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I think that we are in the same boat,Ron-rapidly sinking! Still with three score years and ten (14 for cash) on the clock we ain't what were were once.By virtue of packing up smoking I can more readily afford the A/C bill! Merv

31C. Much the same as usual . Maybe a shower or two tomorrow.I shudder to think what the electricity bill will be after giving the A/C a hammering!

fairly low cloud cover. Anticipated 29C. Maybe a coastal shower later. Much of the activity rain and flood wise is way up north, That concludes today's wetrep. The sitrep is even more boring! Merv

Hi ElZ, Trysha has given you some sound advice about seeking a second opinion.Not all gastroenterologists are the same. At times there is little distinction between CD and IBS regarding both the symptoms and location of the affected areas in the GIT. Some GI's are brilliant , but to others it is...

That is not at all unusual for southern and western Australia, Spook. In Tasmania, way back in the late seventies I recall a similar event. Sydney also prayed for a 'southerly buster' after extreme heat , like Perth with the 'Fremantle Doctor'. Cheers, Merv

31C, sultry and intermittently cloudy. Not a day for trimming hedges, but someone has to do it when my wife is on strike glued to her computer! Ex , well almost , cyclone Penny is heading east toward the N Queensland coast. According to the pundits it may peter out to a tropical low with high...

Having endured British and European Winters, I admire you dudes ! Do you want to do a deal on cyclones versus significant injuries to to 'brass monkeys' , then Ron and I are open to negations if you want to trade! Don't fancy your heating bills, and sure as hell you would not welcome my/ours...

Might be an idea to let the OZ members know where exactly you will be staying in Australia. I would also check whether it legal to import Remicade into this country. That may sound silly, but States and the federal Government are prone to having silly rules. Cheers, merv

Overcast, a little 20 minute much need shower around 4m ish. Cyclone Penny, like most of these event is drifting out into the Coral Sea. It is always possible that she may be contrary and return to land, but that is in the lap of the god's. hoping she doesn;t turn out to be the proverbial 'Bad...

Sorry Folks, Reading my last post, I foolishly neglected to state that the short course I took with me referred to prednisolone. I had strictures then and still do even after surgery. Merv

It really is a question of courses for horses. For many years I travelled nationally and internationally. In the case of the latter, I would always take a stop over of two or three days. What I would do prior to a relatively long flight was to eat very little and and swallow a couple of...

Clear skies. 29C . Hot and humid. Happy New Year to you all! Merv

About 25/26. Calm, slightly overcast. This is perfect in comparison with the heat down south and the rains to the north.! Merv

All I can say is that having given up smoking, sex ,roller skating and avoiding reality TV, I need a couple of drams to maintain sanity. Aged in oak and well into my seventies, along with Crohn's , ischaemic Heart disease, peripheral vascular disease and mild diabetes ( diet controlled) I am...

A female CNN journalist heard about a very old Jewish man who had been going to the Western Wall to pray, twice a day, every day, for a long, long time. So she went to check it out. She went to the Western Wall and there he was, walking slowly up to the holy site. She watched him pray and...

A German Shepherd, a Dobermann and a cat arrive at heaven. God is sitting on his throne and turning to the GS asks him to say a few words about his life. The Gs tells of his loyalty , service to the community as a police dog and his love of children.etc Blah , Blah! God nods his head and...

If you really want to do your head in with an 'ear worm' , try this ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvjdBelNFZM It is Ormurin Lange, a Faroe Island 'Chain Dance'. It has English subtitles which throws light on the nature of the Norse saga. If you want a heavy metal version of it Google in...

Well Cmack, I think we will see flying pigs ( or Trumps) before we have any of the white stuff here! I'll let you into a teeny weeny secret , I was born and raised in the England and have seen all the snow ( including time spent in Berlin) that I ever want to see. I live in the subtropics which...

I commenced Stelara about 12 months ago. Without any doubt, where a raft of medications (excluding Infliximab which I was never prescribed) were ineffective there has been a considerable improvement in my health.While not perfect, I have been able to drastically reduce the amount of...

Hi Chica, The protocol may be a little different in the 'Land Down Under', but I was kicked off post the initial infusion on 90 mg x 2 monthly injections. In the last two weeks of that cycle I found that there was a marked increase in trips to the loo. My gastroenterologist willingly agreed to...