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Post by mikkh on Dec 4, 2010 9:10:51 GMT
If yesterday was my lucky day, today definitely isn't  Made the effort to get up early to go to the cattle market. There were only about about a third of the usual stalls but I did spot an Alienware case that was a prime candidate for coming home with me. Unfortunately it was on the one stall where he's a bit of dreamer and likes to charge at least double what everyone else does. I enquired about the price and he said £35  I was willing to go £20 but he wasn't interested even when I pointed out the lock on the front of case - minus keys of course and the missing graphics card. That didn't really bother me, but it did point to a rather empty inside. If they were willing/able to remove the graphics card, it was pretty certain any RAM or hard drives would also be gone. It's also a monster of a case I didn't really fancy carrying anyway So I trudged off with an empty bag for probably only the second time in all the years I've been going. The road was all compacted snow, so I took what I thought would be a safer route through virgin snow - wrong  I stepped in a pothole, fell over and badly twisted my ankle  I managed to limp/hobble my way home and my ankle now resembles an orange and throbs quite a bit |
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Post by Lynnrose on Dec 4, 2010 14:16:18 GMT
What a day for you so far Mikkh. Wish I could be there to help you out, make you dinner, do your laundry...  etc, but I'm sure you will manage.
Hope you get better soon.
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Post by ken on Dec 4, 2010 14:36:23 GMT
So you wont be joining me for an early 10 mile run for a few days then Mikk, I will have to go alone. You wont want to be going up and down your mountain very often, hope you have got plenty tins of custard in. You will have to get your daughter running around, with Christmas coming up she shouldn't be hard to bribe.
Get well soon Mate.
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Post by mikkh on Dec 4, 2010 17:26:47 GMT
Just got back from A&E, they don't rush do they?
It's broken and I get to keep this pretty plaster sock for 4-6 weeks
Happy new year
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Post by nocky2 on Dec 4, 2010 18:31:54 GMT
Sorry to hear that mikkh, hope you're not in too much pain, and it heals OK.
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Post by ken on Dec 4, 2010 18:59:37 GMT
Must be a bad fracture Mikk, normally they keep you waiting so long a break heals while your waiting.. That A&E got to be the worst department in the hospital. Once you past the desk you have to see about 3 specialist nurses, before you ever get to see a doctor. The doctors are out having a round of golf, while you being messed about by the nurses.
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Post by Lynnrose on Dec 4, 2010 19:15:23 GMT
Crikey, feel for you Mikkh. I hope you can manage on your own 
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Post by elvisuk on Dec 4, 2010 19:23:42 GMT
Well i now what it's like Mikkh remember my leg i had three months lazying about 
Get well soon then you can go for another computer as long as you don't do the other leg of course
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Post by mikkh on Dec 4, 2010 19:56:55 GMT
They've plastered me to just below my knee, so to add insult to injury I'm going to have to mutilate my new jeans I only bought last week before I can get undressed. Either that or wear the same jeans and underwear for weeks!
In fact I'd better do it now, because it will really annoy me if I drag myself upstairs, then find I have to come back down to fetch scissors
I'll be fine, thanks for the good wishes
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Post by Roz on Dec 4, 2010 22:00:05 GMT
Ouch! Sorry to hear about your leg Mikkh.
If it's not too late.....If you unpicked the inside seam of your jeans leg, (that's not usually a double one), you will probably be able to get to get it sewn up again easily.
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Post by mikkh on Dec 4, 2010 23:28:49 GMT
Good thinking, but unfortunately too late They were only a cheap pair anyway, but I'll adapt some of my others thanks to that tip - cheers  ) |
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Post by Lynnrose on Dec 4, 2010 23:48:29 GMT
A new avatar for you Mikkh (I hope he can see the funny side, or I'm in trouble)
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Post by ken on Dec 5, 2010 1:54:06 GMT
Should have asked a sailor Mikk, sailors are jean mutilation experts.
Outward bound jeans had turnups and homeward bound jeans didn't. The jeans became cutoffs on the tropical coast and the turnups gave enough material to sew the legs back on homeward bound . Ships molls on the Aussie coast turned cutoff jeans into mini skirts. Sea stories that landlubbers dont know if they are true or not.
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Post by mikkh on Dec 5, 2010 11:21:45 GMT
I don't mind Lynnrose, the hopping bit is what I'm doing now though
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Post by elvisuk on Dec 5, 2010 12:22:57 GMT
The question is have you got another pair for when you can use them?
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Post by mikkh on Dec 5, 2010 13:58:59 GMT
Another pair of jeans? Yeah I've got lots and a big pile I keep as only fit for fishing because of various problems - so I'll be using some of those
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Post by elvisuk on Dec 5, 2010 15:49:50 GMT
That's handy then Mikkh 
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Post by ken on Dec 5, 2010 17:28:44 GMT
Any excuse to go fishing all the time.
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Post by jojo on Dec 7, 2010 23:14:22 GMT
Really sorry to hear that mikkh.
But on the bright side, you'll be around, so much more for us.
There now, doesn't that make you feel a whole lot better?
Does for me.
All the best mate.
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I was willing to go £20 but he wasn't interested even when I pointed out the lock on the front of case - minus keys of course and the missing graphics card.
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