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Post by murphthesurf on Jul 9, 2019 9:57:07 GMT
Oh, well, that's buggered my reply up, BJ (well the very last bit has, anyway).....because reading all the way through it I was going to say to you 'Ask Mares - Mares knows EVERYTHING about healthy eating'. I wonder if any of our USA Stokies could tell us anything about their opinion on chlorinated chicken? Mind you, re. this chlorination business, I'm sure I've read somewhere in the past that the various bagged 'ready washed' salads sold in UK supermarkets have all been chlorinated as part of the washing......
Perhaps Harry can advise us? Actually, Bathy's quite a foodie, as well. See - spoiled for choice now...... wouldn’t surprise me murph. i wonder if that process has any effect on the nutrient content of the salad? Yep, here we are, Mares: Bagged salad leaves / chlorinated
They are. And then gas is pumped into the bag to keep them fresher longer. I Ggd 'Is bagged salad chlorinated?' and a load of links come up - I haven't spent any time on them but have just quickly extracted this one fairly randomly, in case anyone wants to have a look: www.healthyfood.com/ask-the-experts/lettuce-and-chlorine/
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Post by murphthesurf on Jul 8, 2019 19:20:13 GMT
There has been concerns about chlorinated chicken. I hope that we do continue to move towards better and more detailed labelling as a legal requirement about sources of food, transport conditions etc. I was once told never to eat Indonesian prawns. Any other knowledge/ advice on the EE board , ( seriously I have learnt an amazing amount from the people on here...that I've then followed up, thanks) ( except Mary of course,) Oh, well, that's buggered my reply up, BJ (well the very last bit has, anyway).....because reading all the way through it I was going to say to you 'Ask Mares - Mares knows EVERYTHING about healthy eating'. I wonder if any of our USA Stokies could tell us anything about their opinion on chlorinated chicken? Mind you, re. this chlorination business, I'm sure I've read somewhere in the past that the various bagged 'ready washed' salads sold in UK supermarkets have all been chlorinated as part of the washing...... Perhaps Harry can advise us? Actually, Bathy's quite a foodie, as well. See - spoiled for choice now......
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Post by murphthesurf on Jul 7, 2019 22:30:17 GMT
Got rid of one of them from the bathroom earlier and it got pissed and sprayed me with its defensive arsehole, and my god can I not get rid of the smell it pretty much gone just a bit of a linger cropping up every now and then. Anyone else been got by one before?? The Green Shieldbug Scientific name: Palomena prasina
Length: 1.3cm When to see: May to November 'The Common Shield Bug (there are two sorts) was once restricted to Southern England, but has since been moving northwards and is now quite widespread. It can be found in all kinds of habitats from gardens to farms.'
............................................................... . I'm very keen on all things gardening-related, Matts, but have never even heard of these before I saw your post - wondered what on earth you were talking about, so Ggd them and a few links, including the RHS one at the bottom of this post, came up. Before that, here's another ink which refers to their unpleasant smell 'to deter predators' and also contains a small section ('Think you've seen one? Submit a Sighting') giving people the option of reporting their findings if they want to --- apparently the bugs are on the move northwards in the UK owing to climate warming and so an account of sightings is being kept: www.opalexplorenature.org/greenshieldbug RHS: www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=519
So that's something else I've learned today, courtesy of the Oatie.
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 27, 2019 20:46:44 GMT
I'm so glad these were mentioned Haven't had em for ages, or made 'proper' chips to be fair, now had them two nights in a row, bloody lovely I've never, ever made 'proper' chips at home, Eels...... Two reasons: (1) I've hardly ever had chips (although I could live on them given half a chance) because of their very high calorie count and (2) the only boiling oil round here is used for tipping over the battlements.
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 27, 2019 20:19:31 GMT
2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards here 1975 to 84. Strewth, Des - (and applause) - that's Falklands era........ I know some of our RN guys on the Oatie were involved........ I think Lawrie was.
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 19, 2019 22:09:59 GMT
Eeee. Pot banks. Takes me back to when the only real choices in life for a young lad were "pots and pits". We had no aspirations and had never heard of Porsches and Premier League. Working 6.00am to 9pm in the kiln house and when we got home all us had to eat were a cup of tea and a stale oatcake. We were tired but we were happy. And all for a shillin' a week. A cup o' tea an' a stale oatcake??????? Thee were well off, lad. 'Ark at THIS……… Tin bath on t'wall, bread an' drippin' for us snappin' an' one meal a day - an that were if we was lucky. No coal or sticks, an' it were so cold in t'winter so we took it in turns for one o' us to suck a fisherman's friend while the rest sat round 'is tongue…… Not sayin' it were a dirty 'ole, but the rats refused to come in the place an' the cockroaches all ran across the floor on stilts. No TV or radio so it were big family wi' loads o' kids, an' we couldn't afford a babysitter for 'em so we got a sheepdog cheap after t'farmer got struck by lightnin' on 'is way back from t'pub. Ay, lad, them were t'days…….. (**gets trumpet out**)
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 18, 2019 20:33:26 GMT
Hang on, I thought it capsized under its own weight of cannon at a bit of a garden party for Henry VIII, after never seeing live action... It was sailing into battle against those damn Frenchies Yes indeedy. (**she spits**) "Heave ho, me hearties, an' put yer backs into it." Those were the days - Rum, sodomy an' the lash. Can't beat it. An' then, on top of all THAT..... weevils in yer bikkies! You an' Loz an' Dutchy an' Pete didn't know you were born!
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 18, 2019 12:50:00 GMT
How about the historic city of Bath, then, Frankie? I do spent a fair amount of time in Conwy but my missus who has been to York recommends it so it's on the cards. I visit my lad in Frankfurt most months and I enjoy there, well worth a visit. Ultimately I'm a but of a lazy so and so, sun and G&T suit me fine now. Glad to hear it - you'll love it. Oooops - can't believe I forgot to mention the spectacular York Minster. It's breathtaking. And a G&T is good anywhere on the world map!
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 18, 2019 12:13:46 GMT
Krakow is well worth it mate, in fact why not stick a bag on yer back and go around Europe, you have the time Nah mate not in the best of health atm nothing major just a bit of wear and tear but it's made a bit of an easy life better for me. How about the historic city of Bath, then, Frankie? Like York, there's loads of interesting stuff including a strong Roman connection: Roman Baths www.romanbaths.co.uk/
A bit more unusual is The American Museum: americanmuseum.org/about-the-museum/collections/Bath Abbey: visitbath.co.uk/listings/single/bath-abbey/
The Theatre Royal. Lots of antique shops. Sally Lunn’s Historic Eating House & Museum! York's still my fave, though.
And they have the wonderful Castle Museum and Vikings / the Jorvik Centre too. And river cruises. Oh, and I think there's also a Railway Museum!
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 18, 2019 11:41:52 GMT
Hang on, I thought it capsized under its own weight of cannon at a bit of a garden party for Henry VIII, after never seeing live action... Don’t listen to sailors whispers bath....blagards to a man Oh, I say............ (**puts fingers in ears and stands back**)......... steady on, doll, we've got 5 of 'em on 'ere...........
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 16, 2019 21:41:28 GMT
You bar steward, Dees. Jealous to death now. D'you grow the foxgloves from seed? (I gather you don't leave them to DIY…...) How do you do it? You've clearly got the touch, which Mellors hasn't. Not for growing foxgloves, anyway. No tricks or secrets murph - I follow the instructions on the seed packet - main thing is to ensure they get the right temperature for germination, and that the seed compost isn't too wet, but just damp. Some do self seed but I always grow a new batch every year "just in case" the ones in the garden don't self seed. As for lupins - I plant a clump of chives close to them (I do the same for my roses) and the aroma keeps the greenfly/blackfly well away. I grow my poppies from seed and also from root cuttings - really easy if you read Carol's book. I see you've been to Bridgemere for some plants - we go quite often although their prices were always high but they've gone absolutely stupid this year. We go, get some ideas for plants, and then go elsewhere and get them cheaper. Our best "bargain" this year was for a magnolia stellata (white flowers) which was £62 at Bridgemere. We went to Jackson's nursery near Bagnall, and the same plant, same size, better specimen, was £12.99 ! Kerching...thank you very much ! Yes, Bridgers prices are basically stupidly expensive - it's since they were bought by the Wyevale (? sp / I think) group. I can recommend another place for good quality and very reasonable prices - my pal Susie put me on to them - I think they might be called Garners, but I'll have to check on that. Yes, I've used Jacksons at Bagnall for years, and have spent a fortune there in the past, although I don't think I've been there for probably 10 years now. I think their delivery chap (very pleasant) was called Barry. One time I needed 10 tons of topsoil and specified I wanted the highest-top quality available It arrived & was great, all even and almost like the texture of compost. A few months later I needed another 5 tons so placed another order with them by 'phone - we all knew each other very well as I'd given them a PILE of business & bought loads of stuff over about 5 or 6 years while I was redeveloping the garden - anyway, the second load of 'topsoil' arrived and I was so bluddy glad & relieved that - for once - I just happened to go out there before they'd tipped it out because when I saw it in the back of their lorry I had an awful shock (and nearly throttled the guy for having the brass nerve to bring it) because it was all huge rough clods with loads of grass clumps in it. 'Finest quality black Cheshire top soil' my foot - it looked as though somebody had used a JCB to scoop some earth out from a patch of rough ground, which I was certain was exactly what had happened, by the look of it - it was a disgrace. I was 'far from happy' and told the guy to take it right back. Since then I've always bought topsoil from a place called Acresgreen, and it has always been fabulous quality plus I have only the highest praise for how they look after their customers. They're apparently a family firm, and it really shows.
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Post by murphthesurf on Jun 2, 2019 20:04:42 GMT
Sorry my mistake the Kent commuter belt Kent is full of ‘orrible b@$t@&ds from SE London now. Loads of county lines gangs run from Kent. I've just liked that post, Bathy. I don't understand a bleedin' word of it, mainly because I have no idea what a 'county lines gang' is, but I somehow like it.
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EEFC
May 27, 2019 11:53:19 GMT
Post by murphthesurf on May 27, 2019 11:53:19 GMT
As things transpired it wasn't a Europe or bust affair going into the final fixture against ManU. We'd more or less secured 7th slot at Xmas, despite a couple of minor incursions from the Wolves. Seemingly from the turn of the year EEFC were destined for an assault on Europe. A late in the season filip with the loan spell of Mike B helped an ailing squad but at the end of the day was no more than a sideshow. It was the hard work and concentrated Om of the squad throughout the season that told. {A season synopsis in three parts to follow}. Firstly the stats and stuff from the final encounter at OT. ManU 2 v 4 EEFCA buzz surrounding the encounter with an unusual starting line-up/formation. A three for something with Bath as the attacking defender, Felonious, Dees and Pearo taking up the slack. Assassin, MSal, Murphs in attack, attack attack. Cheees in nets, the rest as is. Cheees {t/c} Northy HarryB Deeside Felonious Quietman Pearo Bath Assassin MSal Murphs F/h ManU 2 v 2 EEFCPassession 45/55% EEFC scorers: HarryB header off a Bathstokie corner Northy mazy individual worldy from right back. No bookings or Injury Bath back in nets, takes on temp captaincy, Cheees off Chuffed on in a more familiar 343. Hafe Time Tea & Oranges. +Majik Sponge. Reverting to a more conventional set up the chaos subsided and sparkling nogger won the day. EEFC pressed home the advantage, clear victors, took the spoils, which included 6th spot, 69 points. S/h EEFC scorers: Quietman from an indirect freekick taken by t/c Bath. Murphs tap in created by Deeside. Ratings: Cheees {f/h 5} Bath {t/c} 11* Northy 6 HarryB 9 Deeside 10 Felonious 7 Quietman 9 Pearo 5 Chuffed{s/h 6} Assassin 5 MSal 6 Murphs 9 Mom*: sponsored by Squid Inc. Seafood Sandwich Corp., ending the season on a high: Bath, two assists, second half clean sheet, rated 11. UIMS Only popping in for a sec - on the sick list week 2 or 3 migraine lost count so any screen time's ruled out. Glad to see I've actually scored - it took long enough. I'll be back when the giant hooped zigzags and grey splodges finally go.
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EEFC
May 9, 2019 20:14:51 GMT
Post by murphthesurf on May 9, 2019 20:14:51 GMT
Double Edit. Check out the tale of Cinderella's transport arrangements. ...And the Russian battleship.... Rancid meat... Oooooh wordplay. Oh yes! Russian battleship - Potemkin - - master stroke with that one..... clever shanks. No personal experience of it but I've strolled past the Aurora and was mightily impressed. You've got me again on the rancid meat.... For some reason I can only think of beef jerky and biltong, but they're preserved, not rancid. I give up!
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Books
May 8, 2019 12:20:03 GMT
Post by murphthesurf on May 8, 2019 12:20:03 GMT
All of this lot should be in the 'What are you reading right now?' thread. I wonder if Admin could transfer it and merge them, please? Admin don’t venture into the underworld, unless a complaint has been made. Funnily enough, we haven’t had many banning order/suspensions for a while...Oh, okay, thanks for that, Bathy....... I suppose I could venture into one of the politics threads and start another fight!
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Post by murphthesurf on May 7, 2019 13:11:09 GMT
I didn't know you were into cookery, Bathy....... Over the weekend I was pratting about in YT again after I'd caught up with the most recent batch of skits on 'the Donald' on Saturday Night Live (et al) & I idly typed 'Delia' in and 'gooseberries' - and up came the DS 'Summer' series. I personally love Delia's presenting and ended up watching her for well over an hour. Never picked up on this one Murph? Here's a conversation from the Barth dinner table.
Barth: "Pass the salt please"
Child: "Which one daddy?"
Excellent, Fel.
And now, to continue the scene: "ACTION!"
"Well which $*&$#@ one do you $*&$#@ think, Sink? The $*&$#@ natural $*&$#@ organic $*&$#@ pink $*&$#@ smoked $*&$#@ Himalayan $*&$#@ one $*&$#@ gathered at $*&$#@ dawn by $*&$#@ Nepalese $*&$#@ altar $*&$#@ boys of $*&$#@ course." "Yeah, but dad, we've $*&$#@ got three $*&$#@ versions of the $*&$#@ stuff on the $*&$#@ table.""Well, son, you $*&$#@ know what I $*&$#@ always $*&$#@ say when there's $*&$#@ three of $*&$#@ any-$*&$#@-thing.......... go for the $*&$#@ one in the $*&$#@ middle." "Oh, all $*&$#@ right, then……… $*&$#@ it........here you $*&$#@ are."
"Thanks a $*&$#@ lot." "IT'S A WRAP."smile.amazon.co.uk/Amazing-Health-Himalayan-Salt-Chunks/dp/B00JECWOAY/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_8682124849?_encoding=UTF8&hvadid=214496216811&www.buywholefoodsonline.co.uk/himalayan-rose-pink-salt-coarse-1kg.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyeDi3aiJ4gIVzrDtCh0PPgI4www.ebay.co.uk/i/291527093094?chn=ps
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Post by murphthesurf on May 6, 2019 19:47:55 GMT
I didn't know you were into cookery, Bathy....... Over the weekend I was pratting about in YT again after I'd caught up with the most recent batch of skits on 'the Donald' on Saturday Night Live (et al) & I idly typed 'Delia' in and 'gooseberries' - and up came the DS 'Summer' series. I personally love Delia's presenting and ended up watching her for well over an hour. That sounds lovely. Delilah is a bit ridged for me. I loved Floyd, Who I believe died in Stoke. Ooooo - hadn't heard that, but you know what they say........ "See Stoke and............." there must be something or other! I know Adam Faith checked out at the Moat House Hotel on Festival Park. And I don't mean at Reception.
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EEFC
May 6, 2019 18:01:38 GMT
Post by murphthesurf on May 6, 2019 18:01:38 GMT
Just watched it on YouTube, Bathy --- he's making it with one of his daughters, so there's no bad language. I wish he'd stop saying 'nice' all the time, though. Really gets on my wick. Coincidentally I put a post on here a few days ago (can't remember which thread) about a chap called Stavros (no kiddin') who does quite a few Greek/Cypriot (still no kiddin') recipes on YouTube --- found him by accident last week & he's quite old-fashioned & sweet & does everything very slowly: "And now I weel jost chup dees puutayyytoss…........." chop chop chop Makes a nice change from all the flash bums who are so-called 'celeb chefs', though. Anyway, the last Greek recipe I watched Stav making last Friday was a roast chicken stuffed with rice - it was very similar to the Gordon R one in quite a few ways. NB: If you put 'Stavros' into YT's search box you'll probably get Stavros Flatley coming up first. Equally watchable! Murph, My family are pretty sick of me watching wall to wall cookery programs. They don’t moan when I’m cooking them dinner, mindXx I didn't know you were into cookery, Bathy....... Over the weekend I was pratting about in YT again after I'd caught up with the most recent batch of skits on 'the Donald' on Saturday Night Live (et al) & I idly typed 'Delia' in and 'gooseberries' - and up came the DS 'Summer' series. I personally love Delia's presenting and ended up watching her for well over an hour.
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Post by murphthesurf on May 6, 2019 17:39:08 GMT
Did you have to do a lot of swearing whilst you were making it, Bathy? Expect so Murphs all of Bath's posts are peppered with ^$*$@! profanities.. ;-) You are so ^$*$@! right, Cheesy.
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EEFC
May 6, 2019 17:35:24 GMT
Post by murphthesurf on May 6, 2019 17:35:24 GMT
Did you have to do a lot of swearing whilst you were making it, Bathy? He really is an unlikable bloke Just watched it on YouTube, Bathy --- he's making it with one of his daughters, so there's no bad language. I wish he'd stop saying 'nice' all the time, though. Really gets on my wick. Coincidentally I put a post on here a few days ago (can't remember which thread) about a chap called Stavros (no kiddin') who does quite a few Greek/Cypriot (still no kiddin') recipes on YouTube --- found him by accident last week & he's quite old-fashioned & sweet & does everything very slowly: "And now I weel jost chup dees puutayyytoss…........." chop chop chop Makes a nice change from all the flash bums who are so-called 'celeb chefs', though. Anyway, the last Greek recipe I watched Stav making last Friday was a roast chicken stuffed with rice - it was very similar to the Gordon R one in quite a few ways. NB: If you put 'Stavros' into YT's search box you'll probably get Stavros Flatley coming up first. Equally watchable!
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Post by murphthesurf on May 6, 2019 15:32:12 GMT
Apologies I switch off when I see Gordon's face That said Fel, yesterday I did a Ramsey recipe for a roast chicken stuffed with Moroccan chickpeas. When cooked you mash the chickpeas into a type of hot humus. B!%dy lovely Did you have to do a lot of swearing whilst you were making it, Bathy?
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Post by murphthesurf on May 5, 2019 8:25:48 GMT
Just seen these two cocks on Woss...FFS they are just so UNFUNNY. The bloke off Line of Duty tore Romesh a new one. And the oh so inevitable put on accent mimicking his Mother... Have you got a clip... I didn't see it either, Bathy........ you'll probably have to try the Catch-Up TV option.
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Post by murphthesurf on May 1, 2019 7:03:17 GMT
I decided to do a late afternoon walk over at Bateswood Nature park and reserve yesterday. For those who don't know it's an expanse of land in the middle of Halmerend, Alsagers Bank, Scot Hay and Leycett. There's a fantastic reveal as you approach from the bottom of Halmerend by the Railway pub end and it opens up to a full view of the lake and the park heading up the hill towards Alsagers Bank.
Yesterday I decided to use one of the offshoot paths which I'd meant to go on for years and ended up going through the most fantastic meadow full of cowslips and through a few miles of woodland ending up in Madeley Heath. Coming back through the enclosed nature reserve section there is a high wet plateau and the noise of the skylarks was almost drowning out the distant hum of the motorway.
If you drive down the M6 from J16 to J15 it's the fantastic piece of greenery on the left all the way to Keele services. Sounds fab, Fel. Fido would've loved to walk that route with you. Oh! Look at the date! Another couple of days and I'll be able to post the delightful song 'Now Is the Month of Maying' on 'ere again. Can't wait! DRUM ROLL......................... Wait for it, WAIT FOR IT...................
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 30, 2019 19:22:38 GMT
Glorious day here and propelled me to the chores that needed to get everything tidy. Moved the bigger feeders off the front of the house down to the tree in the front yard which meant....Ta Da, for the first time in years I have my hummingbird feeders out at the right time. First week in May is the charm for Maryland. They do say last week in April sometimes but we had gale force winds and some squally storms so this should work well. Made the nectar a little stronger for the first batch. Let’s face it, after flying anywhere these days you need a stiff drink. Really hoping to get some good pictures of the ruby throated hummers. I thought I had sisal seeds for the goldfinches but that’s on the to do list. For the first time in this house I have cat birds which is nice. I have seen a mocking bird a few times but I don’t know if he will hang around. Had one at the old house and he had my phone ring down pat Great time of the year. Jealous of garden hummingbirds that must be mint.And catbirds are a new one on me. Cheers. (PM TO CHEESY:) SAME HERE, DUDE. I've just done a cutesy lil' post to Maryl, but in truth I really wanted to say: YOU B*ST*RD, Maryl, I'M JEALOUS TO BLOODY DEATH.
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 30, 2019 19:16:16 GMT
Glorious day here and propelled me to the chores that needed to get everything tidy. Moved the bigger feeders off the front of the house down to the tree in the front yard which meant....Ta Da, for the first time in years I have my hummingbird feeders out at the right time. First week in May is the charm for Maryland. They do say last week in April sometimes but we had gale force winds and some squally storms so this should work well. Made the nectar a little stronger for the first batch. Let’s face it, after flying anywhere these days you need a stiff drink. Really hoping to get some good pictures of the ruby throated hummers. I thought I had sisal seeds for the goldfinches but that’s on the to do list. For the first time in this house I have cat birds which is nice. I have seen a mocking bird a few times but I don’t know if he will hang around. Had one at the old house and he had my phone ring down pat Great time of the year. Sounds heavenly! So when can me an' Chuff an' Cheesy an' Dees an' Fel an' Leedsy an' Northy come over to stay at your house for a free hol?
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 29, 2019 21:41:18 GMT
Sorry to hear you're in stir Cheees, fingers crossed they sort your head heel.
to be fair, nurses on dinner / tea shifts were happy enough to feed me. Just the morning shift seemed to be evil little blighters.
It has been the overnight into morning staff that have been particularly belligerent. I can empathize with your overnight double canula wiring... it's shit... I was bed bound restricted and reduced to bottle pissing.... a night nurse failed to move said bottle and instead kicked it over into my rucksack/belongings... went off shift without dealing with it or even telling me... The battle of Tea/Toast was hard won and unfortunately victory has been short lived and somewhat phirric, the TC5 have been split up, moved on and/or discharged.. maybe it sent ripples through the hospital, litmus test in the a.m. I havn't got the same patient back up on my new ward... but things are picking up.... havn't stopped smiling at the physical manifestations of Dr.Seuss' Thing 1&2. Watching their co ordinated whirlwind stripping and remaking beds is an absolute joy.... Let's hope this novelty and my grin endures for a bit... Unfortunately M.Bernard's loan spell is over, we'll have to dig deep and deal with these last two fixtures ourselveses. *he left with a parting anecdote regarding Frank Mountford wartime hardman and later club coach/physio...."Frank had a particular approach with his magic sponge... he'd ask where iy hurt and no matter what would grab yer bollocks with it and make you stand up."UIMS Oooo-er! I'm rather glad not to have any of 'those'........!!! I say this because I had the trainer to me, once, although it was Len Graham rather than Frankie Mountford! In the 1960s & 1970s the main trainers, from memory, were Frank Mountford, Dougie Brown, Len Graham and Tony Lacey. From the age of about 7 to about 20 I used to suffer very badly with very, very serious nosebleeds which used to go on for hours & hours and last until I passed out - generally they happened every time I had a cold - my late mother and grandmother had been exactly the same, so it was purely a hereditary thing and more a huge inconvenience than anything serious. Anyway, when I was about 16 or so my father and I went to the Saturday afternoon match at the Vic as usual --- opposite the main entrance there was a small SCFC Supporters' Club and if we ever got to the ground on the early side we always used to go in there for a drink before a game because it was very close to the entrance gate we used to go in through to get to our seats in the Boothen Stand. This one particular time we were sitting in there and right out of the blue a nosebleed decided to start and so I just sat there with a hankie up to my face, waiting for it to stop - but it didn't. We were still there at half-time, whereupon the door suddenly opened and in walked Len Graham! I don't know how on earth it happened, but somehow the news of my 'state' had filtered through to the Trainer and when he wasn't needed at HT for the team he actually decided to come across to see if he could help! How about that THAT! Talk about a SHOCK! All I can say is that he must have had healing hands, because the nosebleed stopped almost at once and my father and I were then able to go and watch the second half. So I might be the only SCFC supporter who ever had the Trainer attending to ME during a match!
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 29, 2019 5:43:08 GMT
I decided to do a late afternoon walk over at Bateswood Nature park and reserve yesterday. For those who don't know it's an expanse of land in the middle of Halmerend, Alsagers Bank, Scot Hay and Leycett. There's a fantastic reveal as you approach from the bottom of Halmerend by the Railway pub end and it opens up to a full view of the lake and the park heading up the hill towards Alsagers Bank.
Yesterday I decided to use one of the offshoot paths which I'd meant to go on for years and ended up going through the most fantastic meadow full of cowslips and through a few miles of woodland ending up in Madeley Heath. Coming back through the enclosed nature reserve section there is a high wet plateau and the noise of the skylarks was almost drowning out the distant hum of the motorway.
If you drive down the M6 from J16 to J15 it's the fantastic piece of greenery on the left all the way to Keele services. Sounds fab, Fel. Fido would've loved to walk that route with you. Oh! Look at the date! Another couple of days and I'll be able to post the delightful song 'Now Is the Month of Maying' on 'ere again. Can't wait!
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 17, 2019 8:06:47 GMT
Wotz this ? Mr Surf has broken his hand ? How did he manage that murph ? You weren't being careless with the baseball bat again were you murph ? I hear he was trying to sneakily open a bottle of Tanqueray whilst Murph was supervising the shed roof repairs. Doctors were at a loss to explain the hammer-shaped indentations on the knuckles. Or the teeth marks on his nose. No, no, Crispin is certainly allowed - and indeed positively encouraged - to familiarise himself with the impressive CM wine cellars and knows how to pour a perfect G&T plus other assorted refreshers - after all, Parker does have a half-day off every other month and I always insist that he takes it. It's actually been in his contract of employment ever since his family 'joined' (as it were) mine just after Mafeking, and we've always liked to be generous with all the staff.
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 17, 2019 6:15:44 GMT
Hope he’s ok Chuffed. My old man at same age tripped over the back door entrance whilst carrying his car battery from the car to kitchen to charge it. Unfortunately with independence comes higher risk as we get older. We'll be there one day mate. Quite true. It seems I've got a particularly stubborn guy to look after. He's almost tethered to the lathe in his shed/workshop. Try a whip and a chair...................
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 16, 2019 21:02:31 GMT
Blinkin' eck, Chuff............. gutsy, though, or what? Have you now got to do a double-shift of hospital visits for check-ups? One day you, the next day papa? Remember Storm wotsit, before the recent one called Gareth? (F.....F......F........ Fiona, perhaps???? Can't remember)...... Anyway, remember that one? Blew the whole roof clean off the shed where Mellors keeps all his tools, etc. ----- Guess what - Mr Surf was all set to get on the roof to try to put it back, the daft bat. I said to him "Crispin, if you even attempt to get on the roof I'll knock you right off again and then break both your legs myself." He got the message and I rang the people who'd originally supplied it about 15 years ago and they popped right over and did the necessary. - Otherwise, Chuff, you and I might have been regularly meeting for Afternoon Tea in the North Staffs attendants' cafeteria round about now….. PS: Having said that, it's just occurred to me that Crispy's got to go back to the stripy place tomorrow for a check-up on his broken hand following their X-raying it last week. It's all GO, innit…… Wotz this ? Mr Surf has broken his hand ? How did he manage that murph ? You weren't being careless with the baseball bat again were you murph ? Oh, no, the rozzers took that off me yonks ago at an anti-foxhunting rally, Dees. No, Crispy had an unfortunate bit of a slipsy-in-the-mudsy acky avec le grand chien féroce a couple of weeks ago. (Yes, I know what that should be in full but I thought it would be fun to venture into a bit of franglais on 'ere for a change..... ) Anyway, I'm sure I posted before about his acky.....
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