Anyone ridden it today ?

Cheers this week looks set to be drizzly …. Hmmm

Ok ok I should have put ‘ Businesses’ in the title … Though either way Its hardly misleading?!

Yeah I’m not going to bother with that company they don’t deserve my custom.

Thank you drover cycles I think I met you earlier this year, when I was visiting Hay on Wye as a medic covering a local music festival. I enquired about a balance bike for my son. I remember leaving the shop thinking that you and your wife were thoroughly decent people.

That’s very kind but I’d be a 54/55cm frame

Some great advice and recommendations on here thank you

Yes I know all of the pitfalls you mention – thank you.

I’m not going to get in to an argument with you about this, but I do see a lot of dementia patients during my twelve hour shift. With varying degrees of dementia.

I don’t send all patients in to hospital who happen to have ‘advanced dementia’ just because their chronic condition dictates I ought to do so’, irrespective of their injuries and mechanism of injuries…why would I if they don’t need to go in and if their attendance is going to be both upsetting and counter productive to their overall well being !?

It’s a complex topic for sure. But I do see an awful lot of dementia patients in A&E who really could have stayed at home and are discharged promptly, but with more confusion and distress than was actually necessary.

Oh and I’m not adverse to covering my own backside, crikey I wouldn’t have survived in this role for as long as I have were I not aware of safe/best practice.

Like my original question? What was the reasoning for him being taken to A&E. In my experience a lot of care homes are simply passing the buck and covering their backsides by referring the patient for an A&E attendance, the ‘ambulance crew’ ( not always paramedics) turn up and they do the same.Now this is obviously not always the case.

And to that extent not all people who attend A&E need to be there, and with appropriate on scene assessment could be left at home with more suitable referral pathways.

I know this as it’s what I do day in day out as a paramedic practitioner.

Can I just ask, what was the reason for admitting him into A &E what was the concern? what did you think they had broken that required an x-ray?

I seriously hope for the 19-year-olds sake that he doesn’t go on to win this. As a career in the Army after having won this series would just be pure hell ! The abuse he’d get my goodness !!

i wonder who the private providers were ?

To me the Special Forces personnel are held in high esteem..

Quietly confident, silent types who just get the job done!

This current SF fad goes against that.

I’m not talking about technicalities Drac !

Absolute trash !

Some units and their exploits are best kept secret.

Haha I saw that Drac

I’m hoping the sound of O2 was added later and the ‘medic’ was using the mask as a valuable placebo.

The SBS dude looks like he’s walked off the set of TOWIE !!?

How often do I ride?

Okay I’m not riding as regularly as I used to i.e. every day but I still ride at least twice a week. I have come to fatherhood later in life and at 45 years of age we are expecting our second. We have no local family and we are both in full-time employment. Childcare is with a childminder just once a week.
The thing is I have led quite a nomadic life upon until now, have travelled extensively and actually have no regrets about giving my time to someone else.
The truth is, I was one of those people saying I didn’t want children and I often mocked those with children about my fabulous child free life.

I lost my mother three years ago and I just think that this put things in perspective. What is life about?

I’m also a paramedic and without getting too deep have become acutely aware of how lonely people become in later life and whilst this is no reason to have children it is certainly a common reflective theme for the childless elderly.

Life with children is all about compromise there are gaps within my life that allow me to ride, and yes my partner is very supportive of this and I guess I’m lucky. I also think shiftwork is a huge advantage freeing up space or time when otherwise it would be left purely for weekends.

Am I knackered? You bet!

Am I happy?

Never been happier !!

That would be great ta

Trying to get hold of my mate..who was apparently first medic on scene.

He’s an experienced Paramedic and has seen a LOT in his career.

My heart goes out to all those involved.

But also to those who attended and have to deal with the horrors of what they have seen.

Hi mate ..

I notice you said you work for th emergency services.. And specifically on a car ?

Is that lone working by any chance?

Might be an idea to rethink your work structure as well if that’s the case.

Lone working especially frontline emergency work is not good.

Ok will do

..loving DrP’s medico legal schoolgirl disclaimer ..

Well what was the rash ?

I have to say I totally agree with the OP’s comments re creating food. We live by the beach and barbecue all year.. We’ve tried most of the ‘portable’ gas barbecues but most go back to the shop as they are utter pap.

For portable barbecuing now we just use a basic camping stove with a girdle plate.

For authentic barbecuing weve built a brick one at home.

Not a Doc but a Paramedic Practitioner

That looks like Pityriasis versicolor

B.O.B revolution

Don’t listen to half the negative comments on here there are buggies out there that allow you to cover all bases incl outdoors. As someone else posted.. It all depends where you live and your current lifestyle / places you visit.

We bought ours and it has been amazing it’s used daily around town, has just survived a second glastonbury, and been up snowdon twice and is in constant use either on the beach or South Downs.

Crackin piece of kit

Ok so here’s my options

Mr clutch – £330
Independent garages x2 -1st £500
Second – £600
Main dealer – £870 ( incl) new flywheel

Blimey I’m not usually indecisive but what a wide range of prices …???

Thanks for the replies

I obviously have reservations about using them .. Hence my post I guess.

Problem is Mr Clutch are quoting £335 as opposed to my local garage charging ..£620

Chichester.. Do nearest is Portsmouth

Chichester … What a wonderful place !

But then I live here and am biased..
Just returned from a day at the beach and didn’t see another person..

Loads of quiet spots… You’ve just got to know where

And they aren’t for disclosing on here

But if you want a place to stay or pitch a tent give me a shout!

Love the Thule 9708 might end my search with that

Ta

Crackin show as is the norm..

Stunning bikes ! Love the exposure it gives the start up businesses as well.

Have my favourites … Saffron, fagin, Shand etc but a couple of very exciting newbies that I might follow up with an order ..?

My little lad ( only 21 months ) loved it a bit too much though and bringing his woodland stick proved to be a very bad idea !

Nope still none of those

Thanks for the replies but still not what I’m after.

Pipe fits over towing ball, secured by a threaded bolt.

Like this

I don’t think that fits direct on to the ball ? Can’t quite see on the pics

Foo fighters ?

A week ?

I personally wouldn’t bother with Rotorua ?

The place stinks and to be honest is a bit well touristy..and just riding a bike there for a week ? Well it’s hardly seeing the place is it ? One wood is much the same as any other.

I’d focus on the Coromandel and just explore. Great beaches, great tramping, great back country huts …

Fabulous …thank you…great to see the Buddhas of Bamiyan prior to their destruction !

Worked over there in 2005 training local medical first responders in Kabul, manning a remote medical post in the truly stunning area of Nuristan and in between times blatting around in old soviet mil 8 helicopters… a truly beautiful place !

‘Hitched a ride’ up the infamous Khyber Pass and into Pakistan to assist with the earthquake.

Magical but traumatic times that I look back upon fondly.

Thanks guys.. Can’t wait

Worked as a jungle medic out there…

Spent some R&R in KK and New Years eve in a waterfront bar chatting to a Russian mercenary. The guy was a total psychopath recalling stories. Very very frightening…! He was carrying a pistol and insisted I stayed to celebrate with vodka.

Fortunately my nerves kept me sober enough to leave him asleep in a stupour at the bar.

Borneo

Great memories

Yeah I understand the recovery bit…but why do my clothes feel baggier and I feel trimmer ?

My boys the same … Fortunately it’s only when he’s back from uni these days..

I run home after work and an trying to minimise the amount of kit I have to carry.