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Thanks, I missed that 
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
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Here[^] is a Liger, Half Lion, Half Tiger
Has anyone ever seen a Shelshman?
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
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I don't think that was what you were trying to link too.
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Give him a break. He's new to the Lounge.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Quote: Shelshman
Any side effects to look out for? How would we know?
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Kenneth Haugland wrote: How would we know?
They're hangin' out at the local baah.
I'll get my coat.
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
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It's better than the original post!  
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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And he wont buy any rounds because he is sheepish.(Or was that Scottish?)
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A common side effect is posting completely unrelated links... 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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WIth the picture in the original post I can understand why he's a little preoccupied. His heart is somewhere else
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"The success of ciclosporin in preventing organ rejection was shown in kidney transplants"
Can we expect to see Wan-die rectum to wake up in an ice bath now?
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Brilliant
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I always thought that Griff never shared HIS sheep
Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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Blocked!  
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Google image search Speed dating in wales.
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My doctor thinks I've got high blood pressure and unless I change my awful awful ways may be in for an early exit from existence. Or a stroke/paralysis/wheelchair. Right cheery bastard he is.
I own a blood pressure monitor, but I don't trust it. Can anyone tell me why:
1. Two consecutive readings within 30 seconds of each other can vary enormously
2. How you can measure BP through the arm. Surely the amount of muscle/fat will impact the squeezing of arteries?
I'm quite a large chap 6"1 tall and too wide to fit on a standard SouthEastern railways seat (who isn't?). Once they used a 'big' cuff on the machine which gave a totally normal reading. The normal cuff read high.
I probably do have hypertension, but there doesn't seem to be a satisfactory way of measuring it.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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I have the same problem...it's well known that a too-small cuff will read high...a lot of medical people don't seem to know that though...I was in the hospital with a blood clot in my lung two years ago...had my BP tested by 20 different people...they all seem to do it differently...some of them knew about the cuff size, a lot of them didn't and tried to measure with the small cuff.
I do have high BP though...get headaches a lot, especially when the barometer changes, but less since I quit smoking (I was sedated for 3 weeks during my hospitalization...quitting was easy! 
High BP runs in the family...we usually die of aneurisms...it's usually pretty quick though, no strokes or wheelchairs, which is usually because of blood clotting. I take this 'Coumadin' blood thinning stuff now, so not much danger of strokes anymore (on a side note, I was getting some numbness in my left hand before my ordeal...it went away after I started taking Coumadin...the bad thing about Coumadin is I bleed like a stuck pig with the smallest cuts and it takes a long time to heal). You might want to get your blood tested for clotting factor...it's not a complicated test. I get tested every 8 weeks to check how much Coumadin I should be taking.
Can't really say how the BP reader works, unfortunately...doesn't make much sense to me, either...some kind of force feedback thing, I imagine. I meant to get my own BP reader, but it's hard to find the large cuff.
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I had the same problem with getting a blood pressure monitor with a large cuff. I bought this a few years ago and it seems to work fine for me.
Omron Auto Blood Pressure Monitor with Large Cuff[^]
The cuff is too large for my wife and the meter doesn't even register so cuff size is important.
You are right about some health care professionals trying to measure blood pressure with a cuff that is too small. When I tell them to get a larger cuff the readings are not as high.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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Thanks for the link...I might just get that...dunno if I really want to know anymore, though
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DaveX86 wrote: dunno if I really want to know anymore,
High blood pressure is called the "silent killer" for a reason. 
BTW exercise and lowering your sodium intake can make a real difference unless your high blood pressure is related to a medical condition.
I am fanatical about sodium. I read every label before I buy something.
Something as simple as getting tuna fish in brine (counterintuitive) instead of olive oil can make a difference in sodium content.
Different flavors of crackers by the same manufacture can have different levels of sodium.
You must remain vigilant and lower your sodium intake, as well as exercise to bring down your blood pressure.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
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If a too-small cuff will read too high, does that mean a too-large cuff will read low? This is the bit that confuses me. How can you get an accurate reading when cuff size seems all important and they only come in small, medium and large?
Well it sounds like you have it all under control.
Regards,
Rob Philpott.
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Rob Philpott wrote: If a too-small cuff will read too high, does that mean a too-large cuff will read low?
Yes, my blood pressure monitor doesn't even register when my wife tried to use it with a large cuff.
The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
I'm on-line therefore I am.
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