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« on: October 23, 2025, 10:20:28 AM »
Firstly thanks for the good wishes from members here as I languish on my third day in what is a effectively a partial rebranding of A&E emergency services at Derby Royal Hospital.
I contacted 111 as I was suffering with quite severe bouts of shortness of breath following little or no exertion. I wanted to avoid hospital admission as Wendy is effectively house bound following her stroke in April.
There were no face to face appointments available at my GPs surgery.
The 111 call handler understood my situation, they were concerned about my symptoms so arranged for me to visit a department that is next door to the existing A&E entrance named Urgent Care Unit (UCU). 111 had contacted UCU I had to be there within an hour.
i was triaged on arrival where I joined a queue of about a hundred patients. After a 10 hour wait I had bloods taken plus an X-ray. The X-ray showed my breathing problems were linked to fluid retention affecting my lungs. There are few beds available most patients are sat in chairs in the long corridor.
I'm waiting for a bed to become available in the Medical Assesment Unit so I can have the fluid removed. I asked if I could go home and come back in the morning, yes I could but my place in the queue would be lost so I would have to wait for another 10 or so hours.
I was finally given.a bed yesterday morning at 7.00 am.At present Wendy is self funding the 24 hour care she needs until I am discharged.
I'm on day 3 of waiting in the Urgent Care Unit as there is no bed free in the Medical Assesment Unit.
The UCU is not a ward as such so no lockers or call buttons. Last time I looked at the patient information board there were 100 patients in the UCU down by around 20 from yesterday.
What I thought was a same day fix or an overnight admission has turned into waiting for a hospital bed.
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« on: September 15, 2025, 05:40:20 PM »
Wendy had a mishap last week and ended up slithering onto the floor. The local Care Link system sent out one person with these two cases, it was like watching a Transformer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFxfqFN-UnM
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« on: August 01, 2025, 12:01:32 PM »
I'm laid low at the moment with some new heart problems that has impacted heavily on my mobility.
As the TV is my main form of distraction I've started watching Highland Cops on iPlayer.
Aside from the policing stories the scenery of Sky, Shetlands and the Highlands is breathtaking.
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« on: April 20, 2025, 06:31:46 PM »
Last Saturday 12th April 2025 my wife Wendy conducted two local weddings at Melbourne View and Amalfi White wedding venues, at one she performed the actual the ceremony, the other she was carring out the paperwork. Wendy has worked for the last 20 months or so as a part time Wedding Registrar for Derbyshire County Council. Wendy works out of the Ashbourne Office doing the odd wedding at the Registry Office. Most of her work is at grander venues such as Tissington Hall etc. She came home on the Saturday afternoon chuffed to bits but quite tired.
On Sunday morning 13th April 2025 I found Wendy unconscious on our bedroom floor in distressing surroundings. I realised within a minute that she had suffered a serious stroke in the night possibly as she was getting out of bed as she felt sick. Ambulance Service attended within 5 minutes, on the stroke ward in around 30 minutes. Brilliant service from the NHS. Too late for the Clot Buster Drugs option.
Its a left side (of her brain) Ischemic stroke, presently unable to speak no right side body movement, currently tube fed but now classed as stable. As some members will know from experience the route to Stroke recovery is a different journey for all victims with a variety of outcomes. My late father had a stroke when he was in his early 50's so I have some experience of what to expect.
Her condition has been up and down these last 7 days, this morning she was a tad brighter. I know some members here have lost their partners or are dealing with serious personal health issues. As a fairly open person I felt today was the right time to share, yesterday was too soon, tommorow might be too late. I'm hoping for the best possible long term outcome, planning for the worst.
I am a sohc member known as Ted, known to some members in person, to others only through this brilliant site.
Life eh, sometimes it can come up with the unexpected.
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« on: April 03, 2025, 01:42:38 PM »
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« on: April 01, 2025, 10:21:11 AM »
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« on: March 25, 2025, 05:11:08 PM »
I was thinking of fitting Black & Silver plates on my Superdream that is Historic for Taxation purposes. Looks like it's not road legal to do that as it was first rgistered in August 1980, not a biggie my 400 has reflective plates. I'm assuming the leiglation was amended as per this article. . https://www.mgcc.co.uk/dvla-release-new-laws-on-black-and-white-number-plates/
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« on: March 24, 2025, 10:07:47 PM »
My Superdream rear wheel drive sprocket does not have the original chain guard attached.
The existing chain & sprockets have only done 725 miles since 2017, I'm not worried about the originality aspect purely safety.
Aftermarket rear sprockets with a chain guard are available for around £20, is it sensible to change the rear sprocket?
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« on: March 15, 2025, 12:27:59 PM »
Before the frame was powder coated I removed the steering lock.
The rivet & washer came out relatively easily, the lock has clearly been replaced judging by it's as new condition.
I have had no issue on the 400 re-fitting the lock. I have the correct replacement washer & rivet, it will not however fit as it should. Rivet is 4.1mm in the manual.
The rivet is not a tight fit in the frame, my understanding is that when the rivet touches the end of the hole, it opens out when struck on the head splaying outwards to hold in place.
My thoughts are that it has possibly been drilled out in the past so the hole is possibly deeper than standard?
Any suggestions as to how I can now fit the lock?
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« on: March 09, 2025, 08:22:13 AM »
At the risk of sounding really stupid I'm having trouble getting my head around basic front fork design.
I understand the fork spring, also the damper rod that the fork oil operates in.
What stops the lower leg from falling out of the fork sliders?
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« on: February 05, 2025, 04:47:32 PM »
Not for my bike. I have a small yet persitsant wet patch on our lounge ceiling, directly above is the bath corner. A local plumber investigated, he diagnosed it was caused by a leak on the bath/shower area that he videoed. Leak has not been fully cured by the plumber, he fixed the bath seal leak, obviously two leaks. I had a free second visit when some additional sealing was done on a small section. Leak appeared to be fixed, it has returned after a couple of days, it's linked to when the shower is used, it's not any of the shower pipework or joints. all bone dry. The leak appears to go away for a few days then return, consistent with maybe a copper pipe leaking at a compression fitting or similar. I made a small hole in the center of the wet patch to avoid more of the ceiling being affected. I suspect it might be the hot water pipe that is in the cavity between the floor boards & the lounge ceiling. Has anyone here used one of the inexpensie Endescoppe cameras that have a built in LED lamp? I'm thinking I need to check this out myself before I start cutting a bigger hole in the ceiling. This wet patch started in late summer 2024 then seemed to hibernate until just before Christmas when it returned. # # #  1 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr  2 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr  3 by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr
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« on: January 31, 2025, 02:02:21 PM »
I'm pretty sure I cannot justify the cost at my age (76) of even considering changing away from a Gas boiler for my heating.
The cost, upheaval, re-piping, new radiators, underfloor heating, tripple glazing, extra ground floor insulation etc, installing pipework trenches in the garden plus a base for the heat pump(s) etc.
It would be interesting to read a personal experience of someone here in the UK who is not a paid influencer or part of the GovUK Nudge Unit who has a ASHP.
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« on: January 21, 2025, 10:10:19 PM »
My Superdream wheels are in need of tidying up.
Not sure what to do really, currently cleaning grease and dirt from the back of the spokes.
The rims and hubs are clearly alloy, are the spokes steel on the Superdream?
Would they powder coat if I removed the bearings, would you get an acceptable finish just from Soda Blasting?
Amended: Spokes are alloy of some sort
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« on: January 20, 2025, 06:13:28 PM »
I've been asking about potential wheel interchangability between the CB400NA, & 250NA Superdream models, plus the NB & NC variants.
Whilst I have had some advice it's been sufficiently vague enough to be almost useless, long live this site.
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« on: January 13, 2025, 09:05:57 PM »
When I checked a few stats a few moments ago there were 6 users & 146 guests on this site.
I am shocked and humbled that there have been 104,442 views on my locked CB500 K1 project
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