somewhatfoolish Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Are they making the script up there and then? Ours get emailed to the chemist and made up, you just go in, identify yourself and they hand it to you, much quicker and less risk of lurgi transfer. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Nope, that's after it's taken nearly a fortnight to be signed off by the GP, sent the thirty feet from the GP to the pharmacy electronically and been made up ready to dispense. I saw this coming and had requested a top up to my medication on like the 2nd or 3rd of March as I expected stuff to go mad. It was only ready to be dispensed yesterday. If I'd waited until a week before like they instruct you to I'd still be a week away from getting it. Really irks me that they don't automatically fill any repeats here now, you have to manually request everything. It's a pain when you're on eight different medications, all of which run out at different times. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 I have no idea what this sitcom is on ITV, but it’s actually worse than Mrs Brown’s Boys, which I didn’t think was possible HillmanImp and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 17 minutes ago, dozeydustman said: it’s actually worse than Mrs Brown’s Boys, which I didn’t think was possible FAKE NEWS HillmanImp, The Moog, blakey79 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Guys please have some pity on pharmacists at the minute, I've been to about 30 this week so far and they are under incredible pressure and have bent over backwards to support other NHS services, remember that if they fuck up slightly they can quite easily kill you. 2 at a time is to protect them as well as you, if they go down we are seriously in the shit. A thank you and patience would be very much appreciated. DeeJay, Cheggers, blakey79 and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, omegod said: Guys please have some pity on pharmacists at the minute, I've been to about 30 this week so far and they are under incredible pressure and have bent over backwards to support other NHS services, remember that if they fuck up slightly they can quite easily kill you. 2 at a time is to protect them as well as you, if they go down we are seriously in the shit. A thank you and patience would be very much appreciated. This. It's not just hospital staff that are putting their necks on the line at the moment. myglaren, purplebargeken, mitsisigma01 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, dozeydustman said: I have no idea what this sitcom is on ITV, but it’s actually worse than Mrs Brown’s Boys, which I didn’t think was possible I was watching this comedy series called 'BBC NEWS' earlier and it had this fat man in an ill fitted suit wearing a bad wig, doing some sort of surrealist stand up, whilst people shouted at him from a telly stood at the other end of the room. It was like, maybe French or something but remade for UK telly, I'm not sure? Anyway I didn't like it. The Moog, privatewire, stonedagain and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Now we've got our stuff we've switched our preferred pharmacy to another one. We absolutely fully expected stuff to be slower than usual and there to be a queue. As there was one neighborhood over where we were picking up stuff to drop off with a friend who's in full isolation and can't leave the house at all. Waited about half an hour, perfectly reasonable. Our local one though is just a nightmare at the best of times. I've been handed the wrong medication on several occasions and twice a prescription for a completely different person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 14 minutes ago, HillmanImp said: I was watching this comedy series called 'BBC NEWS' earlier and it had this fat man in an ill fitted suit wearing a bad wig, doing some sort of surrealist stand up, whilst people shouted at him from a telly stood at the other end of the room. It was like, maybe French or something but remade for UK telly, I'm not sure? Anyway I didn't like it. Sure that wasn’t Bloomberg? stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 5 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Just back from today's pilgrimage to the pharmacy to pick up the stuff they forgot to give me yesterday. This was the queue. You have V6-engined streets where you live? Very posh. stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, wuvvum said: You have V6-engined streets where you live? Very posh. Confused the heck out of me the first time I visited here! Milton Keynes is arranged in a notionally north/south east/west grid (it's actually rotated about 30 degrees, but you get the idea). The main distributor roads running north/south are numbered V, the east/west ones H. It's the only town I know in the UK which you can broadly navigate using grid references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Gotcha. The only one I know is H8 Standing Way, aka the A421. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, dozeydustman said: This. It's not just hospital staff that are putting their necks on the line at the moment How is it for you working DD, not sharing a cab at work are you? how does the rest of the crew get around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Confused the heck out of me the first time I visited here! Milton Keynes is arranged in a notionally north/south east/west grid (it's actually rotated about 30 degrees, but you get the idea). The main distributor roads running north/south are numbered V, the east/west ones H. It's the only town I know in the UK which you can broadly navigate using grid references. I had to attend a training course at a drug company in MK in the 90's, I could see the hotel they booked for me from every possible angle as it had a big windmill but could I shite get to it. Frustrating place to say the least! beko1987 and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 1 hour ago, HillmanImp said: I was watching this comedy series called 'BBC NEWS' earlier and it had this fat man in an ill fitted suit wearing a bad wig, doing some sort of surrealist stand up, whilst people shouted at him from a telly stood at the other end of the room. It was like, maybe French or something but remade for UK telly, I'm not sure? Anyway I didn't like it. You are Philomena Cunk and I claim my five pounds. louiepj, Yoss, myglaren and 4 others 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, omegod said: I had to attend a training course at a drug company in MK in the 90's, I could see the hotel they booked for me from every possible angle as it had a big windmill but could I shite get to it. Frustrating place to say the least! Caldecotte! Attended a car meet there once just after moving in - took me four loops around the area before I found the damned access road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Skelmersdale is the same. Tenmil Socket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Being on lockdown, on a glorious day, when you own three convertibles is tantamount to torture. I resisted the urge to drive into the hills, because I’m taking this seriously. But I almost had to get Mrs_b to hide the keys. And that was day 2. In other grumpiness, my sleep has gone to shit... I’m usually so knackered that I crash out and sleep until the alarm. Recently I’ve been doing a lot of waking up at 4am... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, brownnova said: Being on lockdown, on a glorious day, when you own three convertibles is tantamount to torture. I resisted the urge to drive into the hills, because I’m taking this seriously. But I almost had to get Mrs_b to hide the keys. And that was day 2. In other grumpiness, my sleep has gone to shit... I’m usually so knackered that I crash out and sleep until the alarm. Recently I’ve been doing a lot of waking up at 4am... Morning. My body clock is waking me up at 5:40 out of habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 minute ago, New POD said: Morning. My body clock is waking me up at 5:40 out of habit. Morning! I’m normally a 6am riser, I could cope with that... I even went for a 2 hour ‘state permitted exercise’ walk yesterday to tire myself out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 7 hours ago, vulgalour said: You are Philomena Cunk and I claim my five pounds. Close , I actually wrote that with Barry Shitpeas voice in my head (from the telly, I don't know what our own Mr Shitpeas, Wilsonx2 etc sounds like). vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 35 minutes ago, New POD said: Morning. My body clock is waking me up at 5:40 out of habit. My alarms had been set for 5:30. Yesterday I woke up bang on, today I'm 20 mins "late". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, Sir Snipes said: My alarms had been set for 5:30. Yesterday I woke up bang on, today I'm 20 mins "late". I'm working from home, so should have left for work by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 55 minutes ago, New POD said: Morning. My body clock is waking me up at 5:40 out of habit. That's a decent lie in, in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 8 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said: How is it for you working DD, not sharing a cab at work are you? how does the rest of the crew get around? I’ve been set aside as an ‘at risk’ member of staff because I’m overweight. My stepdaughter is at a higher risk of getting it than me because she’s working in a supermarket and has done 4 extra shifts this week. I think loaders are meeting the driver at the start of the round by travelling there in their cars they’ve sent home over half the front line staff and using whoever they can get their hands on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) Looks as though daughter's battery has collapsed on her C3. Fortunately working from home currently (NHS) - 16 hour days ECP prices I paid far less for a Bosch for my C5 diesel a year ago. Edited March 26, 2020 by myglaren Unexpected link arrangement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/types/012/ There's one on there for £33, I've used Tayna a few times before and they're bang on. puddlethumper, Magnificent Rustbucket and purplebargeken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 22 minutes ago, myglaren said: Looks as though daughter's battery has collapsed on her C3. Fortunately working from home currently (NHS) - 16 hour days ECP prices I paid far less for a Bosch for my C5 diesel a year ago. £44.49 for the shitty Lion one with their code, it’s not awful if you need it today is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 2 hours ago, dozeydustman said: I’ve been set aside as an ‘at risk’ member of staff because I’m overweight. My stepdaughter is at a higher risk of getting it than me because she’s working in a supermarket and has done 4 extra shifts this week. I think loaders are meeting the driver at the start of the round by travelling there in their cars they’ve sent home over half the front line staff and using whoever they can get their hands on. And my family took the piss out of me when I panic bought a garden incinerator bin two weeks ago... DeeJay and myglaren 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, NorfolkNWeigh said: And my family took the piss out of me when I panic bought a garden incinerator bin two weeks ago... Yep burn what you can matey, my council is prioritising putrefying stuff which is the general waste and garden waste with under 50% collection staff, they’re turning down a lot of agency and volunteer staff according to one colleague as those offering their services have been sent home from other jobs because in the at risk category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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