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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

Neil brought another 2 boxes of assorted paperwork down from the loft for me to sort through. That's taken me all afternoon. Massive pile for burning because there's not enough space in the recycling bin for any more. Some is being kept for a friend who wants to mine it for information for a book she's writing. Not sure that she'll be willing to take it away with her though - it weighs a ton.

I told Neil I'd decided to hang on to the grill he'd brought down from the loft, but that the deep fat fryer could go to the charity shop. He had a look at the space I'd created and suggested that the one that is still in the loft might fit the space better! I think they must be breeding up there. I have no recollection of buying all of these grills or deep fat fryers for that matter.
 
Do you want the bad news first, or do you want the good news first?

Okay, GOOD NEWS first....

All the settings I altered as regards sound all worked.
The car is now silent on all the alarms in the settings on the iPad type screen. Apart from the odds and ends of beeps you get in a car anyway.

Absolute bliss.
The car is now relaxing to drive now the alarm sound alerts have been removed.
And it is much much safer without the sound distractions.
I can concentrate on actually safely driving now.
And my concentration is 100% on the road, and not on figuring out which alert is blaring at me.

I don't think I could have driven that car much longer with that level of frequency and intensity of continuous sound alerts. No one could.
It does worry me that others driving this car will be having the same problems , and I do not want to meet them during on the road while they are wrestling with their cars.


Now the BAD NEWS...

That large iPad type screen, I had better give it its proper name, is the infotainment system. It is basically a multi media computer which includes the car's safety systems. It can update itself with no input or internet connection from me. And I can find something has changed the next time I get in the car, or there might be a new agreement to agree to before it will allow me to use the infotainment system (the last agreement I agreed to allows me to use the infotainment centre until 2027), and so on.

Now yesterday I had unchecked a load of so called safety stuff, and the system appeared to allow me to do it. And also I had unchecked Haptics, which is the steering wheel vibration it does as a warning alert for various things.

Right, I am driving along just fine, no alarm noises, when I come to the dual carriageway. I know I have to test the lane assist, which I had unchecked. Imagine my disappointment when the green light icon comes on. There was no traffic and so I drove a little closer to the verge. The little green car icon is shaking sideways, then the steering wheel haptics kick in, and I feel a strong vibration in the steering wheel. At that moment I realise how much of my attention it is taking away from actually being alert on the road.
I am so disappointed. But at least there was no murderous accompanying alarms blaring at me, and that was a heck of a relief.

I park in the retail park, and get a coffee and a pasty (a treat!). And go into the infotainment centre.
I am sure that car snitched on me in the night.
The things I had unchecked the previous day, were now rechecked with the message saying they needed to be on for my safety. And this included lane assist, and steering wheel haptics.

I lost the will to live. I came home, and fell into a deep sleep for 5 hours.


I am going to forget about it until next week, when I have a long journey to make, and I will check again on it.

But the good news is that there's are no horrendous alarm noises....
 
gennepher said:
Do you want the bad news first, or do you want the good news first?

Okay, GOOD NEWS first....

All the settings I altered as regards sound all worked.
The car is now silent on all the alarms in the settings on the iPad type screen. Apart from the odds and ends of beeps you get in a car anyway.

Absolute bliss.
The car is now relaxing to drive now the alarm sound alerts have been removed.
And it is much much safer without the sound distractions.
I can concentrate on actually safely driving now.
And my concentration is 100% on the road, and not on figuring out which alert is blaring at me.

I don't think I could have driven that car much longer with that level of frequency and intensity of continuous sound alerts. No one could.
It does worry me that others driving this car will be having the same problems , and I do not want to meet them during on the road while they are wrestling with their cars.


Now the BAD NEWS...

That large iPad type screen, I had better give it its proper name, is the infotainment system. It is basically a multi media computer which includes the car's safety systems. It can update itself with no input or internet connection from me. And I can find something has changed the next time I get in the car, or there might be a new agreement to agree to before it will allow me to use the infotainment system (the last agreement I agreed to allows me to use the infotainment centre until 2027), and so on.

Now yesterday I had unchecked a load of so called safety stuff, and the system appeared to allow me to do it. And also I had unchecked Haptics, which is the steering wheel vibration it does as a warning alert for various things.

Right, I am driving along just fine, no alarm noises, when I come to the dual carriageway. I know I have to test the lane assist, which I had unchecked. Imagine my disappointment when the green light icon comes on. There was no traffic and so I drove a little closer to the verge. The little green car icon is shaking sideways, then the steering wheel haptics kick in, and I feel a strong vibration in the steering wheel. At that moment I realise how much of my attention it is taking away from actually being alert on the road.
I am so disappointed. But at least there was no murderous accompanying alarms blaring at me, and that was a heck of a relief.

I park in the retail park, and get a coffee and a pasty (a treat!). And go into the infotainment centre.
I am sure that car snitched on me in the night.
The things I had unchecked the previous day, were now rechecked with the message saying they needed to be on for my safety. And this included lane assist, and steering wheel haptics.

I lost the will to live. I came home, and fell into a deep sleep for 5 hours.


I am going to forget about it until next week, when I have a long journey to make, and I will check again on it.

But the good news is that there's are no horrendous alarm noises....
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A very mixed bag, but some positives.

Good luck with next week's testing .
 
jjraak said:
"the Dunelms, had only just started their family weekend, before a few started questioning the wisdom of inviting the Doctor to join them ... Mmhh...."

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jjraak said:
Great song by the Hollies, btw
"Who ain't heavy, he's my brother"....or some such
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I always thought the song was....
He ain't my brother, she is a nun or my sister!


And I much preferred Blake's seven (ish)
Glory to the Federation!
 
Just heard on the grapevine that rishi is a fan of star wars.
And May the fourth, is on the agenda for something to be celebrated. If he gets his wish.
Wishi rishi, is deluded, if he believes a general election at the time, is merely sci fi nonsense and wishi ful thinking.
I could never trust a tory, tho I got a great deal off one, many, many years ago.
 
A naughty naughty late night dinner, punished me with a 7.4, though it did contain some potatoes, so could have been worse.

On a better note, Monsieur M'tre now tells me all the readings (30 day, 14 & 7 days) are dead on 8 or better...quite pleasing to see that confirmation of the downward trend.

Op for Monday cancelled.. confusion or just unable, I'm still trying to ascertain...oh well, such is life.

Best for the day my friends.
 
Fbg 6.9

Nighttime wildlife videos
Cat Jade & Badger & Skinny Fox
1min 2secs


Creative...a composite picture of people walking past me as I was trying to go through safety settings in the car's infotainment centre in the retail park.

Drawing people is not one of my skills and could do with improving...I've been meaning to do/work on this for years...The woman at the front, and her friend (just out of picture) walked past me several times...

It's 6:34 am and I can see the badger is still out there pootling around...and he was looking at me through my glass door...

Have your best day...

Time for a cuppa...

And a nap....

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jjraak said:
A naughty naughty late night dinner, punished me with a 7.4, though it did contain some potatoes, so could have been worse.

On a better note, Monsieur M'tre now tells me all the readings (30 day, 14 & 7 days) are dead on 8 or better...quite pleasing to see that confirmation of the downward trend.

Op for Monday cancelled.. confusion or just unable, I'm still trying to ascertain...oh well, such is life.

Best for the day my friends.
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Hugs for the op being cancelled @jjraak

Maybe it wasn't the right day to have the op.

Same happened to me and I was in the hospital bed, having gone through all the pre checks, knowing my op was to start in a couple of hours. But they decided against it. I ended up having it a month later, but the psyching up for that moment and being 'let down' the first time can feel devastating....

So, hugs again @jjraak
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.9

Nighttime wildlife videos
Cat Jade & Badger & Skinny Fox
1min 2secs


Creative...a composite picture of people walking past me as I was trying to go through safety settings in the car's infotainment centre in the retail park.

Drawing people is not one of my skills and could do with improving...I've been meaning to do/work on this for years...The woman at the front, and her friend (just out of picture) walked past me several times...

It's 6:34 am and I can see the badger is still out there pootling around...and he was looking at me through my glass door...

Have your best day...

Time for a cuppa...

And a nap....

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Lovely sketch
 
Good morning everyone from posh camping in the woods. The gom jabbar gave up the ghost yesterday and accidentally on purposes I didn’t pack a replacement. I’m choosing my food in stealth mode for the weekend. It’s Mrs Miggins’ birthday and it would be a fool who tried to cry off even the most waffer thin slice of a spousal celebratory block of fancily disguised clag. There is a sauna at the back of this lodge so it will be getting a visit in about half an hour. Luckily there is an outdoor shower right next to it to frighten you into the day. Art bit - we are in among the trees and these are what some might look like to the unwary. Hope your day trundles along with a hop and a skip even if it’s just in your mind. Time for some koffy - I brought my travel cafetière.

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