What's made you grumpy today?

[David L]

That's rough. How many times vaccinated?

If only we could ask some of our absent friends that question.

You mean the ones that failed to come across to BTWs?

[Slim]

That's rough. How many times vaccinated?

If only we could ask some of our absent friends that question.

You mean the ones that failed to come across to BTWs?

I mean people who died because they weren't vaccinated.

[Matt2112]

And the countless unvaccinated others shifted further up the continuum of adverse outcomes, and over the thresholds of treatment via ventilators, hospital admissions, being bed-ridden at home, too ill to go into work etc etc...

[David L]

I mean people who died because they weren't vaccinated.

I would be surprised if you considered those friends 
Absent friends would surely, in your view, be those that died after being vaccinated?

I was actually only (genuinely) interested in our present friend

[The Picnic Wasp]

Just as last week's cycling injuries are healing nicely, I've come down with a stinking cold

Me too (not the cycling injuries).
I am the last of the family to go down with this virus.

turns out it is Covid. Felt awful on Tuesday but felling a lot better now except all the family is ignoring me like the plague.

What a shame to catch it at this time. I hope you get over it quickly and can still enjoy Christmas.

[David L]

And the countless unvaccinated others shifted further up the continuum of adverse outcomes, and over the thresholds of treatment via ventilators, hospital admissions, being bed-ridden at home, too ill to go into work etc etc...

Given the age of most who experience severe symptoms, going into work would be the least of their worries    

[Slim]

Terry Hall wrote some brilliant music in his time, but the media keep banging on about Ghost Town and (sometimes) Too Much Too Young in their tributes, both of which were written by Jerry Dammers.

[David L]

 British f***ing Gas! They've just cancelled another appointment to sort our boiler. As we are away between Xmas and New Year, we've got to wait until the 3rd January.
Spewing

[pdw1]

Just as last week's cycling injuries are healing nicely, I've come down with a stinking cold

Me too (not the cycling injuries).
I am the last of the family to go down with this virus.

turns out it is Covid. Felt awful on Tuesday but felling a lot better now except all the family is ignoring me like the plague.

What a shame to catch it at this time. I hope you get over it quickly and can still enjoy Christmas.

Thanks, better to catch it a week before christmas and be getting over it by now. I am fortunate in that I haven't suffered that badly or that long.

[pxr5]

Virgin Media twats. During the summer VM plumbed our estate with cable and since then I've had a few cold calls at my door about signing up (I'm with BT). On Tuesday we had yet another one visit. I explained my concerns about them having to rip up my patio to get the feed to my house and I'd think about it in the New Year, mainly as we were getting a new dog and a busy Christmas coming up. The salesman said that a survey would be needed first that he could book for 9th January 23. I said OK, but adamant that nothing would be done before then, but he needed an install date to book the survey, which was agreed for 30 Jan. He even threw in a couple of sims for another £10. Anyway he took my details and asked for my bank details - I asked why but he said it was for a credit check. In hindsight I should have realised as within an hour I had a message from BT saying how sorry they were to be losing me. Then a torrent of emails from VM and O2 - welcome this, welcome that, Direct Debits set, a Sim (yes only 1) was on the way, a bill from O2 for the first month. The next day, Wednesday, 2 guys turned up to start work of the feed to my house. I told them to do one, and they understood after I explained the situation. In all this the VM pricing was not as agreed, the O2 sim pricing was the wrong amount and quantity, I hadn't actually agreed to anything as all this was pending a survey. So basically the salesman lied to get a sale. Thankfully the cancellation process was pretty straightforward but involved both VM and O2 to do. I really didn't need this hassle right now and in the NY I'll take this further regarding their appalling sales techniques.

[David L]

Virgin Media twats. During the summer VM plumbed our estate with cable and since then I've had a few cold calls at my door about signing up (I'm with BT). On Tuesday we had yet another one visit. I explained my concerns about them having to rip up my patio to get the feed to my house and I'd think about it in the New Year, mainly as we were getting a new dog and a busy Christmas coming up. The salesman said that a survey would be needed first that he could book for 9th January 23. I said OK, but adamant that nothing would be done before then, but he needed an install date to book the survey, which was agreed for 30 Jan. He even threw in a couple of sims for another £10. Anyway he took my details and asked for my bank details - I asked why but he said it was for a credit check. In hindsight I should have realised as within an hour I had a message from BT saying how sorry they were to be losing me. Then a torrent of emails from VM and O2 - welcome this, welcome that, Direct Debits set, a Sim (yes only 1) was on the way, a bill from O2 for the first month. The next day, Wednesday, 2 guys turned up to start work of the feed to my house. I told them to do one, and they understood after I explained the situation. In all this the VM pricing was not as agreed, the O2 sim pricing was the wrong amount and quantity, I hadn't actually agreed to anything as all this was pending a survey. So basically the salesman lied to get a sale. Thankfully the cancellation process was pretty straightforward but involved both VM and O2 to do. I really didn't need this hassle right now and in the NY I'll take this further regarding their appalling sales techniques.

That's piss-poor.....but so unsurprising these days. Competition is OK but when it's close it breeds aggression in competitors. Your experience is the last thing on their minds...£££££££ is uppermost

[Nickslikk2112]

Took a bite into a cheese sandwich and the back of one of my molars fell off

[The Picnic Wasp]

Took a bite into a cheese sandwich and the back of one of my molars fell off

That feeling when you detect something is wrong and you just pray it's an unexpected hard piece of food. But no, when the realisation hits it's a sickening pit of the stomach sensation. It happened to me a couple of weeks ago, so taking it easy on the upper left six's dressing until crown work begins on 11th January. My previous dentist (now retired) warned me to expect this some time after a tooth is root canal treated as the tooth loses strength when the nerve is removed. At least the dressing only takes a couple of minutes and they can last for some time.

[Nickslikk2112]

Took a bite into a cheese sandwich and the back of one of my molars fell off

That feeling when you detect something is wrong and you just pray it's an unexpected hard piece of food. But no, when the realisation hits it's a sickening pit of the stomach sensation. It happened to me a couple of weeks ago, so taking it easy on the upper left six's dressing until crown work begins on 11th January. My previous dentist (now retired) warned me to expect this some time after a tooth is root canal treated as the tooth loses strength when the nerve is removed. At least the dressing only takes a couple of minutes and they can last for some time.

Not seen my dentist for a couple of years, hope I'm still on the books...

She did say last time I went that it was on the verge of joining a couple of other molars where one side has completely broken off.

[The Picnic Wasp]

Almost dark again.