Tuesday, 18 July 2017
Hot Chocolate
So for a bedtime drink I have just had one of the sachets of hot chocolate which have been in the drawer for ages. Just that powder and some warm (but not boiling) water. Cor Blimey it was nice, and drunk a bit quickly
Weirdnosity
Then s'evening when me and Roy were out shopping I found my FES control box in the shopping basket. I had obviously knocked it off. I put it back together but it stayed black, not working. I limped around the shop and had a proper look on the way home. Nothing. A couple of beeps when you pressed one button but no other signs of life. Roy said "Battery dead?" but I said "No" as I had changed the battery only last week, but still no life, no combination or order of button pressing brought it back to life.
So in desperation I took the battery out and replaced it in the same position. Lights and display were on again. It works again
Hybrid
But by feck but it's odd looking at Hybrid cars. Sometimes it made engine noises, other times we were silent as we headed along. Just by feck, posh or what
Everyone Meeting
So I am waiting here for a "team meeting" s'morning where everyone is coming here to get together and slag me off to Denyse etc
Right. So first of all I had to sit around while they did this "meeting" mularkey. Then when I expected Denyse to say "Garage" she had to go and do a "bosses" type of meeting with Timmy while I had my lunchThen we popped off down to the Toyota garage, me, Roy my driver and Denyse and Timmy. We had a look at the cars then Timmy went home and me and Denyse and Roy said "Test drive" to one of the workers and we took out both kinds of car and went uphill and around town with Roy driving
BUT she did say that perhaps we will be able to "just having cream on my washed legs" once a day, in the afternoon which I am very pleased about. Still "needs" the afternoon which I am not to happy about but it is betterIt was a bit odd but after that I think I prefer the cheaper car, although if we do chose that we will have to see how it's fitted out, CD player/Radio etc. I think me and Timmy are gonna head down on Sat and order the car when Denyse has got some bits of paper etc
Monday, 17 July 2017
What A Swim
So me and MM the ex swimming teacher have just been to the pool for a swim. I managed 8 lengths today with both my legs kicking and both hands moving properly about.
I still wouldn't saw it was fun but a good swim was had
I still wouldn't saw it was fun but a good swim was had
And I was practising making my right arm move properly, and keeping it up at the same level as the left, at the surface of the water. It might sound straightforward to you but it is much harder for me. But I just about managed while kicking properly with both feet.....
The Doctor
Aargh. I have just watched the last episode of this series of Dr Who, where he dies and is rejuvenated into female form.
Just good lord, I thought the previous Dr was the best for a long time, hopefully this new character can be as good
Not When I Was At School
And they hadn't invented it when I had my first computer classes at school, just how old does this make me feel
Sunday, 16 July 2017
Out And About
Then s'morning me and GGtGG headed into Wilko's to pick up some more stuff for the staff. As usual we parked on Lammas St and headed up Merlins Walk. That used to be an issue for me, I would park on Lammas St if we were going to a shop halfway along Merlins Walk but I used to find it hard to get all the way to Wilko's and back. Used to. So we bought another mop, some loo roll and some other stuff. GGtGG was able to pay for it on the other staff card
Although on the way there we passed some unusual activity in town....
Saturday, 15 July 2017
Boogie
Then later we headed over to Pembroke Castle for an evening of 60's bootleg entertainment, the headline of which was the Bootleg Beatles who actually were rather good and entertaining. When we got there with out "standing space only" tickets one chap looked at me and immediately, without having to be asked, walked over with us and got us let into the seats. The Pembroke support band werent too bad, the Bootleg Beachboys should have stayed at home looking for another job but the Bootleg Beatles were rather entertaining. I did stand up through that to have a boogle with a rather beautiful partner of some "bigger than me" chap
It was a good evening and night out, there was a selection of food made there, I had pizza, which wasn't too dear, and a bar.And I used the big pockets on the leg of my cream coloured trousers for the first time, the tickets were too big to fit in my bumbag but fitted perfectly in a newbie place
The underfoot wasn't too bad, mostly grass but reasonably well cared for. And as I can walk on stuff like that now.......
Dennis is a menace....
So today I looked at "What's on telly", and because of that I am now watching the men's wheelchair doubles. What can I say, just incredible
Bootlegging
So we are going to some castle tonight to watch The Bootleg Beatles. Dunno....
Right. So we had a marginal panic. GGtGG phoned them up to ask various things but he said "We couldn't get seated area tickets, is there anywhere for a cripple to sit?" as I don't think I could stand up in a crowd for that long, she said "Yes, disabled area, bring your blue badge and you will be allowed in"Minor crisis averted
Friday, 14 July 2017
The Class
And I am going to the only class I goto every week at the gym today. It is called a "Stroke" class but it is for folk with similar ailments
Lordy. Well I have done it. It makes my brain hurt how much better I am week after week. Today I noticed, doing the step up and back down exercise I walked the long way round to be on the other side of the exercise machine so I could reach the handle with my left hand. The handle that I did not grip at all today, but I could if I needed to
Paranoia
And I heard Timmy and MM talking about the first aid course MM had to do yesterday. Their conversation passed over these, which made me well paranoid/scared but apparently it is just a standard first aid role play these days, not specific to me because...... I am not this poorly
Blueberry Crisis
So I opened the fridge and went to take them out but......."WHERE'S MY BLUEBERRIES?"
Then I realised, yesterday I was gonna put them in the fridge, I thought "That salad drawer, as I am cutting my own salad at lunchtime every day and eat all that I have cut, it's empty" so I stuck them in the left hand salad drawer
Then I realised, yesterday I was gonna put them in the fridge, I thought "That salad drawer, as I am cutting my own salad at lunchtime every day and eat all that I have cut, it's empty" so I stuck them in the left hand salad drawer
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Does It Wurk?
Well, my "new" bedroom PC. So t'other day I emailed the seller, he said "Do this......", still didn't work. I emailed him again and he said "OK, download this and start it in a complex way". I tried it, it said "Can't find...." and the PC was still bust. I asked Timmy and showed him. This time it didn't say "Couldn't find...."
OK, switch it off and wait. Stays switched off. OK. Switch it back on and start the "Switch off later" program, check it later and it is switched off!!! So hopefully it is working again.......The postman brought me the new Hard Drive for it s'morning. So it is sat plugged into my laptop with the old "music" hard drive that most stuff can't see plugged in opposite and it is copy/pasting oodles of files. It is about ⅓ of the way through and it has been running for about 4 hours now. Hopefully tomorrow.......
Hectic Morning
So first of all we popped to see the FES expert. She looked at me walking, tried moving switches etc and basically put it back together same as normal, said "It's goin' well, keep up the good work" &c
BUT she did say that the FES padds weren't sticking to my legs properly because a) my legs are too hairy, and b) because I have the moisturiser cream put on before FESing every day.Then.....
SO she told Timmy to shave squares of my legs so they can stick properly and tell the staff to leave cream off these squares so they will be much stickier
Off To 'Ospital
So we (me & Timmy) are off to hospital (Morriston - Swansea) to see some FES expert s'morning.
Then we are doing shopping &c
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
Hooray
Then we went to Aqua Aerobics. Which was as hard as ever but I am getting better at it. This eek I really noticed the standing on just my right foot aspects.....
But I was a bit annoyed, she said to everyone at one point "Watch, your bottom....." but I was jealous, I thought that was my job
Hectic AM
So s'morning first we have to head down to the toenail chopper in Carmarthen. Then we need to come back here, pick veg &c and have an early lunch. Then get changed into tomorrows clothes and my swimming trunx, put the old clothes onto wash then go to an Aqua Aerobics class.
Then s'evening that Freya is coming to visit me, as she is back from u=Uni for a few months
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
How Much
And I was so attempted to ask an assistant "How much is yours?" after I saw the note outside about the price
Still Broken
And me and Timmy tried to sort out my bedroom PC but we couldn't. I emailed the seller, wait and see what he says
Physio-ing
Then s'morning we had an early lunch then headed off to Pyle to see the temp physio, Rhian (I asked her how to spell that) and she did all kinds of mainly stuff on my arms which had improved it before we left
I Timed It Well
So I went outside and cut my lettuce &c today. I set the lettuce by the sink and thought "It's a bit too early to eat....", sat down by my PC and it is raining now, I missed it when I went outside
Monday, 10 July 2017
What A Day #27
Well, s'morning we didn't have much to do, had an early lunch then headed off to Headway Neath for a couple of hours, came back, bathed etc then the chap arrived and delivered the new PC for the bedroom but I was busy cooking, so we ate and then me and MM came into the bedroom and started setting up the second hand PC. It all went well except my keyboard had an old fashioned connection so we nipped to Tesco to buy a new keyboard. Which we did, it didn't cost too much then we came back and got it all plugged in etc. We got it working, connected to my webpage but MM can't get the CD's in the outside HDD to play. So we plugged in a physical CD, got that working so it will do for tonight. Timmy the expert is in tomorrow so he can plug it in properly
Aargh, the PC turns itself back on afterwards. No matter how I switch it off......
Sunday, 9 July 2017
Cooked
Well as I had time today I have made an enormous pan of Bollock-knees which boiled for an hour. I switched it off when I got in the bath but afterwards I need to add some RSL &c and kind of thicken it up
Well I thought it was yummy at dinner time but as my sense of taste is a bit wonky dunno. When MM has some tomorrow he can tell me
I AM getting better
So today was changing the bed. I still need help putting the sheet and the cover on but today I was able to do the pillow cases and thing cover.
Yes, it's not all of it but it is progressOK. On the subject of getting better, someone has put a wedge under the kitchen door to keep it open in the wind. Now I use my right foot to arrange and kick it into place. Last year I had to use my left foot
Saturday, 8 July 2017
No Time
And because we had been busy at the garage etc I didn't have time to cook (the 3+ hours for bollock knees) so we popped out to The Caraway Restaurant. My food was alright but Timmy had to complain and say "This meat is all runny, swap it for summat else please, I will just have a burger instead" so we weren't very happy with the trip out
BUT before we ate we headed into Carmarthen to stand on the footbridge and watch a "fun" rowing race. Which was strange but being able to stand for that long and walk that far is a bit encouraging.
Hippy Cars
So we went out today to the Texaco garage and looked at their hybrid cars, starts on petrol, switches to battery, when battery runs out starts petrol again etc. I think ATM they are the most enviromentally solution that doesnt need plugging in every 40 moles
Friday, 7 July 2017
Roll On Monday
Then at some point on Monday someone is gonna deliver my new PC for the bedroom, either to me or the greenhouse if I am out.
£56 well spent, I hope
Oh The Fun....
And we are off in a bit to my one physio class of the week, "stroke" this one is aimed at...
And we had an early lunch so I had digested before going to class, I need toThe one that stood out for me was the stepping up and down and back up again without using my 'stick. And there were loads, I said to Sam about how my right foot is so much slower than my left foot doing a movement and she said "You didn't used to be able to use your right foot at all". And the stepping left and right, again with no stick and I managed to catch myself when I was a bit wobbly, again in the past I would have been on the floor
Just by jazus, I am getting better every week.
Thursday, 6 July 2017
Lordy
So then tonight I showed Timmy some of the links to cheap PC's that I found, to replace the one in the bedroom but eventually we just bought a refurbished one from Amazon, I think I am protected etc
So Near So Spar
Then after lunchtime the postwoman came late and delivered my new monopod. Upon opening it it looks all wrong, won't fit on my camera so we went online and said "Give it back". So they said "Print this out, stick it to the envelope and take it to the Spar". Which we did but they said "No, computer system is down, try again tomorrow" so on the way to gym tomorrow (or way back from) we have another call to make.
It is the first time I have done a "Send it back" thing to Amazon and it wasn't too hard
What A Morning
So first of all s'morning me and Timmy had to head for the Drs to get my inhaler and a new cream. Fairy nuff except when we were finished I walked towards the door but Timmy had headed for the shortcut to the chemist. Oh yes, that way......
Then we had to head to Carri Iechyd Da to fetch my organic delivery. First time we went down King St someone in front of us nicked the parking space but second time around someone was coming out of a much closer parking space so we got that. I had to tell them that I will be late next week as we have to head to the hospital in't morning but that was doneThen before lunch we headed to gym where I did 20 minutes on a rowing machineThen we popped off to Morrisons and just about got everything, they were well short of organic milk but I found a big one with just about the right date on it
No Stick
So I was sat on the bench out the front reading when the bin men came and took it away. The kind chap brought the waste carrier up to me and set it next to the bench. So I stood up, picked up the carrier and walked all the way around the front and up the side of my house to the spot outside the garage where I keep the carrier. Walked the whole way with my walking stick held horizontally off ground
But the back door was open for me to enter so I couldn't do it back round!!
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
Gloop Gloop Gloop
So I had an early lunch and then just after lunchtime we headed to Aqua Aerobics. Well the regular teacher was back for a start and......
Just WOW etc, I am noticeably better week after week.And just generally I was able to do all the exercises with my right wrist in the correct position, wasn't bent over unnaturally
So first of all in the car on the way there I told MM about how my kicking when swimming had noticeably improved on Monday with somebody else. Then during the class I was doing "Stand on your right foot and lift your left leg" without having to hold on. I was just balancing on my right foot without holding on or overbalancing, too much anyway
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Monday, 3 July 2017
RHS Pic Crisis
So if I am trying to take pics with my right hand pressing buttons etc, also need to do that when it is plugged into my PC to transfer pics etc
No, 'tis done now, etc
Folding It Up
And tonight I washed the 3 towels that I had used @ swimming pool and experimented with taking 3 more out if the cupboard and replacing them. The point came later when the sun had dried the towels. I took them to the cupboard, folded then one at a time and was able to reach upward and forward and put them away, by myself. It is the first time since 2003 when I haven't required assistance with this task. Looking in the cupboard now they look properly away, not wrinkled balls of....
Farewell Wrinkly PC
So I said to Timmy again, "Is there an issue with this PC, it is so slow", he had a look and said "Nah, it is just too old". So the only think I use it for are playing music (and looking at dirty pics at night) he swapped the music store and speakers to a spare laptop and it has a link to all my vulgarity, so it seems so far to be about 18 times quicker. So we have put the old PC to one side, we will see how I get on with the substitute
My Calendar
And I changed the month on the calendar s'morning instead of 2 or 3 days ago and it contains a beautiful picture of one of the tourist treats on the north coast of Ireland
Sunday, 2 July 2017
In My Book
So at the minute I am about ⅔ of the way through The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and I am rather enjoying it. But today I was reading and came upon a quote
And that is the same quote I have on the first page of my website, my home page
And that is the same quote I have on the first page of my website, my home page
Saturday, 1 July 2017
WTF
And I was watching a program about driverless cars tonight, dunno what to say..... but I was impressed
No Hibernating
So I was looking at a way of switching my PC to not "hibernate", just "sleep" mode. So I investigated and found right click on START and goto COMMAND PROMPT. But it didn't work. What was going on? Ah, it didn't say COMMAND PROMPT, it said "COMMAND PROMPT (Admin)" which I had missed yesterday. Did what it said and my PC is behaving more like I wannit to
Still Improving
And today when I was cooking 2 dinners at once (one in the pan until tomorrow) I was hopping backwards and forwards around the kitchen without my walk stick and without holding on to owt to balance, just walking about like a proper person
Shirt
And today I am wearing a lumberjack shirt kind of thing over my T shirt. I noticed today when taking it off (as I was overheated) that I used to avoid the lumberjack shirts as they had buttons instead of a zip, which were hard to do up etc. Yes, they are still difficult but 10 times easier than 6 months ago as my hands are becoming so much more useful
Art For Arts Sake
So me and MM headed into town early and called into the Oriel Art Gallery in Carmarthen. It was excellent, some beautiful work. The assistant was talking with me about the art and he went into the back room and fetched another book to show me pictures relevant to our conversation. There were another 2 art galleries opposite, across the road, but we decided to head off round town for a walk and will call in next weekend to look at these 2 galleries
Friday, 30 June 2017
(Sigh)Friday(/S)
So after an early lunch we headed gymwards, but Sam wasn't there this week, it was another teacher who used to teach my ages ago. And she was commenting on how much better I am doing these days, which was nice.
But also marginally upsetting, if I am being unusual as I am getting better what does that say about all the other members of the class?
Thursday, 29 June 2017
Iechyd Down Diddly
Good lord, but there didn't seem that many folk there at the beginning but by lord there were loadsa muso's, poets etc, all kinds of entertaining folk.
One woman read a poem which talked about "being able to walk faster" or somesuch so I went over to her table and said I felt that poem was aimed at me as I had been in a wheelchair for ages, learned to walk slowly, got faster every week....., she said "Stroke?", I said "No, ABI" and she said "Aargh, my daughter suffered a Brain Injury 5 years ago" and we talked for ages filling each other in on our stories. They now run a business together, despite her daughters mental issues
Bicycle Races
So here I am cycling away at gym. The sooner we finish today's 10km the sooner we can go home for lunch
Bother. Yes I finished somewhat later and just slumped panting etc for some time afterwards, no lunch yet!!
Then s'evening we are heading out to another Caffi Iechyd Da do, in town
This Used To Be So Hard
So flushing the right hand sided flush lever on the loo used to be so hard, I used to have to reach across with my left hand
Used to be difficult......
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
Fill Up The Freezer
Then after dinner tonight we popped out to Farmfoods to top up the freezer. The only issue we had is they no longer sell any Sweet Potato Frozen Chips but that was strictly a top up rather than needing some
Oh What Fun We Had
So we are heading to the Aqua Aerobics class in a bit.
My heart is full of joy.....
Sarcasm doesn't really suit me, does it.......
Well that was fun wasn't it
Tuesday, 27 June 2017
RHS
So today I took some photos only using my right hand to operate buttons etc, when I stuck up the webpage to that effect I noticed about a third of a screen below that one was one saying "My right hand is getting better"
So yes, like proof that it is kind of thing......
Random Pics but SO Important
So today I took some random pics out of the car using my right hand. Like I used to do before my accident but I haven't been able to do since 2003.
It isn't very important pics but being able to use my right hand in this fashion is important
Pyle
So we are off to see Sara the Physio at Pyle s'afternoon....... I hope she will be impressed with my improvements but I am sure she will push me some more
And we are on the way now, nearly reached the M4And no, shock to the system, it wasn't Sara but a physio called Rhyan who was doing strange stuff with my right arm, attaching it to a FES style device, an AvivaStim, and wriggling it, and I could do a bit of wriggling by myself. Lordy, even by the end of the session I could feel an improvement, but there is still a long way to go
Monday, 26 June 2017
MOT
So we are sitting in Cawdor Cars awaiting for the MOT test to be done. They said I need to order my repeat car so they will have it in stock by September. We looked at 2 smaller and we liked both and I could manage.
A Mocha my favourite one is called
Well an hour and a quarter and they gave us the keys back and said "Tara". So we came home, quick lunch then we are off to a Headway Swansea meeting
Sunday, 25 June 2017
To The Tip
And today as it was quiet we headed out to The Tip to take grass cuttings and my old Trug frame and some other recyclable tat
Noisy
And we were looking round in the garage s'morning and we spotted 2 wind chimes hanging at the back. We had to take them down ages ago as the chap who previously lived next door was dying and they disturbed him. But as he had died and his missus left ages ago so we put them back. A silly sound on windy days
Nice Cup Of......
Then s'morning I had my coffee with breakfast same as usual but a couple of hours later I decided to try a radical approach and made a nice cuppa tea in my mug. I had to wash out the mug, turn the kettle up to proper boiling point etc but I did enjoy it in the end.
A nice cuppa tea
Saturday, 24 June 2017
Caroline
Then tonight I clicked on a link on my phone. Lordy I have been listening to it since before dinner time. Radio Caroline, ooh its good
And this is some not quite Caroline thing based on it, just wow
Still Getting Better
And I did loads of veg s'morning, peeling and chopping etc and there is no doubt, a)I use my right hand for peeling nowadays and b)I am just generally getting better use of both hands once more
AND over the last few days I have walked in and out of the back door, up and down 2 steps, without using my walking stick or holding on with my hands. Just like a proper person!!
Friday, 23 June 2017
Thursday Dinner Treat
And as we popped out for dinner last night we had the Thursday Treat, na'an bread pizza and chips for dinner tonight.
And it was as nice as it usually is
Extra Treat
So I wasn't sure if last night's concert was gonna be this months "come all ye" folk nights but on the table when we got in was an advertisement for next weeks once a month do
Get Ready
And it is an early lunch today before I go to gym for a Pulse class with that Sam kind of over lunchtime
And I went, and it wasn't Sam taking it but Christine The Posh Totty. MM wasn't joining n today as he hurt his ankle and he said that watching me he could tell how much better I am improved
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Panic Over Salad Pack
So I nipped to Iechyd Da and fetched my veg s'morning, then to Morrisons for the rest of my shopping. Came back, putting it away and I panicked, no salad pack. Checked the delivery note, none on there so I checked my order form, no, not one there either, "Aargh, must have forgotten" so after gym we headed towards Morrisons, were going round the roundabout on the way when I recalled "No, home again, home again, jiggity jig". I haven't used a salad pack for a week, I go to the Trug and cut some off every lunchtime
Weekly Business
So s'morning we nipped to Iechyd Da and fetched the orgasmic food then to More Reasons To Shop At.... and fetched the rest of my shopping.
THEN we nipped to gym and did various exercisesThen we are going back to Iechyd Da tonight to see a gig and eat dinner etc. So we are not eating the usual Thursday dinner of na'an bread pizza and chips. Waiting until tomorrow.....
Upsetting (2)
And when I lived in Manchester years ago in the "estate" I squatted in was surrounded by high rise flats, which were all closed and emptied out to knock them down as they were seen as a H&S risk
Upsetting (1)
So it makes me feel a bit strange. On the selfies yesterday you can really see the scar on my throat where they had to insert some device to keep me breathing after my crash.
I have no memory of such stuff but there is the scar to prove it
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Map
And I have gotta try and recall that the html trick I was trying to remember last night it called an "Image Map"
Tuesday, 20 June 2017
Off Out Tonight
So we are off out tonight to a comedy night at the theatre in Carmarthen.
Lets hope there are more people watching it tonight, we made a total of 6 last time we were out
No a total of 4And there are 4 of us so far tonight.
Bicycle Races
So we came to gym in the heat to do a 10km cycle
Oh what fun we had
BUT today, for the first time, I completed all 10km without needing a rest, I just did it in one go
Monday, 19 June 2017
Hot, Hot, Hot
Lordy but it's hot. (And it is even hotter now, quarter to eight)
By my RHS the window is wide open, to my left the door is wide open and it is still too hot in hereSTILL warm tonight
Back To Normal, again
<sigh>
So we are back to normal again, swimming with MM if he has remembered his trunks at about lunchtimeNow, in terms of getting better. I managed a width and two thirds hopping on just my right foot. A fortnight ago I could only manage 2 yds so it is obviously much better. And swimming, I just did all 8 lengths one after t'other. It is the first time I have managed that, I used to have to do it in two batches of 4, with a huge panting rest between
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Well we went swimming and it was much cooler in the water but by the time we were dried and dressed we were roasting again.
Sunday, 18 June 2017
Saturday, 17 June 2017
Fark - I'm a fan
Just watched yesterday's Dr Who and I had to grin most of the way through. By Gord but it is good stuff
Cloudy
Another cloudy, raining in Wales, night
And it is so cold that I am sitting wearing just a t-shirt
on my top half next to a wide open window at 8pm
on my top half next to a wide open window at 8pm
Weekend Of Rest
So I was talking to one of the beautiful neighbours s'morning and she said "Quiet day, much gymming?" but I had to say "No, weekend of rest, it is too busy with kids all weekend until school starts again in Monday"
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