Renal sub station? what a name.

It been a busy week, even when I had the last 3 days off work.

My dad has not been well, ending up with me getting a phone call on my first day off. as I returned from getting equipment checked in Shrewsbury. He was being taken into hospital by ambulance.  A bit weird really, some may even call it ironic, As I was sitting in the drivers seat of a ambulance stopped in a layby to take the call.

They were not letting him have visitors the first night he was in, as they were busy trying to get his oxygen levels back up and his blood sugar levels down. he a diabetic you see.

So I went visiting the father in law, with the Shell. He had a CVA, a stroke for the less medically minded in front of me 5 weeks before. He is getting better, and getting movement back, he is going to need care. but he did before, just ask his wife.

We got to visit my Dad on Thursday, he was still having breathing problems and having aggressive moods, as his blood sugar was still high,  and at one point I had to talk to him like a naughty 5 year old.  But having met many diabetics over my volunteering i am used to it.

Friday was the day we attacked my dads bedroom, as my mum is not in the best of health. clothes everywhere, tablet boxes everywhere, bed half way cross the room.

Its not like my dad is a messy bloke, It was the state he was in, trying to find clothes, then falling a couple of times, knocking clothes and medication flying. moving the bed in the process.

After that we visited dad again, he was more chilled than yesterday but was still confused. On the way back to the landrover, I spotted a electrical sub station call Renal.

Now this got my weird mind going, what if there were others with names for other body systems.  would the one named cardiac, be rhythmicly pulsating with a swooshing heart beat sound. or does the gastrointestinal one, let of gas with a farting noise every so often?

And on that note, I will say

Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe.

Cold weather and flat ardvarks

 Hi all.

It is cold, very cold. and I have to do bus checks, below is a photo of me checking one in -4C

And before anyone says anything, the vehicles had been de-iced and used before I took the photo. also I'm not fat, that bulk is a polo shirt, a sweater, a fleece and a jacket. Told you it was cold!!

Oh yes, just to prove I have a weird mind, during a game on radio Shropshire Drive time slot, called schools out. where two young kids explain an object and we got to guess what it is, so I guessed "cartoon ardvarks that have been run over by a road roller" It was not right but gave Vicki and Ryan a good laugh.

They also asked for Charles Dickens type names so I suggested  Vicki Archer  could be Victoria Audipenny, or Audio Penny as she does voice work. voice = audio and work = money = pennies. See I do have some logic going on up there. :D

Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe. 

Race for Life - The start of 2012 prep

Hi all

As you can tell from the title, we are thinking about this years Race for Life. you may be wondering why we are thinking about the event in June now.
 

Jane Bullock, Regional Press Manager for Cancer Research contacted us over using the Story of Kim's illness in a press release to promote Race for Life. 

We are really happy to help, It may be a sad ending for us. But if our story helps get some more people raising money for Cancer Research to carry on it's research into treatments, may be we can help spare another family the pain we had losing Kim. 

I will post up a link or two showing the press release, when it appears in press. 

There is one Question I have for all you ladies reading this 

Race for Life, are you going to be part of it?

Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe. 

Dave's Bad Joke Emporium

I enjoy bad jokes. Even tell them, making the badness of the joke, the joke itself. and that is where Dave's Bad Joke Emporium came from.

I sent one into Clare Ashford on the BBC Radio Shropshire breakfast show. They were talking about Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) being visible in North Yorkshire. The joke was 

"I went to Iceland the other day. I could not see the Northern Lights, all I could see was frozen food :D" 

Right have you all finished groaning about how bad it is, good. I shall continue. 

The reply from Clare was, "Dave, seriously, have a word with yourself, go outside and have a word with yourself"  
I would of, but I was travelling at 50 mph and I don't think the people with me would of liked the driver jumping from the vehicle. hehe. 

 Anyway, like they said later in the show. I was keeping up Bad Joke Quoter as the other presenter Eric Smith (usual bad joke teller for show) is on Holiday. 

So sometime, they will be an escapee of the emporium on here, but don't worry, you may be warned. 

Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe.

Old airfield and a Camper van

Well here is another View from the cab.

I took some media students to film at a local VW restorers, wrigleys aircooled. I got a call asking to go back early to transport them to another place.  An old airfield just down the road from the restorers, to do filming of a restored camper

Its a nice restoration, it looks good. but then it come from the only Landrover Defender fan in a family of VW fans.

It just goes to show, There is never a normal day in my job. That's half the fun. 

Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe.

Ok, idea time :D

Hi all

You know that after put up the photo of dilbert up and said i had an idea. well here it is

View from the Cab

As part of my job I drive around. some times I take a photo or two. When I do I will post it here, some time say where it is and sometimes I will let you guess where it is.

OK, first one is from a trip before Christmas to West Midland Safari Park

Oh, and don't worry that I am driving around taking these, I only do it when park or get some that with me to take them if we are on the move.

Hope you find them fun.

Till next time Dear Reader, Stay Safe.

The End Of An Era

I have just upload and scheduled my last posting on my blog leukemic step child.

There is a tear in my eye as scheduling completed, I started it on the 12th of April 2010.  and it feel like it just said goodbye to a dear friend that I talked to weekly for just over 21 months, about my darkest times.

And the goodbye to the loyal band of what i call "Dear Readers" as they are dear to me, that follow my 36,131 words.

I have to go Dear Reader, before i burst into a full blown sobbing fit.

Till next time, Stay Safe.