@matigo From transistor radio.
// @variablepulserate
@matigo I think when I was young it was mostly used as a term for a radio.
// @variablepulserate
@variablepulserate Well that threw me. I assume it’s medicine for the tranny (transmission). Perhaps it’s American terminology? 🤷♀ A long way from my initial guess was, as you might imagine. 🤦♀
Farcebork ads… This one made me blink. I wondered quite how the algorithm picked it for me - so of course I had to look. Something to do with cars. 🤷♀ Well I guess I now know there's such a thing as automatic transmission fluid anti-judder additive. Given I drive an automatic, I'm sure my life is that little bit more complete nowl
@phoneboy Good job you got treatment. I have that sort of reaction to any form of aspirin - pretty much any salicylates. I made the mistake of spraying Ralgex on a bad back once - nearly killed myself!
Allergies seem to be through the roof lately (hmmm… 🤔).
You should find out what the cause is if you can, in case you need to carry an epipen. For me, antihistamines and my inhaler are must-carries nowadays. 🙄
@phoneboy Eww, yikes. Sounds much worse than my episode - I got bitten twice on the wrist a couple of days ago. Friday evening I had to remove the bracelet from my wrist as it swelled up significantly, turning half my lower arm very red, feeling red hot. I took some antihistamines and applied some antihistamine cream. Today it’s much improved, but still swollen & sore.
My wrist feels quite naked without its adornments.
@matigo Has felt like it recently - & I believe it's been even worse in the north. My friend sent me a video of the rain on the beach last week. I cant post it on here, it seems, but it was very very wet.
// @variablepulserate
@variablepulserate Hmm. Tomorrow is never guaranteed. But all being well I’ve got another 20+ years. Which isn’t all that long, really. I don’t want to live to be very old - I’m decrepit enough already!
// @phoneboy
@phoneboy Everything gets dragged down to the lowest common denominator, it seems to me. But, then, back to the privileged white elite thing again.
The only consolation is that, all things being equal I won’t be here to see how bad it gets.
First they’ll let 16 year olds vote, then they’ll remove the vote from older people under some pretext of irrelevance. Assisted dying seems to be coming in across the world. Whilst I don’t want to see anyone suffer & die horribly, it’s a very slippery slope (in my opinion). Much cheaper to suggest euthanasia than treatment…).
// @variablepulserate
Been feeling the need to drink redbush/rooibos tea of late. Guess I'll have to pop and get some tomorrow then.