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Still wavin'
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- Ovver 'thill
Good ol NHS, that's all I can say.
Today I am greatful...
- Thread starter vernon
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smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
GWS Mrs V 
BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
- Location
- Iskele TRNC & Mordor UK
Blimey. I hope things are as good as they can be mate (or better actually). Three cheers for the NHS then
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
It was a trivial incident that escalated into a full blown crisis/near death experience.
Mrs V went out for lunch in Leeds with fellow members of a book club. There were in a trendy eating place where they served rustic chunk meaty sandwiches on 'planks' barely large enough to accommodate the sandwich.
Mrs V had a lamb sandwich and cut a chunk off to eat as it was too big to grapple with. The chunk of lamb that she had was gristly and chewy. Being posh, she looked at the options available to her - there wasn't enough room on the plank to accommodate a chewed bolus of food, the napkins were linen and she didn't want to spoil them so she attempted to swallow the lamb.
Mistake
The lamb got stuck in her throat and severely restricted her breathing. One of the bookclub members is a nurse who sprang into action and tried the 'drink some water to flush it down' technique - it failed, the water was going nowhere. The Heimlich manoeuvre followed - no movement on the lamb's part. Meanwhile a 999 call had been made and Mrs V's breathing was barely possible and changes of skin colour towards blue were happening. The first responders arrived followed by an ambulance. They managed to dislodge the meat and some semblance of order was restored at which point my wife took over the event. Her blood pressure and heart rate were both stratospheric and the paramedics wanted to cart her off to casualty but she insisted that they hung around for five minutes and remeasured her vitals and they'd returned to something resembling normality so she sent them on their way after signing a discalimer.
She refused to ring me knowing that I was on my way to Manchester to meet up with my cult followers for beer food and a Muse gig. She drove home and retired to bed. The restaurant waived the bill for the book club and Mrs V reckons that the book club session itself was cancelled.
I was blissfully unaware of the drama until I got home in the wee small hours and my daughter told me about the events. As tempting as it was to wake Mrs V up and demonstrate my joy at her cheating death I didn't want to become the second member of the family unit to need the attention of the emergency services within twenty four hours.
Mr's V currently sounds a little hoarse, has sore ribs and hand prints on her back. I've had my first bollocking of the day which confirms that a full recovery has been made.
Thanks for your concern folks.
You're the best.
Mrs V went out for lunch in Leeds with fellow members of a book club. There were in a trendy eating place where they served rustic chunk meaty sandwiches on 'planks' barely large enough to accommodate the sandwich.
Mrs V had a lamb sandwich and cut a chunk off to eat as it was too big to grapple with. The chunk of lamb that she had was gristly and chewy. Being posh, she looked at the options available to her - there wasn't enough room on the plank to accommodate a chewed bolus of food, the napkins were linen and she didn't want to spoil them so she attempted to swallow the lamb.
Mistake
The lamb got stuck in her throat and severely restricted her breathing. One of the bookclub members is a nurse who sprang into action and tried the 'drink some water to flush it down' technique - it failed, the water was going nowhere. The Heimlich manoeuvre followed - no movement on the lamb's part. Meanwhile a 999 call had been made and Mrs V's breathing was barely possible and changes of skin colour towards blue were happening. The first responders arrived followed by an ambulance. They managed to dislodge the meat and some semblance of order was restored at which point my wife took over the event. Her blood pressure and heart rate were both stratospheric and the paramedics wanted to cart her off to casualty but she insisted that they hung around for five minutes and remeasured her vitals and they'd returned to something resembling normality so she sent them on their way after signing a discalimer.
She refused to ring me knowing that I was on my way to Manchester to meet up with my cult followers for beer food and a Muse gig. She drove home and retired to bed. The restaurant waived the bill for the book club and Mrs V reckons that the book club session itself was cancelled.
I was blissfully unaware of the drama until I got home in the wee small hours and my daughter told me about the events. As tempting as it was to wake Mrs V up and demonstrate my joy at her cheating death I didn't want to become the second member of the family unit to need the attention of the emergency services within twenty four hours.
Mr's V currently sounds a little hoarse, has sore ribs and hand prints on her back. I've had my first bollocking of the day which confirms that a full recovery has been made.
Thanks for your concern folks.
You're the best.
Dayvo
just passin' through
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- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Bloody 'ell, Vern, that sounds terrifying!
Glad that 'normality' has been restored, but what a frightening experience for her and those with her to go through.
Send her my best wishes. And have a (lamb-free) pie on me.
Glad that 'normality' has been restored, but what a frightening experience for her and those with her to go through.
Send her my best wishes. And have a (lamb-free) pie on me.
Sara_H
Guru
As an NHS employee I say "you're welcome"! It makesa plesant change to receive credit where its due! Though I obviously can't take personal credit for Mrs V's survival.
Hope she's fully recovered, sounds scary.
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
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- Meanwood, Leeds
I think a FNR at some point is in order to mark the occasion. Best wishes sent
I'm coming down in September. I might even wear my special hat.
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
They got a free meal out of it.
Result!
Funnily enough I will be making a vegan pie this week - nothing chewier than garden peas.
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
Wow ... sounds like a very frightening experience for Mrs. V.
Glad things turned out okay and she's back home safe and well. She'll be the talk of the book club for years to come ...
So is it choccies, flowers, and feet up in front of the telly today for Mrs. V?
Nah!
I'm on my second bollocking of the day. Normal service has been resumed.
I'm off out to Pocklington for a potter around the lanes with my pal from there.
ComedyPilot
Secret Lemonade Drinker
- Location
- The Kingdom of Yorkshire
I am local (ish) to Pock, and could be on the lanes this afternoon.....
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Great news Vernon. BW to Mrs V.
