Had the cast/backplate removed, dressings removed, stitches removed, all cleaned up, checked by the consultant, another dressing applied, then had to wait at the Plaster Room for an elbow brace to be fitted, locked at 90°, and back in the sling for another two weeks minimum
Tried to do some target shooting but as usual my bloody dog ruined it. I've mentioned elsewhere on the forum that despite never having seen the gun before, never mind never being trained, as soon as he saw it he switched into "work mode" and more or less knew what to do, which was absolutely fascinating, but the problem is that he insists on being involved and gets so amped up that he can't/won't wait until I've finished shooting before going to retrieve. However, if I sin-bin him by putting him in his crate, if he hears a shot (even the suppressed .177) he just barks, howls and tries to kick the door off until he secures his release from custody.
Took the dado rail off in the downstairs toilet, filled the holes etc. A couple of hours out on my 765 with a mate . Stopped for a coffee and sausage roll in a community cafe, lovely and my pants are still up . A quick wash off for the bike . Rubbed the walls down in the loo and a quick tosh over with some white emulsion. Going to have a two wheel/vehicle theme in there . Mrs & daughter are just starting to cook a curry . A very productive day . View attachment 349876
I wish i'd taken pictures but.. made a couple very happy around an hour ago. I'd seen they were struggling to start their outboard motor while i was out on a walk but didn't want to intrude. However, still not running on my return 30 minutes later so stuck my nose in and they trusted me to get fully jiggy with it (which helped considerably). I popped back with some tools and a flame-thrower to warm the plugs and 5 minutes later was purring like a kitten and the engine sounded ok too (3 cylinder 2-stroke). Owners were over the moon as they'd come some distance and were about to call it a day. I had to explain that they had made my day as well as i'm a bit rusty/renewed my confidence.
Sitting on my arse waiting for deliveries by the looks of things... Ordered 3 x 25.1kg sacks of bird food on an offer, just found the delivery emails from DPD: Abdul will deliver between 11:24 & 12:24 Baljinder will deliver between 12:05 & 13:05 Amardeep will deliver between 13:57 & 14:57 However, you'll all be delighted to know that DPD are aiming to be Carbon Net Zero by 2040 through genuine reductions; how about you stick it all on one van you muppets, and manage it a bit earlier?
My recent DPD experiences say two of those wont find you or say you weren't in when delivery was(nt) attempted!
Slowly, I was hoping for freedom to try and move my elbow, but, the brace they fitted doesn't allow that
If/when they show up, can you ask them where the fuck my trailer wheels have got to and can I have my £45 back please? I ordered a pair from Amazon but then @Sam1199 kindly gave me a set, which is a good job tbh as DPD never delivered them. I’ve tried to report them as awol but the Amazon customer service (lol) chat bot just gets stuck in a kind of algorithmic cul-de-sac or doom loop and I’m getting absolutely nowhere.
I worked with a lady who took a tumble when out running and broke her elbow. Can't remember the exact details but it required some time with it held in a sling with her arm across her chest. This then resulted in a frozen shoulder which gave her even more trouble. They are particularly painful and can take considerable time to resolve e.g. years. You may well be OK as it looks like you can move your arm up/down but it's maybe summat you could talk to the physios/docs about.
Your pessimism, though understandable, was ill-founded; 2 of the 3 have appeared within the specified delivery window & both drivers deposited them in the hall as Mrs GG was in on her own.
