The shakes

[boatman]

HI Again dave that book the trigger is very similar to a book i have got called the jesus factor an its about that nuclear weapons wont work if fired by rocket or dropped by an aircraft or from a ship an it was quite good i'll try an find it up if i can as i cant remember the author of the book just looked it up this is the book

Jesus Factor by Edwin Corley

chris

[Guest]

Propranolol...60 mg once a day. Hasn't eliminated it completely but has sure made a difference.....watch out for side effects

One problem you may have if you ever stop having to take it, is … shaking hands. I took propranolol for about seven years for something else entirely, and when I stopped, I couldn’t do any modelling for a number of days because of my hands shaking just enough that it was almost impossible to do any fine work.

Oh, and for good SF: The Expanse, both the novels (by James S.A. Corey) and the TV series (on Amazon Prime).

[Guest]

Not like Star Wars - the Emperor could have kept his empire if he'd just taught his troopers to shoot straight instead of wasting all that time and effort on Death Stars!

Some say their inaccuracy is down to Jedi mind control, forcing them to miss.

[Tim Marlow]

Don’t worry about side effects Dave. They are only a problem if they are as bad or worse than the illness…..every drug has them. Don’t trust us! Just check in with your specialist if you need to clarify anything.

[Tim Marlow]

what 145 pounds Tim ?

Yep, that’s for the mass market paperback. The hardback is cheaper though…about 50.

[GerryW]

Hopefully they'll soon find the right dosage for you.
Got 'Fadeout' in the 'library', along with a 'few' others (including well out of print 'classics' like E.E. Smith's 'Lensman'/'Family d'lambert/'Skylark' series, most of Heinlein, Asimov, Philippe Jose Farmer 'Riverboat' and 'Worlds' series, more modern is McCaffery) - the other two books that I find are close to 'Fadeout' are 'Childhoods End' Arthur C Clarke and 'Earth Abides' (never can remember who wrote it!)
Sorry, bit of a Sci-Fi junkie.

[boatman]

Hopefully they'll soon find the right dosage for you.
Got 'Fadeout' in the 'library', along with a 'few' others (including well out of print 'classics' like E.E. Smith's 'Lensman'/'Family d'lambert/'Skylark' series, most of Heinlein, Asimov, Philippe Jose Farmer 'Riverboat' and 'Worlds' series, more modern is McCaffery) - the other two books that I find are close to 'Fadeout' are 'Childhoods End' Arthur C Clarke and 'Earth Abides' (never can remember who wrote it!)
Sorry, bit of a Sci-Fi junkie.

WOW Gerry ive got nearly all them books we must think alike i should think
chris

[GerryW]

WOW Gerry ive got nearly all them books we must think alike i should think
chris

Possibly - though they're a little bit of a 'selection' from the shelves - bookshelves are 6 shelves all 8 feet long and some of those are 'doubled up' to take the Terry Pratchett and McCaffery books (bottom shelf is mostly reference though) that's just 'my' books - son and wife have their own collections!

[Gern]

Just added the books to my Amazon list Dave. Trigger is a bit rich for my blood at the moment….around 145 for the paperback edition!

I don't know why you're looking for your books on Amazon Tim, but it's absolutely the wrong place (at those prices, it's no wonder Jeff Bezos is a multi-billionaire!)! Try here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2055359.m570.l1313&_nkw=Arthur+C+Clarke+The+Trigger&_sacat=0

There are two copies on auction at the moment, but the last two that sold this month both went for about £3 each!

[Gern]

Hopefully they'll soon find the right dosage for you.
Got 'Fadeout' in the 'library', along with a 'few' others (including well out of print 'classics' like E.E. Smith's 'Lensman'/'Family d'lambert/'Skylark' series, most of Heinlein, Asimov, Philippe Jose Farmer 'Riverboat' and 'Worlds' series, more modern is McCaffery) - the other two books that I find are close to 'Fadeout' are 'Childhoods End' Arthur C Clarke and 'Earth Abides' (never can remember who wrote it!)
Sorry, bit of a Sci-Fi junkie.

Never was able to get on with Farmer or McCaffrey but like you, I've got most of Asimovs, and all of Heinlein and Doc Smith (I remember having the Lensman books when I was at school but have no idea what happened to them; but I went to a charity shop in Worcester a few years ago and got all seven books in the series for about £3!)

Earth abides is by George R Stewart. Not read it but it's going on my buy list later.

[boatman]

HI DAVE in the lensman story was it about the arriseanns vs the eddoreinans as i seem to remember an the galatic patrol ?
chris

[Gern]

Possibly - though they're a little bit of a 'selection' from the shelves - bookshelves are 6 shelves all 8 feet long and some of those are 'doubled up' to take the Terry Pratchett and McCaffery books (bottom shelf is mostly reference though) that's just 'my' books - son and wife have their own collections!

Your library sounds pretty good - most of the people I've met think that more than one book is a library!

Mine's a bit bigger with wall to wall, floor to ceiling shelves on one wall in my lounge (about 80ft) and another set of shelves in my bedroom (only about 20ft but the books are stacked flat) - one of the perks of living alone. I can put up as many shelves as I like. Got to be knocking on for 2000 books in total and I've read every single one.

You can't spend every spare minute of your life playing with bits of plastic!

[Gern]

HI DAVE in the lensman story was it about the arriseanns vs the eddoreinans as i seem to remember an the galatic patrol ?
chris

You got it!

[Gern]

One problem you may have if you ever stop having to take it, is … shaking hands. I took propranolol for about seven years for something else entirely, and when I stopped, I couldn’t do any modelling for a number of days because of my hands shaking just enough that it was almost impossible to do any fine work.

Oh, and for good SF: The Expanse, both the novels (by James S.A. Corey) and the TV series (on Amazon Prime).

Propanolol is one of two tablets I'll be prescribed - can't remember the name of the other one. I'm fairly sure that when I start taking them, it will be for good as the doc said it's not a cure for the problem - they just hide the symptoms of the underlying problem.

I've got your books on my buy list and I'll be having a look for them later.

[boatman]

You got it!

OH Good then the ole memory is still firin on all twevle cylinders an they were a very good story indeed with space pirates an such an i relly enjoyed the lensmen books an did you say there were 7 books in this series ? as ive still got some but not all of them
chris