Well if it has escaped your notice, it is Christmas. Along with this comes the usual behaviour from people and the shops.
As you walk into shops there is on the whole overly loud Christmas songs playing though the PA system. Usually the same 5
crap song by played by all the shop/store you visit. Then there is the big sign near the entance door trying to tell you that 'if you don't buy X for your Christmas party, you
will be a nobody in the Christmas party world'.
As you head around the shop/store it become apparent that the usual stuff you buy
disappears and a Christmas variant appear in it place, I want Dry
Roasted Peanuts, Not Dry Roasted Cashew & Peanuts. I don't want to
pay an extra 3p to have Christmas items printed on my toilet roll, I don't
care when I am (Censored for decency), Just stock my usual toilet roll!!!
Shell (my wife for new readers) birthday is on Christmas
eve, Why remove all the Birthday wrapping paper, people do have birthdays on the 24 and 25 of December! Shell does not want her birthday
presents in Christmas paper
There are funny sights and sounds walking around a supermarket in the run up to Christmas Day. The couple arguing about what the best Gravy for turkey, one waving a tub of Onion Gravy, the other waving a tub of Chicken Gravy. When there is a big display of Turkey Gravy next to them.
Then a trolley road train passes by. 3 or 4 trolleys with an adult holding on to first and second trolleys, and one on the last one, with one or more kids holding the others in the line. plied high with food and assorted bits, it look like they think the shops are going to be closed for 2 months not a day or two. As I watch his awesome sight, I almost get get knocked over by a flying trolley dash shopper, they are someone who is intent on trying to break the world record for getting their shopping done in the shortest time possible.
When you do get home, you are still not safe from over hyped Christmas there is the adverts on TV to contend with.
Supper happy, not a care in the world,
everything perfect, not one sniff of mental health problems, except the
family looks like they are all on happy pills. The Only advert that come
close to normal life is a hyperventilating Alien worried due to there
being only 5 earth day left to Christmas day, cause he is a shoppaholic.
The big day arrives, Christmas day, an oasis of normal tradition Christmas. hearing my wife and mother in law get stressed in the kitchen Christmas
morning as I am shoving the mounting of packaging into a bin bag.
The
vulture attack that is a hunger family at the Christmas Dinner table,
ending in Brother in law trying to break the world record for the
longest or loudest burp. The father in law stumbling to a soft chair
half drunk, then trying to gas us out.
The bloated lounge on the sofa, watching the usual Christmas afternoon TV. Before going down to my mums for a very light Christmas tea with the opening of present to her from us and visa versa.
Strip away the commercial pushiness of big business shoving Christmas down my throat to sell, sell, sell and I like Christmas. however Christmas overload is all too ready to attack when shopping.
Till next time Dear Reader Merry Christmas and Stay Safe.
28 Dec 2013
20 Dec 2013
Happy Christmas and Choose well.
It is that time of the year, where a well build man in a red suit somehow gets down your chimney and empties his sack under your Christmas tree. At any other time of the year this would be considered weird, but it's Christmas time.
What else would be considered as weird is calling an ambulance for a cold. However it Christmas, and the GP and Everywhere is closed.
Well that is not true. The country does not complete stop for the festive days. Health care still works. There are different ways to get help this Christmas time.
Self care. For little things you can help yourself and save setting foot outside the house. Like making sure you have some bits in the cupboard.
NHS Direct, is a service that you can get online at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk where you can check your symptoms and the best treatment. If you want a reassuring voice at the end of the phone. you can also call them on 0845 46 47.
Minor Injuries Units, are where you can See an experienced nurse for treatment of minor injuries and illnesses, like cuts, sprains, infected wounds or everyday eye infections. Information on Shropshire MIU can be found at www.shropshireccg.nhs.uk/minor-injury-unit or if you are outside Shropshire, search Minor Injuries unit online.
Walk –in Health Centres, are like GP. but without the booking. Information on Shropshire ones can be found at www.shropshireccg.nhs.uk/walk-in-centre
GP Surgeries or GP Out of Hours, If it is something you would go to your GP about, why not give them a call and see if they are open. If not There is ShropDoc, The GP Out of Hours service for Shropshire. You can contact them on 08444 06 8888.
A&E/ 999, If it is critical or life-threatening, then that where the hard working staff of A&E and West Midlands Ambulance Service can help. They specialise in serious illness and badly injured people.
So with a blog post about choosing your medical help carefully. I will say my usually line after leaving you with an Joke from my bad joke Emporium.
My mate went to Iceland to see the northern light, But all he could see was frozen food.
Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe.
Please Note this is not medical advice. It is intended to show what else is out there beside WMAS and A&E
What else would be considered as weird is calling an ambulance for a cold. However it Christmas, and the GP and Everywhere is closed.
Well that is not true. The country does not complete stop for the festive days. Health care still works. There are different ways to get help this Christmas time.
Self care. For little things you can help yourself and save setting foot outside the house. Like making sure you have some bits in the cupboard.
- Paracetamol or aspirin
- Cold and flu tablets or drinks. (not to be used together)
- Anti-diarrhoeal medicine
- Rehydration mixture
- Plasters
- Thermometer
NHS Direct, is a service that you can get online at www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk where you can check your symptoms and the best treatment. If you want a reassuring voice at the end of the phone. you can also call them on 0845 46 47.
Minor Injuries Units, are where you can See an experienced nurse for treatment of minor injuries and illnesses, like cuts, sprains, infected wounds or everyday eye infections. Information on Shropshire MIU can be found at www.shropshireccg.nhs.uk/minor-injury-unit or if you are outside Shropshire, search Minor Injuries unit online.
Walk –in Health Centres, are like GP. but without the booking. Information on Shropshire ones can be found at www.shropshireccg.nhs.uk/walk-in-centre
GP Surgeries or GP Out of Hours, If it is something you would go to your GP about, why not give them a call and see if they are open. If not There is ShropDoc, The GP Out of Hours service for Shropshire. You can contact them on 08444 06 8888.
A&E/ 999, If it is critical or life-threatening, then that where the hard working staff of A&E and West Midlands Ambulance Service can help. They specialise in serious illness and badly injured people.
So with a blog post about choosing your medical help carefully. I will say my usually line after leaving you with an Joke from my bad joke Emporium.
My mate went to Iceland to see the northern light, But all he could see was frozen food.
Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe.
Please Note this is not medical advice. It is intended to show what else is out there beside WMAS and A&E
14 Dec 2013
Would you let this guy train you?
Well I got a bit of a shocked during this week. I had an email about the St John trainers course or to give it the right name 'Award in Education and Training'. The reason I am shocked is, I got accepted on to it and start it in January.
Would you sit down and be trained if you walked into a training room and saw this guy was your trainer?
The next bit should be said in the voice of a stereotypical nerdy trainspotter "Hello, I am Dave. Your volunteer trainer, That right I don't get paid for this I do it for the love of First Aid"
Now tell me you would not be running for the training room door :D
The Other thing that sticks in my mind from this week was a comment from my mum over her stairlift.
Her stairlift has a Infra red remote control facility. and a I sat in the her front room drinking a coffee as she said " I was changing channel the other night and the stairlift started moving"
Straight away a sitcom Image of two kids fighting over what channel they wanted to watch, with an old lady on a stairlift in the background, going up a bit then down a bit, in time with the channel changes pop into my head.
I almost spat my coffee out at that thought.
Well it's not as bad as coming home to finding the dog hugging the TV control. and wondering If, when I turn the TV on Crufts highlight would appear on screen.
I think you are now getting an idea of why I called this blog 'The weird mind of Dave'
Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe.
Would you sit down and be trained if you walked into a training room and saw this guy was your trainer?
The next bit should be said in the voice of a stereotypical nerdy trainspotter "Hello, I am Dave. Your volunteer trainer, That right I don't get paid for this I do it for the love of First Aid"
Now tell me you would not be running for the training room door :D
The Other thing that sticks in my mind from this week was a comment from my mum over her stairlift.
Her stairlift has a Infra red remote control facility. and a I sat in the her front room drinking a coffee as she said " I was changing channel the other night and the stairlift started moving"
Straight away a sitcom Image of two kids fighting over what channel they wanted to watch, with an old lady on a stairlift in the background, going up a bit then down a bit, in time with the channel changes pop into my head.
I almost spat my coffee out at that thought.
Well it's not as bad as coming home to finding the dog hugging the TV control. and wondering If, when I turn the TV on Crufts highlight would appear on screen.
I think you are now getting an idea of why I called this blog 'The weird mind of Dave'
Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe.
6 Dec 2013
that was the week that was.
Well what a week I had this week.
After a weekend of trying to get an assignment done to get onto a course I commented on in my last post, to sideways rain. It been a bit of an odd week. then to top it off I find half of my St John unit read my blog.
So I hear you wondering, what course qualifier was I doing and did get on it. It was the selection event for the trainers course. and I don't know yet, I am still waiting for an email. I am on tender hooks (not literally, that would be painful) waiting for the answer.
after getting the assignment done, and a morning with my mum at a hospital appointment for her. I had an hour of work, before getting on the road with Jay to get to Cannock Chase Hospital (what was it about hospitals that day!) where the selection event was happening.
It was not a bad run out to CCH (Cannock Chase Hospital) cruise control was used on M54 to keep under the 50mph speed limit for the road work. got stuck in some traffic in Cannock Chase itself as we got there at rush hour.
We got to the room smack on 6pm (first for me to be on time :D) unfortunately the training team got stuck on the M6 and arrived 15 mins late. Which was no big thing, we got chance to have a great chat with 2 friendly lads from Staffordshire St John. Who where surprised to find we came from the far side of Shropshire.
The selection consisted of a written test, a presentation and an interview. I did not do too well in my presentation, I got lost half way though, whoops. I think the interview went well.
As for the written test. I ended up putting "Pick up first aid manual and look up treatment, as I have blooming forgot it" to the question how do you treat croup. apparently not many people get that question right, So I hope I get one mark for saying look it up. well one of the Training team said fair point when a commented on my answer was made.
Then on the way home we ended up in the aftermath of a person driving the wrong way up a dual carriageway. The worrying this is, I did not find that strange or unusual.
Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe.
After a weekend of trying to get an assignment done to get onto a course I commented on in my last post, to sideways rain. It been a bit of an odd week. then to top it off I find half of my St John unit read my blog.
So I hear you wondering, what course qualifier was I doing and did get on it. It was the selection event for the trainers course. and I don't know yet, I am still waiting for an email. I am on tender hooks (not literally, that would be painful) waiting for the answer.
after getting the assignment done, and a morning with my mum at a hospital appointment for her. I had an hour of work, before getting on the road with Jay to get to Cannock Chase Hospital (what was it about hospitals that day!) where the selection event was happening.
It was not a bad run out to CCH (Cannock Chase Hospital) cruise control was used on M54 to keep under the 50mph speed limit for the road work. got stuck in some traffic in Cannock Chase itself as we got there at rush hour.
We got to the room smack on 6pm (first for me to be on time :D) unfortunately the training team got stuck on the M6 and arrived 15 mins late. Which was no big thing, we got chance to have a great chat with 2 friendly lads from Staffordshire St John. Who where surprised to find we came from the far side of Shropshire.
The selection consisted of a written test, a presentation and an interview. I did not do too well in my presentation, I got lost half way though, whoops. I think the interview went well.
As for the written test. I ended up putting "Pick up first aid manual and look up treatment, as I have blooming forgot it" to the question how do you treat croup. apparently not many people get that question right, So I hope I get one mark for saying look it up. well one of the Training team said fair point when a commented on my answer was made.
Then on the way home we ended up in the aftermath of a person driving the wrong way up a dual carriageway. The worrying this is, I did not find that strange or unusual.
Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe.
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