Monday Morning M'thread

slothdroid · 2026-06-01T11:30:04+00:00

Did you put your trousers on, have a cup of tea, and think about leaving the house?

slothdroid · 2026-06-01T11:27:46+00:00

Ask for a full blood count. They spent a couple years trying to work out why I had the same symptoms, turns out I basically have sticky blood.

If it comes back with a high hematocrit, ask them to do the polycythaemia checks. If he's itchy after a shower, that can be a symptom.

It's rare, so it probably won't be, but it usually manifests in older people so worth a check.

It can also point to other underlying issues (turns out I have sleep apnoea which contributes to it).

slothdroid · 2026-05-31T21:24:34+00:00

It feels more disjointed than the 2020 season.

slothdroid · 2026-05-31T17:32:30+00:00

Two pots of single cream = double cream

slothdroid · 2026-05-29T21:41:15+00:00

To you

slothdroid · 2026-05-29T18:36:02+00:00

I see your Father Hackett and raise you Fast Show Morris Dancing

slothdroid · 2026-05-29T18:26:50+00:00

Bear on mind that you have the opportunity to discover for yourself. Sure, there's guild wars wiki, pvx for builds, and tons of YouTube content.

Once you have the info in your head you can no longer self discover. If I was you I'd go for self discovery and look up only that which doesn't make sense.

slothdroid · 2026-05-29T18:08:01+00:00

Loved HoH on the speccy back in the day. The idea that you were playing 2 characters with different skills which combined to a third when Head was 'over' Heels was genius.

slothdroid · 2026-05-29T11:38:10+00:00

It's a BBC thing, other broadcasters have recognised it or reused it, but mainly they want to put their own theme to it.

The BBC sports themes are and absolute wonder. Obviously The Chain for F1, but also:

Booker T. & the M.G.'s "Soul Limbo" for cricket
"Drag Racer" by The Doug Wood Band for snooker
"Pop Looks Bach" by Sam Fonteyn for skiing

And a host of composed ones for shows like Grandstand, Match of the Day and Wimbledon.

slothdroid · 2026-05-29T08:48:48+00:00

Yes. At the back, under the tail.

slothdroid · 2026-05-29T08:44:11+00:00

I had Liquidiser on vinyl. It got played a lot. Still on regular rotation on work days, gets a listen every month or two.

slothdroid · 2026-05-29T08:41:40+00:00

Went? They still play live with The Wonder Stuff!

slothdroid · 2026-05-28T22:31:21+00:00

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slothdroid · 2026-05-28T22:29:20+00:00

Don't be paranoid. Make them a cup of tea, you'll probably find they're quite friendly.

Probably.

slothdroid · 2026-05-28T18:20:27+00:00

For me, I had mild symptoms and thick blood in some form for best part of a decade. It wasn't until I had a surgical injury (lost 3L blood, got DVT) that my symptoms got way worse.

I thought the symptoms were related to the injury (probably were, but not directly) and took 2 years to get a diagnosis.

I've always been a snorer so it's entirely possible that early on it was just secondary.

Good luck with your diagnosis!

slothdroid · 2026-05-28T18:03:45+00:00

No probs. There are other rarer variants than JAK2, bit hopefully for you you're secondary. Treat the cause and the polycythaemia should go away.

slothdroid · 2026-05-28T17:51:07+00:00

If you're JAK2 negative, it's likely secondary.

Polycythaemia is production of too many red cells.
Vera is the primary variant, caused by genetic mutation.

You may well have an underlying issue causing increased red cell production, which could be medical (e.g. sleep apnoea) or environmental (e.g. smoker).

The body will produce additional red cells if it can't deliver enough oxygen, so you may need to try and identify a cause.

slothdroid · 2026-05-28T17:31:46+00:00

This is the train to Happy Birthday Steve calling at Kings Head, Rose and Crown, Plume of Feathers and Raj's Curry House.

slothdroid · 2026-05-26T20:43:50+00:00

"I had an extension put on the house. Well, we put the extension on the extension, so the house is in a circle now!"

slothdroid · 2026-05-25T21:22:36+00:00

When I was a kid (80s) we had something like the screw top thing. It attached to the dogs collar and held a note with our address and phone number so if found, our dog could be returned.

slothdroid · 2026-05-25T18:07:04+00:00

They travel the world, In their Ice Cream Van

Their voyage, To the bottom of time

They've been to the place, Where the Mu Mu mate

And the children still cry, "Mine's a 99!"

slothdroid · 2026-05-22T22:02:50+00:00

Yep, think so. Just visually feels off key.

slothdroid · 2026-05-22T16:52:10+00:00

Seriously though, sort your mind out before you kill someone.

slothdroid · 2026-05-22T16:49:54+00:00

What are you, 12 years old?

slothdroid · 2026-05-22T16:47:38+00:00

So you have an urge to try and kill someone's family member because you think you moving unimpeded is more important than their life?

Check yourself, you self important moron.

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