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Posted Jun 23, 2006
Wednesday night - sitting here merrily copying some DVDs for number one Daughter. At around 10:00pm decided it was time for a cuppa - So! got up to go to kitchen and then found that left leg had forgotten how to work in conjunction with right leg. It was dragging along behind. As I have a history of swollen feet/legs, I decided the best thing to do was ignore it (and it would go away) Wrong. Thursday morning when I got up (having forgotten about last night) I discovered that left leg was still playing silly bu***rs and that left hand had now gone numb and left arm was being decidedly unresponsive!! As per heading - Oh S**t!
I decided to try the three obvious tests - can I smile? - 
yes. Can I speak a logical sentence? - 
yes. Can I raise both arms above my head? yes. Everything's ok then - no 
I tried to write my name - ok that's not difficult, I've been doing it for years. Unfortunately, it looks nothing like my usual signature - all tight and the bl**dy pen won't do what I want. (I'm left handed by the way) Ok we'll try the keyboard - as a Secretary for many years, I can happily type away at 85 words per minute - this is by no means unusual; many people can do it much faster than that. However, it seems that the left hand doesn't want to play and is missing the keys I tell it to press; and is pressing the ones I don't want it to touch. 
One very harrassed SS decides it is time to call in the experts. So! a call to the GP elicits the response "I think we should see you this morning"
It transpires that I 'may' have had what is called a 'transient stroke' Wonderful!! I told the Doctor that I didn't have time for one; but apparently that has no bearing. I seem to have extremely high blood pressure (great!) so there are tablets for this, plus aspirin to thin the blood. I need to do more exercise/lose weight/stop smoking/go on a no fat, no salt diet/be happy etc., Oh and if I can find the time, a blood/cholesterol test next week.
Daughter has an exercise bike; which I have used today. I also have to make sure that I get no stress - how does one avoid stress in the face of the above - I ask you!!
So! if my postings are less legible or less frequent over the next few days, please bear with me. Hopefully you will be able to decipher my drivel.
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Thought for the day
Posted May 30, 2006
Been away for a few days; and on my return I discovered that I had received an e-mail from one of my friends, which I found quite appropriate:-
"We know exactly where any untaxed car is located among the millions of cars in Britain......"
.....but we haven't got a clue as to where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the DVLA in charge of immigration....... 
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Latest reply: May 30, 2006
anyone else seen one of these?
Posted May 24, 2006
Picked up a booklet on cycle routes near our caravan park the other day. Not many yards from the site there is a ridiculous set of road junctions with a large tree filled island in the middle. Priority is given to all the wrong seeming roads.
The leaflet tells you as you approach this section that it is called a 'Triangularabout'. Now that's a new one on me. Anybody seen one before and if so, where?
Scorp
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Latest reply: May 24, 2006
You couldn't make it up!!
Posted May 8, 2006
SS met an old colleague today who had been quite ill for a couple of weeks; but was out and about and getting better. He lives alone, in his late 60s and had been in bed for about a week, when he decided to call the Doctor - the response he received was worth a letter to The Times:
"stay in bed as you are; and come and see me when you feel a bit better"
Although we couldn't stop laughing, it was quite frightening - what would have happened if said friend hadn't got a bit better?
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Busy Bird
Posted May 4, 2006
I spotted this link whilst browsing a newspaper in the shop yesterday. Apparently it is more popular than Big Brother, getting more than 100,000 hits per day.
http://www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife/
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