Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Aye, OH usually gets a lot of staff canteen shifts in various workplaces, certainly all the big work canteens have closed
Pandemic personal consequences
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Aye, OH usually gets a lot of staff canteen shifts in various workplaces, certainly all the big work canteens have closed
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
I've heard that too but not idea if it's true. I've only seen one photo of my mam's dad (he died shortly after I was born) and think he had a full head of hair (must have been in his 60s at the time). I don't think I've seen a picture of my dad's dad though. But my dad and brother both started to lose hair at the crown in the 40s so it'll probably happen to me at some point if it hasn't already started (quite tricky to see the top of your head).
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
It isn't as simple as "it is inherited from the mother" or vice versa - as with many traits, there are multiple genes involved. One of the genes that can be responsible for male pattern baldness is on the X chromosome, but there are others on different chromosomes. It is down to a combination of genes in different places whether someone goes bald or not.
Oh also, women can get male pattern baldness if they have a double whammy of a particular allele on the X chromosome. That can be difficult, at least society expects men to go bald and is somewhat accepting of it and it is not necessarily viewed as an unattractive or undesirable thing in men.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Looks like my pregnant niece has it.
Her husband was showing signs 2 weeks ago, they have been self isolating, and now she's showing the signs, had an ambulance turn-up, one paramedic went in with full bio-hazard suit on, the other had to stay outside, because they had no PPE.
He wasn't happy about her situation, went out to talk to the other one, who could only say 'it's your call', so he rang his boss & again 'it's your call', called a special Covid-19 number & again 'it's your call', so he left it to my niece to decide if she needed to go to hospital, explaining she would be totally isolated, with no visitors, she declined.
Update on this, sorry I didn't make clear they called 999 a couple of days before I posted on Friday, which was when the news got to me, she's about a week or so into it, the worst was last Wednesday, just spoken to her, she's been recovering nicely since.
Apparently her hubby is doing a good job as a nurse, so I offered to get him one of those sexy nurses uniforms, which got a good laugh.
klang
klang
how many weeks is she?Update on this, sorry I didn't make clear they called 999 a couple of days before I posted on Friday, which was when the news got to me, she's about a week or so into it, the worst was last Wednesday, just spoken to her, she's been recovering nicely since.
Apparently her hubby is doing a good job as a nurse, so I offered to get him one of those sexy nurses uniforms, which got a good laugh.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
No point asking me, I am sure someone will tell me when he arrives.
IIRC he's due late June/early July.
klang
klang
Friend of mine is due in a couple of weeks. She's well scared. They banned birthing partners in her hospital too....No point asking me, I am sure someone will tell me when he arrives.
IIRC he's due late June/early July.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
No shit.
Had a phone consultation with my oncologist on Friday afternoon. This is to limit my time at any pre-treatment clinics. Although I have been asked to go for my bloods checked at the same time as my appointment was scheduled next Thursday. He says all I need to do is walk straight in and get my bloods taken then leave immediately. Go home, have a shower and wash my clothes.
This has been judged as a safer option than going in three hours early on the day of my treatment and sitting waiting for the results. It’s good in as much as it reduces the chance of infection, but it’s still a 70 mile round trip. Probably get stopped by the law knowing my luck. Mrs S is taking me and just waiting in the car while I nip in.
My oncologist was adamant that I am currently at the top end of the at risk group and stated that following my CT scan after my next treatment shows the chemotherapy isn’t working, they will stop any further treatment as the risk to shortening my life span is too great a risk.
Laugh a minute innit!
This has been judged as a safer option than going in three hours early on the day of my treatment and sitting waiting for the results. It’s good in as much as it reduces the chance of infection, but it’s still a 70 mile round trip. Probably get stopped by the law knowing my luck. Mrs S is taking me and just waiting in the car while I nip in.
My oncologist was adamant that I am currently at the top end of the at risk group and stated that following my CT scan after my next treatment shows the chemotherapy isn’t working, they will stop any further treatment as the risk to shortening my life span is too great a risk.
Laugh a minute innit!
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
is there not a local phlebotomist (sp?) say at gp could take bloods? that's what my mum did last week, saved a hospital trip x
I asked about this, I live three minutes from Doncaster Royal Infirmary.
My oncologist always prefers me to use the Sheffield hospitals as there is a specialty team in house apparently.
I had this the other week when I saw my prostate oncologist, at Doncaster, and I had to explain what was happening at Sheffield as there is no crossover between regions. They are more concerned about data protection than patients convenience.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
well, hope it's a nice trip out then 
what with your journey being really necessary. g'luck x
what with your journey being really necessary. g'luck x
bimble
floofy
More messed up personal relationship stuff: my sister almost certainly has it (symptoms started day before yesterday). She just texted to say it’s ‘impossible’ for her to not leave the house at all for a week, that it’s fine cos she has surgical masks and rubber gloves . She’s married to an actual doctor and they both just think I’m being hysterical .
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Sorry, but what the actual fuck is wrong with them? Just what has to happen for some people to actually take this seriously?
“Oh yeah, I guess I might be dead, but, you know, I really needed to go for a walk”.
Arrrrrgh.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
For those with any doubt as to what’s coming...
This is the scale of the emergency hospital being built at Excel in London.
This is the scale of the emergency hospital being built at Excel in London.
2km of hospital
2x morgues
I was supposed to be there now running an event. Spoke to some of the contractors on Friday and they are staggered by the scale of the build. Should be open next week.
NEC in Birmingham and Manchester exhibition centre about to start.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Read this earlier and had a blub
Finding it quite hard to stay strong, but stay strong we must
Coronavirus: How Covid-19 is denying dignity to the dead in Italy
Funerals have been banned in Italy - robbing many families of the chance to say a final goodbye.
www.bbc.co.uk
Finding it quite hard to stay strong, but stay strong we must
Anju
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weltweit
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My understanding is that initially 500 beds will be available (at the London one) and they will then be working on getting more online up to 4,000.
Anju
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Thanks, I hadn't seen that anywhere.
weltweit
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I think it is quite complex, because not only must they plumb oxygen in for every bed but also electric and gawd knows what else. I imagine the Army is doing a lot but I hope they are also using workers that would usually be building exhibition stands because they know how to construct things in those massive halls and do remarkable things every week normally.
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
They are, I know a lot of the guys working down there.
Being an exhibition hall they are well set for supplying large amounts of power, there’s points every few feet under the floor where power drops can be installed.
Anju
Well-Known Member
On Friday/Saturday they were posting ads for qualified electricians to start tomorrow.
Was watching the news this morning and someone from the NHS was talking about mid April as opening time. Hopefully that's for full capacity and the 500 will be this week.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
I got stopped by the police earlier, they were flagging people down to ask where they are going/been, first time I've been stopped in 30 years, I thought it was funny TBH.
They were happy enough when I explained that I had been doing a care visit to my mother, which took longer because she got trapped in her bathroom following the door handle mechanism failing, and I had to get my locksmith mate out to release her, he thought that was funny, and TBF it was, even mother was laughing about it, once she was freed.
So, I cheered-up a bored traffic officer.
They were happy enough when I explained that I had been doing a care visit to my mother, which took longer because she got trapped in her bathroom following the door handle mechanism failing, and I had to get my locksmith mate out to release her, he thought that was funny, and TBF it was, even mother was laughing about it, once she was freed.
So, I cheered-up a bored traffic officer.
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