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Post by rfan8312 on Aug 23, 2023 0:52:21 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Aug 24, 2023 14:57:27 GMT
Amazing 3D trunk art by Howard Lee, made without harming the tree.  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 25, 2023 15:02:13 GMT
Someone I know has been feeling rough for a while
Checkup this week
They kept him in until he can have a triple bypass and a new aortic valve
Send him good vibes everyone
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Post by julesd68 on Aug 25, 2023 15:13:34 GMT
It's incredible what heart surgeons can do these days, all the best ...
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Post by rfan8312 on Aug 25, 2023 15:59:52 GMT
My dad had a triple bypass. He enjoyed his stay at hospital it wasn't a problem.
Your friend will be well taken care of. Best wishes.
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Post by Slinger on Aug 25, 2023 16:44:56 GMT
Is he in the Royal Brompton, Mike?
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 25, 2023 17:25:40 GMT
That's where he's going Wednesday
Thought they were lungs only
Looking them up I see they are now linked with Harefield
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Post by MartinT on Aug 25, 2023 18:17:49 GMT
My Dad had a quadruple bypass. In the USA. I have no idea how he afforded it.
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Post by Slinger on Aug 25, 2023 18:39:01 GMT
That's where he's going Wednesday Thought they were lungs only Looking them up I see they are now linked with Harefield They looked after my late wife, and they're the best in the country i.m.o (and hers). All of their top surgeons and top specialist cardiac nursing staff cover both NHS and private patients. They're absolutely brilliant there. Your pal couldn't be in better hands. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 25, 2023 18:45:22 GMT
That's where he's going Wednesday Thought they were lungs only Looking them up I see they are now linked with Harefield They looked after my late wife, and they're the best in the country i.m.o (and hers). All of their top surgeons and top specialist cardiac nursing staff cover both NHS and private patients. They're absolutely brilliant there. Your pal couldn't be in better hands. Great news. Thanks Paul |
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Post by Slinger on Aug 28, 2023 21:33:39 GMT
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 29, 2023 14:40:21 GMT
Got it right away Might be seeing dogs constantly doing weird things ! |
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Post by MartinT on Sept 17, 2023 12:18:13 GMT
This is the Katy Freeway in Houston. My sister lives there. I can't tell you how awful most of Houston is, devoid of culture and with huge distances involved in getting from one side to the other, or anywhere interesting.  |
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Post by nicholas on Sept 17, 2023 13:43:31 GMT
^^^ I lived in a pleasant suburb of Houston for three years in the nineties and rode the Katy Freeway 22 miles each way to my downtown office. Houston is a place of many contradictions... miserable humid climate and some of the best food in the US. The mammoth city occupies more space than the State of Rhode Island. The refineries on the East side of town look like Dante's Inferno when driving by them at night. My time there was largely a decent experience with not one tear shed when moving day rolled around. ^^^
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Post by MartinT on Sept 17, 2023 18:21:18 GMT
The refineries on the East side of town look like Dante's Inferno when driving by them at night. They are other worldly even in daytime. You don't want to get lost in that area. |
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Post by rfan8312 on Sept 19, 2023 19:33:42 GMT
That highway is insane. Looks like 15 lanes at one point. The most I've ever seen is 6 on rt. 95 that runs up and down the east coast of USA.
My parents will be moving south in a few months so I looked around as well where to move and discovered I'd quickly miss the hilly terrain of a place like New England. Though Pacific Northwest apparently is similar.
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Post by MartinT on Sept 19, 2023 21:03:03 GMT
Though Pacific Northwest apparently is similar. If you mean Washington state, it's absolutely gorgeous. Gobsmacking views, interesting areas like the Hoh Rainforest, wonderful coastline, nice islands like the Orcas for visiting. Even Seattle is a relatively nice city. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 20, 2023 8:41:16 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Sept 20, 2023 12:23:36 GMT
I like Ken, and as you mentioned, one could always rely on his honesty, which was usually how he tended to sabotage himself, unfortunately. He wouldn't " bend" even when it would have been the easier road to take. Even if sometimes misguided, the man had principles, and he stuck by them. |
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Post by julesd68 on Sept 22, 2023 14:26:34 GMT
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