Get Well Slow - Page 2

Bilbo1967 · 03-26-2010, 07:26 PM

Neil, sorry to hear you're ill

, but happy to hear that you are putting a positive spin on it

.

Enjoy the reading time!

Billjr13 · 03-27-2010, 02:24 AM

Hang in the Neil and best wishes for a full recovery, whatever the time table may be.

AlexBell · 03-27-2010, 04:25 AM

Best wishes, Neil

Regards, Alex

Sparrow · 03-27-2010, 05:02 AM

Best wishes for an indolent recovery

.

Seems recently that quite a few MR bods have been mended, or are due to be mended - I hope they all recover as comfortably as possible.

.

Kevin2960 · 03-27-2010, 06:02 AM

Get Well VERY VERY Slowly, But totally Painlessly, We'll think of you and miss you, Take Care ....

neilmarr · 03-27-2010, 07:00 AM

Many thanks for your notes and advice, folks. That's really cheered me up. I won't forget the charger and thanks for this, Dreams ***get something to attach to your Reader so that if you fall asleep it can't drop to the floor.*** Very sound idea that hadn't crossed me mind. Easily done because I have a TuffLuv flip top cover than has a loop on the back that I can attach a cord to.

This is the first of three rounds of surgery I must have over the course of the year, so I'm gonna be darned well read by 2011, eh? Cheers to everyone. Sorry if I'm out of touch for a while as of next week.

Love and luck to you all. Neil

I'm not sure if I'll get internet access, but I can do some editing and proofing offline. I don't intend to over-do that, though, so the reader will take some hammer.

kennyc · 03-27-2010, 07:02 AM

Oh Man! Sorry to hear it Neil. I hope all goes as smoothly as possible!

GhostHawk · 03-27-2010, 10:29 AM

Take the time you need, but you will be missed. Check in when you can, let us know how its going please.

neilmarr · 03-27-2010, 03:35 PM

Thanks chaps:

Just to make my week complete, when I tried to open my PC this morning to start work and to save urgent work onto memory sticks to use with this wee netbook, the darned thing wouldn't cooperate.

A tech guy's just been and taken it away. The mother board's kaput, so it means importing a new system from the UK or US (otherwise it would be in French). He'll be able to save my files, I guess, but not all the special software I have in there for my work.

And my big and beautiful Calibre Library will be wiped out, I suppose. That's what I was going to use this weekend to stock up on reading because I only carry a few odds and ends and my current reading book in my 505.

I've just installed Calibre on my netbook, so now it's a matter of downloading some new books. I'll try here at MR first; facing a lot of lost work through hospial time this year and now with a new computer to buy, I'll be conventrating on MR's generous free classics. Any quick reading tips would be appreciated.

Hoots. Neil

kennyc · 03-27-2010, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neilmarr

Thanks chaps:

Just to make my week complete, when I tried to open my PC this morning to start work and to save urgent work onto memory sticks to use with this wee netbook, the darned thing wouldn't cooperate.,,,,

kindlekitten · 03-27-2010, 04:35 PM

my Kindle was a fantastic help with my recent knee surgery. familiarize the nurses with the device so that when you are looking for it they don't think you're hallucinating. I had fallen asleep with my Kindle (which is normal for me), but it had somehow become tangled in the sheets. when the vampire shift nurse came in to draw my blood I was frantically searching for it. she asked what I was doing and I told her I had misplaced my Kindle. "Your Ken doll?" no!!! Kindle. and electric reading device. "an electric what???" finally when she was really close to going for backup I found it. this just isn't a conversation that makes any sense at 4 in the morning!

HorridRedDog · 03-27-2010, 10:02 PM

TIPS

1 - Get a non-usb charger
2 - Put some Harlequin romance books on your Sony. The night staff will charge it of you.

VERY IMPORTANT
3 - Put the harlequin romance books on it in installments. The staff will make sure that you have a full, slooooow recovery.

Best wishes.

neilmarr · 03-28-2010, 10:26 AM

Thanks for the chuckle KindleKitten and for the tips, HorridRedDog: I have the bee's knees in chargers, but I don't think I'd ever be so desperately ill as to download Harlequin, even for the hospital staff's sake. Best wishes well received, though. Be sure I'll cash 'em in. Cheers. Neil (the Karma Santa)

kennyc · 03-28-2010, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neilmarr

.... but I don't think I'd ever be so desperately ill as to download Harlequin, even for the hospital staff's sake. ....

Good Man!

AbFabGab · 03-28-2010, 11:28 AM

Neil,

Wishing you an uneventful, peaceful recovery with lots of reading!
Do let us know how it goes.

Warm Regards,
Gabrielle

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03-26-2010, 07:26 PM	#16
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Neil, sorry to hear you're ill , but happy to hear that you are putting a positive spin on it . Enjoy the reading time!

03-27-2010, 02:24 AM	#17
Billjr13 Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 550002 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Device: Sony PRS 700 & 650	Hang in the Neil and best wishes for a full recovery, whatever the time table may be.

03-27-2010, 04:25 AM	#18
AlexBell Wizard Posts: 3,413 Karma: 13369310 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Launceston, Tasmania Device: Sony PRS T3, Kobo Glo, Kindle Touch, iPad, Samsung SB 2 tablet	Best wishes, Neil Regards, Alex

03-27-2010, 05:02 AM	#19
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Best wishes for an indolent recovery . Seems recently that quite a few MR bods have been mended, or are due to be mended - I hope they all recover as comfortably as possible. .

03-27-2010, 06:02 AM	#20
Kevin2960 YODA's Uglier Twin Posts: 974 Karma: 6295251 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Leicester, UK Device: PRS-600 and 2 Kindle 3's - and now a K4 + HTC Desire HD	Get Well VERY VERY Slowly, But totally Painlessly, We'll think of you and miss you, Take Care ....

03-27-2010, 07:00 AM	#21
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Many thanks for your notes and advice, folks. That's really cheered me up. I won't forget the charger and thanks for this, Dreams ***get something to attach to your Reader so that if you fall asleep it can't drop to the floor.*** Very sound idea that hadn't crossed me mind. Easily done because I have a TuffLuv flip top cover than has a loop on the back that I can attach a cord to. This is the first of three rounds of surgery I must have over the course of the year, so I'm gonna be darned well read by 2011, eh? Cheers to everyone. Sorry if I'm out of touch for a while as of next week. Love and luck to you all. Neil I'm not sure if I'll get internet access, but I can do some editing and proofing offline. I don't intend to over-do that, though, so the reader will take some hammer.

03-27-2010, 07:02 AM	#22
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	Oh Man! Sorry to hear it Neil. I hope all goes as smoothly as possible!

03-27-2010, 10:29 AM	#23
GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	Take the time you need, but you will be missed. Check in when you can, let us know how its going please.

03-27-2010, 03:35 PM	#24
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Thanks chaps: Just to make my week complete, when I tried to open my PC this morning to start work and to save urgent work onto memory sticks to use with this wee netbook, the darned thing wouldn't cooperate. A tech guy's just been and taken it away. The mother board's kaput, so it means importing a new system from the UK or US (otherwise it would be in French). He'll be able to save my files, I guess, but not all the special software I have in there for my work. And my big and beautiful Calibre Library will be wiped out, I suppose. That's what I was going to use this weekend to stock up on reading because I only carry a few odds and ends and my current reading book in my 505. I've just installed Calibre on my netbook, so now it's a matter of downloading some new books. I'll try here at MR first; facing a lot of lost work through hospial time this year and now with a new computer to buy, I'll be conventrating on MR's generous free classics. Any quick reading tips would be appreciated. Hoots. Neil

03-27-2010, 04:35 PM	#26
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	my Kindle was a fantastic help with my recent knee surgery. familiarize the nurses with the device so that when you are looking for it they don't think you're hallucinating. I had fallen asleep with my Kindle (which is normal for me), but it had somehow become tangled in the sheets. when the vampire shift nurse came in to draw my blood I was frantically searching for it. she asked what I was doing and I told her I had misplaced my Kindle. "Your Ken doll?" no!!! Kindle. and electric reading device. "an electric what???" finally when she was really close to going for backup I found it. this just isn't a conversation that makes any sense at 4 in the morning!

03-27-2010, 10:02 PM	#27
HorridRedDog Addict Posts: 322 Karma: 1592 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: PRS-600 EB-1150	TIPS 1 - Get a non-usb charger 2 - Put some Harlequin romance books on your Sony. The night staff will charge it of you. VERY IMPORTANT 3 - Put the harlequin romance books on it in installments. The staff will make sure that you have a full, slooooow recovery. Best wishes.

03-28-2010, 10:26 AM	#28
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Thanks for the chuckle KindleKitten and for the tips, HorridRedDog: I have the bee's knees in chargers, but I don't think I'd ever be so desperately ill as to download Harlequin, even for the hospital staff's sake. Best wishes well received, though. Be sure I'll cash 'em in. Cheers. Neil (the Karma Santa)

03-28-2010, 11:28 AM	#30
AbFabGab Gadget-Luster Posts: 330 Karma: 2157280 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NY - USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2	Neil, Wishing you an uneventful, peaceful recovery with lots of reading! Do let us know how it goes. Warm Regards, Gabrielle