A place to have a chat.

Great to hear from you two lads. I hope they speed up your appointments/results.

The forecast was right. Bright sunshine here. I'm sat on my bench in the suntrap corner of the garden. It's 84 degrees! Yes 84 degrees. I'm getting sunburn, and obviously having to have a couple of pints to hydrate 

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So didn’t bother with a blood test in the end as was still not sure about consultation date. 
I did email the CNSs and they got back very quick and said no appointment has been booked so they’ll bring it up with my consultant in their meeting with him. 
She suggested I get the blood test done anyway as a walk in so going in Friday.
Then booked my next Degarelix for 3rd April- my birthday 🤣. But GP says not received my consultant letter yet so can’t authorize getting the Degarelix. So back onto CNS and they were super quick and said they’d send me an email copy plus one to the GPs. So all sorted , or nearly, just my consultation date…  And then after that the bloody letter came in the post 🤦‍♀️

After our lovely day Tuesday I was on a bit of a downer yesterday 🤷‍♂️. I went to badminton but finished early as I just didn’t feel like it. I’d had words with the missus in the morning (very, very unusual!) and apparently I’ve been on a downer for a week or so. If I was at the Pub I’d have gone in the Public bar and sat in a corner nursing a pint of Guinness. 

So gotta get my mojo back , no good being like that. Gotta enjoy our days left..

So this morning booked flights for a wedding we have in the US in August . Got loads of Avios and a companion voucher so booked PE out ( daytime flight)(can’t do economy any more - id end up killing someone)  and Business Club Suite home as it’s a night flight. Club suite is soo much better than the old BA business. And only cost just over £600 for both of us. Result 👍 . Flying same flights as our boy and his missus as he’s Groomsman so that’ll be nice. We have a week out there so although we’ve done that area before we’ll try to see bits we’ve not seen. 

By the way I have noticed my appetite is insatiable at the moment and I’ve definitely developed the fat face. Presumably it’s the Dexamethazone . So need to start exercising some self control over my eating… straight after my next pack of fizzies ! And maybe another biscuit 🤦‍♀️

So, take care guys, I’m afraid Louis Armstrong was wrong when he sang ‘ we have all the time in the world’  it’s more like ‘ Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think’ by Prince Buster - 🤣🤣

Phil

Cheers Kev, 

They still try to do the trolley but often don’t finish … We sometimes get a coffee and share a kitkat 🤣… 

Hope you’ve not got the really early flight ? It’s a killer … we were shattered all day after being up from 2am…. 

Phil

Small world, we're on the same flight! Coming back on the 8th, definitely say hello 👍🏻

Staying in St Helier so probably looking for an Indian/Chinese or pub food. We're staying at an airbnb above a michelin restaurant but I'd be lost with fancy food. 

Kev.

Hi Kev. We are booked in at the No 1 Lounge at Luton from 1pm , so we could meet up there if you are partial to a soft seat, some free nosh and booze. The lounge is brand new so 1st time we’ll have tried it over the old crappy one that’s gone now. 
On the way back we don’t bother with the lounge at Jersey as there’s a huge viewing lounge upstairs just before you go through to the gates. Always empty there. 
I’ll send you my mobile number via pm. 
Also you might not know not all U.K. mobile networks are free in Jersey. We are on O2 and that works fine but our old Virgin plan cost loads out there . We use the parking app ( as we use a Jersey reg car) and also the bus App. which is great. 

Cheers

Phil

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🤣🤣 Brilliant, they won’t know what’s hit them … !

Phil

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Ey up Phil,

Your car cleaning puts me to shame. I've got a 13 year old Qashqai Tekna. It's washed about 4 times a year, if the missus feels like doing it. 😄 I think it's only the muck that's holding it together. I got it from new, its only got 55,000 on the clock. Showing my disinterest in cars, travelling and driving. The other day, the wife pointed out that the rear rubber window seal was going green. "Eco cars are all the rage" I replied.

However, although I say it myself, the garden's looking grand. Everything is neat and tidy and springing to life. I've got a fish pond and have just been cleaning the filters. About 6 years ago, my then 4 year old grandson, fetched me a tiny goldfish in a plastic bag which he'd won at a fair. He asked to put it in the pond. I didn't think it had much chance of survival, but against all the odds, 'Drinko' is now 8 inches long, and is built like a small Orca!

I'm doing home made chicken kebabs for dinner, can't wait.

Best of luck with your appointment, mate.

Great idea starting this thread Adrian. 

We went to the Saracens Harlequins game at Tottenham on Saturday, great game.

Mowed the lawn yesterday so it's ready for tennis. 

In Milton Keynes today, indoor skydiving followed by a pub lunch, hic!

Haven't washed the car yet though, still waiting on Phil's car wash. 

Kev.

Hi Ian,

Yes it was great fun, Mrs was terrified at first but enjoyed it so much she wants to go again. 

I used to skydive years ago (before kids) but my licence expired. I did a tandem skydive in Mexico last October for old times sake. 

Totally different perspective being in a small tube though. 

Kev.

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Hey Phil, yes it was at white hart lane, we were high up in the south stand just under the Cockerell. Good view but I forgot my distance glasses.

It's been years since I had a motorbike, I miss it, but not sure I'd want to mix it with today's traffic. 

Kev.

Phil, I remember the old kawasaki triples, S1 or 2 or something? A real classic!

I had a Z250 and a GSX250

Kev.

This is an old story I have told on here many times before but some of you won't have heard it.

Not long after John was diagnosed, I went to a Harley Davidson shop and bought John a Fatboy as a surprise. He had been banging on about how great it was having a motorbike when he was young. When I went to the garage, the sales guys thought I was joking at first - asked me what kind of HD I wanted and I said I didn't even know there were different kinds so which one would they recommend. Unsurprising that they recommended the Fatboy, really - it was probably one of the more expensive ones.

I had it delivered on a low-loader on Christmas Eve. When J saw it, he nearly died on the spot ... nearly 700lbs, a monster 1600cc engine, screaming eagle exhaust, a LOT of chrome ...

Turned out he had never taken his motorcycle test as, in those long ago days, you could ride up to a 250 without a licence or something like that? I had to pay for one of those 4 day driving courses; he turned up at the test centre on New Year's Eve and the examiner said "what are you taking your test on - a 125 or something?" "No," said J "that Fatboy over there."

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Hot air balloon would be really nice, but where are the toilets? 🤷‍♂️

My neighbour has a harley-ish motorbike, think it's a yamaha v-twin, it looks and sounds magnificent but probably a fraction of the cost. He's grown a proper biker's beard to complete the look.

My wife married a Fatboy.