kevmac47:
Sorry to hear you’re a bit under the weather Harry, hope your soon fit enough to avoid all those DIY jobs around your “drum” again Regards Kev.
Hiya,
Kev, only some people are suitable to have the jab, in my case and having had a previous bout of
shingles it was decided I was unlikely to have a return, shingles being it’s own vaccine, my wife
and I had the flu jab together last year and it was decided to give her the shingles jab at the
same time and it was decided I didn’t need it having had the virus before and at that time I was
just out of the age grouping being 70 then the next group being 78 and 79 I was at that time 77
plus being previously affected “you’ll not get it again lad” which proved a load of ■■■■■■■■. I can
tell you it’s put me through the mill a bit this time, I’m supposed to be at the RVI this morning
but phoned up yesterday and got it cancelled with a firm stay away we’ve got enough sick people
in here without you swelling the ranks the girl in reception did laugh though.
thanks harry, long retired.
kevmac47:
Sorry to hear you’re a bit under the weather Harry, hope your soon fit enough to avoid all those DIY jobs around your “drum” again Regards Kev.
Hiya,
Kev, only some people are suitable to have the jab, in my case and having had a previous bout of
shingles it was decided I was unlikely to have a return, shingles being it’s own vaccine, my wife
and I had the flu jab together last year and it was decided to give her the shingles jab at the
same time and it was decided I didn’t need it having had the virus before and at that time I was
just out of the age grouping being 70 then the next group being 78 and 79 I was at that time 77
plus being previously affected “you’ll not get it again lad” which proved a load of ■■■■■■■■. I can
tell you it’s put me through the mill a bit this time, I’m supposed to be at the RVI this morning
but phoned up yesterday and got it cancelled with a firm stay away we’ve got enough sick people
in here without you swelling the ranks the girl in reception did laugh though.
thanks harry, long retired.
Get some Guinness original down your throat Harry, that’s if you are allowed to drink. Its a good tonic, even though it looks like sump oil.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Don’t do Guinness Dave got a bad bottle once when delivering to a private house a little
thank you "for my efficiency " it was a warm day and the bottle was ice cold, knocked
the top off and took a swig it was bad and according to the householder stunk to high
heaven myself having no sense of smell only got to taste the putrid contents it was the
most horrible taste ever the guy offered me another bottle but I declined and settled
for several glasses of water, it put me off and the nearest I got to a dark drink from
that day was a bottle of Jubilee or a bottle of Mackeson, now half of lager as a chaser
to several glasses of my favourite tipple a nice single malt when the medication is done.
thanks harry, long retired.
I’ve got something that will kill his pain…Black Grouse. Yes, it’s a blended whisky but it’s a ■■■■ decent drop.
As reported earlier PO ferries have whacked the price of malts up big style and reduced the choice, so I got Black Grouse. Now as you know, I’m an Islay malt man, I enjoy it, and I swear if I’d done a blind tasting on the Grouse I would have said it was Islay. It’s lightlty peated against the full monty Islay, but it’s worth a try for a whisky drinker.
So Harry, Black Grouse is what you need…copious amounts.
I’ve got something that will kill his pain…Black Grouse. Yes, it’s a blended whisky but it’s a ■■■■ decent drop.
As reported earlier PO ferries have whacked the price of malts up big style and reduced the choice, so I got Black Grouse. Now as you know, I’m an Islay malt man, I enjoy it, and I swear if I’d done a blind tasting on the Grouse I would have said it was Islay. It’s lightlty peated against the full monty Islay, but it’s worth a try for a whisky drinker.
So Harry, Black Grouse is what you need…copious amounts.
My father got shingles when he was 90, he struggled badly with it.
animal:
Hope you are feeling a little better today
My late dad had shingles more than once if I recall had some white powder to put on it looked like talc but was from Dr
Hiya,
Ang, the first time I got shingles I was around the 50 mark then it was a lotion to paint on
each lesion and unable to shower “must be kept dry” now the cure is tablets and either a
liberal application of calomile lotion or petroleum jelly But none are doing anything yet,
I can also shower so that is a bonus it saves the old lady having to give me a sponge down.
thanks harry, long retired.
You’re in the wars a bit lately Harry , and the medical profession don, seem to take shingles seriously enough . I think gom’s suggestion is the best you can do , if you sup enough it might not cure it but you won’t feel the pain ! We can’t have our esteemed leader under the weather . Get well soon , cheers , Dave
rigsby:
You’re in the wars a bit lately Harry , and the medical profession don, seem to take shingles seriously enough . I think gom’s suggestion is the best you can do , if you sup enough it might not cure it but you won’t feel the pain ! We can’t have our esteemed leader under the weather . Get well soon , cheers , Dave
Hiya,
You’re correct The doctor looked at me confirmed I was correct in my diagnosis
and asked me several questions as to when I’d noticed I had shingles when did I
notice the lesions appearing stuck a prescription in my hand and told me to go
back to the surgery if there was no improvement after seven days,there’s been
a lot of discomfort with this outbreak and the painkiller I take for arthritis do
no good at all but the doctor insisted they would be a suitable medicine they
are Paracetamol and are of no use at all and I have bought something stronger
on the advice given by our local chemist, anyway fifth day along and I’m start-
ing to feel a little better.
thanks harry, long retired.
Glad you are on the up a bit Harry , doctors get paid too much for doing too little . I’m in the middle of drawn out heart scans because the doctors can’t agree on the problem . It’s got to the stage of checking the bed in a morning in case any bits fell off in the night . Cheers , Dave
rigsby:
You’re in the wars a bit lately Harry , and the medical profession don, seem to take shingles seriously enough . I think gom’s suggestion is the best you can do , if you sup enough it might not cure it but you won’t feel the pain ! We can’t have our esteemed leader under the weather . Get well soon , cheers , Dave
Hiya,
You’re correct The doctor looked at me confirmed I was correct in my diagnosis
and asked me several questions as to when I’d noticed I had shingles when did I
notice the lesions appearing stuck a prescription in my hand and told me to go
back to the surgery if there was no improvement after seven days,there’s been
a lot of discomfort with this outbreak and the painkiller I take for arthritis do
no good at all but the doctor insisted they would be a suitable medicine they
are Paracetamol and are of no use at all and I have bought something stronger
on the advice given by our local chemist, anyway fifth day along and I’m start-
ing to feel a little better.
thanks harry, long retired.
Well that’s nice to hear Harry, This getting old thing is not what I thought it would be like, We seem to get all the problems that the youngns don’t get, But yet we seem to cope with it, I wonder if our life stiles from the past has anything to do with it ? I Know Ive been a bit of a lad in my day but Christ there must be thousands still around just like me & your good self of course, Regards Larry
rigsby:
You’re in the wars a bit lately Harry , and the medical profession don, seem to take shingles seriously enough . I think gom’s suggestion is the best you can do , if you sup enough it might not cure it but you won’t feel the pain ! We can’t have our esteemed leader under the weather . Get well soon , cheers , Dave
Hiya,
You’re correct The doctor looked at me confirmed I was correct in my diagnosis
and asked me several questions as to when I’d noticed I had shingles when did I
notice the lesions appearing stuck a prescription in my hand and told me to go
back to the surgery if there was no improvement after seven days,there’s been
a lot of discomfort with this outbreak and the painkiller I take for arthritis do
no good at all but the doctor insisted they would be a suitable medicine they
are Paracetamol and are of no use at all and I have bought something stronger
on the advice given by our local chemist, anyway fifth day along and I’m start-
ing to feel a little better.
thanks harry, long retired.
Well that’s nice to hear Harry, This getting old thing is not what I thought it would be like, We seem to get all the problems that the youngns don’t get, But yet we seem to cope with it, I wonder if our life stiles from the past has anything to do with it ? I Know Ive been a bit of a lad in my day but Christ there must be thousands still around just like me & your good self of course, Regards Larry
Hiya,
Larry, my old mate, this getting old isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, if I get another
shot at it I’m going to stick at my 35th birthday with a big lottery win in my back
pocket so I’ll be able to retire, I don’t think I’d ever had a doctor at that time and
the only medication I ever needed was two asprins and a swig of Irn bru to cure a
hangover which I frequently acquired when delivering O’er the Border.
thanks harry, long retired.
Careful ang , you’ll start a stampede with all these randy old codgers wanting to rub it better . The bodies may be ageing but the minds never get any older . Cheers , dave
hands up who hasn’t fallen out. Rushing, quick exit, and 1 foot decides to stay behind. I know I have. I wouldn’t be too keen today after looking at all those steps to climb up…it’s a long way down.
When I was driving a Bedford KM, I used to roll out through the door and catch the pocket of my boiler suit on the handbrake, bringing me to an abrupt halt,or knackering the boiler suit.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
When I was driving a Bedford KM, I used to roll out through the door and catch the pocket of my boiler suit on the handbrake, bringing me to an abrupt halt,or knackering the boiler suit.
Cheers Dave.
Those Bedford handbrakes could easily knacker your knac**rs as well Dave! I never managed to fall out of a lorry but a number of times I slipped off of the wheel step ring in the wet and gave my shins a good scraping, ouch.
Aye they were full of faults, You could lock yourself out of the bloody things if you accidently pushed the button down that locked the door, Plus access to the engine was a joke, If you stood up you ended up with a few bumps on the old head, Not one of my fave motors I can tell you, Regards Larry.
I always found the Bedford TK and the KM didn’t have enough of headroom in the cabs.I didn’t like anything with a lower cab, always preferred something a bit higher with more leg and headroom. I don’t know how the likes of Pete Windrush coped with them.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
I always found the Bedford TK and the KM didn’t have enough of headroom in the cabs.I didn’t like anything with a lower cab, always preferred something a bit higher with more leg and headroom. I don’t know how the likes of Pete Windrush coped with them.
Cheers Dave.
Yes Dave, they hurt my neck driving them and killed my back repairing the blooming things! Must have been designed by the inhabitants of Lilliput!
all those DIY jobs around your “drum” again
