Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

purch

chewmylegoff wrote: »

If it goes to 15% we are in real trouble!

Stop reading those Peter Schiff blogs !!!!

Jonbvn

Generali wrote: »

Ok, to update everyone on the right thread (d'oh) and to avoid confusion the next steps in my treatment are:

Monday I have a PET scan. I get injected with radioactive glucose. Anything fast growing (like a cancer for example) will need lots of energy and glucose provides energy for the human body. As a result a cancer cell will suck up much more glucose than a skin cell or a liver cell. If wait a bit and then look at the bits of you that are radioactive then you'll see if there are any other cancers in the body. That's the idea.

Tuesday I have an operation to remove Leon aka Leon the Lymphoma Lump aka Bloody LLL. That is also called a Grand Biopsy. They take the whole thing out, under general anesthetic, and then find out exactly what it is.

Wednesday Sit around at home feeling sorry for myself.

Thursday Back to work where they won't stab me with needles, chop my neck up etc.

Friday Work BBQ which I am cooking for:eek:

That might all get disrupted by chemo.

How long do the deleterious effects of chemotherapy last BTW?

My thoughts are with you Gen. You have always been one of the "good guys" IMHO.

Your positive attitude is astonishing. Have a few cold ones at the barbie on me!:beer:

purch

Generali wrote: »

How long do the deleterious effects of chemotherapy last BTW?

OK, so it's taken me an hour, but I've now found out what deleterious means.

Errr...............I dunno mate, but if you can ride a bike up the Ventoux you are tougher than most of us, so we know you can manage it.

chewmylegoff

purch wrote: »

Stop reading those Peter Schiff blogs !!!!

One of the key features I've been seeking in a house is a built in safe for storage of the 14 silver eagles I have amassed.

Generali

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I did think about it long and hard. 5 year fixes were around 3.5% whereas 2 years at 2%. Although as you say pressure is starting to build for rates to increase but at the same time forward projections for growth are under 3% for the next couple of years, eurozone growth much lower and the uk economy still looks fairly weak outside London. So in the end I thought I will probably be able to fix for at least another 2 years at under 4% so it will probably be cheaper this way. Our mortgage is technically IO so ultimately even if rates go to 10% the interest payment will still be under 50% of our combined net salaries (and I could afford to pay it from my salary alone and just about cover other outgoings and afford to eat). If it goes to 15% we are in real trouble!

Plus I wanted an offset and I couldn't find an offset which was reasonably structured with a competitive fix beyond 3 years (and that was 3% rather than 2%).

Yeah, a fixed rate offset is expensive for a bank to finance so you won't get good fixed rate deals there.

Generali

purch wrote: »

OK, so it's taken me an hour, but I've now found out what deleterious means.

Errr...............I dunno mate, but if you can ride a bike up the Ventoux you are tougher than most of us, so we know you can manage it.

As Eddie Merckx said, "Cycling is suffering".

When you get out of the saddle, have a shower and a 2,000 calorie recovery meal then you feel amazing.

I doubt that any part of chemo makes you feel amazing. Cancer, AIUI at least, doesn't give you a yellow jersey and a million Euro either. Let alone a nice kiss from a beautiful podium girl.

purch

When you get to the top of this particular hill Gen, we'll get you a yellow cardigan and I'm sure we can rustle up a kiss from someone or other..............Mr Ree can provide the EUR as he keeps telling us he's very rich.

Generali

purch wrote: »

When you get to the top of this particular hill Gen, we'll get you a yellow cardigan and I'm sure we can rustle up a kiss from someone or other..............Mr Ree can provide the EUR as he keeps telling us he's very rich.

I'd like the kiss from Nikkster and the prize from Mr Ree please. The other way around doesn't bear thinking about.

Jonbvn

purch wrote: »

When you get to the top of this particular hill Gen, we'll get you a yellow cardigan and I'm sure we can rustle up a kiss from someone or other..............Mr Ree can provide the EUR as he keeps telling us he's very rich.

You never struck me as a knitting type of person;)

Nikkster

Generali wrote: »

I'd like the kiss from Nikkster and the prize from Mr Ree please. The other way around doesn't bear thinking about.

Phew! I certainly don't go around claiming I have that kind of cash (or having it either).