Rod Collins

Is All the Health ‘News’ Nonsense ?
There isn’t a day goes by when there isn’t news on a report or research by ‘Doctors’ or ‘Scientists’ et al that either terrifies us or consoles us.
All of a sudden smoking is good for you and fruit is the work of the devil.
How much attention should we pay to health warnings and a disturbingly unpleasant photograph. . .
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Are Beautiful Women Are Dangerous ?
Yes they are ~ Men, when you see an attractive girl . . . run for your lives - she’s bad for your health - officially !
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The Hottest Day of the Year here in Lincolnshire
What a glorious day - your host couldn’t have been happier, well he could but the scenario I’m thinking seems unlikely, out all day on historical trails and Happy Trails
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Fast Food Outlets in Hospitals !
If you think that looks like a funny sort of sentence then fear not - you’re not going mad !
You might not be but somebody is - burger bars are opening takeaways in UK hospitals !
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Should Obese People Pay More for a Plane Ticket than Slim People ?
Given that it is illegal to transport animals on a plane with the amount of room allocated to a human being using a standard air ticket then it seems clear that humans are now nothing more than cargo - so they should be charged based on weight - as all cargo is !
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I am sorry to report that the legendary constitution and rude health or your host has been breached
The questions is . . .
Have I Got Swine Flu ? or . . . more likely
Was I Poisoned ?
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Horseshoe Point is feature on the East Coast here in Lincolnshire and somewhere I could not recall having been before so . . .
It was a bank holiday Monday and I finally got a day off from my gruelling work schedule so off I went.
It turned out to be a nice day but one of missed opportunities as timing conspired against your host
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Saturday morning saw me with plenty to do on the domestic front but the outdoors is becoming increasingly like a narcotic - it seems to beckon causing me to fold with the slightest of excuses
Time being limited due to F1 qualifying it was off to Irby Dales to feed the soul and mind - a chance to lose oneself in one’s own thoughts.
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One of my well-placed spies has just informed me that the dreaded Swine Flu is now abroad on Le Spa de Wybers
There have, I’m told, been two confirmed cases at Wybers-Wood Primary School in Grimsby
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Seemingly lost, obscure or just remote lakes, ponds and waters seem to have some kind of hold over me - I find them irresistibly captivating.
I’m not sure whether it is the erstwhile angler in me that wonders what may lie in those murky lily and reed choked depths or whether it is that water in a natural setting is . . . just simply . . . mysterious
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It seems like a dream but it’s true you can actually eat more food and still lose weight !
Is this some latest gimmick diet or a load of nonsense ?
No, I know you can - because I do !
Here’s a recipe for a delicious meal, more than enough to eat and you’ll strip off the fat whilst eating it !
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The South of England is playing host to venomous spiders and not only that - they’re breeding and spreading across the country.
What’s more, their bite is potentially lethal - deadly in fact - potentially fatal - often unpleasant . . .
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Health and Safety !
3 simple words the seem to rule our lives nowadays, whilst it’s obviously important - has it gone too far ?
Yes, it’s bloody ridiculous and enough to make your blood boil !
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According to new statistics it would appear that the government ban on smoking in public places in the UK has failed !
Firstly let me declare a vested interest I am a smoker
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I’m sure the news the title of this posts suggests will not be particularly bad news to most given historical precedence.
I could not believe this story which is why I had to do it - as regulars will know, we normally avoid the war type stuff.
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Winter feels like it is now well and truly entrenched, knowing it’s got it’s foothold and will not be dislodged for months is pretty miserable
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Discover the joys of cycling around the country lanes of Lincolnshire
Well, regulars need not do as I shall bring these delights to a monitor near you !
All free from charge or exertion on your part - you lucky little devils !
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As previously alluded to whilst talking about Hatcliffe and Irby the final pay off was a new craze
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The connection between weight and cancer risk has been firmly established for a while but are you at risk ?
Research is now showing the problem to be greater than originally thought.
Even being slightly overweight can lead to greatly increased risks
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If you suffer from hayfever then the time of year is coming when it will be worse than ever.
Personally, I don’t have the problem, touch wood, though I know people who do and the misery it can cause.
Coming across the Top 10 cures I thought I would share them on the off chance they help.
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Does working out and lifting weights lead to hair loss ?
Latest research suggests it does …
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After Watching Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Chicken Run I’m Wondering Whether I Want to eat Chicken !
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