fastbob

Whatever you do , spare a thought for the poor wretches who are forced to work on Boxing Day just to make ends meet . 

7 hours ago, Dillant94 said:

I have a Honda cg 125 and it has no battery it runs off the engine, my indicators have stopped working so I lifted the seat to inspect and the capacitor is damaged due to a bolt missing off fuel tank so has been sliding and hitting the capacitor damaging it, I’m wanting to know what type and we’re do order a new one

Let's have a photo of this capacitor please . 

On 20/12/2022 at 08:11, Old-codger said:

Good luck Bob hope it goes well and you are on the mend this time. I should think the cat will wonder who you are when you finally get home.

The poor old fella has been very confused but he's alright now . 

Discharge today . Fourth time lucky I hope . On the whole , I still have nothing but the highest admiration for the NHS and everyone who works in it . Some of the night carers could be a little less brutal but they do put up with a lot of shit  . 

Just an update . I'm in hospital for the third time now . Lungs and ribs doing well but I have fluid retention overload that is responding well to treatment . Here's an example of the madness that can occur in here . The guy opposite me is deaf and he's lost his hearing aid . He can , however , lipread really well . He has a particularly odd way of speaking so the member of the night staff eventually gave up shouting at him , turned to a colleague and said " He is Polish "  So I had to intervene . I explained that he was deaf and a good lip reader but the staff member declined to remove his mask !   

2 hours ago, Joe85 said:

Well… that was f**king horrible. 
 

Dumped 5 times, all very low speed or stationary. Panniers and crash bars took the brunt.

 

Nightmare.

I can only assume that you had no choice in the matter but for goodness sake be careful . Those conditions are life threatening and you've only got one life . 

Once you're past the A&E barrier the service is second to none and I can't fault it.  Obviously if you had a life threatening condition you would get straight into a ward  . My x-ray in triage showed no extra bleeding so I was parked up as non urgent . I suspect that the main reason I was re admitted was to ensure that I hadn't been inappropriately discharged previously . Anyway , taking it easy but I feel as if I'm making progress this time around . 

An update . I was discharged last Thursday and seemed to be doing ok but this Monday I coughed and was plunged into absolute agony . Couldn't move , breath , speak or do anything . Luckily my phone was within reach so I phoned a friend who got me an ambulance . 16 hours of agony in a wheelchair in A&E before I got transferred back to Cardio Thoracic . X-ray done , no further bleeding , observed for three days and sent home with even more pain meds . Just trying to stay comfortable and hoping that my rib stays in place .  

On 29/11/2022 at 18:56, Copycat73 said:

you could do the Vosges .. or even the Eifel ... though someone else is organisin a trip there ... or they may not be .. 

any way Joachim Peiper not to be confused wit Robert Shaw 

 

 

 

One of the most inaccurate war films ever . 

Lazy . 

This is my favourite of the year .

Second day at home now and very much on the mend now . It's hard to believe that two days ago I was shuffling around on oxygen with a big tube sticking out of my side  carrying a container of my own blood . I'm generally rather squeamish but I guess when there's nowhere to go , acceptance just kicks in . When I saw how much came out in the initial insertion I could barely believe my eyes . And the colour of it ! Sorry , just trying to come to terms with what's just happened to me . 

2 hours ago, Tiggie said:

When working as a jeweller that was me every bloody Monday 

 

People would buy chunky gold chains or fancy watches etc on a Friday to wear out over the weekend with the plan of getting their money back Monday. 

It's worse than that . When I was in the bike trade people would buy a Arai and Siddis on the Saturday show off to their mates at the weekend and want a refund on Monday . 

Day eight in the Hospital but I'm hopefully on the road to recovery. . Ten minutes of screaming this morning as a surgeon inserted a drain into my lung through my back . Seems I've had the constant  urge to cough because I've been walking around with at least a litre of blood in my left lung as a result of the broken rib . Comfortable now . 

10 minutes ago, MikeHorton said:

That's a good 6 weeks of discomfort hope you have some decent pain relief rest up

It dosen't hurt at all unless I cough . 

Looking back on it , seems more likely that I fell onto the chair rather than off it . 

Well , turns out that I've got a broken rib ! Coughed myself unconscious and fell off a garden chair two weeks ago and been in agony every time I coughed since .  

On 14/11/2022 at 11:24, fastbob said:

Morning . There are clear signs that I'm on the mend now . What a rotten weekend ! 

Well , those were very optimistic words . I got progressively worse and had to be taken to hospital by ambulance on Sunday morning where I remain at the moment . I'm on intravenous antibiotics and waiting for some improvement in my breathing to kick in . It has to be said that this is a real wake up call regarding my weight which has to be big contributory factor . I'm going on a diet as soon as I get out of here .

Most stoned  fuckwits off a council estate can ride a bike or scooter better than all us old farts put together . Counter steering my arse .

There is absolutely no answer to this question . It's a matter between you , the bike and the corner ..And the next one , and the next one etc etc . I know someone will be along to tell you about vanishing points , camber , counter steering , racing lines etc etc well good luck with all that . Personally I think you should just hum a little song and ride your bike . 

Morning . There are clear signs that I'm on the mend now . What a rotten weekend ! 

18 hours ago, KiwiBob said:

Give 111 a call and tell them how bad you are! .. 

I did . I got Co Codamol .