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The Canary Dave

Discussion in 'Watford' started by geitungur akureyrar, Feb 1, 2014.

  1. Jsybarry

    Jsybarry Well-Known Member

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    When I was living in England, my epilepsy and asthma medications were free but I had to complete a special form. Here, we pay the surgery £2 per prescription but do not have to pay the pharmacy. The exception to having to pay the prescription charge is if it is issued during an appointment, which costs £38.
    My youngest has an intolerance to soft fruits and he couldn't eat or drink them or products containing them. It took a long time for us to get a diagnosis as the effects didn't show for 3 days and we had to go to London for the tests. He was still at nursery when he was diagnosed and despite us giving them orange squash to drink instead of the apple and blackcurrant they normally gave the children, they still occasionally forgot. Then a few days later he had to stay at home for 3 days for something that was their fault, so for his last year at nursery he was moved to one where they had to take their own food in. He can now eat things with small amounts of those fruits, but prefers the taste of them without. As an example, he'll eat pizza, but instead of the tomato sauce, he'll have extra cheese or béchamel sauce.
     
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  2. oldfrenchhorn

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    Well my grand daughter has had her day of tests in Poitiers and the news is good. They are putting her on a program that over the next two months will get her used to milk/dairy products, and after that is complete they are confident she will be able to have a normal diet. Today she was given tiny amounts of milk and was monitored to see if there was a reaction. Gradually they increased the amount and by the end of the day she was able to drink half a pint of milk without many problems. Programs have been used here for nut allergies, dairy and even gluton ones over many years, yet in England she was told that nothing could be done and she would have to just live with it. It has taken nearly a year for today's tests to come about, but hopefully it has been worth the wait.
     
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  3. brian_66_usa

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    im glad you have some good news its just a shame that it took so long to sort
     
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  4. canary-dave

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    Good morning all from a mild and dry Weston-super-Mare!

    Have a good day all! <ok>
     
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  5. Jsybarry

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    Good morning from a dry Jersey.

    So frustrating at softball training last night as my part in the session was disrupted by injury, and it was a re-occurrence of the injury that I had on Saturday, which is a thigh strain. The annoying thing is that it was fine between Saturday evening and the fielding drill last night.
     
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  6. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    Sæl öll. Cappuccino, coffee, tea donuts and fruit are on the bar.

    Frothy cappuccinos for al, HH, and W_Y
    Coffee and caramel frapachino for IB
    Coffees for COYH, Frenchie, Kev rob theo and vic-rijrode
    Strong coffee for Sandy
    Milky coffee for Yorkie
    Espresso for SuffolkHorn
    Irish coffee with special Cragganmore for aberdeenhornet
    Strong black coffees for Bragi Norway and zen
    Black coffee half hot half cold and no sugar for Charlie
    Peppermint latte for DanH
    Tea for Andytoprankin BHD Cornish Mark jsybarry kiwiQPR Lloydinio NZ and BCFCRed
    Tea with skimmed milk and no sugar for GG and Leon
    Hot chocolate with marshmallows for BBW
    Caramel latte for Hornette Scullion Canary Dave Fossefilberto and Maestro
    Una paloma for Mexican Hornet

    Don't buy Icelandic skyr, I suppose this skyr is like cheddar cheese. Comes from everywhere except the place of origin.

    http://grapevine.is/mag/column-opin...o-exploit-iceland-now-selling-skyr-in-the-uk/
     
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  7. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

    hornethologist a.k.a. theo Well-Known Member

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    I ought to have known that, Dave...though, fingers crossed, I
    Good news, OFH. Not sure about the gluton programmes though...gluten, gluton or glutton even? <laugh>
     
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  8. oldfrenchhorn

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    My only excuse was it had been a long day with a French class included that does nothing for my ability to spell correctly. <laugh>
     
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  9. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

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    I think quite a few people in the UK are on a glutton programme <laugh>
     
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    Or a gluwein programme in some cases :bandit:
     
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  11. Bolton's Boots

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    Maybe Iceland should consider joining the EU.... <whistle>

    EU Regulation No 1151/2012 on agricultural products and foodstuffs (applicable to EU members but gradually being via l agreements between the EU and non-EU countries) aims to ensure that only products genuinely originating in that region are allowed to be identified as such in commerce.

    Alternatively, you could start a tweetstorm on Twitter, and tell the whole world...
     
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  12. canary-dave

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    OK you lovely people, I'm off to bed!

    Night all <hug>

    Night H <smooch>
     
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  13. superhorns

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    We are fleeced by the scots, with much more to come.
     
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  14. Bolton's Boots

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    How - do you import our sheepskins?
     
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    canary-dave Well-Known Member

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    Good morning all from a pleasantly mild Weston-super-Mare!

    Have a good day all! <ok>
     
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    good morning....
     
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    Morning all - anyone else feel that the week is going really slowly? Roll on Saturday lunchtime.
     
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  18. geitungur akureyrar

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    Sæl öll. Cappuccino, coffee, tea donuts and fruit are on the bar.

    Frothy cappuccinos for al, HH, and W_Y
    Coffee and caramel frapachino for IB
    Coffees for COYH, Frenchie, Kev rob theo and vic-rijrode
    Strong coffee for Sandy
    Milky coffee for Yorkie
    Espresso for SuffolkHorn
    Irish coffee with special Cragganmore for aberdeenhornet
    Strong black coffees for Bragi Norway and zen
    Black coffee half hot half cold and no sugar for Charlie
    Peppermint latte for DanH
    Tea for Andytoprankin BHD Cornish Mark jsybarry kiwiQPR Lloydinio NZ and BCFCRed
    Tea with skimmed milk and no sugar for GG and Leon
    Hot chocolate with marshmallows for BBW
    Caramel latte for Hornette Scullion Canary Dave Fossefilberto and Maestro
    Una paloma for Mexican Hornet

    I wish all the English people a happy St Georges Day.
     
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  19. geitungur akureyrar

    geitungur akureyrar Well-Known Member

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    http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/474/IHM474200_76_17_0.pdf

    Ísland finished in 5. seat. Even scoring more goals than Spann and winning more than Serbía. The rules dived teams of equal points by which nation wins the duel between the two and unhappily Serbía beat us in overtime ansd Spann in normal time and Ísland lost to Spann so we are bottom of the three. This is not a bad show for a nation of 320.000 people.
     
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  20. superhorns

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    No - didn't need one when stopped being a mod back in the late sixties!
     
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