Monday… The multi-coloured dream car!
Jun 30th 2008PeterGetting My Life Back!
Another week has flashed by – not without its eventful moments! Two weeks ago, when I had the last ECP, Rachael went down to Exeter to look at the University. Leaving aside navigation problems, all went well until she came to return home, when the rear windscreen on her car shattered. She was able to drive it, but clearly it needed replacement. Investigation showed that the tail gate was probably distorted by a too close encounter with a parking bollard a few weeks earlier, so I thought it better to replace the whole tailgate. We found one at the local car breakers – one snag – it was blue, and Rachael’s car is red. So I spent all day Saturday removing the old tailgate and fitting the new – and the result is in the photo! I think it is vaguely reminiscent of “Starsky and Hutch” and at least she is mobile again!
However the highlights of the week were Felicity’s birthday on Friday, and an open air concert on Thursday. Sadly the weather wasn’t kind, and although the rain held off for the music and the fireworks, it was bitterly cold. Still it made for a pleasant evening!
This week I am off to London for the third course of ECP. My shoulders ached yesterday after all the stretching to fit the tailgate, but I do think I am stretching more than I could, so it does seem to be working. The appointment is on Wednesday and Thursday, so another overnight stop – must do better on the cooking! Felicity is off to manage restaurants at The Henley Regatta, so it is again all go – but very much O & U!
7 Responses to “Monday… The multi-coloured dream car!”
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SIMON (Used to be BT) on 01 Jul 2008 at 2:45 pm #
Richard plenty of vinho verde consumed along with the bizarrely named Super Bock beer!!
peter, car looks fab to me very California Dreamin’. Off the get results of scan tomorrow (2nd July) God i hate these waits from scan to results! Still on the up side immediately after Oncology appointment I’m off to london the catch up with Peter.
MOMENTOUS news – BT made me an offer to go that I couldn’t refuse – so after 10,277 days in BT I left yesterday (30th june) – am free at last – hurrah.
Definitely O and U now
Richard on 01 Jul 2008 at 3:16 pm #
According to our theory of house racing having many bright colours should make the car go faster.
Peter on 01 Jul 2008 at 5:03 pm #
Simon… Wow! (And digits crossed for the Scan results – and hope to see you in London)
Richard… It is certainly nippy…
Richard on 02 Jul 2008 at 9:39 am #
No, no, no the Nippy was an Austin 🙂
Good luck to both for scans and Simon to see if he has got his mind back after it was taken over by BT.
Off to Medway Maritime to see why they have stopped using cot sides and allow my Father to fall out of bed three times last night……almost everyday for the last 10 days since he has been in there.
I suspect some PC reason will be offered.
Elspeth on 02 Jul 2008 at 11:24 pm #
Pleased that stretching is improving, sure the exercise would do you good, but don’t overdo it. Anyway Rachel is mobile and that is important. Happy birthday belatedly, Felicity. Lo’n’Hs to all.
Elspeth on 02 Jul 2008 at 11:25 pm #
Pleased that stretching is improving, sure the exercise would do you good, but don’t overdo it. Anyway Rachel is mobile and that is important. Happy birthday belatedly, Felicity. L’n’Hs to all. (it keeps saying that I’ve already said this, ie duplicate comment which isn’t so!)
Peter on 03 Jul 2008 at 2:45 pm #
Eer Elspetgh – it was a dupklicate! But thank you for the thoughts, and the ones one the last two posts!
Just back from te ECP – a blog post on its way!