Mundane News

[Illaveago]

I must have got so far out of the wrong side of the bed today that it must have been the wrong bed!
Have any of you been watching SAS Rogue Heros? In a book I'm reading it says that Paddy Mayne was 6 ft 2 ins. I can only assume that the rest of his team are either giants or it is due to perspective and he is standing further away from them. it's a good series despite this!

 

[Illaveago]

The other night my wife asked me if I wanted rice with my meal. I said no as I knew that it would be the ant egg variety and I hate the stuff! I think it all goes back to the potato shortage back in the 60's and school dinners. Why can't I have rice pudding rice with it as it tastes so much better?

 

[biggs682]

First two cuppas went down well

I must have got so far out of the wrong side of the bed today that it must have been the wrong bed!
Have any of you been watching SAS Rogue Heros? In a book I'm reading it says that Paddy Maybe was 6 ft 2 ins. I can only assume that the rest of his team are either giants or it is due to perspective and he is standing further away from them. it's a good series despite this!

We watched the first episode of the current series and not watched any more as we didn't enjoy it much

 

[pawl]

Yes. I was born yesterday.

Hope your mother wasn’t in the cinema yesterday

 

[raleighnut]

The other night my wife asked me if I wanted rice with my meal. I said no as I knew that it would be the ant egg variety and I hate the stuff! I think it all goes back to the potato shortage back in the 60's and school dinners. Why can't I have rice pudding rice with it as it tastes so much better?

Use a Risotto Rice or one of the Italian 'Short Grain' Rices

 

[PeteXXX]

Dog has been walked 🐶
Gardening has been gardened as the Brown Bin has the 1st collection since last year 🌸
Coffee is spluttering out of the machine's spout ☕

 

[fossyant]

Being temporarily immobile has given me an insight into people's attitude to those with disabilities. In wheelchair they completely ignore you, cut you up etc and don't mention looking at the food in the buffet. You can't see it but people barge in front of you (old people). You'd think they were still on rations and had to get there before the food ran out.

Topped off by some old lady rushing past me on the inside (left) and kicking my stick from under me, just because she was dashing for food in the restaurant. Not much of an apology, sorry and dashed off as I shouted 'Jesus and FFS' as I was trying to regain balance.

This has now set me back again as the tendons twinged and pulled in my groin. Back on heavy duty pain killers. Grr.

It's been an education and you'd think some of these old folk would be more careful as they are way nearer the coffin than I am.

Chatting with the couple I was with when we were assisted onto the airplane and I mentioned I had a new appreciation of the difficulties. She is in a chair and can't walk far.

 

[Marchrider]

95yo MiL ready to come out of hospital, has been ready to leave for 2 days, but can't leave until home assessment has been done. Phone call today to meet assessor at her flat, assessor wants to know where MiL is as she is can't do assessment until MiL is at home

meanwhile hospital is at full capacity - I know I have read about this nonsense before, but it is actually happening.....

 

[mybike]

Morning.
What a load of bollows! Cows being responsible for all the CO2. So our farmers are being blamed for what South American farmers are doing!
Some councillors are advising people to put oatmeal milk and other alternatives to milk in their tea and coffee instead of milk. Is there an idiot selection board which selects these people ?

It's just ignorance & idiocy,

 

[lazybloke]

A good day yesterday; started my dream job.

It was also my daughters birthday; the perfect opportunity to feed tartrazine to the kids.
At least one of them is already hyperactive...

 

[Marchrider]

Morning.
What a load of bollows! Cows being responsible for all the CO2. So our farmers are being blamed for what South American farmers are doing!
Some councillors are advising people to put oatmeal milk and other alternatives to milk in their tea and coffee instead of milk. Is there an idiot selection board which selects these people ?

or indeed, What a load of Bullocks

 

[Jenkins]

That's the two bikes demudded and a second coffee had with a slice of toast. Time to get out for some fresh air

 

[Jenkins]

Oh bugger - I have one of those little solar powered water cascade things in the back garden and the expansion of ice in the main water bowl over the weekend has put a dirty great big crack it so it leaks badly.

 

[pawl]

95yo MiL ready to come out of hospital, has been ready to leave for 2 days, but can't leave until home assessment has been done. Phone call today to meet assessor at her flat, assessor wants to know where MiL is as she is can't do assessment until MiL is at home

meanwhile hospital is at full capacity - I know I have read about this nonsense before, but it is actually happening.....

I took early retirement as a specialist Social Worker for older people in the LRI.

Back then all social care was by social services I was part of the multi disciplinary team responsible for assessments for older people requiring home care services Assessments were started with talking to relatives regarding any care they provided to establish there care role if any prior to admission.

The patient would be given an activity of daily living assessment this was carried out by the occupational therapist ,physio and medical team. SSD home care would then be contacted re timing and level of service If required a home visit with the HomeCare organiser and any relatives who wished to be involved in the patient’s care Any aids and adaptions identified .
Sometimes major adaptations were required then a temporary stay could be arranged in a SSD residential home or in a nursing home. Benefits could be provided where appropriate..
Private services started to take over the role of SSD.and my self and colleagues moved to area offices

The service wasn’t always perfect but were based in the hospital and could respond quickly.

When I advised the medical consultant I was taking early retirement he was somewhat annoyed .As I explained to him I couldn’t guarantee attendance at the weekly MDT meetings our be available to see concerned relatives when they visted this wasn’t what I signed up for

I retired two years early and had intended to continue till I was 70 It was a job that I never had a problem getting up In the morning for..
I can’t really comment on the current system but so called bed blocking is now worse than ever.
Your experience with current home care and what looks like the hospital not being aware your MIL should be attending a home assessment would never have occurred with (blows hi own trumpet)never have happened.
The whole purpose from admission to discharge was to have services aids and adaptions in place.that meet the service users needs and those of any relatives who wish to be involved in t he care plan.

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[Speicher]

The plumber in Hundred Acre Wood is having problems. This is not surprising when the pipes you are trying to connect are almost as big as you.