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

Morning
6.4

And an achey awakening, due to yesterday's work out.

I've allowed legs to limit exercise of other parts, it seems...good talking to, to be administered.

A successful day yesterday.

Bought scooter late last year, Speedo not working ( yes, naughty, but it's a scooter, and little used, lockdown, on crutches etc. :bag:)

Intention was to fit new Speedo cable,
But legs made that impossible for me to do at the time.

Felt more able of late, so got on with it yesterday.

just a nagging doubt.

Chap selling bike seemed awfully trustworthy & honest, and kept telling me how well it was looked after, his friend was a tame mechanic etc.

So thought kept going through my head
"Why didn't THEY just fix it...mmhh"

Guessed they tried and it wasn't the cable

So prepared for it to be, Speedo unit itself, speedo at clock end, etc.more pricey and time consuming. :rolleyes:

Poor access, but got old one out,

Checked it over....RUSTED solid....:wideyed:
I mean SOLID


Never seen that before, but happy days.

Replaced cable, Speedo working. Job jobbed.


Just had Breakfast with Lauren.
Avo, poached egg, ryvita..proper cuppa...
smashing stuff

Bring on the day. :D
 
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ianpspurs said:
You don't need encouragement but these are guaranteed 100% effective against marauding badgers and neighbour's sleep. Can't swear to the local council's attitude.;)
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Brilliant!!!
Maybe a tad better than the WW2 air raid rattle type sirens I was considering, and one heck of a lot cheaper...
You are right...I don't need encouragement...

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EDIT: How the heck does eBay know my make of car, model number, and year of manufacture?
I have never told eBay this.
I have never discussed my car on eBay or the internet.
So, eBay only goes says "Your vehicle..." states my exact car make, model number, and year of manufacture. And makes suggestions.
I have never keyed in my car details into any search engine...
 
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gennepher said:
Brilliant!!!
Maybe a tad better than the WW2 air raid rattle type sirens I was considering, and one heck of a lot cheaper...
You are right...I don't need encouragement...

t2686.gif


EDIT: How the heck does eBay know my make of car, model number, and year of manufacture?
I have never told eBay this.
I have never discussed my car on eBay or the internet.
So, eBay only goes says "Your vehicle..." states my exact car make, model number, and year of manufacture. And makes suggestions.
I have never keyed in my car details into any search engine...
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If you have ever used a credit card on Ebay or address, they will have your full digital footprint.
D.
 
Muddy Cyclist said:
Thanks, I will certainly give this a try. I had an Aunt who lived to 105 and her take on her longevity was she always took a flask of tea and a cheese Sandwich to bed for midnight snack, maybe she was right. :)
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I hope she took the toothpaste, brush and a glass of water as well?
Fermenting cheese on the breath smells foul.
D.
 
We had a walk onto a major Solway Plain raised bog this am. Wedholme Flow. It is a real wilderness area and not a person to be seen but I was a bit tired today to go very far because as the better half said, "You've always got to walk back!" I have never been able to fault her unerring wisdom! ;)
 
jjraak said:
Morning
6.4

And an achey awakening, due to yesterday's work out.

I've allowed legs to limit exercise of other parts, it seems...good talking to, to be administered.

A successful day yesterday.

Bought scooter late last year, Speedo not working ( yes, naughty, but it's a scooter, and little used, lockdown, on crutches etc. :bag:)

Intention was to fit new Speedo cable,
But legs made that impossible for me to do at the time.

Felt more able of late, so got on with it yesterday.

just a nagging doubt.

Chap selling bike seemed awfully trustworthy & honest, and kept telling me how well it was looked after, his friend was a tame mechanic etc.

So thought kept going through my head
"Why didn't THEY just fix it...mmhh"

Guessed they tried and it wasn't the cable

So prepared for it to be, Speedo unit itself, speedo at clock end, etc.more pricey and time consuming. :rolleyes:

Poor access, but got old one out,

Checked it over....RUSTED solid....:wideyed:
I mean SOLID


Never seen that before, but happy days.

Replaced cable, Speedo working. Job jobbed.


Just had Breakfast with Lauren.
Avo, poached egg, ryvita..proper cuppa...
smashing stuff

Bring on the day. :D
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Glad you got the speedo sorted - usually when I try and remove something the whole bike ends up in bits - perhaps that’s why I don’t go for bikes with fairings any more
 
lindisfel said:
We had a walk onto a major Solway Plain raised bog this am. Wedholme Flow. It is a real wilderness area and not a person to be seen but I was a bit tired today to go very far because as the better half said, "You've always got to walk back!" I have never been able to fault her unerring wisdom! ;)
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Phone call this afternoon from Mrs Miggins, “last leg now so do you want to meet us on the beach?” - and just like that, a there and back 8 miles.


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Tried to patch up the deck of my Honda self propelled motor mower but its no good I shall have to lash out this year.
I would have changed the rusted deck (why do they make them of untreated steel) 20 years ago, but it all gets too much when father time takes over.
The honda is a great engine and lasted many years, I shall have to get a new Honda mower.

That's my pocket money gone for a week or two! :)
Does anyone have a mulching mower?
D.
 
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lindisfel said:
Tried to patch up the deck of my Honda self propelle motor mower but its no good I shall have to lash this year.
I would have changed rusted deck (why do they make them of untreated steel) 20 years ago, but it all gets too much when father time takes over.
The honda is a great engine and lasted many years, I shall have to get a new Honda mower.

That's my pocket money gone for a week or two! :)
Does anyone have a mulching mower?
D.
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Sorry about the Honda. Yes Derek, I have a mulching mower. Keeps the grass looking rather spiffing. I was as happy as a pig in the proverbial using it back home. Long way to come to borrow it;) Not much use here so I have a dinky Stihl battery one for these piddling little lawns if'n we can get grass to grow.
 
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ianpspurs said:
Sorry about the Honda. Yes Derek, I have a mulching mower. Keeps the grass looking rather spiffing. I was as happy as a pig in the proverbial using it back home. Long way to come to borrow it;) Not much use here so I have a dinky Stihl battery one for these piddling little lawns if'n we can get grass to grow.
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Thanks Ian, I thought they would be worth the extraI expense.
I should keep yours, Ian, till you get a bigger garden next time.
My son in law from York reckons his postage stamp sized garden is hard work.
Told Abigail, your Dad's garden would be a nightmare! :)
Atb
D.
 
lindisfel said:
Thanks Ian, I thought they would be worth the extraI expense.
I should keep yours, Ian, till you get a bigger garden next time.
My son in law from York reckons his postage stamp sized garden is hard work.
Told Abigail, your Dad's garden would be a nightmare! :)
Atb
D.
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One of my missions is to prove folks wrong and grow grass here. I think I have sourced seed specifically for sandy soil so game on.
 
lindisfel said:
Tried to patch up the deck of my Honda self propelled motor mower but its no good I shall have to lash out this year.
I would have changed the rusted deck (why do they make them of untreated steel) 20 years ago, but it all gets too much when father time takes over.
The honda is a great engine and lasted many years, I shall have to get a new Honda mower.

That's my pocket money gone for a week or two! :)
Does anyone have a mulching mower?
D.
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Deserves a long service medal, imho ;)


But as it's a Honda...not unexpected.

(Hides behind sofa, to avoid brickbats..:hilarious:)
 
good evening all :)

4.1 yesterday and 4.8 today
swings and roundabouts ;)

We ate too late for my liking yesterday evening.
Took mr gee to get his 2nd jab yesterday and then via the garage to find out what is ailing the car, mechanic has prognosticated it's the steering rack so I think we shall be rivalling Wilfrid in the 'sharp intake of breath' stakes @Muddy Cyclist :sorry:

After we got home mr gee decided he needed a nap, hence the late dinner ;) He also had quite a long sleep last night but woke up feeling fine with only a slightly stiff arm :)

Quiet day today, lots of people about in the village though and the caravan site seems well populated, not terribly warm here and it's pretty windy :)

Hope your day is treating you kindly :)

@gennepher - very effective creamy moon, it sits well in your landscape and in the colour palette you've used :)

@dunelm - finely drawn pair of birds today and a nicely balanced composition, I like them very much :joyful:

@Muddy Cyclist - hugs for the tyre bill :sorry: your watercolour is coming along nicely, I like it at this stage too :) the evolution is interesting.

art bit -


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Another pleasant valley Sunday (lyrics) dawns clear and bright but too chilly for May. Very quiet in here on my timeline. Good to see you about and flourishing @karen8967. Fbg still shrouded in mystery post vacc#2. Perhaps resume on Tuesday which will be a week after the impost to my arm and the anniversary of me helping Abbott in their hour of need. Sore muscles from swinging my mattock and very vigorously wielding my hickory shaft axe - a thing of real beauty. Absolutely in my element smashing the whatsit out of ludicrous shrubs and trees that were here but I'm done now. I certainly need to find a way to artificially recreate that type of exercise - resistance bands? gym?. Have a safe, COVID conscious Sunday chums.
 
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geefull said:
good evening all :)

4.1 yesterday and 4.8 today
swings and roundabouts ;)

We ate too late for my liking yesterday evening.
Took mr gee to get his 2nd jab yesterday and then via the garage to find out what is ailing the car, mechanic has prognosticated it's the steering rack so I think we shall be rivalling Wilfrid in the 'sharp intake of breath' stakes @Muddy Cyclist :sorry:

After we got home mr gee decided he needed a nap, hence the late dinner ;) He also had quite a long sleep last night but woke up feeling fine with only a slightly stiff arm :)

Quiet day today, lots of people about in the village though and the caravan site seems well populated, not terribly warm here and it's pretty windy :)

Hope your day is treating you kindly :)

@gennepher - very effective creamy moon, it sits well in your landscape and in the colour palette you've used :)

@dunelm - finely drawn pair of birds today and a nicely balanced composition, I like them very much :joyful:

@Muddy Cyclist - hugs for the tyre bill :sorry: your watercolour is coming along nicely, I like it at this stage too :) the evolution is interesting.

art bit -


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Hugs for possibility of big spend on vehicle, winner for Mr Gee getting Jab and no bad side effects.

Thanks for my watercolour appreciation.

Again your flower painting is brilliant, you are definitely the forum master of still life. I have to email them to Mrs MC as they give her ideas for how to use watercolour paints on her flower pictures.
 
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