Nice People 13: Nice Save

lostinrates

I feel so laissez faire on the mice front.


I'm quite relaxed about the odd mouse. I'm not saying I welcome them in, and I certainly keep the house clear, but unlike rats, which I would not rest easy at being in the house, I don't lie awake worrying about mice. I had them in the walls in an old house. I found the scratching almost.....cosy. The cat us bring in the odd live small rodent every now and then, either the cats catch it, we do, or it gets out.....and our back doors are open most of summer........


I have to say, I'd have so liar reaction to silver car at finding it in kitchen cupboard, but.......as the old rhyme goes, I think mice are rather nice.

SingleSue

Generali wrote: »

I don't recall James's age but if he saw a Doctor over here he'd pretty much be asked which diagnosis service(s) he wanted to have provided or you would be. If he had a few dollars at his disposal (tens of dollars normally although it can be more) he could go to a private diagnostician. If he didn't he'd be seen by the public system in due course. Private insurance isn't allowed to cover this, either you pay or you wait.

If you get an answer you don't like you see another GP. Obviously there are good and bad things in that but ultimately the number of GPs are finite so if you insist you have an ailment you clearly don't you'll end up in a private clinic that will waste their time and yours at $100/visit, a doctor that will play to your need to be sick rather than your sickness.

There is no perfect health care system, just different flaws IMHO.

He's 21.

His issues have already been diagnosed, the visit was for the doctor to do the standard referral for his echo (this is supposed to be done every 2 years although the last GP said it should be done annually for James due to the problems he has experienced) and to see if there was any physio etc he could access or even a specialist in that area who could help him as his condition is worsening.

He was lucky in that last time, the GP he saw was experienced in EDS and the related problems, unfortunately this one had no idea about it apart from the fact it makes people slightly bendy (this is the least of the problems in EDS!)

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Sometimes there's cauli cheese at carvery meals.... when there is I have a spoon of that

I like it, but there's so much food in the world one could make that I rarely get to the point of where that'd be on the list

You can't eat everything ... even if you try.

Yes, most usually I serve it with steak or roast beef. Its a nice way to have roast beef, simply with just cauli cheese, and some steamed veg or a salad. Make it a mid week meal. I don't think I could stomach it soon, otherwise I'd do steak and cauli cheese this weekend.

Generali

Nikkster wrote: »

Researchers combed through the Herald, Evening Post, Western Daily Press, Glasgow Herald, and North Devon Journal.
Experts discovered that "paying through the nose" was a Viking punishment of slitting the nose from tip to eyebrow of anyone who refused to pay tax.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/10233077/Dark-meaning-behind-popular-phrases.html

Yeah, I found that article too but TBH I have my doubts. How could you come to that conclusion with any conviction with the stated methodology? I'm not aware of any newspaper archives which still exist from the C9th in the UK.

I can't imagine that such soft tissue damage is evident in corpses either.

Generali

michaels wrote: »

Just had to make an emergency biscuit run

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/morrisons-nearly-free-fox-biscuits-using-match-more-2132742

What do you do with the excess biscuits? Having met you I can say with some confidence that you don't eat them.

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

When you come to visit, PN. I think we'll be going out for dinner one night. Greek ok for you?

I love cauli cheese. I love cauliflower and I love cheese... what's not to like?

Only if they've got those meatballs. I don't like Greek ... just those meatballs

Yeah, cauli/cheese.... what's not to like.

Generali

SingleSue wrote: »

He's 21.

His issues have already been diagnosed, the visit was for the doctor to do the standard referral for his echo (this is supposed to be done every 2 years although the last GP said it should be done annually for James due to the problems he has experienced) and to see if there was any physio etc he could access or even a specialist in that area who could help him as his condition is worsening.

He was lucky in that last time, the GP he saw was experienced in EDS and the related problems, unfortunately this one had no idea about it apart from the fact it makes people slightly bendy (this is the least of the problems in EDS!)

Ah. Here once you have a specialist referral that needs to recur it recurs.

I have two 6 monthly recurring meetings with specialists as a result of my cancer, with a radiotherapist and a haematologist.

vivatifosi

Gen, as you are on line at the mo, I wondered if you had seen BoJo's latest...

The only time I'd ever heard the word onanist was in a previous post of yours iirc, so was quite surprised to see it used, and the context.

zagubov

PasturesNew wrote: »

Only if they've got those meatballs. I don't like Greek ... just those meatballs

Yeah, cauli/cheese.... what's not to like.

I love cauliflower cheese. I keep on seeing references to cauliflower rice. Sounds like a great idea but hard work to make. How come it's not available prepared?

Tbh, everything's hard to make for me at the moment. It's very much a two-handed world. The less prep a meal needs the more likely I'll make it.

Generali

vivatifosi wrote: »

Gen, as you are on line at the mo, I wondered if you had seen BoJo's latest...

The only time I'd ever heard the word onanist was in a previous post of yours iirc, so was quite surprised to see it used, and the context.

I've not so I'll look it up. I suspect that it means a person doing something alone or similar.

I'm going to the Asian Cup final tonight, Aus vs S. Korea. First time I'll have ever been to a football cup final.