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Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Poorly PC
Methinks this is not good. It's a shot of my PC desktop I managed to send to my laptop (and to the guy who fixes my PC) having watched a youtube video linked to from a blog I follow (not blaming you David!)
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Too much information?
I had an operation yesterday so I am not going to be at work for a few days. Nobody at school knows my secret, except the Headmaster who I told in confidence, so do I want the world to know? I said I'd be back at work on Monday; I have no idea where I got that from. The blurb I have read says 7 to 10 days so I could go back on Thursday i.e. next week. The surgeon said 7 days or if I felt like it.
I wondered if I ought to say what I have had done - is that too personal for a blog? Will it scare readers away? It's mentioned in the Bible several times so it can't be all that bad. Telling both my readers about my moustache upset one of you [did I say I was shaved off by the end of the year?], so goodness knows what TMI about the 'op' would do.
Part of me thinks "Hush there boy; some things are best left to the imagination, or not even that".
Another part of me thinks it could help other people who have the same condition (it was not leprosy by the way). I suppose the danger is that once I start I may be tempted to give you updates; after all this is only the second day of healing - things could still go pear-shaped. 'Banana shaped' might be expected but pear shaped, no.
I am on strong antibiotics. A kind doctor (representing the surgeon) came to my room to bring them, stating that one is usually dosed up with medication in theatre but Mr. K wanted me to have 5 days worth of these pills. Mrs TS has gone to buy pro-biotic yoghurt as the pills kill off..... No, No it's getting disgusting.
There will have to be life-style changes; even those could be too much for you.
In closing I want to share that it is a real pain setting cover work for my subject. Maths have it easy; if you are away you set sums, drawing shapes and so on. I can set simple theory, drawing instruments, writing about composers but it ain't the same as doing practical work.
I wondered if I ought to say what I have had done - is that too personal for a blog? Will it scare readers away? It's mentioned in the Bible several times so it can't be all that bad. Telling both my readers about my moustache upset one of you [did I say I was shaved off by the end of the year?], so goodness knows what TMI about the 'op' would do.
Part of me thinks "Hush there boy; some things are best left to the imagination, or not even that".
Another part of me thinks it could help other people who have the same condition (it was not leprosy by the way). I suppose the danger is that once I start I may be tempted to give you updates; after all this is only the second day of healing - things could still go pear-shaped. 'Banana shaped' might be expected but pear shaped, no.
I am on strong antibiotics. A kind doctor (representing the surgeon) came to my room to bring them, stating that one is usually dosed up with medication in theatre but Mr. K wanted me to have 5 days worth of these pills. Mrs TS has gone to buy pro-biotic yoghurt as the pills kill off..... No, No it's getting disgusting.
There will have to be life-style changes; even those could be too much for you.
In closing I want to share that it is a real pain setting cover work for my subject. Maths have it easy; if you are away you set sums, drawing shapes and so on. I can set simple theory, drawing instruments, writing about composers but it ain't the same as doing practical work.
Friday, 2 September 2011
NHS Summary Care Records
Three of the Saw household had a letter from the NHS today. (Daughter #1 is probably registered at university).
Summary Care Records are being introduced and one can opt in (by doing nothing) or opt out by sending back the reply.
Now the population of this county was 683,000 in 2009. No matter what size family people live in let's assume that each person over 16 receives a letter, so that's about 553,000 letters. I'll be generous and work on a figure of 500,000 letters. If a second class stamp costs 36p, then the cost of the exercise was:
£180,000 of which the Saw family cost £1.08.
This does not take into account those who opt out and decide to post their response back again. Nor have I included the cost of the paper.
Multiply this nationwide and you can see why the country and NHS is in a mess.
I estimate the cost (using 2009 figures) as £14,664,240 in England alone.
Summary Care Records are being introduced and one can opt in (by doing nothing) or opt out by sending back the reply.
Now the population of this county was 683,000 in 2009. No matter what size family people live in let's assume that each person over 16 receives a letter, so that's about 553,000 letters. I'll be generous and work on a figure of 500,000 letters. If a second class stamp costs 36p, then the cost of the exercise was:
£180,000 of which the Saw family cost £1.08.
This does not take into account those who opt out and decide to post their response back again. Nor have I included the cost of the paper.
Multiply this nationwide and you can see why the country and NHS is in a mess.
I estimate the cost (using 2009 figures) as £14,664,240 in England alone.
More from Eon
I was called today by a more senior chap from Eon who listened to my concerns. Direct Debit is going down to £78 (from £86) and he has ordered me a free energy monitor.
He also said that it is possible to change one's direct debit online if one builds up credit; I didn't know that.
He agreed that his staff need a degree of retraining.
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