Category: Health

[Video] Escaping Milton Keynes for the Iron Trunk Aqueduct

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Finding Serenity (and a Mooring Spot) at the aqueduct

There is a specific kind of peace found at the Iron Trunk Aqueduct (the Cosgrove Aqueduct) that you just don’t get inside the Milton Keynes city limits. Standing on this 19th-century cast-iron masterpiece, you’re literally suspended over the River Ouse, looking out over the Ouse Valley Park, maybe 100ft above the floodplains below.

While the towpath here offers some of the best views in Buckinghamshire, closer to the road is also a hotspot for “serial overstayers.”

In London, when CC’ers are about to move or find somewhere new, boaters swap mooring locations by agreement on Watsapp.

Good luck on finding a spot down there.

Highlights of the area:

  • The Structure: A rare example of a cast-iron trough aqueduct, a marvel of Regency-era engineering.
  • The Tunnel: Don’t miss the 1919 brick tunnel (the “Hobbit hole”) that lets you walk directly under the canal.
  • The Vibe: High-altitude views (for a boat!) and deep-countryside quiet.

Ionic Recall

I bought a fitbit Ionic in August 2020. It was £160 from Amazon.

My Fitbit Ionic has been recalled!

Luck has smiled on my wristband…

Just the other day, I was thinking about how long I’d had it and how crap the strap replacement I had to buy off Amazon was!

Imagine my delight when I read last night on Bloomberg evening newsletter that it was being recalled.

Fitbit Ionic recalled

The fitbit Ionic cost me £158.90 from Amazon in 2020.

I’ve had two emails confirming that they’re going to refund an amount to my credit card!

40% discount of up to 5 new devices

They’ve also given me a discount code for buying up to 4 new ones.

Ionic recall replacement watches
Fitbit’s with discount

There are some other freebies in there, such as accessory bands?

Free accessory bands

And expedited shipping….

They’ve given me a Unique Access Code:

It allows me to see the range of products available.

Still

There it is. You don’t get something for nothing.

No doubt my wrist will have been replaced with a burnt stump when I get out of bed tomorrow morning. 😂😂😂

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/fitbit-recalls-ionic-smartwatches-burns-b2027426.html

If you want a new fitbit let me know.

Here’s a bat

Yep.

A bat.

Flying around the boat.

During the middle of the day.

Take a look.

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Aldi panic buying because of deaded lurgy!

OMG! Aldi’s carpark is full. WTF is going on!!!!

I managed to get a space only after going into the over-spill carpark, a place rarely ventured.

Today, it was full!

All the toilet roll had gone!

All the handwash had gone, (I got washing up liquid)!

All the pasta had gone.

All the tins of beans had been depleted, and my favorite biscuits had been greedily stockpiled, and not by me! No doubt I’ll see them on eBay in the next couple of days.

I’ve never seen it so busy. I usually go on Monday to avoid the crowds. Today it was chaos.

Here’s a picture of the car-park.

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Benefits of fasting

Fasting. People have been doing it from the beginning of time.

Saves money, and it’s good for you.

I took to fasting when I used to live on my own.

Survival of the fittest

There is scientific evidence to suggest that fasting is better for you neurologically, and physically.

Our cells are designed in such a way that, the bad cells get digested by the good after a period of fasting to make up the calorific shortfall.

Like a survival of the fittest.

Defect cells are just ironed out.

I’ve no doubt that the body builds up a cache of toxins from food, drink and any other alcohol and drugs, which is stored in the fat of the body.

Getting rid of this every once in a while regenerates the body, and allows it to start afresh.

21 days

When I was in France, I didn’t eat for 21 days.

That’s pretty extreme, and I ended up very skinny.

Michael Tyler
Skinny me

What it did do is cleared my guts, metabolism and body of any fat or excess, and wiped the slate clean.

I feel better for that.

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