What are you all up to

Redface, why can't your doctor prescribes a medication to prevent the gout in the first place? I take a tablet, one a day, called Allopurinol and, touch wood, have not had an attack for 2 years. Mind you I am on the maximum I can take. Speak to your doctor.

Diclofenac can have all sorts of problems with long term use.

ADD, where was that? Looks good.

Love it! We have had a few Site visitors down the year, especially in Cornwall. Herd of bullocks when we were under canvas () and a flock of sheep elsewhere. The bullocks caused havoc, we had to hastily throw our Rottie into our LR, she was up for some herding. 

Wherenext - it's called The New Willow Cottage at Burgh le Marsh on the east coast of Lincolnshire. A lovely CL, really well presented with flowers,plants etc. The lake encourages a lot of wildlife to visit and the resident ducks are comical.

They have their own website if you want to take a look. It's under "birdsong touring park" as they own two sites which are completely separate from each other.

TTDA - a herd of bullocks.??? 😮

TTDA - a herd of bullocks.??? 😮

I think the correct Collective noun is "A Load of Bullocks"

Our lovely GP who looked after me when I had skin cancer retired a couple of years ago. He always took my concerns seriously and referred immediately which could well have been a life saver. Our new GP is very good but I am not sure that he takes any concerns I may have quite as seriously. I do hope all is well with you now OP. 

Unfortunately OH had nasty skin problems when taking Allopurinol so had to stop. 

Phew!  At last the old house is ready for handover, bar a few final tweaks tomorrow  morning.

It has been thoroughly cleaned, so I hope the new owners will appreciate all the work we have done, it must now be the cleanest house in the area!

Those big cupboards were eventually dismantled as we did not want to risk damaging the walls on the staircase, it should not be too difficult to rebuild them.

The filling loop on the boiler developed a last minute leak, so a new valve had to be procured and fitted, plus a new bulb in the oven.  These buyers should have nothing to complain about!

Today we had nice weather, so we were able to move all the garden pots, BBQ etc, check out various things and prepare for the handover.

DD will do a final check in the morning then presumably will hand over the keys in the afternoon once her solicitor confirms the purchase price has been paid.

She plans, if they wish, to meet the buyers at the house and walk them round and explain anything they are not sure about........this is fairly normal up here when your sellers are reasonable people andq you are available.

Buyers here have 5 working days to complain about things that do not work, hopefully that should not happen as everything is working at the moment.

Looks a grand site, ADD, just the sort we like. Marked down for a future visit.

 Strange  how  this  'standardised'  N H S   has  evolved  over  the  years.

I  have  always  been  with  the  same  Practice,  starting  with  a  Husband &  wife  team.  When  they  retired  their  son, ex R.N.,   took  over  and  introduced  another  ex-R.N.  surgeon  to  bring  it  back  up  to  a  2 person  group.  Now  they  have  moved  into  a  purpose  built  unit  there  are  Seven  Full  Timers,  Two  Assistants,  and  Two  more  qualified  docs  who  are  at  the  start  of  their  working  lives  and  so  need  a  practice  to  get  their  feet  wet  !!

Beyond  that  there  are  four  nurses  including  Two  'practicioners'  and  a  couple  of  'untitled'  nurses.

And to  finish  the  the  team  the  Office  Manager  is  one  of  my  very  fave  Nursing  Sisters  who  has now  stepped  back  from  the  touchy -- feely  squad,  but  still  knows  how  the  system  should  work  !!   

Oooops,  so  nearly  missed out  the  "Phlebotomist Phlebotomist"  --  well  that's  what  the  Booking - in  screen  always  shews