On a note lacking curmudgeon: Rugby this weekend. Hours of blissful peace. What shall I do?The world is my ostrich. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't push him in.
On a note lacking curmudgeon: Rugby this weekend. Hours of blissful peace. What shall I do?The world is my ostrich. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't push him in.
If the world were an ostrich, you'd never catch it. If it was a winkle, however, you could eat it. Although, according to my 'edible seashore' book, they taste like fish flavoured pencil rubbers, so I've never been tempted.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
If it was my ostrich , is let it roam free. They can be quite aggressive, I believe, so that would would be the best option. The only shellfish I've eaten sober, are prawns so I can't really comment on other kinds. I'll take your word for it about the winkles.
The trouble is Pdoc that GPs are not experts and these days there's far too much for them to know about and recognise and suspect before they can make any diagnosis and too many pitfalls for drug reactions, let alone their own prejudices about some illnesses - eg ME being yuppy flu for decades, HRT no longer being offered in case it causes breast cancer yet statistics show what HRT prevents far outweighs any risks. Often enough, the people with the problem end up knowing more than they would like. Then there are the problems of passing on to a specialist with huge waiting times. You bet people in pain become experts.
My GP in Belgium was very happy for me to go off to Brussels to get my feet done after I told her the local foot specialist in Namur was Stone Age level in his attitude to fixing feet. She'd never had that feedback. The one I chose and his colleague in the back department are exceptional and definitely experts.
Grump for today? OH has taken it upon himself to be chief mower of lawns - a job I used to do while he was at work. It's a sit-on and not very old but needs major surgery - new blades, new whatever it is that houses the blades and a new drive belt for the blades. Will he pay the chap to fix it? No. He's bought a mower jack and plans to cobble it himself then buy a new one. Waste of time and money.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Our doctors have a fixation about strokes, off the HRT it causes strokes, of the diclofenac it causes strokes. The last one I saw looked as if he’s just come out from university with scruffy clothes, longish unwashed hair, don’t think he was old enough to drive. of course, I know he’s had to pass his exams, but in my opinion, that doesn’t make a doctor.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
What is it with men and machinery? OH's lawnmower is having problems starting (pull cable thingy).He has tried to get a replacement but no joy, as it is over 25 years old. I advised biting the bullet and buying a new one as heaven knows he has had good use out of it but no. He reckons he can fix it. I await the day when he ends up either on his backside when the pull thing snaps, or he does his back in. Good job l love him dearly
I'm not a male OH but I do like to fix things. I work on the principle - do no harm -don't spend more than a fiver - replace if necessary. There is great satisfaction in fixing mechanical things. I get almost as much of a buzz out of it as in seeing my plants grow.
It's lack of consistency in treatment by GPs that is currently driving my wife nuts. She's had intermittent problems with swollen feet and ankles for some years. Sees Dr No1 who says it's fluid retention - take these tablets and I'll see you in a couple of months. Goes back in a couple of months with absolutely no chance of seeing Dr No1. Dr No2 sees the prescription and says she shouldn't be taking those and won't prescribe anything. Also says it's not fluid retention! Feet and ankles start to swell again. New appointment with yet another different doctor who agrees with Dr No1. You can see where this is going.
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“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
When you don't even know who's in the team
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The only shellfish I've eaten sober, are prawns so I can't really comment on other kinds. I'll take your word for it about the winkles.
My GP in Belgium was very happy for me to go off to Brussels to get my feet done after I told her the local foot specialist in Namur was Stone Age level in his attitude to fixing feet. She'd never had that feedback. The one I chose and his colleague in the back department are exceptional and definitely experts.
Grump for today? OH has taken it upon himself to be chief mower of lawns - a job I used to do while he was at work. It's a sit-on and not very old but needs major surgery - new blades, new whatever it is that houses the blades and a new drive belt for the blades. Will he pay the chap to fix it? No. He's bought a mower jack and plans to cobble it himself then buy a new one. Waste of time and money.
The last one I saw looked as if he’s just come out from university with scruffy clothes, longish unwashed hair, don’t think he was old enough to drive.
of course, I know he’s had to pass his exams, but in my opinion, that doesn’t make a doctor.
Good job l love him dearly