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Crap!
I do believe the taste buds are rejuvenating at last.
Not completely, but this nosh was okay tasting.
Flavour-Rating: 6/10.
Back to computing:

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As the slithery-sidestepping, hocus-pocus, mumbo-jumbo, Oligarchs at Virgin Media were continuing with their destruction of various internet companies, presumably, they will get one to work one day, and all the others will fail as well; all a part of ulterior motive I mentioned earlier; I stood up from the swivel chair, grabbed at
, and I missed…
Then in an instant a
courtesy of
performed, and simultaneously, the left water-filled leg lost all sense of feel, and I collapsed backwards. Missed the arm of the c1968, non-operational, tatty, scruffy, unkempt, uncomfortable, germ-breeding, Harold Haemorrhoid-Testing, sickenly beige-coloured recliner that I’d hoped would help me avoid a tumble but unfortunately, and
, a cracker it was, too. My arm went down twixt recliner and the ottoman, (
) my body was supposed to turn right to get at the cushions to fall on – but no!
saw to that. Due to the left leg giving way, I spun to my right, taking everything with me from the ottoman top, on my way down to fall flat on my back, landing with a thud, and banging my arm, chin, goolies and face en route… and in the immediately after landing – I could smell the laundry softener in the bag, as it burst open. I lay there twixt what I found to be: the torch, TV remote, four one-litre bottles of soda, two tonic water, and one of spring water… some even underneath me. A burst-open bag of cheesy curls, one pair of scissors and a written bill notification for £800 plus from the carers. Most painful!
How did I know what flotsam and jetsam there were? I’ll tell you because I had four hours of being unable to move, because of the pain from the hit cheek, teeth and head and agony coming from
! Then,
. As mobility slowly returned I had a look around while waiting for the ambulance
Now what do I do? Well, obviously, press the panic alarm button on my wrist – so I did! This did not work very well, due to the sender, me, being flat on the floor in great discomfort, and the machine with an upward facing speaker four feet higher than I was, and me partially deaf, I struggled to hear what the lady was saying. I tried to explain that I only need assistance to get up. But it seems she rang for an ambulance, and kindly stayed monitoring the line. Saying to shout out if had any problems. I was really tempted to tell her all of my ailments by name, mention Liberty-Global internet crap, the bank not sorting my money leakage, Nottingham City Homes keeping me waiting to have the non-filling W.C. water tank and the none-running cold water tap in the sink, for nearly four months now, and giving
agony having to drag water in buckets to refill the tank every time I go for a dump. The high cost of food and electricity… I had plenty of time to recall them, as I lay there unable to move, purely due to the pain when I tried to.
After two hours, the kind lady checked me a few times; bless her; I think the lady said she was putting me through to another lady; she is ending her shift. I thanked her and welcomed the new lady. At long last, I could lift the swollen left leg up a bit and tried to turn over, in readiness to see if I could get into a position to try and get on my knees. But, it was still too painful.
I worked out that when things eased, the best way to get to the picker-upperer so that I could maybe get the chair moved, so I can see the clock. In sheer frustration, I gritted my teeth again 3½hrs or so after taking the tumble. The bruised knee was bad, but other areas were less severe… a few arghs, and o’oerrs later, not to mention a fair bit of cursing, and lots of bravery and heroism (Hehe!), I’d got up on my knees. Hoping that the Catheter bag would not split… I tested the recliner arm for sufficient sturdiness,
was used; one almighty effort later, I was back on my feet! ![]()

The left leg seemed to be back as it was before it collapsed on me. I had a similar happening when I had the stroke, but that was far worse. I hope I didn’t just have one again. I’m sure it wasn’t, cause within minutes of rising on feet to my magnificent full 5″2⅗’, most things rapidly eased. Not the back mind.
I informed the nice lady who was still monitoring me.
She cancelled the ambulance for me. Thanking you!
I cleaned up the mess made and spilt. And got the computer on…
.
Liberty-Global are more persistent than Putin!
Tidied up the Catheter.
Left leg fast filling up again – Oh, dearie me!
Carer Chris came after I’d finished everything.
Eye drops and painkillers. No Phorpain or Peptac was offered.
But that suited me. I took an extra naughty Codeine, cause the back is still cruelly hurtful!
Nipped into the kitchen to take this shot.
I love these brown nights.
I was going to get on with this blog, but…

Aching a bit now…
Found I’d started my ![]()
Cleaning that up, I found that poor things,
also bleeding!
Bed down in search of sleep around 02:15hrs.
Don’t want a day like this again!
TTFN
You need to quit that tumbling. Meal looked pretty good.
Hi, Tim.
Took another tumble on Wednesday, Sir. Warden Deana, who I haven’t seen for months was here at the time.
How I wish I could stop them, and as for shaving, the wet room me and the floor were bloody this morning. Carer Richard counted the nicks… 15! Then recommended a Zimmer frame, Hehehe! Do they make electric ones? Haha!
Cheers, keep well.
I just read you were tumbling for Deana. Yes they have electric razors.
If a carer promises to clean it for me – I will get one Tim.
Carer Chris photo’d the new bruises (5) this morning for me, from the big tumble that I didn’t know I had accrued.
The body is surely suitable for the Tate Art Gallery… if they pay me in advance I can pay off the carers bills. Hehe!
Cheers.
The problem with notification tools is they tend to be in the wrong place when needed. I have a notification device you wear around your neck. Unfortunately, it is easy to trip, requiring a long interview with a distant voice on a box in the wrong room (always!) to convince the voice it was accidentally tripped, you don’t need an ambulance and a police presence to move on…! Speaking of the box in the wrong room, my cat occasionally steps on the damn thing. If I weren’t home, I’d prob ably come home to a broken-down door and a note telling me the police and ambulance guys would like to talk with me about false alarms. I’d pay for the ambulance I didn’t need and get marked as a crier of wolf no doubt so the next time I actually needed help they’d let me lie there till I rotted!
You’re so right there, Doug about the alarms!
It reminded me of Carer Chris who emptied the catheter pouch one morning (he’s stopped doing it now), and is a splashy person water all over the kitchen floor and sink and counter, and it set of the flood alarm. More cost and time lost. Hehehe!
Same with the plumber, when the tank first stoped refilling, on the very morning they arrived it started working again! Owt to make me look a fool! Hehehe! That might be why they have taken so long to respond this time, over 3 months, of agaony from BPB hauling buckets of water everytime I use the Porcelain Throne. Hey, ho, I should be used to it by now.
The crumpling left leg concerns me. Suddenly It might as well have dropped off for the use it was, I had no senation of it being attached at all – twice this has happened. Warden Dean was where for the second one… not that I expect any help with it. I’m becoming a nuisance methinks.
Cheers, Doug!
That leg business is concerning. I hope you always land in safe ways! As for the overflowing toilet, plumbing is one thing for which I have no love or patience! I had one a few months ago where the shutoff didn’t work and I came home from dialysis to a lake in my bathroom. It was clean water at least.