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 :(

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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?

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£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?

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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.
 
Yesterday...

On Le Shuttle on the way back from Belgium/France to the UK yesterday evening (already feeling please we managed to get a much earlier train than we'd booked at no extra cost)...the shuttle departs Sangatte and the announcements start... Obviously a french lady who sounded like Michelle Dubois from Allo Allo, and the following was said 'listen to the following announcements' and I had to stop myself from shouting 'I shall say this only once!'
 
footman said:
I'm feeling really chipper this morning and can't wait to share the good news. A few months ago I was referred to the Pain Management team at our local hospital and I spoke with them this morning about where I am on the waiting list.
I'm 79 now, by the time I reach the top of the list I shall be 83:D
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Better late than never, Laurence. :) Well, you sound. like a very stoic chap.... taking it on the chin with a... :D

Seriously,though. I've thought how awful longstanding,maybe permanent pain, must be to have to live with. When I had my shoulder ops..rotator cuff damage..I was given Zapain and it worked. My understanding is that if someone is referred to a pain control clinic even the most powerful pain killers don't do the job. It's reading posts like yours and those in the Prostate Cancer thread, not to mention Andya700 and Jelster, that make me realise how fortunate I am that I don't suffer any of those conditions or anything serious atall.
 
JohnC6 said:
Better late than never, Laurence. :) Well, you sound. like a very stoic chap.... taking it on the chin with a... :D

Seriously,though. I've thought how awful longstanding,maybe permanent pain, must be to have to live with. When I had my shoulder ops..rotator cuff damage..I was given Zapain and it worked. My understanding is that if someone is referred to a pain control clinic even the most powerful pain killers don't do the job. It's reading posts like yours and those in the Prostate Cancer thread, not to mention Andya700 and Jelster, that make me realise how fortunate I am that I don't suffer any of those conditions or anything serious atall.
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Thanks, I had a spinal injury when I was 21 and it’s been up and down ever since. Currency I’m having a lot of pain at night so sleeping is problematic.
 
footman said:
Thanks, I had a spinal injury when I was 21 and it’s been up and down ever since. Currency I’m having a lot of pain at night so sleeping is problematic.
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I've suffered back problems since my 20's, was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, have 3 dodgy discs and 10 years ago was also diagnosed as having facet joint arthritis....

I was having injections into the arthritic joints but then they stopped giving me them and fobbed me off onto a pain clinic who were only willing to offer physio and painkillers.

I stopped taking painkillers and live with the pain...At night I always try to fall asleep in the position I find most comfortable, which is on my left side
 
TheFiend said:
I've suffered back problems since my 20's, was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, have 3 dodgy discs and 10 years ago was also diagnosed as having facet joint arthritis....

I was having injections into the arthritic joints but then they stopped giving me them and fobbed me off onto a pain clinic who were only willing to offer physio and painkillers.

I stopped taking painkillers and live with the pain...At night I always try to fall asleep in the position I find most comfortable, which is on my left side
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I can cope during the day but it’s the nights that destroy me. I probably spend about 2 hours each night walking around the house or looking at Youtube rubbish.

Cold packs from the freezer help but they’re now trying me on low dose amitriptyline just to let me get some sleep. Like you I’m pretty much resigned to having this pain for the rest of my life.
 
My chinese "shed" is now completed. I won't be putting anything in there that needs to be kept dry ( Isn't that what sheds are for?). The corrugated, flimsy sides and roof, are all fixed into channels, which hold the water, until they are full and then spill over inside the shed, because the designer put the higher side of the unequal channel on the outside! Classic! If you lean on it, anywhere, it puts the frame out of square and then, the doors don't close! The (lifting) roof safety chains broke immediately, so I replaced them with sink plug chains (from my dry, old, wooden shed!). WCMUT? It's finished! Oh! I can now move the "junk" (that I "can't throw away") off the floor of my "proper" wood shed :ROFLMAO:
 
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Pixbarmy said:
My chinese "shed" is now completed. I won't be putting anything in there that needs to be kept dry ( Isn't that what sheds are for?). The corrugated, flimsy sides and roof, are all fixed into channels, which hold the water, until they are full and then spill over inside the shed, because the designer put the higher side of the unequal channel on the outside! Classic! If you lean on it, anywhere, it puts the frame out of square and then, the doors don't close! The (lifting) roof safety chains broke immediately, so I replaced them with sink plug chains (from my dry, old, wooden shed!). WCMUT? It's finished! Oh! I can now move the "junk" (that I "can't throw away") off the floor of my "proper" wood shed :ROFLMAO:
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Lol

I made the mistake of buying a cheap shed about 6 years ago. Nothing lined up, it was flimsy, it leaked, the only good thing was that it was big. I eventually tore it down and got a local company to install a new one of their own. World of difference and despite being a little smaller in footprint, I went higher this time and can now fit more in.
 
I'd have one if only I could lift it into the car. They weigh twice as much as my chair @ 6.5kg and I have enough trouble lifting that. :crying:
 
Marc said:
Been looking to get a new Tassimo machine and had one in my Amazon list which was around £80. Looked this morning and it's now £34! :banana:
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If you can wait and fancy a trip to Scotland, there'll be a few very high end coffee machines coming up at auction soon.... :D
 
Marc said:
Blimey! How much does your chair weigh?
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6.5kg - most tractor units are around 12-14kg depending on battery size. :(

BTW, I read your book last week and I really enjoyed it. An interesting and different storyline with a truly original idea instead of the 'usual formula' stuff.
 
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