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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I just took some paracetamol to shift a bit of a headache that was coming on. I'm not a regular pill-popper, but I do like to keep a well stocked medicine chest to relieve those minor emergencies when they occur, from antacids for...

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Scholera Those streamlined coated ones are a boon. I don't know why they still make the other kind. *in gruff Clint Eastwood voice* "Thanks for commenting, Ma'am."

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I just took some paracetamol to shift a bit of a headache that was coming on. I'm not a regular pill-popper, but I do like to keep a well stocked medicine chest to relieve those minor emergencies when they occur, from antacids for...

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Scholera Yeah, a good old deluge will shift the most stubborn pill. The head is fine now, thanks.

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I was in the waiting room of my local health centre earlier, and I saw a poster reminding patients that antibiotics are an utterly ineffective treatment for colds and flu. Put simply, the common cold and influenza are viral...

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Scholera This is true. I think we may see a more vigorous education program in the coming years. Let's hope it's not too late. Of course there are other huge antibiotics issues that need addressing - their use in livestock for example - but we should all do our bit...

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I was in the waiting room of my local health centre earlier, and I saw a poster reminding patients that antibiotics are an utterly ineffective treatment for colds and flu. Put simply, the common cold and influenza are viral...

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Scholera You're right - they say the first rule of antibiotics is to try to avoid using them if possible.

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 25 Nov 15

I was in the waiting room of my local health centre earlier, and I saw a poster reminding patients that antibiotics are an utterly ineffective treatment for colds and flu. Put simply, the common cold and influenza are viral...

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Scholera Yes - best to just relieve the symptoms of a cold while it runs its course.

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Ann LeFlore @poehere (15123) • French Polynesia 22 Nov 15

Last night I was here on MyLot responding and reading new discussion. All of a sudden I see a wave of new posts coming through. All from one person and to be exact there was 13 of them. As fast as he posted one a new one was on...

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Scholera @poehere Yep - and I try to make each of my posts fall into one of those categories. MyLot is all about interaction, but posts are all about content.

24 Nov 15

Boingboing @boiboing (13153) • Northampton, England 24 Nov 15

I wasn't sure what words to use: selfish, self-centred, self-obsessed, solipsistic (I LOVE that word), oblivious to all other users? I guess it doesn't matter what I call them because these people won't read this post. The people...

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Scholera @boiboing - Yeah, everything's cool here thanks.

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 21 Nov 15

Now that Bubblews is defunct, and all of my posts have apparently disappeared from the face of the earth, am I free to re-post stuff from there on other sites? I'm talking about plagiarism checkers here. I cannot access my...

bubblews

re posting

plagiarism

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Scholera @troyburns Cool - I live on the Northumberland coast and the photo was taken at Seaton Sluice.

21 Nov 15

Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 21 Nov 15

Now that Bubblews is defunct, and all of my posts have apparently disappeared from the face of the earth, am I free to re-post stuff from there on other sites? I'm talking about plagiarism checkers here. I cannot access my...

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Scholera Let's hope so :)

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 21 Nov 15

Now that Bubblews is defunct, and all of my posts have apparently disappeared from the face of the earth, am I free to re-post stuff from there on other sites? I'm talking about plagiarism checkers here. I cannot access my...

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Scholera That's great news. I have most of them saved as Word docs, so I will update (where necessary) and repost. I do think, however, that some of my posts were typed directly into Bubblews, so they will be lost forever, but I do have most of them. Thanks for...

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 21 Nov 15

Towards the back end of the summer, my girlfriend and I drove out to a nearby village for a walk along the clifftop. On our way, we crossed a small bridge that spans a narrow inlet. I happened to glance to my left, and I was...

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Scholera I believe you're right. I would guess that we were not the only observers to be startled by the sight, and this would have been the artist's intention. The loneliness angle is an interesting and very valid one too. Thanks for commenting.

21 Nov 15

Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 19 Nov 15

My partner and I recently had our lives enriched when we acquired a kitten, who goes by the name of Harry Ramone. He is a very loving cat, and his feline frolics are a never-ending source of amusement. But running alongside the...

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Scholera Harry is the most laid-back cat on the street. He is very loving and shows no ill-effects from the can. He rocks :) Thanks for commenting.

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 19 Nov 15

My partner and I recently had our lives enriched when we acquired a kitten, who goes by the name of Harry Ramone. He is a very loving cat, and his feline frolics are a never-ending source of amusement. But running alongside the...

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Scholera The can squirts a fine mist of water. Now that Harry is aware of this, brandishing the can is often enough to get him to move on. Thanks for commenting.

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 16 Nov 15

If you are a fan of TV shows such as The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent (I'm not), and seemingly any other show that has an elimination process, you will have to go through the now obligotary tension pause (sometimes...

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Scholera I agree, and this scenario takes the tension pause to a new level of irritation: "And the correct answer is. . ." Pause "We'll find out after this break." Grrrr!

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 17 Nov 15

Over the past few weeks, I have been umming-and-ahhing over whether to keep my car, or bust myself down to the rank of pedestrian. We only really use the car for shopping trips, and the occasional visit or jaunt. Unfortunately,...

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Scholera Good advice E Peel - when the car's MOT expires, I think I'll leave it a week or two to see how get on. Thanks for commenting.

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Scholera @Scholera (56) • Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 16 Nov 15

If you are a fan of TV shows such as The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent (I'm not), and seemingly any other show that has an elimination process, you will have to go through the now obligotary tension pause (sometimes...

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Scholera Heh :D

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