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chucknorris

LydiaJ wrote: »

That's how I feel too. DD is the same about not being able to resist them. We are both looking forward to getting a dog this summer, having been without one since Avatar Dog died in the spring of 2008.

That's something to really look forward to, do you know what type of dog that you are likely to get, rescue or puppy and/or the breed? Our dogs have been rescues (so far), our first dog Mills was a lab/springer cross (left in my avatar)and Ozzie is a lab (right in my avatar).

LydiaJ

chucknorris wrote: »

That's something to really look forward to, do you know what type of dog that you are likely to get, rescue or puppy and/or the breed? Our dogs have been rescues (so far), our first dog Mills was a lab/springer cross (left in my avatar)and Ozzie is a lab (right in my avatar).

Avatar Dog was rescue. Our best guess was lab/greyhound cross - we called him a labrahound.

We'll be getting another rescue dog. Our wish list is: small to medium sized, youngish but probably not a puppy, short hair, short ears (ie that don't trail on the ground and in the food bowl), must get on with children and other dogs, and must like retrieving a ball.

DD would like a female this time. If Avatar Dog is anything to go by (and I know the plural of anecdote is not data) then I'm inclined to agree. He was a wonderful dog (even people who generally didn't like dogs said they liked him) but dreadfully sexist - friendly as anything to other dogs if they were small and/or female, but tended to try to get into a scrap if the other dog was bigger than him and male, and much worse about it with me than with my late-nearly-ex-husband - as if he felt he needed to protect me or something. He was even more inclined that way when I was pregnant, so we wondered if he could smell the hormones and reacted by stepping up the protectiveness. Perhaps lir can tell us if that's plausible???

I like your dog pics in your avatar. They both look like a lot of fun.

Generali

PasturesNew wrote: »

Don't quote, will delete

Sibling said.....

They f... you up, your Mum and Dad,
They may not mean to but they do.
They give you all the faults they had,
And then some others just for you....

Man passes hatred on to man,
It deepens like the continental shelf.
So get out as quickly as you can,
And don't have any kids yourself.

SingleSue

I can't use swimming as an exercise anymore, my back will go into spasm within minutes of trying to swim and leave me pretty much paralysed (only one hand will work, not even an arm!) and sinking in the middle of the pool. Also, my knees come out, my hips come out and my shoulders come out whenever I try to do any kind of stroke....floating is fine but not great for exercise!

I used to be a great swimmer, really strong with good technique but my joints have robbed me of even that now.

James was a competitive swimmer, even better technique than me and fast (I was never that fast - he had lessons in being fast with perfect technique), he now has to be careful too and has had to stop doing his strongest stroke as his shoulders and hips come out when doing so.

Anyway Yesterday's uni day for Josh.....travel was a nightmare, uni was great and is now second on Josh's list. It started rather eek when the bus they had got to replace the train was deemed not DDA friendly (I know it is now the Equality Act but the station manager kept saying DDA), so put us in a taxi to Billericay. Got on at Billericay ok but no space for the wheelchair other than the aisle and was in the way of everyone wanting to get on and off the train, got off at Liverpool Street ok with the assistance.

Got the lift down to the tube at Liverpool street (the assistance had by this point deserted us), then found we needed to go up and then down a multitude of steps to get over to another platform, couldn't see a lift, no staff around to ask, so steps it was....luckily a member of the public helped Josh with the wheelchair whilst I struggled up and then down the stairs.

Baker Street, more stairs and an escalator (escalator was fine apart from actually having to do the in and out of the wheelchair exercise), again no staff available to help (sorry miss, go get a bus) but general public brilliant in helping Josh.

Marylebone underground, more stairs and escalator, no help from staff but again, general public brilliant. Got to the overground, booked assistance nowhere to be found, staff walking off in the opposite direction when we tried to talk to them, Josh had to manhandle the wheelchair onto the train.

High Wycombe station was excellent, booked assistance was there and great.

Coming back, again High Wycombe station brilliant, Marylebone not....Wycombe had even rung ahead to remind them of the booked assistance but still nowhere to be found on arrival, Josh had to manhandle me off again. Not so bad at the tubes this time as the platforms seemed to work better for us although there was still a fair few stairs and escalators, no staff to assist (apart from again telling me to get a bus) but again, members of the public brilliant.

Liverpool Street overground, assistance office closed, then ensued various members of staff going along the line of command to find the person responsible for assistance and to get it sorted. This was sorted and then they spot another problem....Billericay staff had gone home and there was no-one to get me off the train (and this was too high for Josh to do and by this time, my joints had gone into complete lockdown and I was unable to get myself on and off a train without the chair). Lots of phone calls later by staff plus a visit from a manager and it was decided that they would get us to Shenfield and then it would be a taxi to Ipswich.

Of course, the time by now was getting on, we had watched our train depart from Liverpool Street and now had to wait for the Shenfield one which departed half an hour later than the one we were supposed to be on.

Anyway, arrived at Shenfield, assistance staff there as arranged and advised the taxi would pick us up at 22.05. Taxi company then called, our taxi had broken down on the way and they would try to get us another one...on a Saturday night near London, going all the way to Ipswich and capable of taking a wheelchair, this was not going to be quick.

Taxi finally replaced and arrived with us at 10.30 and off we go...only to find the A12 sliproad shut and diversions in place, which meant we had to go back towards London before coming back down again.

Finally arrived in Ipswich nearly 2 hours later than we should have done, freezing cold, bloody shattered and with my body screaming at me and I still had to drive home! Luckily, ex mum in law had offered to pick youngest up from his friend's house where he had been staying, so that worry was gone.

Mind you, it was great to spend some quality time with James, see where he lives properly and for Josh to see the uni and town....the uni is now number 2 in the list, nothing is beating Northampton at the moment.

Spirit_2

Yesterday OH went to a bread baking class at a cookery scholl in Borough Market.

He had a fabulous day and brought home a traditional white round rustic loaf, ciabatta, focaccia,a sourdough loaf. I have only tried the sourdough so far but it is delicious. the course was a real holiday for the head and OH is going to change the way he makes bread because of it.His rustic and sour dough loaves got first place in his class of 14.

He also bougt a really lovely chorizo and mint tea leaves from the market.

Congrats Miss Doozer on the BP Badge, Oh still has his from when he was a little boy and some of his team got them last year when they took the BP out to cover an event.

lostinrates

hjd wrote: »

I used to swim competitively, but that was very many years ago and I am very unfit now. I do get breathless, and I know that's down to poor technique as well as unfitness, but just have to keep on at it and it will improve.
My pet hate is the 2 ladies swimming next to each other doing heads up breaststroke and talking. No doubt they think they are exercising. It's really doing their backs no good either, swimming with their heads out of the water all the time.
Maybe I'm a swimming snob.

:o

See I breast stroke with head up. I know its bad ( which is why I raised the subject) but its also pleasurable for me. I don't chat though. Otoh, while its no good for my LR back and neck it does help be open chest and close shoulder blades more, which is important for me. Not that I swim ATM.

hjd

lostinrates wrote: »

:o

See I breast stroke with head up. I know its bad ( which is why I raised the subject) but its also pleasurable for me. I don't chat though. Otoh, while its no good for my LR back and neck it does help be open chest and close shoulder blades more, which is important for me. Not that I swim ATM.

The worst bit is not the heads up, it's that there are 2 of them and they have to swim side by side, taking up too much space and blocking anyone from passing. I can't do breaststroke, arms OK but legs refuse to do what they should.

hjd

SingleSue wrote: »

Anyway Yesterday's uni day for Josh.....travel was a nightmare,

You need to let those responsible know about the failures of the system which is supposed to provide assistance, probably not today but when you feel stronger. They need to know and to respond to you, hopefully to make it work in the future.

lostinrates

hjd wrote: »

The worst bit is not the heads up, it's that there are 2 of them and they have to swim side by side, taking up too much space and blocking anyone from passing. I can't do breaststroke, arms OK but legs refuse to do what they should.

Oh, I hate taking up room too.


Pick a line, swim straight down it or Pick a speed lane, swim in it.

I can swim Breast stroke fine, but some times I swim like I type. , Brest stroke with crawl legs, or just use legs for a while or just arms. Depends how I feel.:D So long as I'm keeping up and happy and not splashing other people rudely I'm happy. I used to pretty much swim breast stroke all day though.

zagubov

vivatifosi wrote: »

I ache today. Spent two hours yesterday emptying a loft for someone. I was the person the boxes were being passed down to, so had my arms above my head to grab hold of stuff for much of the time.

Today I can barely move but have stuff I need to get on with (not involving lifting boxes thankfully).

Does anyone know if you can double up and take both codeine and ibuprofen?

When I broke my arm I was put on co-codamol and ibuprofen for best part of two weeks. Now on paracetamol and ibuprofen.

If you've been on codeine for a while, make sure you don't wander far from a toilet the day after you stop. You'll soon realise why. :eek: