I think I'm descended from Attila the Nun, domonijo.
My stats generator seems to have survived the largest upgrade for several months, so I'll add another league table to the website and include the UK ranking in the signatures soon.

I think my stats generator survives because it is relatively small scale, and uses reasonably robust technology, Rod. That, and a degree of paranoia (the entire virtual computer on which it is running is backed up a couple of hours before the stats run, so I can instantly revert it if the calculations go horribly wrong). The only time problems are likely to occur are if the WCG web servers go offline for more than a day. That will cause a discontinuity in the data that could take up to 28 days to work its way out. So far that hasn't happened.

I'm probably more like Genghis Khan't, a slightly less proactive Mongolian who lived around the same time

Good morning everyone.

Good morning all.

I had the first part of my eye op yesterday. Only an injection but I scarcely believed the lengths that were taken to prepare me for it.
It started a couple of days ago with a course of anti microbial drops (1 drop every waking 3 hours). I had to 'fast' for 8 hours before the op and take no liquids for 6 hours before. On arrival at the hospital yesterday I spent a happy hour filling in consent forms (signature AND thumbprint). I was then ushered to a preparation room where a complete change of clothes was waiting for me (remember this is only an eye injection!). Blood pressure is taken and a cocktail of eye drops sluiced into my eye. I'm then hooked up to a drip for 30 minutes (some form of opiate I believe) before being led (drip in hand) to the operating theater. I am rigged up with the instruments that go beep and then strapped firmly - head to toe - onto the couch while the staff (at least 5 of them) practice their English on me (a captive teacher at last!). It is always at this point that you need to scratch your nose - try asking for that in Spanglish.
Finally the injection (painless) is given. I'm unstrapped, un-wired and placed in a wheelchair and pushed to the prep room to change back to my civvies. I'm then handed a 6 part prescription for antibiotics, painkillers (including an injection complete with glass phial, needle and syringe) and even more eye drops and pointed in the direction of a pharmacy and sent out into the (by now) Santa Cruz night. Total time - 4 hours! God only knows how long the Cataract operation will take.

Anyway - I'm back up running today although full enough with pills to be able to rattle as I walk. I can't wait for the next episode!

Sounds like they're doing a thorough job Rod. Best wishes for the actual operation.