Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Nowt like looking on the bright side, is there? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,604 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Went for the usual medical checkup a few years ago and the "rotund" practice nurse told me I should consider going on a diet, I said If she let me have the details I could go on the same diet as she was on, didn't go down too well to be honest, Lincolnshire folk don't have the same sense of humour as us Notts folk Rog 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,160 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 My practice nurse once told me that it would help my diabetese if I could lose some weight and so she referred me to a dietician. I gave it a try for a couple times but jacked it in. My nurse asked why I'd stopped and I explained that the last thing I needed was anorexic matchstick telling me I was overweight.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,422 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Update on brother. Weak down left side, mind has 'fuzziness' at times but is improving. He had to sit almost 9 hours in the discharge suite waiting for medicines but home now. Not allowed to drive for at least six weeks and then assessed to see what progress he's made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,607 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 @BrewAt least they think your bro is well enough to be discharged. Have they said whether it was a clot or a bleed which caused his stroke? I really wish him well and hope he’ll continue to improve at home 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,160 Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Will be thinking of you Brew and your brother. I know how you must be feeling. I lost my older brother to a stroke and I was led to believe that a stroke was contributing factor to my son passing away when he was only 23 years old. My sincere regards to you both mate. Barrie. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,422 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 When asked about his results it seems they did tell him ....... but he's forgotten what they said, I don't want to push him and stress him... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,085 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Wish you and brother good wishers Brew Look after your selves. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,473 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 @Brew Nice to hear he's ok, although he seems to be doing well despite the NHS bureaucracy, rather than because of it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,733 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 11 hours ago, Brew said: He had to sit almost 9 hours in the discharge suite waiting for medicines but home now. Not allowed to drive for at least six weeks and then assessed to see what progress he's made. Glad he seems to be on the mend Jim. As for 'waiting for meds'. Mrs Col was discharged and 'Waiting for Meds', after a Gall Bladder op. After waiting from 08:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. for her to call me and ask to be brought home, I drove to the hospital where she was still sitting patiently in bed. I went to the nurses station a few yards away and when somebody finally appeared, I enquired about the Meds. After a little rummage under the counter "Oh.. They're here.." God only knows how long they'd been there, but we were home 30 minutes later. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,166 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 @brew.....nice to have a brother that cares........hope all goes well mate........... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,166 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Its all go this week...........yesterday......blood taken..........then today Kings Mill to give my throat its regular going over.......ah yes nearly forgot...Tomorrow down the clinic to get me feet done......... This getting older is loads of fun in it........today i was treated by my lovely 'Speech Therapist'' Bridie........we always have a laugh...especially when i tell her about another little problem ive realised.........IE..ive just realised i cant whisper......playing a game with my 5 yr old Granddaughter...it called for me to do a whisper......and it came out at the same volume as my ordinary speech...........to much laughter from all..........including my self........ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,146 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 What a day I’ve had. Tracking down a haggis for our Burn’s night supper tomorrow. The obvious choice was Waitrose in Newark. I got the raspberries and cream for the cranachan and a fine malt whisky but there was not a haggis to be found on the usual haggis shelf. Nobody could explain why there were none on Burn’s night eve. I shot off down the Fosse to ‘posh Morrisons’ at Gamston (not to be confused with ‘shitty Morrisons at Netherfield) and trudged around the meat section where I chanced upon a whole load of them. 908gms, serves 4 to 6! Special offer price £2.15! We can dine out for days on that. Lang may your lum reek! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 524 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Phil, this may be of interest to you being a past user of Tollerton aerodrome. The development looks huge and will more or less link up Tollerton with WB. Residents’ upset over plans for thousands of new homes between Gamston and Tollerton There are concerns the development would 'swamp' the area Read in Nottinghamshire Live: https://apple.news/APyWNhkUARSeECsauEkuepw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,146 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Yes, it’s a subject I’ve been discussing recently with fellow old flying club members. The main shareholder, Brian Wells, is known to us and is already a wealthy man having sold a lot of land around Edwalton for house building. It appears the runways would remain intact. The hangars are relatively new, the old ones having been dismantled for the construction of the Spire hospital. There are still a number of company and privately owned aircraft kept there plus a few club aircraft and helicopters. The proposed housing estate would be in close proximity to the runways and it will probably lead to complaints about aircraft noise. The nearby disused RAF Newton airfield is already being developed for housing and commercial use and nearby Bingham has been engulfed with new housing and an influx of Hong Kong Chinese. Things are certainly not what they used to be and not necessarily for the better. I see the fields around the road into Radcliffe from the A52 are already designated for building as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 524 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 It were all fields when I lived there. Grrrrrr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,146 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 I remember going to Tollerton Hall many times when they were my company’s insurance brokers. The Weston’s made a magnificent job of the refurbishment and always provided a good lunch after our meetings! There was a stream and a trout lake in their extensive grounds. It had previously been St. Hugh’s College, a catholic boarding school. I believe it’s in private ownership now. I used to meet with friends at the Air Hostess pub on a Saturday lunchtime when the landlord was Peter Wright, a friend from primary school days in Woodthorpe. The last time I was in the area was in December at Harker’s farm shop at Clipston on the Wolds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,302 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 On 1/25/2024 at 2:40 AM, philmayfield said: Tracking down a haggis for our Burn’s night supper tomorrow. If you have more than 1 is it hagii or haggis's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,307 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 If you take a picture of one, is it called hagiography? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,160 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 And if you shoot one, is it called Haggicide? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,302 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 I see that you can get a vegetarian haggis but isn't that just a white pudding? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 524 Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 4 hours ago, philmayfield said: I remember going to Tollerton Hall many times when they were my company’s insurance brokers. The Weston’s made a magnificent job of the refurbishment and always provided a good lunch after our meetings! There was a stream and a trout lake in their extensive grounds. It had previously been St. Hugh’s College, a catholic boarding school. I believe it’s in private ownership now. I used to meet with friends at the Air Hostess pub on a Saturday lunchtime when the landlord was Peter Wright, a friend from primary school days in Woodthorpe. The last time I was in the area was in December at Harker’s farm shop at Clipston on the Wolds. Phil, didn’t one of the scholars of St. Hughes college throw himself off a turret back in the day ? I can remember walking past it with Mum down to the farm past St. Peters church to feed the pigs and going on a guide camp in the grounds of Tollerton Hall. I was in the choir at the church and can remember doing maypole dancing at the church fete behind the old rectory. Tollerton will always be home to me, funny how you think about the places that mean so much to you in later life eh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,302 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Bloody Bonza Mate, it's Australia Day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 524 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Phil, if you go on tollertonvillagehistory.couk there is a section on the airfield which would no doubt be of interest! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 524 Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 Sorry, there should be a “dot” between co and uk on that link Phil. Oops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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