What the feck have you done today?

Gimlet said:
It might not be chalk at all. Given that your water has passed through dozens of other bladders before you drink it, the chalky matter could just be the sediment from other people's kidney stones.

Our water has come from the sky and been filtered through heather. There's a lot to be said for that rather than drinking out of someone else's toilet bowl.

I would suggest that instead of buying a filter jug from Argos you should change your subterranean geology from chalk to palaeozoic limestone and sandstone, invest in some decent hills over 1800 feet and remove 90% of the human population. Then you too could enjoy a decent cup of tea and pint of beer that doesn't taste of Katie Price's dissolved contraceptive pills.
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I had already written to the local council about the sort of changes you propose but they have yet to respond.

The good news is that whatever the source of your water, everyone's daily intake of microplastics is a given so at least that part is sorted.
 
Loz said:
I had already written to the local council about the sort of changes you propose but they have yet to respond.

The good news is that whatever the source of your water, everyone's daily intake of microplastics is a given so at least that part is sorted.
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Fuckers. What are you paying these people for?

I don't worry too much about micro-plastics. We're still on micro-bakerlite up here. Crunchier but a good old fashioned taste.
 
Dox said:
My mate had the lazor treatment - it was worse than the stones and knocked him sick for days. I hope it goes well buddy....and go easy on the oxelates (y)
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Fuk, that's what I'm getting. They put in a stent on the 14th. Haven't passed it so both are coming out today. I don't get them often, this is the 1st that's required medical intervention. I need to treat my kindeys better, I don't drink enough water. Last one I had was right before we left Belgie.
 
Hugo Magnus said:
That sounds very uncomfortable. Do you have any idea how you can prevent a re-occurrence or is it just 'one of those things?

All the best mate.
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Thank you. Not sure, I don't drink enough water, drink too many sweet drinks (juices, best quality I can get, mostly apple juice), and I do enjoy a fair amount of tomatoes which may have something to do with it.
 
Worked through my lunch to get out early (nicer to stay in an air con`d office rather than go our for lunch). Motor for the dish arrived so used the early day to sort out the dish....quickest alignment i think ive ever done.....aside from the hour of getting tools and sat meter`s all hooked up the alignment took about 10mins...quickest ever, caught the arc perfect. I will say it did feel like 2 hours of hot yoga and endurance training.
 

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Thank you. Not sure, I don't drink enough water, drink too many sweet drinks (juices, best quality I can get, mostly apple juice), and I do enjoy a fair amount of tomatoes which may have something to do with it.
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Do you eat spinach or chick peas?
 
Just to add - a realworld scenario of having a motorized dish.....Eurosport DE on 19deg E - in the clear...good for watching the racing in the background....
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Usually on sat forums theres a "feed hunter" sub thread where people post up live feeds....eg Glastonbury usually run 4 channels on 12deg West...

Not hard to install....

1. put up a pole (make sure its totally vertical)
2. Go to google maps...put in your address and at the top youll see your lat and long - the north value is what you need.
3. Mount the motor on the pole and on the motor mount youll see the elevation set that to the amount on the google map result
4. Get a compasss and point the motor due south. (make sure you get that exact) and then put the dish on the motor.... (looking from behind) make sure the whole lot is in a straight line...
5. Satellite receivers have an inbuilt signal meter....at this point i pick 2 satellites on each side of the arc....Sky - the one everyones dishes point to....and move the dish around til you see the meter spike...its a strong sat so it literally should hit 100% or close to - then motor round to the opposite side to Hispasat 30W and make sure that lines up....thats pretty well it....all the sats inbetween are already lined up....

You can go a bit further - ive got a sat meter for fine tuning and convenience when im on the roof but i used to setup a webcam looking at the TV in the front room then watch from my mobile while im pushing the dish around...you can also get more signal from `skewing` the LNB...literally just twist it slightly and youll see the signal jump up...

Ive got a 1m dish....the smaller or larger you go gets you more or less sats...from a power point of view all the power is sent up the aerial cable and when you tell the receiver its running a motor it then shows all the satellites.....

Another thing that some people do is motor round to sats that are used by other countries, they then go to a sat supplier and buy a legit card from say a Swedish TV company to watch the premiership footy as its usually alot cheaper...

Its a fantastic waste of time like most of my hobbies and persuits...
 
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Just to add - a realworld scenario of having a motorized dish.....Eurosport DE on 19deg E - in the clear...good for watching the racing in the background....
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Usually on sat forums theres a "feed hunter" sub thread where people post up live feeds....eg Glastonbury usually run 4 channels on 12deg West...

Not hard to install....

1. put up a pole (make sure its totally vertical)
2. Go to google maps...put in your address and at the top youll see your lat and long - the north value is what you need.
3. Mount the motor on the pole and on the motor mount youll see the elevation set that to the amount on the google map result
4. Get a compasss and point the motor due south. (make sure you get that exact) and then put the dish on the motor.... (looking from behind) make sure the whole lot is in a straight line...
5. Satellite receivers have an inbuilt signal meter....at this point i pick 2 satellites on each side of the arc....Sky - the one everyones dishes point to....and move the dish around til you see the meter spike...its a strong sat so it literally should hit 100% or close to - then motor round to the opposite side to Hispasat 30W and make sure that lines up....thats pretty well it....all the sats inbetween are already lined up....

You can go a bit further - ive got a sat meter for fine tuning and convenience when im on the roof but i used to setup a webcam looking at the TV in the front room then watch from my mobile while im pushing the dish around...you can also get more signal from `skewing` the LNB...literally just twist it slightly and youll see the signal jump up...

Ive got a 1m dish....the smaller or larger you go gets you more or less sats...from a power point of view all the power is sent up the aerial cable and when you tell the receiver its running a motor it then shows all the satellites.....

Another thing that some people do is motor round to sats that are used by other countries, they then go to a sat supplier and buy a legit card from say a Swedish TV company to watch the premiership footy as its usually alot cheaper...

Its a fantastic waste of time like most of my hobbies and persuits...
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On my motorhome I have an oyster 800mm self seeking dish ... you press a button no matter where you are in Europe and it pin points the satellite you want and the 2 motors find the sweet spot.. its a pleasure to use but mostly redundant now as my kids and wife all use streaming services so its largely replaced by a smart tv 👀
 
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On my motorhome I have an oyster 800mm self seeking dish ... you press a button no matter where you are in Europe and it pin points the satellite you want and the 2 motors find the sweet spot.. its a pleasure to use but mostly redundant now as my kids and wife all use streaming services so its largely replaced by a smart tv 👀
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1st world problems...
 
The skitz said:
On my motorhome I have an oyster 800mm self seeking dish ... you press a button no matter where you are in Europe and it pin points the satellite you want and the 2 motors find the sweet spot.. its a pleasure to use but mostly redundant now as my kids and wife all use streaming services so its largely replaced by a smart tv 👀
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Yep - im a bit old school. I used to like leaving DW on (german channel) an it would be a live feed from the ISS - and just jump from camera to camera...
 
SHarper said:
It'll be over before you know it matey. X
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My third time under anesthsia all over the past few months. It amazes me how the brain blanks out, one second I see a mask, take 3 breaths, next second I'm waking up in another room.

Tired of the medical system, it is mostly a racket. I just wanna be back to normal for a bit. Thankfully, nothing serious or terminal.
 
RA5 said:
My third time under anesthsia all over the past few months. It amazes me how the brain blanks out, one second I see a mask, take 3 breaths, next second I'm waking up in another room.

Tired of the medical system, it is mostly a racket. I just wanna be back to normal for a bit. Thankfully, nothing serious or terminal.
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Best of luck dude, hope all goes well 👍
 
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AirCon said:
Saw an article on this that said many Kidney stones are caused by excessive pill taking... extra vitamins etc.
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I avoid pills, medications, and suppliments like the plague. We're pseudo hippie health nuts. Most supplimemts and health aides out there are snake oil.

I researched what it takes to make a single pill of vitamin C. Blew my mind. Just eat an orange ffs.
 
RA5 said:
I avoid pills, medications, and suppliments like the plague. We're pseudo hippie health nuts. Most supplimemts and health aides out there are snake oil.

I researched what it takes to make a single pill of vitamin C. Blew my mind. Just eat an orange ffs.
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I will be taking vit D supplements this winter, starting when the clocks go back and stopping when they go forward. The last few winters I've been constantly ill catching everything going, depressed and lacking energy. Some days I spend half my time at work sitting in the truck feeling completely wiped out. This winter just gone was particularly bad. It cannot be a coincidence that is was also one of the darkest and wettest on record with no sun at all up here for over two months.
I realised I was severely Vit D difficient in March when bright sunlight made an appearance after months of semi-darkness and I instantly felt tons better, like I'd been magically cured of some disease.

That'll be the only sups I take.
 
Gimlet said:
I will be taking vit D supplements this winter, starting when the clocks go back and stopping when they go forward. The last few winters I've been constantly ill catching everything going, depressed and lacking energy. Some days I spend half my time at work sitting in the truck feeling completely wiped out. This winter just gone was particularly bad. It cannot be a coincidence that is was also one of the darkest and wettest on record with no sun at all up here for over two months.
I realised I was severely Vit D difficient in March when bright sunlight made an appearance after months of semi-darkness and I instantly felt tons better, like I'd been magically cured of some disease.

That'll be the only sups I take.
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We take 4000unit a day, every day except in weather like we have now, next week when it turns back to cack will probably be back on the D.

We occasionally use this place for a home test.

Vitamin D Testing Service to the public from our NHS laboratory
 
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