Mundane News

[coffeejo]

Can't believe it's taken me all day but despite my best efforts to put it off, the Very Important Letter is now finished. It has been saved and I shall proof read it and hopefully print it tomorrow.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Evening all

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Evening all

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Your little boy has turned into a handsome young man!

 

[Hill Wimp]

Your little boy has turned into a handsome young man!

He is rather a cutie. He is very much a cuddle cat too.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Im watching CNN again.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Day 6 of enforced rest starts in and temperature..
I'm hoping it will warm up enough to sit on the veranda later today in the hammock. If I'm careful getting in, it's not too bad a position with a cushion being my back to keep my lungs expanded....

 

[Katherine]

Day 6 of enforced rest starts in and temperature..
I'm hoping it will warm up enough to sit on the veranda later today in the hammock. If I'm careful getting in, it's not too bad a position with a cushion being my back to keep my lungs expanded....

You should be one of the world's best at resting now!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

You should be one of the world's best at resting now!

Cheeky....

I'm not good at it. I'm naturally very active and can't stand seeing things not done so would rather not sit down and do nothing...

 

[summerdays]

Pleased? Humph. That's not the word I was thinking of. It's bad enough having had to suss the system out regarding the blue badge (different states have different rules etc). Then working out the doctors side. Some of my meds I need to see the Dr every month for so a $125 fee I can't reclaim each time. Plus the cost of the meds which being routine meds I also can't reclaim... But we knew most of this before we came out here and agreed that it would be worth it. It is, but some days are more difficult that others.

You pay and then get a rebate for about 50% of fees, hospital costs included. All prescription items you pay full for. our private healthcare covers most things except Dr visits, repeat prescriptions and private prescriptions (difference being when I need a specific brand of drug or is not covered under the prescription rebate scheme). In theory we should be able to recover the costs of the xrays that wasn't covered by the NHS (we, or at least my OH is and I will if I get a job here) still pay NI contributions in the UK because we are not expats, we are overseas workers).

I didn't need to test it out, honest. Our friend here tested it recently. She fell down some stairs whilst holding her 9 months old son. She protected him from all injury at her own cost and that cost had been high. She broke her shoulder in 4 places and since then it turns out that she also did her radius in at the elbow joint so she is no longer able to straighten get arm. She did it in March and isn't expected to return to work until the new year at the earliest.

Sorry - pleased was the wrong word, more sort of relieved that the medics had had a look and that they seemed happy and yes it sounds as though it does cost a bit. Hopefully you will not need to see them very often in an unplanned way.

 

[Katherine]

Cheeky....

I'm not good at it. I'm naturally very active and can't stand seeing things not done so would rather not sit down and do nothing...

Aw. I thought you'd say that!

 

[Dan Morinary]

Just finished painting the kitchen. Now don't like the colour!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Sorry - pleased was the wrong word, more sort of relieved that the medics had had a look and that they seemed happy and yes it sounds as though it does cost a bit. Hopefully you will not need to see them very often in an unplanned way.

I should have put a after the humph...
It would be nice if this is the only unplanned event, but I suspect it won't be. Hope for the best, plan for the worst. The first aid kit is being topped up /resupplied.

 

[summerdays]

I normally get a lift for the first part of my commute (I'm lazy and it was a quicker nicer route), but Mr Summerdays changes his work location on Thursday so I will have a new commute, more traffic I think. I'm going to miss my old routes, I had a number of nice diversions I could take for a bit of variety.

 

[mybike]

A lap dog, or so he thinks.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I normally get a lift for the first part of my commute (I'm lazy and it was a quicker nicer route), but Mr Summerdays changes his work location on Thursday so I will have a new commute, more traffic I think. I'm going to miss my old routes, I had a number of nice diversions I could take for a bit of variety.

Is there nothing you can do to get dropped off in a different location (find a suitable car park) or go from home instead?