Pat A wrote:How many moons are you over.....:lol
I am 100% certain one but I will check this evening just to make sure
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Stephen Fry and QI notwithstanding, I am afraid that we really only have one "moon" to be over. There are estimated to be around 1100 "near Earth" asteroids, some of which have been trapped in earth orbit, but as these are too small to be observed or to exert any influence on the tidal environment of the earth, they really cannot be described as "moons" at all.
Still the one we do have is large by solar system standards, indeed it is quite a bit larger than Pluto, and is the largest "moon" of any planet in the solar system.
There are some other features of our amazing moon: It is disproportionately large in relation to its "principal" (the Earth), and it therefore exerts strong tidal influence on the planet. I watch the effect of this gravitational relationship between the Earth and its Moon with the rising and falling of the tide on the estuary every day.
So, if you are going to be limited to one Moon, over which to be, then ours is a pretty good moon to be over.
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Still the one we do have is large by solar system standards, indeed it is quite a bit larger than Pluto, and is the largest "moon" of any planet in the solar system.
There are some other features of our amazing moon: It is disproportionately large in relation to its "principal" (the Earth), and it therefore exerts strong tidal influence on the planet. I watch the effect of this gravitational relationship between the Earth and its Moon with the rising and falling of the tide on the estuary every day.
So, if you are going to be limited to one Moon, over which to be, then ours is a pretty good moon to be over.
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I thought it was just me but Moorfields are pretty useless.
I broke my right lens yesterday. Moorfields cant prescribe as it was originally prescribe over two years ago by Kingston. Phone call to kingston I am no longer a patient, can't help, Asked for them to call my note and fax the prescription in archive suggest I speak to GP. Insisted they call notes from archive I will call them on Monday.
Moorfields can't give me an appointment until July, what is the problem what readings have they been taking at my check ups, surely they can issue a new right lens from my notes.
Or is this too simple.
Phone calls yesterday and today no call backs.
I am meant to be going with Family to legoland tomorrow. I
Any suggestions on how to speed up the process
I broke my right lens yesterday. Moorfields cant prescribe as it was originally prescribe over two years ago by Kingston. Phone call to kingston I am no longer a patient, can't help, Asked for them to call my note and fax the prescription in archive suggest I speak to GP. Insisted they call notes from archive I will call them on Monday.
Moorfields can't give me an appointment until July, what is the problem what readings have they been taking at my check ups, surely they can issue a new right lens from my notes.
Or is this too simple.
Phone calls yesterday and today no call backs.
I am meant to be going with Family to legoland tomorrow. I
Any suggestions on how to speed up the process
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