank like a horse, almost five litres.

Hagen is a centre of cherry seed preservation, a so-called gene ark. They have almost 300 different cherry types in the area and a storage base for the genetic material and seeds. Every second house in the town at least seems to have cherry trees. Unfortunately they all have white blossoms only - I saw not a single rose-coloured, not one. That was a bit dissapointing, I had expected some more sensation, I admit, since they acively advertise with their cherry thing. Also, most trees are very small only. So, while they are nice, the cherry trees alone are no reason to tour there, but the general sights of the area, the idyllic landscape in general is absolutely worth it. But you need to know the small, hidden routes for getting the best of it. Then it is like vacation in the deepest rural area of Bavaria. Beautiful.

A certain part of the most idyllic place already is named like it: "Himmelreich", Kingdom of Heaven. :D

It was my 30th or more tour into that place since last year, and although it is a relatively small area, I still am able to discover some routes and places I have not seen before although i spend hours and hours there.:yeah:

150 km, climbs of over 15%. The joy came at a price. :)

First time ever I killed both batteries down to zero not for calibration, but in normal operation. The last 4 kilometer home I drove totally dry. Of course, the wind had changed and I had it in my face (again). On a bike weighing 33kg with all stuff loaded. I do not recommend you to repeat that.

[Commander Wallace]

Today, I'm recovering, since yesterday I had an extraordinarily beautiful and exhausting bicycle tour, amongst other highlights the so-called "Cherry-Blossoming Tour" at the small town of Hagen a.T.W. (not the bigger city of the same name in the Ruhr area). Extremely harsh climbings could not make you failing to be stunned by the beautiful sights and most idyllic places and romantic routes you stumble over time and again if you explore the area. Today, my legs are heavy and I am done, but it was worth it. Ten hours on the saddle, no longer breaks, just short stops to do some video shooting here or there, additional to the bike cam. Did I mention the steep climbs? Unfortunately, this secondary footage for the most went wrong. Too bad. Oh, the many steep climbs everywhwere. without an ebike I would feel lost, and even with engine it was very tiring because it was so long a tour. I drank like a horse, almost five litres.

Hagen is a centre of cherry seed preservation, a so-called gene ark. They have almost 300 different cherry types in the area and a storage base for the genetic material and seeds. Every second house in the town at least seems to have cherry trees. Unfortunately they all have white blossoms only - I saw not a single rose-coloured, not one. That was a bit dissapointing, I had expected some more sensation, I admit, since they acively advertise with their cherry thing. Also, most trees are very small only. So, while they are nice, the cherry trees alone are no reason to tour there, but the general sights of the area, the idyllic landscape in general is absolutely worth it. But you need to know the small, hidden routes for getting the best of it. Then it is like vacation in the deepest rural area of Bavaria. Beautiful.

A certain part of the most idyllic place already is named like it: "Himmelreich", Kingdom of Heaven. :D

It was my 30th or more tour into that place since last year, and although it is a relatively small area, I still am able to discover some routes and places I have not seen before although i spend hours and hours there.:yeah:

150 km, climbs of over 15%. The joy came at a price. :)

First time ever I killed both batteries down to zero not for calibration, but in normal operation. The last 4 kilometer home I drove totally dry. Of course, the wind had changed and I had it in my face (again). On a bike weighing 33kg with all stuff loaded. I do not recommend you to repeat that.




Sounds like a great place for a slow motorcycle ride / tour. Subsim member, Shroeder has talked about riding about the German country side on his motorcycle as well. With the spring here, It seems like a great way to spend the day. :up:

[Jimbuna]

Sounds like he went back to work to soon, I suspect he's his own boss so to him time is money.

Correctamundo :yep:

[Eichhörnchen]

I've been plagued by sciatica for the past fortnight, then this afternoon I swallowed a couple of paracetamol and necked a bottle of "Old Crafty Hen".... and the pain just melted away. 4 hours since and I've still not got so much as a twinge, and it had been proper painful

This will be my treatment of choice from now on

[Skybird]

Sounds like a great place for a slow motorcycle ride / tour. Subsim member, Shroeder has talked about riding about the German country side on his motorcycle as well. With the spring here, It seems like a great way to spend the day. :up:
Actually the Holperdorptal is part of he area I speak of, and that includes also the street between Bad Iburg and Lienen. The socalled Lienen serpentines are a motorcyclist meeting point, I see columns of bikes there quite often, also race bicycles and mountain bicycler whose drivers train there heavy breathing :), but no ordinary cyclists. The serpentines cross the hills of the Teutoburger forust in North-Wetsern direction, and dping that trip on bike in southern direction equals attempted slaughter. I have an speed advanatge over motorbikes, since they drive 50-70 km/h and I just 20-25, I can enjoy the journey three times as long as they can only. :) The serpentines are in a forest area with little outlooks over the countryside, however.



From North to south, starting in Bad Iburg already
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uw2r_n45ro



From south the North

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9zS-N6X-AU





And this trecking video shows some of the outlooks into the landscape. Quick-click the video for finding the sequences interesting if you do not want to watch the whole video, he ahs some good material. Its also in the area, and representative for what I talked of earlier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnPciIgKeBE
The place he is walking in is on the southern rim of the area talked about. "Malepartus" that he also mentions, is an original Bavarian style restaurant whrre you get only typical Bavarian "Brotzeiten" and typical Bavarian food, nothing else. And very big and very good cream puffs with ice fillings. "Malepartus" is a Bavarian word, or name, for "fox".


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[STEED]

Did my weekly shopping then a spot of weeding followed by giving the grass a second cut and now cooking fish for lunch. And now the weather report - Dry with a gentle breeze sunny and warm.

[Mr Quatro]

Did my weekly shopping then a spot of weeding followed by giving the grass a second cut and now cooking fish for lunch. And now the weather report - Dry with a gentle breeze sunny and warm.

How much do you pay for lemons and limes in your area?

To go with your fish ... I'm paying one dollar each for lemons and 50 cents each for small limes.

[Torvald Von Mansee]

I think the only answer I will ever be able to truthfully say is "Posting in this thread."

[STEED]

How much do you pay for lemons and limes in your area?

To go with your fish ... I'm paying one dollar each for lemons and 50 cents each for small limes.
None, I like my fish natural not even salt or pepper. :)

Too hot here to bother doing a anything that can wait. Probably give my hair a trim before Tuesday.

[Jimbuna]

Summer must be fast approaching because the wife has instructed me to dust off the gas BBQ and take the garden furniture cushions out of storage in the garage.

[STEED]

Summer must be fast approaching because the wife has instructed me to dust off the gas BBQ and take the garden furniture cushions out of storage in the garage.
Summer is here jim in the south, you lot in the north will have to wait another month or two. :)

[Mr Quatro]

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=324530554931648

I thought this was Eichhörnchen stuck in a tree, but turns out to be Steed after he ate too much :o

[Kaye T. Bai]

Been dieting for a few months, I've lost almost 25 kg since September.

[Eichhörnchen]

Great going, Kaye T. :Kaleun_Salute:

[Commander Wallace]

Been dieting for a few months, I've lost almost 25 kg since September.




Great job. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:



I'm sure you are feeling better as well.

[Jimbuna]

Summer is here jim in the south, you lot in the north will have to wait another month or two. :)

Nope tis here now in Gods country.

[STEED]

Nope tis here now in Gods country.

Four days behind us in the south. :O: :haha:

[Jimbuna]

Been dieting for a few months, I've lost almost 25 kg since September.

Way to go :cool:

[Sailor Steve]

Up and on my computer for the first time in three days. Friday night I went to bed as usual, and as usual had to get up a couple of times to hit the head. Nothing unusual there, until I got up again Saturday morning, went to the head again and then back to bed. And then again. And again Saturday afternoon. And Saturday evening. Saturday night I was up just long enough to post a place-holder in the '100 Years' thread. Sunday morning was more of the same. And Sunday afternoon. And Sunday night.

I don't mean to be repetitive, but I needed to give an idea of what this was like. I slept for more than forty-eight hours. Didn't eat anything. Didn't drink anything for more that twenty-four hours, and then only because I forced myself to.

Woke up this morning with a mild headache. My eyes have gone blurry so I can't drive to the hospital. No money for a cab, or even the bus. I really don't want to tie up the services it would waste to call an ambulance. I found out that my HUD-funded apartment is part of a network of transportation services, so I can get a ride with them. If I'm not well tomorrow I intend to do just that. Meanwhile I'm feeling well enough to type again, and I don't feel like going back to bed.

This morning I actually had a little breakfast. We'll see how tomorrow goes.

[Mr Quatro]

God bless you Steve ... I'm not a doctor, but obviously something is wrong.

Hope you can get it solved at the VA ... I know it took me three months just to get an appointment and it was 150 miles away.

Been there, done that, praying for you as I know others will be also :up:

[Sailor Steve]

Thanks, Quattro. I do have a couple of questions for you.

Hope you can get it solved at the VA ... I know it took me three months just to get an appointment and it was 150 miles away.
Was your appointment with a VA outlet? I ask because I can walk into the Emergency Room (which also functions as General Admissions) any time I want. If it was the VA, are you aware that they have an Outreach Program that lets you get treatment at a local facility and they will still pay for it? This link should help you find your way to the right place.
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/web/myhealthevet/home

As for the prayers, I thank you for the thought but I'm no longer a believer myself.

[u crank]

Hope you will be alright Steve. All the best.:salute:

[Mr Quatro]

Thanks, Quattro. I do have a couple of questions for you.


Was your appointment with a VA outlet? I ask because I can walk into the Emergency Room (which also functions as General Admissions) any time I want. If it was the VA, are you aware that they have an Outreach Program that lets you get treatment at a local facility and they will still pay for it? This link should help you find your way to the right place.
https://www.myhealth.va.gov/web/myhealthevet/home

As for the prayers, I thank you for the thought but I'm no longer a believer myself.

Thank you for the link ... I am on VA choice with a local clinic, but all they want is your money or I should say the government's money. No, I was talking about something serious like my eyes which needed a 3 month wait for the doctor to see me at a VA hospital, but they finally did and fixed me up good even free meds etc.

As for prayer you don't have to be a believer just a receiver ... your problem is probably connected to your cataract surgery that didn't work out, but the going to the bathroom might be your prostrate health. Your body is definitely trying to tell you something that's for sure.

Kathryn Kuhlman was a famous faith healer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn_Kuhlman)
back in the 1970's and she was healing non believers so her followers said to her, "Kathryn, this is not right that you are healing non-believers" and she said, "Oh honey I don't have anything to do with it God does all of that"

[STEED]

Back to work but hey I'm off again on the bank holiday May. :)

[Slyguy3129]

Watching the Astros and Rangers forget how to play baseball.

[Sailor Steve]

No, I was talking about something serious like my eyes which needed a 3 month wait for the doctor to see me at a VA hospital, but they finally did and fixed me up good even free meds etc.
I'm sorry you had to wait, but glad they did get you sorted out.

... your problem is probably connected to your cataract surgery that didn't work out, but the going to the bathroom might be your prostrate health. Your body is definitely trying to tell you something that's for sure.
I don't think so. Part of the bathroom problem is likely connected with the diabetes. The other part is the ongoing intestinal problem I've been having. This actually felt similar to something I had several years ago, which the doctors said was not Mononucleosis but was related. Right now I'm feeling pretty good. If it comes back I know how to get a ride to the VA now.

[Slyguy3129]

I'm sorry you had to wait, but glad they did get you sorted out.


I don't think so. Part of the bathroom problem is likely connected with the diabetes. The other part is the ongoing intestinal problem I've been having. This actually felt similar to something I had several years ago, which the doctors said was not Mononucleosis but was related. Right now I'm feeling pretty good. If it comes back I know how to get a ride to the VA now.

Not to get TMI, and ugh, I know we don't like talking about it, but a life long friend of my father was diagnosed yesterday with Prostate Cancer. Get that mess checked if you even suspect something might be up. It's apparently going to be up to us men to take care of each other.

But you are right, Diabetes can do that to you. My dad can vouch.

[Aktungbby]

Up and on my computer for the first time in three days. Friday night I went to bed as usual, and as usual had to get up a couple of times to hit the head. Nothing unusual there, until I got up again Saturday morning, went to the head again and then back to bed. And then again. And again Saturday afternoon. And Saturday evening. Saturday night I was up just long enough to post a place-holder in the '100 Years' thread. Sunday morning was more of the same. And Sunday afternoon. And Sunday night.

I don't mean to be repetitive, but I needed to give an idea of what this was like. I slept for more than forty-eight hours. Didn't eat anything. Didn't drink anything for more that twenty-four hours, and then only because I forced myself to.

Woke up this morning with a mild headache. My eyes have gone blurry so I can't drive to the hospital. No money for a cab, or even the bus. I really don't want to tie up the services it would waste to call an ambulance. I found out that my HUD-funded apartment is part of a network of transportation services, so I can get a ride with them. If I'm not well tomorrow I intend to do just that. Meanwhile I'm feeling well enough to type again, and I don't feel like going back to bed.

This morning I actually had a little breakfast. We'll see how tomorrow goes.any chance of a furnace related monoxide problem on your HUD unit? Long term drowsiness and a mild tension headache are typical symptoms of the problem.

[Slyguy3129]

any chance of a furnace related monoxide problem on your HUD unit? Long term drowsiness and a mild tension headache are typical symptoms of the problem.

This might be one of the most terrifying things I've read online in a long time, but you are not wrong.

[Sailor Steve]

any chance of a furnace related monoxide problem on your HUD unit? Long term drowsiness and a mild tension headache are typical symptoms of the problem.
Fortunately not much chance at all. Everything's electric - no gas anywhere.

Whatever it was seems to have passed. After trying to catch up past work I suddenly found myself going to bed at 0200. And then - as often happens - I couldn't sleep. Now it's 0313 and I've decided to go ahead and catch up the other missing stuff - like my WOFF playing. The store opens in less than three hours and my eyes are normal again, so I can drive, and I need some milk.

Or I might fall asleep before then. We'll see.

[Jimbuna]

Fortunately not much chance at all. Everything's electric - no gas anywhere.

Whatever it was seems to have passed. After trying to catch up past work I suddenly found myself going to bed at 0200. And then - as often happens - I couldn't sleep. Now it's 0313 and I've decided to go ahead and catch up the other missing stuff - like my WOFF playing. The store opens in less than three hours and my eyes are normal again, so I can drive, and I need some milk.

Or I might fall asleep before then. We'll see.

Great news mate and I know it obviously wasn't a priority at the time but you could have sent me a PM and would have immediately done my 'xmas' thing.

[Commander Wallace]

Up and on my computer for the first time in three days. Friday night I went to bed as usual, and as usual had to get up a couple of times to hit the head. Nothing unusual there, until I got up again Saturday morning, went to the head again and then back to bed. And then again. And again Saturday afternoon. And Saturday evening. Saturday night I was up just long enough to post a place-holder in the '100 Years' thread. Sunday morning was more of the same. And Sunday afternoon. And Sunday night.

I don't mean to be repetitive, but I needed to give an idea of what this was like. I slept for more than forty-eight hours. Didn't eat anything. Didn't drink anything for more that twenty-four hours, and then only because I forced myself to.

Woke up this morning with a mild headache. My eyes have gone blurry so I can't drive to the hospital. No money for a cab, or even the bus. I really don't want to tie up the services it would waste to call an ambulance. I found out that my HUD-funded apartment is part of a network of transportation services, so I can get a ride with them. If I'm not well tomorrow I intend to do just that. Meanwhile I'm feeling well enough to type again, and I don't feel like going back to bed.

This morning I actually had a little breakfast. We'll see how tomorrow goes.




I hope things go well for you Steve and you are on the mend. Hopefully, you will be well enough to be able to get outside for a bit. I always feel better when I'm outdoors.

[Aktungbby]

A GORGIOUS DAY ASEA IN THE CARQUINEZ STRAIT OFF MARE ISLAND WITH THE CAPTAIN'S NEW TOY: A 360 CAMERA...TEMPS IN THE EIGHTIES WINDS AT 20 MPH, WAVES AT 2 FT AND SUNNY!! WE HIT 9 KNOTS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=10325< I'M THE HANDSOME GUY ON THE PORTSIDE!:O:...AND ON THE DOWN SIDE VIEW:http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=10326

[Buddahaid]

Damn, wish I was aboard but I know I would be too busy with life. Sure you don't need salt water fishing gear? I have more.

[Aktungbby]

Let me know when you're "in the 'hood " I'll stop by. Fishing isn't real feasible from a narrow cockpit Catalina with three large old guys however!:Kaleun_Wink:

[Buddahaid]

Be there the whole week from 5-25 through 6-2 during the day at least for the big push to get dad's house ready for rental. Call me otherwise as I'll be on tap and I still have a lot of salt water fishing gear to find a home for. Reels and lures as the big rods are gone. Some abalone stuff as well if you know somebody.

This goes for anybody else who might be interested. There is also a large collection of small shells all identified by genies and species I need to find a home for. Some large nice shells as well.

[STEED]

Taking a break from work and chilling out. Need a break from those silly work hours that get too me after a while.

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/nevJHKR.jpg

Waiting to see the handiwork of my new buddy (left, an ex Welsh Guardsman). He's from my dad's home town of Pwllheli in Wales and he colourises old black & white photos as a hobby... mostly military subjects. He says he'd like to have a go at an old photo of me standing with my brother in our Army Cadet days in the 1970s

I'm not sure, but I think he's given this photo a bit of colour-enhancement too... he uses a special software for this but I'm never sure that I like the results

It will be interesting to see what he makes of it and I'll post it when he's done

[Aktungbby]

Waiting to see the handiwork of my new buddy (left, an ex Welsh Guardsman). He's from my dad's home town of Pwllheli in Wales and he colourises old black & white photos as a hobby... mostly military subjects. He says he'd like to have a go at an old photo of me standing with my brother in our Army Cadet days in the 1970s

I'm not sure, but I think he's given this photo a bit of colour-enhancement too... he uses a special software for this but I'm never sure that I like the results

It will be interesting to see what he makes of it and I'll post it when he's donewell as long as he doesn't over-enhance your ''tan' it should be ok!:doh: :O: :arrgh!:

[Reece]

Sitting in a cafe eating a Full British.:yep:

[KG_Jag]

Getting reacquainted with some great old computer games.

[STEED]

Sitting in a cafe eating a Full British.:yep:

Bloody heck Reece you had fried bread as well? :o

[Catfish]

^ Bread? In England? :hmmm:
Ah it's Australia :up:
:O:

[Jimbuna]

Received my renewal quotes for building and contents from the bank so I decided to perform a search of a well known compare the market site and there are plenty of companies offering like for like policies about 40% cheaper.

Today is a bank holiday here in the UK so I'll be ringing the bank in the morning and declining their renewal quote.

[Aktungbby]

^ CONSIDERING WHAT THEY'LL GOUGE U FOR ON LIFE INSURANCE IN YOUR 60'S.... YOU'VE GOT TO CUT CORNER$ $OMEWHERE:shucks: I'M OFF TO THE MECHANIC TO ASSIST DAUGHTER WITH HER CAR- NEEDING A NEW FAN MOTOR FOR HEATER/AC; THEN DRIVING HER TO WORK. I USED TO DO IT BUT THE NEWER MACHINES AND THE POSTURE TO GET UNDER THE DASH PRECLUDE MY INVOLVMENT.

[Jimbuna]

I don't bother with life insurance these days. No mortgage or debt etc. and sufficient investments/savings to see me through retirement.

Besides, if I die, I don't get the benefits of the insurance payout so sod that :03:

[Aktungbby]

I ... so sod that :03:under the sod is what it's all about BBY!:k_confused::O:

[Mr Quatro]

renewal quotes for building and contents

Is that like for fire and theft?

I think they call it indemnity insurance over here.

Make sure you get replacement value insurance. My house got robbed one time and my mother was in insurance for twenty years and she had the replacemnt value insurance policy for me.

So the stuff got replaced at the current rates not what the used rate would've been.

[Jimbuna]

Is that like for fire and theft?

I think they call it indemnity insurance over here.

Make sure you get replacement value insurance. My house got robbed one time and my mother was in insurance for twenty years and she had the replacemnt value insurance policy for me.

So the stuff got replaced at the current rates not what the used rate would've been.

We call it 'new for old'

[Platapus]

Well, yet another birthday has come and gone. This year, my doctor asked me to stop eating and to drink something called a "Prep". He said he wanted to "take a look at me". Nothing unusual in that. Doctors look at me all the time.



This time, I had to wear that backwards gown and lay on my left side. But what's the worst that can happen? :o:o:o


Preliminary reconnaissance imagery indicates no issues. The doctor took some souvenirs to send to one of his buddies. Doctors do some strange things sometimes.



:D


Looks like I am good for another 3 years, 3,000 miles. :up: