Go on go on go on go on go on
Yes, thanks, I’m aware. I’m very active, fear not (mainly walking, rowing, swimming, gardening, DIY). Healing takes significantly longer. But I’m not sitting around waiting to get better - the reason for the torn meniscus was doing the post-surgery exercises a bit too vigorously. It does seem to be healing ok.
Sad to say I agree. I had a serious knee injury this year (ruptured patellar tendon) and after a few months I started getting sharp pains in that knee. The consultant said it was probably a torn meniscus - “It might get better, it might not.”
I’m 73, so yeah, it might not. I can walk unaided though, so I’ve got that going for me.
Who needs ammo when you’ve got a pointy stick?
May I present a Scottish delicacy - the macaroni cheese pie.
Rowing. Sport you can do sitting down.
And then crank it up to 220° fan when it’s taking too long.
We hire glasses for parties.
https://eventhireuk.com/product-category/tableware-hire/glassware-hire/
Rooter always sounds rude to me. ;-)
I heard someone mangling “indefatigable” in a programme the other day, they got the word “fatigue” in there.
Edit to say I think it’s VALEnce, but I could be wrong.
I found some toothbrushes that are really pretty good. I’m travelling with one now. It’s smaller than an electric one, cleans my teeth very well and I don’t have to cart around a charger.
My most recent experience in the UK is that they’re fairly generous with painkillers. I was in an orthopedic ward - broken hips, ruptured tendons, that kind of thing. We all got oxycodone and paracetamol (plus laxatives to ward off the consequent constipation). I enjoyed the oxy but didn’t become an addict.
Criminal enterprise counts as a job?
Ha ha, this one snagged me as well. Body-snatching declined because graveyards employed night watchmen (maybe that’s a job that disappeared?) and wealthy families had metal “mortsafes” built on fresh graves. The bodies of executed criminals had always been available for dissection, but demand outstripped supply.
I’m eternally grateful for all the medical expertise that meant I could get about on crutches, but omg it feels great to walk unaided.
My sister’s cancer treatment is going well.
I’m walking without crutches at long last.
Duck Duck Go is my default, but increasingly I use the Wikipedia app, because usually I’m looking for detailed information, and it’s a cut-to-the-chase option.
I have zero shame. If I’ve had a bad day I watch a couple of episodes to get back on track.
There are three legal systems in the UK: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Scots law in particular has distinct differences from England - for example juries have 15 members.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_law
It’s because the UK is four countries smooshed together.
BLUEY!
My friends and I call it “sniper’s alley” - you keep moving, people are dropping around you, falling to cancer, heart disease, accidents, and you keep going, hoping not to catch a bullet. It’s easy to get downhearted - so many bloody funerals! - so we make sure to have fun too. My friend group is fantastic, I’m very lucky.
Good luck to you going forward!