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[Gasometer]

On Wednesday I had my regular achilles rehab appointment with the tendon specialist, who I was referred to by my regular local physio mid year. After a half hour of pain from electro shock therapy and re-strapping I went to pay, handing over my BUPA card first followed by my bank card to cover the gap. "Errrrrr you've reached the limit on your BUPA claims for the year unfortunately so you'll have to pay in full today, and for future weekly treatments this calendar year."

"F***ing what? How much?" I asked.

"$165 per appointment, not including the needling and injection additional costs."

GAGF!

Its the same over here with Aust Unity...limited number of visits per year...in some cases you can win because there is about one difference between myotherpay and oesteo and little difference b/w oesteo and chiro...from personal experience.

TT, my advice is ring the resident expert in Achilles...

 

[Gasometer]

campaigners at work who only fill the printer with enough paper to cover what they need and leave the rest of it just sitting there.

Use the whole ******* bundle you dick. It's less effort.

...what about the shifty campaigners who leave the paper jam...

 

[Twinkletoes]

TT, my advice is ring the resident expert in Achilles...


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Well, in relation to Wellsy, the physio who electro shock therapy treated me on Wednesday wasn't my usual specialist as he was booked out, but it was his sidekick. Being the first time I've been in his office I looked around and noticed North gear folded on a shelf among his other personal effects so I had to ask if he works at the club and, if so, has he had much to do with Wellsy's Achilles.

It turns out he spent a few months with North last season as a placement thingy post uni and "nooooooo, nobody other than Steve Saunders himself works with Wellsy."

He also told me LT was a player who responded very well to electric shock therapy on his injuries, and that Narni was by far the funniest and best bloke he had anything to do with at the club this year.

 

[GarnerSmash]

Spanish drivers tailgating at 130kph. Its like a sport.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Spanish drivers tailgating at 130kph. Its like a sport.

I well remember them BT. They also love overtaking around blind bends on A routes with no clue what's heading their way.

 

[GarnerSmash]

I well remember them BT. They also love overtaking around blind bends on A routes with no clue what's heading their way.

Uh-hu.

Less road rules, more road suggestions. Nutters.

 

[Mav]

Call me grumpy......but.....waiting for ch.10 sports report and they had the inevitable promo. " Super-star Ed Sheeran " was to be a guest on some crappy show.

Now either " Ed " is writing his own intro's, or, " Ed " has joined the pantheon of legends i.e. The Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Hendrix, Cream, ( you get my drift....)

I'm no fan of " Ed " but having sold out both Madison Square Garden and Wembley Stadium 3 times over would suggest he's one of the biggest stars on the planet right now.

 

[IschenkoUBeauty]

I'm no fan of " Ed " but having sold out both Madison Square Garden and Wembley Stadium 3 times over would suggest he's one of the biggest stars on the planet right now.

Just a testament to how stupid society is really.

Ed Sheeran is an ugly red-headed c*** who looks like Gobbledock from the old Smiths Chips promos and sings like somebody has him by the nuts.

A dead-set c*** with zero talent.

 

[see see]

Just a testament to how stupid society is really.

Ed Sheeran is an ugly red-headed c*** who looks like Gobbledock from the old Smiths Chips promos and sings like somebody has him by the nuts.

A dead-set c*** with zero talent.

I take that IUB no lub Ed.

 

[Gasometer]

Can handle Ed.

Gaso not lub James Hunt.

 

[IschenkoUBeauty]

The resemblance is uncanny.

 

[bengrina]

Dont know if I quite classify under the 'old' part but here are a list of my most hated things i see other road users do.
1. idiots that merge onto a freeway and move straight across to sit in the right hand lane. (I dont care what speed your driving) overtake and get out of the lane.
2. when traffic is merging from 2 lanes to 1. Cars that drive up as far as they can without merging in 1 in 1 back and slow all the remaining traffic down
3. people that go to turn left off a 2 lane main road and instead of just turning their car the idiots turn out right into the right lane to turn left.
4. people that dont wave when you let them through
5. people that dont wave when you high beam them warning of a speed camera.

 

[RobZombie]

Dont know if I quite classify under the 'old' part but here are a list of my most hated things i see other road users do.
1. idiots that merge onto a freeway and move straight across to sit in the right hand lane. (I dont care what speed your driving) overtake and get out of the lane.
2. when traffic is merging from 2 lanes to 1. Cars that drive up as far as they can without merging in 1 in 1 back and slow all the remaining traffic down
3. people that go to turn left off a 2 lane main road and instead of just turning their car the idiots turn out right into the right lane to turn left.
4. people that dont wave when you let them through
5. people that dont wave when you high beam them warning of a speed camera.

Can all be summarized as "BMW drivers".

 

[Gasometer]

Dont know if I quite classify under the 'old' part but here are a list of my most hated things i see other road users do.
1. idiots that merge onto a freeway and move straight across to sit in the right hand lane. (I dont care what speed your driving) overtake and get out of the lane.
2. when traffic is merging from 2 lanes to 1. Cars that drive up as far as they can without merging in 1 in 1 back and slow all the remaining traffic down
3. people that go to turn left off a 2 lane main road and instead of just turning their car the idiots turn out right into the right lane to turn left.
4. people that dont wave when you let them through
5. people that dont wave when you high beam them warning of a speed camera.

State your age.

 

[blackshadow]

Just a testament to how stupid society is really.

Ed Sheeran is an ugly red-headed c*** who looks like Gobbledock from the old Smiths Chips promos and sings like somebody has him by the nuts.

A dead-set c*** with zero talent.

Was quite surprised by him - not my style of music at all but I got to photograph him a couple of years ago at Ding Dong Lounge in the city. Much to my surprise I found him to be a rather talented musician and a decent performer.

 

[blackshadow]

State your age.

He's still a kid... but he's learning!

 

[IschenkoUBeauty]

Was quite surprised by him - not my style of music at all but I got to photograph him a couple of years ago at Ding Dong Lounge in the city. Much to my surprise I found him to be a rather talented musician and a decent performer.

I take it the sight of him broke your camera lens?

 

[see see]

Can all be summarized as "BMW drivers".

I was thinking more along the lines of Lexus drivers. What a bunch of mega douches.

 

[Mav]

2. when traffic is merging from 2 lanes to 1. Cars that drive up as far as they can without merging in 1 in 1 back and slow all the remaining traffic down

Not sure what you are suggestion here. Are you expecting people to merge where the lane ends or do you want people to try and join the queue as soon as they realize the lane will end?

 

[bengrina]

Not sure what you are suggestion here. Are you expecting people to merge where the lane ends or do you want people to try and join the queue as soon as they realize the lane will end?

Take the Chandler Hwy bridge for example. the lane changes from 2 to 1. traffic should start merging in to the one lane to allow for steady flow as opposed to the idiots that race up the left lane and then stop traffic as they try to merge in at the last minute

 

[Gasometer]

Ed lub IUB.

IschenkoUBeauty

 

[Gasometer]

Watching V8's on Fox.

I remember when it was fta.

Not many ads on Fox tho.

 

[ShinbonerBaz]

TOD Jr is likewise a Ramones fan.

His t-shirt may have come from Target. :stern look

But he baulks at wearing it because as he so eloquently explains it, "chicks that are into One Direction wear them, dad". As you guys have also highlighted.

(Used to have fun dressing him in band t-shirts when he was a toddler. Sent him off to his first day of creche in a Slayer t-shirt.)

Yeah, SB Jr has moved on from Ramones t-shirts, that was 2009/10 and pre One Direction, still loves The Ramones, but his tastes have expanded as has the t-shirt collection.

 

[Comebackmick]

Dont know if I quite classify under the 'old' part but here are a list of my most hated things i see other road users do.
1. idiots that merge onto a freeway and move straight across to sit in the right hand lane. (I dont care what speed your driving) overtake and get out of the lane.
2. when traffic is merging from 2 lanes to 1. Cars that drive up as far as they can without merging in 1 in 1 back and slow all the remaining traffic down
3. people that go to turn left off a 2 lane main road and instead of just turning their car the idiots turn out right into the right lane to turn left.
4. people that dont wave when you let them through
5. people that dont wave when you high beam them warning of a speed camera.

6. people who pass me on the freeway with their cruise control set to one metre per hour faster than mine, meanwhile forcing me up the clacker of the car in front. (Mostly old people - and I'm 73)

 

[Mav]

Take the Chandler Hwy bridge for example. the lane changes from 2 to 1. traffic should start merging in to the one lane to allow for steady flow as opposed to the idiots that race up the left lane and then stop traffic as they try to merge in at the last minute

I'm in Radelaide so not sure about Chandler Hwy but you're wrong with your approach. The zipper merge should take place where the lanes go form two to one, not before. That is the only way to ensure both lanes move at the same rate. Idiots that try to push into the line before the merge point just slow down the lane they are moving into. This is espically the case when the 'line' is so long that it starts at the point where the 'lane ends' sign is.

I'll give you an example as to why you are wrong. I was driving on a hwy in Adelaide and we were heading up a hill. There was a sign that said the left lane ends due to road works. So everyone is trying to get into the right line of traffic that is almost at a stand still. Everyone ahead of me continues to push into the line, which just continued to slow it down for the people already in that lane joining at the end of the line. I however, did what everyone should do and continued to drive up the hill in my now empty lane until I got to the merge point. The top of the hill was about 400 mtrs away and when I got there, low and behold there was no blocked lane. The workers had opened the lane. So there you have everyone doing what you want them to do and join the lane straight away, but there was no need. There all crawling along at 5k/h trying to push in when there was no need.

So next time you're in Chandler Hwy, be one of those guys that drives up the empty lane to the merge point, and be content to know that you are in the right.

Disclaimer: before some nob says that you have to give way to an existing lane if it's not a perminatly marked, 2 lanes become 1, spot.... This is the only practical way to do it.