h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Are there ferries at the bottom of your garden?

Rob might have a space shuttle in his

What could space have that would compare to a beautiful garden?

No, but there is one across the street.

Sorry, I didn't know who Rob was. Are you across from NASA?

Nope. I'm AT NASA (JSC).


Across the street is Space Center Houston, the official visitors center for JSC. That's where the Space Shuttle Consolation is on permanent display.

http://goo.gl/maps/oPzjWA3XdCt






When they were divvying up the retired Shuttle fleet, Houston only got a trainer mock-up, the Independence. New York, DC, Los Angeles and Cape Kennedy got the actual Shuttles. Many local folks felt slighted that even though most of the Manned Space program is based in Houston, we were given a mock-up trainer as almost an afterthought.

Does the mock-up go anywhere? if not, then at least you get to have it with you always. if it were in space, you wouldn't have it.

How is the Prof now?

Hello, folks.
Our friend is now on iron tabs due to a low hemoglobin count, and is awaiting clearance for a TURP. Also, he is still having issues with his medical coverage, which charges him now for specs and dentistry.

My father has a low hemoglobin count, too. Is it something in the air or water?

Sounds like Doctors never a stright answer

Doctors aren't gods. If no one else has an answer, is it fair to expect one from doctors?

The best test of medical accomplishment is whether people are even still alive in their eighties and nineties, which many of them are. The diseases of old age may be more common than they used to be, precisely because there are more people for them to afflict.

Fair points, paulh

A lot of people claim they have a lot of answers. Even betters than what doctors have!
In particular when doctors have none.
I for one would like doctors to have better ones.

But you are right, doctors are not gods and neither they nor we know everything there is to know yet.

From what I've read, an important part of the education of doctors has to do with studying the frail elderly. There is much to learn about how people survive on the edge.

I'd like to be of service as an object of study another 30 years or so

Can you speed it up? There are doctors waiting to examine you

Doctor errors are the third leading cause of death in the US.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-05-03/medical-errors-are-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us

http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/prostate-problems/


Tuesday 7th Aug - phone call! We have a cancellation and you can have your prostrate gland op' done earlier but! it means getting here for 7am Thursday 9th AugOK see yah!
There for 6am to miss rush hour traffic. Where I need to be opens at 7am moving on - goes through procedures and op's starts around 9am wakes about 1 hr later - sorted
OOPS! usual luck kicks in Friday morning, "they" wanted 3 "samples" of urine "err" out-takedid that - BUT! then the waterworks shut down againAlas the catheter has been put backBUT! doc's and nurses have said don't worry this is a "normal" occurrence and "might" take a few weeks to return to full functionality ? as there could be weeks of blood discharge and for internal swelling etc to go down.

The "hole" through the middle of the gland was enlarged by a either welding rod or soldering iron ???

Came home Saturday afternoon...

SO I hope that in a short time it'll turn out or'rait (all right)
sort of fingers crossed

All the best mate

still around Bob

Thanks my friend

it'll taker a good "gardener" to plant me 6ft under