Nice People Thread Number 10 -the official residence of Nice People

neverdespairgirl

chewmylegoff wrote: »

Yeah there was a failure in the switching points just outside Waterloo which meant that they couldn't get trains into platforms 16-19 or something like that. Apparently plat 20 was reopened a few months ago as an emergency overflow.

The reading trains used to be my normal commuter train but these days I'm on the Kingston loop line with its 1750s rolling stock...

Did you see the ghost of Eurostars past, then?

That loop line's rubbish (-:

silvercar

lj wrote:

Further, you tend to bottle this up, especially as you don't want people to think you're struggling to cope/tired/burdened. Especially from the pov of the person you're supporting.

Nothing wrong in letting friends know that you are burdened, even if you need to hide it from the person you are supporting.

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

How's your dad jelly?

Health has a huge impact on the people near the unwell one. . People talk a lot about the difficulties of the invisible illnesses but I suspect the carers or family members of those with 'invisible' illnesses are possibly even more forgotten.

He's ok. Really it isa combination of a urine infection knocking him about. He's diabetic & has had a few problems since he was in a coma 10 years or so ago. They were always surprised he survived that coma & heart issues!

Reading between the lines I think there were a few complications caused by treatment 10 years ago. He never told anyone of these complications & struggled along (typical male!). It got to breaking point (almost literally). It meant he got very knocked about by the infection, & the remedial work they're doing.

Looks like he'll be in a few more days. It's positive that he's not in danger like last time. They're checking his kidneys for safety.

He & Mom have been glowing in their praise of the NHS & the staff. Shame we only remember this when we really need them...

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Hope both your Dad AND you are OK, LJ.

Cheers ears. I have a friend who's having similar MS to yourself. We're cheering her up by reminding her that severe MS is usually a sign of twins.

silvercar wrote: »

Nothing wrong in letting friends know that you are burdened, even if you need to hide it from the person you are supporting.

I've hardly seen any friends - rushing to/from hospital for visiting, travel t/from work, blimmin rush hour queues.

They'll get their fair share at the weekend!;)

zagubov

PasturesNew wrote: »

For LIR. 2 storey barn conversion, it's got a floorplan
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-42436039.html

So does this mean only the upstairs bathroom has a window, not the bedroom. Why on earth didn't they do it the other way round- window for the bedroom and not the bathroom. Many places nowadays make the bathroom/shower-room totally internal. Nobody seems to be bothered much by it.

silvercar wrote: »

Nothing wrong in letting friends know that you are burdened, even if you need to hide it from the person you are supporting.

Agree totally.

PasturesNew

chewmylegoff wrote: »

One of the biggest problems with all this calorie stuff is that there is a lot of unclear guidance around what your daily intake should be. Nowhere does it explain what height and weight the average woman is who should be taking in 2,000 calories a day according to cereal packets, nor does it say how much exercise the average woman does. Similarly for the average man and his suggested 2,500 intake.

In reality those recommended intakes are for people who also do the recommended amount of exercise which is 150 minutes of cardio a week, but I think many people take the average as a starting point and then add extra on top to allow for exercise (whilst simultaneously grossly overestimating the amount of energy the exercise has burned off).

There is a figure I use which is based on calories per day based on your weight in pounds. There are figures to lose weight, maintain weight and gain weight. Something like "For every lb of weight, you need X calories to maintain that". This calculation therefore works whatever stage of a diet you're at.

If somebody also exercises, then they'd need to factor that in too.

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

There is a figure I use which is based on calories per day based on your weight in pounds. There are figures to lose weight, maintain weight and gain weight. Something like "For every lb of weight, you need X calories to maintain that". This calculation therefore works whatever stage of a diet you're at.

If somebody also exercises, then they'd need to factor that in too.

For endurance exercise you need 1g of carbs per kg of body weight per hour. Not sure what that is in old money. It works out at about 2-3 cereal bars and some orange squash each hour for me to keep going.

Fueling myself like that I can carry on almost indefinitely, fitness notwithstanding.

poet123

I am supporting a friend going through Cancer treatment atm and it is really taking its toll.

The sheer numbers of people you see at the hospital and how ill they look is just awful. My friend loves Coronation Street but the current storyline with Hayley is far too close to home. I find myself being upbeat when I am with her (and she is amazing) but I get home and slump. I also have little patience with the small stuff others find annoys them, illness like this just puts all that into perspective, but, of course, if you are not involved small stuff is still important, as it was to me before this.....

lostinrates

poet123 wrote: »

I am supporting a friend going through Cancer treatment atm and it is really taking its toll.

The sheer numbers of people you see at the hospital and how ill they look is just awful. My friend loves Coronation Street but the current storyline with Hayley is far too close to home. I find myself being upbeat when I am with her (and she is amazing) but I get home and slump. I also have little patience with the small stuff others find annoys them, illness like this just puts all that into perspective, but, of course, if you are not involved small stuff is still important, as it was to me before this.....

I'm the opposite. Big stuff doesn't reallyupset me. I am, bar a couple of blips, very cool about my bigger health problems for example. The small annoyances can really depress me.

Similarly I have a pretty high pain threads hold but a really low one for annoyance factors

lostinrates

I suppose I should think about eating something, all this talk about eating or not eating.


It was to be lamb tonight, but I forgot to take it out of the freezer and RP is complaining about lamb. featuring almost weekly (its the meat that is easiest for me to eat certainly...notice RP doesn't forget to complain about repeated servings of lamb...although has just had major diary confusion )

Harumph, I think I'll pull soup out from under the horse legs tonight and nibble on a couple charcoal biscuits for um...well, I guess its lip inch not brunch now.

poet123

lostinrates wrote: »

I'm the opposite. Big stuff doesn't reallyupset me. I am, bar a couple of blips, very cool about my bigger health problems for example. The small annoyances can really depress me.

Similarly I have a pretty high pain threads hold but a really low one for annoyance factors

I have a high pain threshold too apparently and normally I do get annoyed with small stuff, but I am finding this is affecting me differently.