Friday, September 30, 2005

Sweet Crispy Walnuts right enough....

After last night, managed to rearrange plans for the weekend away. Went via a couple of shops on route to Ninewells. How come when you want something humourous but tactful, you can't get a "get well" card that does both? The first one I looked at said "The doctors say you will soon be back to normal, so first time for that then..." The second one had the front saying "I've got something that will have you up & about", and inside the picture of the card featured a matron with a huge syringe saying "....bend over..." Even the choice of potential gifts had to be considered. Anything with "Oxygen" had to be left on the shelves, and anything that metions "looking" and "old" had to get ignored too. In the end, found something, and went from Boots to Tesco via the bus station to pick up the first of the new Service 13 leaflets I did (they were collected from the printers this very afternoon). Then stopped at Tesco for a card (see above), flowers (the test here being if I can smell them - and I don't have a good sense here - then they will do someone who can barely breathe!), and then to get on the bus up to Ninewells Hospital. Spent quite some time here in the end (around two hours end-to-end) and talking about a lot... As it turns out, she's fine, and in fact better than she had been this week. She was asleep, but soon woke up when I arrived.

And she even liked the jokes I censored...

I must admit she's trying. "They've had me on everything else Andr....... that's why it's not...." excellent recovery....

Anyway, she's going to be there for a bit, but in no immediate danger. Came back to town, stopped for food, and then came home to get ready for going away... I now need to pack slightly less, and my new ordered clothing is still not here.... but it's effectivly going to be just over 52 hours away.

p.s. One of the Docs looks like Erin Lindsey...(that's perhaps one for the animation/web comic loves amongst us... hence the post title above!)

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This weekend....

... now I know I've had a real busy week, between day job, other interests, friends, hospital, reliatives, and that painfully-not-funny 2hr round trip when I left my keys behind on Wednesday morning. And all that was about to pail into insignificence, as I was about to head off for a long weekend, in just over six hours from now. For the first time this year, and the first night I've had away from home (except sleeping on the bus) since February, whenever it was.

That's right, I was.

I got a phone call on the landline when I got home, from my mother... who's up at Ninewells. Again. They've kept her in this time. Oh dear.... for now, plans put back till Friday night, and trips rebooked for the first part. I will catch up with all later as planned, but for now...

So, in the meantime, don't feel sorry for me. You can read about the past week I've had, and it's signifcance on the rest of my life, next week. In the meantime, there's someone else I want you to think about, and remember in your thoughts...

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Sunday, September 04, 2005

Sunday night

Used the evening to catch up on some of the blogging that's been ignored over the last few weeks. So what have I been up to? In addition to all that I've posted above, and the trips that you will find (bus) pictures for on my Fotopic site, a fair amount has happened in my own life. August was good, as the new shifts are really starting to work out for me. Well, having an extra day off each week (paid leave) put four days to three, which I suppose helped. Lots of miles, as I literally went north to Fraserburgh/Peterhead, and south almost as far as Newcastle. My mother is still keeping in touch, but I still don't know what's converted her to my cause. I'm not asking right now, because it could change back again - it's happened before. Broadband will be down until further notice, as my last provider are now being a pain. Not content with closing the call centre I used to work in (although they've moved to Enfield), and moving the work to India, they demand free reign over your bank account, don't take any money, then blame you for not paying! Ofcom complaint pending, but before anyone else points the obvious, I am unable to get a certain cable provider called Telewest to provide where I live, otherwise I'd too be after two thousand channels, ten gig a second downloads, and all the phone calls for ten pence a week. Well, I know it's no-where near it, but you know what I mean...

On a more serious note, Steve Parker has had a stroke (he tells me the fags and coffee were not to blame!), meaning he's lost his driving licence, and has thus moved back to his family in Wales. The picture I took was just a week and a half before this happened, and subsequently he tells me he was causing trouble in Hillingdon Hospital for two weeks. That sounds right, but on a recent telephone chat, it was obvious this has really shaken him up. All the best mate.

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Friday, September 02, 2005

M8 Circular

Today's trip was a circular from Dundee via Edinburgh and Glasgow back to Dundee. Fairly simplistic, but I had someone else book it for me (thanks Mr Adventures!) before their own trip... see my postings above about the fact the bank have not supplied me with a new card!

So, had to wait for opening time, and then went to the bank. Turns out that they have sent a new card, and they gave me the date. Sounds about the time our postman went on holiday, but I can't really recall. If they'd given me a card with more than three months on it after the last one, I wouldn't need to be here, but that was another issue.

I then noticed I didn't have my reservation details with me for the bus... ran home, and on the way, called a cab. 10 mins in a taxi and I might just make it down for 1010. Well, at 1009, I was still waiting for said cab. Started walking to the bus station for the 1020 Citylink to Edinburgh (change at Perth) instead - and £9 down on the deal. It would have been £3 for the taxi, who had started ringing back to my mobile fifteen minutes after I called them!

I took a few pics in Edinburgh and Glasgow (Fotopic upload pending!) and when in Glasgow, managed to stop for a chat and coffee with the West End Poet. As ever, he's managed to beat our meet to the web, but if I'd not gone to bed as soon as I got in, then maybe I could have too! Anyway, good times had by all. In Edinburgh, managed to get all the "new" Lothian changed timetables. Remember the July changes postponed when the overtime ban started? They start w/c Saturday 10th September, with the existing leaflets still used. I don't understand why the 11 leaflet is advertising a non-existent "New Night Bus N17" - not Night Bus N11 ? In Glasgow, surprise - Thomson's Coffee shop is closed, and is to become a Subway !!! I'm all for further development of said chain, but maybe this is going too far. In the meantime, if someone can advise me of a new retail shop for Thomsons, it would be most welcome!

The Megabus home saw a duplicate with Volvo Citybus 128ASV in addition to the Neoplan that came from London. Well, I was passenger number 139...

Called an early night (this was retroblogged), and prepared for another meet, and work, tommorrow.

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