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

[Krystyna23040]

Thank you very much for the picture compliment @Krystyna23040

It did backfire badly for me. In addition as well as the hot brick wall keeping my back beautifully warm, sitting at the table and chair, not only was I exposed to the icy biting wind, a seagull saw my vulnerability and began dive bombing me. The wall had also protected me against the seagull....

That is horrid @gennepher

 

[JohnEGreen]

I had my INR done yesterday after which I get a print out of the dosages for the next week today on taking a closer look I realised I had been given a print out for some one else with their dosages not mine also on the sheet there were the details of the other patients including name, home address , phone number and didiagnosis contacted the surgery and then had to return the sheet and collect a print out of mine.
I think there is going to be hell to pay at the surgery didn’t want to get any one in trouble but couldn’t ignore it as apart from anything else I need to know how much warfarin I need to take.

 

[gennepher]

I had my INR done yesterday after which I get a print out of the dosages for the next week today on taking a closer look I realised I had been given a print out for some one else with their dosages not mine also on the sheet there were the details of the other patients including name, home address , phone number and didiagnosis contacted the surgery and then had to return the sheet and collect a print out of mine.
I think there is going to be hell to pay at the surgery didn’t want to get any one in trouble but couldn’t ignore it as apart from anything else I need to know how much warfarin I need to take.

That is an inexcusable mistake.... @JohnEGreen

 

[Lamont D]

I had my INR done yesterday after which I get a print out of the dosages for the next week today on taking a closer look I realised I had been given a print out for some one else with their dosages not mine also on the sheet there were the details of the other patients including name, home address , phone number and didiagnosis contacted the surgery and then had to return the sheet and collect a print out of mine.
I think there is going to be hell to pay at the surgery didn’t want to get any one in trouble but couldn’t ignore it as apart from anything else I need to know how much warfarin I need to take.

shocking that!

My uncle bought a TV around 1948. It was a massive piece of furniture with a 6 inch screen. We were taken to watch the boat race that year and on another occasion a famous science fiction story (another name I've forgotten, although I knew it a minute ago*). My cousin and I hid behind the couch, not wanting to see the frightening story unfold. We had Redifusion radio from the early 50's. Our TV didn't arrive until the early 60's - small, black and white; also from Redifusion. Dad didn't want it, but Mum did, so she had her way.

When we married, we couldn't afford a TV but eventually bought a second hand one (about a 19" screen and black and white) in about 1970. We didn't bring it with us when we moved to the Western Isles but a few years later my parents gave us their old black and white one when they replaced it with a coloured set.

My current set has colour and is a flat screen (19 inch again). We had to put an aerial in the loft even though we can see the mast from our window because of the metal in the wall downstairs.

Neil believes a TV is absolutely a non-essential (or even non-desireable) but it keeps me company in the small hours when most of the world is asleep.

Not having a TV wouldn't be my idea of a benchmark of child poverty. Not having shoes, or adequate clothes, or, more especially, not having nutritious food, or being deprived of the love of family, or being deprived of security, is the mark of poverty. There are plenty of children in this world, even in this country, who fall below the mark.

EDIT:
*Just remembered, it was "Quatermass".

Loved Quatermass.
As a junior, and the cinema close by was coppers to get in.
Other than the news on the radio, entertainment watching films was my viewing.
Watching the fa cup finals on my neighbours or Grand National or something similar was only viewing I got.
Small screens in black and white.
In '66, we watched the World cup on a very small screen at a holiday camp in Heysham, in the t.v.room.
I bribed Mrs L in the early 80's, to get our first colour t.v., Which was a six button press philips.
Obviously for Star Trek TNG.
My favourite film, when it came out, was Zulu. I wenti '64 I think, a few times. The action wow factor and the dancing had me!!!!!!!
. But also to watch The early seventies films. Another sci to film that was brilliant was 'Forbidden Planet '
I do agree, not having the experience that I was mainly clothed in hand me down clothes. And home knitted jumpers.
Or being embarrassed in school cos you ain't got the right clothes for sport.
Or footwear that were in the cobblers for repair.

The best thing that has come out today is,
Donald trump supporters are being convinced that Hunter Biden's conviction was his father sacrificing his son, to show that the criminal system is biased against trump!
Couldn't write this!

 

[Lamont D]

T-day today.

I'm hiding myself away, know of a few going. Not my style.

 

[jjraak]

Thank you @ianpspurs and for the song. Just found out that I was deprived of Sky television as a child, long before the prime miniature and long before it was even invented. Anyone else?

Is he playing the monty python Yorkshire man game.
Are we joining in ..?

If so, can I play ?
" I was so poor as a child I had to walk to school, no lear helicopter running me there & back in my day....

And we had a simple rule, if you wanted to be American citizen, You went and lived in America... not sat over here telling us, like Branson did, You understand hardship, because you're down your last Carribbean island

These people.... don't know they're born ....."

 

[lindisfel]

I had my INR done yesterday after which I get a print out of the dosages for the next week today on taking a closer look I realised I had been given a print out for some one else with their dosages not mine also on the sheet there were the details of the other patients including name, home address , phone number and didiagnosis contacted the surgery and then had to return the sheet and collect a print out of mine.
I think there is going to be hell to pay at the surgery didn’t want to get any one in trouble but couldn’t ignore it as apart from anything else I need to know how much warfarin I need to take.

Can't you get you get them to give you one of the novel anticoagulants? They do not require checking. Unless the conflict with you medication.

 

[Lamont D]

Is he playing the monty python Yorkshire man game.
Are we joining in ..?

If so, can I play ?
" I was so poor as a child I had to walk to school, no lear helicopter running me there & back in my day....

And we had a simple rule, if you wanted to be American citizen, You went and lived in America... not sat over here telling us, like Branson did, You understand hardship, because you're down your last Carribbean island

These people.... don't know they're born ....."

loved that sketch.

Eee, when I was a lad,

had to get up before I went to bed..........

 

[JohnEGreen]

Can't you get you get them to give you one of the novel anticoagulants? They do not require checking. Unless the conflict with you medication.

One can but ask but was put on warfarin by hospital consultant so not sure if GP can change it.

 

[JohnEGreen]

shocking that!

Loved Quatermass.
As a junior, and the cinema close by was coppers to get in.
Other than the news on the radio, entertainment watching films was my viewing.
Watching the fa cup finals on my neighbours or Grand National or something similar was only viewing I got.
Small screens in black and white.
In '66, we watched the World cup on a very small screen at a holiday camp in Heysham, in the t.v.room.
I bribed Mrs L in the early 80's, to get our first colour t.v., Which was a six button press philips.
Obviously for Star Trek TNG.
My favourite film, when it came out, was Zulu. I wenti '64 I think, a few times. The action wow factor and the dancing had me!!!!!!!
. But also to watch The early seventies films. Another sci to film that was brilliant was 'Forbidden Planet '
I do agree, not having the experience that I was mainly clothed in hand me down clothes. And home knitted jumpers.
Or being embarrassed in school cos you ain't got the right clothes for sport.
Or footwear that were in the cobblers for repair.

The best thing that has come out today is,
Donald trump supporters are being convinced that Hunter Biden's conviction was his father sacrificing his son, to show that the criminal system is biased against trump!
Couldn't write this!

Harold Goodwin who played Corporal Gibson was Judith’s 2nd cousin.

 

[jjraak]

loved that sketch.

Eee, when I was a lad,

had to get up before I went to bed..........

Agreed

Have to wonder if every tory is a stupid at this electioneering as sunak seems to be, or is just sheer petty greed they can't seem to resist....mmmh

BBC News - Sunak aide admits placing bet on general election

Craig Williams: Sunak aide admits placing bet on general election

Craig Williams reportedly placed a bet on the date of the election three days before it was called.

www.bbc.com

 

[Lamont D]

Agreed

Have to wonder if every tory is a stupid at this electioneering as sunak seems to be, or is just sheer petty greed they can't seem to resist....mmmh

BBC News - Sunak aide admits placing bet on general election

Craig Williams: Sunak aide admits placing bet on general election

Craig Williams reportedly placed a bet on the date of the election three days before it was called.

www.bbc.com

As an investment banker (careful now) the job is to make bets on money.
Other than prime miniature, his claim to fame, is to bet with other people's hard earnings.
And as such, he was part of the group of bankers (nearly) that bet against the British economy in 2008.
And made millions.
And again a few years later he was part of a firm that made a lot of money, when in America.

The reason to become pm, in some critics views, was to feather his own and his wife's family nest.
There has been a lot f government contracts going that way.
And we are still getting Russian oil and gas through India!

He has been sussed. The country don't believe him, the party is over.
The truth is out there.
Sorry, went a bit sci fi there!
The country has had enough of the deception, the lies, the abuse of government.
The trough is now closed to the worst bunch of legal criminals this country has known.

 

[Lamont D]

Just heard #4 grandchild has damaged her ankle playing basketball.
If it's not one thing...........

 

[LivingLightly]

This afternoon I am having the shingles jab. Good that we are offered these jabs as shingles can be horrid.

You can say that again @Krystyna23040. It's a nasty illness, especially if it involves the head and neck and an unlucky few suffer postherpetic neuralgia for varying periods afterwards.

The shingles vaccination is quick and doesn't hurt. You barely feel it. Immunises you for up to 5 years and lowers your risk of a serious bout of illness and complications.

Wednesday's FBG 4.7 mmol on waking at 6.00 am

 

[LivingLightly]

Is he playing the monty python Yorkshire man game.
Are we joining in ..?

If so, can I play ?
" I was so poor as a child I had to walk to school, no lear helicopter running me there & back in my day....

And we had a simple rule, if you wanted to be American citizen, You went and lived in America... not sat over here telling us, like Branson did, You understand hardship, because you're down your last Carribbean island

These people.... don't know they're born ....."

I remember that sketch @jjraak.
If anyone's logged in, good night all.

Wednesday's FBG 4.7 mmol on waking at 6.00 am

 

[JohnEGreen]

Bore da every one fbg this morning is 8.0
Yesterday I went to Kingsmill hospital to try and get a couple of blood tests done ended up driving round the car park for half an hour then gave up and went home absolutely no parking space in the entire hospital one reason for this is in an attempt to reduce waiting lists they have doubled up the clinic appointments so there are twice as many people trying to park a friend of ours who works there was half an hour late for work the other day as she could not find a place to park.
Keiran is going to drop me off at the hospital this morning and come back for me later.

 

[gennepher]

Bore da every one fbg this morning is 8.0
Yesterday I went to Kingsmill hospital to try and get a couple of blood tests done ended up driving round the car park for half an hour then gave up and went home absolutely no parking space in the entire hospital one reason for this is in an attempt to reduce waiting lists they have doubled up the clinic appointments so there are twice as many people trying to park a friend of ours who works there was half an hour late for work the other day as she could not find a place to park.
Keiran is going to drop me off at the hospital this morning and come back for me later.

This is why I dread hospital appointments @JohnEGreen
Because I am on my own. Once I parked after an hour of looking, and I am about to get my scooter out of the car, when this elderly woman on her own was driving. She thought I was packing the scooter away, and asked for my parking space. I said no, I had just arrived. Her face looked distressed anyway, and she burst out crying saying she was late for her appointment.
So I said take my space, I'll find another. I have plenty of time I said (Liar, my appointment was half an hour away and I still had to get the scooter out of the car and assemble it, and get to the appointment, as well as find another space).
I had already seen a space I could create without impeding on anyone, although it did involve parking on a bit of earth....
I got to my appointment with seconds to spare, and there at the appointments desk was the lady I'd given my space to. She'd had her appointment, and procedure, and she was still so grateful to me, she gave me a hug...luckily I had no parking fine for not parking in a designated parking space!

I have a hospital appointment next week, and I am already starting praying for a parking space....

 

[gennepher]

Fbg 6.8

No rain so far today...

Nighttime wildlife video
A Badger A Fox & a Cat
The cat (Midnight) is sure he can smell someone else has been on his place on the swing...
34sec

Creative...another painting in my current series...I did it around 2am this morning....and a badger peeked in through my glass bedroom door to view me while I was doing it.

I had a close encounter with a badger last night. I went out at 11pm to check on Midnight, when out of the undergrowth came a male badger. I don't know who was more shocked me or him...but he backed away and I went back in...

Bit tired here...

Time for a nap...

Have your best day...

 

[JohnEGreen]

Is he playing the monty python Yorkshire man game.
Are we joining in ..?

If so, can I play ?
" I was so poor as a child I had to walk to school, no lear helicopter running me there & back in my day....

And we had a simple rule, if you wanted to be American citizen, You went and lived in America... not sat over here telling us, like Branson did, You understand hardship, because you're down your last Carribbean island

These people.... don't know they're born ....."

It’s a lie have seen a photo of the Sunak pharmacy and it sported a Sky dish on the wall.

 

[lindisfel]

shocking that!

Loved Quatermass.
As a junior, and the cinema close by was coppers to get in.
Other than the news on the radio, entertainment watching films was my viewing.
Watching the fa cup finals on my neighbours or Grand National or something similar was only viewing I got.
Small screens in black and white.
In '66, we watched the World cup on a very small screen at a holiday camp in Heysham, in the t.v.room.
I bribed Mrs L in the early 80's, to get our first colour t.v., Which was a six button press philips.
Obviously for Star Trek TNG.
My favourite film, when it came out, was Zulu. I wenti '64 I think, a few times. The action wow factor and the dancing had me!!!!!!!
. But also to watch The early seventies films. Another sci to film that was brilliant was 'Forbidden Planet '
I do agree, not having the experience that I was mainly clothed in hand me down clothes. And home knitted jumpers.
Or being embarrassed in school cos you ain't got the right clothes for sport.
Or footwear that were in the cobblers for repair.

The best thing that has come out today is,
Donald trump supporters are being convinced that Hunter Biden's conviction was his father sacrificing his son, to show that the criminal system is biased against trump!
Couldn't write this!

I remember seeing some of ⁹the early westerns. The quartermas experiment was really exciting as a youngster even if it was in only in black-and-white.
We got BBC2 in colour later than some of the other main stations. I was treated to colour at work first. Then I got my TV paid for at home when I got senior engineer status in 1970.
I remember seeing the Virginian in colour.
D.