Stillearly Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 2 hours ago, boydeste said: Just had my flu jab at a walk in pharmacy local to me. Got lucky as they only had 4 left in the fridge for under 60s. Didn't realise it was a different jab for over 60s. Covid booster booked for next week, so getting all my ducks in a row before looking at my Winter travels. No flu jabs until 9th Oct here ... and Covid jabs only for 65+ , not sure if that will change 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJSP Posted September 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2023 Out in the garden inspecting the damage caused to my shed by my neighbours fallen tree ( not much but he wants to sort it out), and over flew a hot air balloon. We get loads here in Bristol as it’s home to the makers Cameron Balloons. 4 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Another dreary wet autumn morning here at 4C - I wish it would dry up for a few days so I can get some yard work done - today will probably just turn into a pub day but at least I won't have to work for a while. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 17 hours ago, maipenrai said: Another dreary wet autumn morning here at 4C - I wish it would dry up for a few days so I can get some yard work done - today will probably just turn into a pub day but at least I won't have to work for a while. 5 month break. I reckon you will be seeing a lot of pub action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maipenrai Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 4 hours ago, Glasseye said: 5 month break. I reckon you will be seeing a lot of pub action. Nope, just a five week break at this time - I was originally booked for a three week vacation to the Dominican Republic but ended up cancelling that for various reasons; however, I am still taking the time off because I need a break but will probably return to work for November and December before leaving for Thailand again in January. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 13 hours ago, maipenrai said: Nope, just a five week break at this time - I was originally booked for a three week vacation to the Dominican Republic but ended up cancelling that for various reasons; however, I am still taking the time off because I need a break but will probably return to work for November and December before leaving for Thailand again in January. Ok. I got the weeks/months confused. Either way a nice break. Hope to see you in Januaray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post boydeste Posted September 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 27, 2023 Just booked 2 flights with Eva for my 5 months Winter break. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Not looking forward to tomorrow afternoon. My sister Jan goes in the hospice. f**k knows how I’m going to deal with it. She’s not just my sister, she’s my best friend and the person that has always been there for me. Gonna be fucking hard. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, boydeste said: Just booked 2 flights with Eva for my 5 months Winter break. How much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) @Krapow £739 and £776 flying economy. I saved 80 odd quid on the first one using up some miles that expired end of this year. Edited September 27, 2023 by boydeste 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 (edited) On 9/25/2023 at 2:42 PM, Stillearly said: No flu jabs until 9th Oct here ... and Covid jabs only for 65+ , not sure if that will change Just booked my Covid booster and this will be the first Covid jab booster that I won’t have to travel 30 miles to get it. 🤗 My first jab I had to travel 60+ miles to get it FFS! Yet they were doing them in the County hospital 12 miles from me. 😡 Had the Shingles jab a few months ago at my GP practice and this years Flu jabs start in late October, early November just a short drive from me. 👍 Edited September 27, 2023 by KhunDon 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 minute ago, KhunDon said: Just booked my Covid booster and this will be the first Covid jab booster that I won’t have to travel 30 miles to get it. 🤗 My first jab I had to travel 60+ miles to get it FFS! Yet they were doing them in the County hospital 12 miles from me. 😡 Had the Shingles jab a few months ago at my GP practice and this years Flu jabs start in late October, early November just a short drive from me. 👍 I got it wrong it's just the chemist I rang doesn't start the flu jabs until Oct .. my Dad got his today , just around the corner from his house 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunDon Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, galenkia said: Not looking forward to tomorrow afternoon. My sister Jan goes in the hospice. f**k knows how I’m going to deal with it. She’s not just my sister, she’s my best friend and the person that has always been there for me. Gonna be fucking hard. Good luck to you both. 👌 I had to fly to Brisbane to accompany my eldest sister into hospital for an operation to remove a huge tumour in her gut, but that was only because it was pushing her organs up into her chest cavity and to make it easier for her to eat and breathe, but the cancer was terminal and she knew it. My last memory of her was hearing her as I walk down the corridor laughing out load as she joked with the surgeon. She passed away 6 weeks or so later with her 3 sons by her side. I then flew to Tasmania to visit the husband and kids of my middle sister who had died there of cancer 5 years previously. It will be fucking hard mate as you say, but time and your memories of your sister will help. 👌 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, KhunDon said: Good luck to you both. 👌 I had to fly to Brisbane to accompany my eldest sister into hospital for an operation to remove a huge tumour in her gut, but that was only because it was pushing her organs up into her chest cavity and to make it easier for her to eat and breathe, but the cancer was terminal and she knew it. My last memory of her was hearing her as I walk down the corridor laughing out load as she joked with the surgeon. She passed away 6 weeks or so later with her 3 sons by her side. I then flew to Tasmania to visit the husband and kids of my middle sister who had died there of cancer 5 years previously. It will be fucking hard mate as you say, but time and your memories of your sister will help. 👌 Thanks mate, that’s really helpful. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 3 hours ago, boydeste said: Just booked 2 flights with Eva for my 5 months Winter break. Thats great Stew, maybe we can catch up at some time ? 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 Just now, Pumpuynarak said: Thats great Stew, maybe we can catch up at some time ? 👍 For sure mate, I plan to come up and do similar to what I did last time. Hopefully Brad will make it again too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 2 hours ago, galenkia said: Not looking forward to tomorrow afternoon. My sister Jan goes in the hospice. f**k knows how I’m going to deal with it. She’s not just my sister, she’s my best friend and the person that has always been there for me. Gonna be fucking hard. Chin up Gally, i feel for ya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 minute ago, boydeste said: For sure mate, I plan to come up and do similar to what I did last time. Hopefully Brad will make it again too! Brilliant, maybe i can accompany you for a day trip when you're fishing this time and maybe Brad will also do. I could no doubt learn something from the fishing ''Master'' lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 5 minutes ago, Pumpuynarak said: Brilliant, maybe i can accompany you for a day trip when you're fishing this time and maybe Brad will also do. I could no doubt learn something from the fishing ''Master'' lol The owner said that would be ok last time I visited. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 11 hours ago, boydeste said: @Krapow £739 and £776 flying economy. I saved 80 odd quid on the first one using up some miles that expired end of this year. That's good. The dates i'm looking at for July/August are currently about £1200, though it's in school holidays, for either EVA or Thai. Pretty sure EVA will come down a bit in while, Thai will as well for a short while, then go up a lot. That's what's happened this past while. I'm waiting it out, want under £3000 for us, currently it's about £3300 for the 3 of us. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 12 hours ago, galenkia said: Not looking forward to tomorrow afternoon. My sister Jan goes in the hospice. f**k knows how I’m going to deal with it. She’s not just my sister, she’s my best friend and the person that has always been there for me. Gonna be fucking hard. I feel for you mate, my Dad got rushed to hospital a few weeks ago, Doctor rang me said he has sepsis, a separate infection, and covid, all at the same time, he's 76 already with loads of health issues. He said if he didn't respond well with the antibiotics, he's too frail to try anything else, they'd move him to comfort care, and to prepare for the worst. Miraculously he did respond reasonably well, they took him off oxygen completely, infections eased. They then discharged him on Monday from hospital, only to be rushed back on Tuesday with spike in temp and suspected chest infection. He clearly shouldn't have been discharged, it was less than 24hours later he was back in. But the NHS in Northern Ireland is a shambles, probably needed a bed. It's day by day stuff again now, he's very yellow, so doing liver test, nevermind the rest. I expect to be told to fly home ASAP in the near future. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 5 hours ago, Krapow said: That's good. The dates i'm looking at for July/August are currently about £1200, though it's in school holidays, for either EVA or Thai. Pretty sure EVA will come down a bit in while, Thai will as well for a short while, then go up a lot. That's what's happened this past while. I'm waiting it out, want under £3000 for us, currently it's about £3300 for the 3 of us. Yes, I am well happy with the price in the end. I did have to do quite a bit of juggling with dates to make it work. Being single and retired helps. Either side of my dates added several hundred quid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post galenkia Posted September 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2023 Yesterday was really difficult, lots of tears from both of us. Can’t imagine what it’s like for Jan, knowing you are going somewhere to die. At least she knows I’ll always be there for her no matter what. 5 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stillearly Posted September 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2023 2 hours ago, galenkia said: Yesterday was really difficult, lots of tears from both of us. Can’t imagine what it’s like for Jan, knowing you are going somewhere to die. At least she knows I’ll always be there for her no matter what. Entering a hospice , you know the journey is almost over ... the only consolation is the staff in these places are fantastic and do everything to make the end as comfortable and pain free as possible for the patient stay strong 5 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightcrawler Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Just about to perform some sack n crack grooming, taking extreme care in the sensitive areas. I do this a few days before my travels to Thailand. Don't ask me why🙂 It's just something I have done for years. I've just had a haircut, so I guess I should tend to the shrubbery below to complement it and not something I would ask my hairdresser to perform😁 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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