The totally off-topic thread

[Quickstatus]

Dr FM has to wait until rosters come out before she knows whether she can get leave or not. Generally she only gets 3 to 4 weeks notice - makes planning difficult and fares expensive

Daughter has applied for a South Africa volunteer program that credits toward her Uni degree. Applications close end of July for travel mid Sept. Slowly seeing all the specials dissapear

 

[Flashback]

But the GPS said....

Had one of those near Novi Pazar in Serbia:


However the former capital ruins at the end of the drive made it worth it:

 

[Denali]

We often turned off the sat nav when in Scotland because we were heading into creepy Blair Witch territory and went with Google maps instead.

At some point I wistfully recalled the good old days of owning a UBD to figure out where we were going.

 

[Flying mermaid]

Daughter has applied for a South Africa volunteer program that credits toward her Uni degree. Applications close end of July for travel mid Sept. Slowly seeing all the specials dissapear

i hope nothing that involves looking after Lion Cubs!

 

[Cynicor]

Went to the bowels of the internet last night and I think I need this cheese grater in my life. And the one that you melt cheese and slide it onto your dinner (raclette?).

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That's a Girolle, and the cheese is generally Tete de Moine. It's quite salty but amazing, there is a shop in Adelaide that does it. I have a girolle at home and order the cheese in a few times a year.

 

[Denali]

That's a Girolle, and the cheese is generally Tete de Moine. It's quite salty but amazing, there is a shop in Adelaide that does it. I have a girolle at home and order the cheese in a few times a year.

Thank you very much!

 

[Quickstatus]

Went to the bowels of the internet last night and I think I need this cheese grater in my life. And the one that you melt cheese and slide it onto your dinner (raclette?).

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I get confused about this. Whether Raclette is the dish where you slice off melted cheese from a wheel of cheese under a heated lamp and accompanied by charcuterie meats and cooked vegetables?. Or is Raclette the cheese - usually a hard cheese? Or is Raclette the act of scraping melted cheese under a heating lamp?

 

[Quickstatus]

It’s when it wears off the trouble starts. Not actually the tooth itself but in the tissues around. I’m a bit sore round the nose and under the eye, though it will settle soon I’m sure.
My dentist is very keen on pain minimisation which is just how I like it.

I’ve been lucky at dentists
Local painless
Wisdom teeth removal - painless under local and painless after.

Never had root canal yet - so maybe luck might run out then

 

[Denali]

I get confused about this. Whether Raclette is the dish where you slice off melted cheese from a wheel of cheese under a heated lamp and accompanied by charcuterie meats and cooked vegetables?. Or is Raclette the cheese - usually a hard cheese? Or is Raclette the act of scraping melted cheese under a heating lamp?

No idea but anyone going to ny can let us know,
Raclette - New York - The original raclette specialty restaurant

 

[Quickstatus]

It's not the pain of the injection that worries. It's reaction of the adrenalin with my body making me agitated and causing severe panic/anxiety attacks.

Apparently I was agitated even more when the dental surgeon gave me a double dose of local while I was under general anesthetic. The procedure was around 9:00am and I was still numb at 9:00pm and suffering from panic attacks.

Why don't doctors listen to the patient?

Still numb 12 hrs later is fantastic. I’ll take no pain.
the adrenaline causes problems like palpitations is when some inadvertently leaks into the blood vessel and it goes to the heart - racing heart feeling anxiety. Effect only lasts minutes. Never hours

 

[Flying mermaid]

I get confused about this. Whether Raclette is the dish where you slice off melted cheese from a wheel of cheese under a heated lamp and accompanied by charcuterie meats and cooked vegetables?. Or is Raclette the cheese - usually a hard cheese? Or is Raclette the act of scraping melted cheese under a heating lamp?

I have a Raclette grill - given to me by my sister in law who lived in Switzerland for many years. It is a Swiss dish.

So Raclette is a hard cheese (and you can buy it in Australia). The term also refers to the dish and the grill. Typically you boil new potatoes ( I have a little hessian bag to put them in to keep them warm, which came with the grill), The top of the grill is used to cook sausage or meat or whatever. Underneath you have little pans where you put the cheese and it melts while you are cooking the other bits. You then slice open the potatoes, scrape the cheese over them, add the meat and pickles and eat it while more meat cooks and cheese melts again. Very yummy.

 

[tgh]

When we sedate a horse there is a short period when they are still bright and feel the sedation taking over.
It can be a little fightback period, they are losing it, don't know why and become agitated.
A recent big dose of hooch to have tooth cut out gave me a similar feeling.
In my case intellect overcame instinct.. but it was a really interesting parallel…

 

[JessicaTam]

Raclette is most definitely the cheese. Next time we meet, ask me about buying raclette in Paris. Not as easy as it seems!

 

[Quickstatus]

If raclette is the cheese then what’s the dish - or the manner it is eaten called?

 

[Milboo]

Still numb 12 hrs later is fantastic. I’ll take no pain.
the adrenaline causes problems like palpitations is when some inadvertently leaks into the blood vessel and it goes to the heart - racing heart feeling anxiety. Effect only lasts minutes. Never hours

I had a 2 hour reaction to it last week. Tremors/ shaking lasted the whole 45 mins odd during the procedure and then took an hour to subside afterwards. No feeling of anxiety though.

 

[Milboo]

I’ve been lucky at dentists
Local painless
Wisdom teeth removal - painless under local and painless after.

Never had root canal yet - so maybe luck might run out then

My dentist uses one of those wands for local. Don’t feel a thing at all!

 

[Quickstatus]

Before I get the local injection, the dentist puts some topical anaesthetic over the gum where he is going to inject. This numbs the surface. The only feeling I get is a pressure feeling. No pain. I’ve been lucky.

Feel sorry for those who have horrible stories about their wisdom teeth experience.

 

[JohnK]

Still numb 12 hrs later is fantastic. I’ll take no pain.
the adrenaline causes problems like palpitations is when some inadvertently leaks into the blood vessel and it goes to the heart - racing heart feeling anxiety. Effect only lasts minutes. Never hours

Panic/anxiety attacks can last hours. Hyperventelating not fun. I'd rather the pain.

 

[JessicaTam]

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Please continue medical discussion in the medical discussion thread:

General Medical issues thread
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[Pushka]

View attachment 126868 I have a Raclette grill - given to me by my sister in law who lived in Switzerland for many years. It is a Swiss dish.

So Raclette is a hard cheese (and you can buy it in Australia). The term also refers to the dish and the grill. Typically you boil new potatoes ( I have a little hessian bag to put them in to keep them warm, which came with the grill), The top of the grill is used to cook sausage or meat or whatever. Underneath you have little pans where you put the cheese and it melts while you are cooking the other bits. You then slice open the potatoes, scrape the cheese over them, add the meat and pickles and eat it while more meat cooks and cheese melts again. Very yummy.

Raclette in Paris