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He sounds a very helpful doc, WW. He has done his part and not it's your turn. I hope that nasty experience was only once.
Large glass of water and some mindfulness abut taking the tablet may be in order.
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My problem with swallowing pills is getting them far back enough in my mouth.
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A friend of mine had a 'procedure' to remove a skin tag from the edge of her lower eyelid. She had been anaesthetised, but when the doctor started in on her eyelid, it hurt and she jumped.
His comment - 'Well, it's your eye and you can do as you wish, but if it were my eye, I wouldn't move'
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Bedside manner, anyone?
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Huge glass of water, in my experience, is what's required for taking any tablet bigger than the head of a pin, but that may just be me.
We had a lovely evening eating v. nicely-cooked turkey last night - it was juicy, flavoursome and delicious, and the company was excellent.
I had an e-mail today from another lady in the congregation who had heard that I was looking for secretarial work, and I'm going to see her tomorrow about a job at the local hospice. I just hope that I've got the necessary empathy for a job like that - even though there may not be much contact with patients, there probably would be with very stressed-out and unhappy relatives.
We'll see ... ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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Welease Woderwick
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I think the problem is mainly mine inasmuch as I take a raft of tablets all together, get them together in a little medicine measuring thingy and fling them all in my mouth together then a drink of something to wash it all down - if I was a more patient patient there probably wouldn't be a problem.
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Lothlorien
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I do that too, WW, except Iuse my hand. I do not have problems at all, except once when I was pregnant and the tablets met breakfast coming the other way.
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Originally posted by The Intrepid Mrs S:
A friend of mine had a 'procedure' to remove a skin tag from the edge of her lower eyelid. She had been anaesthetised, but when the doctor started in on her eyelid, it hurt and she jumped.
His comment - 'Well, it's your eye and you can do as you wish, but if it were my eye, I wouldn't move'
Bedside manner, anyone?
Not for the first time I declined the offer of a cervical smear test on the grounds that they were painful to which the response was "If you had them done more often you'd be used to them."
The NHS has many wonderful people in it, but I have sometimes got the impression that some medical staff see so much of so many people with problems and for so long, that after a while, it starts to feel less like dealing with individuals and more like working with a succession of faulty units needing fixing. Some seem to have become so used to medical procedures, equipment and terminology that they've forgotten that not everyone is as familiar or comfortable with these as they are - and that some people are experiencing these for the first time and may feel frightened at being on the receiving end.
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Job "interview" (well, it wasn't really quite as formal as that) done and dusted.
It looks like an ideal job - a bit of typing and filing, writing receipts, answering queries and re-directing phone calls, plus the odd appearance at fund-raising events. No patient (or even family) contact - that's all dealt with in a separate clinical area, and I'd be working for the "admin" side.
Because I'm very restrained and British about that sort of thing, I didn't even ask what the salary was, but it'll be more than I'm making at the moment ... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
And at 30 hours (or so) a week, I think it would suit me fine.
Don't get excited, Piglet ... ![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif)
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Originally posted by Moo:
My problem with swallowing pills is getting them far back enough in my mouth.
Moo
I put the water in my mouth first. It works.
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Hoping for the best, Piglet.
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Jack the Lass
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Originally posted by Boogie:
I put the water in my mouth first. It works
I do that too. I can only do one tablet at a time though. The thought of a whole mouthful of tablets rattling around (water or no water) gives me the shudders.
When I was a kid and didn't want to swallow tablets, my mum would get me to eat a Tuc biscuit (I still love them; never buy them now as I'd get through the whole packet in one go) and put the tablet in the middle of the chewed up biscuit before I swallowed it. That worked really well.
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Welease Woderwick
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Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
Yoghurt. It traps the pills so they can't float off to wrong places before you swallow.
What an excellent idea! Thanks.
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Ariel
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What do people think of the new fiver? I wasn't impressed to be given one today - looks like toy money, feels plasticky and has a completely transparent hole in it so you can see your fingers on the other side.
I fed it into a self-service checkout till and that flummoxed it. It spat out a pound coin then deliberated for a while before deciding it really was a £5 note and giving me the rest of the change.
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Originally posted by Ariel:
What do people think of the new fiver? I wasn't impressed to be given one today - looks like toy money, feels plasticky and has a completely transparent hole in it so you can see your fingers on the other side.
I fed it into a self-service checkout till and that flummoxed it. It spat out a pound coin then deliberated for a while before deciding it really was a £5 note and giving me the rest of the change.
The first time I encountered plastic money (was it Australia?) it seemed very strange. I've gotten used to them in recent years in Canada.
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Originally posted by Boogie:
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Originally posted by Moo:
My problem with swallowing pills is getting them far back enough in my mouth.
Moo
I put the water in my mouth first. It works.
I don't have a problem swallowing pills, but I had to give this a try. After I put the water in my mouth (and it wasn't all that much water), I couldn't open my mouth to put the pills in without the water spilling out. How do you do this?
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Piglet
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We've had those plastic notes here in Canada for some time; I agree that they're maybe not the prettiest things on the planet, but they do seem to be more tear-proof, which is presumably a good thing.
Having said that, I feel rather sorry for bank tellers and others who have to count lots of them, as they can be a bit sticky.
eta after cross-post with Pigwidgeon:
I'd take a fair swig of water, swallow it, then immediately pop the tablet, followed by another swig. The original swig moistens your mouth and throat, making the tablet easier to swallow.
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Boogie
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Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
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Originally posted by Boogie:
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Originally posted by Moo:
My problem with swallowing pills is getting them far back enough in my mouth.
Moo
I put the water in my mouth first. It works.
I don't have a problem swallowing pills, but I had to give this a try. After I put the water in my mouth (and it wasn't all that much water), I couldn't open my mouth to put the pills in without the water spilling out. How do you do this?
Purse your lips and slip the pill in between your teeth
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Yes, it probably would've been Australia, Pigwidgeon. We invented it.
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Welease Woderwick
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They tried plastic money in Sri Lanka about 10 or 15 years ago but it faded very badly so they had to withdraw it.
Yesterday the weather forecast predicted showers then a downpour - and they were right! We got a shower at lunchtime then the rain set in about 6pm and it is just tailing off now at 6am, but it has not yet stopped. I love going to sleep to the sound of the rain.
No, I haven't been up on the roof dancing in it...
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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
[...] No, I haven't been up on the roof dancing in it...
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Originally posted by Lamb Chopped:
Yoghurt. It traps the pills so they can't float off to wrong places before you swallow.
Thick yogurt is really good for taking uncoated pills that taste awful. Unlike taking them with liquid they don't dissolve in the process.
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...AND popping up here to suggest that nobody takes multiple pills at once, no matter what you do, as I think Mr. Lamb did last night--and may have inhaled one of them down his trachea. He seems to be all right, though I gather this can be very dangerous and result in a visit to the emergency room with long nasty things stuck down your throat.
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It's much easier to swallow pills when you drink through a straw. The pull-up lid of a water bottle works the same way.
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Wesley J
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Increased vacuum! Clever! That really sucks!
(ETA: Ok, probably more about lowering the air pressure inside the mouth. But vacuum sounds so nice.)
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Just popping in to say hello after a fairly lazy day spent baking bread and waiting to hear about the job I was interviewed for the other day - no news yet, and in the frame of mind I'm in at the moment, I'm assuming no news is bad news.
Heading out in a wee while to look at some pretty autumn colours - D. was over on the west side of the town this morning and said the trees were absolutely spectacular, so we're about to take a wee run out to see them before the sun sets (have I mentioned we get spectacular sunsets as well?).
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... I'm assuming no news is bad news.
I was right - I didn't get it. ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
It means we probably won't get the house either, as the bank won't give us a bridging loan based on D's salary alone.
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Go to them and beg. What's the worst that can happen?
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Piglet
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We already have. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Piglet, I'm sorry things are so tough at the moment. Are there any Christmas jobs going that would at least give you a bit of extra money, if not actually help towards securing the new house?
I had a lovely evening with my over fifities ladies club from work celebrating my retirement next week. They gave me a picture made up of scrabble tiles of a lot of my favourite things.
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Brenda Clough
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Damn, that's bad. Borrow from family?
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Ariel
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I feel for you, Piglet. If I could work a sprite's charm or two I'd send a wave of good luck your way, with a perfect little house at the end of it for you. I can only hope that something even better is waiting for you.
Quiet but nice and productive day here today. I've been shopping for craft papers, ribbons, etc, now I just need some inspiration to make some pretty bookmarks that people would actually want to buy at a charity craft fair.
Speaking of charity, I did a cake sale at the start of the week and raised £40 for Dementia UK, which together with the cream tea I did earlier in the summer, means I've been able to send them £100. I promised I'd do something for them as a thank-you and I'm glad to have been able to keep that promise.
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Boogie
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So sorry to hear your house sale problems Piglet.
Have you considered renting the old house out?
We rent out a bungalow and it's been a really positive experience. The longstanding tenant has just left to live nearer his son and we've been preparing the place for the next one. It has a huge garden which, sadly, nobody has yet tended, but maybe the next one will be a gardener.
She has a poodle
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... Have you considered renting the old house out?
Considered, but really discounted the idea - it would probably be more hassle than it was worth, especially as we're not on the spot, so we'd have to employ an agent (which would probably eat most of the profits) and I understand it can be really hard to get rid of a tenant if the house did sell.
Also, it's now unfurnished, as we had to clear it for the Scumbag's original closing date, and I'd have thought that houses round there would really only be rentable if they were furnished (several of the neighbouring houses are).
To quote somebody in Dickens: something will turn up.
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Boogie
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We employ an agent, it's very cost effective. They deal with everything. We still get enough rent to cover a decent mortgage on another house.
If a tenant leaves the bungalow we then put it up 'sale or rent' and take whichever comes first. This time it was re-let within a day. All done by the agent.
ETA - it's unfurnished, much easier that way.
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An agent is the only way to manage a rental unless you live right nearby. You do have to give them a percentage, but there should be a net profit to you. At the least, you could go onto one of the rental web sites and see what houses like yours are renting for in that neighborhood.
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Jack the Lass
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It depends on the area, I guess, as to how well rental income covers expenses. I couldn't sell my 1 bedroom flat in Glasgow (I did try - the highest offer was nearly £20K below what I'd paid for it, and the other offers I got were £23K below what I'd paid for it. I could afford to take a bit of a hit, but nowhere near that much). So I've had no choice but to rent it out (unfurnished apart from white goods in the kitchen). The rental income I have covers the mortgage and agency fees and insurance, but not the extras (most notably the contract with Scottish Gas to service the boiler annually and provide a Landlord Gas Safety certificate). So each month I am out of pocket, but just have to think that I am considerably less out of pocket than when it was empty. Also, due to various periods of temp working and being a student, my occupational pension will be tiny. I figure that the amount I pay out each month on my flat is much better spent there than into a private pension (particularly now those seem to be tanking post-Brexit vote), and I only have just over 9 years left on the mortgage, so after that will be able to make a profit which will be a very welcome addition to my miniscule pension, even after tax.
I have been very lucky with my agency, and they're well worth the money. But all the initial expenses associated with getting everything set up and to a legal standard were a royal PITA.
I hope you find a serious buyer very very soon, piglet.
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Lothlorien
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When MIL went into care near where we lived we rented out her place. There were two houses on a large block and the smaller was already rented. We did it with an agent whose fee was from memory 5%. She was terribly angry, we should have been going over there every week to collect the rent in cash from the tenants of both places.
This was on the other side of the city, an unreasonable distance to be travelling weekly.
They found us a tenant promptly after we had tossed hoarding from innumerable years. They vetted applicants and checked their references. The morning tenants were to move in, the sewer pipe blocked. Agents knew local tradespeople where we had no idea and had one there to fix it in under 30 minutes.
Rent was deposited into a bank account we nominated and we received statements from and accounting program regularly. Well worth the 5%.
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Piglet
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Thanks for your advice, all - I'll have a look into possibilities, but I doubt that D. will think it's worth it.
When it was originally listed, I was deeply unimpressed with the estate agent's blurb - it's under three lines and really didn't show much enthusiasm - so I e-mailed her a blurb of my own, stressing what a bargain it is (well under the City's assessment value), and she says she's going to use it, though the new one hasn't appeared so far. I was a bit worried that she'd think I was trying to tell her how to do her job, but so far she seems to have done the square-root of bugger-all ... ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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The house where I now live was sold by an agent like that. She stuck her sign out front, posted one bad picture on the Multi Listing Service page, and a brief description. My agent saw the listing -- she knew it was the location, size, and price I wanted -- so she came by the next day and took lots of pictures and emailed them to me at work. I came by after work, and the deal was done that evening. The so-called selling agent did nothing, and the house sat on the market for 2 or 3 months. It worked out well for me -- when the house was appraised it was actually worth a bit more than I had paid, another mistake on the seller's agent's part.
Having a good realtor makes all the difference. (By the way, the same realtor who helped me buy this house also sold my house for me -- several offers within 24 hours of it being on the market.)
So don't be embarrassed, Piglet. You may need to hold her feet to the fire to get results. It WILL sell!
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Thanks, Pigwidgeon - I was in need of some positivity!
It seems to me that the system of selling here is a bit skew-whiff: the potential buyer is shown round by their own agent, rather than the one we're paying - she doesn't seem to show anyone round, which doesn't really make much sense.
Also, when we were still living there, we were expected to get off-side whenever an agent was coming with a prospective buyer.
I hope with every fibre of my being that we never have to do this again ...
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Yes, that's how it works. In an ideal universe there are always two agents, one representing the buyer and one representing the seller. You can see that if it was one agent handling the entire thing there is too much opportunity for difficulties.
It is better for the owner to not be on hand when possible buyers are around. Their comments ("OMG, what were they thinking with that rug?") are not good for you, and your replies are never helpful. Having you not there allows the potential buyer to imagine themselves living there, a good thing.
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Yes, that's how it works. In an ideal universe there are always two agents, one representing the buyer and one representing the seller. You can see that if it was one agent handling the entire thing there is too much opportunity for difficulties.
Not sure how it works where you are but although there are two agents they are both actually working for the seller. The agent that is showing the potential buyers around will make a commission on the sale that comes from the seller.
If your house is not selling through the agent you contracted, then you can switch agents and companies after the contract expires. My neighbour had a "dud" for an agent and had no one look at the house for sixty days. The new agent had two open house afternoons and had people in almost every day for about a month. The house sold quickly. Previously, it had been for sale for over a year with one agent.
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I'd switch agents as soon as you can, Piglet. Our house sat on the market with the first agent we chose, but the second one was brilliant and basically talked our buyers into buying our house. It worked out well for us, as the delay meant we lost the first place we were after, but the house we ended up with, which is on a road we originally discounted, is more or less our ideal. The road is still not brilliant (it gets a lot of traffic), but the rest, house, where it is etc is.
Today is my last working day,before I retire. I'm coming in on Friday for an official farewell, but apart from that I'm nearly done.
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Sarasa, be prepared for some weird dreams after you actually finish. Dreaming of phone calls from work that it has all been a dreadful mistakes and you've got to go back next Monday are not at all uncommon! When I had those dreams [nightmares!] I talked to a few folk, including my dad, who all reported similar stuff.
Suddenly I'm sleeping even more than usual, I think it is these steroids or the other tablets I am on for my ankle rash. If things don't improve I'm giving up on my GP and going to a dermatologist in town - he is actually, as is not unusual, both dermatologist and venerologist but I'm pretty sure this is not the result of sexual contact unless it has a rather bizarrely lengthy incubation period - and it looks nothing like Karposi's Sarcoma!
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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
... Suddenly I'm sleeping even more than usual, I think it is these steroids or the other tablets I am on for my ankle rash. ...
Obviously, I would never give medical advice on the Ship but the steroids will actually perk you up not make you sleepy. Try taking the antihistamine really late in the day and the steroids at mid-day instead of first thing in the morning. (That is, if indeed you are taking them first thing!) Then again, maybe you are enjoying being sleepy. Rashes often take awhile to go away and you may need a higher dose of the steroid to push it back. Again, all the cautions of medical advice from random strangers on the internet, etc. etc.
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Thanks lily pad, probably off to the dermatologist in the morning - if not it may be Saturday. Herself has some stitches out on Friday so I will be expected to be here to supervise, or something.
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Hope you can get sorted soon, WW. I think I can relate to what Lilypad says about antihistamine - unless it's one that's specifically "non-drowsy" they can be a bit knocking-out.
We've now tried one last reduction in the price of the former Château Piglet, with an addendum that we'll consider up to $10,000 less than the new asking price. We're practically giving it away (about two-thirds of the Council's rateable value), but we just want to get shot of it.
I've suggested to D. that we change agents, but he's not keen - it seems that the market is just utter crap at the moment, and changing agents may not make that much difference.
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Piglet, have you checked the market is really crap by looking at advertisements etc? Online too? Spring is a better time to sell than coming into winter, at least down here, but it may be that the agent does not want to lose the listing.
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