[Tiste Simeon]

That's basically standard in the British isles

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Tiste Simeon, on 25 April 2026 - 08:25 PM, said:

That's basically standard in the British isles

Oscillating between 32.777 degrees and 6.666 degrees in April?

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 26 April 2026 - 12:22 AM

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

According to the Met Office the record high for the UK in April is 29.4 degrees---back in 1949. That's significantly cooler than 32.777 (and actually it was 32.7778---not that it's accurate to that many decimal places, but that's what you get after converting from our archaism).

https://www.metoffic...limate-extremes

The Met Office rounds to the nearest 10th of a degree, so treats 32.7778 as 32.8. And it says the last time the UK had a 32.8 day in May was back in 1944, the current record high.

This post has been edited by Azath Vitr (D'ivers: 26 April 2026 - 12:47 AM

[Gust Hubb]

amphibian, on 25 April 2026 - 07:05 PM, said:

Gust is back? Oh good.

I am always popping in. Just don't say much lol. You all help me keep up to date on world events and enjoy seeing the convos.

[QuickTidal]

QuickTidal, on 22 April 2026 - 05:08 PM, said:

My Dad (he's 79) has had a parathyroid tumor for the last 3-4 years and the various doctors involved have all disagreed on how to deal with it, and finally settled on surgery to remove it but the surgeon had a family emergency and was out for a month or more and was not going to be back till mid-May. The tumor has messed with his hypertension and he's struggled to find a med that works and allows his lifestyle (he tries to stay active), but eventually settled on one that seemed to work.

The other day my dad was experiencing sweats and chest pain and dizziness, so he went to Emergency and was in all day doing various tests, eventually the Angiogram they did showed that while his heart has no damage, the vessels around it had a hardening that the doctor seems to feel is due to the parathyroid tumour mucking with hypertension in the last few years. As such he's been scheduled for Bypass surgery as soon as they can get him in.

I realize that these surgeries are common and the fact that his heart is undamaged are good things, but he's still pushing 80 and going in for bypass surgery so that freaks me out. It's only been a few years since losing my mom, and I can't lose my dad too. I hope it goes well, but my anxiety is of course causing me issues.

Bypass surgery booked for tomorrow afternoon. Going to take the family to visit him tonight to send him into it with good vibes. Surgeon said only a 1% chance of anything bad like stroke or death so it's calmed me down.

[Slow Ben]

Positive vibes into the verse QT!!!

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

All the best QT!

[worry]

Yes QT, hope all went well, we'll be thinking of ya.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Great, we have dispersed hantavirus-exposed folks all over the word and told them to "self-isolate". What could go wrong.

How fucking hard is it to lock them all in a hotel for a month?

[Macros]

Just impound the fucking boat

[Abyss]

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 11 May 2026 - 09:16 AM, said:

Great, we have dispersed hantavirus-exposed folks all over the word and told them to "self-isolate". What could go wrong.

How fucking hard is it to lock them all in a hotel for a month?

who pays?

Macros, on 11 May 2026 - 12:55 PM, said:

Just impound the fucking boat

same question.

Health concerns on a Dutch cruise ship in Spanish waters with passengers from all over the place. All kinds of complications their. The easiest answer is each country scoops up their own people, or does nothing and waits to see what happens.

It's not the bestest answer, but no one's willing to pick up the cost or risk of that.

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

Correct, WHO pays. They have a $3 billion dollar annual budget with $500 million set aside specifically for emergency operations. I think they can afford a million or two dollars to put some folks in a locked down facility for 2 months.

This post has been edited by Whisperzzzzzzz: 11 May 2026 - 03:09 PM

[QuickTidal]

Meh, the patients slipped quarantine the minute they let people off in St. Helena...after that quarantining the boat seems an afterthought.

The real question is how much deep shit will the cruise line be in when it's discovered that they let sick people (FFS the wife of patient zero) off the ship to fly to their home destinations...like is this enough to sink this cruise line? It should be at the very least a class action lawsuit. They've been operating since 1993, they for sure know better than this.

[QuickTidal]

So now my stepmom has been admitted to hospital for her mental health (4th time for suicidal thoughts in the last 5 years; 2 of which were actual attempts; she had a MESSED up early life [grew up in a hard-as-nails nunnery in British India at the foothills of some mountains] and her first abusive marriage before my dad and it took its toll on her mental state), and my dad who is now recovering at home from his heart surgery and can't lift anything heavier than a few pounds or drive for 6 weeks, has to try to get a PSW in but there is no caregiver for much else.

Now, he says he's fine and has lots of food ect. and that he can Uber to appts if need be...he's stubborn and doesn't like to feel like a burden...but of course I feel like I should do what I can and it's a long weekend.

I can do the one thing I'm truly good at, cook. He may have food, but my dad can't really cook to save his life, So I've offered to meal prep a bunch of meals he can keep in the fridge and bring them out to him on Saturday (he lives 1.5hrs away so that's a bit of a hike), and pick up any meds that he needs, and spend the day with him and have a dinner with him and then head home later in the evening.

My step brother (who lives 4-5hrs away) suggested a few days of help...but my dad is surly, OCD, and particular on the best of days, so recovering from heart surgery while his wife is in the hospital for suicidal thoughts again, he will be....difficult.

That's about the extent of what I can do but I can probably set him up for at least a week of protein-rich dinners and snacks and fruits and such. And I'll spend the day with him chatting or watching movies or whatever he wants just to provide some mental support too.

It's the drive that annoys me, it would be so much easier if he lived close by.

He's agreed to NONE of this so far, but he did say I could check with him closer to the weekend to see if he's amenable to it then. As I said, the man is stubborn.

Looking after aging parents is hard when they are super set in their ways.

[Cause]

Whisperzzzzzzz, on 11 May 2026 - 09:16 AM, said:

Great, we have dispersed hantavirus-exposed folks all over the word and told them to "self-isolate". What could go wrong.

How fucking hard is it to lock them all in a hotel for a month?

Quarantines like this are usually monitored with phone checks ins, personal visits and I guess depending on the country the threat of criminal prosecution and fines for breaking it. Its not normally please go home and pretty please don't leave.

Your not wrong though, there was a time people could be adults and respect something like this but these days skepticism is understandable. If you work with dangerous viruses and get a possible exposure this would typically be how its handled. I guess professionals are more trustworthy than randoms though.

Also seems logical to spend some small effort and money today rather than a thousand fold tomorrow

QuickTidal, on 11 May 2026 - 03:44 PM, said:

Meh, the patients slipped quarantine the minute they let people off in St. Helena...after that quarantining the boat seems an afterthought.

The real question is how much deep shit will the cruise line be in when it's discovered that they let sick people (FFS the wife of patient zero) off the ship to fly to their home destinations...like is this enough to sink this cruise line? It should be at the very least a class action lawsuit. They've been operating since 1993, they for sure know better than this.

I think this is a standard practice though? Maybe post covid things should be different but if you ask to leave a cruise they let you. You cant tell the difference between a flu, covid without PCR testing and most countries/cruises/doctors wont bother without good reason.

I havent followed the details of this story too closely so if they knew it was Hanta at that point then that does change things.

[Cause]

QuickTidal, on 14 May 2026 - 02:50 PM, said:

So now my stepmom has been admitted to hospital for her mental health (4th time for suicidal thoughts in the last 5 years; 2 of which were actual attempts; she had a MESSED up early life [grew up in a hard-as-nails nunnery in British India at the foothills of some mountains] and her first abusive marriage before my dad and it took its toll on her mental state), and my dad who is now recovering at home from his heart surgery and can't lift anything heavier than a few pounds or drive for 6 weeks, has to try to get a PSW in but there is no caregiver for much else.

Now, he says he's fine and has lots of food ect. and that he can Uber to appts if need be...he's stubborn and doesn't like to feel like a burden...but of course I feel like I should do what I can and it's a long weekend.

I can do the one thing I'm truly good at, cook. He may have food, but my dad can't really cook to save his life, So I've offered to meal prep a bunch of meals he can keep in the fridge and bring them out to him on Saturday (he lives 1.5hrs away so that's a bit of a hike), and pick up any meds that he needs, and spend the day with him and have a dinner with him and then head home later in the evening.

My step brother (who lives 4-5hrs away) suggested a few days of help...but my dad is surly, OCD, and particular on the best of days, so recovering from heart surgery while his wife is in the hospital for suicidal thoughts again, he will be....difficult.

That's about the extent of what I can do but I can probably set him up for at least a week of protein-rich dinners and snacks and fruits and such. And I'll spend the day with him chatting or watching movies or whatever he wants just to provide some mental support too.

It's the drive that annoys me, it would be so much easier if he lived close by.

He's agreed to NONE of this so far, but he did say I could check with him closer to the weekend to see if he's amenable to it then. As I said, the man is stubborn.

Looking after aging parents is hard when they are super set in their ways.

Sorry to hear. Its tough when bad things happen and they start to snowball. Wishing you and your family strength

Food is a great support, especially if his diet may be restricted post heart surgery. Im sure meal preping will be a big help. I often gift people food delivery gift cards in tough times to give them a way to take care of a basic need without feeling guilty about spending the money on doordash etc. If you have a local neighborhood type of restaurant that he enjoys you can try negotiate some kind deal with them for regular food deliveries which can even be a type of regular check in.

[QuickTidal]

Cause, on 14 May 2026 - 03:07 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 14 May 2026 - 02:50 PM, said:

So now my stepmom has been admitted to hospital for her mental health (4th time for suicidal thoughts in the last 5 years; 2 of which were actual attempts; she had a MESSED up early life [grew up in a hard-as-nails nunnery in British India at the foothills of some mountains] and her first abusive marriage before my dad and it took its toll on her mental state), and my dad who is now recovering at home from his heart surgery and can't lift anything heavier than a few pounds or drive for 6 weeks, has to try to get a PSW in but there is no caregiver for much else.

Now, he says he's fine and has lots of food ect. and that he can Uber to appts if need be...he's stubborn and doesn't like to feel like a burden...but of course I feel like I should do what I can and it's a long weekend.

I can do the one thing I'm truly good at, cook. He may have food, but my dad can't really cook to save his life, So I've offered to meal prep a bunch of meals he can keep in the fridge and bring them out to him on Saturday (he lives 1.5hrs away so that's a bit of a hike), and pick up any meds that he needs, and spend the day with him and have a dinner with him and then head home later in the evening.

My step brother (who lives 4-5hrs away) suggested a few days of help...but my dad is surly, OCD, and particular on the best of days, so recovering from heart surgery while his wife is in the hospital for suicidal thoughts again, he will be....difficult.

That's about the extent of what I can do but I can probably set him up for at least a week of protein-rich dinners and snacks and fruits and such. And I'll spend the day with him chatting or watching movies or whatever he wants just to provide some mental support too.

It's the drive that annoys me, it would be so much easier if he lived close by.

He's agreed to NONE of this so far, but he did say I could check with him closer to the weekend to see if he's amenable to it then. As I said, the man is stubborn.

Looking after aging parents is hard when they are super set in their ways.

Sorry to hear. Its tough when bad things happen and they start to snowball. Wishing you and your family strength

Food is a great support, especially if his diet may be restricted post heart surgery. Im sure meal preping will be a big help. I often gift people food delivery gift cards in tough times to give them a way to take care of a basic need without feeling guilty about spending the money on doordash etc. If you have a local neighborhood type of restaurant that he enjoys you can try negotiate some kind deal with them for regular food deliveries which can even be a type of regular check in.

Thanks yeah, it feels like a minimal amount of support, but it's what Ic an offer from so far away and with my own family and issues going on.

Thanks for the suggestion about restaurant delivery, I had not thought of that.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

Ffs from 12 degrees to 37.8 degrees in one week... and then back to 12 degrees in two days.

(53 degrees Fahrenheit to 100 degrees Fahrenheit)

Plus humid (and polluted) AF...