https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/science/moray-eels-eat-land.html

Never date/marry a girl called Louise (or Helen)

My Robot lawnmower has been out for the last month or so. cuts the lawn twice a week while I’m doing other stuff.
I haven’t had to cut my lawn for 2 years and I have to say, the lawn has never looked so good 🙂

not sure if this has been posted before (appos if it has)

LEAVER: I want an omelette.

REMAINER: Right. It’s just we haven’t got any eggs.

LEAVER: Yes, we have. There they are. [HE POINTS AT A CAKE]

REMAINER: They’re in the cake.

LEAVER: Yes, get them out of the cake, please.

REMAINER: But we voted in 1974 to put them into a cake.

LEAVER: Yes, but that cake has got icing on it. Nobody said there was going to be icing on it.

REMAINER: Icing is good.

LEAVER: And there are raisins in it. I don’t like raisins. Nobody mentioned raisins. I demand another vote.

DAVID CAMERON ENTERS.

DAVID CAMERON: OK.

DAVID CAMERON SCARPERS.

LEAVER: Right, where’s my omelette?

REMAINER: I told you, the eggs are in the cake.

LEAVER: Well, get them out.

EU: It’s our cake.

JEREMY CORBYN: Yes, get them out now.

REMAINER: I have absolutely no idea how to get them out. Don’t you know how to get them out?

LEAVER: Yes! You just get them out and then you make an omelette.

REMAINER: But how?! Didn’t you give this any thought?

LEAVER: Saboteur! You’re talking eggs down. We could make omelettes before the eggs went into the cake, so there’s no reason why we can’t make them now.

THERESA MAY: It’s OK, I can do it.

REMAINER: How?

THERESA MAY: There was a vote to remove the eggs from the cake, and so the eggs will be removed from the cake.

REMAINER: Yeah, but…

LEAVER: Hang on, if we take the eggs out of the cake, does that mean we don’t have any cake? I didn’t say I didn’t want the cake, just the bits I don’t like.

EU: It’s our cake.

REMAINER: But you can’t take the eggs out of the cake and then still have a cake.

LEAVER: You can. I saw the latest Bake Off and you can definitely make cakes without eggs in them. It’s just that they’re horrible.

REMAINER: Fine. Take the eggs out. See what happens.

LEAVER: It’s not my responsibility to take the eggs out. Get on with it.

REMAINER: Why should I have to come up with some long-winded incredibly difficult chemical process to extract eggs that have bonded at the molecular level to the cake, while somehow still having the cake?

LEAVER: You lost, get over it.

THERESA MAY: By the way, I’ve started the clock on this.

REMAINER: So I assume you have a plan?

THERESA MAY: Actually, back in a bit. Just having another election.

REMAINER: Jeremy, are you going to sort this out?

JEREMY CORBYN: Yes. No. Maybe.

EU: It’s our cake.

LEAVER: Where’s my omelette? I voted for an omelette.

REMAINER: This is ridiculous. This is never going to work. We should have another vote, or at least stop what we’re doing until we know how to get the eggs out of the cake while keeping the bits of the cake that we all like.

LEAVER/MAY/CORBYN: WE HAD A VOTE. STOP SABOTAGING THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. EGGSIT MEANS EGGSIT.

REMAINER: Fine, I’m moving to France. The cakes are nicer there.

LEAVER: You can’t. We’ve taken your freedom of movement.

‘We cannot declare products as being egg free if they contain any chicken. By law, and a directive of the EU. ‘

My god I’ve heard some bollox on here, but that really takes the biscuit.
There are thousands of different types of proteins in every type of animal and different proteins in different PARTS of the animal. this is what makes a ‘cure’ so difficult to find.
To say the same proteins that are in egg are the same as in chicken meat is like saying your hair has the same proteins as your liver (spoiler alert- THEY DON’T)

The fact is anaphylaxis is a life threatening condition. It is also a condition that affects the daily lives of millions of people world wide.
People that have anaphylaxis constantly have to review where they go and what they eat, it’s an awful lot easier nowadays with all the legislation that is in place regarding food safety and labelling (thank you EU for that)
Food safety/labelling isn’t there to absolve the sufferer of their responsibilities, sufferers still have to watch what they eat and where they go, but it just makes their life a hell of a lot easier.

Also one more point while I’m here. anaphylaxis typically gets worse after each exposure. Your first exposure to an allergen might not illicit a response, but your body will now be primed and will start making the antibodies it needs to fight any future exposure. The more you are exposed the more your body builds its defences and the more ‘allergic’ you become. This is why desensitisation is such a risky procedure. you need to introduce a small enough quantity that your body won’t react and step that quantity up a fraction at a time. its like tiptoeing into a cave hoping you don’t wake the bear that’s asleep in the corner !

There’s a staggering amount of ignorance with regards to the difference between intolerance (might make your tummy funny), allergy (will make you feel pretty ill), and anaphylaxis (will likely result in death if not treated promptly)
Although food is required by law to list all the major recognised allergens not all those allergens are likely to result in an anaphylactic reaction.
Although in theory anything COULD cause an anaphylactic reaction (as per the posters son with a severe pea allergy) , the most common are shellfish, nuts and bee stings and therefore these are usually the ones that are focused upon. Nut allergy is particularly problematic for sufferers due to the prevalence of nuts in food production and the fact that they are easily available as a snack food.
its also worth re-iterating that allergies are as a result of the bodies overactive immune system (not a reduced immune system). reactions are therefore worse where the allergen comes into contact with soft tissue or blood. Touching a door handle might not cause an anaphylactic reaction and may just result in an itchy hand, but ingesting and allergen will likely cause a much quicker and severe reaction, which normally takes the form of swelling as the body tries to stop the ‘infection’ from spreading and sends more and more defenders to the area. Rapid swelling of the mouth and throat is not something you wan. Death usually occurs due to suffocation which personally I’d find a pretty horrific way to go.

Anyway, back to the OP. I think it’s perfectly reasonable to protect children that are too young to protect themselves, furthermore, I think it’s good to teach our children to be aware of the needs of others and to consider others needs above their own. perhaps we should also try teaching some adults these lessons…

‘Although it would be good fun trying – mixing up all the body parts and coming out with some even more freakish people that you started with.’

All sounds a bit Saudi consulate to me……

Also interesting to see tRumps take on Khashoggi;s murder.

‘very bad original concept’

‘carried out poorly’

‘worst cover up in history’

presumably when he starts killing his opponents, he’ll be doing in a more professional manner…..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-45968185

I’ve got a joe blow that I’ve had for over 10 years and is still fantastic.

last year I bought a wall mounted bike stand from black dog bikes which I was really happy with as it was easily adjustable and didnt take up floor space and was a bargain at £20

(they have shut down their website and are now trading through amazon)

for big bike work that requires 360 access I have a minoura stand

I’m just about to start an upgrade project on my Whyte PRST-1.

not sure if she was ever fashionable, but man do I love her !!

Zippy,

if your brother ever gets bored of that Marin I could be interested. I’ve heard those swing arms fit the PRST-1….

yep, I’m in.

Vessels sometimes turn off their trackers (or at least stop them being public) when passing Somalia to stop pirates locating them.

+1 for a Husqvarna Automower.  I have a flymo 1200r (which is a rebranded Husqvarna) for my garden and can’t recommend it enough.

We’re considering getting 2 to do my elderly mums lawn (600m2) as they are currently £510 at B&Q which means that 2 will still be cheaper than a Husq 310 (which is what they recommend for between 400 and 1000m2) plus we can sell her ride on mower to recoup some of the cost…

Before the STW army get up in arms at the thought of paying £1200 to mow a lawn, consider that it currently costs about £30 a week (£780 a year assuming 26 weeks) for her to get a gardener in for the lawn alone….

Bad snorer here. My snoring actually got worse when I lost weight, but this was coincidental with me getting older.

let me try and share some of my experience from seeing various ENT specialists over the years.

(this might be total overkill for OP but someone else on the forum might benefit so here goes…..)

Depending on where the snore originates from will depend on what will work for you.

try a couple of simple tests like this :-

pinch your nose and try and make a snoring sound. if you can then it indicates the snore is originating from the soft tissue at the back of the throat. if you can’t then it will indicate that the snore is happening in the nose area.

now close your mouth shut and try and do the same exercise.

Having done this you should now have one of 3 scenarios.

1) snore comes from throat

2) snore comes from nose

3) snore comes no matter what you do (like mine)

if its a nasal snore then breathing strips,  nose cannulas or sprays might work

if its from your throat then a Mandibular Advancement Device might work. This is like a molded mouthguard which will bring your jaw forward a bit making a bit more space at the back of the throat. (as mentioned by Vortex)

I recommend trying https://www.sleeppro.com/ who do a range of guards for different prices. try their basic one to see if it works and then perhaps upgrade to a custom one (they offer refunds on the cost of the basic version if you later upgrade)

For total snoring elimination you could try a C-PAP machine. although these are expensive and personally, I don’t really get on with them.  A company called ResMed make the one I have. these are available on the NHS, but the criteria for qualifying is quite high (ie you need to have sleep apnoea)  Binners- it might be worth visiting you GP again and going down this route if sleep apnoea is still a problem for you – im actually quite shocked that an ENT specialist shrugged off your sleep apnoea / snoring in the past.

As others have said loosing alcohol and weight can help, but the above (particularly the M.A.D) might also help along the way.

I have been advised by 2 top ENT specialists to avoid surgery as the procedure is extremely painful and has a low success rate. one specialist described the practice as ‘barbaric’ and after hearing details of the procedure, I have to agree!

Funny how there are more women in this thread than the other one….

I remember seeing a documentary on the Eagles once, and Don Henley (or perhaps Glen Frey) came across as a right twunt.

For a bit of gender balance how about Diana Ross ?

Also +1 for Morrissey.  Saw him in concert once (supporting Bowie as it happens)  so much bell-endery on display I actually thought I was at a campanology concert.

Richmond park shuts around 20:00 at the moment due to the Deer cull….

some crackers on here…

http://www.cricketsledges.com/top-twenty-cricket-sledges/

My wifes great aunt is known to everyone as Nell. her real name is Helen. she hates being called Nell, but everyone has been calling her Nell for so long they can’t break the habit….

Why would anyone extract the fat from a marrow and then insert it into peas ?

have you changed anything in your riding setup in the last year?

I got something similar when I recently changed bike.

The new bike had a set back seatpost which meant I was bent over more and pushing forwards on the pedals. I  moved the saddle as far forwards as I could, but was still having problems,  changed to an inline post, move seat 20mm forward and the problem seems to have gone away…

Nuking North Korea has been put on hold until after the Olympics…  a nuclear attack during the bobsleigh final would be bad for ratings…..

Define stupid.  I just think that we’ve all become immune to his medium / low level stupidity and it requires some extraordinary bell endery to make us take notice.

As for your concern, is that concern for the tangerine **** nuggets well being, or concern that he’s storing up **** wittery for an almighty shit storm in the near future ?

The 2 aren’t mutually exclusive…. 🙂

In you’re case I’d suggest getting yourself down the doctors for some blood tests….

+1 for Mattyfez.  certainly for urban areas  (that’s nearly 83% of the population of the UK according to https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/urban-population-percent-of-total-wb-data.html)

I can still see the need for private vehicles for the remaining 17%, but full electric and AI driven would work there as well.

Multistory carparks could be turned into vehicle hubs. After each shift the vehicles return to hub to be cleaned /charged / repaired and then are back out again.

Streets would become free of parked cars increasing traffic flow and making driving safer and simpler for the AI drivers, large sections of city center’s will become pedestrianised, air quality would be improved, no more speeding / aggressive drivers wanting to mow down cyclists because we ‘don’t pay road tax’. More mobility for the elderly and disabled. I’m really struggling to see the downsides…

Sure there are obstacles to overcome, but given how far the technology has advanced in the last 10 years I predict that AI will become mainstream in 15 years, and car ownership will start to decline rapidly from that point forward. I already have colleagues in London who don’t own cars anymore.  They rely on bikes / public transport / UBER for most journeys and on the odd occasion that they need to travel a bit further, they hire a car.   Works out much cheaper for them.

The switch to AI over human driver for them would be a massive bonus for them…

I can’t believe we are 35 posts into a car thread and Ling hasn’t been mentioned…..

where do you live ? i’ll pop round and ‘take care’ of it for you.

A thread where everyone is in agreement.

is this a STW first ?

I know far too many people that, being dissatisfied with their job, decide to do something radical to change their path, re-train get in a load of debt and then find that their new career is just as shit as their old one, and now they are 3 years behind and up to their eye balls in debt.

it seems to me that people these days have an unrealistic expectation of work, this expectation is even higher the more qualifications you have as you feel that all that debt and hard work automatically entitles you to a rewarding career.

I’m fortunate – I work in an interesting industry and have worked my way up so that my work is by and large rewarding, but it’s been a long (20 year) climb to this point and I’ve had to do some real shit to get here. New grads seem to expect to do what I do after 2 years and get despondent when they can’t.

Perhaps teaching people to have more realist expectations of work is what we should all be doing…..

+1 for the pension.

Do it. even if it’s only for a couple of months.

If plan B comes up – great chuck it in move on having made a bit more money and gained a bit more experience.

if Plan B doesn’t come up – you’re in a better job. WIN-WIN !!

I still don’t understand peoples general dismissal of the Lib Dems.

I agree that they have had to make compromises in the past, as a junior partner in a coalition, but here we are on a thread discussing how shit Labour and the Tories are, and yet the middle ground option- that seems to be a option that would suit a lot of peoples beliefs on here – are being discounted out of hand.

Are the Lib Dems perceived transgressions any worse than the actual transgressions of L & C ?

It seems to me that Lib Dems are scorned by the ‘left’ for getting into bed with the Tories, and derided by the right as being too left wing, but IMHO the LD’s occupy the middle ground of British politics that L & C were fighting over for a decade.

I’m honestly baffled as to why they are not bigger than they are.

-opens the  floodgates for – you’re so naive type comments…….

The transport museum looks the most likely to keep me entertained.

thanks chaps

how bad is Coventry, when the first thing people suggest is going to Birmingham ?!

Mum’s just been given the all clear after chemo for non-hodgkins lymphoma.
All throughout the treatment the staff have been utterly amazing.
So efficient, friendly, and on the ball. I was amazed at how efficient the whole thing was.
I shudder to think how much the treatment must have cost.

I’d also like to add that the treatment my dad received in his final months was outstanding.
The number of people involved not only from the hospital and the GP, but also the social care sector and local hospice was incredible.

Funny thing is my mum always used to complain that ‘they don’t care about us old ones’. She’s certainly changed her tune on that over the last year!

I think where the NHS struggles, and where there are frustrations, are where things fall between, or are shared by departments. My wife has a few hard to tackle issues and seems to be constantly bounced between departments as the condition seem to be too difficult to fit into one of the NHS boxes.

All said and done tho, I’m grateful to the NHS and can’t imagine life without it.
A big tanks to all the NHS staff on here.*

*not forgetting our Police, firefighters and other emergency services.

Blimey, Ed Sheeran has let himself go !

Damn it ! Kimbers beat me to it !

https://www.forsmallhands.com/fiskars-scissoris-for-kids

Gutted- I was looking forward to showing the tangerine **** nugget my butt cheeks.
I really don’t get the world we live in.
It’s one thing to spin the truth, but how can you blatantly and continually lie, more than that, how can you lie about stuff that is so easily disproved ? how can you fight against sure bare faced lies ?
I’d like to see ninfan or the chekbot try to explain away this latest tweet – ‘all politicians lie’. ‘it’s all part of the game’, ‘but what about hilary’…..
I really do despair.