So I've had the ironic hire car for over 2 weeks now - actually beginning to quite like it, at least, it's nice to have a car with heating and seats that support your back! Maybe they'll forget they gave it to me!
So, apparently, whiplash isn't over when the pain in your neck and shoulders stop.... who knew? I think I'm finally over it now - I've managed to lift stuff in the last 2 days without my back making ominous twinges so i guess that's good.
I've not heard much from the insurers in the last few days - I guess this means the other guy hasn't admitted liability yet. Not entirely sure what happens now, bit of a waiting game. I think the shock has finally worn off now. On Friday I actually managed to drive all the way to work without flinching every time o met a car coming the other way.
Things at work are going well, very busy week this week what with the Y13 assessments the Junior school plays, making the shadow theatre & puppets for the concert next week and building costumes and set with Helen and Jo but I feel pretty much on top of it so 'tis good.
P.S Gilmore Girls ROCKS!!! :)
Monday, March 10, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Whip lash and Irony
Good Grief you breathe for a bit and then all hell breaks loose (especially in the Drama department of a school not far away from here)
Ben has been in hospital for the last week and a half. The night after the first Lunchbox theatre show he was taken in...then chucked out...then rushed back in by ambulance. Then they kept him in for a week whilst seemingly doing nothing. Then he keeled over, they rushed him into theatre at 1:30am and it turn out he had an abscess on his appendix that had burst and was leaking.
Gee folks, who would have thought that severe abdominal pains requiring morphine that last a week could even possibly have something to do with your appendix....not them apparently - which explains why they didn't even do an ultrasound the entire time he was there!!!! So basically he is pretty ill and is being taken back to Devon to recuperate, for at least 6 weeks.
Kate's car's engine died and basically the entire thing had to be replaced.
And I was driving into work yesterday (Sunday) morning when a lad driving the opposite way down a one track road, not apparently knowing the speed limit, made very firm contact between my car and his - he manged to go up a bank and onto my bonnet before bouncing off. All a bit scary, especially for him when his Mum showed up and was incredibly nice to me (driving me to school so I had people around and making sure I told someone) whilst clearly dying to get back and give him what for :) I stayed at Kate's last night and woke up this morning after a very fitful sleep - fitful because every time I close my eyes I see the car coming at me - with a very stiff and painful neck/shoulders/back.
So went to A&E (first patient of the morning apparently! - In and out in an hour!) and was given some joyous Co-codomal (ah, memories from my feet operation!) and told I had whip-lash. Everyone at school was very nice and the girls were offering to carry stuff etc all day which is nice. Still feeling a bit woozy and weird but I guess I will for a bit.
oh...and the irony....
The insurance peeps have been utterly amazing (Zurich through AA) and arranged my car towing, a hire car and got the medical peeps to ring all on a Sunday. The Hire car arrived today.....and there it was....A brand new Fiat Punto....exactly the model and year that hit me.
Gotta laugh, ain't ya?
Ben has been in hospital for the last week and a half. The night after the first Lunchbox theatre show he was taken in...then chucked out...then rushed back in by ambulance. Then they kept him in for a week whilst seemingly doing nothing. Then he keeled over, they rushed him into theatre at 1:30am and it turn out he had an abscess on his appendix that had burst and was leaking.
Gee folks, who would have thought that severe abdominal pains requiring morphine that last a week could even possibly have something to do with your appendix....not them apparently - which explains why they didn't even do an ultrasound the entire time he was there!!!! So basically he is pretty ill and is being taken back to Devon to recuperate, for at least 6 weeks.
Kate's car's engine died and basically the entire thing had to be replaced.
And I was driving into work yesterday (Sunday) morning when a lad driving the opposite way down a one track road, not apparently knowing the speed limit, made very firm contact between my car and his - he manged to go up a bank and onto my bonnet before bouncing off. All a bit scary, especially for him when his Mum showed up and was incredibly nice to me (driving me to school so I had people around and making sure I told someone) whilst clearly dying to get back and give him what for :) I stayed at Kate's last night and woke up this morning after a very fitful sleep - fitful because every time I close my eyes I see the car coming at me - with a very stiff and painful neck/shoulders/back.
So went to A&E (first patient of the morning apparently! - In and out in an hour!) and was given some joyous Co-codomal (ah, memories from my feet operation!) and told I had whip-lash. Everyone at school was very nice and the girls were offering to carry stuff etc all day which is nice. Still feeling a bit woozy and weird but I guess I will for a bit.
oh...and the irony....
The insurance peeps have been utterly amazing (Zurich through AA) and arranged my car towing, a hire car and got the medical peeps to ring all on a Sunday. The Hire car arrived today.....and there it was....A brand new Fiat Punto....exactly the model and year that hit me.
Gotta laugh, ain't ya?
Monday, February 11, 2008
spaced doesn't come close....
Just when you thought it was safe to come out of the stress zone.....
you drive over a concrete hump at Hobbycraft and seriously displease you exhaust pipe. Which then decides to fall in half on the way to school, up a one way track, on possibly the coldest morning of the year so far...still, give life credit, I did have a nice view!
Website is up and running - check it out at www.whiteboardtheatre.co.uk, php took a while but got there in the end (with a little help from Tim...OK a LOT of help from Tim!). Everyone is suitably impressed so hopefully now we can get this shindig underway.
Yesterday I went out with the 10 Tors group (now down to 9) whilst they did a 25k walk. I didn't have to do quite that much, but still it was a shock to the system. Did quite well though and the weather was perfect...if a little chilly. Got to try out my Platypus water thing (one of those with a tube that comes out of your rucksack - fabulous. Now I just need a decent rucksack that doesn't keep opening because you have to have a gap fo the the to go through!
Tomorrow is the first "Lunchbox Theatre" Performance. 4 half hour plays in 4 lunchtimes and a showing of all 4 tomorrow night. SHould be good. Has encouraged soem more onto the P.S.T and they're all really earger and reliable which is great :)
you drive over a concrete hump at Hobbycraft and seriously displease you exhaust pipe. Which then decides to fall in half on the way to school, up a one way track, on possibly the coldest morning of the year so far...still, give life credit, I did have a nice view!
Website is up and running - check it out at www.whiteboardtheatre.co.uk, php took a while but got there in the end (with a little help from Tim...OK a LOT of help from Tim!). Everyone is suitably impressed so hopefully now we can get this shindig underway.
Yesterday I went out with the 10 Tors group (now down to 9) whilst they did a 25k walk. I didn't have to do quite that much, but still it was a shock to the system. Did quite well though and the weather was perfect...if a little chilly. Got to try out my Platypus water thing (one of those with a tube that comes out of your rucksack - fabulous. Now I just need a decent rucksack that doesn't keep opening because you have to have a gap fo the the to go through!
Tomorrow is the first "Lunchbox Theatre" Performance. 4 half hour plays in 4 lunchtimes and a showing of all 4 tomorrow night. SHould be good. Has encouraged soem more onto the P.S.T and they're all really earger and reliable which is great :)
Friday, February 01, 2008
Boiler Update
Oh yeah,
The men came on Thursday to have a look at the boiler again. Thought they'd fixed it and decided to do a service - and then actually discovered the problem....still at least they got there. The pilot is now alight but may not stay that way as it needs a new bit (no idea when that's coming) so may still be without hot water - for now though...bring on the shower!
The men came on Thursday to have a look at the boiler again. Thought they'd fixed it and decided to do a service - and then actually discovered the problem....still at least they got there. The pilot is now alight but may not stay that way as it needs a new bit (no idea when that's coming) so may still be without hot water - for now though...bring on the shower!
The day of second takes
Today was 'Out of the Box' day at school. I decided that for my 'OOTB' thing I would go in dressed smartly and straighten my hair. Made for quite an entertaining day, hehe! Nobody recognised me the first time they saw me - everyone had to look either harder or about 5 times, very funny :)
I have nearly finished the website - it's uploaded to the server but the log-in part isn't working - fun weekend of .php coding ahead of me - whoop :S I realy need to do some exercise as well though!!!
There's a meeting on Monday night for the parents of Y10 interested in coming to Peru. I was fairly excited when I discovered another Y11 application form somehow hidden in my scale drawings of the Hall so I now have 10 confimred, then I watched the Ben Fogle programme about dream expeditions this evening and now I am very psyched :) I need 2 more but can take another 6....hmmmmm
Came home this evening and worked through the bass guitar parts for swing band..or was it wind band, I lose track. Might actually be able to manage it - kind of funky but it hurts the wrist - have to ask my sister if that's normal or if I'm playing it wrong!
I have nearly finished the website - it's uploaded to the server but the log-in part isn't working - fun weekend of .php coding ahead of me - whoop :S I realy need to do some exercise as well though!!!
There's a meeting on Monday night for the parents of Y10 interested in coming to Peru. I was fairly excited when I discovered another Y11 application form somehow hidden in my scale drawings of the Hall so I now have 10 confimred, then I watched the Ben Fogle programme about dream expeditions this evening and now I am very psyched :) I need 2 more but can take another 6....hmmmmm
Came home this evening and worked through the bass guitar parts for swing band..or was it wind band, I lose track. Might actually be able to manage it - kind of funky but it hurts the wrist - have to ask my sister if that's normal or if I'm playing it wrong!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
pain..and no way to soak it away :(
Last night was a blast. Got back home around 2:30am and decided to tidy the flat - why is it at that time, after being out, that I feel the neded to tidy?
So, yesterday afternoon my whole grand plan was going so well. I had cleaned, the dinner was in the oven, I was half way through making Brownie mixture...and then for some reason I peered at the boiler...oh my....
The pilot light was out.
Now, considering the last time this happened I had to try for 3 hours and then eventually trick it into staying alight by turning a hot top on a spilt second before I lit it, this fills me with a sinking feeling, which today is still carrying on as I can't get the bleepin' thing to stay alight.
On top of that I did the training walk with Y10's today for Ten Tors and my feet are rather sore from their first proper walk in my new boots. So I am, at this moment, considering how I am to fill a bath with hot water so as I can actually be clean and fresh for tomorrow and my poor feet can have a relax.
I'm just going to see how many pans I've got......
So, yesterday afternoon my whole grand plan was going so well. I had cleaned, the dinner was in the oven, I was half way through making Brownie mixture...and then for some reason I peered at the boiler...oh my....
The pilot light was out.
Now, considering the last time this happened I had to try for 3 hours and then eventually trick it into staying alight by turning a hot top on a spilt second before I lit it, this fills me with a sinking feeling, which today is still carrying on as I can't get the bleepin' thing to stay alight.
On top of that I did the training walk with Y10's today for Ten Tors and my feet are rather sore from their first proper walk in my new boots. So I am, at this moment, considering how I am to fill a bath with hot water so as I can actually be clean and fresh for tomorrow and my poor feet can have a relax.
I'm just going to see how many pans I've got......
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Look out Bath...here we come!
This evening I am to experience my first night out in Bath!
Sarah (from the Boarding house) invited me to go out tonight. This is the first time I'll have been out - in fact really the first time I've done something resembling a 'social life' event - since I moved here so am pretty excited...sad innit?!
The job is going very well still, the money issue is still there but hopefully will be sorted out soon :) I have a total of 11 productions this term - all very exciting and certainly testing my resolution to not get stressed! The girls are being great though and I even have a few new ones join the team which is cool.
On the Peru front I have nearly enough studens to run the trip - so I am opening up to Y10's. Hopefully this means that by the beginning of next half term we will be able to start planning in earnest. Tomorrow I am helping out with a 10 Tors training session, partly for fitness and party to test out my exciting new boots!...SHould be interesting after my night out ;)
Sarah (from the Boarding house) invited me to go out tonight. This is the first time I'll have been out - in fact really the first time I've done something resembling a 'social life' event - since I moved here so am pretty excited...sad innit?!
The job is going very well still, the money issue is still there but hopefully will be sorted out soon :) I have a total of 11 productions this term - all very exciting and certainly testing my resolution to not get stressed! The girls are being great though and I even have a few new ones join the team which is cool.
On the Peru front I have nearly enough studens to run the trip - so I am opening up to Y10's. Hopefully this means that by the beginning of next half term we will be able to start planning in earnest. Tomorrow I am helping out with a 10 Tors training session, partly for fitness and party to test out my exciting new boots!...SHould be interesting after my night out ;)
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Another Birthday!
Yesterday I reached the grand old age of 27 - scary! A friend sent me a video on facebook (where much of my surfing time has been spent instead of here!) of all stuff about if you were bon in the early 80's. The last bit said that 'a child bon on the day you left scholl is now taking their GCSE's...!!!!!
Still despite all deep thought weirdness it was a lovely day. In the evenig the faculty went to Kate's and she cooked which was very nice :)
At the weekend Mum & Alan were down and I got my walking boots (my Christmas"slash"Birthday present - I've had a few of them over the years!) and they are rather funky. Italian made with a very thick sole. Gore-Tezx protected with a fancy lace-locking system. It was just pure gammy-ness that the only ones that didn't put huge amounts of pressure on the front of my left leg were some of the most expensive in the shop! Still came with a 20% discount with the school card os all was good. BCH Camping - very helpful, knowledgable people :)
So yeah, after a month of not posting....umm... Christmas/New year were a bit frantic - worked at the coach which was nice, plus I have cash to spend so avoiding using the card which is good. Spent CHritmas day at Jo&Vicky's and New Years Eve alone with the ct I was House Sitting! It was actually quite a pleasant evening :)
Will try and post more regularly now - trying to get myself a routine...and a social life!
Still despite all deep thought weirdness it was a lovely day. In the evenig the faculty went to Kate's and she cooked which was very nice :)
At the weekend Mum & Alan were down and I got my walking boots (my Christmas"slash"Birthday present - I've had a few of them over the years!) and they are rather funky. Italian made with a very thick sole. Gore-Tezx protected with a fancy lace-locking system. It was just pure gammy-ness that the only ones that didn't put huge amounts of pressure on the front of my left leg were some of the most expensive in the shop! Still came with a 20% discount with the school card os all was good. BCH Camping - very helpful, knowledgable people :)
So yeah, after a month of not posting....umm... Christmas/New year were a bit frantic - worked at the coach which was nice, plus I have cash to spend so avoiding using the card which is good. Spent CHritmas day at Jo&Vicky's and New Years Eve alone with the ct I was House Sitting! It was actually quite a pleasant evening :)
Will try and post more regularly now - trying to get myself a routine...and a social life!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Walking in a Winter Wonderland...
It's what I'm listening to!
In an attempt to feel Christmassy and to try and be on a par with the household when I head to Coventry I am now making a concerted effort to Christmas myself up.
It's proving slightly tricky as I've been in school every night this week and all over this weekend and Monday and Tuesday night - haven't really had much time to 'get the Christmas on'. This is not a complaint - I'm merely stating a fact (A phrase I have had to repeat several times this week when people have asked why I look so k***...sorry...tired!)
There's been some really cool stuff on this week - the infant Nativity was especially cute! At the minute the Y13's are frantically trying to piece together 'The Curse of the Werewolf'. It's sort of a cross between a bad horror movie and a pantomime! Still despite the lack of rehearsal it does seem to be coming together and I've got a few of my team on board to help out backstage so a good (if slightly rushed) experience all round.
I tell you, I'm thinking of starting a wine cellar with all the thank you's I've been getting!
The renault Clio is going well and sems to be coping. However I managed to run the battery down twice in 2 days and had to rescued by various members staff - that would be me not used to a car with normal electrics then!
Poor Moffy has broken all records in the Garage across the road (and indeed her own record!) by SPECTACULARLY failing her M.O.T - 2 pages and and a page of Advisory...ooich. However 3 of those were a new tyre a piece and lots of little bits of welding - and a big King pin thing. Still it means I get to spend the Christmas hols working at the fabulous Coach and Horses and spending my free time in the company of Morris Minor Men and my Dad - I'm actually looking forward to it!
Have been feeling a little lonely lately - just shows that next term is the right time to join groups and hopefully start my scuba diving (that is if I'm not to skint!) Although having no social life has definitely been beneficial this term!!!
In an attempt to feel Christmassy and to try and be on a par with the household when I head to Coventry I am now making a concerted effort to Christmas myself up.
It's proving slightly tricky as I've been in school every night this week and all over this weekend and Monday and Tuesday night - haven't really had much time to 'get the Christmas on'. This is not a complaint - I'm merely stating a fact (A phrase I have had to repeat several times this week when people have asked why I look so k***...sorry...tired!)
There's been some really cool stuff on this week - the infant Nativity was especially cute! At the minute the Y13's are frantically trying to piece together 'The Curse of the Werewolf'. It's sort of a cross between a bad horror movie and a pantomime! Still despite the lack of rehearsal it does seem to be coming together and I've got a few of my team on board to help out backstage so a good (if slightly rushed) experience all round.
I tell you, I'm thinking of starting a wine cellar with all the thank you's I've been getting!
The renault Clio is going well and sems to be coping. However I managed to run the battery down twice in 2 days and had to rescued by various members staff - that would be me not used to a car with normal electrics then!
Poor Moffy has broken all records in the Garage across the road (and indeed her own record!) by SPECTACULARLY failing her M.O.T - 2 pages and and a page of Advisory...ooich. However 3 of those were a new tyre a piece and lots of little bits of welding - and a big King pin thing. Still it means I get to spend the Christmas hols working at the fabulous Coach and Horses and spending my free time in the company of Morris Minor Men and my Dad - I'm actually looking forward to it!
Have been feeling a little lonely lately - just shows that next term is the right time to join groups and hopefully start my scuba diving (that is if I'm not to skint!) Although having no social life has definitely been beneficial this term!!!
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