Forum attitudes lately

[Argee]

I assume the op last week went well?

Yes, brilliant, thanks! I was opened up at 16.30 on Wednesday 3rd., awoke at 19.00 and had no need for any pain killers overnight at all. They gave me two paracetamol and one anti-inflammatory at 08.00 and that's what I remained on three times per day until I left at 11.10 on Saturday - less than three days later.

I'm walking un-aided and I'm pain-free at last!

Ray

 

[Noel]

Excellent news.

 

[devonwoody]

I will assume it was NHS. and its nice to hear these days compliments to the service, my wife has had two cataract ops. since December and she is also delighted.
In the old days everyone seemed to have nothing but complaints about their ops. and hospital visits.

 

[wizer]

so glad to hear that Ray. At least someone is benefiting from the NHS.

 

[paulm]

Opinions are like noses - everybody's got one, but they're all different shapes and sizes.

:lol: I like that, says it all really.

Glad to hear your hips are all sorted Ray, had my problem one done in 2002 and haven't looked back since, pain free and can walk as far as I like with the dog, and do as much as I like in the garden, all subject to the general state of disrepair of the rest of my body of course :lol:

All best, Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

That's great news, Ray.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Chris Knight]

On that note, I reckon everyone should now go and do some woodwork!

 

[matt]

Opinions are like noses - everybody's got one, but they're all different shapes and sizes.

Not dissimilar to egos - the other component of the rotton thread syndrome.

 

[Karl]

On that note, I reckon everyone should now go and do some woodwork!

Who's this Chris Knight guy???? Claiming to be a Moderator??????? And look at the size of his Avatar!!!!!!!!!

 

[Digit]

And look at the size of his Avatar!!!!!!!!!

Don't be disgusting! This a family forum!

Roy.

 

[Chris Knight]

He was waterhead37 who wanted a change! I am working on the principle that I enjoy face to face contact with forum members more than some of the stuff we have been seeing lately with very strange folk posting stuff behind anon avatars.

I was at the excellent Kent Bash recently and so a few folk at least will recognise my ugly mug!

 

[wizer]

never heard of him? :duno:

 

[Chris Knight]

Your loss Tom!

 

[Harbo]

I recognise that face!

Rod

 

[matt]

A mod breaking a rule - not a very good example to set...

Personally I think an element of anonymity is quite good on the internet, especially when you consider how desirable some of the kit, surrounding security, and eBay ID's that can be derived - add to that a distinctive name and location, photographs of home, a period in hospital, on holiday, etc. It wouldn't take long for someone of the light-fingered variety to identify a healthy target...

 

[wizer]

Your loss Tom!

That's very true actually :-s :wink:

 

[Dibs-h]

A mod breaking a rule - not a very good example to set...

Personally I think an element of anonymity is quite good on the internet, especially when you consider how desirable some of the kit, surrounding security, and eBay ID's that can be derived - add to that a distinctive name and location, photographs of home, a period in hospital, on holiday, etc. It wouldn't take long for someone of the light-fingered variety to identify a healthy target...

So so true! Especially considering just how well this forum is indexed by Google.

 

[big soft moose]

A mod breaking a rule - not a very good example to set...

Personally I think an element of anonymity is quite good on the internet, especially when you consider how desirable some of the kit, surrounding security, and eBay ID's that can be derived - add to that a distinctive name and location, photographs of home, a period in hospital, on holiday, etc. It wouldn't take long for someone of the light-fingered variety to identify a healthy target...

So so true! Especially considering just how well this forum is indexed by Google.

not to mention the possibility for things to go really pearshaped from forum contact - a couple of years back an argument on a forum (not this one) led to me getting a storm of abusive emails, then the A'hole concerned worked out my work address and started sending me abusive hate mail , and eventually vieled death threats. ( For example I am apparently a " fake, a charlatan, and a fraud who knows nothing about anything and need to watch your back because one dark knight (sic) you'll get whats coming to you" - The fact that i can still quote them verbatim a couple of years later shows that they did have some effect on me

Fortunately however i'm a big lad and some of my mates make me look like mother theresa so i didnt get too concerned - I just figured out who they were in return and sent them a email to their real email address (as opposed to the junk ones they were using for the hate mail) saying " I know who you are , and i can find out where you live - stop this **** now or face the consequences " and that unsuprisingly that was that

and for myself even after that i'm not too worried about the protection of anominimity , in the unlikely event of someone here getting all psycho weirdo on me , i'll just handle them - but for other people who are may be more easily intimidated i can appreciate why they might want to "hide" behind an anonymous user name and avatar

 

[nanscombe]

Dark knight! :shock:

You were threatened by Batman?

Maybe I should change my avatar in case someone recognises me?

 

[mr grimsdale]

Now you see it, now you don't. How many posts were deleted in the last hour or so?