The Chill Out Zone

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

That was a first at the Bloods at Bolton hospital!, I was the first one for a blood test there & in & out in quick sticks.


Did a bit of shopping at ASDA on the way back for some baking essentials, You can tell we're in austerity times, I'm buying lard again
Tipping it down here.

Welcome back Ian,

Ever had Faggots and Peas? I read people are buying up tins of Spam instead of tins of Salmon. All the best with the lard yum yum

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by AndyN01

Morning all.

It's dull and grey here with a bit of drizzle in the air to boot. And feels much colder than of late.

Hoping to catch up with Rich tomorrow which will be good.

Take care of all those aches, age induced and post procedure pains.

Morning Andy, you are always very kind to those less fortunate and you rarely complain.

Have a great day

[Lancpudn]

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

Welcome back Ian,

Ever had Faggots and Peas? I read people are buying up tins of Spam instead of tins of Salmon. All the best with the lard yum yum

Yes we've always had those Brains faggots in the past, I seldom see them nowadays.



I noticed all the premium expensive joints/cuts of meat have disappeared altogether at our local ASDA supermarket, Nobody is buying them, Every shopping cart on the checkout was full of ASDA's own yellow value brand items in the yellow packaging.



I've started baking a lot to save money & freeze the pies I make, The lard is to make the easiest pastry in the world, Hot water pastry. It's the king of pie pastry


Just made a couple of Leek,Chicken & bacon pies & are now in the oven

The beggers outside the main doorway are now accompanied by tents set up, It's getting to be like San Francisco's tent city there

[FLYING BANANA]

Afternoon all from sunny, raining and sunny again Cornwall.

Busy, busy day. Been over to England with Banana and we went to a very unhelpful National Windscreens garage. Banana has a leak around the rear window. Luckily I have a plastic tray boot insert that stops the water from soaking the boot mat. According to the chap there they cannot do anything. He did however check to see if the rear window was loose, but he said it was tight.

So a phone call to Matt Darke, and we will trundle up to Matt’s tomorrow for him to have a look.

[Lancpudn]

Chicken leek & bacon pies straight out the oven, Smells bootiful in here

[stevestrat]

Another bleedin' horrible day here. Soaked going to the hospital yesterday despite having a brolly and the rain is still going today, if anything even heavier. Rail passengers are being advised not to travel north of Newcastle due to flooding, road and rail closures all over the place. Thankfully I don't have to go out today.

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

Off for another flow test & bladder scan later.

I'm a great follower of a piece of advice Billy Connolly gave about getting old, never pass up an opportunity to have a pee!

[Lancpudn]

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Another bleedin' horrible day here. Soaked going to the hospital yesterday despite having a brolly and the rain is still going today, if anything even heavier. Rail passengers are being advised not to travel north of Newcastle due to flooding, road and rail closures all over the place. Thankfully I don't have to go out today.
I'm a great follower of a piece of advice Billy Connolly gave about getting old, never pass up an opportunity to have a pee!

LOL He's not wrong, I've been doubled over in pain trying to pee since yesterday, At least 8 trips to the lavy overnight I never thought a full bladder & unable to empty it could be so painful.


The persistent rain has ceased here for showers barreling through. Missus wants me to put a curtain rail up but that's not happening today because that walk to the furthest part of the hospital to the bloods from the car park has killed me.

[stevestrat]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

I never thought a full bladder & unable to empty it could be so painful.

Have you considered Dyno Rod

Ever since they poked around in my guts to remove my appendix when I need to pee I NEED TO PEE!

[FLYING BANANA]

Good morning everyone from a frosty start to the day. And not a cloud in the sky.

It is a tad chilly.

[Lancpudn]

Morning all, Brrr! It's cold & damp here, I can see me breath in the conservatory.

Originally Posted by stevestrat

Have you considered Dyno Rod

Ever since they poked around in my guts to remove my appendix when I need to pee I NEED TO PEE!

LOL I think that might be the next resort, everything seems to have come to a halt