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Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
Barnet,
Good morning all.
It's a lovely -5⁰C here at the moment, but it's going to be sunny all day.
Sainsbury's are delivering the weekly goodies between 08.30 and 09.30.
Then I am acting as a chauffeur for our daughter who has a MRI scan booked at Chase Farm hospital dental department. Her wisdom teeth are playing up and the scan is required as they all need to come out.😳
 
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Morning all :hello:

I bought another Tapo cctv camera yesterday and I've got to mount it on the exterior wall. It's replacing an old camera that doesn't work and will give coverage of my caravan, annexe door and garage.

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There's another one to replace just around the corner, and higher up than this one, which covers the front of the house and driveway.
I'll get around to doing that one later, as it involves some high ladder work.
 
Just checked on Wundermap and the nearest weather station is saying -5!!!!

others are more like -3

not been out to see for myself - and looking at that I will avoid it for a while!

anyway - big day today - got to go down to the car place and tell them we want the car but can;t afford it (we can) but if they knock a bit off it we might just be able to manage it

I am hoping the smarmy young guy is not in as it is his day off and we can talk to the nice young woman I talked to before instead
at least she doesn;t talk like she has swallowed a library of sales tact books!

bloody young people - wandering around being young and enthusiastic without permission!!!

anyway - we will also have to shuffle some money around so we can pay for it
SWMBO has actually offered to pay for the whole thing!!!
(can I pick the right woman or WHAT!!!)

anyway - that can wait until it warms up a bit
 

BoldonLad

Not part of the Elite
Location
South Tyneside
Weird - I have had bloods done several times recently
Just made an appointment and turned up with the blood form the GP surgery gave me
no paperwork at all!

Same in my example, no paper all done electronically. The not so good bit was the mechanism for making the appointment, with online, or, via telephone call, in both cases, information they must already know, is requested again, why?
 
Same in my example, no paper all done electronically. The not so good bit was the mechanism for making the appointment, with online, or, via telephone call, in both cases, information they must already know, is requested again, why?

In some cases they ask question at every stage just to make sure it is the right person and that the documentation if correct

because a mistake could be deadly in extreme cases

so they check far too often - just in case
 

BoldonLad

Not part of the Elite
Location
South Tyneside
In some cases they ask question at every stage just to make sure it is the right person and that the documentation if correct

because a mistake could be deadly in extreme cases

so they check far too often - just in case

It is a blood sample we are talking about, not an amputation 😊
 
It is a blood sample we are talking about, not an amputation 😊

Yes - far end of the scale from an amputation - but if the wrong person is on the form then it could lead to a wrong diagnosis
and some people (like my Mum when she was still alive) would just believe what the doctor said and take the tablets

not likely to kill someone - but if the possibility exists then check a few more time!
 

Chief Broom

Veteran
Yet another article that just makes me think cycling outdoors is just not worth it now. :sad:


https://road.cc/content/news/nine-out-ten-women-face-abuse-while-cycling-report-finds-306235
Sad but should'nt let ignorant SOB's deter anyone from riding. Ive had abuse on the A9...riding up a hill out of Golspie i noticed a few cars behind so pulled into a layby at the top to let them by. I had delayed them for all of 15 secs but had a torrent of abuse flung at me :rolleyes: water of a ducks back, i view such morons as a ignorant sub species that do what they do....
 
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