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katyjay	Jan 10 2012, 02:35 PM Post #9676
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 15848 Joined: 13-December 03 From: North Surrey Member No.: 275	Very sorry to hear your news, musikalbadger (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif)

lottie	Jan 10 2012, 02:37 PM Post #9677
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3891 Joined: 15-January 07 From: In among the purple heather of Scotland Member No.: 9057	Thinking of you... just caught up with this (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif)

jod	Jan 10 2012, 02:43 PM Post #9678
Maestro Group: Banned Posts: 9899 Joined: 14-January 05 From: Burwell, Cambridgeshire Member No.: 2939	That's OK. Off to the Vet again tonight with Plato. Going to try and work out why he has a limp on his back right leg, and make him more comfortable. I'm finding it very hard looking at his sad eyes, but the vet thinks he pull through this. Still, he's an old boy, and I'm very fond of him.

muzikalbadger	Jan 10 2012, 03:50 PM Post #9679
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1424 Joined: 18-May 09 From: Scotland Member No.: 65753	Thank you Cyrilla, Katyjay and Lottie, and thanks for the pm too Lottie... All you forummers thinking of me just shows how supportive this forum can be. Thank you so much for your support. x

dave brum	Jan 10 2012, 06:20 PM Post #9680
Unregistered	One of my World Music Network CDs is busted, and it's one of my favourite ones too, Greece. how is Plato after his visit to the vet, jod??

Misterioso	Jan 10 2012, 07:04 PM Post #9681
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3144 Joined: 18-July 07 From: Outer Hebrides Member No.: 13351	QUOTE(muzikalbadger @ Jan 10 2012, 11:55 AM) My gran is very ill in hospital... My parents were called in by the police at 2am because they couldn't get hold of my granddad (who apparently can sleep through anything!!) because they didn't think she would make it through the night... She did, on dialysis but is still very touch and go.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Such sad news, muzikalbadger. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Thinking of you and hoping things turn out well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thereThere.gif)

jod	Jan 11 2012, 11:09 AM Post #9682
Maestro Group: Banned Posts: 9899 Joined: 14-January 05 From: Burwell, Cambridgeshire Member No.: 2939	QUOTE(dave brum @ Jan 10 2012, 06:20 PM) One of my World Music Network CDs is busted, and it's one of my favourite ones too, Greece. how is Plato after his visit to the vet, jod?? Plato was much more comfortable last night Dave as he had a pain killer shot. The vet decided to bring forward his Blood glucose curve so he is back there at the moment under going tests. As he is a laid-back chap and the staff are very friendly at least we'll know how much insulin he needs after this. His right hip was giving him lots of pain yesterday (arthritis) and once we can sort out the blood sugar levels and fluid balance for his kidneys, I'm sure he'll be more comfortable. Was taught how to give sub-cutaneous fluids yesterday. He appears to like that. It is a good job I'm good with needles.

dave brum	Jan 11 2012, 12:25 PM Post #9683
Unregistered	QUOTE(jod @ Jan 11 2012, 11:09 AM) QUOTE(dave brum @ Jan 10 2012, 06:20 PM) One of my World Music Network CDs is busted, and it's one of my favourite ones too, Greece. how is Plato after his visit to the vet, jod?? Plato was much more comfortable last night Dave as he had a pain killer shot. The vet decided to bring forward his Blood glucose curve so he is back there at the moment under going tests. As he is a laid-back chap and the staff are very friendly at least we'll know how much insulin he needs after this. His right hip was giving him lots of pain yesterday (arthritis) and once we can sort out the blood sugar levels and fluid balance for his kidneys, I'm sure he'll be more comfortable. Was taught how to give sub-cutaneous fluids yesterday. He appears to like that. It is a good job I'm good with needles. I'm so happy for you dear Jod and for Plato.

jod	Jan 11 2012, 12:31 PM Post #9684
Maestro Group: Banned Posts: 9899 Joined: 14-January 05 From: Burwell, Cambridgeshire Member No.: 2939	QUOTE(dave brum @ Jan 11 2012, 12:25 PM) QUOTE(jod @ Jan 11 2012, 11:09 AM) QUOTE(dave brum @ Jan 10 2012, 06:20 PM) One of my World Music Network CDs is busted, and it's one of my favourite ones too, Greece. how is Plato after his visit to the vet, jod?? Plato was much more comfortable last night Dave as he had a pain killer shot. The vet decided to bring forward his Blood glucose curve so he is back there at the moment under going tests. As he is a laid-back chap and the staff are very friendly at least we'll know how much insulin he needs after this. His right hip was giving him lots of pain yesterday (arthritis) and once we can sort out the blood sugar levels and fluid balance for his kidneys, I'm sure he'll be more comfortable. Was taught how to give sub-cutaneous fluids yesterday. He appears to like that. It is a good job I'm good with needles. I'm so happy for you dear Jod and for Plato. Thanks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

dave brum	Jan 11 2012, 09:40 PM Post #9685
Unregistered	Found out tonight I've got to go to Northants to pick up my mother in law and take her out for a cup of tea, if seeing my brother in law wasnt bad enough on Friday.

Maizie	Jan 12 2012, 07:40 AM Post #9686
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4862 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Member No.: 9360	I have no heating now! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/winter_brr.gif) System has been mysteriously gaining air. Yesterday I went round the house and checked - two radiators working completely fine, three hot at bottom but warm at top, three hot at bottom but cold from there upwards. Mental note: phone plumber and let him know it's getting worse. Had day out. Forgot to phone plumber. Got home, husband has Right Hump because there is no heating, and he didn't phone the plumber because he didn't know if I'd phoned him or not. And I pointed out that even if I had phoned him, it was at least all working that morning! Hot water is in same system, when there's air in it, it is sooooo noisy. Got up at 3.45am today to switch off hot water from boiler (bang bang bang bang bang) and put immersion on instead. Suspect that we now have so much air that it has caused an air lock, so no heating at all. And we've got air in some of the valves which makes the hot water so noisy...

fsharpminor	Jan 12 2012, 08:20 AM Post #9687
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 12244 Joined: 7-June 06 From: Wirral (originally Keighley, Yorks) Member No.: 7089	We have gas man coming tomorrow because the pump is so noisy, sometimes sound like a helicopter taking off , so I reckon its on its way out. Also got an occasional overflow from header tank pipe. Boiler broke in hotel Tues night so no heating or hot water yesterday morning. Restored today though. I assume you have a bleeding key to clear the air from the radiators, Maisie ?

lottie	Jan 12 2012, 08:23 AM Post #9688
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 3891 Joined: 15-January 07 From: In among the purple heather of Scotland Member No.: 9057	deleted ... just a moan about feeling sorry for myself.

Maizie	Jan 12 2012, 08:25 AM Post #9689
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4862 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Member No.: 9360	QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Jan 12 2012, 08:20 AM) I assume you have a bleeding key to clear the air from the radiators, Maisie ? We do, but that was initially making things worse and not better! Apparently our tank in the loft fills very slowly...so when I went around and bled all the radiators at once, when the heating next came on, the tank hadn't fully refilled - so it woudl suck in air, and make banging noises like the house was about to fall down! So, the idea was that instead of bleeding all radiators at once, I should just do one, get that one fixed, then move on to the next. Unfortunately, we can't bleed out the air faster than it is getting in. I strongly suspect the water must be escaping somewhere, but we have no visible signs of a leak. Plumber was talking about pressurising/pumping the tank in the loft, to overcome the slow refill, will see what he says - can phone him in five minutes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

fsharpminor	Jan 12 2012, 08:32 AM Post #9690
Maestro Group: Members Posts: 12244 Joined: 7-June 06 From: Wirral (originally Keighley, Yorks) Member No.: 7089	QUOTE(Maizie @ Jan 12 2012, 08:25 AM) QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Jan 12 2012, 08:20 AM) I assume you have a bleeding key to clear the air from the radiators, Maisie ? We do, but that was initially making things worse and not better! Apparently our tank in the loft fills very slowly...so when I went around and bled all the radiators at once, when the heating next came on, the tank hadn't fully refilled - so it woudl suck in air, and make banging noises like the house was about to fall down! So, the idea was that instead of bleeding all radiators at once, I should just do one, get that one fixed, then move on to the next. Unfortunately, we can't bleed out the air faster than it is getting in. I strongly suspect the water must be escaping somewhere, but we have no visible signs of a leak. Plumber was talking about pressurising/pumping the tank in the loft, to overcome the slow refill, will see what he says - can phone him in five minutes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Has the incoming valve to the loft tank got bunged up with limescale other grit, so the flow isnt what it should be ? This happened to us with a loo. It was taking ages to fill, so if you 'went' after someone else, it would still be filling after you had 'been' and couldnt flush it again. It was some muck in the ballcock valve.

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