The thing is @lifeintheslowlane they cant find anything. thinning the blood is what garlic and red wine isfor.
Yeahā¦uncharacteristic breathlessness is a warning. Best you can do is keep dosing with red wine and garlic.
In Currys trying to get a refund on a broken telly and all the Team Know Hiw desk jockeys are on the phone to the Team Know How help line!
Maybe theyāre really Team DontKnowHow!
This weekās annoyances
Mosquitos
Mosquito bites
Being quite allergic to said bites
Tropical rain storms (first few are ok. The rest are a bit of a bore now especially when we want to go out for a meal).
Some (please note some) Brits abroad. One (bloke in his 60s) heard yesterday using an outdated and racist term for Chinese and within ear shot of the Chinese tourists. Heard today (60 old woman) moaning about the hotel breakfast being for the continentals. When there is bacon, sausage and any type of egg they want. If you donāt like any of this stay at home in the UK.
Add Jetskis to above list.
Noisy dangerous things when people who havenāt a clue donāt keep to the buoyed areas and come I to the swimming area. Just waiting to see someone be killed.
Deet.
Nothing else. None of that shit Boots stuff they flogged you or those Mossie Wipes.
Check at the Pharmacy for Fenistel Gel. That is the best mossie bite cream should be available in Asia
In your room get one of these VAPE Mossie Mats. We ALWAYS pack this when travelling in Asia
White Tee Shirts help. Not washing helps. Donāt wear Perfumes
HTH
Booze fumes attract, Garlic Body Odour repels.
Invest in those Elephant Pants in the evenings - shoes and socks actually help - in worst case tuck the pants into the socks.
Itās Thailand who gives a feck what you look like.
Also Lemongrass Massage Oil. If you cannot find the proper stuff rub that onto exposed skin and get some Lemongrass Jos Sticks for the room
I was wearing rash leggings on a hike up a hill when I got bitten lots and since then the mosquito trip advisor has been in full swing as I am still getting bitten having covered myself in deet/citronella plus a vape thing in room.
My partner hasnāt been bitten since we went for the hike up the hill. Itās just my sweet blood they want. He thinks Iām the best mosquito repellent around.
Luckily not my problem but
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Jeez
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Be warned IF you are heading to Venice
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Yeah that would be more than a little annoyance
(Seen this in other papers today but most were behind paywalls so sorry for the Fail link
Japanese diners call police after they are charged Ā£1,000 for three steaks and fried fish in Venice
My wife and I had a Pasta meal in a restaurant just off St Marks Square a few years back, I canāt remember how much but it wasnāt so much as to be of noteā¦nor was the lunch we had on The Grand Canal last September. Did they not look to see how much it was on the menu??
Venice is a bit infamous for being pricey. Especially around St Markās Square. I spent a lot of time there in the early 2000s and had reasonably priced food. I first went to Italy with my mum via coach when I was 7 (1983?) That was a long journey for little me. My mum still remembers being charged about a fiver for 2 colas on the way.
Transport.
What a fucking joke. Seven years after Cameron and co announced their Northern Powerhouse, I got to spend three hours travelling 55 miles, one hour doing the last ten mile stretch.
Fuck you Chris Grayling. Fuck you Beeching, for ensuring that I canāt actually fucking beat that even if I elected to go via train.
Fuck you, transport.
Too many migrants on the road.
People who want to go UP in an Elevator.
So, while standing in the lobby, they press the DOWN button as well.
Finding a bottle of lube in the pocket of a coat you havenāt worn for ages while in company.
I like that! The coat pocket! I canāt think of a single innocent explanation!
Getting over to Bearsyās house for a a planned 3 hour sesh with the strap on only finding Iāve misplaced the lube. Sorry Bearsy itās going to hurt
Iām just glad I didnāt get hit by a car on the way home. I had a pair of the missusā underwear on* as well as bottle of lube in my pocket.
*selfishly she hadnāt washed any of mine. It was either that or commando. I appreciate neither is a good look when carrying lube.
Hmmmm methinks Sir doth protest too much