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Had a far too eventful day ... Had a nice Lunch (Bacon included) with Mum + My Sister, Brother in law, + nephew. Then later when shopping Mum took a tumble. Called 999 and a nice paramedic turned up. Mum OK. Paramedic drove her home. Then assessed that other than a split lip all was well. Lots of cups of tea all round. The UK. Free healthcare with every purchase.

Me Happy

Time for some Russian style dash cams? In other news; Things that make swollen knee's feel better. In California: flexible cooling pads from the freezer. In the UK wheat grain heating bag/pad warmed in the microwave. Knee prefers CA.

Happy (same day) birthday! Bought to you by jet lag.

Happy Birthday Carl! Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

Happy Belated, Peter.

Thx for the well wishes. Survived the trip. Zombie Gunship took my mind off my knee. Can recommend wheelchair service for the rabbit warren that is LHR T3. They even have their own dedicated immigration lane, so no mixing with the hoi palloi. Pity all it takes is a gammy knee. Saw the rain and the roadworks on the M25 - some things never change. EDIT: oh yes, and a months worth of unlimited data / 300 mins voice / 3000 texts from three PAYG for only 15 quid FTW (via factory unlocked nexus 4)

Thx, and extra legroom FTW. Also wimped out and requested wheelchair service at LHR.

Found out from the blood work / culture results that my knee, while still swollen is not infected (as far as they can tell) when I asked if would be better if it was infected (and thus providing a cause for the swelling) I was told that infected knee's are not doctor recommended. So now I'm about to subject it to 10+ hours of transatlantic flight. What could possibly go wrong? I have an MRI booked on my return, so we'll see what they say - maybe "non specific inflammation" if it's a repeat of 20 years ago (same symptoms/onset - but no root cause - resolved itself over 6 months) Weather on journey down to SFO was glorious. Brother in Law said weather in UK was cold, wet and crap. No change there then Now "enjoying" obligatory overpriced generic airport fare. I'm Back in two weeks. Joanne may act as my chauffeur, then spend more time with her elderly mother, returning later. It's not like she has a job to rush back to now...

Basically, Coz English youth, like, aint as extra cultured as you may have thought, innit, yeah?

Compensating much, perhaps? Did I mention I have one of these . Apparently it doesn't weigh anything, according to the published specs

Happy Birthday Vicki, I hope Watson realizes today is all about you!

Joanne's Lamb Curry, Mikey's chickpea curry, more fixin's then strawbs, cream, ice cream etc. Lots of tasty food with great company (Mikey, Claire, and an overworked Al: Hope the Lime Pickle helped)

Went to an orthopedist ... (upcoming images in spoiler tags for the squeemish) ... Right knee swelled up at the weekend limiting articulation - with no obvious prior cause / trauma. Joanne said you need to get someone to look at that. So, Before ( one of these Knee's is not like the others, one of these knee's is not the same ) ... Had something like this previously in the UK (20 years ago), "Free at the point of delivery" but lots of waiting between stages Here , same day digital X-Rays (no mechanical damage / issues), consult, + aspiration ... My That's a lot of fluid ... 140ml .. That's a decent restaurant wine glass ... Much better - off to be cultured - results back in 5 days or so , and possibly an MRI ..... Fun eh?

ooh, build pr0n .... looky nice ... So will you show us how unfeasiblly large your benchmarks are Q: how well will the audio (in + out) work in KF!

Nice Photo's CJ. Hope They were worth it, and everything works out the best for you. Speaking of nice photo's, more photo's of the response to the Larkspur fire from a better vantage point - up close + personal https://plus.google.com/photos/105835403043583640446/albums/5931865265381857633?authkey=CLDSl5HH0fHcqAE

Let me get this right, an Irish downtempo / ambient artist is called Mick Chillage? Does he have a Scottish counterpart Jock Chillax? Oh wait. it's a nom de bleep. Micheal Gainford doesn't quite have the same vibe. But I like his Style ("Chillage Idiots", "Michael Moog")

Cute overload Congrat!

Watched a CalFire OV-10 circle overhead and act as a FAC while a fire was contained on a local hillside. The accompanying tankers made a couple of runs, but the actual fire was out of sight, behind a ridge or two from where I was. Nice to have this kind of CAS when you need it. EDIT: News report http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/north_bay&id=9277152 EDIT: some pics from sfgate http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Wildfire-in-Marin-Co-beaten-into-submission-4874306.php

Assembled an ion iCade for Marketing (as they seem to lack practical assembly skills) Then engaged in rigorous rounds of 'acceptance testing'

He's obviously one 'leet Copper, innit.

Well, you had to make me break out the science, didn't you. foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2013-10-01 22:21:33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Rush / Vapor Trails -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR6 0.00 dB -6.96 dB 5:09 01-One Little Victory DR5 -0.01 dB -5.97 dB 5:28 02-Ceiling Unlimited DR5 -0.01 dB -6.36 dB 5:41 03-Ghost Rider DR5 0.00 dB -6.27 dB 5:23 04-Peaceable Kingdom DR5 -0.01 dB -6.13 dB 4:29 05-The Stars Look Down DR5 -0.01 dB -6.42 dB 4:05 06-How It Is DR5 -0.01 dB -6.71 dB 4:58 07-Vapor Trails DR4 0.00 dB -5.65 dB 6:35 08-Secret Touch DR5 -0.01 dB -5.49 dB 5:38 09-Earthshine DR5 0.00 dB -6.24 dB 3:41 10-Sweet Miracle DR5 0.00 dB -6.70 dB 4:49 11-Nocturne DR6 0.00 dB -6.81 dB 6:21 12-Freeze -- Part IV Of 'Fear' DR4 -0.01 dB -5.71 dB 5:04 13-Out Of The Cradle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 13 Official DR value: DR5 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 1057 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================ foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2013-10-01 22:22:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Rush / Vapor Trails Remixed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR7 -0.30 dB -8.05 dB 5:09 01-One Little Victory DR8 -0.30 dB -9.35 dB 5:28 02-Ceiling Unlimited DR7 -0.30 dB -9.05 dB 5:41 03-Ghost Rider DR7 -0.30 dB -9.23 dB 5:24 04-Peaceable Kingdom DR8 -0.30 dB -9.26 dB 4:28 05-The Stars Look Down DR6 -0.30 dB -8.39 dB 4:05 06-How It Is DR8 -0.30 dB -10.37 dB 4:58 07-Vapor Trail DR7 -0.30 dB -8.64 dB 6:35 08-Secret Touch DR7 -0.30 dB -8.44 dB 5:38 09-Earthshine DR7 -0.30 dB -8.88 dB 3:41 10-Sweet Miracle DR7 -0.30 dB -8.65 dB 4:49 11-Nocturne DR8 -0.30 dB -9.43 dB 6:21 12-Freeze Part IV Of ''Fear'' DR7 -0.30 dB -9.05 dB 5:04 13-Out Of The Cradle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 13 Official DR value: DR7 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 1017 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================

Hmm - ended up in the Grilling rather than Eating thread. So Not Grilling. But Yes, Enjoying, without grilling. Joanne Approves (and Enjoyed)