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Vetplant

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  1. Previous project I worked on got covered on Carte Blanche, for the right reasons. It was dauting to have them there and for our team leader to tell our story. I can only imagine the pressure when it is a not-so-good story and the questions start flowing... Going to be fun to watch methinks.
  2. EDIT: I might have fallen for a ruse. Let me check my sources! Confirmed, I fell for a ruse. Apologies
  3. The timing from the CMA Twitter page is actually quite funny: 11 Jun: Runners: "Oi! Comrades Marathon Association! Something seemed REALLY odd with that last minute of the cutoff. Any idea what happened" CMA: .... Some days later: Running Mann: "Here are some stats and some basic questions. Care to discuss?" CMA: "Buzz off... no story here..." More days later: Running Mann: "Here are some even more stats and some questions. Care to discuss?" CMA: "Buzz off... no story here..." 16 days after Comrades marathon "Ring Ring, Ring Ring" CMA: "Hello" Derek Watts*: "Hi there, care to have some coffee with us while we discuss the 2023 Comrades?" CMA: GULP..."Sure" CMA: "GUYS, we need to get a Social media post out and get ahead of this story!" *Apologies for using Derek Watts in the example, I know he has taken time off to focus on his health, but he is the most recent presenter that everyone will recognise.
  4. I see the league from previous years is still there: Join me in the league now no.12520 : BIKE HUB FANTASY TOUR By clicking on this link : https://fantasybytissot.letour.fr/#welcome/register/?parrain=c6mtosz&ligue=12520
  5. Jip, have heard of that one too. BUT, I haven't been brave enough to try it
  6. During the whole Covid debacle I read up about how to boost your immune system by non pharmaceutical means. The one thing that kept popping up was deliberate Heat exposure. Ever since, this has been my go-to: (obviously in partnership with vitamins etc): Before bedtime I take the hottest bath I can physically muster. I run it halfway, relatively hot, but so that I can still get in. Once I'm settled in, I add more hot water, I raise the heat as far as comfortable. They I stay there for about 10mins. Then I get out and "air cool" a while before settling in for the night. Where I got the idea: MedCram on HEAT HYDROTHERAPY that boosts Immune response - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxMEYtKYdZM&t=4758s "The purpose is not to kill the virus, but to boost the immune response" Other benefits: Huberman on Deliberate heat exposure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ3GjpGq5Y8 I know I'm an isolated case, but I tend to recover quickly from my viral infections by doing this. (My sick leave balance over the past three years tend to agree ) Use it, don't use it.
  7. I'm a big proponent of taking a flu shot. We had our shots at end of March. My wife caught the flu before me, at the end of May, she had it fairly bad, significant hot and cold fever. I had it half a week later, was only off work for 1 day. Two kids had a mild flu somewhere in the same time frame. So, never a guarantee to have a mild/no reaction when you already had the shot, but I do believe it dulled the hit we received in 3 out of 4 cases...
  8. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0aLBokvRsTnVxKDiZQz9BuhbrAHAaPJwKqgk2H39KsyYEyMeEDhpUbgbgwx3hwgYul&id=100046372424376&mibextid=Nif5oz In numbers: 2022: 195 finishers in last 4 minutes, of which 57 was in the last minute 2023: 28 finishers in last 4 minutes, none of which was in the last minute. Someone screwed up...
  9. I don't want to hype the guy up too much, but our MainCheese ended 7th at the Dauphine! Good shape for Le Tour? Finger Crossed!
  10. Man, I love the weirdness of this stage. Absolutely everything about it! Especially the "support" motorbike behind the rider on the climb with his spare bike being held over the shoulder of the support person. 😂
  11. Ya look, he won't be talking on behalf of everyone in the peloton. Some riders might actually benefit from others getting ill on stage races. But I think it will serve fans, sponsors and everyone else well to remember that these are people and not disposable racehorses that can be burned out and replaced with newer/fresher ones.
  12. Telling it straight:
  13. Interestingly, this came across my feed: "No matter the time. No matter the place. Get all the Rugby, Cricket, Football, Formula 1 and more LIVE – When you stream with DStv Premium for R699pm" This seems more feasible as a monthly fee compared to the current going rate for DSTV premium of around R999 IIRC. I'm not there yet to sign back on for DSTV, but if they drop it a bit more by making a Sports-only Stream available, I might just bite.
  14. On the weather topic: it has been an insanely wet May in Pretoorsdorp. Really unseasonnally wet. Weather patterns seem very confused. Not surprised that other regions experience similar random weather events.
  15. I just added the correct Afrikaans lingo....👍 (Apologies to those who find it offensive)
  16. 🤞Remco vs Pog vs Vingegaard Yes please!
  17. My thoughts too, give it a day or two to sus things out. If needed, you can pull from the race at the start line on Tuesday... A bit weird TBH
  18. That sucks! Really looked forward to the next two weeks of racing from Remco. Alas, the rest of the gents will surely bring a good battle, but Primoz should then wrap this up convincingly in the end* * : if he stays on his bike
  19. The rule is you need to cross the finish line with your bike, right?
  20. Relax.... turns out to have been a minor incident: 13:49:28 In the meantime, Pinot has been caught, while the World Champion is now back in the bunch Live News 13:47:41 Thumbs up and wave to the camera: Evenepoel looks good! Live News 13:46:44 The fall was triggered by a dog, which suddenly jumped into the middle of the road Evenepoel and a team-mate went to the ground. The Belgian needed a few seconds to get up, probably a little frightened and surprised by the sudden tumble. He is now back on the road with four team mates and is rejoining the group.
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