Journal: A Dull Cold Day
Today is Mid Winter's day in New Zealand. The day is overcast, there is no wind and indoors in the bedroom I note the temperature is 16 C. I've just popped on my coat until things warm up. After most days, until now reaching 20 C., the drop in temperature this sudden, is really felt.
Pat has just gone out to visit the local supermarket stating her feet felt like 2 blocks of ice. Not that we really short of anything from the supermarket.
Yesterday I had to go to the hospital again to see yet another specialist. In his summing up he asked me if I still drove our car and I of course said yes. He then asked Pat the same question and she answered "Yes" also. He then said that I should not really be driving now with having dizzy spells. I just had adizzy spell only 10days ago whilst shopping on my own, I realised immediately what it was and quickly left the shop, made my way back to the car across the road in a car park area. Pat was in the car waiting for me and I asked her to exchange places with me and by that time I could hardly stand. As the specialist said "what if I had been driving on a busy road?"
She is now driving around town, getting used to Hamilton City, going out when traffic is lighter.
For the past week or more we have had Anthony staying with us. Their house is being painted using gloss and the smell is very strong. Craig is staying with his mother who also lives in Hamilton. He does keep some late hours some nights, especially at the weekends.
Pat has just called me, she has just left the supermarket, she phoned also when she arrived at the supermarket.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Journal: We are now in Hamilton.
After 43 years in our home at Dudley Ave., Huntly we had a large accumulation of bits and pieces.There was quite a long process sorting out what we needed in a much smaller house. Packing was a slow process, too. Towards the end Gillian came across to help us and Anthony with Craig, too. They worked packing; much faster than us, over longer hours and soon had everything packed and ready to go. Paul came over the weekend and with a trailer moved the heavy unwanted items to the tip. There they have a second hand shop and the useful stuff went into the shop and the $30.00 tip fee was waived.
The removal truck had been booked the previous week for the following Thursday. The previous day they rang us up to tell us that unfortunately they could not fit us in. The Auckland office had not forwarded our details to Hamilton branch in time. In fact the fellow who took the details was now in the UK on his big OE and had left the papers on his desk completed and no one had noticed them. By luck there was a vacancy next day, Friday, would that be OK, we were asked. We breathed a sigh of relief.
We have now been here for 3 weeks and out most days to buy something we needed. Furniture was the main thing, drawers and the like. We didn't have any, I know it sounds funny but all our furniture was built in at Dudley Ave. The furniture we selected to fit in our unit were in "flat-packs", so we have been busy assembling them. The most awkward one was Pat's computer desk selected to fit in the dining room.
We have a small lounge with a large corner window, a separate dining area with kitchen attached. 2 good sized bedrooms, bathroom with separate shower, separate large toilet. The laundry area has a sink unit with appropriate holes and taps to fit our washing machine and space for our drier. The hot water is supplied from an instant gas unit. The garage is built in and the door automatic just as Pat wanted it.
After 43 years in our home at Dudley Ave., Huntly we had a large accumulation of bits and pieces.There was quite a long process sorting out what we needed in a much smaller house. Packing was a slow process, too. Towards the end Gillian came across to help us and Anthony with Craig, too. They worked packing; much faster than us, over longer hours and soon had everything packed and ready to go. Paul came over the weekend and with a trailer moved the heavy unwanted items to the tip. There they have a second hand shop and the useful stuff went into the shop and the $30.00 tip fee was waived.
The removal truck had been booked the previous week for the following Thursday. The previous day they rang us up to tell us that unfortunately they could not fit us in. The Auckland office had not forwarded our details to Hamilton branch in time. In fact the fellow who took the details was now in the UK on his big OE and had left the papers on his desk completed and no one had noticed them. By luck there was a vacancy next day, Friday, would that be OK, we were asked. We breathed a sigh of relief.
We have now been here for 3 weeks and out most days to buy something we needed. Furniture was the main thing, drawers and the like. We didn't have any, I know it sounds funny but all our furniture was built in at Dudley Ave. The furniture we selected to fit in our unit were in "flat-packs", so we have been busy assembling them. The most awkward one was Pat's computer desk selected to fit in the dining room.
We have a small lounge with a large corner window, a separate dining area with kitchen attached. 2 good sized bedrooms, bathroom with separate shower, separate large toilet. The laundry area has a sink unit with appropriate holes and taps to fit our washing machine and space for our drier. The hot water is supplied from an instant gas unit. The garage is built in and the door automatic just as Pat wanted it.
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