What Are You Doing In Real Life II - Page 278

Aktungbby · 10-11-23, 01:02 AM

Yay! My drivers license, suspended since my second 'night seizure' as it is a form of epilepsy, has been reactivated by the DMV in today's official letter! I can drive again. No doubt, my regimen of Kepra, Plavix & aspirin; and sleeping with a CPAP mask enabled my physician to reverse his original required notification to the state after no further incidents for 4 months!.

Being stuck in the house for 4 months has been tough though; particularly for my wife who doesn't like driving and is accustomed to my doing all the errand trips. I did keep the batteries charged up on my 'wheels' during the crisis, so I'm off to smog the '05 Corolla for its yearly registration tomorrow. The up side: at least I didn't have to pay the outrageous $6.00 gallon price for ga$oline during the ordeal!

Gerald · 10-11-23, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Repaired the Citroen today with a bit of maintenance, I am literally crawling on all fours now

"Made in Trance"

Again? It appears that is "the only thing you do" ..finger crossed this will be last mechanic you do.👍

Gerald · 10-11-23, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfish

Repaired the Citroen today with a bit of maintenance, I am literally crawling on all fours now

"Made in Trance"

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Thanks, guys - I'm now running a kind of decrepit collection and delivery service on my bike (just 1/2 hour from the mother in law's place now I've got my bike) - Moira tested positive this morning so it's a hat trick - I don't like loose ends

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

My presence here is likely to be very patchy now that Covid has finally caught up with me - we'd been trying to do the right thing for our disabled son by getting him to his special social/educational group at the college but after having my car smashed from under me recently by some idiot, we've had to use public transport (a joke in Lincolnshire) and taxis - which has exposed us to even more risk

I feel fine, but if you read the literature then I'm one of those who should be considered half-dead already and in need of special care. Well I just walked five miles back home from the mother in law's place to avoid exposing anyone else to my diseased presence - and I didn't even feel the need for a sit-down when I got here. But a positive result is still positive, so we're not sure where we'll be living over the next week or so; the boy's got it, bless him, but Moira came up negative despite having all the symptoms (have to re-test her I think)

Get well fast 💪

Eichhörnchen · 10-31-23, 03:28 PM

This morning I opened the front door to this - my neighbour grew this sucker in a growbag. She says she has 2 more if I want another one but it's bloody huge - I reckon I'm going to be eating soup for the next six months

Aktungbby · 10-31-23, 04:28 PM

...and a pumkin pie!

https://www.bhg.com/recipes/desserts...ke-pumkin-pie/

Jimbuna · 11-03-23, 12:05 PM

Cloudy and overcast today but at the bottom of my garden two Dutch warships are seeking shelter.

HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802) and HNLMS Van Amstel (F831)

Aktungbby · 11-07-23, 10:07 PM

...did they have a pilotus musgrovius?

Jimbuna · 11-08-23, 01:16 PM

No, he's based at Teesside Freeport.

Eichhörnchen · 11-13-23, 11:03 AM

Moira showed me an eyeball she just finished as part of the zombie bear, or 'zombear' she's crocheting (as she's calling it). I asked if it shouldn't be called an "undeaddy bear"

Commander Wallace · 11-13-23, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Moira showed me an eyeball she just finished as part of the zombie bear, or 'zombear' she's crocheting (as she's calling it). I asked if it shouldn't be called an "undeaddy bear"

I think perhaps calling it an " Undeady Teddy " might sound better.

Aktungbby · 11-13-23, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Moira showed me an eyeball she just finished as part of the zombie bear, or 'zombear' she's crocheting (as she's calling it). I asked if it shouldn't be called an "undeaddy bear"

As the spouse of an inveterate knitter/crocheter in my own right, I know U can't bear to B without her!

Red October1984 · 11-16-23, 08:48 AM

Popped positive for the Corona, looking for suggestions for activities to occupy the time

Sean C · 11-17-23, 12:03 AM

You could learn celestial navigation!

I'll help!

But seriously, here's hoping it's a mild case and you get well soon! Please take care of yourself, get plenty of rest, stay hydrated and fed. And don't exert yourself if at all possible.

Best Wishes,
Sean

Red October1984 · 11-17-23, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean C

You could learn celestial navigation!

I'll help!

But seriously, here's hoping it's a mild case and you get well soon! Please take care of yourself, get plenty of rest, stay hydrated and fed. And don't exert yourself if at all possible.

Best Wishes,
Sean

Thanks for the well wishes!

Celestial Navigation, now that's a good one.

I'm not positive I have a real world use for such a skill in the era of other air navigation techniques, but I'll do some reading (I have plenty of time)

Aktungbby · 11-17-23, 04:21 PM

....I'm off to my daughter's Robert Lewis Stevenson Museum whiskey tasting to raise money for the museum. I'm the designated driver since I don't drink. It's the first tasting since the pandemic. Scottish writer RLS was fond of Talisker Whiskey and I'll at least be wearing my Talisker sweatshirt from my visit to that distillery on my last Scotland trip. The museum is along the Silverado Trail in the Napa Valley where RLS lived for a season and later penned one his famous works: The Silverado Squatters. Having devoured Kidnapped and Treasure Island

(from which my sig is inspired),

in my youth, I'll have to read that eventually...

10-11-23, 01:02 AM	#4156
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,865 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Yay! My drivers license, suspended since my second 'night seizure' as it is a form of epilepsy, has been reactivated by the DMV in today's official letter! I can drive again. No doubt, my regimen of Kepra, Plavix & aspirin; and sleeping with a CPAP mask enabled my physician to reverse his original required notification to the state after no further incidents for 4 months!. Being stuck in the house for 4 months has been tough though; particularly for my wife who doesn't like driving and is accustomed to my doing all the errand trips. I did keep the batteries charged up on my 'wheels' during the crisis, so I'm off to smog the '05 Corolla for its yearly registration tomorrow. The up side: at least I didn't have to pay the outrageous $6.00 gallon price for ga$oline during the ordeal! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

10-31-23, 03:28 PM	#4159
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,752 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Happy Halloween This morning I opened the front door to this - my neighbour grew this sucker in a growbag. She says she has 2 more if I want another one but it's bloody huge - I reckon I'm going to be eating soup for the next six months __________________

10-31-23, 04:28 PM	#4160
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,865 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	...and a pumkin pie! https://www.bhg.com/recipes/desserts...ke-pumkin-pie/ __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

11-03-23, 12:05 PM	#4161
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Cloudy and overcast today but at the bottom of my garden two Dutch warships are seeking shelter. HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (F802) and HNLMS Van Amstel (F831) __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-07-23, 10:07 PM	#4162
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,865 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	...did they have a pilotus musgrovius? __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

11-08-23, 01:16 PM	#4163
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	No, he's based at Teesside Freeport. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-13-23, 11:03 AM	#4164
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,752 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Moira showed me an eyeball she just finished as part of the zombie bear, or 'zombear' she's crocheting (as she's calling it). I asked if it shouldn't be called an "undeaddy bear" __________________

11-16-23, 08:48 AM	#4167
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,241 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Popped positive for the Corona, looking for suggestions for activities to occupy the time __________________

11-17-23, 12:03 AM	#4168
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 906 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	You could learn celestial navigation! I'll help! But seriously, here's hoping it's a mild case and you get well soon! Please take care of yourself, get plenty of rest, stay hydrated and fed. And don't exert yourself if at all possible. Best Wishes, Sean __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

11-17-23, 04:21 PM	#4170
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,865 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	....I'm off to my daughter's Robert Lewis Stevenson Museum whiskey tasting to raise money for the museum. I'm the designated driver since I don't drink. It's the first tasting since the pandemic. Scottish writer RLS was fond of Talisker Whiskey and I'll at least be wearing my Talisker sweatshirt from my visit to that distillery on my last Scotland trip. The museum is along the Silverado Trail in the Napa Valley where RLS lived for a season and later penned one his famous works: The Silverado Squatters. Having devoured Kidnapped and Treasure Island (from which my sig is inspired), in my youth, I'll have to read that eventually... __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"