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joseywhales

irishbucsfan wrote: »

No I didn’t need the reconstruction.

You could always do the marathon in a wheelchair and get someone to push you though?

My wife is training with an orthopedic surgeon these days, the decision making mid surgery is fascinating.

"luckily there is enough give in this muscle to stretch"
"what would you do if it didn't reach"
"well, I would scrape a little under here and scrape on top over there and hope that I can make it"

Never mind drilling new holes and passing pig ligaments through to add support to a joint.

Personally I would avoid surgeries if there is any other option, not that they are not amazingly talented people (To even imagine some of the procedures). The body has miraculous self healing abilities depending on the injury.

awec

Just finished my first watch through of The Wire.

Some show. Really slow to start, but it's unlike anything I have ever watched before.

Synode

Brilliant show. Up there with The Sopranos in my opinion

Diabhal Beag

Season 2 is way too heavily criticised. I loved the Sobotka stuff. I loved that way more than the wanky newspaper plot at the end.

awec

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Season 2 is way too heavily criticised. I loved the Sobotka stuff. I loved that way more than the wanky newspaper plot at the end.

One of the few shows I've seen where all seasons are good. Like, a few of them are slightly weaker than the others, but they are all exceptional, and none of them feel like you're just watching them so you can get to the good stuff later.

5 definitely my least favourite. 4 was the best.

Podge_irl

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Season 2 is way too heavily criticised. I loved the Sobotka stuff. I loved that way more than the wanky newspaper plot at the end.

I've rather ashamedly never managed to get to the end of season 5. Just doesn't work for me at all. I definitely enjoyed season 2 though, think it gets way too much ****.

awec

Podge_irl wrote: »

I've rather ashamedly never managed to get to the end of season 5. Just doesn't work for me at all. I definitely enjoyed season 2 though, think it gets way too much ****.

5 gets better at the end. The finale is very good.

Diabhal Beag

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Season 2 is way too heavily criticised. I loved the Sobotka stuff. I loved that way more than the wanky newspaper plot at the end.

Ziggy was a brilliant character. What an absolute disaster of a person. I loved season two, thought it nicely expanded the world of the Wire and it gave it that anthology feel that made each season individually interesting.

You get what you pay for. HBO invests in it's shows, gets excellent talent across the board and finances them well. No surprise the result is more often top quality.

stephen_n

I’d actually have the Wire ahead of the Soprano’s in my all time favorite list. Unfortunately it didn’t seem to get the traction at the time, so didn’t get more seasons. Think the writers could have got more out of the characters.

troyzer

This attack in Christchurch is absolutely nuts.

dregin

Didn't want to detract from the sentiment in the New Zealand thread, but it has to be said - this is why Gemma O'Doherty and chums need to be challenged out the ****ing door.

troyzer

I'm in Birmingham now on the way home from Cardiff. Just catching an early dinner before the airport and I've been caught up in the parade.

The plastic is strong in some of these paddies.

pickarooney

Podge_irl wrote: »

Mine is a complete tear also, but apparently the thinking these days is that physio is enough (with the proviso that the only sports I engage in these days are running, cycling and skiing).

I did mine last April. Tried physio only but it wasn't going to be enough and I got surgery in July. Got the all clear in January but had a flare up a week later. Feels close to 100% now. Going to go back training in three weeks.

BBDBB

G’wan Rory

bilston

BBDBB wrote: »

G’wan Rory

Great drama last night

Getting over the line before the Masters and other Majors this year is important. Not sure how important, but I suppose come the final stretch on a Sunday if he is contention it will help.

He is more consistent this year so you'd have to fancy that he will be in contention come the Majors.

Buer

I was fully convinced he'd wobble on those final two holes. Not easy holes at all and multiple players in the leading groups dropped shots on them. McIlroy looked confident and his putting was far more consistent than it has been for a long time. When he dropped a shot on 14 and came back immediately on 15, it was a huge mental boost for him, I would imagine.

Some of the other top players completely fell apart in the final round though. I was surprised with how badly Rahm went on the day. If he even held even he'd have been right in the mix on the final hole.

Sawgrass is a perfect warm up for Augusta but I'd almost rather he came into the tournament in good form but with less expectation. He has shot straight back to the top of the bookies odds for the Masters now.

Also fair play to Seamus Power for managing to struggle through and finish 35th. He's going to need every place he can get if he is to retain his card again.

bilston

Buer wrote: »

I was fully convinced he'd wobble on those final two holes. Not easy holes at all and multiple players in the leading groups dropped shots on them. McIlroy looked confident and his putting was far more consistent than it has been for a long time. When he dropped a shot on 14 and came back immediately on 15, it was a huge mental boost for him, I would imagine.

Some of the other top players completely fell apart in the final round though. I was surprised with how badly Rahm went on the day. If he even held even he'd have been right in the mix on the final hole.

Sawgrass is a perfect warm up for Augusta but I'd almost rather he came into the tournament in good form but with less expectation. He has shot straight back to the top of the bookies odds for the Masters now.

Also fair play to Seamus Power for managing to struggle through and finish 35th. He's going to need every place he can get if he is to retain his card again.

I expected him to put it in the drink on 17 but he played it sensibly. Fleetwood on the other seemed to go for the pin and ended it blowing it all....scoreboard pressure...

irishbucsfan

bilston wrote: »

I expected him to put it in the drink on 17 but he played it sensibly. Fleetwood on the other seemed to go for the pin and ended it blowing it all....scoreboard pressure...

Fleetwood was 2 shots behind with two to play, he had no choice

thomond2006

I passed the Fire Brigade taking someone out of the Liffey, near DCC. Hopefully all ok.

Zzippy

thomond2006 wrote: »

I passed the Fire Brigade taking someone out of the Liffey, near DCC. Hopefully all ok.

Near daily occurrence in Galway. My office is beside the river and it's a rare week we don't have the Coast Guard helicopter overhead on a search mission.

The Lost Sheep

Zzippy wrote: »

Near daily occurrence in Galway. My office is beside the river and it's a rare week we don't have the Coast Guard helicopter overhead on a search mission.

I lived in Newcastle/Dangan for a few years and yeah its horrible. Way too rregular an occurance

stephen_n

Zzippy wrote: »

Near daily occurrence in Galway. My office is beside the river and it's a rare week we don't have the Coast Guard helicopter overhead on a search mission.

Are these people accidentally falling in our attempting suicide?

DGRulz

Was walking over O'Connell Bridge on the way back to work the other day. Some guy, approximately 50s, stood on top the ledge holding on to a lamp post. At first I thought he was doing some sort of charity drive because he looked like he had wet gear on. Nope, tourist taking a selfie.

Zzippy

stephen_n wrote: »

Are these people accidentally falling in our attempting suicide?

I suspect mostly the latter. I gave a guy a lift home to dry out after he waded in to help someone having second thoughts a couple of years ago. Cry for help more than anything else, just lucky where he landed in shallow water or he may not have had the chance...

ClanofLams

stephen_n wrote: »

Are these people accidentally falling in our attempting suicide?

The latter is 95%+ unfortunately.

Neil3030

https://twitter.com/Tweet_Dec/status/1107678798143733765

sydthebeat

I've given up trying to understand the workings of that Parliament

Neil3030

sydthebeat wrote: »

I've given up trying to understand the workings of that Parliament

TL:DR from today:

"Stop wasting Parliament's time bringing back the same pissing deal for a vote, change it substantially or f*** off"

troyzer

Neil3030 wrote: »

TL:DR from today:

"Stop wasting Parliament's time bringing back the same pissing deal for a vote, change it substantially or f*** off"

This has always been the way. There were a few grumbles that it was out of order even the second time but nobody challenged it because of how high the stakes were. But now it looks like the EU are going to offer an extension, it makes no sense to continue this charade. She's likely to lose votes now that the pressure has been temporarily relieved, not gain them. She has absolutely no leverage over the EU, they're not going to budge.

I have no idea what's going to happen next. The most obvious thing is a second referendum which is legally binding but there are so many MPs against it. Which makes you think they'd need an election first.

Synode

I think a second referendum is getting likelier by the day. The withdrawal agreement or revoke article 50. If they really want to leave then it paves a route for it that everyone can live with. If they don't then revoke article 50. Do it quick so we can all move past this utter nonsense