Lone mouse delays flight

MANILA, Philippines (UPI) -- A lone mouse scampering through the aisle of a Qatar Airways jet in Manila caused the flight to be delayed 12 hours as workers hunted for it.

Just minutes before takeoff for Doha with 242 passengers aboard, a flight attendant spotted the rodent and alerted the captain, who immediately returned to the gate Sunday night, the Philippines Star reported Wednesday.

Passengers were unloaded, and the place was emptied as workers scoured the craft and fumigated it, but there was no sign of the mouse.

Flight QR 645 finally departed 12 hours late.

On the ground, airport management ordered a thorough cleanup of the terminal and a second spraying of pesticides to prevent another occurrence, the newspaper said. Mice can cause deadly damage by gnawing on wires and cable straps.

A German company has come up with a novel way of beating bans on smoking in pubs - put the nicotine in the beer.

A new beer, known as NicoShot, is undergoing testing in Germany with hopes it can be moved toward approval in the next few months.

Each beer contains three milligrams of nicotine and a 6.3 per cent alcohol reading.

Its German maker, Nautilus, claims the beer is designed to help smokers quit the habit rather than make the drink addictive.

"While NicoShot can lessen cravings, it is not a 'cure' for smoking," Nautilus said.

"But it can help you make changes in your lifestyle without having to walk out of the bar for a quick smoke to deal with sudden withdrawal symptoms.

"Over time, when you are more comfortable being a non-smoker, the use of nicotine beer can be reduced and then stopped."

AAP

Actual Writings on Hospital Charts

1. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was
very hot in bed last night.

2. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.

3. On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it
disappeared.

4. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be
depressed.

5. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.

6. Discharge status: Alive but without my permission.

7. Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year-old male, mentally alert but
forgetful.

8. The patient refused autopsy.

9. The patient has no previous history of suicides.

10. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.

11. Patient's medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only
a 40-pound weight gain in the past three days.

12. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

13. She is numb from her toes down.

14. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated and sent home.

15. The skin was moist and dry.

16. Occasional constant infrequent headaches.

17. Patient was alert and unresponsive.

18. Rectal examination revealed a normal-size thyroid.

19. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until
she got a divorce.

20. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical
therapy.

21. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.

22. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.

23. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

24. The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job as a
stockbroker instead.

25. Skin: somewhat pale but present.

26. The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor.

27. Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. Blank, who felt we should sit
on the abdomen, and I agree.

28. Large brown stool ambulating in the hall.

29. Patient has two teenage children but no other abnormalities.

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Foggy morning and weekend is here, I thought it was Friday until I saw the traffic, which was emphasised by it's non-existance...my eyes are not accustomed to that upon parting my blinds each morgen.
Only my postman to be seen delivering one item of happy mail, a cd from my friend in Japan, with the latest offering from Japanese music, mostly his favourites, but I'm grateful to receive this...especially as one year ago today I was flying to Tokyo. Actually, this time in 2004, I was in the lovely Schipol airport, my connection from Norwich necessitated a whopping seven hour wait, which brought on a humungous migraine upon boarding the KLM flight, and two hours into the flight I became so sick I hit the internal panic button. I threw cold water over my face in the pencil case-sized toilet, then knocked back one whole Heineken and went to sleep, ...it worked!

I miss Japan so much.

Not to detract from England, I love it here also, to a great degree, and this autumn has been pleasant, warm, and really no-one could have asked for better weather than this, now could they?

Blog buddies, what is your strongest memory from this time of year?
Is autumn your favourite season?
I believe, it probably is my favourite.

Had an awesome dream, the fourth in my life to feature the Gallagher brothers! Noel and Liam, my father (!!) and I were in the studio with them, Noel was seriously putting together a fine tune, Liam was seated, away from the song, with a guitar, and messing around. He looked at me, with a peculiar expression, and handed me the guitar, we smiled, and I played...played!!! I cannot in reality, but in the dream, I could put together a 3-minute tune, that Noel enjoyed, Liam liked more, and I was knocked-out by it.
I remember the dream was in England, Liam wore a brown jacket, the material of which I cannot recall, with jeans, Noel was in dark colours, with the slight squint under a spotlight, sometimes standing, sometimes leaning back to barely sit on a stool.
My father was silent throughout, not being Oasis' best fan.
And there we are, no further details, whereupon my dream went somewhere else...

Colour: Pinkorangered...like the Cocteau Twins song~~
Music: Spongebob Squarepants theme music...similar to the 'Home Truths' music when the late-great John Peel held the reigns...both seem to offer me great happiness, consolation, warmth and security...amazing really.
Oasis: Don't Go Away
Reading: a stack of this month's newspapers.