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6 hours ago, bizzard said:
Hence the old saying '' game leg''.
Groan ...
2 hours ago, mrsmelly said:It takes a long time to get a confirmed diagnosis. Doctors don't like to prescribe allopurinol for instance until they are sure. I had tests over several months between attacks. What they are still unsure about is the cause, they do think certain foods trigger attacks but it's far from a certainty.
I had a bout of gout about six months ago -- one swollen and very painful foot. It faded away in a week or so. I didn't see the vet about it, but my GP daughter tells me the cause is typically "all the fun stuff": red wine, rich food, tasty cheese etc.
I've cut down on the vino (beer is best), I only eat red meat once or twice a week, and Camembert is a rare treat. The gout hasn't come back, and I've lost a few kilos (only a few!) so I'm no longer technically obese.
Moderation is a wonderful thing, especially when it's not compulsory.
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Probably not go boating.
Sorry, but that's the logical response.
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12 hours ago, MtB said:
Never experienced such a thing. You obviously never go in Waitrose.
Au contraire, and that's why I now avoid my local Waitrose. It is in "posh" Cheshire, of course, second only to Buckinghamshire in terms of its self-entitlement.
12 hours ago, mrsmelly said:83 miles each way to the nearest Waitrose. Trouble with living somewhere nice is the shop choice is somewhat limited. There are some good proper local shops though.
How far is it to somewhere really useful, like Screwfix?
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38 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:
We too went in one once!! The only shop worse is Asda, Asda is like going to the zoo.
All the more good stuff for us plebs.
Of course, if you prefer the sharp elbows of the superior knobs in Waitrose, fill yer boots.
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40 minutes ago, Mike Hurley said:
In my part of the world it is not macho to wear a seatbelt so death rates are huge and mobile phone use is compulsory whether driving, cycling or motorcycling or walking, land of the zombies. A car lost control the other day by my place, 5 passengers, 2 dead, all early 20s.
Thanks. Just slightly proves my point, duntit?
If being macho means being dead, I'm a fully paid-up wimp.
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19 hours ago, MtB said:
Hang on.... Aldi?
I went in one once. It was full of unbelievably rude people. It was almost like being out on the canals....
Worth the struggle for the quality of the goods on offer. Nothing wrong with Toro Loco, and their own-brand stuff is indistinguishable from Marmite. Best teabags around, too, but unfortunately no leaf tea.
40 minutes ago, bizzard said:because modern cars are so light to handle it would be easy to cause an incedent through drink driving. In days of yore when cars were a bit of a handful, noisier, most family cars had no servo brakes, no PAS, they needed a bit of a work out by the intoxicated driver which often sobered them up in time to avoid an incedent.
Sorry, but that is utter bollox. Just look at the death (and serious injury) statistics pre-breathalyser, and the number of cars on the road, and then look at the current statistics. Death rate well down, numbers of cars several times up.
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22 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:
(Motor cycle helmets, Car Seat belts, drink driving, no smoking - it goes on across all areas of life)
Our rights are being eroded !
None of those things are anyone's rights. They are all there for the sake of someone's safety and/or comfort: (a) and (b) for the benefit of the idiots who don't wear them, (c) for the irresponsible sociopath who would otherwise be maiming or killing other road users, and (d) the fool of a smoker and everyone anywhere near them.
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The only stupid question is the one you don't ask when you need to know something.
Back in the days when drawings were on A0 sheets, not CAD/CAM computers, every sheet bore the legend, in capitals, IF IN DOUBT ASK.
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^^ That's a neat bit of lateral thinking.
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Holiday resorts usually have people in them with a wide range of accents, both British and otherwise. The canal network is primarily a linear holiday resort.
Work it out for yourself, Mr Ho.-
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40 minutes ago, jonathanA said:
So cheap buy 2 then in about 10 yrs when it fails you will have replacement handy....🤪
Yes, buy two of everything, stash the spares away somewhere, then buy two more in ten years' time when you can't find the one you want. Then find the spare halfway through fitting the new one ...
DAMHIK
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I've never drained down the cauliflower, and this has never caused a problem.
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One word or two?
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On 22/08/2024 at 14:54, MtB said:
Notwithstanding CRT's view, I suspect full residential moorings might acquire security of tenure once the new "Renters Rights Bill" passes through parliament and becomes law.
That depends on how a residence is defined. The language may specifically include or exclude caravans and/or boats, or it may be implicit in the text of the Bill, subject to amendment. Someone with more time and inclination than I would have to look it up.
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1 hour ago, Alan de Enfield said:
If it did, then it woudn't be, but as it doesn't, it is.
Correct. Somebody doesn't realise how small a micrometre is!
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2 hours ago, GUMPY said:
Thinking further on my home panels are at 35deg (pitch if the roof) I need to consider if it's worth making a system to change in winter to 60deg 😉
Goes away to look at battery data and costs 🤔
I think that's unlikely to be worth it.
Mind you, part of our PV array is at more than 30° because it's an old house.
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I got rid of the changover valve and changed to a single pigtail. That way it's easy to remember which cylinder is the empty one!
(Autocorrect just tried to put in a hangover valve for me. Whatever that is, I could probably do with one sometimes.)
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1 hour ago, cuthound said:
The Bibby Stockholm could be relocated to the Thames and used for MP's. It holds 500 people apparently, and as not all MP's need overnight accommodation at the same time would Seem an ideal way to make significant savings as it has already been paid for by us taxpayers.
Good idea, but it wouldn't fit.
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Is the suggestion to the effect that the declaration is no longer the responsibility of the buyer? The retailer can't be "done" for a false statement made by a customer, Shirley?
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5 hours ago, Peugeot 106 said:
Is anyone else going to recommend Peddler a telly?
(Regret i’m one of the many that rarely watch it and don’t have one on the boat so can’t help)I think he might have a problem. Our boat TV is old enough that it has an external AC to DC converter. This means that the 12v input is a small jack plug. I've never seen a smart TV which didn't have an internal A-D converter, so I fear the OP will be disappointed.
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On 10/06/2024 at 20:58, ditchcrawler said:
Almost as good as when they are boating by committee and someone on the bow says they are going left while someone on the back says they are going to the right and the chap steering is trying to see ahead past them to actually steer the boat
I always ignore gestures made by any crew member at the front of an oncoming boay. How do they know what their steerer is going to do next?
The only person that matters has the ellum in their hand.
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On 20/07/2024 at 12:37, Feeby100 said:
Dirty bastard the Greeks in a bin sod that
Far better than dirty ignorant Brits blocking the sewer.
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2 hours ago, Bargebuilder said:
Are we talking about continuous moorers?
Not if their pins get pulled out, no!
34 minutes ago, Jerra said:>> I often use nappy pins and have never had a sound from them. Just make sure the rope is taught and if not using springs they run away from the boat foe and aft at 45 degrees.
Freudian slip by a former teacher, or just a rubbish spillchucker?
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The correct answer, when you're on a water point and a new arrival asks if you're going to be long is "about 48 feet 6".
(The appropriate boat length can be substituted)
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A worrying night
in General Boating
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Looks as if I'll to go hang gliding slightly differently then. Perhaps in an Airbus A320.