What is hacking you off today?

[Tinks]

You will do, your body's not used to being exposed to others germs. It's why people are being urged to have the flu jab this year. Probably worth taking some extra vitamins too.

Spot on Kay - we are having lots of people with cough, colds and sneezing at the moment and are expecting a hike in Flu cases.
I always start taking vitamins at the start of September through to Spring

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Missed a train so popped into The Last Post at 5:30.

It truly is a desperate place.

They have reduced prices on many drinks for their 'Monday club!'. Probably draws in a few more local reprobates?.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Spot on Kay - we are having lots of people with cough, colds and sneezing at the moment and are expecting a hike in Flu cases.
I always start taking vitamins at the start of September through to Spring

We take extra strong Vit D from November until end of Feb. Since we started taking them 4 years ago, we've escaped unscathed every winter since. Co-incidence who knows?.
Got this winters supply from NY, 125mcg ( 5,000 IU ) strength. Pharmacist said ok for taking for 4 months, Previous years took 4,000 IU ones, from a health shop in Lewes, not getting any younger hence the stronger ones this year!.

 

[londonblue]

We take extra strong Vit D from November until end of Feb. Since we started taking them 4 years ago, we've escaped unscathed every winter since. Co-incidence who knows?.
Got this winters supply from NY, 125mcg ( 5,000 IU ) strength. Pharmacist said ok for taking for 4 months, Previous years took 4,000 IU ones, from a health shop in Lewes, not getting any younger hence the stronger ones this year!.

Vitamin D is an interesting one. There used to be a page on the NHS website that said there was "some" evidence that taking vitamin D at the 1st signs of a cold would help stop it getting bad. This was (apparently) because the vitamin D attached itself to your red blood cells meaning the cold virus had less chance of doing the same.

However, a) the page also stressed that you shouldn't take it continually, and b) the page has been deleted. My assumption from this is that their "some" evidence proved to be otherwise.

I would therefore say your lack of illness is either a consequence of going out less over Covid, a co-incidence or a placebo effect. Whatever it is, carry on doing it because if you feel better then that's all that matters. (According to a Ted Talk I watched, it's also true that a placebo will still have an affect even when you know it is a placebo so don't think I have ruined anything for you!)

 

[RobM]

Vitamin D is in eggs and sunshine (not directly, obviously!)

 

[Mad Cyril]

Is Vitamin D found in Sunny D?

 

[kaymac]

Yet another session of roadworks + temporary lights down Ashingdon Road advertised for 24-28th October….

 

[Supa Shrimpa]

middle lane hoggers on a motorway...why ?

 

[The Big Dady]

middle lane hoggers on a motorway...why ?

Because the inside lane and outside lane are closed for the normal roadworks?

 

[cerbera45]

need to contact Sky television but no online chat facility

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Yet another session of roadworks + temporary lights down Ashingdon Road advertised for 24-28th October….

Leigh is currently a nightmare. 4 way traffic lights at The Ridgeway, Leigh Rd, Leigh Broadway & bottom of Tattersall Gardens ( 2 way! ).
Then from the 24th of this month, for 4 weeks, the same at The Woodmans Rdbt in Thundersley. Happy days!.

 

[ESG]

Leigh is currently a nightmare. 4 way traffic lights at The Ridgeway, Leigh Rd, Leigh Broadway & bottom of Tattersall Gardens ( 2 way! ).
Then from the 24th of this month, for 4 weeks, the same at The Woodmans Rdbt in Thundersley. Happy days!.

And not forgetting the chaos that started around Cockoo Corner from Monday and apparently no bugger actuality doing anything. I'll also throw in the lights at the top of Crowstone Road.

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

And not forgetting the chaos that started around Cockoo Corner from Monday and apparently no bugger actuality doing anything. I'll also throw in the lights at the top of Crowstone Road.

You are not wrong.
Lanes are coned off in all directions going to and from Cockoo Corner, causing semi gridlock; yet only work being done is in one lane, pavement, which is west bound from r/ about to Bell traffic lights!
Surely highways or a police officer with sense will say it is unnecessary obstruction on all the other routes.
The area has long been a polluted air black spot and must be much worse for this?
IIRC none of the local councillors live in the ward they are meant to represent so they will be negligently blissfully ignoring it all.

 

[mattytheshrimper]

Calling a particular company three times now to book something very standard that anyone can do yet been told the only person who can deal with it isn't in today, this is now three days in a row. Each time I get told that they'll be in tomorrow.

 

[Kat_r]

Shirley bloomin' Ballas!!!

Aha agreed!!

 

[Mad Cyril]

Parking charges in Southend.

£6.60 to park my mobile command unit for 6 hours.

 

[Supershrimper]

Parking charges in Southend.

£6.60 to park my mobile command unit for 6 hours.

Can't people pay something like £8.00 a month for a parking pass which can be used anywhere in the borough?

 

[Mad Cyril]

Can't people pay something like £8.00 a month for a parking pass which can be used anywhere in the borough?

Only for three hours at a time.

In any case I rarely drive to work so not really worth it for me.

 

[RobM]

Can't people pay something like £8.00 a month for a parking pass which can be used anywhere in the borough?

You can, or was that your point?

 

[Supershrimper]

You can, or was that your point?

I thought there was something like a parking permit pass but didn't realise it was only for 3 hours at a time.