Good morning, it’s a bright start here but I suspect it won’t last.

Yesterday I went for the lung cancer check, there are two huge NHS trailers in the Tesco car park at Toton, I went in the first one to book in and answer a lot of question with a nurse then I was sent to the second trailer where I had a CT Scan I’ve not had one before, it’s very interesting, I had to lie on a bed which moved me through a donut shaped machine while it scanned my chest. I should get results in 3-4 weeks.

Today I have 40 pints of home brew beer in my brewing bucket which is ready to transfer to the barrel so that’s the first job today.

What’s everyone else doing today?

Good luck with that Big tone and enjoy the ale

My week started with a fire in the ground floor of the building I live in. Evacuated in the middle of the night, we spent hours outside while chaos ensued. To cut a long story short, nobody was seriously hurt it seems. From my side, I'll only say how tightly calibrated our lives can be - one setback like this, losing a night's sleep right before a working week, can throw you completely and the knock-on effects are very evident. I hope things can get back to normal soon.

Exciting to think about Notts though. A 5-0 win with another home game to come. I'm wishing the week away to get there!

The fire sounds a bit scary @theAnticlough I’m glad no one was seriously hurt.

1 hour ago, theAnticlough said:

Exciting to think about Notts though. A 5-0 win with another home game to come. I'm wishing the week away to get there!

Yep, I’m really looking forward to our next match, it’ll be a tougher game though I imagine.

Im glad everything went alright with the lung CT @Fan of Big Tone and once the results are in you can chill with the 40 pints of home brew, well planned strategy that 😉 🍺

Fires are not the best thing to start the working week with @theAnticlough especially if you are tipped out in the middle of the night, good to hear no one was hurt. I understand the mayhem as for 31years I used to respond to such incidents, not nice. I can sympathise with losing sleep, as all you do for that day is walk round in a trance, or so it seems. These things just show you how fragile life is and how we must make every single second count.

Back to work for me again this morning, and what a lovely fresh morning it was. Im not counting down but 4 weeks and 4 days to go and the freedom of retirement will wrap itself around me like a comfort blanket and take me forwards into an unknown future, can't wait. 🤔 Live long and prosper one and all. 🖖

Unexpected text message from GP this morning, so new appointment booked in. Blood test, blood pressure tests seem never ending.

Went to Cleethorpes for the day last Friday, it's a bit grim looking out of season...

New fire alarm purchased today from Screwfix to replace the one thats been there 25 years and been bashed by accessing the loft too many times!

34 minutes ago, Michael D Pie. said:

Fires are not the best thing to start the working week with @theAnticlough especially if you are tipped out in the middle of the night, good to hear no one was hurt. I understand the mayhem as for 31years I used to respond to such incidents, not nice. I can sympathise with losing sleep, as all you do for that day is walk round in a trance, or so it seems. These things just show you how fragile life is and how we must make every single second count.

Wise words Michael D

I'll add to that how intertwined our lives can be....

Yes, nobody was seriously hurt although some young children almost lost their lives as they were trapped in a room...However, the behaviour of the adults suggests they were at fault. Fifty plus people spent the full night outside and are probably still impacted in different ways. The building administration have to face all the tasks of restoring that property. Others seem to have smoke damage. The poor cleaners today looked exhausted at dealing with the aftermath and so on

11 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

Today I have 40 pints of home brew beer in my brewing bucket which is ready to transfer to the barrel so that’s the first job today.

Don't drink it all at once when it is ready. 😂

7 hours ago, theAnticlough said:

My week started with a fire in the ground floor of the building I live in. Evacuated in the middle of the night, we spent hours outside while chaos ensued. To cut a long story short, nobody was seriously hurt it seems.

I am glad you are okay. It sounds very scary to be woken up in the middle of the night and to learn that there's a fire. It's good to know that everyone was safe, these things can quickly lose control, so thankful it wasn't the case.

5 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

Unexpected text message from GP this morning, so new appointment booked in. Blood test, blood pressure tests seem never ending.

I hope you get good news once the test comes back. 🤞🙏

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Today's been a good day for myself, virtually little 'bad' pain but my hands still feel it. Every time I type, it's like a screw is being driven into my finger tips. I assure you, I'm not exaggerating.

Usually my knuckles are what hurt the most, as is the cracking my waists do far too frequently.

But more of the positive side of things, I have done a lot of catching up server side. This has been maintained during my absence, but sometimes it has been a few days between. I did some new exercises that a friend has encouraged me to do, based on my knees and aimed at ruducing my weight. I regularly try, but I wasn't feeling tired after them today. I am mindful not to overdo things, I know my body quite well.

Despite the rainy day, it's been slinging it down where I am. It's been a much better day, and I am hopeful tomorrow will be too.

I hope everyone who reads this is well, I have missed you all.

5 hours ago, Piethagoram said:

Unexpected text message from GP this morning, so new appointment booked in. Blood test, blood pressure tests seem never ending.

I hope the tests go well @Piethagoram

39 minutes ago, Chris said:

Don't drink it all at once when it is ready. 😂

I’ll try not to. 😂

40 minutes ago, Chris said:

I hope everyone who reads this is well, I have missed you all.

We’ve missed you gaffer, believe me! It’s great to have you back, don’t overdo it though.

16 hours ago, Chris said:

Today's been a good day for myself, virtually little 'bad' pain but my hands still feel it. Every time I type, it's like a screw is being driven into my finger tips. I assure you, I'm not exaggerating.

Usually my knuckles are what hurt the most, as is the cracking my waists do far too frequently.

But more of the positive side of things, I have done a lot of catching up server side. This has been maintained during my absence, but sometimes it has been a few days between. I did some new exercises that a friend has encouraged me to do, based on my knees and aimed at ruducing my weight. I regularly try, but I wasn't feeling tired after them today. I am mindful not to overdo things, I know my body quite well.

Despite the rainy day, it's been slinging it down where I am. It's been a much better day, and I am hopeful tomorrow will be too.

I hope everyone who reads this is well, I have missed you all.

Praying that you can get better and find relief from this, Chris. You're a hero for anything you do on the site.

Hope each day is better one. Keep up the fight.