Chicken shops or coffee shops?

chucknorris

antrobus wrote: »

I know. But a cottage hospital ain't a hospital. It will have a minor injuries unit, and provide a bit of physiotherapy, and that's about it. It's no bl00dy use if you're actually ill with something vaguely serious.

Living in the Isle of Man won't be massively different from living in say, Cumbria, healthwise. It's just that being an island, it's bit more inconvient to get to a hospital in Newcastle or Liverpool.

It isn't meant as that, it is supplementary hospital for those that live in the North, so it would be of use if you lived near Laxley and only needed minor treatment. Did you not read the link, Nobles hospital near Douglas is very substantial! The link I that gave, gives full details of Nobles hospital.

antrobus

chucknorris wrote: »

It isn't meant as that, it is supplementary hospital for those that live in the North, did you not read the link, ...

It's still a cottage hospital. Read this link
https://www.gov.im/categories/health-and-wellbeing/hospitals-and-emergency-treatment/ramsey-and-district-cottage-hospital/

chucknorris wrote: »

...Nobles hospital near Douglas is very substantial! The link I that gave, gives full details of Nobles hospital.

Including these details?:)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-26937769

The point would be that there is only one hospital on the IOM, and it doesn't and can't do everything. Which is why the IOM health service relies on the dear old NHS and provides helpful advice on 'patient transfers'.

In 2010/2011 there were 8,200 IOM patients being treated 'off-island'. Given that the 2011 census had the total Manx population down as 85,000, that's a lot of people, as in 9.7% of the entire population.

https://www.gov.im/categories/health-and-wellbeing/patient-transfers/

antrobus

And no, I don't understand what Manx health care has got to do with either coffee or chicken shops.

It's that second law again.

chucknorris

antrobus wrote: »

It's still a cottage hospital. Read this link
https://www.gov.im/categories/health-and-wellbeing/hospitals-and-emergency-treatment/ramsey-and-district-cottage-hospital/



Including these details?:)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-26937769

The point would be that there is only one hospital on the IOM, and it doesn't and can't do everything. Which is why the IOM health service relies on the dear old NHS and provides helpful advice on 'patient transfers'.

In 2010/2011 there were 8,200 IOM patients being treated 'off-island'. Given that the 2011 census had the total Manx population down as 85,000, that's a lot of people, as in 9.7% of the entire population.

https://www.gov.im/categories/health-and-wellbeing/patient-transfers/

I have obviously read the link (it was me that told you that it was a cottage hospital). I already know that if you want to see a specialist you have to fly to Liverpool or elsewhere on the mainland, I learned that the first day that I started taking an interest in the IOM, because my BIL can't really look after himself, and if he stayed with us, it would be an issue. But as far as our medical care goes, it doesn't put me off living there.

chewmylegoff

padington wrote: »

Get over yourself people.

You rent because you want to live somewhere. You buy because you want to live somewhere and invest in a property.

No financial considerations about the biggest investment you will ever make is just stupid.

If you bought in the right London location over the last five years you now could move outside London and be mortgage free.

It's wise to some have strategy in your early days and accept a little trade off for a better life later.

Ah I see the right answer was "yes paddington you are a genius, buying somewhere where chicken shops are turning into coffee shops is the perfect strategy and will result in you becoming a millionaire in six weeks".

I wonder if you can advise us on any areas where chicken shops are turning into coffee shops. I wonder where.....

chucknorris

antrobus wrote: »

And no, I don't understand what Manx health care has got to do with either coffee or chicken shops.

It's that second law again.

Nobody said it had anything to do with chicken or coffee (sometimes threads expand into other areas), this was the post that I was responding to:

zagubov wrote: »

Unlike the Channel Isles it has an NHS very much like ours but I think you have to live there for 5 years before you can access it. And seeing a specialist involves flying you to Liverpool.

antrobus

chucknorris wrote: »

I have obviously read the link (it was me that told you that it was a cottage hospital).

No, I already knew that there was a cottage hospital in Ramsay. It's still not a hospital.

chucknorris wrote: »

...I already know that if you want to see a specialist you have to fly to Liverpool or elsewhere on the mainland, I learned that the first day that I started taking an interest in the IOM, because my BIL can't really look after himself, and if he stayed with us, it would be an issue. But as far as our medical care goes, it doesn't put me off living there.

So why are you bl00dy arguing with me if you know I'm right.

chucknorris wrote: »

Nobody said it had anything to do with chicken or coffee (sometimes threads expand into other areas), this was the post that I was responding to:

Crumbs allmighty. Are you having a bad day or what. Of course it's got nothing to do with chicken or coffee shops. It's an example of antrobus's Second Law of Forumdynamics.

chewmylegoff wrote: »

...I wonder if you can advise us on any areas where chicken shops are turning into coffee shops. I wonder where.....

They're in the link in the OP. Apparently the areas to consider are
Peckham, Southwark, Woolwich, Isle of Dogs, Colliers Wood, and Willesden Junction. Although I don't know whether any of these districts are anywhere near Wood Green.

chucknorris

antrobus wrote: »

So why are you bl00dy arguing with me if you know I'm right.

I wasn't even aware that we were arguing, you were not even the first poster on this thread to mention it on this thread (I thought it was common knowledge for anyone that knows anything about the IOM):

zagubov wrote: »

And seeing a specialist involves flying you to Liverpool.

The point is that for most things, the healthcare on the island is good enough to satisfy what I need to decide to live there.

padington

antrobus wrote: »

In my local suburban shopping centre there are four coffee shops and no chicken shops whatsover. Is this good or bad?

I would argue that now relatively cheap property is more sought after because of stamp duty changes, whilst benefit changes are changing the social demographics and most people even with the bank of mum and dad can very rarely afford more than 500k, therefore places with chicken shops but with quickly changing populations are a good sign of a place where to buy for capital appreciation.

antrobus

chucknorris wrote: »

I wasn't even aware that we were arguing, you were not even the first poster on this thread to mention it on this thread (I thought it was common knowledge for anyone that knows anything about the IOM):...

I say there is only one hospital in the IoM, you say there isn't. I'd say that was an argument.

chucknorris wrote: »

...The point is that for most things, the healthcare on the island is good enough to satisfy what I need to decide to live there.

There might be once they've fixed the problems with the one hospital they've got. Perhaps that might help explain why almost 1 in 10 Manx residents have to travel to the UK for treatment every year.