A brief interruption of service
Just to let people know that over the weekend, @petermorwood developed—with somewhat unnerving swiftness—a severe throat infection that has deprived him of his voice, and his sleep, and his food (because it hurts a lot to swallow) and a lot of peace of mind while we've been busy trying to get him the medical assistance he urgently needed (short of going to the ER/A&E) at an Irish bank holiday weekend. And we'll be at our local doctor's tomorrow as well, dealing with this issue further until it shows signs of moving toward being resolved.
We'll be in and out of here, reading everything as usual... but please don't expect a lot of new postings. As usual these days, Ko-Fi is there for those who feel inclined to drop something in the pot to assist with the cab fares. (It's moments like this when you really feel the flip side of the realities of having given up your car when you live in the country...)
Thanks, all.
(aside to @brown-aes-sedai in the comments: …Boy, I wish I could get some of that, but it's somewhat harder to lay hands on these days after it was discovered that the use of xylocaine has previously unexpected cardiac implications, even in its topical forms. [I used it once long ago with good results on DeForest Kelley, when he came down with laryngitis at a Trek con. It can't be all that often that a nurse can claim to have cured Dr. McCoy…]) 😊
(and to @nimblermortal: does this look anything like what you have in mind? https://www.asiamarket.ie/drinks-bites/beverages/gold-kili-instant-ginger-drink-with-honey-360g-18g-x-20.html )
