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General Discussion Area / Finally got my hospital appointment...

« on: 15 March 2013, 16:17:22 »

...for my 6 week follow-up after January's treatment (due this week)

May 3rd FFS... If it had been looked at 6 weeks ago and not this week I might have had an appointment soon

It's a joke... It's now 36 weeks since I was referred (30 weeks to any treatment) and if he turns around and says he needs another CT/MRI scan because they're 6 months old I will be forced to tell him exactly what I think of his department's organisational skills and lodge a complaint

That's better... Had a rant now

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General Discussion Area / Do Delivery Drivers...

« on: 15 March 2013, 16:09:08 »

... sit around the corner and wait for you to go out?

TNT called about 5 minutes after I went out to walk the dog

I wouldn't mind but the only thing I'm expecting is my new mattress and the call centre have confirmed it's 40Kgs so could well be it Just a shame... Would have been really nice to have it for the weekend!

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General Discussion Area / Surely this can't be right?

« on: 15 March 2013, 09:07:16 »

Before I start I must say that, although my back treatment is moving too slowly, I think the NHS is generally very good I should also add that I'm a big believer that the NHS should be "scrapped" and rearranged as a compulsory insurance scheme with assessed government funding as per most of Europe

Anyway... Moving on to what I want to say! I don't read the Daily Fail but this is a link I have picked up elsewhere. There are several local papers carrying the story too and the cause has been featured on local TV and radio news programmes today.

I want to add that I do have a tentative connection to the family... I went to the same school as Steve (Sam's father), although not at the same time. Steve made an appeal on Monday night for help and they have raised in excess of £2k for the cause in the 24 hours since the accounts were set up The power of social media is phenomenal and this is really gathering momentum

Anyway... I'm rambling! What I am shocked at is that because Sam turned 16 in January the NHS have told the family that it is unlikely they will fund his treatment but had he been under 16 they probably would have! Talk about age discrimination, even though it is against the NHS Constitution Who has the right to decide that a young man should face almost certain death just because he is 60 days older than 16

This isn't a plea for donations or sympathy, although I know the family will be very grateful if you feel you would like to donate, but more to highlight the disgusting treatment (or lack of it!) that they are receiving from the NHS Surely this is wrong? OK, I started by saying the NHS should be "scrapped" but, at present, it isn't and anyone can come in from anywhere in the EU and get free treatment  Something wrong there IMHO

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General Discussion Area / Anyone used mightydeals.co.uk

« on: 10 March 2013, 08:25:25 »

As per the title... Anyone used them? There's an offer on there that I'm seriously considering but just seems too good to be true

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General Discussion Area / Awesome stop animation

« on: 08 March 2013, 11:49:31 »

I know it's a YouTube link but this just blew me away... It's absolutely brilliant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY

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General Discussion Area / Saturday night and a load of old rubbish on TV...

« on: 16 February 2013, 18:57:12 »

... apart from in the TB household where Mrs TB will have tuned to ITV2 and hidden the remote

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General Discussion Area / Oh FFS... This is just not on

« on: 26 January 2013, 22:04:36 »

Nothing but cyber bullying I tell you!

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General Discussion Area / Someone else thinks highly of drivers of a certain Brand (A little NWS)

« on: 20 January 2013, 23:19:24 »

Spotted this in the car park as we walked back to the car tonight and had to get a snap...

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Untitled by lazydocker, on Flickr

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Untitled by lazydocker, on Flickr

Has Gixer been up in my neck of the woods this evening?

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General Discussion Area / Helicopter Crash in London

« on: 16 January 2013, 08:42:41 »

Doesn't sound good at all. My thoughts go out to anyone involved or with loved ones on the site.

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General Discussion Area / What have I done now???

« on: 10 January 2013, 18:54:52 »

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General Discussion Area / Finally put our tree up today

« on: 21 December 2012, 22:52:54 »

SWMBO has been nagging at me to put up the tree so I got on with it today
















 

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General Discussion Area / Possibly need a new laptop...

« on: 11 December 2012, 19:21:35 »

... and considering Business Leasing for a few good reasons. But the question is...

... Do I go Mac or stay PC?

Also need to look at getting SWMBO a new lappy as her screen has packed up... I think it might be graphics driver overheating as it kind of hisses and flashes up for a second or 2 before going off

Perhaps lease 2 PC's for not dissimilar prices to the Macbook Air

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General Discussion Area / Shall I bash Sky or...

« on: 06 December 2012, 13:20:43 »

... give a true report

Finally managed to get my mate from down the road down and he and I have re-sited my dish (and also fitted a 60cm instead of 45cm) to a 10' pole in the back garden. Now that there is clear line of sight over the trees in front of the house we have a perfect, strong, high quality signal

Can finally see some of the HD channels, or SD channels come to think of it, that we have never been able to receive since having sky installed in 2005

Not the fault of Sky though... The signal was always going to be weak because of the trees and they wouldn't do the specialist installation that was needed and has now been done

I might be able to enjoy TV a little more now

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General Discussion Area / F1 Spoiler!!!

« on: 25 November 2012, 16:04:57 »

Hahahahahaha... Unlucky Vettel!

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General Discussion Area / Christmas Cake Recipe

« on: 15 November 2012, 14:12:51 »

Not mine, "borrowed" from someone else but very good all the same

1 cup sugar, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 cup water, 1 tsp. salt , 1 cup brown sugar, Lemon juice, 4 large eggs, Nuts, 1 bottle Vodka,2 cups dried fruit.

Sample a cup of Vodka to check quality.
Take a large bowl, check the Vodka again to be sure it is of the highest quality then Repeat.
Turn on the electric mixer.
Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
Add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Beat again.

At this point, it is best to make sure the Vodka is still OK.
Try another cup just in case.
Turn off the mixerer thingy.
Break 2 eegs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
Pick the fruit up off the floor, wash it and put it in the bowl a piece at a time trying to count it.
Mix on the turner.
If the fried druit getas stuck in the beaterers, just pry it loose with a drewscriver

Sample the Vodka to test for tonsisticity.

Next, sift 2 cups of salt, or something.

Check the Vodka.

Now shit shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one table.
Add a spoon of sugar, or somefink. Whatever you can find.
Greash the oven.
Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.
Don't forget to beat off the turner.
Finally, throw the bowl through the window.

Finish the Vodka and wipe the counter with the cat.