The totally off-topic thread

[ALH]

WOW, I had all 4 removed at once under GA at Westmead Hospital. I looked like Wilbour the Worm - I had so much swelling. Think I had a week off work, but did not need all that time.
My soon to be husband, thinking he was doing the right thing by buying me a chocolate to make me feel better......
A scorched peanut bar..... I gummed that thing for hours.

I had all 4 out under GA. Unbearable pain and infection. I was a mess. 2 weeks off work and lost a lot of weight.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Isn't turkish delight the one that sticks to teeth?

Lots of things do that including gummy bears.

 

[QF WP]

When does it reach absurdity that a footy player (rugby league), clearly a thug, who breaks into an apartment in NYC and attacks the residents and refuses to pay the court awarded compensation (why is he not in jail?) is given a new well paid contract to play for the Broncos and they claim “everyone needs a second (third, fourth..) chance” just because he can carry a pigskin ball?

Why is he not in jail or banned from the “sport”? What have we come to? What example does this set to the younger thugs in football?

Another good reason not to watch NRL (stopped in 2000 and ramped up my AFL). The only games I think about watching are State of Origin.

 

[Flashback]

Finally! How long was the delay?

4 days in the end.

At last! Still snowy?

Started snowing quite heavily as I was leaving, was fine down in LON though. Warmed up in LON, 11 today.

Now they are running out of water due to freezing water pipes bursting

They are indeed - a few friends of mine affected by that.

Have been laid up in bed the past few days, come down with some sort of chest infection - just thought I'd pop on and say a quick hello in any case and thanks for keeping company during what might have seemed liked a terribly challenging few days but certainly felt like it for me. The rage you could see everyone else feeling made it hard to not let yourself get pulled in and feel the same!

 

[Denali]

Flat tyre on Hubbys brand new ute.

Phone NRMA and hubby hides while guy changes tyre or be a man and admit you just don't care to change it yourself and get monies worth out of NRMA membership?

 

[love_the_life]

Isn't turkish delight the one that sticks to teeth?

Not a good one though they can be quite sticky. Caramels are much worse IMO.

 

[Hvr]

be a man and admit you just don't care to change it yourself

This, I know how to do it and have done it before. Don't want to do it again. Although since it's a ute there are several 'man points' forfeited. specially if there are tradie tools in the back.

If it was a sedan/hatch call without thinking twice.

 

[love_the_life]

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Have been laid up in bed the past few days, come down with some sort of chest infection - just thought I'd pop on and say a quick hello in any case and thanks for keeping company during what might have seemed liked a terribly challenging few days but certainly felt like it for me. The rage you could see everyone else feeling made it hard to not let yourself get pulled in and feel the same!

Hopefully you’ll be feeling better soon. Take care.

 

[love_the_life]

When does it reach absurdity that a footy player (rugby league), clearly a thug, who breaks into an apartment in NYC and attacks the residents and refuses to pay the court awarded compensation (why is he not in jail?) is given a new well paid contract to play for the Broncos and they claim “everyone needs a second (third, fourth..) chance” just because he can carry a pigskin ball?

Why is he not in jail or banned from the “sport”?

What have we come to? What example does this set to the younger thugs in football?

Agree. Someone at the NRL/Broncos? was quoted as saying he needed to play to be able to earn the money to pay the compensation. Rubbish.

 

[Denali]

This, I know how to do it and have done it before. Don't want to do it again. Although since it's a ute there are several 'man points' forfeited. specially if there are tradie tools in the back.

If it was a sedan/hatch call without thinking twice.

I said to him, Just because you know how to change a tyre doesn't mean you have to change a tyre.

Personally prefer guy who does it for a living do it than my aging husband... But in saying that, he pumped up tyre with bike pump and got 3000 steps on his fitbit.

 

[serfty]

With our RACV plan we get 4 included services per year of membership; after that it is pay extra. If none are 'used' there is an accumulated credit.

I'd be changing the tyre!

 

[Denali]

New car so also have manufacturers road side service so doubt he'll use them much in a year.

He pumped up tyre so take it to shop now as they open at 8.

 

[Pushka]

I learnt how to change a tyre as part of the police driving training wing as a 21 year old coz it ain’t seemly for uniformed coppers to be calling the RAA. Plus we had to do it in a certain time.

 

[Pushka]

What? Denali’s husband has to be covered in chocolate for....?

Oh just don’t give her an excuse to go anywhere with that!

Agree. Someone at the NRL/Broncos? was quoted as saying he needed to play to be able to earn the money to pay the compensation. Rubbish.

I did wonder if that excuse would get trotted out.

 

[Denali]

....Have been laid up in bed the past few days, come down with some sort of chest infection - just thought I'd pop on and say a quick hello in any case and thanks for keeping company during what might have seemed liked a terribly challenging few days but certainly felt like it for me. The rage you could see everyone else feeling made it hard to not let yourself get pulled in and feel the same!

Sorry to hear that, hate travelling crud! Be sure you get it checked out as we ignored holiday crud once and came home to be the sickest I have ever been, almost 2 weeks off work (I rarely take a day) and took months (and a trip to hot Darwin) to feel 100%.

We were even sleeping in the recliners for a few nights as lying down was so uncomfortable to breath (flem, chest infection ect).

 

[blackcat20]

I know how to change a tyre but after almost being hit by a car going far too fast in a 50 zone while changing one, I get the RACV to come and do it now.

Yes. I know that one. They used to have sample bowls out in front but now they are behind and you have to ask.

Probably because people like me sampled them far too regularly

 

[RooFlyer]

Nothing wrong with sledging.

"Is that a carrot you're holding?"
"Are you throwing pies?"

The Australian team take it to a new level with the personal sledges and the silly disrespectful celebrations.

Yeah. Warner has been caught saying more than what he’s admitted to, on video.

New video adds a bit more to the story. Turns out South African media has been a bit selective with their 'leaks'.

New CCTV footage shows moment Warner was provoked by wife sledge

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

I know how to change a tyre but after almost being hit by a car going far too fast in a 50 zone while changing one, I get the RACV to come and do it now.

My cousins husband was killed changing a tyre on a street in Sydney many years ago.

 

[Pushka]

New video adds a bit more to the story. Turns out South African media has been a bit selective with their 'leaks'.

New CCTV footage shows moment Warner was provoked by wife sledge

They are both at fault. But only one went on to assault and was luckily restrained. And it wasn’t a first offence. I think we need to stop treating them like ‘naughty boys’. They are extremely well paid athletes so do your job. Actually, a bit like our current batch of pollies hey?

Yes, I agree that changing tyres is very dangerous and would always get the RAA to do them now as they have all the beacons and warning lights to try minimise the danger but it’s still there. We’ve told our kids to call the RAA for that reason.

 

[Denali]

My cousins husband was killed changing a tyre on a street in Sydney many years ago.

This is so sad.

A friends cousin died a similar way last year. He survived a couple of tours in Iraq/Afghan (was a marine) and was changing a tyre for a total stranger on the road when it happened.

So sad when its just such a benign action.