Amazon exiles discussion
Don't Kill Snails with Salt ... Creme Eggs & Toasted Teacakes ... Biscuits & Bench Stories, Life, the Universe, & Everything!
And when will you start work on Rig's own personal Paddling Pool? ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "And when will you start work on Rig's own personal Paddling Pool? ;o>"I'm afraid Rig won't be getting his own personal paddling pool. He'll just have to make do with a paddle in the river after his daily game of fetch the red squeaky ball down on the Catus cricket pitch.
Hmmm? - have you actually explained this to Rig though, Derek? ;o>
How's this for excellent Doggy teamwork?!! ;o> ...
the solution is to have a dog like Lux - at one beardie gathering, by the river, 35 drenched beardies, 1 dry, guess who? pays to have a spoiled princess! :)
It would seem some little hairy woofers just don't like Water ;o> ...
Derek wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "And when will you start work on Rig's own personal Paddling Pool? ;o>"I'm afraid Rig won't be getting his own personal paddling pool. He'll just have to make do with a paddl..."
I hope Rig doesn’t get confused with the red balls!
I’ve had an unpleasant few days in hospital. I go to physio and exercises for my ongoing dizziness once a week. Went on Wed, feeling perfectly well, had lunch, got a sudden really violent stomach-ache, felt very sick and faint, hot and shaky. Carried me off to A. & E. Lucky I was in the right place! A scan showed colitis in the lower bowel and I’ll need to go in for an endoscopy. I won’t need surgery, it can be treated medically. Phew! Feeling far from great though ☹️
Lez wrote: "I’ve had an unpleasant few days in hospital. I go to physio and exercises for my ongoing dizziness once a week...."Sorry to hear that, Lez. Hope you start feeling a bit better v soon. An endoscopy, lucky you, ouch! I suffer greatly with dizziness every day at the moment (have done for a while now), sometimes accompanied by awful nausea. Nothing seems to be helping. It's really horrible, isn't it?
Yes it is really horrible, mine’s been for nearly 2 years now. I can’t even walk to the bus-stop and if I manage to go out I have to hang on to somebody. Luckily I don’t get nausea, is yours Ménière’s disease? I’ve had every pill they can think of, to no avail, the only thing that’s helped a bit is Brandt-Daroff exercises. I was hoping for a small miracle with other exercises at the classes but it didn’t happen.
So sorry to hear Les that your balance problems aren't abating in any way. An endoscopy isn't particularly pleasant but at least they should be able to treat the colitis. On the other hand, living with an on-going debilitating problem that doesn't respond to medication and affects you carrying out the smallest tasks is no fun at all. I do hope you manage to clear the colitis quickly, even if you are stuck (for now) with the dizziness.
Lez wrote: "Yes it is really horrible...... Luckily I don’t get nausea, is yours Ménièr's disease?..."No, it's not Ménière's disease and the Brandt-Daroff exercises make me feel dreadful. 😞
I hope they get your colitis sorted out soon, it sounds v unpleasant.
Helen The Melon wrote: "Lez wrote: "Yes it is really horrible...... Luckily I don’t get nausea, is yours Ménièr's disease?..."No, it's not Ménière's disease and the Brandt-Daroff exercises make me feel dreadful. 😞
I hop..."
You sound much worse than me Helen, and I know you’re much younger. Everyone at my classes has some sort of dizziness (20 of us, only one man, wonder why?) and most are even older than me. I’d no idea it was so rife.
aw, les, sorry to see you bin ailin', see 'n' keep better! and you too, helen!men are usually in some sort of dizziness, les, I know it's one of my hobbies! :)
Really hope that the endoscopy isn't too painful for you Lez and the colitis is treated soon. Feel for both you and Helen, as recently I've been experiencing painful headaches, the sort that make trying to do simple tasks hard to do. Saw the doctor on Monday as I've been suffering with pins and needles and general numbness in my arms and legs. Got a blood test to come on Tuesday, to see what's occuring. Headaches have gone thankfully but the rest is still there. Happy days. :-(
Hope all will be well, Foe.Do we need a dedicated health probs thread? 🤔
you keep better too, foe!jeebus h., it's no a thread we need, it's a bleedin' wing of a hospital! :)
The shopping centers shown look nice. Our big malls are suffering with store closings. My region doesn't have great public transport so there are huge car parks and traffic congestion. It's a fun-killer.
Tech wrote: "you keep better too, foe!jeebus h., it's no a thread we need, it's a bleedin' wing of a hospital! :)"
Yeh, I was thinking we could do with some sort of nursing home for ailing forum members! Lux could be our therapet 😀
Ohhh Squirrels!!! - it certainly says it all when the one with the collapsible Knees and the Wheelchair is currently the fittest and healthiest person to be found on this Forum!!! ;oO ...
I hope everyone gets the best treatment and care available - and that you all get to feel so much better and as soon as possible ... x x x
Lez, so long as you aren't an asthmatic, don't fret over the endoscopy. Mine was a good few years back now, but you are given a sedative to dullen the senses without knocking you out. I had to lie on my side and barely remember much of it, certainly didn't gag as it was fed down my throat. No driving allowed, and it's necessary to hang around in recovery afterwards until the effects of the sedative have worn off fully. Worth it though so they know exactly what is going on without surgery.If you are an asthmatic, discuss options with the docs.
Boy has it been cold enough to freeze the brass balls off a monkey, here, since the weekend. Beware the Ides as they say... or should that be beware the Beast
P wrote: "Lez, so long as you aren't an asthmatic, don't fret over the endoscopy. Mine was a good few years back now, but you are given a sedative to dullen the senses without knocking you out. I had to lie ..."Thanks, P. The problem is colitis of the lower bowel so the endoscopy is actually the other end! I suppose to be more specific it’s a colonoscopy. I have had one many years ago - uncomfortable and unpleasant certainly but not painful.
Lez wrote: "P wrote: "Lez, so long as you aren't an asthmatic, don't fret over the endoscopy. Mine was a good few years back now, but you are given a sedative to dullen the senses without knocking you out. I h..."Poor Lez ... x x x ... Colonoscopies really aren't any fun at all ;o<
Just pray you never have to have a cystoscopy. Boy does that burn afterwards.:0(
Okay, so McGee was muttering on about getting another Nut Butter like he does at some point in so many episodes of NCIS and I thought ... right! -that's it! - we have to buy and try some!I already had a good idea through Google what they were and they might taste like - so I looked on Amazon, and then Ebay, for the very best price on getting just the one pack and found out that Ebay were 50p cheaper - and so Ebay it was.
And the pack arrived yesterday and we shared the 4 Biscuits out - one for M, one for D, and two for me ... my favourite kind of share! - LOL! ... and? ... we now absolutely get McGee's total obsession with them and we LOVE Nutter Butters as much as he does! ;o>
They are simply far too expensive to buy again like this - £2.49 inc p&p for a pack containing just four very thin yet utterly delicious Peanut Butter Biscuits - but, Ohhh boy! - they definitely were well worth the novelty value of trying them out ... YUMMY!!! ...
Right, you've got me intrigued Suzy. There's a USAFoods store not far from home (open 7 days a week!) where they sell the above for AU$3.00 (£1.63) so I may have to try them.They also have, for AU$9.99 (£5.44):
They are a medium sized Biscuit, Val, crispy-crunchy yet they almost melt in the mouth a bit like a Melting Moment or a Viennese Biscuit. They are very thin with just enough of a Peanut Butter Cream Filling in them and ... best of all to me ... they are also not all that sweet either.They also are remarkably filling and delightfully satisfying considering their size and I was pleased to find that just the two with a cup of Coffee was a good enough amount to still be a treat for me ... and this comes from the Girl who can quite easily eat her own way through most of a packet of Biscuits and still be left feeling like she has a very seriously bad case of the munchies ;o>
McGee clearly is a man of very good taste when it comes to his favourite Office Break snack ;o>
Not only yukky, they’re 70 calories each! My daily big bowl of yummy healthy soup is only around 100!
You can't keep your body alive on just 100 calories a day, Lez Lee. These are only just some one-off treats in what is usually a Biscuit-free household ;o>
;-)I’m not an obsessive calorie counter but years of trying to keep my weight reasonable mean I try to keep to around 1700 as I don’t get any exercise apart from occasional hoovering! It helps that though not vegetarian, I never eat meat at home. Bread and roasties however could well be my downfall!
Don't talk about diets. My ladies at work are doing the detox bunk. They have forgotten that one's liver PERFORMS the detox maneuver and does not need the "detox" cleansing with lemon water. People are making money from naive individuals looking for the next cure. We work in healthcare as medical imagers and yet they are just as vulnerable. I just chortle and decline their offers of odd concoctions. I'm quite happy with my cookies and candy, thank you. My job isn't sedentary so I won't join a gym, either. I hope everyone's spring weather is improving. Most of the snow is gone, the rivers are opening, and ice cover on the lakes is treacherous.
Ladies in Offices often seem to live in their own unique reality world, Granny ;o>
Interesting article I read this week:Thousands of back pain sufferers given 'harmful' treatments
https://www.smh.com.au/national/thous...
It all sadly sounds very similar to the way that things are over here in the UK, Val ;o<Many people seem to self-diagnose, buy in bulk at the Shop or Supermarket Checkout, and then throw back Painkillers just like they also would a tube of Smarties these days!
I had a bad fall in 1992, broke 2 bones in one foot and crushed a vertebra (T12). It was incredibly painful, reducing me to tears, but I was only prescribed paracetamol which made it bearable. I can see why people would go for stronger stuff if it was offered. Luckily I react badly to opioids anyway.I’m usually an optimistic and positive person but I was pretty near depression at that time.
I had to wear a corset for a minimum 6 months, taking it off in bed and putting it on again before I stood up. It helped a lot and I actually wore it for nearly a year. I still get pain occasionally after all this time.
Good job I’d retired the previous year as I couldn’t have worked.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Ladies in Offices often seem to live in their own unique reality world, Granny ;o>"Yes they do. My weight has been stable for 8 years now. I must be destined to stay 160lbs for life. I'm pudgy, but I can push a 350 pounder on a cart by meself. My knees creak but I can roll along steadily. My 50th is Monday and I work so will eat biscuits and crisps and grin. 😁
Lez wrote: "I had a bad fall in 1992, broke 2 bones in one foot and crushed a vertebra (T12). It was incredibly painful, reducing me to tears, but I was only prescribed paracetamol which made it bearable. I ca..."I can remember my dad having what we used to call a slipped disc back in the early 60s. He was told he had to rest and lie on the floor. Now the diagnosis is to keep moving.
x x x . . . ! ! ! HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY GRANNY ! ! ! . . . x x x
suzysunshine7 wrote: "x x x . . . ! ! ! HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY GRANNY ! ! ! . . . x x x"
Thank you, Suzy! I appreciate that detailed countdown. 😎😎😁
I think of you every time I have a Cadbury egg, by the by.
I hope everyone's Monday is going well.
I hope that you have a really wonderful day today, Granny ... X ! X x xHere's a little Birthday Cake for you that I've just sneaked past Lez Lee! ;o> ...
Happy BIG Birthday, Grach!!!!!!!Hope you are being spoilt rotten. Hope you have received lots of Cadburys chocolate.
Hippo burpday, two ewes,
Hippo burpday, two ewes,
Hippo burpday, hippo burpday,
Hippo burpday, two ewes,
Happy birthday, Granny!I retired at 50, highly recommend it!
Thank you all for the cakes and beautiful songs! It's lovely to see (and sing). I have Cadbury eggs so am set.
... and Easter with even MORE Easter Eggs on offer is on it's way as well! ;o>
Further to my colitis problem. No more talk of a colonoscopy. I’ve been put on a 4 week course of steroids :-(It’s a decreasing dose starting with FOURTEEN a day (taken in one go) for 5 days! The pain’s gone but my dizziness is worse than ever and I’m hanging on to the furniture. Keep falling asleep too. I presume I’ll feel better as the dose goes down.
Sorry to moan, feeling a bit sorry for myself.
Amazon exiles
Books mentioned in this topic
Ten Poems about Snow (other topics)And So This is Christmas: 51 Seasonally Adjusted Poems (other topics)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (other topics)
The Quangle Wangle's Hat (other topics)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Christina Rossetti (other topics)John Keats (other topics)
Joan Aiken (other topics)
Tomorrows top job is to find some way of temporarily fencing off the new (soon to be a) pool area so Rig can't get back in there:-)