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Just noticed what the big day was of which you spoke. How dare you be so disgustingly young. A very happy birthday to you!

Good lord, I can't believe I missed this. Please accept the very best wishes for your birthday from Rachel and myself! Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Happy Birthday, Andre - it is good to know I am not the only youngster around here.

DRT wrote:Happy Birthday, Andre - it is good to know I am not the only youngster around here.

Yeah right.

Thank you all for your good wishes. I really appreciate this. I could not respond earlier, as I was held up by drinking a '97 Doisy Daëne (TN to follow).
If it was possible on the internet, I would buy you a drink to toast my birthday.

AW77 wrote:If it was possible on the internet, I would buy you a drink to toast my birthday.

I am pleased to report that it is indeed possible.

A few minutes ago a glass of Lagavulin 16 yr old mysteriously appeared beside me with a note pinned to it saying "Happy Birthday, Andre".

Miracles do happen.

DRT wrote:

AW77 wrote:If it was possible on the internet, I would buy you a drink to toast my birthday.

I am pleased to report that it is indeed possible.

A few minutes ago a glass of Lagavulin 16 yr old mysteriously appeared beside me with a note pinned to it saying "Happy Birthday, Andre".

Miracles do happen.

I'm glad to hear this. Especially since I didn't have to pay for this glass.

You got the better deal, tesco 94 for me from the Andre drink fairy. Prost!

DRT wrote:A few minutes ago a glass of Lagavulin 16 yr old mysteriously appeared beside me with a note pinned to it saying "Happy Birthday, Andre".

It shouldn’t have. You need to not die more than you need whisky.

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:A few minutes ago a glass of Lagavulin 16 yr old mysteriously appeared beside me with a note pinned to it saying "Happy Birthday, Andre".

It shouldn’t have. You need to not die more than you need whisky.

Did the alarm sound in the life coach nerve centre or was it some subconscious call which told you Derek had been on the sauce?

LGTrotter wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:A few minutes ago a glass of Lagavulin 16 yr old mysteriously appeared beside me with a note pinned to it saying "Happy Birthday, Andre".

It shouldn’t have. You need to not die more than you need whisky.

Did the alarm sound in the life coach nerve centre or was it some subconscious call which told you Derek had been on the sauce?

rumbled.

I did not know that there could be a quarrel during an online-birthday party. If you two have to fight, please go outside and come back when you get along well again.

AW77 wrote:I did not know that there could be a quarrel during an online-birthday party. If you two have to fight, please go outside and come back when you get along well again.

Well said, Andre. I am back at the party. JDAW needs to spend some time alone to reflect on his bad behaviour.

DRT wrote:

AW77 wrote:I did not know that there could be a quarrel during an online-birthday party. If you two have to fight, please go outside and come back when you get along well again.

Well said, Andre. I am back at the party. JDAW needs to spend some time alone to reflect on his bad behaviour.

Now c'mon, we've all had a few drinks and are having a good time...

LGTrotter wrote:

DRT wrote:

AW77 wrote:I did not know that there could be a quarrel during an online-birthday party. If you two have to fight, please go outside and come back when you get along well again.

Well said, Andre. I am back at the party. JDAW needs to spend some time alone to reflect on his bad behaviour.

Now c'mon, we've all had a few drinks and are having a good time...

Very true. I forgive him, but suspect it is not reciprocated. He is a hard task-master, for good reason.

DRT wrote:for good reason.

Remind the audience of the blood-pressure score that caused your knee operation to be cancelled.

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:for good reason.

Remind the audience of the blood-pressure score that caused your knee operation to be cancelled.

221/131. Now averaging 134/87.

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:for good reason.

Remind the audience of the blood-pressure score that caused your knee operation to be cancelled.

221/131. Now averaging 134/87.

“Now averaging” with or without pills to lower the BP?

221/131!

Seriously that is quite remarkable. I am now a fully signed up deputy to save our Derek campaign.

jdaw1 wrote:“Now averaging” with or without pills to lower the BP?

Now not about to have a stroke.

LGTrotter wrote:221/131!

Seriously that is quite remarkable. I am now a fully signed up deputy to save our Derek campaign.

Thank you. I need supporters.

I had no idea. The nurse went whiter than her uniform. It was a very lucky game of golf that damaged my cartilage.

To calm things down I would like to say that Julian really seems to be fond of Derek. Otherwise he wouldn't go to such lengths to change him for the better.

AW77 wrote:Julian really seems to be fond of Derek

Steady on old chap!

He's your grrrlfriend and you lurve him...

DRT wrote:

AW77 wrote:Julian really seems to be fond of Derek

Steady on old chap!

As a non-native speaker I meant that he is a very good friend that only means well.

AW77 wrote:

DRT wrote:

AW77 wrote:Julian really seems to be fond of Derek

Steady on old chap!

As a non-native speaker I meant that he is a very good friend that only means well.

As a native speaker I knew what you meant, but the opportunity for the joke had to be seized

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:for good reason.

Remind the audience of the blood-pressure score that caused your knee operation to be cancelled.

221/131. Now averaging 134/87.

Holy hell, that's some score, assuming you weren't having sex with the nurse while she measured it (or massive stress from the knee and/or having your BP taken) - and even then I'm not sure the diastolic would go up like that... If that was a repeated reading while resting then... wow, and very glad to see the very worthwhile dramatic reduction, with good reason.

Getting back on topic - Happy birthday Andre!
Currently toasting you with a cup of tea; not quite the same, but 8am and at work is a touch early to break out the bottles
What will you be opening tonight, if anything special?

Thanks Phil. Tonight it will be the '98 Riesling Daniel already posted a TN of. I will post mine tomorrow.

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:for good reason.

Remind the audience of the blood-pressure score that caused your knee operation to be cancelled.

221/131. Now averaging 134/87.

I remember, when you told me this originally, looking at a blood pressure chart and dismissing it as useless because it didn't go past 190.

DRT wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:

DRT wrote:for good reason.

Remind the audience of the blood-pressure score that caused your knee operation to be cancelled.

221/131. Now averaging 134/87.

Good lord. That's me on a bad day. I feel certain that I would be spewing little fountains of blood out of my eyes if my BP were 221/131.

My BP was once tested at 91/46. It took the nurse several attempts to find it, and at one point she looked at me and asked "are you sure you're alive?" This was well before the current zombie craze, so she was serious.

I'm more normally around 110/70 or 80, though it's been trying to creep up with age.

Glenn E. wrote:My BP was once tested at 91/46.

Very low blood pressures come with different, but equally serious, health issues. Look after this Glenn as I would hate to have no one to joust with over Parker points...

I am still alive...

The pills work. That is better than mine.

Progress...

Definite progress. Worth the alcohol free effort. I even see a splash of green in there.

jdaw1 wrote:The pills work. That is better than mine.

Does this mean that Derek gets to be your life coach?

djewesbury wrote:Does this mean that Derek gets to be your life coach?

I’ve lost about the amount of weight as has Derek (about 1½ stone), despite starting lighter and being taller. He has work to do, and knows it. Well, he has work to do, and has been told it.

jdaw1 wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Does this mean that Derek gets to be your life coach?

I’ve lost about the amount of weight as has Derek (about 1½ stone), despite starting lighter and being taller. He has work to do, and knows it. Well, he has work to do, and has been told it.

Your problems begin and end with your pie-hole.

jdaw1 wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Does this mean that Derek gets to be your life coach?

I’ve lost about the amount of weight as has Derek (about 1½ stone), despite starting lighter and being taller. He has work to do, and knows it. Well, he has work to do, and has been told it.

Your problems begin and end with your pie-hole.

djewesbury wrote:Your problems begin and end with your pie-hole.

If aimed at me, not true. My only substantial health problem is (not) in my pancreas.

jdaw1 wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Your problems begin and end with your pie-hole.

If aimed at me, not true. My only substantial health problem is (not) in my pancreas.

Sorry. Too hard to resist. The thought of DRT bullying you into fitness made me smile.

djewesbury wrote:

jdaw1 wrote:

djewesbury wrote:Your problems begin and end with your pie-hole.

If aimed at me, not true. My only substantial health problem is (not) in my pancreas.

Sorry. Too hard to resist. The thought of DRT bullying you into fitness made me smile.

Let's be absolutely clear. I have no desire whatsoever to have any responsibility for any aspect of Julian's behaviour.

jdaw1 wrote:I’ve lost about the amount of weight as has Derek (about 1½ stone), despite starting lighter and being taller. He has work to do, and knows it. Well, he has work to do, and has been told it.

I know it. Total weight loss now 1st 5lbs. At least 2st to go.

For those that have not seen him recently I can attest that JDAW is now, relatively speaking, verging on anorexic.

We've heard about the DRT diet. What is the JDAW diet?

djewesbury wrote:What is the JDAW diet?

Eat less. A few days, a lot less. Most days, much less.

Water lessens hunger. Water with lemon even more so.

Eating heartily has two problems. Most obviously, calories. But also appetite expansion. So big eating has to be followed by a ‘lot less’ day.

Result: thinner me, feeling not one ounce more or less healthy.

And when you eat, are you allowed to eat whatever you like, or just garnish?

Many meals, but not all, are food-free food.

jdaw1 wrote:Many meals, but not all, are food-free food.

That sounds fun. You have a stoicism I can only gaze upon in admiration.

djewesbury wrote:You have a stoicism I can only gaze upon in admiration.

Who could have guessed that JDAW could become so obsessive about something he had decided he needed to do. Remarkable.

I did not need to do it. I felt that an example had to be set — just couldn’t bark dieting orders whilst being a tub of lard myself.