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- 15 Sep 2021, 12:28
- Forum: Fitness and Health
- Topic: Had my double hernia op yesterday!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3522
Had my double hernia op yesterday!
An early start as I was asked to be in by 7:15am but on the up side was first on the list for my surgeon. In theatre by 8:45am talking to the anaesthetists one minute, next out for the count. Awake in recovery by 11:00am. They thought my post op blood pressure was a bit on the low side so I was kept...
- 23 Jul 2021, 15:18
- Forum: DIY & Recycling Projects
- Topic: Escape to the Chateau
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5494
Re: Escape to the Chateau
I'm a real fan of 'The Repair Shop'. They have some amazing stories and do great job bring back old and broken treasures back to life.
- 19 Jul 2021, 19:28
- Forum: Fitness and Health
- Topic: Back home.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6099
Re: Back home.
Hope you are a bit better now and wishing you all the best.
- 04 Jul 2021, 09:45
- Forum: Environmental, Green & Ethical Issues
- Topic: Wasp Removal No Kill Way
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5977
Re: Wasp Removal No Kill Way
Hi Graham - see my recent post here - http://www.downthelane.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=101&t=57271 Wasps can be a worry in sheds and garages but if left to their own devices aren't usually a menace. Incorrectly, people think that the numbers of wasps increase in the autumn but the reality is the was...
- 28 Jun 2021, 21:57
- Forum: Garden Wildlife
- Topic: Bees and Wasps
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4895
Re: Bees and Wasps
I did get a local man in to remove them, as they terrified me. I must admit I'm not the greatest fan of wasps. I certainly have had more wasp stings than bee stings, even though I keep bees. That said, I know they do a great job catching garden pests - it is estimated that each summer, social wasps...
- 26 Jun 2021, 10:40
- Forum: Garden Wildlife
- Topic: Bees and Wasps
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4895
Bees and Wasps
There's been a few posts lately on our local Facebook group about who to get in to remove bees and wasps, and generally people seem pretty uninformed about bees and wasps. So I thought I'd put together my take on what is/isn't a problem. First wasps. Now these generally aren't a problem to us humans...
- 25 Jun 2021, 12:00
- Forum: Garden Wildlife
- Topic: what's in my wheelbarrow
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4007
- 12 Jun 2021, 12:57
- Forum: Garden Wildlife
- Topic: Anyone her had success with 'bug hotels'?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4893
Anyone her had success with 'bug hotels'?
I built my first bug hotel this morning but not sure what to expect. Unlike the garden in our old house which was pretty wild, our new garden is very much suburban and is surrounded by other gardens that are in the main well clipped and neat. I am trying to encourage more bees, wasps, hoverflies and...
- 27 May 2021, 21:41
- Forum: Fitness and Health
- Topic: How many of you have had your second jab?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11910
- 27 May 2021, 12:00
- Forum: Fitness and Health
- Topic: How many of you have had your second jab?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11910
Re: How many of you have had your second jab?
I had my second jab yesterday and unlike Wendy, I have had no side-effects.
Our daughter and son-in-law had their first jabs this week. Andy was fine but Hannah was a bit rough last night.
Our daughter and son-in-law had their first jabs this week. Andy was fine but Hannah was a bit rough last night.
- 27 May 2021, 11:57
- Forum: Grow your Own Diaries
- Topic: How does your garden grow?
- Replies: 336
- Views: 5573202
- 21 May 2021, 22:44
- Forum: Books, TV and the Media
- Topic: Eurovision - love it or loath it?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4712
Eurovision - love it or loath it?
I must admit I'm a fan of the over the top spectacle Eurovision has become but I think Wendy can take it or leave it. I remember the time when all the singers sang with a live orchestra which was interesting from the point of view of identifying who realty could sing live. There's so much pre record...
- 17 May 2021, 18:25
- Forum: Fitness and Health
- Topic: Will you be hugging?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5678
Will you be hugging?
With the easing of restrictions, will you be hugging family, friends or perhaps even strangers? In reality, this shouldn't be about what the government says we can and can't do, but rather at a personal level how confident we can be given what we are told about rates of infections, effectiveness of ...
- 16 May 2021, 12:06
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: Rick Stein's India
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13243
Rick Stein's India
Just started to watch the whole series again as first time round only watched one or two. The book that goes with the series is Rick Stein's India - In Search of the Perfect Curry. 'Curry' is a foreign concept in India as virtually no one uses the expression. Rather than curry, they would say gravy,...
- 16 May 2021, 12:01
- Forum: Fitness and Health
- Topic: How many of you have had your second jab?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11910
Re: How many of you have had your second jab?
I see from the news that this new 'Indian' variant seems to be more transmittable. Hopefully, the current vaccine will still protect against it.