The concern was that although the shingles jab is a weakened strain, it is still a " live " virus. With people who have a weak immune system there is a risk that the shingles jab will give them shingles instead of protecting them from it.
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The concern was that although the shingles jab is a weakened strain, it is still a " live " virus. With people who have a weak immune system there is a risk that the shingles jab will give them shingles instead of protecting them from it.
oldwheels
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- Isle of Mull
Tuesday was nice and sunny but I spent it travelling and then getting a CT scan to look at a tumour near my only kidney. Sounds worse than it is as it has probably been there for years. Now being monitored annually to check in case of growth. Last year they found as a side issue that there was a large gallstone which was dealt with almost immediately so I was very relieved to get the cannula removed as that meant I was not being kept in.
Today dry and sunny but a cold northerly wind. Got a more respectable mileage done on the route 78 cyclepath which was very busy but only one touring cyclist. The rest had no luggage and many e assist bikes with a fair number of family groups.
Went north a bit from my usual starting point but not impressed as the main road has to be crossed several times with kerbs a bit high and some turns a bit tight at the crossings. Also bits are really a pavement beside a busy main road and too narrow if somebody coming the other way.
Went down to Cuill Bay for lunch but the whole place been taken over by “ travellers” so had to leave. Spoke to a local woman who had been down attending to a horse. “ You. take your life in your hands coming down here now” was her comment.
Pic is one of my favourite stopping points.
Today dry and sunny but a cold northerly wind. Got a more respectable mileage done on the route 78 cyclepath which was very busy but only one touring cyclist. The rest had no luggage and many e assist bikes with a fair number of family groups.
Went north a bit from my usual starting point but not impressed as the main road has to be crossed several times with kerbs a bit high and some turns a bit tight at the crossings. Also bits are really a pavement beside a busy main road and too narrow if somebody coming the other way.
Went down to Cuill Bay for lunch but the whole place been taken over by “ travellers” so had to leave. Spoke to a local woman who had been down attending to a horse. “ You. take your life in your hands coming down here now” was her comment.
Pic is one of my favourite stopping points.
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Those chips don't even qualify as a childs portion.
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They're 8" long......
The peas must be the size of Gobstoppers then...They're 8" long......
They were 'Devon Giants', a popular strain down 'ere.
And what did you have that measured 8" to compare it to ?????They're 8" long......
Flick of the Elbow
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- Midlothian Edinburgh
Evening all, a late start this morning, grey and damp again, drove over to Nairn to walk alongside the river to Cawdor and back. Not quite the spectacle of yesterday but very pleasant. Nairn is also on the list of potential places to retire to.
Mo1959
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Years since I was there. Visited it when I was on holiday in Findhorn. Yes, it’s a lovely area and a nice climate too as I believe it catches a fair bit of the gulf stream.
PaulSB
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- Chorley, Lancashire
Oi!!!!It was a young girl messing about with her black labrador dog.
Think she must have been from Lancashire.......they're a bit odd up there.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Another dig at us northerners. Can we ban this poster?The chips were made from the local variety 'Lamerton Pale' spuds - valued for their inability to brown even when provoked by a Northerner trying to over cook them.
Oh. He started the thread 😄
PaulSB
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- Chorley, Lancashire
I didn't know jabs are available for pneumonia and shingles.
I had measles as an adult. It was horrendous. I spent hours laying in a cold bath trying to stop the itching!! Eventually drove to A&E at 4.00am and pleaded for help. A young female doctor saw me, gave me a withering look and some tablets, sent me home with strict instructions not to take them till I got home.
Took the tablets and slept for 18 hours. Woke up and the rash had subsided.
I had measles as an adult. It was horrendous. I spent hours laying in a cold bath trying to stop the itching!! Eventually drove to A&E at 4.00am and pleaded for help. A young female doctor saw me, gave me a withering look and some tablets, sent me home with strict instructions not to take them till I got home.
Took the tablets and slept for 18 hours. Woke up and the rash had subsided.
