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  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,303

    Good morning everyone

    Toady (()) Charlie only goes to the shop 6 minutes away when he gets back he has a sleep or watches tv because heโ€™s bored.He comes back on Saturday. It doesnโ€™t seem so warm today it was cold yesterday. Have a good day. Brenda is coming this afternoon.

    Toni (()) have a good time helping your husband with his work.
    Jojo (()) have a good day thatโ€™s good you have a phone number.

    Reshmi (()) have a good day how is your foot. Love to your mum xx

    Stuart (()) have a good day I hope your mumโ€™s blood test goes well.

    Skinny Keef (()) I hope you are well. Love to Loanda (()) and Sucrโ€™e (())

    take care
    joan xx
  • geewhiz70
    geewhiz70 Member Posts: 1

    New here. Have had three three replacements and maybe about to get another one unless I can be convinced that atrhrosamid might delay the inevitable!

  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,323
    edited 8. May 2025, 15:14

    Hello everyone sorry I am late on just been dropped off by Paul.

    Hi Joan hope you are well today. Gosh yes the village feud continuesโ€ฆ..honestly but at lesat one has their house on the market so i am hoping it sells and the we can all stop feeling we need to take sides. Well done Pepper hope the cough stays away for good now ((())) xxx

    Morning Jojo I'm so glad you at least have a number to ring. All being well you'll book one. A nice hot hot bath helped? That is really good news. Have you every tried freezing a bottle of water and rolling your feet over it? I find it helps mine sometimes when they are flaring. I am so sorry you missed catching up with your Mam because of this condition๐Ÿคฌ

    Stuart some good advice for Jojo there once they finally diagnose her. I hope your Mum isn't getting diabetes. A date for your jab 6th June๐Ÿ˜Š Brilliant๐Ÿ‘๏ธ (())

    Morning Reshmi how are you doing?

    I have actually been cold today actually cold can't wait for the heating to come on!!! and I'm not normally like that!

    The Ellas are quite right! Riley should not be licking cake! I'd ban him form all birthday parties until he learns how to behave tut tut!

    Those baby pics had me smiling they are so funny! Thanks for posting them ๐Ÿ˜Š

    Have a good day (I hope you have had maybe? ) ((())) xxx

    Skinny Keef where are you???!!!!! Woo-oooh! I do hope you are ok and Sucrรฉ

    Loanda are too ((())) xxx

    Hi Toady i hope your jab went ok and you can have a restful day. Elfie came a ride out with me and Paul in the van today! He loved it, but we had to play an awful lot of I-spy๐Ÿ™„ Sleek came to yours. Vet tomorrow I think for her arthritis jab. Does she help with yours BTW? More treats for her please the scales will be out tomorrow.

    Oh naughty house conspiring against you! That is odd though both doors playing up at the same time, but in different ways. You reckon the house knows you have had enough of tradespersons? Yes do a 'Granville' just keep your fingers out of the way.

    Not much news here no not been to M&S it's in the town and parking isn't so easy. Having said that it would be interesting to know wouldn't it? I did get to piddle though

    Mostly just hardening plants off at the moment but I am pleased(ish so far) Kari has some blue or purple beans for us to try hoping it's not too late to start them off.

    Take care ((())) xxx

    Hello @geewhiz70 hello and welcome to the forum cafรฉ

    This is a quiet spot where anyone who fancies can pop by for a chat (usually nothing too serious and sometimes a bit silly!) You are so welcome anytime you fancy popping in. I think there is a whole thread or tow about arthrosamid very very mixed results unfortunately not a cure for everyone by any means. Wish it was.

    and this one

    but these are all of them:

    Hope you'll pop by again soon - Toni x

    Hi Carol hoping you are ok and the family take care ((())) xxx

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    cake anyone?

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,533

    Hi Toni

    how are you today?

    Mums ok ๐Ÿ‘

    MXT day today yucky yucky๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข

    Iโ€™m a bit drowsy but okay thank you

    There was a bit of friction between the brudders when they stayed over at the Reading hotel

    Just going to mention it cryptically for now as Iโ€™m planning to make a poem of it when I feel a bit less ookey

    Did you have a nice day with Paul?

    I have a bit of a rest now in a minute

    ๐Ÿ‘‹ hi Joan how are you? My foot is almost fully better thanks for asking.

    Good afternoon Toni toady JoJo Joan SK and S knee tc xx

    Ps Bill has bought so much coffee from Cafe eyebrow plucks that this is all heโ€™s got left ha ha

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  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,681

    Hi all ๐Ÿ‘‹

    Nice to see you frog it was a bit quiet but we made ourselves look busy ๐Ÿ˜‰. Hope all went well and Paul doing a quick turnaround doesn't mean too long a day for him. Probably will seem less long without the I-Spy and possibly the singing ๐Ÿ˜„ unless Elfie is still with him you did say 'you' had been dropped off.. ๐Ÿค”. Sleek and I have have been fine we have been having mini blueberry muffins from Piddle, it's a good way for a small cat to have extras as they are only little muffins and we put our paws out for another one absently now & again ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ. I did manage to let her in the house obviously ๐Ÿ˜ฌ๐Ÿ˜„ things have not deteriorated further and there is always the backdoor, although not much help unless I leave the gate unbolted ofc. My jab was fine (I have a no cats near sharps bins rule, only polite with guests I think), and hope she & you get on ok tomorrow ๐Ÿคž. Ooh blue or purple beans, how exciting ๐Ÿ˜€ good luck with those. I did get an email saying not too late to sow tomatoes so I don't feel quite as behind as all that ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ the blue pepe nasturtiums are coming up, and a few alliums, some didn't do so well but it's all experimental really. Not much else I'm having a quiet day yes thanks, I did go up the loft for a bit, otherwise just a bit of bench next phase-ing. Have a good evening ๐Ÿ˜˜ xx

    Hello Joan, it's quite chilly I think and there were thundery showers and a fair bit of rain pencilled in when I looked this morning, now they've taken it away again ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ. Hope Pepper is alright today. Maybe when Charlie gets back he will feel more like doing a bit more for having had a change. It's easy to sit and not do much, how was he getting on with the internet last you heard? Have a good afternoon ๐Ÿ˜˜ xx

    Hi bosh, sorry it's mxt day so soon ๐Ÿ™„ nothing nice would come round that quickly would it. Glad your mum is ok. That sounds good that nice M's Dad mentioned a new nurse, I hope that turns out to be something helpful. Hot choc and a cookie that is not too much of a gastric or a GI sin is it ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ it is quite chilly actually so hot choc is more to the point than ice cream etc, odd after the heat recently. Not doing much myself today have not been out. Sorry about your lost lip cosmetic, what a shame ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ was it a new thing or something you've tried before? I was just looking at al fresco online for next shop and noticed they've started doing their own clothing again not that there was anything I wanted, they used to sell through Text didn't they and then stopped again, I can't keep up ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ. Look forward to poem sometime I quite understand that you can't hint too much at the synopsis at this point ๐Ÿ˜„. Have a good evening ๐Ÿ‘‹ oh those Ellas btw, two Ellas, no you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of them ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜‚ xx

    Sorry it wasn't a good night for you Jojo I hope you did get some sleep after that ๐Ÿ˜• how has your day been? I'm really sorry too you missed seeing your parents there's nothing I hate more than cancelling things ๐Ÿ˜” thinking of you hope things go on as well as poss with whatever you can do to help yourself til you can hopefully see someone xx

    Wave to Stuart, and SK ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿ˜˜ good luck again for tomorrow Carol ๐Ÿคž xx

    Nice to 'meet' you @geewhiz70 ๐Ÿ˜Š and good luck with whatever is next for you, how long a period have you had your replacements over? Hope you have good medical people to discuss things with ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ have a good afternoon :) xx

    Love to everyone ๐Ÿ˜˜ xx

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 365

    Hi toady I probably got about 4 hours sleep it's always tiring especially when I have the school run too do I've took my painkillers just after 9pm tonight so hopefully I will sleep better. My day has been ok thanks ive managed to get though work still. I hope you are well and I hope you had a good day. Yeah it's not nice having to cancel on my parent's luckily they both came over for a bit yesterday to see me.

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 365

    Hi frogmorton I've never tried a freezing bottle of water for my foot might give it a go tomorrow thanks yeah luckily my mam and dad are understanding and they came to see me for a bit yesterday. I hope you are well and I hope you had a good day.

  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,681

    Glad you could see your parents Jojo ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ btw I meant to say, & don't want to be all doom & gloom but I expect you have seen the report of people picking up a nasty thing at a feeding & petting farm in the news ๐Ÿ˜• definitely the last thing you want and just an isolated case I hope (and I'm sure you're careful) but just to mention. Hope you have a decent night ๐Ÿคž my day was not too bad thankyou :) xx

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 365

    Hi toady no I've not heard anything about that yeah we always wash our hands well and we make sure the kids wash thier hands to. Yeah I hope so I can't remember the last time I had a decent night's sleep. I hope you sleep well to.

  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,681

    Glad I mentioned it then Jojo, 74 people affected at the same farm ๐Ÿ˜ฌ yikes. Wishing you a better night sorry bad sleep is such an ongoing thing for you at the moment ๐Ÿ˜•. xx

    No evening bosh, hope you are not feeling too ookey ๐Ÿ˜˜ xx

    Have a good night everyone ๐Ÿ˜ด xx

  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,323
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    Morning Joan how are you today? Did Pepper have a check up and are you ok after your COVID jab? All is well here Sleek's normal arthritis jab this morning then next week her proper check up bloods and everything so maybe an answer to the slow, but steady weight loss. Take care ((())) xxx

    Morning Jojo sounds as though you are doing everything you can do take the meds you are prescribed but also try hard to get a diagnosis. Are your parents near enough to see you regularly? They sound very supportive just what you need.

    I wonder what petting zoo that was Toady heard about just checked it's in Wales. Phew the girls take Arya there and she's only a baby. She is going for her first swim today.๐Ÿ˜Š Take care ((())) xxx

    Morning Reshmi how are you and your Mum doing? Hopefully ok.

    I bet the boys had a spat that's what siblings do after all. Having said that at their hotel in Reading-by-the-sea (not)??? Shocking!!! Can't wait to see whether the poem gets banked.

    Seems a certain Mr BIL needs get and earn some moolah! You can't do much with chocolate money. Except eat it, which he probably has already..

    I had a lovely drive out with Paul yesterday it was good we actually did go to eyebrow plucks only because we were on the motorway and it was at the services.

    Take care and have a good day โ˜บ๏ธ((())) xxx

    Morning to our Skinny who is so skinny I haven't seen him for a few days. I do hope everything is ok sending some ((())) xxx

    Morning Toady hope you are ok and ok after your jab - Sleek's today. Not looking forward to the catching of said cat though. Keep up with the piddle muffins she likes them a few crumbs in her whiskers gave it away๐Ÿ˜‰ She had a good hairbrush last night ready for today bless her.

    Did I tell you Elfie came in the van yesterday and wants to come to the village quiz tonight as the team mascot? Crikey. We had to play incessant rounds of I-spy and a bit of Elf singing occurred until Paul turned the radio off. No idea why๐Ÿคฃ

    I think the beans are blue I must ask Kari to bring my supply tonight I can soak them ready for planting that might speed things up. I reckon you could sow some toms. Mine haven't done overmuch actually I might try potting them on maybe๐Ÿค”

    Has Sleek been stroking the Pepe nasturtiums? She talks about them quite a bit but knows not to touch the alliums she knows they are poisonous to small cats.

    Fairly hard frost here this morning so expecting a nice day.

    Take care ((())) xxx

    Morning to Stuart hope you your Mum and the cats are all ok hard frost here overnight so lost of sun ahead i hope. Got to catch my cat later for her jab at the vets wish me luck! (())

    Shall we have us some breakfast? I think just toast maybe

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    Kettle is on.

  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,303

    Good morning everyone

    Toady (()) have a good day. I had my jab yesterday. The lady said do you want the leaflet I said no it would only go in the recycle bin she said true. I read a man and his dog were rescued from their flat they were both given oxygen. Sorry you have a problem with both doors.

    Toni (()) have a good day I read there is rain Saturday and Sunday. Good luck at the vets.thatโ€™s nice Arya (()) going for a swim she will enjoy that. That was nice yesterday having a ride around.

    Jojo (()) have a good day I hope the cold water helps.

    Stuart (()) have a good day love to your mum (())

    Reshmi (()) are you feeling better love to your mum (())

    Skinny Keef (()) i hope everything is alright there. Have a good day love to Loanda (()) and Sucrโ€™e (())

    Geewiss (()) Welcome this is a good forum enjoy it.

    take care
    joan xx
  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,288

    heellllooooo

    Sorry (again) been busy couple of mornings necessitating a siesta due to pain then a mad rush to get my two fed etc etc.

    and I was a stupid boy yesterday, I went to my fav posh bike shop and they have a cafรฉ with homemade carrot cake, needless to say I have a sugar induced inflammation bad head today because I am stupid.

    Also due to my race bike being a complete diva and needing suspension setting alterations for even moderate changes in weather temperature I had a rough ride there which jarred my body and that hasnโ€™t helped either.

    On the plus side Loanda was saying there are yet more new flowers of the gothic variety (black) open in our little walled garden. I will wait for the sun on them today and post some new photos.

    Saw this yesterday.

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    please donโ€™t encourage me Toni ๐Ÿ˜‰

  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,288

    Hi Geewizz, and welcome.
    i donโ€™t post as often as I used to or should but you will find everyone in the cafรฉ are wonderful and friendly and supportive.

    Have picked me up several times and put me back on my feet.

    Hope you stick around ๐Ÿ˜

  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,288
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    not sure of the name, but they very similar to the others I have already posted.

  • Stuartknee
    Stuartknee Member Posts: 154

    Good luck @ the vets.

    Have any of you had acupunture for your pain?

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,533

    good morning Toni

    How are you today?

    Mums ok ๐Ÿ‘
    sibling rivalry poem is still being financially processed

    But another poem of mine follows

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    (The pic relates to when people love vegetables a bit too much lol xx )

    Vc poem by me for mental health awareness month, itโ€™s called โ€œHospital- leavingโ€ or โ€œNew existence tapestry weavingโ€
    When I left the hospital it was one step forward, ten steps back
    No more seeking permission for a shower, a meal, a snack
    But those months of captivity certainly had left their mark
    I had to adapt to no longer being chased by the great white shark
    I spoke to people who had suffered like me
    Who had no issues talking about meds, depression, mood swings - I felt i could be me
    But I had made it out, not everyone achieves that
    Then my worries became more normal, like whether a springtime sun hat
    Many people held me back, but some helped me too
    Remember youโ€™re not alone with your mental health- 25% of people have issues just like you

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  • Skinny Keef
    Skinny Keef Member Posts: 1,288

    Great poem Reshmi. ๐Ÿ‘

  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,681
    edited 9. May 2025, 15:43

    Hi all ๐Ÿ‘‹ just a quick line, I am trying to cook up an arrangement to see a friend tomorrow so for the rest of today I will be frothing over social niceties and hair and hats (hopefully not ๐Ÿ˜ฌ) and clothes and probably hairgrips even ๐Ÿคช.

    Hope you are having a good day frog & Sleek got on ok, everything crossed for her next week's checkup ๐Ÿ˜˜. I am not doing much today (see above!) but have done a wash and been in the garden; all sorts all coming into flower at once, or signs of ๐Ÿ˜€ polygonum, heuchera, scabious, maybe delphinium, and the not-for-cats alliums. Nice to see ๐Ÿ˜Š. I do already have toms, not doing a massive amount but long since in, I was just cheered to see that I'm not behind all the sow by dates, makes a change. Still thinking about peas beans etc myself ๐Ÿค”. Yes I noted Elfie's 'road trip' activities and wondered if Paul had been treated to his presence for the rest of the day too ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜„. I-Spy will never fall out of favour will it really ๐Ÿ‘€. Good luck with the quiz! and have a good afternoon, love to all ๐Ÿ˜˜ thanks for the tea & toast xx

    Hello Joan, yes I did see about the fire rescue, I think, if it was the one near you? Brilliant to have a special dog mask, I hope they are both doing well now. Hope you are still feeling ok today after your jab, yes v true about the leaflet, they have to offer though at least it's not such a waste of ink as what you get through the door ๐Ÿ™„. I hope no rain tomorrow please, none forecast here so far. My doors are behaving today as far as it goes, they could probably do with a tweak here & there, but otherwise ok, don't know what got in to them that evening ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ. Have a good Saturday hope Charlie has a good trip ๐Ÿ˜˜ xx

    Hi bosh, your poem is amazing ๐Ÿ’• I am used to 'smiling' & 'laughing' at them but this one would need an admiration & respect emoji, not sure what would fit! Thank you for sharing it with us, and a very good point to make of course. Not talking about things is still such an ingrained thing somehow. Hope your day is going alright so far, glad your mum's ok. All quiet here haven't done much, just washed a lineful of tshirts so I have them all to choose from if I go out tomorrow, no doubt will by then decide I hate them all ๐Ÿ™„. Have a good weekend take care ๐Ÿ‘‹ xx

    Lovely flowers Keef (& Loanda), yes more aquilegia I think now you've reminded me what the others were. I do envy the walled garden. Hope the head is better, you would have been ok with the banana muffins I made today I forgot the sugar altogether it was still sitting on the side when they were in the oven ๐Ÿคช never mind the banana is sweet anyway. Look away from the shiny bikes ๐Ÿ˜‚ take care have a good weekend ๐Ÿคž xx

    Haven't ever been offered acupuncture or tried it myself Stuart sorry. My pain was all from the RA swelling etc so they just had to get that down mainly I don't think it would have helped. Are you thinking seriously about it? Hope your day is going as well as possible ๐Ÿคž xx

    Love to everyone, my turn for the kettle โ˜•๏ธ xx

  • toady
    toady Member Posts: 2,681

    Have a good night all ๐Ÿ˜ด

    Hope your day was ok Jojo xx

    If I've forgotten anyone's upcoming appointments sorry about that, I will re-remind myself tomorrow xx

    Love to everyone ๐Ÿ˜˜ xx

  • Jojo_16
    Jojo_16 Member Posts: 365

    Good night toady my day has been ok thanks I hope your day has been ok.

  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,533

    hi Jojo sorry to hear your foot is hurting, but Iโ€™m glad you got to see your mum.

    Have a good night tc xx

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  • bosh
    bosh Member Posts: 5,533

    hi young at heart toady

    โ€˜frothing over social nicetiesโ€™ - i like that

    I hope you have a great time with your friend tomorrow

    Thanks so much about the poem.
    I too definitely have a hair clip addiction

    I do need to join Hairclip - fans Anonymous when I can raise sufficient funds for the joining fee (time to lower the rent landlord) ๐Ÿ˜‚

    I had an ok day thanks

    Mums ok ๐Ÿ™

    Iโ€™ve been Busy with one thing and another

    The sibling poem is still being percolated

    I yawning like an art student at RRโ€™s seminar Iโ€™m afraid haha

    ๐Ÿ‘‹good night toady Toni Joan and S knee tc xx

    Ps Iโ€™m not sure who gave Sleek a knife - please alert health and safety Landlord / lady toady- thanks xx

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  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,323
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    Morning Joan how are you today? Hopefully dry today as Paul is going to watch some Italian cars doing a hill climb and I am staying behind to have the whole day in the garden. Well with rests obviously! No rain so far hope it stays away just for today. Tomorrow we are going to Weymouth for the day to see Paul's sister. Is Pepper doing ok? ((())) xxx

    Morning Skinny Keef. Good to see you. Have you ever read any of Arthutitis' food advice on the forum he is very very passionate about it? Sounds as though sugar is a definite trigger for you. I try to avoid inflammatory foods if I can too and eat 30 different fruits veggies nuts seeds etc a week too.

    Hope you get the suspension sorted riding out is FUN! Like the bike you spotted

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    I'm saying nothing at all๐Ÿ˜‰hehe.

    More beautiful aquilegia there in the garden so pretty. Keep posting pics we love them I must post some of what is going on in my garden. Paul has been out annoying the neighbours jet-washing the patio bits๐Ÿ™„ Take care ((())) xxx

    Morning Stuart Sleek was very very good at the vets she had her bloods taken and blood pressure so far I only know that her BP was normal. Thank you for asking I hope your two are ok? When my back went I did try acupuncture yes not sure it worked to be honest and one time the needle set off a trigger point and l couldn't sit for days!!! I do think that is quite unusual though. Have you tried a tens machine? You can get them quite cheaply at ๐Ÿ‘ข๐Ÿ‘ข s. I love mine (())

    Morning Reshmi how are you this delightfully sunny morning (so far at least)? Your Mum too I hope she is well and is BB suitably calm so far?

    No rush for the sibling rivalry spat poem. Understandable really after all LA is used to have you three adulks all to himself. No he has to share you.

    That poem honestly it's incredible made me well-up genuinely very very poignant. All people with MH issues should be able to read it especially whilst they are still inside the hospital. Thank you so much for letting us read it.

    Great careful knife us there by that pusskin i am impressed better than me! Don't worry Toady is very careful with her knives and always around to supervise.

    Take care our friend ((())) xxx

    Morning Toady woken to a good day and l am going to make the absolute most of it ๐Ÿ˜Š You won't see me for dust all day (with breaks).

    Turned out it was in fact annual vaccinations and check-up. Sleek had lost a little more weight again, but she was exceptionally well behaved as usual. BP normal waiting on bloods hopefully Monday. Next week it's arthritis jabs. Just please cross everything that her kidneys are ok that's all I want for her. I've been through that with Eric Catona and it was dreadful. Age related muscle mass weigh loss please.

    I do hope you have a good day with your friend. Hairclips I found a whole CARD of them shall I send some over with Sleek? She plans to butt in on your visit of course.

    Guess who came to the village quiz last night?

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    Sat on Kari's lap the only team with a mascot. The team next to us called themselves 'not quite vegan' but they were butchers! If we go again will will call ourselves not quite butchers maybe?๐Ÿ˜ž๐Ÿ˜ 

    Take care and have a good day ((())) xxx

    Morning Jojo how are you? I do hope you have the day off today to spend with your children Sending you some ((())) xxx

    Morning to Carol hope you are both doing ok ((())) xxx

    crumpet anyone? Or pikelet if you prefer

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    A wave to @geewhiz70 hope you are doing ok?