What's the latest in people's lives?

[Bryan Moore]

It is true that they're native to the Low Countries and Germany, and don't lend themselves to the traditional English and Scottish types of beers; but while the sour flavor isn't strong in them even Belgian lambics and witbiers can be sauers, and surely those are common enough at least in southern England?

Best sour I've had was a friend's homebrewerd "All Sorts" he put together with a handful of other homebrewerd ales and let wildly ferment "Just to see"

[IanKennedy]

It is true that they're native to the Low Countries and Germany, and don't lend themselves to the traditional English and Scottish types of beers; but while the sour flavor isn't strong in them even Belgian lambics and witbiers can be sauers, and surely those are common enough at least in southern England?

Witbeers I've seen occasionally but more in Europe than the UK. Lambic's I've seen have tended to be fruit based and not at all sour. Kriek (cherry) being the most obviously available. They typically are only seen in bottles here and then often only in specialist off licences (places that sell alcohol for drinking at home). That said recently quite a few supermarkets are stocking small ranges of Belgian beers.

I've certainly drunk Kriek many times and wouldn't describe it as sour. Kwak is a favourite also, which is very odd given I don't like Liquorice.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Well, two days off. Then I work Friday. Then vacation for eight days.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

I am now on vacation for eight days.

[Teaos]

Plans?

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Plans?

Not much, overall. This is basically 'take a break'. I'll go see Guardians of the Galaxy II on Monday, but beyond that? Not a whole lot planned.

[Mikey]

That's a damned good place to start.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

That's a damned good place to start.

From what I've heard, yeah.

[Mikey]

Well, my dad had a malignant tumor on his kidney... "taken care of"* yesterday, and has recovered from the procedure very nicely with little to no encapsulated bleeding (which is apparently a danger with kidney procedures) and should be going home today. Pre-op testing showed no signs of metastasis.

* I don't know what else to call it, the procedure is truly a miracle of modern science writ small. Instead of traditional surgery or radiation which damages healthy tissue along with the cancer, a needle was inserted directly into the malignancy with a microwave emitter. The mass was "zapped" from the inside, there was almost zero damage to surrounding tissue, and an 83-year-old man was able to have undergone it and go home as soon as the kidney was monitored overnight.

[Bryan Moore]

Well, my dad had a malignant tumor on his kidney... "taken care of"* yesterday, and has recovered from the procedure very nicely with little to no encapsulated bleeding (which is apparently a danger with kidney procedures) and should be going home today. Pre-op testing showed no signs of metastasis.

* I don't know what else to call it, the procedure is truly a miracle of modern science writ small. Instead of traditional surgery or radiation which damages healthy tissue along with the cancer, a needle was inserted directly into the maligna2ncy with a microwave emitter. The mass was "zapped" from the inside, there was almost zero damage to surrounding tissue, and an 83-year-old man was able to have undergone it and go home as soon as the kidney was monitored overnight.

Hope this is resolved quickly and he recovers every bit as fast. That's an incredible bit of science there. Thoughts are with you and your family.

[Mikey]

Thanks. It appears to be resolved as of now; his age was a blessing, in that the cancer was growing at an incredibly slow rate, and there appear to be no complications or spread.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Well, my dad had a malignant tumor on his kidney... "taken care of"* yesterday, and has recovered from the procedure very nicely with little to no encapsulated bleeding (which is apparently a danger with kidney procedures) and should be going home today. Pre-op testing showed no signs of metastasis.

* I don't know what else to call it, the procedure is truly a miracle of modern science writ small. Instead of traditional surgery or radiation which damages healthy tissue along with the cancer, a needle was inserted directly into the malignancy with a microwave emitter. The mass was "zapped" from the inside, there was almost zero damage to surrounding tissue, and an 83-year-old man was able to have undergone it and go home as soon as the kidney was monitored overnight.

Glad to hear he's back home. Like what Bryan said, that sounds an incredible bit of science.

[IanKennedy]

Well, my dad had a malignant tumor on his kidney... "taken care of"* yesterday, and has recovered from the procedure very nicely with little to no encapsulated bleeding (which is apparently a danger with kidney procedures) and should be going home today. Pre-op testing showed no signs of metastasis.

* I don't know what else to call it, the procedure is truly a miracle of modern science writ small. Instead of traditional surgery or radiation which damages healthy tissue along with the cancer, a needle was inserted directly into the malignancy with a microwave emitter. The mass was "zapped" from the inside, there was almost zero damage to surrounding tissue, and an 83-year-old man was able to have undergone it and go home as soon as the kidney was monitored overnight.

Glad to hear it went so well and that he's hopefully on the mend. My thoughts go out to him.

[Mikey]

Thanks gents. So far, so good.

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Fingers, toes, and eyes crossed.