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Podge_irl · 06-09-2017 10:13AM

Even the oil companies don't pretend that climate change isn't a thing.

thomond2006 · 06-09-2017 10:25AM

Would ye be up for a NFL fantasy draft this year? Probably too late for Week 1 but perhaps we could do one next week in time for Week 2? I'm happy to organise.

Teferi · 06-09-2017 10:27AM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Would ye be up for a NFL fantasy draft this year? Probably too late for Week 1 but perhaps we could do one next week in time for Week 2? I'm happy to organise.

I am always up for a draft.

thomond2006 · 06-09-2017 10:37AM

Teferi wrote: »

I am always up for a draft.

Can we start from Week 2? Ideally we don't want to run into Week 17 where a lot of backups will play.

Podge_irl · 06-09-2017 10:58AM

thomond2006 wrote: »

Can we start from Week 2? Ideally we don't want to run into Week 17 where a lot of backups will play.

Sure. From what I recall it's pretty flexible to set it up however you want schedule wise.

thomond2006 · 06-09-2017 10:59AM

Podge_irl wrote: »

Sure. From what I recall it's pretty flexible to set it up however you want schedule wise.

Cool I'll look into it.

Who's in?

dregin · 06-09-2017 11:03AM

Just had a call from James' Hospital saying my consultant has a cancellation for tomorrow morning's slot if I wanted to get some metal removed from my shoulder. I took it, but have a flight booked to London on Friday evening, which is most likely off the cards. It's local anaesthetic and a small incision in the shoulder with only a couple of stitches... Anyone have previous with this kind of thing? Will talk to the consultant about whether or not I can fly tomorrow, but couldn't help looking to the internet for some rock solid medical info.

On the plus side, I'll make the boards beers if I don't go to London

06-09-2017 11:18AM

dregin wrote: »

Just had a call from James' Hospital saying my consultant has a cancellation for tomorrow morning's slot if I wanted to get some metal removed from my shoulder. I took it, but have a flight booked to London on Friday evening, which is most likely off the cards. It's local anaesthetic and a small incision in the shoulder with only a couple of stitches... Anyone have previous with this kind of thing? Will talk to the consultant about whether or not I can fly tomorrow, but couldn't help looking to the internet for some rock solid medical info.

On the plus side, I'll make the boards beers if I don't go to London

Depending on what kind of painkillers you get you may end up flying twice in one day!

swiwi_ · 06-09-2017 12:02PM

dregin wrote: »

Just had a call from James' Hospital saying my consultant has a cancellation for tomorrow morning's slot if I wanted to get some metal removed from my shoulder. I took it, but have a flight booked to London on Friday evening, which is most likely off the cards. It's local anaesthetic and a small incision in the shoulder with only a couple of stitches... Anyone have previous with this kind of thing? Will talk to the consultant about whether or not I can fly tomorrow, but couldn't help looking to the internet for some rock solid medical info.

On the plus side, I'll make the boards beers if I don't go to London

No personal experience, but IMHO provided you have someone flying with you who is happy to carry any baggage, you should be fine. If you get any sedation, you won't be able to drive to the airport.

But if it's only local anesthetic, as they say in the trade "man up".

kuang1 · 06-09-2017 12:05PM

dregin wrote: »

Just had a call from James' Hospital saying my consultant has a cancellation for tomorrow morning's slot if I wanted to get some metal removed from my shoulder. I took it, but have a flight booked to London on Friday evening, which is most likely off the cards. It's local anaesthetic and a small incision in the shoulder with only a couple of stitches... Anyone have previous with this kind of thing? Will talk to the consultant about whether or not I can fly tomorrow, but couldn't help looking to the internet for some rock solid medical info.

On the plus side, I'll make the boards beers if I don't go to London

Shouldn't be any trouble travelling with that, assuming you've only one bag?

Edit: Shrapnel????

DGRulz · 06-09-2017 12:06PM

At least if you do fly, you'll get through security quicker.

sullivlo · 06-09-2017 12:16PM

dregin wrote: »

Just had a call from James' Hospital saying my consultant has a cancellation for tomorrow morning's slot if I wanted to get some metal removed from my shoulder. I took it, but have a flight booked to London on Friday evening, which is most likely off the cards. It's local anaesthetic and a small incision in the shoulder with only a couple of stitches... Anyone have previous with this kind of thing? Will talk to the consultant about whether or not I can fly tomorrow, but couldn't help looking to the internet for some rock solid medical info.

On the plus side, I'll make the boards beers if I don't go to London

Should be fine. It's a local. You might have tenderness for a few hours/overnight but it should be fine on Friday if the procedure is on Thursday. If it's local it's superficial so no worse than a cut. I was in an accident on my bike a few weeks ago and had stitches and a local to remove glass from my elbow and it was grand.

dregin · 06-09-2017 12:30PM

kuang1 wrote: »

Shouldn't be any trouble travelling with that, assuming you've only one bag?

Edit: Shrapnel????

Had a few plates put in after getting nocked off the bike left me with a collarbone break right where it joins the muscle. Getting the easier-to-get-at bits removed so that I can finally use a backpack with both straps. Might get back to rugby too, if an MUA to free up movement is successful. All the excitement!

irishbucsfan · 06-09-2017 12:39PM

Does anyone remember that time dregin and sullivio ran into each other on their bikes?

irishbucsfan · 06-09-2017 01:50PM

This hurricane is so bloody inconvenient for me. It's still not confirmed if the Buccaneers game is going to be on Sunday. How terrible for me.

awec · 06-09-2017 02:01PM

is this hurricane like Katrina standards?

mfceiling · 06-09-2017 02:03PM

awec wrote: »

is this hurricane like Katrina standards?

This one is mental. 185mph winds. Basically the whole of the Caribbean is closed.

Stheno · 06-09-2017 02:03PM

awec wrote: »

is this hurricane like Katrina standards?

Worse.

Strongest ever Atlantic hurricane

awec · 06-09-2017 02:17PM

Yikes. Be awful for the people on the affected Caribbean islands.

And they've no idea where it'll make landfall in the US?

Stheno · 06-09-2017 02:20PM

awec wrote: »

Yikes. Be awful for the people on the affected Caribbean islands.

And they've no idea where it'll make landfall in the US?

Florida most likely, there is a mandatory evacuation of the Key West region of Florida

06-09-2017 02:28PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

This hurricane is so bloody inconvenient for me. It's still not confirmed if the Buccaneers game is going to be on Sunday. How terrible for me.

Wouldn't worry about it, will give you more time to look up some nice recipes...

bilston · 06-09-2017 02:29PM

awec wrote: »

Yikes. Be awful for the people on the affected Caribbean islands.

And they've no idea where it'll make landfall in the US?

Florida sometime Sunday/Monday I think, but that's a few days off so may change. The winds will have weakened a bit by then.

185mph winds at the moment. That would be terrifying, although it's the water that does the damage when these storms hit.

06-09-2017 02:30PM

bilston wrote: »

Florida sometime Sunday/Monday I think, but that's a few days off so may change. The winds will have weakened a bit by then.

185mph winds at the moment. That would be terrifying, although it's the water that does the damage when these storms hit.

Florida and Texas. Two hot beds of climate change denial being massively impacted by weather systems caused by climate change.

bilston · 06-09-2017 02:33PM

Deleted User wrote: »

bilston wrote: »

Florida sometime Sunday/Monday I think, but that's a few days off so may change. The winds will have weakened a bit by then.

185mph winds at the moment. That would be terrifying, although it's the water that does the damage when these storms hit.

Florida and Texas. Two hot beds of climate change denial being massively impacted by weather systems caused by climate change.

I was going to bring that up but didn't want to upset anyone...but yes the tragic irony...but hey they're great hurricanes...

bilston · 06-09-2017 02:40PM

Deleted User wrote: »

bilston wrote: »

Florida sometime Sunday/Monday I think, but that's a few days off so may change. The winds will have weakened a bit by then.

185mph winds at the moment. That would be terrifying, although it's the water that does the damage when these storms hit.

Florida and Texas. Two hot beds of climate change denial being massively impacted by weather systems caused by climate change.

I was going to bring that up but didn't want to upset anyone...but yes the tragic irony...but hey they're great hurricanes...

awec · 06-09-2017 02:57PM

Yea I was just reading up on it there, apparently it's not likely to be a cat5 any more by the time it gets to the US as the Caribbean islands will weaken it.

irishbucsfan · 06-09-2017 03:04PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Wouldn't worry about it, will give you more time to look up some nice recipes...

Maybe if you front up and take the vig

Yeah_Right · 06-09-2017 03:20PM

Stheno wrote: »

Florida most likely, there is a mandatory evacuation of the Key West region of Florida

Nooooo!! Not Key West. Love that place. Was looking at going back there in a few weeks. Hope it's not ruined. Yes I know I'm selfish.

Neil3030 · 06-09-2017 04:03PM

bilston wrote: »

I was going to bring that up but didn't want to upset anyone...but yes the tragic irony...but hey they're great hurricanes...

Is it fair to call Florida a hotbed of climate change denial? It's a swing state, after all.

pickarooney · 06-09-2017 06:02PM

What do American footballers do between February and September?

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