raleighnut
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They've not 'taken it away'....................Simply made it 'means tested'.
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They've not 'taken it away'....................Simply made it 'means tested'.
woodbutchmaster
Veteran
I have an obsession ( well ok just one of my obsessions) it being balancing large heavy objects on top of one another with nothing but the force of gravity holding them together. This is a total of five pieces of rock found lying around here 
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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- Armonmy Way
Welcome to the hypertension club! I can match your systolic numbers without medication but your diastolic is about twice as high as anything I've ever got it up to and as such it's a marvel of modern science.
In my case, I've a badly plumbed kidney that keeps on nagging the heart to send more blood. The heart obliges and the BP goes up and up. The main medication for this in my case is "calcium channel blockers" - Felodipine plus a low dose of Ramipril, which is an ACE inhibitor. Their basic job is to relax the blood vessels. Do either of those 2 meds sound familiar?
Illaveago
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- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I don't know how the deputy prime minestone is going to build 1.5 million homes. I would have started on a small garden wall first before embarking on something that large! 
oldwheels
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- Isle of Mull
Got a walk after an early lunch but I really should have used my trike and gone a bit further since it remained mostly sunny.
One day I must screw my courage up a bit and get my mobility scooter out again. It is a 3 wheel contraption which folds called an eFoldi and the steering is a bit like an upright trike I think. Seems ok on flat ground but on a sloping corner seems to have a mind of it's own. Needs more practice and also a new battery would be good. New ones cost about £600 or the bay at about £300 for reconditioned ones. Doubtful value on both counts I think.
I am not the only one to be bothered by the chaos on Main St and a cafe owner at one end points out that emergency services could not get anywhere near her cafe without a helicopter. If she had for example a kitchen fire today the fire brigade would probably reach it tomorrow. Pedestrians and motorhomes come in for a lot of criticism to put it mildly.
The bus parking for service buses has been filling up with motorhomes and a bus driver complains that when he asks them to move he gets abuse and shown the middle finger. This is not a police matter but the local council are the ones to enforce parking there. A traffic warden comes over from Oban from time to time but only doles out fixed penalty notices in Craignure to those parking in the bus lanes. High time they get something done at this end of the island.
One day I must screw my courage up a bit and get my mobility scooter out again. It is a 3 wheel contraption which folds called an eFoldi and the steering is a bit like an upright trike I think. Seems ok on flat ground but on a sloping corner seems to have a mind of it's own. Needs more practice and also a new battery would be good. New ones cost about £600 or the bay at about £300 for reconditioned ones. Doubtful value on both counts I think.
I am not the only one to be bothered by the chaos on Main St and a cafe owner at one end points out that emergency services could not get anywhere near her cafe without a helicopter. If she had for example a kitchen fire today the fire brigade would probably reach it tomorrow. Pedestrians and motorhomes come in for a lot of criticism to put it mildly.
The bus parking for service buses has been filling up with motorhomes and a bus driver complains that when he asks them to move he gets abuse and shown the middle finger. This is not a police matter but the local council are the ones to enforce parking there. A traffic warden comes over from Oban from time to time but only doles out fixed penalty notices in Craignure to those parking in the bus lanes. High time they get something done at this end of the island.
cookiemonster
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- Hong Kong
Illaveago
Guru
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- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I went to the Mens Shed this afternoon and I was chatting to one of the chaps about our dentist going private . He said that he has just gone from there to another dentist in the town . His reason was that he is going away to Australia soon and has a tooth playing up and doesn't want it spoiling his holiday. Our present dentist wouldn't be able to see him for several weeks and then it would only for an assessment and probably be a few more weeks after that before they attempted any filling work. He said that the new dentist fitted him in that morning and did the filling and several others. He asked us to guess how much it cost?
£700 !
£700 !
Illaveago
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- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Why did those girl gymnasts waving on the TV just now make me think of the Telly Tubbies? 
Gwylan
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- All at sea⛵
Why did those girl gymnasts waving on the TV just now make me think of the Telly Tubbies?
Why? Who are the Telly Tubbies?
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
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- Northamptonshire
Working day completed
Why are some multi national companies so useless.
Open that can of worms at your peril
Why are some multi national companies so useless.
Open that can of worms at your peril
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
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- Northamptonshire
Not complaining
It's about 28 degrees outside and we have beef stew 🍽️
It's about 28 degrees outside and we have beef stew 🍽️
oldwheels
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- Isle of Mull
Just had another experimental meal. Rice with frozen green peas and raisins microwaved plus bits of pork and apple sausage and a bit of Stornoway black pudding fried then mixed in. Very nice.
I notice the sheep in the field opposite have been shorn and one has a hoody crow sitting on it’s back.
I used to help at my grandfather’s croft and my job was to pack the fleeces into enormous hessian sacks and jump inside them to pack the wool tighter when they were hanging from a beam. They went to Hunter’s of Brora woollen mill.
I notice the sheep in the field opposite have been shorn and one has a hoody crow sitting on it’s back.
I used to help at my grandfather’s croft and my job was to pack the fleeces into enormous hessian sacks and jump inside them to pack the wool tighter when they were hanging from a beam. They went to Hunter’s of Brora woollen mill.
Home sweet home.
I've been prescribed Amlodipine and Doxazosin.
BP stubbornly refused to go down to normal despite both medications. I blame a ward full of beep - beebeep - bap - beep sounds from various devices and bunch of old ladies (one lady was 104 yo with no clue where she is, why and what's going on). Sleepless night. Include 2 nights when I had that awful headache and you will see that I haven't had a proper sleep for a few nights.
Last BP reading was 180/111 I think.
Told to be back to the hospital on Friday to check BP again and to give more blood. I've already got 2 nice bruises forming.
Got ultrasound done for kidneys/bladder. Apparently kidneys got some scarring. Got a referral to specialist kidney clinic (same hospital).
Basically I will be monitored to see if meds are suitable and to find out wtf is wrong with kidneys.
Now all both of my backpacks have got a handful of earplugs each. Just in case ...
Slightly puzzling journey to and from the hospital. The mobile ticket kept on needing to be activated and then as I got on the bus to come back from the hospital having collected the new tablets, it threw up an error message. Quickly off the bus and walked into town. It thankfully had clouded over and their was a pleasant breeze. Bananas from M&S and new thermometer from Boots. So far failing dismally to get a sensible reading from it.
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deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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- Armonmy Way
Good quality earplugs are essential for these kinds of events.
