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Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
Tough old ride today with weather alternating between very windy, cold and wet. Still another 61 miles in the bag. Only 14.5avg though. Damn wind.

Heard during the ride Chorley has two cases of Coronavirus. We aren't in lockdown and have been allowed back in.

I don't want to upset @Dave7 but if anyone else is thinking of doing a PoA it can be done online on the .gov website. £85 all in. Takes around 15-20 minutes.
I know. I think 15-20 is a very simplistic and open to errors but even so......
As I say, she is 94. A very bright and healthy 94 but stuck in her ways. She was relieved just to know it was no longer her worry. If I had tried to dissuade her she would have gotten upset.
I know your point is correct but it really wasn't right for us in this case.
 

oldwheels

Legendary Member
Location
Isle of Mull
Just reading that they are Atlantic salmon and a lot of the problem is actually out in the Atlantic. Hard to believe but they also blame lack of rain leading to low river levels.
Not sure if it is still happening but Norwegian and Icelandic boats were scooping out thousands of tons of salmon from the North Atlantic. The anglers here cannot understand why few salmon are returning to their home rivers? Many river boards now have started hatcheries to try to reverse the downturn and also trying to improve conditions for returning fish but this will take some time. In the meantime I think all salmon rivers have a no kill policy. Certainly all coastal salmon fisheries have been shut down although I did see netting at Rosemarkie a couple of years ago when they got one fish.
 

oldwheels

Legendary Member
Location
Isle of Mull
Tough old ride today with weather alternating between very windy, cold and wet. Still another 61 miles in the bag. Only 14.5avg though. Damn wind.

Heard during the ride Chorley has two cases of Coronavirus. We aren't in lockdown and have been allowed back in.

I don't want to upset @Dave7 but if anyone else is thinking of doing a PoA it can be done online on the .gov website. £85 all in. Takes around 15-20 minutes.
Not sure if that applies in Scotland. I tried about 3 years ago to do an online POA and found the system impenetrable and gave up in the end. I think it was devised by lawyers for lawyers and we got a local law firm to do it in the end. Cannot remember the cost but don’t think it was too expensive. I had to appear in person so that the lawyer could certify that they thought I was campus mentos enough to agree to the POA.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
You are from Yorkshire. Strange things 'appen over there.
You mean like,
"The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships are held in Ramsbottom in Lancashire. This bizarre event dates back to the War of the Roses when apparently the two sides ran out of ammo and started hurling black puddings and Yorkshire puddings at each other."
 

rustybolts

pedalling tediously
Location
Ireland
Good morning one and all.
Dentist appointment this morning, last time I visited there was a discussion about root canal work being needed.
Fingers crossed that won't be necessary, the toothpaste she recommended seems to have helped greatly. 🤞
Just wondering what is the name and brand of the toothpaste ? trying to hold on to my old gnashers as long as possible !
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
You mean like,
"The World Black Pudding Throwing Championships are held in Ramsbottom in Lancashire. This bizarre event dates back to the War of the Roses when apparently the two sides ran out of ammo and started hurling black puddings and Yorkshire puddings at each other."
Lancashire may run a close second to yorkshire.
Being Cheshire born and bred we tend not to do that jolly old sort of thing :rolleyes:
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Just wondering what is the name and brand of the toothpaste ? trying to hold on to my old gnashers as long as possible !

When I went previously I'd been experiencing a dull ache and sensitivity to hot/cold drinks. I was very aware of the tooth ( rear upper molar.)
The Dentist did x rays which revealed what looked like a couple of shadows in the jaw bone / root area. She advised that it would probably mean root canal work or extraction, but as it wasn't actually painful to carry on for the time being.

She recommended Sensodyne Pronamel " repair and protect".
To brush with it and then squeeze a little on to a finger and rub it around the affected tooth immediately before bedtime and leave it.
I've been doing that and it was only after the reminder for my appointment that I realised the tooth was almost back to normal.
It may well be coincidence but when I saw her today she was very pleased and said just carry on as you are.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
"To make recycled toilet paper, large bales of recycled paper are put into a pulping machine at the toilet paper factory.
The paper is mixed with lukewarm water to form a pulp before entering an ink-removing process.
To remove ink, the paper pulp is injected with air, making the ink rise to the top in a foam."
 
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