That 74 is a lovely vice, great work! – looking to restore one as a present for my nephew – an engineering apprentice – for his 21st. . . . but they are hard to find. Have a Parkinsons 7, a Record 2 that have refurbished and in use – and a Record 53e redady for when the workbench gets extended in the garage

vickypea, 3 months is no time at all, you sound like you are rcovering really well. It would be good to check things through with your GP to ensure your not aneamic or fatiqued.
10 years ago yesterday I had the same op bit at C4,5,6,7. 3 months in a brace and then a very long recovery, all is fine now. felt very fatigued in the first 3 months, but then I was restricted in my recovery due to the brace.
I hope your recovery continues, and that you feel better real soon!

not put any weight on, but 4 stone to lose by easter!

King-ocelot, Tea tree oil is just as effective IME as asy over the counter nail laquer. First i would try the lamisil route as described my me earlier – A podiatirc surgeon suggested this approach first for athletes foot and fungal nails.
First file the effected nail all over, then use the Lamisil Once. If still fungal after 6 weeks, try the Tea tree oil. You have to apply it to the effected nail every day for approx 12 months, as tea tree oil will not kill the fungus, but hopefully the fungus wont grow on new nail that has been painted with tea tree – so effectively the fungus will just grow out while you paint it every day, and can see the clean nail growing out further. Its just as effective, and a whole lot less expensive (about 70% of treatments work). Of course you dnt have to use tea Tree, Lavender Oil will do just the same

Lamisil Once – I recommend it for my patients, with a few pointers..

Squeeze half a tube on each foot, spread it all over between your toes, over your nails and soles of your feet…everywhere from the ankle bone down. let it soak in until dry, then do not wash it off for 3 days..

Put ALL of your socks in the hottest wash possble.

Put antifungal talc in All footwear, leave in for a while before removal.

lastly make sure that the very fisrt item of clothing you put on is your socks, or you could risk transfering the fungus to your gentlemans vegetables!

Older Record models are far superior, worth drive to get one..

Pick up a record woodworking vise from Ebay… you’ll have to use the American spelling… :evil:

A Record 52 will do all you need, one with a quick release if possible – a 53 is huge, a bit of overkill but worth it if you find a good deal – should pick one up for under £20 – but you will probably have to collect it.

Had the Expert for 6 years, 1.9. would have one again. It was a gift from the old man when he retired and didnt need the works van anymore . . . my sister got the buisness, I got the van.
Great on fuel, cheap IMO on parts, it had 2 sliding side doors which were really useful. Could camp at races in it and could sleep full lenght in the back with ease (6’2″).
Ran it into the ground and sold it for scrap 4 years ago . . . . its still being used now!
Have the old peugeot Partner now, a bit nippier than the expert but no where near as versatile.

Just had our new bathroom fitted, had the same sort of damp smell, turned out to be a tiny leak in the overfow join to the bath waste, and over time it had leaked between the concrete floor ant the ceramic floor tiles. When we took the tiles up there was a web of lacy black mould all over the concere floor! :|

Loads of Spuds, Kale, leeks, and Onions form the allotments this year. I make sure I cook more than needed for a Bubble and Squeak fry-up, couple of eggs and some bacon…Food of the Gods!

YGM!

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Ignore the letter and get no charge is what has happen to me twice, my Wife once, and plenty of friends who took advantage of the scheme.. so speaking from experience here. in fact I dont personally know of anyone who has been charged the final fee if the first letter is ignored (advice from the Bike shop that organised it all).

They will be in touch – ignore the letter – you will get another one soon after saying the bike is yours and they have not charged you!

Nope, two were T1, young.

I so hope they’re close to a cure. Diabetes is a terrible disease, had to admit 3 people for amputations last week… shocking and heartbreaking for all concerned, and I only get 30 mins to treat, break the news, and admit.. with the limb removed quite often within 12 hours.

sadmadalan, your GP is right!
Try all the icing, rolling of the plantar fascia, and streches for your gastocs and soleus. They all help. massage can play a huge part in a speedier recovery. Find some stihff soled walking boots to ease the pain to start with, so the foot is resting whilst still being able to walk, and put a small heel lift under both feet to reduce tension to the achillies.

I find that simple insoles with medial rearfoot posting and lateral foefroot posting have been very helpful in some of my patients . . . but you need to find a Podiatrist to sort that for you

We have lost a 3rd of our clinicians (NHS Podiatry) in the last 2 years, they have either left (the vast majority) or not replaced when retired.
Could have potential turnover of £400 per day if I went private, more so if my wife joined me as we do the same job in the same trust. Just cant afford to take a leap of faith at the moment due to the mortgage etc.
Trouble is I know that private work would be so dull, and I really enjoy the High risk stuff we do all day with the NHS.

Used to breed and show Oriental Tabbies and Siamese for 15 years. Stopped when the ratio of cats to people in the house was a little strained at 27:2! We won the National Cat Show Supreme Champion in 1996, which is the equivalent of Crufts, so had no real reason to continue breeding after that… Just kept what we had as pets until there were none left . . . Just have rescued moggies now .

My advice would be to contact the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy, there address is (or used to be) 4-6 Penel Orlieu, Bridgwater, Somerset. Ask for a list of British Blue breeders, Associated clubs, visit a few shows, speak to people and sak their opinion on what they would look for.

As to the cost, I have no Idea now. We used to sell ours for £150 to £200 each, fully insured and vaccinated and not before 12 weeks old..but that was more than 20 years ago!

:lol:

I have done just that! Sat in the Hospital car park at Minehead during a lunh break, and watched as two lads form the local college scoffed the McD burgers and shakes and just discarded the lot out of the drivers side window, so i walked over and threw the lot back in piece by piece – cue lots of shouting and chest beating from the lads , i didnt say a word just directed their gaze to the CCTV cameras in the car park. They left pretty smartish but did stiop on the way out to put the rubbish in the nearest bin..

Also have been known to throw Cigarette butts back in car windows when they have just been thrown out. Thie invariably happens at junctions when im out on the saturday club run, never been chased down by the car drivers though . . . too busy trying to save the floor carpets from burns!

Which five foods should you cut down on?

Molgrips the bell tents are available with a seperate ground sheet (best option IMO) A zip in groundsheet, or a sen in groundsheet. Have had no hassles with mine ast the rubber skirt tucks in under the grounsheet a good distance and its and easy option to fold up the walls and use the tent as a huge tarp. The door is the only issue I could find with it – its low, have to bend double to get in and out. Also Im not sure if the sewn in, or zipped in groundsheets are the ‘bathtub’ style at the doorway?

Pack size – as its never quite re-packed the same after its first use approx 1.3metres long, 30 cm diametr , 35lbs ish weight? A fair bit easier to handle packed than the Vango we had.
Home made tealight chandelier type thingy hanging on the central pole makes it very cosy at night!
Food and all camping stuff in large (discarded NHS) storage boxes that double as chairs/tables when inside!
Would like a smaller one fitted with a stove for spring/autumn camping trips with Carbonjunior and the bikes

5m here Molgrips…. Seperate groundsheet seals with large rubber skirt attached to tent walls. More than enough room for Me (6’2″) and mrscarbon, carbonjunior and carbonbaby with travel cot!

I believe the tent was £340 new in 2011, but has got a bit more pricey since!

There are a few 2nd hand on Fleabay, worth considering as the clean and reproof is very reasomable.

Replaced a big Vango with a Bell Tent and much prefer the canvas to nylon. Cooler in the heat, warmer at night, easier to erect. Used the Vango about 6 weeks in total, snapped a few poles in a bit of wind, so I replaced it. Find the bell tent much more stable in wind. Two years ago a storm came over the campsite we were in which flattened most of the nylon tents around, but left the Bell tent unscathed.
Its had about 8 weeks use in total and still looks like new, and pretty easy to send it for cleaning/re-proofing when you need to.

Good stuff for a friday afternoon thats dragging on a bit! :lol:

Done… thrice!

10K sounds about right just for the shell if a mate can do foundations and groundworks…..

Calling Footflaps!

Worcester Bosch!

Just tape it to the next one and monitor its improvement. Dont wrap the tape completely aroung the toe or you may compromise the circulation. Any increased pain, redness, swelling, heat, flu-like symptoms go and see someone asap!

2005 had C4-5 fused with hip bone graft and carbonfibe cage to surround the spine. Lost use of arms and legs before the op, was done as an emergency, basically borked my cervical spine from C4 to C7, ^ hour op, and walked out of ther 2 days later. Had a collar brace to wear for the next 3 months.
Been fine now, some limit to rotational nect range of motion, and cannot extend head back to far, so have had to change position on the road bikes a bit. Cant run without electric shopck felling through every body joint now – and dont have much knee lift so can catch my feet and trip if I dont concentrate – but vast improvement pre surgery!
Only ever really rode hardtail, but seriously thinking of a full suss now, but that may be due to being a bit of an old fatty!

That right there ^ would do me just fine….. :-)

Gotta be a Cobb. Wouldn’t be without ours for quick impromtue BBQing at home. Use it all the time when camping – the non-stick pan is brilliant for a morning fry-up before hitting the trails or the surf!

deal with it! 8)

Peanut butter, cheese, ham, beans, and a fried egg on top…

Shite news.. :( Rest easy fella.

:D

Just had a Morso squirrel installed last week.
£1800 including slate hearth The stove was £800 the slate was £120, but only a 4 metre run of liner inside existing flue, new chimney pot etc. Took 2 guys two days to fit, bit only about 8 hours in all as the cement for the slate had to go off before siting the stove. Great work, and the best price I could find.
Considered installing it myself and then getting the HETAS ticked off when finished, but would work out to be more expensive when accounting for the amount of time it would have taken me to complete it with my lack of expertise!