Kidney all clear

You could have told me that back in 1980!

Since we were struggling to get the Interferometer ready in time, I
didn't spend any time at AntDiv head office in Melbourne before we left, so
I didn't pick up on any helpful hints -- like the seasickness pills you
have to start taking several days in advance as they take that long to
start working...

A 2,000 tonne boat in the Southern Ocean moves about a bit!

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

We used to make jugs of Harvey Wallbanger down South. Take jug.
Add one bottle vodka and one bottle Galliano. On a good day we could
squeeze a couple of ounces of OJ in as well...

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

That brings back memories of Xmas parties at a field studies centre
<checks> Blimey it is still going http://www.caerllan.co.uk/ and owned by
the same family. There's no mention of the eldest son who I went to school
with. I wonder if the family has kissed & made up since the incident...

Anyway, I digress. The host used to greet people at the door with a Harvey
Wallbanger, made in 2 gallon buckets. Such an innocuous looking drink, if
you make room for some OJ.

 

snip>

It probably won't cause any additional damage.

Ditto.

My normal food/drink routine is safe in that I've not had any kidney
stones (yet) so here's a sample:

06:30 cup of coffee before leaving hotel
07:15 another cup of coffee before morning meeting
07:45 another cup of coffee after morning meeting
10:00 Sausage, bacon, fried egg, slice of toast and another coffee
12:30 Canteen dinner to include a 'pudding'. Another cup of coffee
16:00 Another cup of coffee
19:00 another cup of coffee while we have the evening meeting
21:30 A couple of pints of Stella

Pile in with a few roll ups plus snacks such as packets of crisps and
the occasional cake and you've got the staple diet of a power station
outage manager.

I tend to stop at the nearest supermarket to grab a sandwich and a
couple of sausage rolls or similar on my way back to the hotel at
about 20:00 but what I buy depends on how hungry I feel so doesn't
count. I've also got the Stella sorted in that the barman gives me
beer on a buy one get one free basis and only beer purchased counts
when it comes to weekly booze intake.

 

I'm sure they've got a couple of shirt lifters working as welders so
it's not an issue.

 

why is the sexuality of power station workers such a big issue?

 

<pedant>
"with whom I went to school"
</pedant>

 

It's amazing you're still alive

 

I imagine Adie's already got the policies in place and is looking forward
to life as the Dowager Bonwick.

 

He's living proof that detox diets are all hokum..

Phil.

 

And a new nick is born.

 

Other than the fry ups and roll ups it doesn't sound hugely bad to me.
Presumably there's an evening meal missing though.

And only 5 cups of coffee? I must drink double that in cups of tea a
day.

 

"Worried about your diet?
Scared that extra pie last
week has ruined you figure?.
No need. Start the Bonwick diet TODAY!
You too could look like this in just 2 weeks"

I'm not entirely sure it'd sell.

 

You missed the last paragraph where he has more sausage, so to speak.

 

Ahh, and I only counted the coffees that lined up at the same point in
sentences.

Still, it could be worse - no mention of kebabs and curries.

 

of course you are

 

A shish kebab is fairly healthy, if you munch the salad, I would think.

Aren't curries supposed to be relatively healthy? I suppose it depends on
how much butter is in the sauce and the quantity of lager concomitantly
consumed.

 

I think curry can be healthy,but generally the ones in restaurants are
full on calorie fests IIRC.

 

If you look closely, he's not.

 

A nutritionist friend commented much the same to me after lunch today.
She reckons I'm almost worth doing a paper about, on the subject of the
triumph of alcohol consumption over vitamin deficiency.