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The Canary Dave

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  1. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    I am struggling with a very painful hip/spine problem (has been 8 weeks of nerve pain now) and waiting now on a new team (Spinal Assessment Unit) to see me and then perhaps get an MRI scan.....

    Or I could go private with the same consultant and get one tomorrow :(
     
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  2. superhorns

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    Some people decide to spend their money on health insurance or health treatment rather than spend it on cars, holidays and takeaways.

    In a democracy it is perfectly reasonable to have the choice as long as your accept the consequences.
     
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  3. Jsybarry

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    It's not a choice if you get health insurance as part of a work benefit package.
     
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  4. andytoprankin

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    Ultimately it is. If everyone refused those benefits, they wouldn't offer them.
     
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  5. Jsybarry

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    We have various optional benefits, but the health insurance is one that is compulsory. The choices are whether you want it just for yourself or to add your family. In 4 years, I've only used it for the physiotherapy for my torn hamstring - when I'm coming round from epileptic seizures in hospital, the possibility of recovering in one of the private wards in Jersey General isn't the first thing I think about.
     
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  6. 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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  7. canary-dave

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    Good morning all from a warm, dry Weston-super-Mare!

    Have a good day! <ok>
     
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  8. andytoprankin

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    Morning, Dave; morning, all. :)

    It's going to rain this morning in Hertfordshire, I read - don't forget to vote, though (like anyone on this forum would ;)).
     
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  9. oldfrenchhorn

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    Afternoon from a very hot rural France. Tried to make an early start to the estate work to avoid the heat, but at 1.00 pm I had to give up. Temperatures in the mid-thirties are only suitable for mad dogs and Englishmen.
     
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  10. vic-rijrode

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    Tips to avoid working on a very hot day on your estate in France:

    1. Do no work at all, ever.
    2. Work in the night time.
    3. Sell your estate and buy a flat.
    4. Move to Scotland.
     
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  11. Bolton's Boots

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    You forgot 5. Find a shady tree and sit under it for a snooze.

    It worked for me in Queensland...
     
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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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    Just returned from watering and I am still over heated. Friend from Dorset said it was overcast and miserable there and they had more rain than they wanted. I suppose you cannot have it all.
     
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    Good morning all from a damp and warm Weston-super-Mare!

    Have a good day! <ok>
     
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  15. andytoprankin

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    Morning, Dave; morning, all. That must be ironic, Dave?
     
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  16. yorkshirehornet

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    The sun I shining here AND in Europe... well thank goodness the BREXITERS haven't voted to have our own weather too.... there are some things we can still share....
     
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    OK you lovely people, I'm off to bed!

    Night all <hug>

    Night H <smooch>
     
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    'Night, dave. :)
     
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    Last night we had storms and it was very hot and humid during the night. For some reason I along with a neighbour lost our Internet connections and didn't get them back until afternoon. Cooler this evening and I am hoping to get a better sleep.
     
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  20. andytoprankin

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    Sleep well, ofh. I don't know if I will, but I'll try.
     
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