The Drop in Centre

[chris191070]

No rain or storms here in the UK. Just lovely warm weather, around 18c.

[Kitt]

Tornado warning passed uneventfully(yes rotation was recorded by radar and the cell phones allerted sending us to the basement). Lots of lights, noise and rain but no damage, unless you count the pawshaped bruise on my thigh when the dog landed there.

[Gary L]

Here in Valencia it’s a v comfortable 20°+.  Preparing myself for 2024 tax claim on my retirement payments.   Hard to face 30-35°% tax rate ripping through every penny Ive ever saved but that is life here.  You win the euro millions lottery in uk, no tax.  With same numbers here 20°%+ tax.   Still, we have the sunshine free, at least. 

[CassieQ]

16 hours ago, chris191070 said:

No rain or storms here in the UK. Just lovely warm weather, around 18c.

The first time I read this, my sleep addled brain saw 18 as 81 and I was like "Since when does the UK use Fahrenheit "?  

(I'm useless without coffee).

[Gary L]

9 minutes ago, CassieQ said:

The first time I read this, my sleep addled brain saw 18 as 81 and I was like "Since when does the UK use Fahrenheit "?  

(I'm useless without coffee).

It was always Fahrenheit until we were joining EEC, now the EU. I can still remember learning the conversions with plus and minus 32 being involved.  At least one I can remember 28°C =82° F. (Ok 82.4 if we are fussy!).  

[Flip-Flop]

On 4/1/2025 at 5:06 PM, Gary L said:

It was always Fahrenheit until we were joining EEC, now the EU. I can still remember learning the conversions with plus and minus 32 being involved.  At least one I can remember 28°C =82° F. (Ok 82.4 if we are fussy!).  

Thanks @Gary L, for reminding me of the conversion formula. I had to look it up and write it down, so I can find out  what the rest of the world is feeling. Without using this forgotten formula, I had little or no idea of  how to relate to Celsius readings. It's hard if not impossible for us old Fahrenheit users to accurately convert and understand temperatures degrees without using it. 

[spyke]

I hit the easy button and use the unit converter on my android phone. It looks like a ruler. It does 9 different types of calculations- mass, volume, temperature, distance, etc.  Not sure if there's an equivalent on iPhone.

Edited April 3, 2025 by spyke

[CassieQ]

9 minutes ago, spyke said:

I hit the easy button and use the unit converter on my android phone. It looks like a ruler. It does 9 different types of calculations- mass, volume, temperature, distance, etc.  Not sure if there's an equivalent on iPhone.

I just found that in the calculator!  Neat!

[chris191070]

Well at the moment we're having a shitty holiday. I've only developed a throat infection and are struggling to swallow anything and no energy  either.

[Gary L]

47 minutes ago, chris191070 said:

Well at the moment we're having a shitty holiday. I've only developed a throat infection and are struggling to swallow anything and no energy  either.

Poor you.   It is awful to be ill on holiday when you just want to be tucked up in your own bed.  Really feel for you xxx

[spyke]

2 hours ago, chris191070 said:

Well at the moment we're having a shitty holiday. I've only developed a throat infection and are struggling to swallow anything and no energy  either.

Well that stinks. Almost sounds like you've got strep throat. Take care of yourself. 

[Wayne Gray]

11 hours ago, chris191070 said:

Well at the moment we're having a shitty holiday. I've only developed a throat infection and are struggling to swallow anything and no energy  either.

spyke may be onto something here, Chris.

You didn't do so, but patients who say things like "It feels like I'm swallowing glass" usually end up with strep throat. Get checked out if it doesn't clear up soon. Folks who ignore strep can have autoimmune issues later, so you don't want to ignore it. Plus, a simple course of antibiotics will make you feel a world better if it is strep.

Feel better soon.

EDIT: The tired comment also makes me wonder if it's mono. If you and hubby are not above making out with others, it's possible. It's a super simple test to determine both mono and strep, so do your best to get to a clinic.

Edited April 10, 2025 by Wayne Gray

[chris191070]

8 hours ago, Wayne Gray said:

spyke may be onto something here, Chris.

You didn't do so, but patients who say things like "It feels like I'm swallowing glass" usually end up with strep throat. Get checked out if it doesn't clear up soon. Folks who ignore strep can have autoimmune issues later, so you don't want to ignore it. Plus, a simple course of antibiotics will make you feel a world better if it is strep.

Feel better soon.

EDIT: The tired comment also makes me wonder if it's mono. If you and hubby are not above making out with others, it's possible. It's a super simple test to determine both mono and strep, so do your best to get to a clinic.

You know I'm mega careful cause of my HIV.   It's not quite as sore this morning.

Hubby is perfectly fine, no sure throat or anything.

[kbois]

Glad you're doing better @chris191070.

I've got a question for those of you who don't live in the US. I'm curious. During a bout of insomnia last night after my dog woke me up at 2:11am to go out, my brain started spinning.... which you all know it can think weird things in that state. 

I got to wondering. I see a lot of reels and videos online that deal with generations and the differences between them. It seems like here in the US, there's a huge divide amongst the generations. 

Being the humans that we are, we have to label everything... Boomers, GenX, Millenials, Gen Z, and now Gen Alpha. Each one seems to have pretty decisive opinions about the others, except for GenX... we don't give a damn. (Yes, I'm a card-carrying member)

What I'd like to know is; if, in the rest of the world, do you see an emphasis on the generational gap and do you label it?

And now you know why I couldn't sleep last night. 

Have a great weekend!

Edited April 11, 2025 by kbois

[Mikiesboy]

On 4/10/2025 at 6:50 AM, chris191070 said:

Well at the moment we're having a shitty holiday. I've only developed a throat infection and are struggling to swallow anything and no energy  either.

hope you feel better soon, chris xo

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

Glad you're doing better @chris191070.

I've got a question for those of you who don't live in the US. I'm curious. During a bout of insomnia last night after my dog woke me up at 2:11am to go out, my brain started spinning.... which you all know it can think weird things in that state. 

I got to wondering. I see a lot of reels and videos online that deal with generations and the differences between them. It seems like here in the US, there's a huge divide amongst the generations. 

Being the humans that we are, we have to label everything... Boomers, GenX, Millenials, Gen Z, and now Gen Alpha. Each one seems to have pretty decisive opinions about the others, except for GenX... we don't give a damn. (Yes, I'm a card-carrying member)

What I'd like to know is; if, in the rest of the world, do you see an emphasis on the generational gap and do you label it?

And now you know why I couldn't sleep last night. 

Have a great weekend!

i find that Americans love to label everything...too much so.  I've heard the terms you've mentioned used but we get so much American stuff in Canada, we use the terms as well. But nowhere near as much as you do down there.

And Happy Friday.

[Mikiesboy]

Have a fantastic day and weekend, everyone.

[Gary L]

24 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Have a fantastic day and weekend, everyone.

A very wise person, indeed.  

[CassieQ]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

Glad you're doing better @chris191070.

I've got a question for those of you who don't live in the US. I'm curious. During a bout of insomnia last night after my dog woke me up at 2:11am to go out, my brain started spinning.... which you all know it can think weird things in that state. 

I got to wondering. I see a lot of reels and videos online that deal with generations and the differences between them. It seems like here in the US, there's a huge divide amongst the generations. 

Being the humans that we are, we have to label everything... Boomers, GenX, Millenials, Gen Z, and now Gen Alpha. Each one seems to have pretty decisive opinions about the others, except for GenX... we don't give a damn. (Yes, I'm a card-carrying member)

What I'd like to know is; if, in the rest of the world, do you see an emphasis on the generational gap and do you label it?

And now you know why I couldn't sleep last night. 

Have a great weekend!

You forgot xennials too.  Too young for Gen X and too old for Millenials.  But I don't see the point aside from maybe marketing?

[CassieQ]

Had two cataract surgeries earlier this year.  My bifocal glasses will be ready in 2 weeks...when the hell did I get this old?

[kbois]

Happy Easter to those who celebrate it!

For those that don't, just remember stale peeps are the only correct way to have them!

 

[Mikiesboy]

On 4/17/2025 at 11:28 AM, CassieQ said:

Had two cataract surgeries earlier this year.  My bifocal glasses will be ready in 2 weeks...when the hell did I get this old?

i don't know... when i did?  i do my best not to think about how old i am physically. Mentally i'm still a teenager, that's good enough for me.

[weinerdog]

35 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

i don't know... when i did?  i do my best not to think about how old i am physically. Mentally i'm still a teenager, that's good enough for me.

Yeah I remember you telling me that at the kegger during spring break

[Mikiesboy]

1 hour ago, weinerdog said:

Yeah I remember you telling me that at the kegger during spring break

i'm surprised you can remember. i seem to recall your head was stuck in a keg most of the time!

[kbois]

1 hour ago, Mikiesboy said:

i'm surprised you can remember. i seem to recall your head was stuck in a keg most of the time!

He can reach the tap on a keg?