WCMUT....what cheered me up today

Possibly untaxed/uninsured/no MOT.
 
woof woof said:
Today I saw a car on the road where I live clamped. I've never seen this before. The car seemed to be parked well enough but it was next to a house from which people run a car valeting business and it's bedlam with cars and gosh knows how the neighbours put up with it so it could be connected to that.

It does annoy me that our road is so chocka with cars and it does make things difficult. I can't see any reason for it, I have three cars and I never leave them out apart from brief periods when I'm shuffling hem, washing one or loading and unloading.
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Is the clamp an 'official' council/highways/police one with sticky notice on the windscreen/window?

If just a clamp....... perhaps it is the valet companys wheeze to cover their anti social behaviour???
 
Walking into my dentist to book an oral hygienist appointment, expecting it to be in a few weeks time to be told "it's you lucky day!".

And 30 min later teeth all sparkly :)

Not so cheering was the cost :(

D
 
Today I came to a T junction with quite poor visibility so you have to crawl up to it and look both ways very carefully, which I did. To my left there was a young guy coming on a pushbike and he was riding in the the way many do, badly. He was swerving about down the middle of the road with no hands on the handlebars. It's so common it's almost the norm here so I didn't give it much thought and I sat to wait until he passed but then.... He raised a hand and gestured for me to pull out. That was very unexpected and I don't think any cyclist has ever done that for me before.

"Cest'la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell" :D
 
woof woof said:
Today I came to a T junction with quite poor visibility so you have to crawl up to it and look both ways very carefully, which I did. To my left there was a young guy coming on a pushbike and he was riding in the the way many do, badly. He was swerving about down the middle of the road with no hands on the handlebars. It's so common it's almost the norm here so I didn't give it much thought and I sat to wait until he passed but then.... He raised a hand and gestured for me to pull out. That was very unexpected and I don't think any cyclist has ever done that for me before.

"Cest'la vie say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell" :D
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And the one thing, polite though his gesture seems, is to not rely on other road users instructions......if disaster happens "you" would be the one at fault.
 
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Oh yes. I'm well aware. He was the only traffic. He did have right of way and this is something that I and others do all the time but a young man on a bike? I honestly can't think of another time a cyclist has given way and let me out.
 
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Willid1 said:
Walking into my dentist to book an oral hygienist appointment, expecting it to be in a few weeks time to be told "it's you lucky day!".

And 30 min later teeth all sparkly :)

Not so cheering was the cost :(

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How much David, if you don’t mind me asking?
 
A rather ouch laden £75, I leave it for a year rather than the recommended 6 months :-)

This is in London/Hertfordshire - would be interesting to see what people are paying elsewhere?

D
 
£90.00 here, Attleborough, Norfolk. Dentist recommends two visits per, obviously!

He drives a Porsche Cayenne...
 
I use an annual plan and for x2 Check ups and x2 Hygienist it is £288 per year (Glasgow).
 
Oddly enough, I only go to the dentist if I have a problem.

Dividing my bills by the number of years between visits comes to roughly £10 per annum. I do have a powered tooth bush, used twice a day, and use a mouthwash after each clean. Of course, mileage may vary...
 
Until recently my NHS dentist did the hygienist job as part of the annual check up but now he insist that I have to have a separate appointment with their hygienist (his wife) for which I paid £75. It is only expected to be annual like the check up.

Dave
 
AndrewFlannigan said:
Oddly enough, I only go to the dentist if I have a problem.

Dividing my bills by the number of years between visits comes to roughly £10 per annum. I do have a powered tooth bush, used twice a day, and use a mouthwash after each clean. Of course, mileage may vary...
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I'm sure you are supposed to use mouthwash before the clean?
 
gman said:
I'm sure you are supposed to use mouthwash before the clean?
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I was told "after" but who can tell?

It's like egg ends and we know where that went... ;)
 
gman said:
I'm sure you are supposed to use mouthwash before the clean?
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AndrewFlannigan said:
I was told "after" but who can tell?

It's like egg ends and we know where that went... ;)
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Floss, brush then Interdental brushes then leave as mouthwashes wash away the fluoride in the toothpaste, use mouthwash after meals, lunch/ diner.
 
tarric said:
Floss, brush then Interdental brushes then leave as mouthwashes wash away the fluoride in the toothpaste, use mouthwash after meals, lunch/ diner.
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That's what I do and have been told by my dentist. I do a mouthwash before brushing etc as well though, just as a palate cleanser! lol Speaking of interdental brushes, brilliant things.
 
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The love is purely for the MRI result, honest!!!

Looking forward to book two.
 
WCMUT? (Well yesterday actually).

I am stage 5 chronic kidney disease, due to go onto dialysis soon, but have beenn held off the transplant list due to potential complications with my liver. I also suffer heamatomachrosis, where my blood develops too much iron, and they thought that i potentially had cancer.

I received a letter from the hospital regarding the blood tests and ultra sound scans on my liver. Turns out my liver is functioning as it should, and there were no sign of the protiens that the cancer generates in my blood. I will have treatment the heamatomachrosis, but it now looks like I can go on the transplant list. Happy days....
 
Willid1 said:
A rather ouch laden £75, I leave it for a year rather than the recommended 6 months :-)

This is in London/Hertfordshire - would be interesting to see what people are paying elsewhere?

D
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£68. I've looked at dental surgeries here and, it's £68-75. £98 if it's more than routine. Plus the floss they try to sell...lol. I use the orange plastic/wire 'sticks' to get any bits out that don't move with a toothbrush. Dental care is expensive but necessary.
 
My dentist used to leave my gums bleeding after a "clean". They have to ask now, if you want one as (dentists?hygienists) opinions vary as to the effectiveness and if the extra "cleaning" causes more damage than it cures. I now decline, use a more "aggressive" toothpaste once a week, in rotation with normal cleaning and flossing and haven't had any problems since!
 
Pixbarmy said:
My dentist used to leave my gums bleeding after a "clean". They have to ask now, if you want one as (dentists?hygienists) opinions vary as to the effectiveness and if the extra "cleaning" causes more damage than it cures. I now decline, use a more "aggressive" toothpaste once a week, in rotation with normal cleaning and flossing and haven't had any problems since!
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What do you regard as a more "aggressive" toothpaste?
 
Pixbarmy said:
My dentist used to leave my gums bleeding after a "clean". They have to ask now, if you want one as (dentists?hygienists) opinions vary as to the effectiveness and if the extra "cleaning" causes more damage than it cures. I now decline, use a more "aggressive" toothpaste once a week, in rotation with normal cleaning and flossing and haven't had any problems since!
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That's why I have my done at 18 month intervals not the six monthly intervals they prefer..well, they would wouldn't they. I have an annual 'regular' check up.
 
Pixbarmy said:
My dentist used to leave my gums bleeding after a "clean". They have to ask now, if you want one as (dentists?hygienists) opinions vary as to the effectiveness and if the extra "cleaning" causes more damage than it cures. I now decline, use a more "aggressive" toothpaste once a week, in rotation with normal cleaning and flossing and haven't had any problems since!
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Years ago a visit to the dentist left me with a bloody mouth and both the dentist and the lady assistant asked if I was "OK". My teeth were then sensitive for the first time in my life. I saw another dentist and asked if there was any fix and the reply was that they knew of one specialist who would transplant pieces of gum from a good location to a sensitive one but success couldn't be guaranteed so I decided to live with it. Years later it's sort of ok as long as I use a toothpaste for sensitive teeth. I tried every one the supermarket had and a Colgate one works best for me.

All this prompted me to do some Googling and I found my way to a report done for the government. To summarise, people go to the dentist too much and having a dentist prod around your mouth with metal tools isn't necessarily a good idea. Cleaning plaque is a waste of time and generally the more you go to the dentist the more problems you're going to have and the more teeth you're going to lose. Women apparently go to the dentist more than men and suffer more problems because they do. The report said you should only go to the dentist every 6 (or maybe 7, I forget) years or when you have a problem and apparently the message that you need to go every 6 months has no basis. It really was shocking reading and TBH it made me rather angry.

I haven't been since and apart from the sensitivity that I'm sure the dentist caused I've had no problems. One drawback of not going though is if you don't they strike you off and when you try to join again they'll probably tell you they're not taking on new people.
 
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