Moans and Pet Hates - Part 8 - Page 20

SnoopZ · 10-09-2014, 19:14

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Originally Posted by ThunderPants73

Travel sickness. What is it with me and automatic cars?

My girlfriends son has terrible travel sickness and he tried loads of pills and they never worked making the car very messy! In the end she found some pills that always worked called Unda Cocculus Indicus 9Ch Gr and after taking 4 of them he is fine while in a car, although it helps to close his eyes.

Tinky · 10-09-2014, 19:57

Why does conveyancing take soooooo long?

alferret · 11-09-2014, 06:12

Brought some components from ebuyer only to find the motherboard and CPU are not compatible unless the motherboard has a BIOS update, ebuyer agreed to a free return so packaged items which were picked up last Friday by YODEL. Seems that yodel have lost my parcel and ebuyer are refusing to do anything about it until they receive it, how the hell can ebuyer tell me to wait until they receive it after they told me in an email that it's been lost!!!
To say I'm angry is an understatement.
If I had known they used yodel prior to Friday I would have paid to send it via royal mail than take a free return from the UK's biggest cowboy training company. What bunch of useless idiots uses another bunch of useless idiots for their return service? Answers on as postcard and just make sure you don't send it via yodel because your entry will never get to me!

Uncle Peter · 11-09-2014, 16:17

Lazy-arse project managers. Like I don't already have enough to do without having to pick up the tab for what they couldn't be bothered facing up to.

weenie · 11-09-2014, 16:58

Homework
Feel like a right

tonight with Drew's maths homework (algebra) but think I've fooled him by saying I'm busy making dinner and just to wait till Dad gets home

as I really have not got a clue as how to do it

but not telling Drew that.

MalteseFalcon · 11-09-2014, 18:50

Don't worry, I sucked at algebra as well. Didn't help that my maths teach was one of those who put notes on the board, said do the exercises on pages x to x and get on quietly. If you didn't understand then tough. I failed first time round with an E in maths GCSE.

weenie · 11-09-2014, 19:08

Sadly that is the way some teachers were and maybe still are. Steven my eldest understood maths from a young age, whereas Drew has always struggled with maths. Drew's strong point is English where as Steven's was maths. Mine were I had no strong points as I hated school.

alferret · 12-09-2014, 06:56

Some people take to numbers, math quite easily others find a different niche.
Whilst I was very good at general maths I totally sucked at algebra, and any other type of maths that involved "pretend" equations, logarithm, cosigns and tangents.
32 years after leaving school I'm a CNC programmer/operator which involves quite a lot of math of various types as well as working it out in 5 planes. Who'd have guessed that's where I would find my niche.

MalteseFalcon · 12-09-2014, 10:13

I'm good at arithmetic and other sorts of maths. But algebra is not my strong suit. I retook it at college alongside a GNVQ and got a D second time around.

heero_yuy · 12-09-2014, 11:17

My maths and physics is pretty strong. ( A-Level ) It's my English that was appaling (3 tries to scrape an O-Level) but I attribute that to bad teaching methods and teachers: Endless essays and spelling tests that were an excuse to get the red pen out and make you feel small.

weenie · 12-09-2014, 14:36

I have been attending the doctors recently and now I have got word in that I need to go for a colonoscopy

I am dreading it TBH. I know I will be lightly sedated but it is still a daunting thought getting one. I must admit I am not looking forward to the day before either and taking the moviprep, don't think I'll be leaving the house that day LOL

peanut · 12-09-2014, 14:40

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Originally Posted by weenie

I have been attending the doctors recently and now I have got word in that I need to go for a colonoscopy

I am dreading it TBH. I know I will be lightly sedated but it is still a daunting thought getting one. I must admit I am not looking forward to the day before either and taking the moviprep, don't think I'll be leaving the house that day LOL

The prep and nil by mouth in the morning is far worse than the procedure. I'd rather have the oscopy going up rather than down. Usually the sedation is a little more than light too, hopefully you won't remember much of the procedure.

weenie · 12-09-2014, 14:49

Hope you are right peanut, I've to take the 1st moviprep at 5pm made up with a ltr of water at 5pm over 1-2 hrs then the 2nd at 8pm and again over two hrs with the additional 500ml of water on both. The bland diet the day before does not bother me as not really eating at the moment anyway. At least I'm the morning appointment. Roll on the 10th of October.

dilli-theclaw · 12-09-2014, 14:50

I hope you get on ok

joglynne · 12-09-2014, 14:56

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Originally Posted by weenie

I have been attending the doctors recently and now I have got word in that I need to go for a colonoscopy

I am dreading it TBH. I know I will be lightly sedated but it is still a daunting thought getting one. I must admit I am not looking forward to the day before either and taking the moviprep, don't think I'll be leaving the house that day LOL

I have to have one every year and have to agree with peanut that the prep is worse than the actual procedure.

I have found that by going over to a liquid diet for the day before I take the moviprep makes it more comfortable to bear. Think of it as a duvet day and spoil yourself with a good book and a hot water bottle.

As for the colonoscopy, well I can't tell you it is a pleasant experience but it doesn't last long and the sedation does work well. I can usually remember what went on but not the actual discomfort side.