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Posted by Timbo in Oz (A) on March 29, 2017 at 10:13:29

Since January 30th, when the radioactive pellets went in?

There was / is still, ongoing tiredness from the radiation alone. I expected that.

Frequent 24/7 toileting. Sometimes urgent / messy! Plus, sleep-deprivation type tiredness, from the frequent toileting!

Before January 30th I'd been recovering from the minor bladder surgery so I could cope with the excretory demands. Frequent peeing.

But, I seem to have missed the info about my digestive system's reaction. :-) and :~(!

The four day stay in the mountains, last week?

i) Too tired to walk, too much rain, and too cold outside to risk it in my state.

ii) Spent a lot of time alone. Viz? Tuesday 25th I spent alone in our en-suite room, reading, dozing and going to the toilet, very frequently, which is why I stayed there!! ;-)

Good things?
i) I chaired a meeting the first night to get most of the walks for the year scheduled by the group. Good, tick for self ....

ii)Good company in the evenings with established friends.

iii) I drove up and back safely and in good time. 210 Km <3 hrs. Several stops, all planned for, as we know the route well.

iv) My cooking, both done before-hand and while there, was a hit.

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It is likely as hard or even harder for Trisha, and we are sleeping in the same room.

She does keep encouraging me. And, she's the finance manager who ticked the spend box for all this.

T persuaded me to go for a walk around the block yesterday, Wednesday! On the way I re-met a neighbour who is doing a 'shell out restoration' for his son. It's an Aussie classic muscle car, a Valiant Pacer, with a Hemi-Six 245 ci engine, IIRC.

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/my-1970-vg-valiant-pacer-27090
More below, too!

There's also his 1965 RHD Mustang in the shed, waiting. And he's also a former Army bloke, a Sergeant in Ordinance.

Met another neighbour on the way back, and her big friendly black boof-head of a dog called Dooley. Dooley tried to lick me to death paws on shoulders.

She's also survived / is surviving cancer.

Glad I went for a walk!!!

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Another good thing? Tuesday we caught up with an old friend from around when we married, <40 years late. He's now a life member of his 'biomedical engineering' profession.

Their annual conference and AGM was held in Canberra this time around. Had him for dinner - I cooked Boef Bourgignon. And we got drunk!!! Frank was a RAAF electronics & avionics service tech back then.

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My apologies for the Grinching and grouching.

Warmest

Tim Bailey

Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger

• Valiant Pacer - google search   (Open in New Window)

Edits: 03/29/17   03/29/17