How ridiculous. Seems to be a system designed with inbuilt inefficiency.

Why doesn’t she have continental squat toilets installed then she could squat for everything.

I wonder if they are available here? Not that I would want one, but i must be possible to combine them with a shower?

They are.


Or you can use one of these to get the benefits. Still that wouldn’t allow Guinny to grab the headlines by saying something outrageous and promoting herself as a mucky cow.

Or even a child's step stool I suppose? I quite like the look of the one in the first link. It would fit in a tiny space without overwhelming it.

They should pay her whatever it takes to go on CBB. Who is interested in Daniella westbrook?

Hello all

My sister arrived safely today, here for 6 weeks approx!


Incredible This is the sort of thing you see in sitcoms!

or maybe even a series of holes in the ground - this would be much more, er, organic and eco-friendly Just fill em up and move on...

They have also made it impossible for someone to claim dole money (or whatever they call it now) unless they have a phone. They dont let you make the claim from the offices.
Also, when you are sent hospital appointments you have to confirm BY PHONE right away. (id have thought it easier and cheaper for people to just turn up when they are told to) but I havent tried to do this in person yet. ( I am tempted)


Does your sister drive, Moots? I hope you will both have a chance to see some sights.

Hi Honey

It has been really nice till late afternoon then had a little rain.

Are you looking forward to CBB?

Hi Mootle

Good to hear your sister has arrived hope you both have a fab time together

I was, until I saw the probable list and recognised nobody except for Daniella Flipping Westbrook.

6 weeks? Plenty of time for you and your sister to have some fun!

I havent seen the list I best get looking. When Daniella Flippin Westbrook has been on The Wright Stuff she comes across well but what you see in the press is a contradiction so reality must be somewhere in the middle.

goes off to google list......

im waiting for Masterchef Celeb Final

Evening all. A few lines. Tablets aka Hudl2 are awful.
Op fine. All tubes out haven't slept yet. Hoping to tonight.
All being well. Depending on fluid retention I should be out tomorrow.

Thanks for all your good wishes. It means a lot.

Good to hear you are well, good luck for tomorrow

I only found out it was on when Rylan mentioned it on this morning this morning. I thought I would give it a go only to find out its finishing! Oh well, it will be repeated for ever.


Fingers crossed for you going home tomorrow, Hicky.
Let the nurses know that you havent slept, because they usually do everything they can to help.

I cant get on with tablets either. I have no idea what I am doing.

Hope all continues to go well.

Good morning you lot.



Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.


Great to hear from you. Take care and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Hi Hicky

Good to hear from you hope you managed to get some sleep

fingers crossed that you are well enough to get home today

Good morning Eddy

sun shining here for now

have a fab weekend

Glad things went well, hope you managed to get some sleep. Take care x


Morning all
Dull and grey outside but at least it's dry, warm would be nice but hopefully it'll warm up later on in the day. I've been to the butcher and have large quantities of cow I wish to barbecue later

Many of the families I deal with have Pay as You Go phones and almost never have any credit on them. They need the money to buy the credits, so they're going to be even more scuppered than they are already - it's madness.


Great news Hicky, fingers crossed you get home today. Take care and do as you're told


Sounds like a plan halla, hope it brightens up.

Wonder if Hicky is home yet?

Good Afternoon All.:+)))))))))))))))

All over, home at last.

It was a lovely Operation, i watched it on a screen as the man was doing it, he was talking to me all the way through.
I had a 1.5cm stone in the Bladder which they smashed while a watched with a type of crusher, after half an hour they started the operation, which i also watched every minute, probably for an hour, they even showed me what they had cut out from the stone and the prostrate, he would give me it all though.

Then a few hours in recovery with a flush going on which lasted maybe 24hrs, had a catheter half the size of a hosepipe, didn't know they made them that thick but the only way to get the operation debris out.

Now i have to train my Pelvic Floor Muscles to work again, could take a while.
But thats life i suppose, when i see all the others in the wards it makes me very thankful for my condition.

You watched it on a screen Blimey dont think 'id want to !

Anyway glad it went well !

Hi Barra.:+))))))))))))))))))

It was quite an experience, a bit like watching a video on the Puter of someone else having an Operation, but it was me.

Glad you're home and sorted Hicky. I agree Barra, he's much braver than I would be in the circumstances