The Good News Thread

[Wowbagger]

Rheumatology appointment this morning.

Blood tests reduced to once every 3 months. Next appointment 8 months' time. Everything tickety-boo.

I am really very lucky when I compare myself to the poor crocks with their sticks, frames & wheelchairs whilst I turn up on my bike.

The consultant was incredulous that I cycle for 20 mpd on average.

[her_welshness]

Rheumatology appointment this morning.

Blood tests reduced to once every 3 months. Next appointment 8 months' time. Everything tickety-boo.

I am really very lucky when I compare myself to the poor crocks with their sticks, frames & wheelchairs whilst I turn up on my bike.

The consultant was incredulous that I cycle for 20 mpd on average.

Great news Wow 

[Regulator]

Rheumatology appointment this morning.

Blood tests reduced to once every 3 months. Next appointment 8 months' time. Everything tickety-boo.

I am really very lucky when I compare myself to the poor crocks with their sticks, frames & wheelchairs whilst I turn up on my bike.

The consultant was incredulous that I cycle for 20 mpd on average.

20 metres per day?!?  Was he amazed or gobstruck?   

[CommuteTooFar]

I am about to set off on a long rail journey. First Great Western to London then Eurostar to Moutier Salins Les Bains. I will pause at Motteret for a week then continue along the valley floor on a local train to Bourg St Maurice and pause again at Les Arcs for another week.   Finally I will catch the Eurostar from Bourg St Maurice to London and First Great Western to Cardiff.

After all that traveling I will probably need a holiday.
   

[Wowbagger]

That is a commute too far.

[mike]

We Won!  The big contract we've been chasing for about 12 months!  I thought we'd lost it but got a call 10 minutes ago to say we won!  And the email to my boss mentions 'the great work done by Mike and the team'. 

that's made my year.  Anyone want a pint?

[clarion]

Well done!  I'll pass on the pint, thanks.  But it's nice when something you've worked towards comes good, isn't it?

[Regulator]

We Won!  The big contract we've been chasing for about 12 months!  I thought we'd lost it but got a call 10 minutes ago to say we won!  And the email to my boss mentions 'the great work done by Mike and the team'. 

that's made my year.  Anyone want a pint?

Well done that man!  You can buy me a pint when you bring the computer back...

[Sergeant Pluck]

Rheumatology appointment this morning.

Blood tests reduced to once every 3 months. Next appointment 8 months' time. Everything tickety-boo.

I am really very lucky when I compare myself to the poor crocks with their sticks, frames & wheelchairs whilst I turn up on my bike.

The consultant was incredulous that I cycle for 20 mpd on average.

Very good, Wowbagger 

[JJ]

We Won!  The big contract we've been chasing for about 12 months!  I thought we'd lost it but got a call 10 minutes ago to say we won!  And the email to my boss mentions 'the great work done by Mike and the team'. 

that's made my year.  Anyone want a pint?

After Easter!

Call in to the village hall on the 21st and I'll stand you a pint...

of tea.

You too Regulator.

[clarion]

I've got the new wheels for my Rudge!

The front one's OLN is a bit big for the forks, but I think I know how to sort it - just got to find some thinner locknuts.  Not sure where from, but I can find them somewhere.

If not, I shall strip down the wheel and ask a friend to help me build a different hub into the rim

[Mrs Pingu]

I spent an hour doing the Fabia door carrier seal 'fix' this afternoon. Managed not to break anything, lose any screws, or get sealant all over my clothes 

Just gotta hope it stops the leak now 

[Bledlow]

Saw a Reading CTC regular out on his bike today, looking well, & quite cheery - a month after his brain surgery. He's recovering very well.

He fell over on ice (walking) just before Christmas & shook his head rather hard. Gradually developed weakness in one hand. Started bumping into things on that side. Sent for a brain scan, & they found a clot, the remains of a small bleed. Operated . . . .

[David Martin]

Saw a Reading CTC regular out on his bike today, looking well, & quite cheery - a month after his brain surgery. He's recovering very well.

He fell over on ice (walking) just before Christmas & shook his head rather hard. Gradually developed weakness in one hand. Started bumping into things on that side. Sent for a brain scan, & they found a clot, the remains of a small bleed. Operated . . . .

Maybe he should have been wearing a helmet...

[simonp]

Saw a Reading CTC regular out on his bike today, looking well, & quite cheery - a month after his brain surgery. He's recovering very well.

He fell over on ice (walking) just before Christmas & shook his head rather hard. Gradually developed weakness in one hand. Started bumping into things on that side. Sent for a brain scan, & they found a clot, the remains of a small bleed. Operated . . . .

Maybe he should have been wearing a helmet...

1pt turns out to be so small that even hitting ctrl-+ repeatedly won't make it legible.  Had to cut and paste it just to work out that you'd said what we were all thinking. 

[MSeries]

Saw a Reading CTC regular out on his bike today, looking well, & quite cheery - a month after his brain surgery. He's recovering very well.

He fell over on ice (walking) just before Christmas & shook his head rather hard. Gradually developed weakness in one hand. Started bumping into things on that side. Sent for a brain scan, & they found a clot, the remains of a small bleed. Operated . . . .

Maybe he should have been wearing a helmet...

1pt turns out to be so small that even hitting ctrl-+ repeatedly won't make it legible.  Had to cut and paste it just to work out that you'd said what we were all thinking. 

Just click 'reply with quote' to see the markup

[Greenbank]

Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Content Tab -> Fonts & Colours -> Advanced -> Minimum Font Size

I have the minimum font size set to 9 so I don't have to do anything to read the text people put in tinyprint.

[simonp]

Hmm.  Wonder if there's a way to set that on a per-site basis, I don't want to muck up the formatting of other sites.

[Greenbank]

Greasemonkey script.

[simonp]

Oh yeah. I was going to write one for something else wasn't I?  Another round-tuit thing.

[Regulator]

We've found two houses we both like - one in Great Shelford and one in Girton.  Both are the same price.

An offer has gone in this morning on the Shelford house (as it's closer to Addenbrookes).

[Bledlow]

Saw a Reading CTC regular out on his bike today, looking well, & quite cheery - a month after his brain surgery. He's recovering very well.

He fell over on ice (walking) just before Christmas & shook his head rather hard. Gradually developed weakness in one hand. Started bumping into things on that side. Sent for a brain scan, & they found a clot, the remains of a small bleed. Operated . . . .

Maybe he should have been wearing a helmet...

From his account, his head didn't hit the ground hard, if at all. It was just shaken rather badly.

But maybe we should bring the attention of the compulsory helmet activists to this incident. He's a cyclist! He had a brain injury! He should have been wearing a helmet! He wasn't cycling when he did it? Irrelevant! He's a cyclist! From his account, a helmet probably wouldn't have prevented the injury? Irrelevant! He wouldn't have had an accident if he'd been wearing a helmet! They prevent accidents! (according to obese non-cyclist Angie Lee, our local helmet campaigner, who founded  THE BICYCLE HELMET INITIATIVE TRUST )

[Greenbank]

They prevent accidents!

Indeed. It's obvious that a helmet would have prevented him falling over in the first place.



(I've seen someone make that claim in a h*lm*t thread elsewhere.)

[Regulator]

Our offer on the Great Shelford house has been accepted!  

Now all I need is for the interview tomorrow to go well and me to get the job, and life will be dandy!

[jogler]

Just acquired the current issue of Cycling World.