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Richard good news indeed for yourself, certainly helps when you are supporting someone else.
Bob can be very frustrating not knowing what comes next or in my case not really being in control, but best to you both and yours.
Sad but true. If and I say if, the reports of grass roots tory disillusion are true then a lot of tory’s are going to find themselves homeless. Farage on the way back??? he! he! Watch this space
Corbyn has never been a supporter of the European project. In
1975 – Jezza voted for Britain to leave the EEC in the referendum
1993 – Opposed creation of EU – Maastricht Treaty
2008 – Voted against Lisbon Treaty
2011 – Voted for a referendum on Britain’s EU membershipThese are the main points, he has also opposed the creation of the EU’s diplomatic service, stability mechanism and UK participation in the EU banking authority.
Since becoming leader there have been numerous examples of his “less than warm” attitude to the EU.
His side kick, McDonnell, has also voted along very similar lines.
Quote from his friend of forty years Tariq Ali, he (Jezza) is “completely opposed to the EU” and would be campaigning for a vote to leave if he were not leader. His brother Piers has also said that his brother is opposed to the EU but decided to campaign for in as a “party management” issue. (Did he actually campaign at all?).
Do leopards change the spots they have had for all their political life?
Such a pity, because although I don’t agree with much of what he says, he has at least, unlike many politicians, stayed true to his socialist principles up to now. The problem he has is that a lot of what he wants to do on a political level if he gets to be PM is highly likely to be incompatible in some way with the EU rules and a lot of the newer labour supporters are very much remain. Catch 22
Dave, don’t know if you like garlic but my two boys love halloumi flash fried until it has a crispy crust, with charred bits, dipped in a really strong homemade garlic mayo. (Aioli, to the posh people only a lot stronger). Really nice, but smelly. Even better if done on a b-b-q, just lightly oil to prevent sticking.
Halloumi fries are good as well, have a selection of dips, tzatziki is a favourite, makes a nice starter or snack while watching footie.
As for ricotta, make a cheesecake, really nice with fresh fruit or berries.
Ah, Richard the dreaded perils of the steroids. Starts off with the talking and will continue with in my case, biscuits, which was something I never used to eat. Had to have them during the day or 3 in the morning when I would be up on the computer or listening to music. Beware there might be more bizarre things to come.
My visits are into a set routine now. 75 mins before treatment appointment leave home. Park car, walk to main oncology unit get car ticket stamped, all day £2, walk back to heamatology ward, picking up large coffee on way. If all goes well sit down 15 mins before appointment. Always get ticket stamped before treatment because I have been caught out before when treatment has overrun.
Yesterday was good, actually had one of the consultants holding her head in her hands shaking it. Never had that before. Still got away with only one transfusion so got away two hours early.
On a serious note best to you and your wife and watch out for steroid gremlins
Thank you for your good wishes, quite a few of us seem to have either problems ourselves or with our loved ones. I suppose that I am one of the lucky ones in that I have had very little actual chemo, mainly relying on monoclonal anti-bodies. Because of this I have not suffered, like most, from the side effects that some patients get.
From my wife’s perspective she advises anyone who is supporting a patient who has been prescribed high dose steroids to get a good set of headphones. Apparently all I did was talk constantly and what I talked about was total squitter. In fact I once had the classic “Shut the f*** up”.
Best wishes to all and don’t let it beat you.
Selection of cars my FiL has bought, refurbed, sold over the last few years.
Over the last three and a half years I have had numerous cannulas, picc line and long line. Depending on the length and regularity of the treatment they all have their advantages and disadvantages. I had a picc inserted as soon as my leukemia treatment was due to be started. My treatment was three times a week for sixteen weeks. Saved a lot of cannula insertion and holes. Needs to be cleaned regularly and this was done by the nurses prior to one of my treatments. Some people found it awkward to shower with one in. Easy, get some cheap cling film and wrap it round the line. That would usually last long enough to take a shower.
My long line was inserted prior to my bone marrow transplant which enabled everything to be given very easily. IIRC there were three colour coded connectors which were used for specific treatments. I also used it when I had a back pack with a battery pump to give me drugs over 24 hours plus. Biggest problem with long lines is the risk of infection. Mine had to be removed because of this and then I had two weeks of IV antibiotics as an in patient.
Since Christmas I have been attending the local hospital practically every other day for blood problems, (Immune thrombocytopenic purpura), and yesterday I was informed that I was also suffering from idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia. I have been receiving either rituximab, blood transfusions, platelets or combos of all three, Romiplostim and self administered G-CSF injections. Because of the possible length of treatment required the consultants are looking at another picc line. This would in my case be welcomed because like many others I am running out of veins that want to come out to play.
Ryan is absolutly correct in what he says about the pump noises and signals. Beep and red lights – upstream/downstream occulsion/air bubble/drip counter not fitted correctly/end of infusion. Beep and amber lights – mains disconnected/battery low/other minor errors. (Just like the mobo beep signals).
As a tip get the flush included in the treatment time, it might save you an hour or so. Some nurses will, some won’t, depends on how many sweets and biscuits you take in for them.
Good luck and I hope it all goes well
Only just watched that bit of fiction. In the real world a semi-automatic pistol relies on the bullet firing and the exhaust gases recyling the loading mechanism. The top slide comes back ejecting the spent round, the top slide then moves forward picking up the next round from the magazine, weapon ready to fire again.
With all the ash and debris it was pulled out of the ejection port would have been clogged thus not allowing the slide to move back correctly and recycle. Even if it did the open port would fill with carp and the next bullet not load correctly. Also every semi-auto pistol I have seen or used will lock back the top slide when empty ready for a mag change.
Don’t know if Bob ever used a 9mm SMG, but that was the only weapon I was never happy being issued with. The sear pins used to wear and sometimes it wouldn’t stop firing. When being taught how to use it the instructor held it upright and hit the butt on the ground, within seconds complete mag gone, bloody frightening really.
Steve, if you ever did escort on the convoys you will know that the inner cordon were RM and the outer Police, facing each other, even more frightening
Don’t know if you have already opened the lappy but have you tried here http://bit.ly/2BM53Q9 Way 2 and choose keep my files when given the option in the menu, NOT remove everything.
At least you will know if the HD is faulty and this option means not having to boot with any other disk/usb.Amnesia Collection – time limited
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What exactly was wrong with the old Harrier apart from not being super sonic ?
Not designed for use at sea from the outset which is never a good thing for Naval aircraft. The requirements are different, prime example being the F-15 Eagle. There were attempts to design a “Sea Eagle” but the required modifications to enable it to use the long range AIM-54 Phoenix missile and associated radar would have made the resulting aircraft 10,000lbs heavier than the land based version, thus negating any power/weight/speed advantages. Therefore the US Navy stuck with the F-14 Tomcat even though it was a lot more expensive. The Harrier was initially used by the RAF as a close support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft. To fill a hole left by the RAF claim that they could protect the fleet from land bases the Navy required an aircraft to enable it to supposedly intercept and if required shoot down any Russian interlopers, or rather this was how it was sold to the MOD. This was also the reason why the Invincible class of ships were not officially called “Aircraft Carriers” but Through Deck Cruisers.
So with a few changes, the most important of which was the introduction of the Blue Fox and later Blue Vixen radar the Sea Harrier or FRS1 was born.
It could not take off vertically with a full payload of fuel and weapons therefore the ships that operated them were fitted with ski ramps to literally throw them into the air.
Because of the undercarriage configuration they had to land vertically or slowly, outriggers have a tendency to bend and snap. Sometimes on landing they would bounce, once off the flight deck and into the catwalk along side. (Quite scary when a Lt. Cmd. is shouting in your ear to jump on the inboard wing to stop it going over the side).
They had two types of flight control, one for winged flight and a secondary one for vectored thrust. Over complicated and difficult to fly some say and damage to the nozzles could lead to landing difficulties.
Limited flight endurance and weapons payload compared to conventional carrier aircraft. As previously stated sub-sonic.
Were supposed to have a high heat signature, don’t know if this is true, but not what you want with a heat seeking missile up your chuff. Although offset by the fact that you could use vectored thrust if needed.
However many of the pilots loved flying them and regarded them very highly once they worked out what could and couldn’t be done with them. Cmd. “Sharkey” Ward wrote what I think was a very good book called “A Maverick At War – Sea Harrier Over The Falklands” which explains many things about the Harrier, MOD, Navy, and the Fleet Air Arm.
Personally I thought they were pretty good especially as they were being used for purposes they weren’t really designed for, particularly as they could taxi backwards if the pilot trusted you enough. Many young Naval Airmen would disagree though as quite a few have rather big scars on their heads after cutting them on the very sharp fins underneath the nose where they had to go to chock the aircraft.
Ahhh! happy days although there was a big poster which summed up what most of us thought in 1982, I think in 4F Flat HMS Hermes, just outside the galley with a cartoon of a Phantom, Buccaneer and Gannet with a caption of “Save all your razor blades lads, bring back the Ark Royal”. You can’t blame the lack of AEW on the Harrier though, just more shortsighted government officials, but I won’t get into that.
Bob, I have a Humax hdr-1100 connected to a very old sky dish with a single original lnb. It works fine and the f connections all connect as they should. By old I mean at least 15 years, the cabling as well. It is going to be replaced with a new dish, twin lnb’s and cabling in 10 days or so for £125. I have tried to change the lnb myself but can’t seem to get one “old” enough to fit the original dish. It isn’t a difficult job anyway, plenty of guides and advice on net. I am assuming that you have twin lnbs. If so you should be good to go, all I did was buy the humax, connect and tune, (restricted of course by the single lnb).
Steve, while I must admit to liking that metallic green the wife has that dark blue colour on her VRS. It was only found on the VRS at one time but it seems to be getting around the VAG range now, there’s a beautiful Golf R around here that I drool over with the same colour.
Steve, as a person who was diagnosed with a particularly nasty type of leukamia in December 2014 I can tell you that many people just don’t know what to say or how to deal with someone who has the disease. In fact many so called friends actively avoid me especially when I am going through a bad period. The biggest support I have are my family, who from the outset were told everything that I was, and the clinical team who treat me. All of them will give me a good kick when needed and support when it is required. In fact it is to their great credit that I am not popping anti-depressants like sweets because believe me like most other sufferers I have been to some very dark places over the last two and a half years. Not often but just now and again with many steps forward but also many steps back.
As for dark humour when my treatment started I was attending every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for up to ten hours for drips and drugs. On every other Wednesday two particular patients, Brian and Mary (names changed) and I would try and get treatment seats next to each other. Everything was discussed and normally laughed about, much to the discomfort of other patients, many of whom were in complete denial of what was actually going on in the ward. In fact many of the patients I started this journey with are no longer here.
I could fill this forum with the ups and downs of my particular treatment, as could most of the other patients but I am still here so for now I am one of the lucky ones. For how long I don’t know but while I am despite the bad days I enjoy the good ones as much as I am able to, but I must admit retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Me too
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His house, his spare bedroom. I couldn’t afford the lecky bill. Anorak doen’t even come close, he is forever hunting for old games. I spent a lot of time changing the batteries in some of the old cartridges he has, didn’t know they even had them.
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