Some people will say anything for a bit of sympathy
, was it football as a youth or laying on damp grass?
What's made you not grumpy but not smile either today?
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What's made you not grumpy but not smile either today?
, was it football as a youth or laying on damp grass?
The Panda Nut
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The only thing it could be is lack of beer. Just went walking the dog. One more night to see if it improves and off to seek medical condemnation. Its een misbahaving very slightly for years. Not being able to walk is frustrating. I suspect a motorcycling incident 40 years ago. I always say my other half tried to knock me off and run over me with my own car. The wheel stopped about 6 inches from my head. It may have been a blowout of my back tyre though, followed by her stopping the car with some skill before it got me. People make up their own minds and usually comiserate with her for missing me.Some people will say anything for a bit of sympathy
After all Heineken refreshes parts other beers cannot reach.
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I'd be tempted to upgrade a collapsed knee into "What's made you grumpy today?"
The Panda Nut
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Annoying but one of those things. Im not letting my knee have the satisfaction!
Could have been worse. Could have been my scaffolding!
Could have been worse. Could have been my scaffolding!
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Having watched many a knee replacement first hand it is more or less a lot like carpentry so a chop saw will get you started.
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Do you want to do a bit of unauthorised moonlighting. If you've seen it done Im sure that would do!
That and "ewetube" if you want to keep the labour rates down
Would certainly be taking "Punto how to" in a direction not tried by any other YouTubers..
When my knee is being a dick in public, I like to say it's an old high school football injury. In fact, it was the result of a short for his weight beagle napping on my knees while my feet were on an Ottoman, effectively hyper extending my knees and tearing my meniscus. That was the first surgery.
The second was caused while raking leaves. Again, a torn meniscus. Mrs.Cheest said I'd do anything to get out of raking the yard.
The last knee surgery, a torn menicus and ACL, I actually did something to earn it. It was a spectacular low speed bicycle crash, caused by wet leaves on a wet wooden bridge and a front brake. My mates were laughing until the guy with a medical background realized that a 57 year old guy's heel shouldn't be touching the back of his head.
The second was caused while raking leaves. Again, a torn meniscus. Mrs.Cheest said I'd do anything to get out of raking the yard.
The last knee surgery, a torn menicus and ACL, I actually did something to earn it. It was a spectacular low speed bicycle crash, caused by wet leaves on a wet wooden bridge and a front brake. My mates were laughing until the guy with a medical background realized that a 57 year old guy's heel shouldn't be touching the back of his head.
The Panda Nut
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Just like car brakes!That and "ewetube" if you want to keep the labour rates down
and as Clarkson would say "How hard can it be"
I went on a trainig course and met a chap who worked for an artificail joint manufacturer. I wonder if I still have his contact details. This will be sewn up before christmas.
Don't you mean"stitched up"
? Cash in advance, anesthetic extra.
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All pretty straight forward. The joint comes with Jigs so you cut the bone correctly to match.
There is just the slight issue of the lack of anesthetic. Now I could whack you with a hammer, or you can take option B which is scream bloody murder the whole way through.
Now I do know quite a few anesthetist but as the whole idea is to do it cheap, best not to involve them.
Hi my name is Andy and In this episode we are taking a change from our usual format to not working on a Fiat but working on the knee joint of this fiat owner. I have looked it up in a Haynes manual, so lets go [Switches on angle grinder and flips down visor]
Did you buy the Max Power Haynes?
Not only could you do the knee joint but also add some underglow...and perhaps carplay.
Not only could you do the knee joint but also add some underglow...and perhaps carplay.
I did and I was reading it tonight...... Pretty much the first modification covered on page 22 is fitting LEDs, but it does show you how to do it properly, not just twisting the wires together and calling it done.
One chapter is about modifications so it will be important to declare your new knee joint to your car insurance company Don't ask where we put the battery for the LEDs.... it's probably just best not to know.
I've just thought of way for every car seat and indeed chair you ever sit on to be heated....well if there's a battery there already seems rude not to take advantage.
Page 73 "how to get through airport security without them thinking you're a walking bomb after seeing you on the x-ray machine".
Page 73 "how to get through airport security without them thinking you're a walking bomb after seeing you on the x-ray machine".
And the implication being you need the chop saw to fix your knee???
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
If anyone in the world has more knobbly knees Id like to see them. Im pretty sure its a caritlidge think so a chop saw will be needed. Its marginally better after 3 days byt after 25 yards becomes pretty sore. I have been banned from building a ramp to our upsatirs so that could be accessed by the Panda. DOnt like this getting old stuff. I know what the Doc would say.... loose weight. Im saving that for when Im cremated. Plenty of time for losing weight then. Poor old dog just wants me to get off my rear end and take him out.
The Panda Nut
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Just had a lovely toasted cheese snadwich for lunch. My Mrs makes our bread, and her home made bread is just amazing, it makes the best toasties, toast and fried bread possible. Now I cant smile after stuffing my face as Mr Dog is locked in with my daughter upstairs and he usually gets several bits. If he finds out I am in such deep do doo with this and no walkies.....
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
New tyres on Daffo today 2 x 165/65/14 Cont Eco5 £190 from my local man at £190 all in. Thats all good as the price was as good as any of the places I went to. Tracking check was thrown in free. No issues identified.
I spoke to the fitter and said last time after they had the car I had to straighten and repaint the sill sp please DO NOT put a trolley jack on the bodywork. So he goes over and starts to do just that again, Some shouting took place and he then relocated the jack as asked. Disappointing to have to ask and even more disappointing to have to intervene to stop this happening immediately afterwards. My slotted rubber puck was used on the jack at the rear. The front tyres were swapped to the back and only slight wear on the outside edge of the n/s tyre noted. That will be my youngest and the roundabouts on her journey to work. Brakes still seem to be 100% subsequent to the new calipers and hoses being fitted. If the rain now stops I want the credit.
I spoke to the fitter and said last time after they had the car I had to straighten and repaint the sill sp please DO NOT put a trolley jack on the bodywork. So he goes over and starts to do just that again, Some shouting took place and he then relocated the jack as asked. Disappointing to have to ask and even more disappointing to have to intervene to stop this happening immediately afterwards. My slotted rubber puck was used on the jack at the rear. The front tyres were swapped to the back and only slight wear on the outside edge of the n/s tyre noted. That will be my youngest and the roundabouts on her journey to work. Brakes still seem to be 100% subsequent to the new calipers and hoses being fitted. If the rain now stops I want the credit.
In the early 1970s when the trade price for Mots was 50p! Our garage used to take them to a small independent Tester who was in his seventies and deaf, I can recall him shoving a jack under the sill of a Hillman Avenger for it's first Mot happily crushing the sill and me shouting "Reg,Reg! As he carried on in oblivion, ever afterwards I would leap over and say "I will Jack it up for you", so Mot Station standards have improved slightly from then.
He also ran a large old recovery vehicle for the Police who would ring him at the local pub to come and tow a crashed vehicle from some drunk driver, which I thought ironic!
