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Posted 16 Jan 2025 at 14:16

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Dogs are allowed at ours, so I'll be taking the Lab up there with me. It's already got a shed, so just need a nice big comfy garden chair 👍

That's why I asked Spongebob if he was taking his dogs. They've got allotments in our village. In the summer it's full of old codgers dozing in deck chairs, dogs sleeping at their feet, surrounded by beer cans. The allotments are left to go back to nature. Now that's what I call gardening!

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Posted 16 Jan 2025 at 15:32

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In the summer it's full of old codgers dozing in deck chairs, dogs sleeping at their feet, surrounded by beer cans.

That is the vision I have firmly in mind mate 😂

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Posted 16 Jan 2025 at 15:35

I've still got a spare night bag kicking around somewhere. With some minor modification at "the business end", I reckon I could have the set up for a long afternoon in the deckchair...........

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Posted 16 Jan 2025 at 15:49

Blimey guys, here’s me thinking it’s hard work having an allotment… 🤣 Sounds like the hardest work is carrying the beer crate over there…

Kev, know what you mean about bloody wireless stuff. It’s great when it’s working but when it stops ‘talking’ it is like you need a doctorate in cyber science. My son comes round who works in ‘cloud’ security and a couple of taps and all is fixed…

Phil

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Posted 16 Jan 2025 at 16:32

Hi Harty, that's good news, we'll be able to share allotment tips 😁.

To show willing, I bought myself an 'allotment handbook & planner'. Strange, after having a quick flick through I can't find any mention of how to best get set up in a comfy chair by your shed nor any tips on storing the homebrew 😬. Instead, it mentions 'excitement is in the air' for February when there are things like mulching, composting and digging to be done. And seems that there should be a lot of stuff doing even in January!

Crikey, I haven't signed on the dotted line yet or paid my 35 quid!

It does suggest a lot of watching the weather. That is something I can do.

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Posted 20 Jan 2025 at 10:56

Hi guys, hope you all had a nice weekend dreaming of your new allotments .
I can imagine setting up the position of the armchair is quite critical. Obviously needs to be in a sunny position, not too far from the beer stash either. Need to be able to nod and have a little chat with the neighbours and keep an eye on the veg’s.

I am looking forward to the warmer weather and just getting out in the garden. It’s not too big and doesn’t need much maintenance (by design) so we can sit and enjoy a little tipple and relax.

Cheers guys

Phil

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Posted 20 Jan 2025 at 11:18

Hi,

Yes - Happy Mondays everyone! After being cast out into the wilderness I have just had a long awaited follow up call from my Urologist, only 4 months overdue, never mind. The call lasted all of 5 minutes 😬. Anyway, the upshot is after listening to my HT woes he has decided to write to the Oncologist to see if she might agree to me finishing HT early (after my next shot in March I will have been CC'd for 2 years!). In my world that is a result!

Got my Allotment contract through the post, just about to sign it - Happy Days and exciting times 😀

Cheers

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Posted 20 Jan 2025 at 12:07

Hi SpongeBob. Finishing HT is a real turning point. I asked to finish early but my consultant said to continue for the 2 years to mop up any micro mets. Didn’t actually work for me but I understand the reasoning. Going through the tests after stopping HT is nerve wracking as you know your PSA will rise but you’re obviously hoping it will stop at the nadir.
Fingers crossed that yours will stop there too.

Can’t believe you had to wait months for a call up. I’d have been chasing … I know before Xmas I was pleased to get a 2 month break but seems ages away still before I know how things are going 😬 and I’m very nervous…

Get that contract signed and you can get on with your prep and choosing a nice armchair. Never having had an allotment do you have special outdoor armchairs?

Phil

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Posted 20 Jan 2025 at 12:39

Morning gents.

Another here, who can't wait to get out into the garden.

I've decide to be a good boy today and help the wife tidy out the kitchen cupboards. Well actually, just one of the kitchen cupboards, which has remnants of the Xmas booze left. I wonder what cocktail I could make from Baileys, cream sherry, dark rum, vodka, whiskey and ginger ale?

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Posted 20 Jan 2025 at 15:01

Well Adrian , I’m not a cocktail fan so I’d just take the whisky… 🙂. And definitely not a fan of Baileys..

Im having a very tired day today so the whisky would likely have me out for the afternoon …

Phil

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Posted 20 Jan 2025 at 15:35

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I wonder what cocktail I could make from Baileys, cream sherry, dark rum, vodka, whiskey and ginger ale?

Sounds like drinking "the boot" in our old squadron bar in Germany.......🤮

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Posted 20 Jan 2025 at 16:43

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

I wonder what cocktail I could make from Baileys, cream sherry, dark rum, vodka, whiskey and ginger ale?

Sounds like drinking "the boot" in our old squadron bar in Germany.......🤮

The dreaded boot! I can still remember that awful initiation, even though it was nearly fifty years ago. Sat on a bar stool, empty bucket at your feet to throw up into, and having to drink whatever they filled the glass boot with. In fact, I'm pretty sure that ritual was banned when a poor soldier died of alcohol poisoning? I vividly recall seeing what I thought was a Mars bar swimming about in my boot, it turned out to be something much, much, worse. 😁

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Posted 20 Jan 2025 at 23:17

I wonder how Lyn Eyre and her husband are?

'Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that’s not why we do it.' Richard Feynman (1918-1988) Nobel Prize laureate

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Posted 21 Jan 2025 at 09:45

Hi Pratap.

There have been a couple of conversations asking the same question. We all miss Lyn. She was very knowledgeable and by far the biggest contributor to the forum. She'd been here for many years and made over 15,000 posts! I think she stopped posting about ten months ago. I also hope that she and John are okay.

Andy62 had been in contact with her a couple of months ago, and said that they were fine and that she was very busy at work.

I hope that she comes back.

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Posted 22 Jan 2025 at 08:01

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I vividly recall seeing what I thought was a Mars bar swimming about in my boot, it turned out to be something much, much, worse. 😁

The joys of squaddie life eh 😂. I got given a boot at my leaving do. It kicked off at midday Friday on the Tank Park, then moved to the squadron bar, where I was kept until Sunday morning, being thrown, fully dressed into the showers every few hours to "revive me". You'd get locked up for it nowadays!

This will make you laugh. I finally got referred to another consultant to address the ED. They told me to go away and purchase a pump, so I duly went home and ordered the recommended item, (which should arrive today, so watch this space...). Anyway, during a cursory glance at my online banking app I noticed they hadn't taken the cash. I checked my credit card in case I had used that, to no avail. I knew they had despatched the thing, which they wouldn't have done without payment, so started to scratch my head. Then the awful realisation hit me, that I have another card in my wallet, that I may have used in error, namely my company credit card! I had to have a rather embarrassing conversation with the lovely lady in our finance dept. yesterday, explaining that there may be something on this month's statement that wasn't strictly work related 😶.

Have a good day!

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Posted 22 Jan 2025 at 09:16

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Then the awful realisation hit me, that I have another card in my wallet, that I may have used in error, namely my company credit card! I had to have a rather embarrassing conversation with the lovely lady in our finance dept. yesterday, explaining that there may be something on this month's statement that wasn't strictly work related 😶.

😁 Let's hope it's posted to your home address and not the Company's Registered Office.

We can all make errors. A mate once sent me very a saucy video on WhatsApp, which I immediately forwarded to another mate. Only to discover, I'd mistakenly sent it to the family group chat. 😱

At my ED appointment, the nurse tried to persuade me to try a pump. However, when I explained how hamfisted I was, and described some of my many DIY injuries to her, she put me straight onto injections. 😁

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Posted 24 Jan 2025 at 08:24

A day of mixed emotions yesterday. I met up with an old friend who I hadn't seen in ages. It was great to see him looking so well, positively glowing he was. Then I pressed the little vacuum release button and he disappeared again 😁

Hope you are all keeping as well as can be expected guys. At least it's nearly the weekend again. Got a large pergola to erect (sorry..) tomorrow on our new patio area. No doubt once that is done, I will be under pressure to buy a new sofa to go under it, and plant things to grow up it. I need to creosote the 5 bar gate at the front as well, providing the rain holds off.

Bit of bad news yesterday unfortunately from my younger brother. 2.5 years on from his massive op to treat oesophageal cancer, they have found what looks to be another tumour. He's been getting a lot of stomach/chest pain, and has lost a lot of weight recently. Biopsy yesterday, so got to wait for the results now.

Anyway, I'd better at least pretend to be doing a bit of work, so I'll see you guys later 👍

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Posted 24 Jan 2025 at 09:02

Hi Ian

Thanks, the first part of your post made me chuckle.

About a week ago, I made up a syringe full of Invicorp to surprise the wife. I forgot about it. Yesterday morning, I spotted it resting upright in the fridge, propped precariously between the bottle of tomato ketchup and salad cream. It still worked, but I was a gentleman, and waited until she'd finished her cornflakes.

However, I'm very sorry to hear about your brother's condition. It makes you think, in the grand scheme of things, that our prostate cancer, is better to have than most others.

One of the lads that goes into the Club, told me that his recent bladder cancer op had not been successful.

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Posted 24 Jan 2025 at 10:49

You two guys crack me up 🤣. Keep it up!

Ian, so sorry to hear about your brother. Fingers crossed they can do something.

After 7 years of HT, Brachy, RT, Abi and Chemo I had just about lost my libido down the plug hole. But I have to say that I have recently been thinking about getting the old pump out from the wardrobe again 😉. Maybe my Testosterone is coming back as im sure the Degarelix is doing nothing now. Pretty sure my consultant is saying I’m hormone resistant now anyway.

On a happier note 🤔 I’ve been going through all our finances so I can leave everything in good order for the missus when I finally check out. Got me a bit choked up but ok now and it’s gotta be done.

Out tonight with a couple of old school friends. Portuguese meal followed by some vino at the Conservative Club.

Watched Spurs scrape a win last night. Supporting Spurs does give your heart a workout 🤣

Cheers guys

Take care

Phil

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Posted 01 Feb 2025 at 05:55

Hi Phil.

I truly admire your resilience. My heart goes out to you, mate.

I hope you enjoyed the meal and evening out with your old school pals.

Today I'll be watching my grandson playing football. It's a lunchtime kick off, so it'll be fish and chips in a tray, while I'm spectating. Hopefully they'll win and I'll wander down to the club for a few celebratory bevvies. If they lose, I'll drown my sorrows. I'll catch the tea time train home and cuddle up next to the missus on the sofa and watch TV. Within half an hour she'll be moaning about me nodding off and stinking of beer. I love Saturdays. 😁

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