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Jul. 30th, 2023 02:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsI've just been out picking the first of my tomatoes and getting some peapods, spring onions and courgettes to add to a tray bake I'm making for tea. It's times like that that make the hard work of growing stuff worth it. Sadly, the carrots are going to be a huge fail it seems, all I've got is huge tops and no actual carrots, so goodness knows what went on there. I always have one fail crop a year, so guess this year it's the carrots.
Yesterday we took most of the old desk to the tip. It was an old, huge thing so once the top was in the car there wasn't much room left for the other parts so the back and a metal bar is still here to go tomorrow. When I got there and started to take stuff out of the boot one of the men who works at the tip came hurrying over and said he'd do it. They're not supposed to offer help but that guy and one other always do, so I got to watch as he did the work.
After we called into the recycling shop attached to the tip and we came out with four books, a brand new in-the-box aero press, a hand drill and a lovely church candle holder that complements the new wall colour beautifully, all for less than £10.
We went to see Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One last week and it was good. Not my favourite franchise but entertaining with some great stunts.
Yesterday we also had to pick my MiL up as we were taking her for an x-ray later in the afternoon. But before that, we went for a drive and had lunch at the coast, went to the walk-in for her x-ray, to Costa for a coffee and then took her to Company where as it was late afternoon they were selling some stuff off cheap which was a good bonus.
James finally got the appointment date for his back/spinal injections for the 22nd of next month. I can't remember if I said but Occ Health at his work recommended he stay off until he got them as the fall, which set off an AMC flair, meant his back pain has been much worse than usual so they said it would be better if he had one long period of sickness than going back, maybe having to come home again, and then having to take more recovery time after his back appointment.
They've been good though, and once he's back he'll be getting appointments for the work physio and the counselling service as well as a phased return.
Yesterday we took most of the old desk to the tip. It was an old, huge thing so once the top was in the car there wasn't much room left for the other parts so the back and a metal bar is still here to go tomorrow. When I got there and started to take stuff out of the boot one of the men who works at the tip came hurrying over and said he'd do it. They're not supposed to offer help but that guy and one other always do, so I got to watch as he did the work.
After we called into the recycling shop attached to the tip and we came out with four books, a brand new in-the-box aero press, a hand drill and a lovely church candle holder that complements the new wall colour beautifully, all for less than £10.
We went to see Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One last week and it was good. Not my favourite franchise but entertaining with some great stunts.
Yesterday we also had to pick my MiL up as we were taking her for an x-ray later in the afternoon. But before that, we went for a drive and had lunch at the coast, went to the walk-in for her x-ray, to Costa for a coffee and then took her to Company where as it was late afternoon they were selling some stuff off cheap which was a good bonus.
James finally got the appointment date for his back/spinal injections for the 22nd of next month. I can't remember if I said but Occ Health at his work recommended he stay off until he got them as the fall, which set off an AMC flair, meant his back pain has been much worse than usual so they said it would be better if he had one long period of sickness than going back, maybe having to come home again, and then having to take more recovery time after his back appointment.
They've been good though, and once he's back he'll be getting appointments for the work physio and the counselling service as well as a phased return.
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Date: 2023-07-30 06:32 pm (UTC)Another congratulations to your recycling finds! That's a great haul for less than ten pounds!
Good to hear James finally has a date for his injections. The Occ Health people at his work sounds like a very sensible bunch!
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Date: 2023-07-31 08:36 am (UTC)Thank you! I have to say, the tomato crop this year is looking amazing, though for some reason the cherry and vine varieties have grown much better than the bigger varieties. But yeah, fail carrots this year.
It was such a good haul. I really do love the recycling center and I continue to be amazed at the things people would be willing to throw away.
The Occ Health people at his work sounds like a very sensible bunch!
They really are. They've also been trying to get him an earlier appointment but with the nurses, then junior doctors, then consultants going on strike the last few months hospital appointments are running seriously behind. I'd hate to think what the date would have been without the Occ Health push.
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Date: 2023-07-31 12:49 am (UTC)I hope the injections help James. That sounds dreadful. :(
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Date: 2023-07-31 08:33 am (UTC)He's had the injections before and they're great. It's just the time when they wear off and he needs to wait for the next set that's rough.
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Date: 2023-07-31 09:47 pm (UTC)I'm glad the injections help him. How long does he usually have to go between wearing off and getting the next?
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Date: 2023-07-31 05:53 am (UTC)I hope the injections do James good once he's able to get them.
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Date: 2023-07-31 08:30 am (UTC)Last time the injections did great stuff, so James is counting the days to this time.
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Date: 2023-07-31 05:44 pm (UTC)I'm glad you enjoyed the movie. It's not my favorite franchise, either, but I figured I'd try to see it out, if you know what I mean. (Unless my speculation is correct.)
Yay for having the date for the injections! It's great that Occ Health are so good about working with James. They could really make his life hell and it's wonderful that they don't do that.
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Date: 2023-08-05 05:00 pm (UTC)I have to admire Tom Cruise for doing all his own stunts as they're incredible, but I have to admit, I also tend to laugh at the way he runs. It's very intense.
Yay for having the date for the injections! It's great that Occ Health are so good about working with James. They could really make his life hell and it's wonderful that they don't do that.
You're right there, and they always go out of their way to stress it's his disability that causes issues so that way he's covered by the disability discrimination act. Otherwise, I suspect he would have been in big trouble for the amount of time off he's needed.
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Date: 2023-07-31 06:32 pm (UTC)And it's always lovely when the guys at the tip help out!
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Date: 2023-08-05 04:58 pm (UTC)And it's always lovely when the guys at the tip help out!
It really is. Two of the guys are lovely and will always help while the others stick to the rules and will point out where to put stuff, but not actually help, even if I'm hauling something heavy.