General Random Conversation..

[wykikitoon 21437]

2 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said:

"Mong's" ✅

Downtrodden NHS staff ✅

So if I hadn't have said it was the Dr's and replaced with say, John Lewis would you have jumped straight to the 'balance' wank? 

 

If you had bothered to read on, I said when it's urgent they're brilliant.  I have several friends and family who work for the NHS.  Someone to keep repeating 'email' without acknowledging I have tried that makes them Teflon because they work in the NHS does it? 

[NJS 4446]

They've introduced an online triage system at my GPs which started last year and it's  worked in general but I'd support Wykiki in that the meds review system seems to be shit within that. 

 

I requested an appointment online twice and got texts with booking links only to find no appointments available when I tried those links. I had to ring in the end and eventually got an appointment (tomorrow as it happens) which meant having to renew my prescription manually in writing (FFS) just before Christmas. 

 

This for a review of three drugs, two of which I've been told are for life anyway. 

[Kid Dynamite 7308]

27 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

So if I hadn't have said it was the Dr's and replaced with say, John Lewis would you have jumped straight to the 'balance' wank? 

 

If you had bothered to read on, I said when it's urgent they're brilliant.  I have several friends and family who work for the NHS.  Someone to keep repeating 'email' without acknowledging I have tried that makes them Teflon because they work in the NHS does it? 

J69 ✅

[Renton 22383]

4 hours ago, wykikitoon said:

Tried getting a docs appointment this morning for a review of my meds

 

'Good morning can I book an appointment for a review of my meds'

'We are only taking appointments that require to see the Dr urgently'

'I have tried to do this online, but it says ring'

'Can you email on the following? blah blah'

'I emailed that and got a reply to call'

'That's the protocol'

'Yes, I have done that but got the reply to call.  I waited a week, nothing happened so I am calling'

'If you send an email we can schedule something'

 

Why is it so fucking difficult to schedule something?

 

Sounds like my GP. 

Saw the GP a few weeks ago because I was running out of topical drugs to treat my eczema, which I could feel was flaring up, but wasn't that bad at that time. Being proactive based on decades of personal experience. She was absolutely obnoxious, gave me a prescription then and there and told me to self refer to secondary care if I felt it was getting on top of me (I think this was partly because I refused to have UV therapy for a lot of reasons).  So anyway, today I try to get a repeat prescription on my NHS app and she has stopped everything. No medication review, nothing, just stopped my prescription without even telling me. So now a flare is pretty inevitable which will mean I get genuinely ill and will need antibiotics. Going ther in person this afternoon which I can do as its near but still. 

Oh aye, and cos of global shortages, made much worse by Brexit, even once I get the prescription it will take weeks for some products to get dispensed if at all. Primary care is a shambles and needs to be the focus of NHS reform imo. 

[Alex 35901]

Maybe time to get the fuck off Instagram, Facebook and so on. I honestly think it’s the only the weapon we’ve got if Zuckerberg is going to suck Trump’s cock for profit. You’ll probably feel better for it too after you’ve got used to it. 

[Rayvin 5555]

3 hours ago, Alex said:

Maybe time to get the fuck off Instagram, Facebook and so on. I honestly think it’s the only the weapon we’ve got if Zuckerberg is going to suck Trump’s cock for profit. You’ll probably feel better for it too after you’ve got used to it. 

 

This. Mass social media exodus would probably do a lot of people the world of good anyway.

[Monkeys Fist 43555]

Young Ms. Fist got on a new metro train at Benton this morning on her way to college. 
 

Broke down at South Gosforth. 

[wykikitoon 21437]

11 hours ago, Alex said:

Maybe time to get the fuck off Instagram, Facebook and so on. I honestly think it’s the only the weapon we’ve got if Zuckerberg is going to suck Trump’s cock for profit. You’ll probably feel better for it too after you’ve got used to it. 

Came off Insta in November(ish) as I was sick of it.  Feel loads better since. Unfortunately I have a 'ghost account' on FB just for my cycle club.  Loads have asked for us to switch to a different way but the cunts on the committee are not for budging. Hopefully that will change as we have some younger representation on there now. 

[Alex 35901]

2 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Came off Insta in November(ish) as I was sick of it.  Feel loads better since. Unfortunately I have a 'ghost account' on FB just for my cycle club.  Loads have asked for us to switch to a different way but the cunts on the committee are not for budging. Hopefully that will change as we have some younger representation on there now. 

I’m going to try hard to make it this place plus Bluesky to keep with news, away games, fixtures etc. for Heaton Stannington. They’ve all caved in to Trump. Even Amazon are giving Melanie Trump a fortune to make a film or some bollocks. 

[RobinRobin 11780]

Facebook has made it simple for me by refusing to allow me to create an account.

Don't really want one but I used to be able to view my local football club's page. Now, if I do it requires me to sign in after a couple of posts. 

[wykikitoon 21437]

All the pavments and roads in Harrogate are fucked with the snow.  I've just gone for a short walk at lunch and the amount of people walking in inappropriate footwear  A women in crocs decked it near our office.  Stupid cunt. 

[Meenzer 15831]

3 hours ago, wykikitoon said:

Came off Insta in November(ish) as I was sick of it.  Feel loads better since. Unfortunately I have a 'ghost account' on FB just for my cycle club.  Loads have asked for us to switch to a different way but the cunts on the committee are not for budging. Hopefully that will change as we have some younger representation on there now. 

 

I still like Insta for sharing travel/hiking pics and seeing what friends are up to without having to engage in actual conversation (you know what I mean ), but then I hardly see anything on there I don't want to. Facebook is a different matter of course, but I'm like you with interest groups on there and I don't see how there's realistically an easier way for communities - in my case, my running club and a few music contests - to keep in touch in a way that's intuitive and easy for everyone. WhatsApp is hardly a realistic option for most use cases, as something with individual threads/posts is always going to be preferable (and WhatsApp is Meta too anyway), and I can hardly imagine us getting people to shift to old-school forums like this. Although I'd bloody love it if there was a pincer movement from "came of internet age in the late 90s" types like many of us + the younger generation you mention, to move (back) over to this kind of place with actual moderation etc. and actively make things lo-fi and more standalone again.

[wykikitoon 21437]

16 minutes ago, Meenzer said:

 

I still like Insta for sharing travel/hiking pics and seeing what friends are up to without having to engage in actual conversation (you know what I mean ), but then I hardly see anything on there I don't want to. Facebook is a different matter of course, but I'm like you with interest groups on there and I don't see how there's realistically an easier way for communities - in my case, my running club and a few music contests - to keep in touch in a way that's intuitive and easy for everyone. WhatsApp is hardly a realistic option for most use cases, as something with individual threads/posts is always going to be preferable (and WhatsApp is Meta too anyway), and I can hardly imagine us getting people to shift to old-school forums like this. Although I'd bloody love it if there was a pincer movement from "came of internet age in the late 90s" types like many of us + the younger generation you mention, to move (back) over to this kind of place with actual moderation etc. and actively make things lo-fi and more standalone again.

 

Problem I had was I added Bindipper from work on it and I was getting 30+ reels a day from people farting down tubes, to cats fighting with turtles on it.  I blocked him and then he got in a huff  

[Meenzer 15831]

That definitely sounds like as much of a you problem as an Insta problem.  

[wykikitoon 21437]

Just now, Meenzer said:

That definitely sounds like as much of a you problem as an Insta problem.  

 

100%  But I always get into doom scrolling (that's what the bairns call it don't they?) when just sat watching TV.

[Monkeys Fist 43555]

1 hour ago, wykikitoon said:

from people farting down tubes, to cats fighting with turtles

and you lads think I'm the weirdo. 
 

[Howmanheyman 34416]

17 hours ago, Alex said:

Maybe time to get the fuck off Instagram, Facebook and so on. I honestly think it’s the only the weapon we’ve got if Zuckerberg is going to suck Trump’s cock for profit. You’ll probably feel better for it too after you’ve got used to it. 

 

Not on either, I'm only on WhatsApp by peer pressure and even then I mute notifications most of the time for similar reasons to Wykiki.

 

2 hours ago, wykikitoon said:

All the pavments and roads in Harrogate are fucked with the snow.  I've just gone for a short walk at lunch and the amount of people walking in inappropriate footwear  A women in crocs decked it near our office.  Stupid cunt. 

 

Women ✅

 

Crocs ✅

 

Women in crocs ✅

[ewerk 31564]

9 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

 

Not on either, I'm only on WhatsApp by peer pressure and even then I mute notifications most of the time for similar reasons to Wykiki.

 

 

Women ✅

 

Crocs ✅

 

Women in crocs ✅

 

Women in crocs falling in the snow?

 

[wykikitoon 21437]

Just listening to the wireless and they play this game where they read amounts of cash and the person has to shout stop at a set amount they're happy with.  They don't know how long they keep saying the money so could walk away with fuck all.

 

This woman has just banked just over £2k.  Then they do the whole 'This is what you could have won' shite. Carry on the audio to show what she could have won.  Anyways she could have taken just over £6k.  Jordan North I think is the presnter asks her how she feels.  She's happy and sounds like it too that she's still up £2k.  Jordan North 'Oh you were so brave to take that anyways'

 

 

Brave?

 

 

Brave for calling a radio show and saying 'Stop' and winning £2k?

 

Brave?

Mother fucker, I wanna be in your shoes if you think that's brave  

[wykikitoon 21437]

And no, this isn't a;

 

Jordan North ✅  

 

He's a harmless lad.

[Gemmill 47009]

Very brave of you to relay this story to us. 

Edited 14 hours ago by Gemmill

[ewerk 31564]

If you chose to listen to Capital radio, or pretty much any commercial radio station then be prepared to get annoyed on a regular basis.

[Howmanheyman 34416]

7 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Just listening to the wireless and they play this game where they read amounts of cash and the person has to shout stop at a set amount they're happy with.  They don't know how long they keep saying the money so could walk away with fuck all.

 

This woman has just banked just over £2k.  Then they do the whole 'This is what you could have won' shite. Carry on the audio to show what she could have won.  Anyways she could have taken just over £6k.  Jordan North I think is the presnter asks her how she feels.  She's happy and sounds like it too that she's still up £2k.  Jordan North 'Oh you were so brave to take that anyways'

 

 

Brave?

 

 

Brave for calling a radio show and saying 'Stop' and winning £2k?

 

Brave?

Mother fucker, I wanna be in your shoes if you think that's brave  

 

I read that without seeing who posted it and knew it was you before I scrolled up to check.

[wykikitoon 21437]

5 minutes ago, ewerk said:

If you chose to listen to Capital radio, or pretty much any commercial radio station then be prepared to get annoyed on a regular basis.

 

It's the office radio.  I shall soon be putting my earphones in.  I thought it was rude to do that considering there was only two of us in  

You're right though.  Some right plebs on it.

[The Fish 11064]

Re: GPs I think it's hit and miss. I can get appointments no problem but sometimes the Doctor I get is fucking useless. The littlest one was shuddering when she was feeding, so we took her to make sure it wasn't anything serious. Doctor's honest-to-god reaction was a dismissive "Well, what do you want?" How about a little expert opinion, some guidance and some reassurance? 

 

I went in later with an ear infection, same doctor, same incompetence. Sends me off with some ibuprofen. Finally see someone capable and I get antibiotics and industrial grade pain relief.

 

Wife has a thyroid issue, and has a consultant she's been with for years. She went to the GP to discuss blood test results and re-up her meds. Doctor at that point asked what contraception we're using because the meds she's taking could be very dangerous to a foetus and "That'll be another problem that just ends up at our door". 

 

I was raging, called to complain, written formal complaint, and I'm shifting to the other GP surgery in the village asap.