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I should probably do this

I'd planned to go in the last week or maybe the Saturday overnight opening, but in the end I had to work and then I was too tired to go at night. Bit sad I didn't go say goodbye.

Yep :(

In news that will surprise no-one

This is not a Covid problem. This is an austerity problem.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/12/decade-of-neglect-means-nhs-unable-to-tackle-care-backlog-report-says

In the picture which steel did you move and how?

Ah good to know. I haven't really worn bibs for ages but the lack of waistband is appealing these days!

You can get advice from a retrofit coordinator. They should give advice according to a framework for energy retrofit (PAS2035) rather than try and sell you something. They can also act as project coordinator for a retrofit project but I don't know if it's worth it. If you're in southeast london, SELCE do a scheme where you can get 1h free advice and a cheap thermal survey. I haven't done it but I'm intending to.
https://www.futurefithomes.org/

Anyone wear the women's cargo bibs (or know someone that does)? Wondering if they are comfy, and if going to the loo is less hassle (since you can take any other top off completely without being indecent).

Not really sure why I'm considering them, I don't exactly ride a bike much these days. But finding the shorts I have not ideal (due to middle-aged spread, mostly). And the cargo come in fun colours.

Think I'm second dibs on 5 and 6. Happy to take either/both if available.

I had it. I'd had a slightly irregular heartbeat for as long as I could remember (childhood) and didn't realise it wasn't normal. It suddenly got worse. Took lots of persistence with GP because it wasn't always there. Eventually with 48h/72h monitoring they believed me. I also felt a bit shit at the time but discovered I was quite anaemic, so sorting that out also helped. The AF didn't affect me that much - a bit of breathlessness/fatigue.

For a few years I took Warfarin to prevent clots (with AF heart doesn't pump fully properly so blood can stay in chambers longer and clot risk). This worried me slightly in terms of cycling - what if I have an accident out in the sticks and bleed to death etc. I had occasional monitoring of heart, and frequent monitoring of clotting stuff.

Then I had surgery (ablation) to burn off the pesky misbehaving nerves. Local anaesthetic while the surgeon feeds a wire up to your heart from accessing a blood vessel in your groin. You can watch it on the same screen as the surgeon. Very wierd sensation. It worked, no more blood thinners, no more checkups. That was about 10 years ago and apparently the effects of the ablation can wear off after 5-10 years. I have had a tiny bit of irregularity in the last couple years but nothing to write home about.

My dad had AF too and same monitoring regime, until it deterioriated, too late to do the surgery, and he got a pacemaker instead. I think the reason I got the surgery then is that they didn't want the same thing to happen to me. I'm not sure how readily available the ablation procedure is otherwise.

Actually there are two, just jump to the end:
Mostly here https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/131401/
A bit here https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/330883/

There a thread on here for that

Think I saw you top end of carnaby st several weeks ago but too far away to holler

@ada getting takeaway in hither green a couple nights ago. I think.

Ah damn. There were some on sportpursuit recently but I don't see them now.

At that price how can I resist!

Musette V2 (same as V1 but with slide slip pocket and body stabilizer strap) £40 > £25

Please. PM-ing now.

Today I learnt that Marmaduke isn't just a name for Great Danes and other dogs.

@Chalfie - I have a small electric radiator probably from Argos. It's useful for WFH, I have it near me (sometimes under my legs). As is a hoody (keep head warm) slippers and sometimes a hot water bottle. Heating me rather than the room.

I know in general it's more expensive to use electricity than gas to heat, but I feel like firing up the boiler to do one radiator can't be very efficient? Also I'm getting that government top up thing on my electricity not my gas bill.

It's something like this maybe a bit shorter and wider https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9204993

• Just checked my receipts and it's same brand same power but 'mini oil filled radiator' so 38cm high and 50 wide. For me a better size but can't see it for sale now.
  

Impressive. What will you use the deep and low shelves for?

There's plenty of sourdough in catford. Not so much in bellingham although the pub's alright.

Ta

I'm looking at Karcher window vacs now too. I know @EB got the WV 2 - anyone else got an opinion on that over the WV 5? WV 5 looks to come with a smaller wiper thing as well. Otherwise just seems to be slightly bigger and slightly heavier!

I think I've asked this before... There are a few cables slung around the front of the house. Some are obsolete - old TV satellite dish, TV aerial - but some might be current phone and internet. How do I figure out which are which?

Their power station

Is there a connection? Thought the power station co just shared name through location. (Or are you making a funny.)

Acceptance, apology, reparations.
They can give back the land they still own in Barbados, for starters. They're not going to be poor without it. Drax weren't just another wealthy family who benefited from "the ways things were done". They were instrumental to the slavery 'industry'. And I think it's relevant that they're still staggeringly rich.

I don't know anything about the UN conventions etc though so I'm sure I'm missing a great deal, but "starting negotiations" does not seem troubling to me.