tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post1614558318656055928..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: A Saturday SmileGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15024204853268493962017-12-19T23:37:42.881+00:002017-12-19T23:37:42.881+00:00Mrs S as you know I try to see the humour in every...Mrs S as you know I try to see the humour in everything: it is what keeps me sane. Thanks for the good wishes.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63382492382725753102017-12-19T23:36:39.029+00:002017-12-19T23:36:39.029+00:00Fortunately I no longer have a catheter Cath altho...Fortunately I no longer have a catheter Cath although when I did there was a very nifty device for securing it which stuck to one's leg with the same sort of adhesive used for stomas etc.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-19696010415944025272017-12-19T23:34:25.558+00:002017-12-19T23:34:25.558+00:00Frances, I am fortunate in keeping lots of old tow...Frances, I am fortunate in keeping lots of old towels for 'fluid' emergencies (although this was definitely not one I had anticipated) and once soaked and wrung out they simply all went into a very hot wash cycle.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-74063411552366845492017-12-19T23:32:03.169+00:002017-12-19T23:32:03.169+00:00Of course you should laugh, Lee. Of course you should laugh, Lee. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-12686580738147000252017-12-19T23:31:31.144+00:002017-12-19T23:31:31.144+00:00Well Adrian I don't know where you were but I ...Well Adrian I don't know where you were but I have to say that the nurses I've encountered ranked as saints in my eyes.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38756158743050497272017-12-19T23:30:01.843+00:002017-12-19T23:30:01.843+00:00Fi I'm so sorry but your descriptions have act...Fi I'm so sorry but your descriptions have actually made me laugh.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-69922371172756170052017-12-19T23:29:12.201+00:002017-12-19T23:29:12.201+00:00That made me smile Monica!That made me smile Monica!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80475432903541800452017-12-19T23:28:40.698+00:002017-12-19T23:28:40.698+00:00I think "ouch!" might have been rather t...I think "ouch!" might have been rather tame, Meike. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-79418089447501635042017-12-19T23:28:00.984+00:002017-12-19T23:28:00.984+00:00Oh dear Jenny that would have been the last straw!...Oh dear Jenny that would have been the last straw!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13843010857754013382017-12-19T23:27:23.588+00:002017-12-19T23:27:23.588+00:00The mind boggles, YP. The mind boggles, YP. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-86986203013907513192017-12-19T23:26:33.879+00:002017-12-19T23:26:33.879+00:00Red I was actually so stunned and reacted so quick...Red I was actually so stunned and reacted so quickly I don't think I even uttered a sound. In hindsight I'm quite surprised I didn't utter some "very excellent" expletives.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89376517637466346632017-12-19T23:24:46.669+00:002017-12-19T23:24:46.669+00:00I'll go with very excellent in the circumstanc...I'll go with very excellent in the circumstances, Kylie. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63885985813419489472017-12-17T22:07:30.068+00:002017-12-17T22:07:30.068+00:00Well, Graham, you've given a new meaning to th...Well, Graham, you've given a new meaning to the phrase "pissed off"! Very humorous telling of what I am sure was *not* a fun experience. I am definitely glad for the existence of your tiles, and the length of your... emm... pipe. Wishing you the very merriest holiday season ever. You deserve it!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75394861541444732942017-12-17T22:01:00.216+00:002017-12-17T22:01:00.216+00:00Oh dear Graham, poor you, as a retired Nursing Hom...Oh dear Graham, poor you, as a retired Nursing Home Matron, it brought back many memories of similar disasters. There used to be a Velcro type strap you could use to keep the catheter "tethered " to your leg. Maybe a more modern device is now available and might prevent a repeat performance. Keep smiling ! Cath Wirralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760326216573451513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-37467244389583370392017-12-17T14:22:00.346+00:002017-12-17T14:22:00.346+00:00Graham, my sister is well acquainted with overnigh...Graham, my sister is well acquainted with overnight bag accidents. She's done just about everything with hers. But I send lots of sympathy, because as with all liquids, I know that a little goes an awfully long way.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2798204446825054012017-12-17T02:22:29.225+00:002017-12-17T02:22:29.225+00:00I shouldn't laugh, but I did. I'm sure y...I shouldn't laugh, but I did. I'm sure you dopn't mind. :)<br /><br />Perhaps because I know what a wordsmith I become when I drop something, or make a mess of something...or what I'm trying to do just won't do what it's supposed to do! I have more words than the Oxford dictionary...and far more descriptive! I don't hold back! lolLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-90055780018792503022017-12-16T19:46:31.331+00:002017-12-16T19:46:31.331+00:00I'm an expert. I was catheterised thrice. Bloo...I'm an expert. I was catheterised thrice. Bloody nurses were trying to castrate me whilst reading Mills and Boon. It saved the idle fat sods stirring themselves for the piss bell. I learnt my lesson and paid for private care for my privates. I'm sixty seven and would not go anywhere near the vicious buggers. Rather die than let the buggers near me. I'm dying age after all is said and done. <br />ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-9599133040963767952017-12-16T18:52:28.712+00:002017-12-16T18:52:28.712+00:00I had a friend with a bag and she had similar issu...I had a friend with a bag and she had similar issues at times - mainly due to the bag leaking during the night, particularly when the cats chewed the tubing, Through the bed and on carpet.... humour certainly helps and I’m glad all was well. And yes, ouch! I managed to spill a urine sample all over a doctors toilet floor once.... a highly embarrassing event, made worse by having to wait there until I could produce another one. Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45380136337194416372017-12-16T18:07:05.299+00:002017-12-16T18:07:05.299+00:00Considering the circumstances, I think you manage ...Considering the circumstances, I think you manage to sound very contained! (pun intended) (And Pollyanna would be proud of you!) ♥DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89223292192837958762017-12-16T17:55:44.935+00:002017-12-16T17:55:44.935+00:00How odd - I know I commented this morning before l...How odd - I know I commented this morning before leaving home, but my comment has not come through, it seems.<br />Anyway, Glad Game point #1 made me utter "ouch!" as I imsgined the outcome with a shorter pipe.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28047691311498767412017-12-16T17:16:20.404+00:002017-12-16T17:16:20.404+00:00Yes indeed, the tiled floor would have been a bles...Yes indeed, the tiled floor would have been a blessing. And another blessing is that you obviously had non slip tiles!Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-83879428876019040692017-12-16T16:12:45.074+00:002017-12-16T16:12:45.074+00:00I think you will have to ask the medics for a bigg...I think you will have to ask the medics for a bigger urine bag - perhaps the size of a space hopper. Come to think of it, you will then be able to bounce to the bathroom shouting "Yee-hah!" like a rodeo cowboy.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-77424858493041125792017-12-16T15:18:28.975+00:002017-12-16T15:18:28.975+00:00The bags are a nuisance but are better than the al...The bags are a nuisance but are better than the alternative. Yes, I'm sure there would be some " very excellent " vocabulary used for the occasion!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73819210268563410392017-12-16T08:28:07.329+00:002017-12-16T08:28:07.329+00:00Two very excellent reasons to be grateful!!
Very e...Two very excellent reasons to be grateful!!<br />Very excellent is probably grammatically incorrect but it's appropriate herekyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.com