Andy in Germany
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- Freiburg im Breisgau
We have someone on the team who knows the difference.
Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?
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We have someone on the team who knows the difference.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
With that one I would be worried that it would catch it and throw it back to be at which point I would find my self mysteriously unable to move away
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Hideously strong tasting and absolutely packed full of horrendous sugar! 
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Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
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- South Wales
Persil - Dirt is good
If dirt is that good, why bother using your product to wash it out ?
If dirt is that good, why bother using your product to wash it out ?
mistyoptic
Vintage
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- A parallel reality
In the same vein, (sorry if you’re too young to remember)
”nothing acts faster than Anadin”. So take nothing for your pain then, it’ll work faster
mistyoptic
Vintage
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- A parallel reality
Shouldn’t’ve
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Funnily enough, I was reading about some research the other day which suggested that paracetamol can not only be dangerous but also be ineffective for pain relief.
In fact, it can actually make headaches worse! My brother-in-law was taking it regularly for migraines. He eventually found out that it was making them more painful!
mistyoptic
Vintage
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- A parallel reality
Very interesting, and quite disturbing. Mind you, at the time of the original advertisement, Anadin was aspirin based, with a caffeine chaser
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Totally true
a few years ago I suddenly got a massive headache - I mean nothing to agony in a split second
called a Thunderclap headache for a good reason
It was agony for several days - eventually the painkiller started dumbing it down for a few minutes and then up to a few hours
I was scared stiff it would come back
I was taking max dose of paracetamol and ibuprofen for several weeks - all carefully documented so I didn;t go over the limits
after a months or two - and 'yes' my GP was monitoring it all - I decided to try dropping the dose
with great trepidation
whereas a few days before I would have a few pain free hours then it would come back gradually before I could take any more pills - especially if the last ones were paracetamol - then suddenly there was no pain AT ALL
at that point I had been taking so many painkiller that it was them that was causing the pain - the problem had gone some time ago
there is a proper medical term for it - can;t remember what it is
classic33
Leg End Member
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH).
https://www.science.org/content/article/why-painkillers-sometimes-make-pain-worse
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Contractors that do a bad job!!!!
A few years ago we had the whole driveway and back garden redone in Indian Stone and the lawn relaid
looked great at the start
by the next spring the grass was looking rubbish - large bare patches and loads of weeds
lots of promises to fix it - eventuall promised to relay the lawn again - never heard from him again!
by last spring we had several loose stone slabs on the driveway - which the bloke next door fixed for us as a tahnks you for allowing access to his back garden through ours when he was building his extension
now more slabs are loose - and a lot of the grout between the slabs - especially in the back - has crumbled and become useless
We got a landscaper in yesterday to see what needs to be done
He looked at it and lifted some of the loose slabs and reckons that the driveway was not laid properly - not sold enough - and pretty much ll the grouting needs to be taken out and redone properly
He says the grout was brushed inand not tamped down - which is exactly wht both neighbours have said - and they are both in a position to know!
Looks like it is going to cost us a fortune to get it all put right!
A few years ago we had the whole driveway and back garden redone in Indian Stone and the lawn relaid
looked great at the start
by the next spring the grass was looking rubbish - large bare patches and loads of weeds
lots of promises to fix it - eventuall promised to relay the lawn again - never heard from him again!
by last spring we had several loose stone slabs on the driveway - which the bloke next door fixed for us as a tahnks you for allowing access to his back garden through ours when he was building his extension
now more slabs are loose - and a lot of the grout between the slabs - especially in the back - has crumbled and become useless
We got a landscaper in yesterday to see what needs to be done
He looked at it and lifted some of the loose slabs and reckons that the driveway was not laid properly - not sold enough - and pretty much ll the grouting needs to be taken out and redone properly
He says the grout was brushed inand not tamped down - which is exactly wht both neighbours have said - and they are both in a position to know!
Looks like it is going to cost us a fortune to get it all put right!
