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That's very kind of you, Peter - thank you.
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What made you happy today?
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Brilliant! I am very pleased for you.
It makes me happy to have friends, family and acquaintances getting PSA tests after hearing what it did for me.
Note to all blokes over 50 on here: Insist that your GP gives you an annual PSA test and don’t let them fob you off. It’s a simple blood test and hopefully sometime soon it’ll become a planned national screening.
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The return of the F1 Season.
I agree the PSA test is really important - what finally made me decide to book one is the Sir Chris Hoy interview.
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I was happy last night - I race model slot cars for a hobby (think of Scalextric but on steroids). Last night I managed to do sub five second laps which is a personal best. Such a little thing but it did make my evening.
I firmly believe that the little happy things in life join up and result in overall general happiness, a better positive outlook on life, and better mental health.
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I was happy last night - I race model slot cars for a hobby (think of Scalextric but on steroids). Last night I managed to do sub five second laps which is a personal best. Such a little thing but it did make my evening.
I firmly believe that the little happy things in life join up and result in overall general happiness, a better positive outlook on life, and better mental health.
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dangie
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I have a PSA test every six months. I’ve had them for at least the last 15 years. I can’t believe any GP would try to dissuade you from having one.
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And sitting down to watch qualifying highlights with genuinely no idea which teams or drivers were likely to be heading the field at the end.
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Yearly for me. I "inherited" - thanks Dad! - an enlarged prostrate in my late 50's, and at 66 my recent reading, if I heard correctly, was 3.5 and within the boundaries considering the size of the darned thing. I know if it gets higher (a) they will re-test within 6 months and (b) if still high I will have a biopsy, but on the genes front dad never had cancer with his.
Yes, indeed, every man needs to get checked out.
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Thank you. I absolutely agree with your advice about a PSA test. I'd been aware for ages that I ought to have one but never got round to it. When I finally went to see the GP in 2021, because I was having some problems urinating, it was 73.5 - about 10 times what it should have been. A biopsy showed I had advanced prostate cancer which cannot be cured, though it is being successfully controlled. If it had been diagnosed sooner it might well have been curable. I am very fortunate that the medication I take is working well and that I am tolerating it well, as there are several possible side-effects you'd prefer not to have. A friend of mine who was diagnosed a few weeks before me received the same treatment but it didn't work so well and he died last December. Better to have discovered the problem when it's still possible to cure it.
Just been out in my car. I saw a Mini (a proper one - not a BMW Mini!!) coming towards me. I haven't seen one for ages so I gave the driver a thumbs up as he approached and was delighted when he did a thumbs up back 
"Back in the day" I used to have a proper Mini - it was soooo fun to drive!
"Back in the day" I used to have a proper Mini - it was soooo fun to drive!
This reminds me - not something from today but just in general. You get it a lot on heritage railways - people waving from the train to people watching it go past, and vice versa. I think it's just lovely because it really is as simple as "I'm on a train! Hello!" or "Hello there you on the train!" and I think we don't get enough of that in life.Just been out in my car. I saw a Mini (a proper one - not a BMW Mini!!) coming towards me. I haven't seen one for ages so I gave the driver a thumbs up as he approached and was delighted when he did a thumbs up back
"Back in the day" I used to have a proper Mini - it was soooo fun to drive!
-Peter
"I think we don't get enough of that in life" - I couldn't have put it better!This reminds me - not something from today but just in general. You get it a lot on heritage railways - people waving from the train to people watching it go past, and vice versa. I think it's just lovely because it really is as simple as "I'm on a train! Hello!" or "Hello there you on the train!" and I think we don't get enough of that in life.
-Peter
dangie
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Was actually last night, but yesterday was my birthday and my local pub landlord bought me a beer (or to be more precise, didn’t charge me for it). A small gesture but much appreciated. He still charged me for the four pints afterwards though 
Wishing you many happy returns @dangie - now the thing to try is going in there next week and saying it's your birthday then as well and see what happens... probably being charged doubleWas actually last night, but yesterday was my birthday and my local pub landlord bought me a beer (or to be more precise, didn’t charge me for it). A small gesture but much appreciated. He still charged me for the four pints afterwards though
-Peter
Now that sounds lovely - I've not been to a Wetherspoons in a while but I do quite like some of their offerings. Plus the weather really is starting to brighten up, isn't it?
I like having Sundays set aside as, in the words of John (later Lord) Reith, 'a day different from other days' - and because I'm not religious (unlike Reith), I've made today different to the rest of the week by taking time to listen to a few albums and put up some photos. All lovely stuff - as well as watching the occasional train go by. As the evening draws on it might be time to find a nice book...
-Peter
RichJF
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Gave blood for the 1st time on Monday night. Stabbed for a biscuit
Received a message today & found out my blood type as well!
Small things...
Received a message today & found out my blood type as well!
Small things...
Only a biscuit? You were robbed mate. Some decades ago there were tins of Guiness amongst the prizes. (Cue another ‘boomers’ rant from our resident gerontophobics.Gave blood for the 1st time on Monday night. Stabbed for a biscuit
)Seriously though, nice one Rich.
D6130
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Yes....when I was giving blood in Scotland in the late 'seventies/early 'eighties, the choice on the post-procedure menu was a cup of tea, a carton of orange juice or a bottle of Guinness.Only a biscuit? You were robbed mate. Some decades ago there were tins of Guiness amongst the prizes. (Cue another ‘boomers’ rant from our resident gerontophobics.
Seriously though, nice one Rich.
dangie
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While browsing in one of our towns many Charity Shops I found a brand new unused pair of Shimano Cycling Winter Overshoes in XL size, perfect for me. Only £7.50. Hadn't got the correct change so I gave them £8.00. Hopefully won't need them until next autumn but couldn't pass up the bargain.
My daughter was born on Christmas Day. The Christmas festivities rather overshadowed her birthday so, when she was younger, we used to have a second birthday party for her in June.The monarch has two birthdays per year -- why shouldn't @dangie?
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Traffic free roads? Could use some of those around here
Today is the United Nations International Day of Happiness.
"The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 66/281 of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 March the International Day of Happiness, recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives." See UN International Day of Happiness
I wish everyone a happy day today
"The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 66/281 of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 March the International Day of Happiness, recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives." See UN International Day of Happiness
I wish everyone a happy day today
Thanks for sharing this @Camberman. I think today is the perfect day for this International Day of Happiness, especially down here in Deepest Darkest Devon, where we are having some absolutely superb weather. I went out wearing my big coat this morning and was needing sunglasses and a sun hat by the time I came back! That's made me really happy.Today is the United Nations International Day of Happiness.
"The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 66/281 of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 March the International Day of Happiness, recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives." See UN International Day of Happiness
I wish everyone a happy day today
-Peter
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One of gardening true great pleasures is ready for harvesting at my allotment.
I wish it didn't all come at once though!
(Image of purple sprouting broccoli
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I wish it didn't all come at once though!
(Image of purple sprouting broccoli
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eastwestdivide
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Work delayed, so a sunny pavement cafe, muffin and coffee, reading the forum.
Purple Train
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The driver on the 16.34 Cambridge-Liverpool Street this afternoon - excellent and amusing announcements that definitely brightened up a very long day!
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Yesterday morning, walking in open countryside in the sunshine and hearing a skylark singing for the first time this year, and the first time ever in that area.
I will be listening out for a cuckoo too, though I don't manage to hear one every year.
I will be listening out for a cuckoo too, though I don't manage to hear one every year.
Do you mind my asking where you live? Cuckoos are getting sadly, and it seems ever-increasingly, rare in Britain: the last time I heard one was in the Isle of Wight -- that must, I think, have been more than ten years ago.