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You are all extremely quiet. Are you all beavering away from home offices? We're retired people and we know how boring that can be - so can't imagine how it must be for people who are used to the cameraderie of the office water fountain.
I sat in front of my computer for what was supposed to be an instructive online chat about Zoom two days ago - only to discover some faceless bloke was just showing slides and they had turned off mike and vision for 150 people who attended the online event.?
Yes we know you ?need decent internet connection but if they'd said was slides only I wouldn't have bothered frankly. So there was an hour of my time I'll never get back :-)
Yesterday I edited a photo in Afffinity photo and when I did save to desktop it saved it as a .afphoto file !@#$^&!! Whats that when its at home I said to myself. Discovered one has to go to the "Export" function to get a .tiff.jpeg, etc.
So I can understand why someone might say ?of it "its not Photoshop" when even that is not very intuitive. I obviously need to spend more time learning the program ?:-)?
The iPad is serving a purpose to give mdy brain something to do while we are all still minding our Ps and Qs in Covid restrictions down here... but really .... it is just an expensive toy :-) ?I tried laying out something in Pages on the iPad Pro and found it so frustrating I got out of bed and wandered round to my Mac and airdropped it and got on with it. Total given up on the idea of doing anything serious with Pages on the iPad now. ?I'm not saying I regret the purchase, but in a way its just confirmed my all time opinion of it. ?First world problems :-)?
Jude
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Hello there, Jude! ?Hubby Harvey was toying with the idea of a new iPad and we even went so far as to order one from John Lewis, with standard delivery within five days. ?Five days later, still no sign, (and boy do I hate that DPD app!) so we cancelled the order. If we decide on a purchase later on, we shall go to the shop and do the biz there. I love the John Lewis shop. ?
Other than that, we did go to the Sidmouth Air Show, treating ourselves to two nights in a hotel - wow!! ?It was a very nice little hotel and we gorged on a full English breakfast both mornings! ?The air show was small but fun and Harvey took lots of nice piccies of the amazing Wildcat helicopter, the crazy Pitts Special, the two Spitfires (aaww!) and, of course, the reason most people were there, the Red Arrows. I still miss the presence of the Avro Vulcan, XH558. ?I have no plans to go to Doncaster for a fast tax in iti, though I’d love to hear that “howl” in real life! ?On our way down - we went by car, even though it’s only a bus ride away - we stopped off at a Waitrose to get sandwiches for the evening, as we’d only booked bed and breakfast at the hotel, and I found my favourite Bottle Green Apple and Plum Cordial, MIA locally for months, so a definite plus.
Well, that’s our adventures and now we are waiting for our groceries delivery from Sainsbury’s; the excitement never ends! Best Susan
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You are all extremely quiet. Are you all beavering away from home offices? We're retired people and we know how boring that can be - so can't imagine how it must be for people who are used to the cameraderie of the office water fountain.
I sat in front of my computer for what was supposed to be an instructive online chat about Zoom two days ago - only to discover some faceless bloke was just showing slides and they had turned off mike and vision for 150 people who attended the online event.?
Yes we know you ?need decent internet connection but if they'd said was slides only I wouldn't have bothered frankly. So there was an hour of my time I'll never get back :-)
Yesterday I edited a photo in Afffinity photo and when I did save to desktop it saved it as a .afphoto file !@#$^&!! Whats that when its at home I said to myself. Discovered one has to go to the "Export" function to get a .tiff.jpeg, etc.
So I can understand why someone might say ?of it "its not Photoshop" when even that is not very intuitive. I obviously need to spend more time learning the program ?:-)?
The iPad is serving a purpose to give mdy brain something to do while we are all still minding our Ps and Qs in Covid restrictions down here... but really .... it is just an expensive toy :-) ?I tried laying out something in Pages on the iPad Pro and found it so frustrating I got out of bed and wandered round to my Mac and airdropped it and got on with it. Total given up on the idea of doing anything serious with Pages on the iPad now. ?I'm not saying I regret the purchase, but in a way its just confirmed my all time opinion of it. ?First world problems :-)?
Jude
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Hi Jude, I was thinking the same a couple of days ago, but I didn’t know what to contribute. ?Now I do . . .
Affinity Photo has its own proprietary format, which is not unreasonable I reckon, but the Export function is great. ?I’ve just used Affinity Revolution on YouTube for a tutorial, but you might want to try Ally’s initial lessons:
She has a strange voice and accent, but I find her easy to listen to and to follow. ?She started doing the lessons when her husband had a medical snag and she has done really well. ?Affinity Photo for the iPad is similar, but it’s worth knowing what the desktop version interface means first.
I still haven’t been paid for my extra work so I still haven’t been able to replace my iPad Air. ?And now I have two dental implants to pay for – v pricey!
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You are all extremely quiet. Are you all beavering away from home offices? We're retired people and we know how boring that can be - so can't imagine how it must be for people who are used to the cameraderie of the office water fountain.
I sat in front of my computer for what was supposed to be an instructive online chat about Zoom two days ago - only to discover some faceless bloke was just showing slides and they had turned off mike and vision for 150 people who attended the online event.?
Yes we know you ?need decent internet connection but if they'd said was slides only I wouldn't have bothered frankly. So there was an hour of my time I'll never get back :-)
Yesterday I edited a photo in Afffinity photo and when I did save to desktop it saved it as a .afphoto file !@#$^&!! Whats that when its at home I said to myself. Discovered one has to go to the "Export" function to get a .tiff.jpeg, etc.
So I can understand why someone might say ?of it "its not Photoshop" when even that is not very intuitive. I obviously need to spend more time learning the program ?:-)?
The iPad is serving a purpose to give mdy brain something to do while we are all still minding our Ps and Qs in Covid restrictions down here... but really .... it is just an expensive toy :-) ?I tried laying out something in Pages on the iPad Pro and found it so frustrating I got out of bed and wandered round to my Mac and airdropped it and got on with it. Total given up on the idea of doing anything serious with Pages on the iPad now. ?I'm not saying I regret the purchase, but in a way its just confirmed my all time opinion of it. ?First world problems :-)?
Jude
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Susan
We didn’t manage to get to Sidmouth, but next year perhaps . . .
I remember being stationed at RAF Finningley (82-85, when I was an instructor for navigators on the Jet Provost Mk 5, the “JP Low Level Squadron”) when we had the Queen’s 50th Jubillee Air Day. ?They had a fourship of Vulcans doing a simulated scramble from the end of the runway which had an operational readiness pan (ORP). ?It was very loud and ?big, but I hated the idea of flying the Vulcan (dreadful job) so I dismissed it rather. ?RAF Finningley closed years ago but Doncaster Airport there moved from Robin Hood Airport near the racecourse, presumably when it was sold for development.
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Hello there, Jude! ?Hubby Harvey was toying with the idea of a new iPad and we even went so far as to order one from John Lewis, with standard delivery within five days. ?Five days later, still no sign, (and boy do I hate that DPD app!) so we cancelled the order. If we decide on a purchase later on, we shall go to the shop and do the biz there. I love the John Lewis shop. ?
Other than that, we did go to the Sidmouth Air Show, treating ourselves to two nights in a hotel - wow!! ?It was a very nice little hotel and we gorged on a full English breakfast both mornings! ?The air show was small but fun and Harvey took lots of nice piccies of the amazing Wildcat helicopter, the crazy Pitts Special, the two Spitfires (aaww!) and, of course, the reason most people were there, the Red Arrows. I still miss the presence of the Avro Vulcan, XH558. ?I have no plans to go to Doncaster for a fast tax in iti, though I’d love to hear that “howl” in real life! ?On our way down - we went by car, even though it’s only a bus ride away - we stopped off at a Waitrose to get sandwiches for the evening, as we’d only booked bed and breakfast at the hotel, and I found my favourite Bottle Green Apple and Plum Cordial, MIA locally for months, so a definite plus.
Well, that’s our adventures and now we are waiting for our groceries delivery from Sainsbury’s; the excitement never ends! Best Susan
You are all extremely quiet. Are you all beavering away from home offices? We're retired people and we know how boring that can be - so can't imagine how it must be for people who are used to the cameraderie of the office water fountain.
I sat in front of my computer for what was supposed to be an instructive online chat about Zoom two days ago - only to discover some faceless bloke was just showing slides and they had turned off mike and vision for 150 people who attended the online event.?
Yes we know you ?need decent internet connection but if they'd said was slides only I wouldn't have bothered frankly. So there was an hour of my time I'll never get back :-)
Yesterday I edited a photo in Afffinity photo and when I did save to desktop it saved it as a .afphoto file !@#$^&!! Whats that when its at home I said to myself. Discovered one has to go to the "Export" function to get a .tiff.jpeg, etc.
So I can understand why someone might say ?of it "its not Photoshop" when even that is not very intuitive. I obviously need to spend more time learning the program ?:-)?
The iPad is serving a purpose to give mdy brain something to do while we are all still minding our Ps and Qs in Covid restrictions down here... but really .... it is just an expensive toy :-) ?I tried laying out something in Pages on the iPad Pro and found it so frustrating I got out of bed and wandered round to my Mac and airdropped it and got on with it. Total given up on the idea of doing anything serious with Pages on the iPad now. ?I'm not saying I regret the purchase, but in a way its just confirmed my all time opinion of it. ?First world problems :-)?
Jude
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I see they have a lot of stuff on their website. ?I honestly find it hard sometimes to do the youtube stuff. One almost needs to be on another computer with the youtube running alongside :-)
Came with the ProCreate stuff. ?But hey what have we all got to do while all the countries stand still and they won't let us out of Australia -- unless we say we're going and not coming back.
All the applications have of tools and methodology like layers etc - just a matter of being patient and working through it. I do have GIMP loaded as well. ?But thought I might like Affinity Photo better - but I don't - not yet anyway.
Jude
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On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 02:33 AM, zuiko wrote:
https://courses.affinityrevolution.com/p/10-steps-to-amazing-photos/
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The M1 chipped version top end with the LED under the screen is really lovely screen to look at -- can't fault it in that regard. ? Out of curiosity I walked outside moments after I unpacked and set it up and took ?a photo out of curiosity and I could see every blade of grass.?
I honestly think my iPhone is more useful at this point ?- I'm still awaiting the iPad to suddenly amaze me :-)?
I know people who rave about iPads and absolutely love them -- I think they have to fit a niche frankly -- I'm still at the point where I just in frustration air drop something to the iMac Pro and walk the length of the house and carry on on a proper machine.?
Oh first world problem ?:-)?
Jude
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Chris,
I can well imagine that the noise of four Vulcans being scrambled (or even one, come to that!) was pretty mindblowing! ?Here, being not far from Exeter Airport, we just get a few “lighties” flying over and the very occasional holiday airliner, plus various helicopters. Sometimes, a police helicopter can be seen in an obvious search pattern but that doesn’t happen much. Best Susan
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On 2 Sep 2021, at 10:37, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Susan
We didn’t manage to get to Sidmouth, but next year perhaps . . .
I remember being stationed at RAF Finningley (82-85, when I was an instructor for navigators on the Jet Provost Mk 5, the “JP Low Level Squadron”) when we had the Queen’s 50th Jubillee Air Day. ?They had a fourship of Vulcans doing a simulated scramble from the end of the runway which had an operational readiness pan (ORP). ?It was very loud and ?big, but I hated the idea of flying the Vulcan (dreadful job) so I dismissed it rather. ?RAF Finningley closed years ago but Doncaster Airport there moved from Robin Hood Airport near the racecourse, presumably when it was sold for development.
Chris
Hello there, Jude! ?Hubby Harvey was toying with the idea of a new iPad and we even went so far as to order one from John Lewis, with standard delivery within five days. ?Five days later, still no sign, (and boy do I hate that DPD app!) so we cancelled the order. If we decide on a purchase later on, we shall go to the shop and do the biz there. I love the John Lewis shop. ?
Other than that, we did go to the Sidmouth Air Show, treating ourselves to two nights in a hotel - wow!! ?It was a very nice little hotel and we gorged on a full English breakfast both mornings! ?The air show was small but fun and Harvey took lots of nice piccies of the amazing Wildcat helicopter, the crazy Pitts Special, the two Spitfires (aaww!) and, of course, the reason most people were there, the Red Arrows. I still miss the presence of the Avro Vulcan, XH558. ?I have no plans to go to Doncaster for a fast tax in iti, though I’d love to hear that “howl” in real life! ?On our way down - we went by car, even though it’s only a bus ride away - we stopped off at a Waitrose to get sandwiches for the evening, as we’d only booked bed and breakfast at the hotel, and I found my favourite Bottle Green Apple and Plum Cordial, MIA locally for months, so a definite plus.
Well, that’s our adventures and now we are waiting for our groceries delivery from Sainsbury’s; the excitement never ends! Best Susan
You are all extremely quiet. Are you all beavering away from home offices? We're retired people and we know how boring that can be - so can't imagine how it must be for people who are used to the cameraderie of the office water fountain.
I sat in front of my computer for what was supposed to be an instructive online chat about Zoom two days ago - only to discover some faceless bloke was just showing slides and they had turned off mike and vision for 150 people who attended the online event.?
Yes we know you ?need decent internet connection but if they'd said was slides only I wouldn't have bothered frankly. So there was an hour of my time I'll never get back :-)
Yesterday I edited a photo in Afffinity photo and when I did save to desktop it saved it as a .afphoto file !@#$^&!! Whats that when its at home I said to myself. Discovered one has to go to the "Export" function to get a .tiff.jpeg, etc.
So I can understand why someone might say ?of it "its not Photoshop" when even that is not very intuitive. I obviously need to spend more time learning the program ?:-)?
The iPad is serving a purpose to give mdy brain something to do while we are all still minding our Ps and Qs in Covid restrictions down here... but really .... it is just an expensive toy :-) ?I tried laying out something in Pages on the iPad Pro and found it so frustrating I got out of bed and wandered round to my Mac and airdropped it and got on with it. Total given up on the idea of doing anything serious with Pages on the iPad now. ?I'm not saying I regret the purchase, but in a way its just confirmed my all time opinion of it. ?First world problems :-)?
Jude
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My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
Jude
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Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
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My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
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This is what happens when the pricey hearing aids due blue tooth to each other! — and have an iPhone app — and answer the phone themselves and all that stuff.? Its called progress….. but at times its not working for me I tell him indoors. ?He has resisted a smart phone up to now…the covid thing is sort of helping though because he can’t even go have a cup of coffee without checking in with one…. so my thumb is in demand. ? :-)?
Jude
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On 6 Sep 2021, at 6:51 pm, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
Chris
My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
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My father was a schools dentist, in fact the Principal Schools Dental Officer for Devon (formal title!). ?While he was still working, he looked after my teeth, then handed me over to a former colleague in Exeter who treated me under the NHS. When he retired and his practice went private, I was allowed, as a “dental daughter”, to keep my NHS status, so just paid the minimum amount as I never needed anything major. ?Even his successor carried this over but, after I had been away elsewhere in the country and returned after perhaps 15 years, I had to pay the private fees and that was a bit of a shock; around ?100 for a scale and polish from the hygienist and a dental exam by Martin himself. ?At least they are reliable and seem very skilled. Better skill than drill, eh? ?:D Best Susan
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On 6 Sep 2021, at 09:51, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
Chris
My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
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I hate the hygienist with a vengeance. Most of them have been Fllipina and cruel with it. ? I have complained to the dentist. He agrees he got rid of one of them he had had more complaints about. Last time I was in he did the clean himself as he used to do and I thought that was much more satisfactory.? He has been nagging with texts to go back but they rang the morning I got home from surgery and I said no - give me a month - but I underestimated how long before I could bear anyone to go anywhere near my neck and jaw as the surgery cut was from bottom of the right ear ?to the base of the neck at the front ? — not exactly keyhole. But I am now at a point I think it will be ok. ?I will just have to be brave :-)
Jude
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My father was a schools dentist, in fact the Principal Schools Dental Officer for Devon (formal title!). ?While he was still working, he looked after my teeth, then handed me over to a former colleague in Exeter who treated me under the NHS. When he retired and his practice went private, I was allowed, as a “dental daughter”, to keep my NHS status, so just paid the minimum amount as I never needed anything major. ?Even his successor carried this over but, after I had been away elsewhere in the country and returned after perhaps 15 years, I had to pay the private fees and that was a bit of a shock; around ?100 for a scale and polish from the hygienist and a dental exam by Martin himself. ?At least they are reliable and seem very skilled. Better skill than drill, eh? ?:D Best Susan On 6 Sep 2021, at 09:51, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
Chris
My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
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Ooh that sounds nasty. ?The hygienists I get are very considerate. ?My old dentist, the NHS one, used to do the scale and polish himself but now the partnership is ?bigger and has more staff, so it’s hygienist and assistant as well. ?
Take it easy with yourself, Jude! Best Susan
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I hate the hygienist with a vengeance. Most of them have been Fllipina and cruel with it. ? I have complained to the dentist. He agrees he got rid of one of them he had had more complaints about. Last time I was in he did the clean himself as he used to do and I thought that was much more satisfactory.? He has been nagging with texts to go back but they rang the morning I got home from surgery and I said no - give me a month - but I underestimated how long before I could bear anyone to go anywhere near my neck and jaw as the surgery cut was from bottom of the right ear ?to the base of the neck at the front ? — not exactly keyhole. But I am now at a point I think it will be ok. ?I will just have to be brave :-)
Jude My father was a schools dentist, in fact the Principal Schools Dental Officer for Devon (formal title!). ?While he was still working, he looked after my teeth, then handed me over to a former colleague in Exeter who treated me under the NHS. When he retired and his practice went private, I was allowed, as a “dental daughter”, to keep my NHS status, so just paid the minimum amount as I never needed anything major. ?Even his successor carried this over but, after I had been away elsewhere in the country and returned after perhaps 15 years, I had to pay the private fees and that was a bit of a shock; around ?100 for a scale and polish from the hygienist and a dental exam by Martin himself. ?At least they are reliable and seem very skilled. Better skill than drill, eh? ?:D Best Susan On 6 Sep 2021, at 09:51, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
Chris
My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
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By the way, I’ve just had a birthday card from my dental surgery!! ?ROFL! Best Susan
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Ooh that sounds nasty. ?The hygienists I get are very considerate. ?My old dentist, the NHS one, used to do the scale and polish himself but now the partnership is ?bigger and has more staff, so it’s hygienist and assistant as well. ?
Take it easy with yourself, Jude! Best Susan I hate the hygienist with a vengeance. Most of them have been Fllipina and cruel with it. ? I have complained to the dentist. He agrees he got rid of one of them he had had more complaints about. Last time I was in he did the clean himself as he used to do and I thought that was much more satisfactory.? He has been nagging with texts to go back but they rang the morning I got home from surgery and I said no - give me a month - but I underestimated how long before I could bear anyone to go anywhere near my neck and jaw as the surgery cut was from bottom of the right ear ?to the base of the neck at the front ? — not exactly keyhole. But I am now at a point I think it will be ok. ?I will just have to be brave :-)
Jude My father was a schools dentist, in fact the Principal Schools Dental Officer for Devon (formal title!). ?While he was still working, he looked after my teeth, then handed me over to a former colleague in Exeter who treated me under the NHS. When he retired and his practice went private, I was allowed, as a “dental daughter”, to keep my NHS status, so just paid the minimum amount as I never needed anything major. ?Even his successor carried this over but, after I had been away elsewhere in the country and returned after perhaps 15 years, I had to pay the private fees and that was a bit of a shock; around ?100 for a scale and polish from the hygienist and a dental exam by Martin himself. ?At least they are reliable and seem very skilled. Better skill than drill, eh? ?:D Best Susan On 6 Sep 2021, at 09:51, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
Chris
My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
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I don’t give anyone my birthday then they can’t send me cards. I ignore birthdays. GP asked me the other day what I had done for my birthday - I said what birthday - he said in February- I said can’t remember probably did lunch. Think he wanted to talk about his 70th. Then went on to tell me at “our age” we might not survive covid so he had the jabs.?
I have asked for a referral to an immunologist because I don’t wish to be killed off by a jab when the disease is survivable. I’ve come off the worst from jabs and prescribed meds. ?Neurologist says not happy for me to have Astra. GP says not happy for me to have Pfizer. Hoping for something more definitive.?
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On 11 Sep 2021, at 10:36 pm, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
? By the way, I’ve just had a birthday card from my dental surgery!! ?ROFL! Best Susan Ooh that sounds nasty. ?The hygienists I get are very considerate. ?My old dentist, the NHS one, used to do the scale and polish himself but now the partnership is ?bigger and has more staff, so it’s hygienist and assistant as well. ?
Take it easy with yourself, Jude! Best Susan I hate the hygienist with a vengeance. Most of them have been Fllipina and cruel with it. ? I have complained to the dentist. He agrees he got rid of one of them he had had more complaints about. Last time I was in he did the clean himself as he used to do and I thought that was much more satisfactory.? He has been nagging with texts to go back but they rang the morning I got home from surgery and I said no - give me a month - but I underestimated how long before I could bear anyone to go anywhere near my neck and jaw as the surgery cut was from bottom of the right ear ?to the base of the neck at the front ? — not exactly keyhole. But I am now at a point I think it will be ok. ?I will just have to be brave :-)
Jude My father was a schools dentist, in fact the Principal Schools Dental Officer for Devon (formal title!). ?While he was still working, he looked after my teeth, then handed me over to a former colleague in Exeter who treated me under the NHS. When he retired and his practice went private, I was allowed, as a “dental daughter”, to keep my NHS status, so just paid the minimum amount as I never needed anything major. ?Even his successor carried this over but, after I had been away elsewhere in the country and returned after perhaps 15 years, I had to pay the private fees and that was a bit of a shock; around ?100 for a scale and polish from the hygienist and a dental exam by Martin himself. ?At least they are reliable and seem very skilled. Better skill than drill, eh? ?:D Best Susan On 6 Sep 2021, at 09:51, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
Chris
My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
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Oh indeedy….never bother with birthdays - my own that is! One of my daughter-in-laws insists on buying gifts for every occasion - and really on one income they cannot afford it. Gifts are generally schmutter, because if I want or need something I buy it - if not I won’t have a use for it. I have to stow them somewhere and eventually get rid.. ??
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On 12 Sep 2021, at 00:19, Judith Hall <glenidol@...> wrote:
? I don’t give anyone my birthday then they can’t send me cards. I ignore birthdays. GP asked me the other day what I had done for my birthday - I said what birthday - he said in February- I said can’t remember probably did lunch. Think he wanted to talk about his 70th. Then went on to tell me at “our age” we might not survive covid so he had the jabs.?
I have asked for a referral to an immunologist because I don’t wish to be killed off by a jab when the disease is survivable. I’ve come off the worst from jabs and prescribed meds. ?Neurologist says not happy for me to have Astra. GP says not happy for me to have Pfizer. Hoping for something more definitive.?
Jude On 11 Sep 2021, at 10:36 pm, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
? By the way, I’ve just had a birthday card from my dental surgery!! ?ROFL! Best Susan Ooh that sounds nasty. ?The hygienists I get are very considerate. ?My old dentist, the NHS one, used to do the scale and polish himself but now the partnership is ?bigger and has more staff, so it’s hygienist and assistant as well. ?
Take it easy with yourself, Jude! Best Susan I hate the hygienist with a vengeance. Most of them have been Fllipina and cruel with it. ? I have complained to the dentist. He agrees he got rid of one of them he had had more complaints about. Last time I was in he did the clean himself as he used to do and I thought that was much more satisfactory.? He has been nagging with texts to go back but they rang the morning I got home from surgery and I said no - give me a month - but I underestimated how long before I could bear anyone to go anywhere near my neck and jaw as the surgery cut was from bottom of the right ear ?to the base of the neck at the front ? — not exactly keyhole. But I am now at a point I think it will be ok. ?I will just have to be brave :-)
Jude My father was a schools dentist, in fact the Principal Schools Dental Officer for Devon (formal title!). ?While he was still working, he looked after my teeth, then handed me over to a former colleague in Exeter who treated me under the NHS. When he retired and his practice went private, I was allowed, as a “dental daughter”, to keep my NHS status, so just paid the minimum amount as I never needed anything major. ?Even his successor carried this over but, after I had been away elsewhere in the country and returned after perhaps 15 years, I had to pay the private fees and that was a bit of a shock; around ?100 for a scale and polish from the hygienist and a dental exam by Martin himself. ?At least they are reliable and seem very skilled. Better skill than drill, eh? ?:D Best Susan On 6 Sep 2021, at 09:51, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
Chris
My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
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Harvey won’t let me not have my birthdays and I help him keep his. Mine is tomorrow and we have a table booked at the local pub for lunch; their food is very nice and they are so handy that we could just come rolling home if we drink too much!
?Oh by the way, Tag, can you join the nagging to get one more overseer or whatever, for this group? ?I’m knocking on a bit now and would like to know that someone will take my place if I want to “retire", even though I don’t actually do much! ?I know you are the other monitor - can’t recall the function’s name… ?/sigh Best
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Oh indeedy….never bother with birthdays - my own that is! One of my daughter-in-laws insists on buying gifts for every occasion - and really on one income they cannot afford it. Gifts are generally schmutter, because if I want or need something I buy it - if not I won’t have a use for it. I have to stow them somewhere and eventually get rid.. ?? ? I don’t give anyone my birthday then they can’t send me cards. I ignore birthdays. GP asked me the other day what I had done for my birthday - I said what birthday - he said in February- I said can’t remember probably did lunch. Think he wanted to talk about his 70th. Then went on to tell me at “our age” we might not survive covid so he had the jabs.?
I have asked for a referral to an immunologist because I don’t wish to be killed off by a jab when the disease is survivable. I’ve come off the worst from jabs and prescribed meds. ?Neurologist says not happy for me to have Astra. GP says not happy for me to have Pfizer. Hoping for something more definitive.?
Jude ? By the way, I’ve just had a birthday card from my dental surgery!! ?ROFL! Best Susan Ooh that sounds nasty. ?The hygienists I get are very considerate. ?My old dentist, the NHS one, used to do the scale and polish himself but now the partnership is ?bigger and has more staff, so it’s hygienist and assistant as well. ?
Take it easy with yourself, Jude! Best Susan I hate the hygienist with a vengeance. Most of them have been Fllipina and cruel with it. ? I have complained to the dentist. He agrees he got rid of one of them he had had more complaints about. Last time I was in he did the clean himself as he used to do and I thought that was much more satisfactory.? He has been nagging with texts to go back but they rang the morning I got home from surgery and I said no - give me a month - but I underestimated how long before I could bear anyone to go anywhere near my neck and jaw as the surgery cut was from bottom of the right ear ?to the base of the neck at the front ? — not exactly keyhole. But I am now at a point I think it will be ok. ?I will just have to be brave :-)
Jude My father was a schools dentist, in fact the Principal Schools Dental Officer for Devon (formal title!). ?While he was still working, he looked after my teeth, then handed me over to a former colleague in Exeter who treated me under the NHS. When he retired and his practice went private, I was allowed, as a “dental daughter”, to keep my NHS status, so just paid the minimum amount as I never needed anything major. ?Even his successor carried this over but, after I had been away elsewhere in the country and returned after perhaps 15 years, I had to pay the private fees and that was a bit of a shock; around ?100 for a scale and polish from the hygienist and a dental exam by Martin himself. ?At least they are reliable and seem very skilled. Better skill than drill, eh? ?:D Best Susan On 6 Sep 2021, at 09:51, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
Chris
My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
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As we are more than 8 miles from the nearest pub or PO so I can't exactly get even a little bit tipsy and roll home - its car I'm afraid-- and the police can be sneaky out here in the bush and pull on a breathalyzer where you least expect it.?
I once came into our Cedar Creek Road -- miles from anywhere and suddenly there are full blazing football stadium spotlights and a monster booze bus manned by several police...... and I was in bellydance costume. ?They took one look at me and waved me through. ?One night though I got pulled over in the suburbs by a policeman. He said "What are you doing out at this time of night" -- I said "I've been bellydancing"-- he said "Really"... I said I'm on my way for a well deserved cuppa and choccy biscuit. He's looking at me like he doesn't believe me. I opened my parka to show I was in full costume underneath and the poor man leapt backwards and said "Good God. I should make you get out of the car and prove it". Breathalyzed me and said " Go on"....and was laughing ...and went off to tell his mates.?
Jude
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On 16 Sep 2021, at 8:13 am, Purler <susan.platter@...> wrote:
? Harvey won’t let me not have my birthdays and I help him keep his. Mine is tomorrow and we have a table booked at the local pub for lunch; their food is very nice and they are so handy that we could just come rolling home if we drink too much!
?Oh by the way, Tag, can you join the nagging to get one more overseer or whatever, for this group? ?I’m knocking on a bit now and would like to know that someone will take my place if I want to “retire", even though I don’t actually do much! ?I know you are the other monitor - can’t recall the function’s name… ?/sigh Best Susan Oh indeedy….never bother with birthdays - my own that is! One of my daughter-in-laws insists on buying gifts for every occasion - and really on one income they cannot afford it. Gifts are generally schmutter, because if I want or need something I buy it - if not I won’t have a use for it. I have to stow them somewhere and eventually get rid.. ?? ? I don’t give anyone my birthday then they can’t send me cards. I ignore birthdays. GP asked me the other day what I had done for my birthday - I said what birthday - he said in February- I said can’t remember probably did lunch. Think he wanted to talk about his 70th. Then went on to tell me at “our age” we might not survive covid so he had the jabs.?
I have asked for a referral to an immunologist because I don’t wish to be killed off by a jab when the disease is survivable. I’ve come off the worst from jabs and prescribed meds. ?Neurologist says not happy for me to have Astra. GP says not happy for me to have Pfizer. Hoping for something more definitive.?
Jude ? By the way, I’ve just had a birthday card from my dental surgery!! ?ROFL! Best Susan Ooh that sounds nasty. ?The hygienists I get are very considerate. ?My old dentist, the NHS one, used to do the scale and polish himself but now the partnership is ?bigger and has more staff, so it’s hygienist and assistant as well. ?
Take it easy with yourself, Jude! Best Susan I hate the hygienist with a vengeance. Most of them have been Fllipina and cruel with it. ? I have complained to the dentist. He agrees he got rid of one of them he had had more complaints about. Last time I was in he did the clean himself as he used to do and I thought that was much more satisfactory.? He has been nagging with texts to go back but they rang the morning I got home from surgery and I said no - give me a month - but I underestimated how long before I could bear anyone to go anywhere near my neck and jaw as the surgery cut was from bottom of the right ear ?to the base of the neck at the front ? — not exactly keyhole. But I am now at a point I think it will be ok. ?I will just have to be brave :-)
Jude My father was a schools dentist, in fact the Principal Schools Dental Officer for Devon (formal title!). ?While he was still working, he looked after my teeth, then handed me over to a former colleague in Exeter who treated me under the NHS. When he retired and his practice went private, I was allowed, as a “dental daughter”, to keep my NHS status, so just paid the minimum amount as I never needed anything major. ?Even his successor carried this over but, after I had been away elsewhere in the country and returned after perhaps 15 years, I had to pay the private fees and that was a bit of a shock; around ?100 for a scale and polish from the hygienist and a dental exam by Martin himself. ?At least they are reliable and seem very skilled. Better skill than drill, eh? ?:D Best Susan On 6 Sep 2021, at 09:51, zuiko < ftog@...> wrote: Wow, Jude!
Those are pricey bits of kit!
Because I was in the RAF for nearly 40 years everything medical and dental was covered, as a matter of flight safety; so it was a bit of a shock to start having to pay for all these things. ?I hope that my hearing holds out a little longer . . .
Chris
My dentist first harassed me when I was straight out of hospital after carotid surgery -- honestly couldn't bear to be touched so I begged off.
I've have two texts nagging me and sooner or later I will give up and subject myself. My dentist is a "private dentist" - doesn't bulk bill and is expensive but good at what he does. Husband is due to have two teeth capped which is going to be about $3000 Aussie dollars. ?One of his $9,000 new hearing aids just decided to give up the ghost suddenly so we have been out to get that sorted. Fortunately under guarantee.?
Nothing we seem to get done these days is cheap.?
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Susan
HB, when it comes. ?I don’t believe that you’re “knocking on a bit” :-)
I have a hospital appointment for a colonoscopy in the next couple of weeks; if my prognosis allows it I’ll offer my services as “monitor” as a birthday present :-)
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Harvey won’t let me not have my birthdays and I help him keep his. Mine is tomorrow and we have a table booked at the local pub for lunch; their food is very nice and they are so handy that we could just come rolling home if we drink too much!
?Oh by the way, Tag, can you join the nagging to get one more overseer or whatever, for this group? ?I’m knocking on a bit now and would like to know that someone will take my place if I want to “retire", even though I don’t actually do much! ?I know you are the other monitor - can’t recall the function’s name… ?/sighBest Susan Oh indeedy….never bother with birthdays - my own that is! One of my daughter-in-laws insists on buying gifts for every occasion - and really on one income they cannot afford it. Gifts are generally schmutter, because if I want or need something I buy it - if not I won’t have a use for it. I have to stow them somewhere and eventually get rid.. ??
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