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  36. <p>Maybe the Tesla free money is back again? This used to do really well for me. Right now I&#39;m down 12% on them but recently it has been quite a lot worse. In the early days it seemed to just keep going up. I only have two <a href="/wiki/#shares">shares</a>, so not that important. Rest of my <a href="/wiki/#shares">stonks</a> are doing alright. </p>
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  73. <em>The 12-sided object, found in Norton <a href="/wiki/#disney">Disney</a>, is being shown as part of the Lincoln <a href="/wiki/#festival">Festival</a> of <a href="/wiki/#history">History</a>.</em></p>
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  76. <p>It looks more like it was planted to promote a new Dan Brown book. Andy points out it looks like a prototype D12 from a role playing <a href="/wiki/#game">game</a>.</p>
  77. <p>T1 is actually reading the Dan Brown books right now, and T2 has started <a href="/wiki/#hunger/games">The Hunger Games</a>. So pleased they have suddenly got into reading.</p>
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  105.    <p>She&#39;s basically better now, but still concerned. Can feel there is still something remaining of this infection, though antibiotics and rest seem to have done the job. She is worried it will come back when the antibiotics run out. She&#39;s signed off work for the rest of this week, but meant to be off on a trip to <a href="/wiki/#ireland">Ireland</a> next week for her dad&#39;s 80th, so aiming to go into work before then.</p>
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  135.    <p>We&#39;ve been watching <a href="/wiki/#tv">TV</a> off the computer, because we don&#39;t have a better way of watching <a href="/wiki/#channel/4">Channel 4</a>. So plug <a href="/wiki/#laptop">the laptop</a> into <a href="/wiki/#tv">the TV</a> and watch it through <a href="/wiki/#channel/4">channel4</a>.com. Yesterday getting up to pause &quot;Stand Up To <a href="/wiki/#cancer">Cancer</a> Great British <a href="/wiki/#great/british/bake/off">Bake Off</a>&quot; he knocked it onto the floor. It seems to have survived (I&#39;m using it now) but I&#39;m not sure about the trackpad, it might now be on its last legs.</p>
  136. <p>The programme was heartbreaking, they had a feature on a little girl who&#39;d been in and out of hospital since she was a few months old, then her mum died, then she died, aged eleven, during <a href="/wiki/#film">the filming</a> of this. She was so brave. <a href="https://www.channel4.com/collection/stand-up-to-cancer">You can give money here https://www.channel4.com/su2c</a>, we did.</p>
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  164.    <p>We got measured up for <a href="/wiki/#blinds">blinds</a> for the bedroom ages ago, probably more than a year, at the same time we got the new <a href="/wiki/#blinds">blinds</a> in the lounge. I don&#39;t love <a href="/wiki/#blinds">the blinds</a> in the lounge, they&#39;re OK. They unintrusive and look quite neat, but having one <a href="/wiki/#blinds">blind</a> per pane instead of fewer larger <a href="/wiki/#blinds">blinds</a> means more of a faff to open and close them. And automating that would be expensive, six motors for the lounge, probably three for the bedroom. Not that I am allowed to automate these yet. Instead probably going with <a href="https://www.homebase.co.uk/storage-home/home-furnishings/blinds/roller-blinds.list?facetFilters=en_hbg_type_content%253ABlackout%2520roller%2520blinds%257Cen_hbg_baseColour_content%253AWhite&amp;IFP=true#ProductList">a cheap white rollerblind like this</a> and then <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aqara-Requires-Rechargeable-Compatible-Assistant/dp/B097YFL7RS?tag=clarkeology-21">a roller shade driver like this</a><sup><a href="#foot" title="As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.">1</a></sup>. I have an even older even cheaper one in the playroom. Maybe I should replace that first...</p>
  165. <p>I do have one more room automated now, did the light switch in the utility room. It wasn&#39;t highest priority, but basically all the other rooms are done. This is handy as there is no window there, so you always need the light on, and now I can do that with a sensor. Also if it were to be left on I can turn them off remotely. Also I added it to the &quot;everybody out, so all lights off&quot; front door switch.</p>
  166. <p>Nice day yesterday, very nice indeed. Very busy with work but went for a walk after. Lovely sunshine, just down to <a href="/wiki/#sandgate">Sandgate</a> and back.</p>
  167. <p><em>Light rain and a gentle breeze, 10 - 15℃.</em></p>
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  198.    <p>In your face Humza Yousaf. Scottish <a href="/wiki/#politics">politics</a> is even more of a mess.</p>
  199. <blockquote>
  200. <p><em>The race to find <a href="/wiki/#scotland">Scotland</a>&#39;s next first minister and SNP leader has begun, after Humza Yousaf announced his resignation yesterday</em>
  201. <em>Yousaf says he &quot;underestimated&quot; the hurt caused by his decision to scrap the SNP&#39;s power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens - a move that prompted two no-confidence votes</em></p>
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  236.    <time datetime="2024-04-28T16:18:21.000Z">Sun Apr 28</time>
  237.    <p>Was supposed to be meeting an old friend from <a href="/wiki/#holiday/extras">Holiday Extras</a> on Saturday, but he cried off ill. So we had quite a quite day, with Clare still being ill, and then a quite evening too. Then another friend suggested going to the Britannia Sunday afternoon for the live music, but Sunday morning he cried off ill too. Is it <a href="/wiki/#coronavirus">covid</a>? Is it back??</p>
  238. <p>So today I have been to <a href="/wiki/#tesco">Tesco</a> twice and to <a href="/wiki/#screwfix">Screwfix</a> to collect my patio cleaner and pump sprayer. First trip to <a href="/wiki/#tesco">Tesco</a> was to get essentials for dinner later, just in case I still went out this afternoon. Second trip was for the just-before-closing colleague shop freebies. I had a plan to make a vegetable <a href="/wiki/#curry">curry</a>, so needed some vegetables. Got a free aubergine and free peppers, and also some vegeburgers that I can put in the freezer. A good free haul of bin food. I could have got plenty of chicken, but it would all need eating today, and we already have a <a href="/wiki/#pasta">pasta</a> bake and garlic bread dinner lined up.</p>
  239. <p>Been out in the back garden today in the time I would have gone to the pub and sprayed patio cleaner everywhere. I thought it would be like some sort of miracle bleach, I don&#39;t see any effect yet. I might have to wait a bit and then as a last resort I might have to read the instructions. I did read as far as how much you have to dilute it, and I did that.</p>
  240. <p>Still waiting for my new lightswitches to turn up. If that happens soon I might fit one. Then dinner, then maybe a new <a href="/wiki/#tv">TV</a> series we have spotted with Johnny <a href="/wiki/#las/vegas">Vegas</a> as a private detective. Looks to be a spin off of the fairly crap <a href="/wiki/#murder">Murder</a> On The Blackpool Express.</p>
  241. <p><em>A clear sky and a moderate breeze, 6 - 14℃.</em></p>
  242.    <h5>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2024/04/28/run-stats/">Health stats 28/4/24</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2024/04/29/run-stats/">Exercise stats 29/4/24</a> ➡️</h5>
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  281.    <time datetime="2024-04-27T11:04:29.000Z">Sat Apr 27</time>
  282.    <p>Oh <a href="/wiki/#amazon">Amazon</a> I thought we understood each other? Do you know me at all? Is this what I get for blocking as much tracking as possible?</p>
  283. <p><a href="/img/2024/04/_2024-04-27-video-recommended-for-you-Screenshot-2024-04-27-at-12.03.44.png"><img width="480px" height="290px" alt="Advert for Clarkson's farm on Amazon Prime Video" src="/img/2024/04/_bw-2024-04-27-video-recommended-for-you-Screenshot-2024-04-27-at-12.03.44.png" style="max-width: 100%" /></a></p>
  284. <p>Also why all these electric hoists? I don&#39;t remember searching for one.</p>
  285. <p><a href="/img/2024/04/_2024-04-27-video-recommended-for-you-Screenshot-2024-04-27-at-12.06.17.png"><img width="480px" height="100px" alt="Loads of electric hoists" src="/img/2024/04/_bw-2024-04-27-video-recommended-for-you-Screenshot-2024-04-27-at-12.06.17.png" style="max-width: 100%" /></a></p>
  286.    <h5>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2024/04/27/discogs-rollercoaster/">Discogs rollercoaster</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2024/04/28/run-stats/">Health stats 28/4/24</a> ➡️</h5>
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  312.    <time datetime="2024-04-27T10:53:00.000Z">Sat Apr 27</time>
  313.    <p>Get ready for a rollercoaster, got a message from discogs, I sold a record for a crazy amount!</p>
  314. <blockquote>
  315. <p><em>You have a <a href="/wiki/#new/order">new order</a> via Discogs!</em>
  316. <em>Order #5266600-2</em>
  317. <em>Buyer: infobo6397 (<a href="mailto:hrjaeger@mailme.dk">hrjaeger@mailme.dk</a>)</em>
  318. <em>The Cramps - All Women Are Bad (12&quot;, Pic) (Enigma (4) - 12ENVPD 19)</em>
  319. <em>£110.00</em></p>
  320. </blockquote>
  321. <p>then an immediate follow up message from discogs</p>
  322. <blockquote>
  323. <p><em>Dear Seller,</em>
  324. <em>Welcome to Discogs support. We hope this message caught you in good health.</em>
  325. <em>We would like to inform you that a customer named Gabi Breuer has successfully processed payment for an order on your store. However, due to our commitment to platform security, we are unable to confirm this transaction. We realize this may be inconvenient, but it is important for the safety of our community.</em>
  326. <em>Once we receive your details, our team will verify the information immediately and you will receive an order confirmation email.</em>
  327. <em>Please note that if you do not confirm your identity as a real seller, your account may be blocked.</em>
  328. <em>We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.</em>
  329. <em>We need to verify that you are not a robot, so please put a dot instead of a “V” and continue with the verification. Example (besorgt.cоm)</em>
  330. <em>org-dlscogss-eu.besorgtVcom/get/81RD57WM09A39/</em>
  331. <em>Thank you for your prompt cooperation.</em></p>
  332. </blockquote>
  333. <p>Oh yes not suspicious at all...</p>
  334. <p>Then pretty rapidly followed by another message, one that I don&#39;t have to &quot;replace the V in the url with a . for extra security&quot;...</p>
  335. <blockquote>
  336. <p><em>Hello paulypopex,</em>
  337. <em>We&#39;ve cancelled the order(s) you recently received from infobo6397 at this time. This user has been banned from the site and it&#39;s advised you do not continue the transaction with them.</em>
  338. <em>Our support staff will be happy to assist with any questions. Thank you!<a href="https://support.discogs.com/hc/requests/new?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=relationship&amp;utm_campaign=seller-warning">https://support.discogs.com/hc/requests/new?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=relationship&amp;utm_campaign=seller-warning</a></em>
  339. <em>Sincerely,</em>
  340. <em>Discogs</em></p>
  341. </blockquote>
  342. <p>So no £110 for me...</p>
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  369.    <time datetime="2024-04-27T10:43:58.000Z">Sat Apr 27</time>
  370.    <p><a href="/wiki/#pay/day">Pay day</a> weekend, but Clare still not well enough to go out! I&#39;ve got money burning a hole in my pocket and can&#39;t go out and spend it. I have ordered some exciting new lightswitches (actually the same light switches I already have) for T1&#39;s room possibly, and the utility room. Utility room is one of the last two rooms not automated, along with the boys&#39; bathroom. So I could actually do those two rooms and have a fully robot house. But T1&#39;s room has the old style remote bulbs rather than remote switch, so I&#39;d like to put a proper switch back there. I should have bought three rather than two. Didn&#39;t want to go crazy though.</p>
  371. <p>Also ordered patio cleaner and a pump spray from <a href="/wiki/#screwfix">Screwfix</a> which I can fetch today, but the third part of the order - some protective gloves - won&#39;t be in yet so might as well wait and collect it all at once.</p>
  372. <p><a href="/wiki/#parkrun">Parkrun</a> good, better than last week. I did still go to the pub, <a href="/wiki/#clarendon">the Clarendon</a> this time, but we did not have a <a href="/wiki/#curry">curry</a> after. That probably makes the difference.</p>
  373. <blockquote>
  374. <p><em>Folkestone <a href="/wiki/#parkrun">parkrun</a> results for event #434. Your time was 00:24:30.</em>
  375. <em>Congratulations on completing your 154th <a href="/wiki/#parkrun">parkrun</a> and your 140th at <a href="/wiki/#folkestone">Folkestone</a> <a href="/wiki/#parkrun">parkrun</a> today. You finished in 84th place out of a field of 430 <a href="/wiki/#parkrun">parkrunners</a>. You were the 73rd male and came 5th in your age category VM50-54. Take a look at this week&#39;s full set of results on our website. Your PB at <a href="/wiki/#folkestone">Folkestone</a> <a href="/wiki/#parkrun">parkrun</a> remains 00:20:50. Your best time this year remains 00:23:32.</em></p>
  376. </blockquote>
  377. <p>Hmm <a href="/wiki/#weather">weather</a> says <em>heavy rain and a gentle breeze, 10 - 13℃</em>, is that up to date? Looks like there was a lot of rain last night, huge puddles about, but it&#39;s nice and sunny now. Turning into a nice day. Maybe I&#39;ll go for a walk into <a href="/wiki/#folkestone">Folkestone</a> on my own.</p>
  378.    <h5>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2024/04/27/run-stats/">Run stats 27/4/24 - 4&#39;49/K</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2024/04/27/discogs-rollercoaster/">Discogs rollercoaster</a> ➡️</h5>
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  380.  <div><p>Paul Clarke's blog - I live in A small town. Married to Clare + father to 2, I am a full-stack web engineer, and I do js / nodejs, some ruby, python, php ect ect. I like pubs, parkrun, eating, home automation and other diy jiggery-pokery, history, genealogy, TV, squirrels, pirates, lego, and TIME TRAVEL.</p></div><div><p>🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#home/automation">home automation</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#screwfix">screwfix</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#parkrun">parkrun</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#clarendon">clarendon</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#folkestone">folkestone</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#weather">weather</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#curry">curry</a> </p></div><p>Yep, <a href="/2023/10/22/thinking-of-shaking-this-site-up-a-bit/">deliberately unstyled</a>.</p>
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  425.    <time datetime="2024-04-25T06:55:27.000Z">Thu Apr 25</time>
  426.    <p><a href="/wiki/#folkestone">Folkestone</a> was on <a href="/wiki/#tv">TV</a> last night, on <a href="/wiki/#bbc">BBC2</a>, a new programme were Andi Oliver travels round cooking food. This was a bit crap though, she made out it was a war zone down here and the only thing that could bring the community together was her making some dumplings. Because it had a multicultural theme, and the chef from Rocksalt is Polish, and we do have a big <a href="/wiki/#nepal">Nepalese</a> community, and she found one person from <a href="/wiki/#ukraine">Ukraine</a> and two from Syria, and HEY all these countries like a dumpling! So contrived. Really focussed on things like the traffic queueing up in <a href="/wiki/#dover">Dover</a> when the port has problems there, and the migrant boats arriving, and then showed footage of racist demonstrators outside the barracks up the road. Not representative of the area. Then there was the &quot;hey I just spotted a bandstand over there&quot; and &quot;I think more people should know there is a <a href="/wiki/#nepal">Nepalese</a> community here&quot;.</p>
  427. <p>The main other person in the show was some johnny-come-lately from <a href="/wiki/#ashford">Ashford</a> too. Get back to <a href="/wiki/#ashford">Ashford</a> mate.</p>
  428. <p>There were two people I know actually featured in it (Chris Smith from <a href="/wiki/#chambers">Chambers</a> and <a href="/wiki/#shane/record">Shane Record</a> from <a href="/wiki/#shane/record">Shane Record</a>) and I spotted a couple more in the background. It&#39;s worth watching this programme only if she features a town you are familiar with, otherwise no.</p>
  429. <p>Working from home today, partly to run around after Clare.</p>
  430. <p>Also <a href="https://share.octopus.energy/cute-elm-487">there&#39;s free energy again today, for two hours</a><sup><a href="#foot" title="Join Octopus Energy here and we both earn money.">1</a></sup>. They could do with some of this at the school, their heating has packed up and T2 is allowed to wear non uniform today to stay warm. Well sort of, PE kit with joggers and hoodie, still school colours, not completely free-form. T1 has an even more complicated &quot;non uniform PE top&quot; day today, he can wear a sports top of his choice to raise some funds for the Bobby Moore cancer charity.</p>
  431. <p><em>Light rain and a moderate breeze, 6 - 12℃.</em></p>
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  435.    <h5>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2024/04/24/she-is-coming-home/">She is coming home</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2024/04/25/run-stats/">Health stats 25/4/24</a> ➡️</h5>
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  437.  <div><p>Paul Clarke's blog - I live in A small town, Kent. Wed to Clare + father to two, I am a full-stack web developr, + I do javascript / Node, some ruby, other languages ect ect. I like pubbing, parkrun, eating, home automation and other diy jiggery-pokery, history, genealogy, TV, squirrels, pirates, lego, and TIME TRAVEL.</p></div><div><p>🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#tv">tv</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#bbc">bbc</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#octopus">octopus</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#folkestone">folkestone</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#nepal">nepal</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#ukraine">ukraine</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#dover">dover</a> </p></div><p>Yep, <a href="/2023/10/22/thinking-of-shaking-this-site-up-a-bit/">deliberately unstyled</a>.</p>
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  461.    <time datetime="2024-04-24T16:13:08.000Z">Wed Apr 24</time>
  462.    <p>Finally been seen by enough people, the most senior of them thinks carrying on with the antibiotics is the right thing. She&#39;s allowed to come home, without any <a href="/wiki/#operation">operation</a>. So possibly they just want the bed. I hope she has been able to get the follow-up appointment she wanted before she left. Worst situation would be coming home, then getting worse, and having to start all over again. As always, will we remember the only way to get anything done is to go to A&amp;E right away? Probably not.</p>
  463. <p>We visited last night after <a href="/wiki/#work">work</a>, she was feeling much more positive then and expecting a scan soon. Then after we&#39;d gone home (getting a Taco Bell for the boys on the way) she had the scan, and so the ball started rolling for her release, and she got the OK this morning.</p>
  464. <p>It&#39;s too late notice now for me to go into <a href="/wiki/#london">London</a> for <a href="/wiki/#work">work</a> tomorrow isn&#39;t it? I&#39;m still needed here.</p>
  465. <p><a href="https://share.octopus.energy/cute-elm-487">There was free Octopus Energy today</a><sup><a href="#foot" title="Join Octopus Energy here and we both earn money.">1</a></sup>, I managed to get a wash and a dry in but not not two dries because I was busy with <a href="/wiki/#work">work</a>.</p>
  466. <p><em>Sunny intervals and a moderate breeze, 2 - 9℃.</em></p>
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  470.    <h5>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2024/04/24/run-stats/">Health stats 24/4/24</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2024/04/25/andi-olivers-fabulous-feasts/">Andi Oliver&#39;s Fabulous Feasts</a> ➡️</h5>
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  472.  <div><p>Paul Clarke's blog - I live in Hythe in Kent. Married to Clare + father to 2, I am a full-stack web engineer, + I do javascript / nodejs, some ruby, python, php ect ect. I like pubbing, running, eating, home automation + other diy jiggery-pokery, history, genealogy, Television, squirrels, pirates, lego, and TIME TRAVEL.</p></div><div><p>🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#work">work</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#octopus">octopus</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#london">london</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#hospital">hospital</a> 🏷 <a rel="tag" href="/wiki/#operation">operation</a> </p></div><p>Yep, <a href="/2023/10/22/thinking-of-shaking-this-site-up-a-bit/">deliberately unstyled</a>.</p>
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  510.    <time datetime="2024-04-23T06:48:29.000Z">Tue Apr 23</time>
  511.    <p>She&#39;s still in <a href="/wiki/#hospital">hospital</a>. I visited yesterday afternoon. She has her own room and her own loo which is nice but I think it might actually be better to be on a ward with people moving around you. She had not eaten, had been asked not to as she&#39;s going to have an <a href="/wiki/#ultrasound">ultrasound</a><sup><a href="#foot" title="Not Ultrasound the band. I wonder which one I&#39;ve mentioned more? Probably the hospital ultrasound.">1</a></sup> and then maybe an op after that to remove the troublesome tooth root. While I was there we asked about timeline, so the nurse checked. Oh no, you can&#39;t have an <a href="/wiki/#ultrasound">ultrasound</a> for at least TWO DAYS. So yeah, you might as well eat. I wonder when they&#39;d have told her this if we hadn&#39;t asked again?</p>
  512. <p>The antibiotics hadn&#39;t done the job so far, so she might have a CT scan today, as they can do that a bit quicker. And today she is feeling a little bit better. Yesterday she thought she was feeling a bit better, but then saw the consultant who told her no, you&#39;re not better.</p>
  513. <p>No <a href="/wiki/#london">London</a> for me this week. I was going back to visit at lunchtime, but she has more visitors today so we&#39;ll go after <a href="/wiki/#work">work</a> instead.</p>
  514. <p>I did do some more jetwashing of the patio yesterday as I had some afternoon off left over.</p>
  515. <p><a href="/wiki/#belle/and/sebastian">Belle And Sebastian</a> Bowlie Weekender at Camber Sands was TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO today, and Andy and I went to see Poison at <a href="/wiki/#hammersmith/odeon">Hammersmith Odeon</a> thirty-one years ago today.</p>
  516. <p><em>Light rain and a moderate breeze, 4 - 10℃.</em></p>
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  518.      <li>Not Ultrasound the band. I wonder which one I&#39;ve mentioned more? Probably the hospital ultrasound.</li>
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  520.    <h5>⬅️ <a rel="prev" href="/2024/04/22/run-stats/">Health stats 22/4/24</a> :: <a rel="next" href="/2024/04/23/run-stats/">Health stats 23/4/24</a> ➡️</h5>
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