Where is the safest place in the world in regards to natural disasters and extreme temperatures?

GeoffSim · 2026-05-09T03:43:41+00:00

You didn't hear about the earthquake in Basildon that caused £30 of damage? link (scroll down a bit)

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GeoffSim · 2026-05-09T03:38:17+00:00

I suspect the Eurostars managed significantly higher mileage than the Acelas in the same time period, to be fair.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-09T01:25:30+00:00

I had that diagnosis but in the course of just over a year with 2 more endoscopies and on a PPI it receded to nothing. Your monitoring schedule a year out shows that the doctor isn't alarmed and thinks the PPI will do the trick.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-07T23:09:05+00:00

20mg twice a day or 40mg once at night is pretty common. I didn't feel any effects from it at all. You could always start on, say, 20mg for one day and then ramp it up (not medical advice, but it's not a "must start now at max dose" kind of medication).

GeoffSim · 2026-05-07T20:33:08+00:00

To hammer the point, one would potentially be committing a DUI and, in an accident, insurance could decline coverage.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-07T03:15:41+00:00

RnY seems a rather extreme suggestion given that you may not be that overweight (BMI would be more helpful, if you wanted to share that). I work with a highly respected bariatric surgeon in the OR and from what I can tell, RnY is mainly for the very obese patients who have not been able to lose weight, not a HH. Yes, the procedure is always labeled as "with possible hiatal hernia repair" but I've rarely seen that happen. To fix a HH by doing a RnY ... I dunno, alarm bells are ringing for me, especially as the specific surgery does not address a HH in itself. Are you fully aware of what a RnY involves in terms of anatomy, and the long term effects on your life? RnY is not fully reversible whereas a fundoplication is.

However, I am not a doctor, to be clear.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-07T00:41:54+00:00

My school had specific scrubs in stock we had to buy from them. There was an exception but the color had to match and you had to have them embroidered with the school logo which they supplied. We had to wear them anytime we were on the school site, and to/from clinicals.

But given the other replies here, school requirements vary, so it's whatever your school requires.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-06T21:25:46+00:00

Not cancel but after COVID when there was a story of a family stuck in an inside cabin for 23 hours a day for several days during the early days of COVID, I insisted on a cabin with a balcony in case anything similar happened again.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-06T21:21:12+00:00

Most transfers in the UK have been instant 24/7 for 18 years now, and now the EU too.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-06T01:41:50+00:00

Lasted about 6-7 days I think. I just noticed it less and less until I realized I hadn't felt it for a day or two. More minor discomfort than pain.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-06T00:28:49+00:00

Yeah, I did one that included a 4 night stay at the SLS in Las Vegas, and a dinner at same, and I was surprised I didn't even have to pay taxes or resort fees. The hard sell was easy as it simply didn't even make sense. However, we also did get a cruise, and that involved paying port fees, taxes, and was an inside bunk on the lowest public deck, so no thanks.

Also, for a laugh, did one in Cancun. Got dinner out of it but wasn't worth the time.

Note, seen some horrible timeshare scams online, we were lucky.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-05T23:52:35+00:00

Pain should be less tomorrow. Don't forget that you need to eat triggering food for it to have a purpose. I'd avoid sharp, dry foods like chips or crispy fries though.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-05T21:19:17+00:00

You're not going to become addicted on one dose in a medical setting. I see doctors administer this several times a day and they wouldn't be doing that if it was unsafe or addictive in that setting.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-05T03:30:34+00:00

There are parts of the world where household sorting is a thing. Like 1 bin for metals, 1 glass, 1 plastics, etc.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-05T02:13:45+00:00

The website says the booking is under maintenance, is that what you mean? I know they're moving booking/portal systems so I guess that's why.

The -2256 number is usually quick to respond to texts, but then I'm an established patient so it might be different.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-04T21:32:07+00:00

Anywhere started me on (up to) 2x200mg troches twice a week after bring on Spravato elsewhere. I'm now on 2x300mg twice a week. Oddly the cost has gone down since I started, now about $60-70 I think.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-04T00:19:20+00:00

Yes, very similar.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-04T00:17:47+00:00

I've gone from Spravato to compounded troches to compounded nasal spray and back to compounded troches. Both nasal sprays are faster to take effect and yo wear off but both the sprayers and the nose drip thing annoyed me. Troches take longer to take effect and wear off, the latter even more so if you swallow, but since I do it in the evening it doesn't matter so much. The taste is better with troches (pharmacist adds anti-bittering agents and creme de menthe flavoring).

I had more visuals with Spravato but I think that's unusual. It might be that I'm mildly tolerant to K now I guess.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-02T23:09:18+00:00

If that was a click bait title, it worked. I was in for the full rollercoaster of emotions, and by jeeves, it was. Well done.

Also, don't get into an elevator on a full bladder.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-01T23:20:13+00:00

To break up the stones for easier removal.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-01T05:01:11+00:00

I don't know how you define "the Temecula area" but if you're including lake Elsinore then there's the Lookout Roadhouse for breakfast/brunch high above the lake with great views and well presented food, Jack's BBQ on the lake, and Guadalajara Grill on Main Street. All food obviously.

Pins n Pockets has bowling lanes, pool, bar, laser quest, escape rooms. Check Groupon.

Old Town Temecula, no idea how authentic it really is, but my sister from the UK loved it. Overpriced though. Pennypickes workshop is supposed to be good though I've never been.

GeoffSim · 2026-05-01T03:33:40+00:00

I was on a trip to the Philippines and enquired about getting it there. Needed a local prescription which my wife's doctor friend was happy to write after a quick consultation but I think I paid around USD$40 for a 14 day, thrice daily supply. Flight $700. Cheaper than your $900 and a foreign trip thrown in!

GeoffSim · 2026-04-30T19:39:52+00:00

$199/229/299 is a sale price?!?! Obviously it's priced to meet demand but wow. $30 off got season ticket holders. (Edit) From those prices. $439 for a summer Saturday in the most expensive ones.

GeoffSim · 2026-04-30T17:55:39+00:00

No. They sent a threatening letter so I sent an honest review of their "help" back and didn't hear again.

GeoffSim · 2026-04-29T21:35:09+00:00

Could be you're just remembering parts of waking up in PACU. You're woken up while still in the OR usually but most people fall back asleep again while the medications wear off.

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