20-02-2016, 10:36 AM
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Bring back the plastic nmac and those little plast concertina type plastic rain hats. Last night leaving the hospital, pouring. I took some of the nurses plastic aprons, and wrapped them around me. Rain was horizontal and about half a mile walk to car, with howling wind.
20-02-2016, 01:26 PM
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It was dark, wet and blowing a gale. Horizontal rain and carrying two bags. The main hospital entrance has been closed for months while they redevelop (and of course build on the car parks) It means you have to walk right around the outside of the building to get to car parks. Southampton is a huge hospital. I feel so sorry for people with children or those in wheelchairs, as the wind whistles around the corners.
21-02-2016, 09:48 AM
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Hope you've dried out by now Celyn, what a trip. We went to play bowls (not very well) yesterday morning and the amount of water that had accumulated on the road by the time we came home was amazing. Filthy day, glad to be back in the warm watching an old "Gt. British Bakeoff" on the TV. Doesn't look much better out there this morning, but I haven't got to go out, so .....................21-02-2016, 10:01 AM
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Just rescued a huge frog from my naughty cats. I hope it survives. My car is having a nervous breakdown, didn't think I was going to get home last night. Breaking down on the M3 in the rain was not appealing. Good job it's going in Tuesday anyway. I want a new car but no time to look. Having a day off hospital today. Daughter coming and we are going to do some household jobs. I am always worried going up ladders when no one here, just in case. My fall back to is Escape to the Country. I have a stash to fill those odd moments when nothing on. The news this morning is all EU. Not in the mood for that.21-02-2016, 06:53 PM
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Daughter and I decided, even though a new Turbo vacuum head coming from Miele, to see what was wrong with the present one. Took rather a long time, daughter had to dive to Halfords to get a set of star wrenches. Had a heap of bits, put it back together, then found we still had a major component left. Took it apart and reassembled. Didn't work. Scream!!! So we were not to be beaten. Took it apart, found a few more bits that we didn't realise could come apart. Reassembled. Perfect. Two self satisfied ladies.I did one stupid thing, and knew it was stupid that's the point. While daughter out I poured down the sink a full tin of powdered drink thickener. To be given in liquid to people having difficulty with drinking. Then what do I do? Turn the hot tap on. Sink blocked solid. I found plungers and all sorts of gadgets. Poking things down. Soaking from head to toe. Daughter returned just as I finally unblocked it (i was hoping she wouldn't find out what an idiot I had been - too late!!)
That wasn't all our disasters, but we did achieve a lot.
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