h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Cutting it fine again tonight but such a lot has happened today - my life is so uneventful that I had to create drama today!

Was supposed to be doing and overnighter at the hospice tonight but number one son of elderly relative phoned to say they'd had a re-think and he'd stay with her tonight and if there's no change I could stay at the weekend. They've increased her meds and morphine so she may not last that long but at least her sons are prepared to change their plans for another few days.

Shortly after that I crashed the car!

I was exiting from a side road as I do every school day. The lights to the left of me were red. The inside lane to the right of me was blocked by traffic turning into the road I was exiting and a double decker bus. I couldn't see the outside lane at all. Normally in these circumstances the outside lane stops as well to allow traffic out (since they're going nowhere when the lights are red at the pedestrian crossing). This is normally when it's clear to go. I went. It wasn't clear. A little old lady was tootling along the outside lane. Crunch.

I don't know what they make cars of nowadays but whatever it is it's only marginally tougher than a marshmallow. Her car crumpled and mine cracked!

No-one was hurt and it was totally my fault but !

I was able to drive home since my car is much less crumpled than hers was. Insurance co is dealing with the mess now - isn't that what I pay them for?

Shortly after arriving home my brother rang. It's his daughter's birthday today. She's only just the right side of thirty and currently on holiday in the Dominican Republic with the man of her dreams. He only went and proposed over their champagne breakfast this morning!!

Almost missing the deadline so that's it for now - what a day.

Life is a task sometimes.

Don't fret about the car - they're designed to do that and they are easily fixed.

Well done for hitting the deadline!

Wow, how is that? We have a smiley. That's one I'll get to use a lot in coming months. As well as my elderly relative with the big C, my other half's father is also labouring with a slow growing cancer. To top it off his younger brother has just recently been diagnosed with cancer and following three operations in as many weeks is now looking at 24 weeks of chemo.


Yeah, I'm glad no-one was hurt in my fender bender. Neither of us were moving very quickly - I was taking off from a stop and she was slowing for the red light. Air bags didn't even pop. Two bits of plastic actually broke off my car though.

I don't think I'll ever forget this month - journals or no.

Glad you're OK, Fizzy

I totalled my car in June - don't remember a thing about it though. The cars crush so that you don't.

Hope all gets sorted quickly.

Icy

Just glad you are alright, likkul

lil x

I missed this entry...

Glad you and the are okay!!!!