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[sadwitch]

Yeah, you'll be f**ked. Why on crutches, anyhow?

[bennyhana22]

I dislocated my knee cap the saturday before last. RANK. Today I can sort of stand on it though so I think it's improving.

[sadwitch]

Without getting too doctor-ey on you, Sadwitch, provided you didn't do too much damage to the ligaments when the patella dislocated and swelling has subsided, then with lots of gentle mobilisation and exercise before next week you might well not need crutches by the Friday...

Disclaimer: Final decision from your OWN doctor, clearly!

Ben

[Elfy]

Don't worry I've seen a doctor, a physiotherapist twice and a specialist physiotherapist too! Today it is suddenly a lot stronger so I'm hoping for the best. It's still pretty swollen, and I think I f**ked the ligaments pretty badly from the way they were carrying on, but the swelling means there's no point scanning it for a couple of weeks apparently. I can't walk on it unaided yet but I can put weight on it and my quad is much stronger than it was. Never before has raising my extended right leg seemed like such an acheivement!

[sadwitch]

Assuming you're seeing a physio again before the fezzie, it may be worth asking them about a good quality knee support - if the swelling allows you to wear one. And hopefully you may be able to get away with one crutch - freeing up a cider drinking hand (I'm assuming you can drink ambidextrously )

Alternatively, get a Platypus or Camelback and decant your cider into that. We saw a guy doing that with THREE PINTS of festival strength Brother's pear cider at Glastonbury - I get giggly after half a pint of that stuff

Good luck for making good progress in the next week

[bennyhana22]

Apologies for raining (pun intended) my eternal optimism on this thread but even the BBC Weather Monthly Outlook is suggesting pretty damned good weather for the South of England for next week. Metcheck still looks great too...

Oh happy day

Ben

[Elfy]

platypus... I have no idea what this is I'm googling!

[sadwitch]

Platypuses (platypi?) in this context are those watercarriers that fit in a backpack and have a long tube and a teat attached

Other brands are available.... Camelback, Source, no doubt others too

Ben - little *yay* re the weather....... but just a little one for now

[perfectpassion]

Yipeeeee Ben you can be in charage of the weather too! And if we can have regular weather bulletins it would save me having to bother looking it up every 5 mins. PS The sun is shining in the south west today

[geofelgie]

it's going to be lovely and that's all there is to it

[bennyhana22]

it's going to be lovely and that's all there is to it

[brighteyes]

I dislocated my knee cap the saturday before last. RANK. Today I can sort of stand on it though so I think it's improving. :angry:

[bennyhana22]

Forecast looking more and more consistently good, folks!

Not even having to play the 'one website says crap but three say really good' game...it's universally forecast as super at the mo.

Just four sleeps to go!!!!

Ben

[perfectpassion]

Well thank goodness for that....I was looking yesterday and three were good and one not?

So only 3 more nights of trying to pack my entire wardrobe into one tiny rucksack, now I can leave out the skiwear and pack a bikini and sunlotion?????

[Elfy]

So only 3 more nights of trying to pack my entire wardrobe into one tiny rucksack, now I can leave out the skiwear and pack a bikini and sunlotion?????

[GeordieMartin]

You can pack the bikini - but please pack heavy duty waterproofs as well or you'll jinx it for everyone else

[Risteardo]

Weather forecast is for bright sunshine all weekend. It's roasting down there right now too so there will be no mud, you won't need wellies. Sun cream, flip flops and shorts and some oversized sunglasses should do the trick.

Bring it on !!

[Elfy]

Oh, fantastic, I don't think I could get any more excited now

PS that's not me getting excited about Rich's trainers, by the way

[bennyhana22]

Weather forecast is for bright sunshine all weekend. It's roasting down there right now too so there will be no mud, you won't need wellies. Sun cream, flip flops and shorts and some oversized sunglasses should do the trick.

Bring it on !!

[GeordieMartin]

So if I leave my boots at home and turn up in my favourite old ragged pair of trainers, then you're confident I won't suffer.....?

[Risteardo]

I'll buy you a pint of hot cider if you do and you buy me one if you don't. Deal?

[brighteyes]

Weather looks great, sunny but only 20 degrees, which is comfortable. I hate being too hot in the sun, makes me angry and violent like that guy in The Outsider.

[SweepingTheNation]

Twitter: "Word from the site is that it's wet under foot - we expect it to dry out for the weekend"

[perfectpassion]

Twitter: "Word from the site is that it's wet under foot - we expect it to dry out for the weekend"

[muzzle]

Twitter: "Word from the site is that it's wet under foot - we expect it to dry out for the weekend"