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Dangerous Driving
Jul. 17th, 2015 11:30 pm10:34pm: OK, that subject is a little dramatic, but I have good reason for it! Namely, I finally got into gear and went to see the podiatrist (yes! He was able to see me today) where I explained the weird pain I've been having in my left butt/upper thigh area. He thought there could be a few reasons for it - firstly, my orthodics are 8 years old, but they really should be replaced - so I had to get my feet cast and I pick up the new ones in two weeks - secondly, my current ones have worn away quite a lot, particularly the left one, which is supposed to be built up slightly because my left leg is 7mm shorter than my right and thirdly the clutch of the car!
Yeah, as embarrassing as it is, apparently, it's a thing that can happen, operating a clutch is different from operating the break and accelerator, which explains why my right leg doesn't hurt from working those pedals. Anyway, he recommended that I either move my seat slightly forward or slightly back to change the way the muscles are been used. Although, hopefully now that he put some material to build up the left one so I'm not lopsided anymore the muscles will stop hurting anyway.
Hmpf, I told you manual cars are a hazard! :OP
So, as a result of that I had to pay up quite a bit of money - since I don't have private health insurance at the moment, although the one I used to have doesn't even cover podiatry! I think I need to sign up with some other place. I paid most of it today, and I'll pay the rest - about $200 when I go pick up the orthodics.
I also had the opportunity to pop into Stanton Library and pay off my library fines - $10.60 damn! Before I headed for the gym, alas no swimming today, firstly my towel was still damp and secondly I decided to wait until after see the podiatrist in case I was told to take it easy because of the muscle pain. But I got my weights done today, go me. :OP
However, I received some not-good news from Mum - who I rang up to ask about whether she had a spare kettle, because the one here at the flat leaks when you pour it - apparently N, the male landlord wants to renovate the granny flat, or at least that's what C - Mum's friend and the female landlord told her. Well, shit. Apparently, there's been talk in the air of N and C possibly trying to rent the flat out to overseas students because the money is better (but that also involves doing a whole lot of stuff - like preparing meals and washing clothes etc), and Mum thinks it might be in my best interest to look for somewhere else to live. Pain in the ass...Although I looked up granny flats in the area (since I don't really have the money to rent an apartment) and found a couple that look promising, Mum has advised me to call them up tomorrow and see what they're like, except Mum says she can't actually help me look at any so I don't no what I'm meant to do about that. Probably not a good idea to go look at strangers granny flats by myself!
Of course, the issue is with the rental market in Sydney being what it is, these places probably won't be available very long at all, but on the other...N and C often don't have good follow-through, so should I really uproot myself like this? On the other hand, living in uncertainty isn't my bag either. It's only a matter of how much I'll be out when it comes to paying bills and what the internet and TV situation at these places would be.
In other news, the was drama at work this morning, not ten minutes after I arrived the power went out! In the whole suburb not just the house, which meant not only was there no heat in the bathroom there was no hot water at all! Since Mrs S needs to use a shower chair or a wheelchair it wasn't feasible to help her into the wheelchair and then wait til the power came back and transfer her to the shower chair for a shower. Even more unfortunate today was toilet day so we had to improvise. Fortunately, Mrs S's stove runs on gas and her husband was able to get it going with a lighter and boil some water so we ended up with a "sponge bath" sort of arrangement. Which all went well, phew! Of course, the power came back only a few moments before I was going to transfer Mrs S to the wheelchair. Ah well, what can you do? At least it meant I could make Mrs S's toast!
So yes, a very busy day indeed, but I shall do a Friday meme or two before I wrap this up:
Friday5
Looking For Alaska
1. Alaska’s motto is “North to the future.” Where’s somewhere north you’ll be traveling some time in the future? Uh...I don't think I'll be travelling any time soon...although the Mona Vale Library is north, so I guess we'll count that. :OP
2. Alaska is the westernmost of the United States. What’s the farthest west you’ve been in your country? That would be Adelaide, which is more south, but I've never been to Western Australia so there you go.
3. Alaska’s state flower is the forget-me-not. What’s something you really need to remember to take care of before the weekend’s up? Cleaning my bedroom area and making sure the main area here in the flat is still nice and clean, no backsliding me!
4. Alaska has cities named Chicken, Beaver, Pelican, Eagle, Badger, and Bear Creek. What place names near where you live are named after animals? Hmmm...well it's a bit of a distance away but the only place I can think of in Sydney is Emu Plains.
5. What’s something interesting you know about Alaska? It was originally part of Russian territory until being sold to the US in 1867 (I think?). Can you imagine Russia and the US exchanging land in this day and age?!
Or meme, apparently the others aren't up yet, but it is almost 11:30 so I best be wrapping this up so I can go to bed sooner rather than later.
Goodnight all!
Yeah, as embarrassing as it is, apparently, it's a thing that can happen, operating a clutch is different from operating the break and accelerator, which explains why my right leg doesn't hurt from working those pedals. Anyway, he recommended that I either move my seat slightly forward or slightly back to change the way the muscles are been used. Although, hopefully now that he put some material to build up the left one so I'm not lopsided anymore the muscles will stop hurting anyway.
Hmpf, I told you manual cars are a hazard! :OP
So, as a result of that I had to pay up quite a bit of money - since I don't have private health insurance at the moment, although the one I used to have doesn't even cover podiatry! I think I need to sign up with some other place. I paid most of it today, and I'll pay the rest - about $200 when I go pick up the orthodics.
I also had the opportunity to pop into Stanton Library and pay off my library fines - $10.60 damn! Before I headed for the gym, alas no swimming today, firstly my towel was still damp and secondly I decided to wait until after see the podiatrist in case I was told to take it easy because of the muscle pain. But I got my weights done today, go me. :OP
However, I received some not-good news from Mum - who I rang up to ask about whether she had a spare kettle, because the one here at the flat leaks when you pour it - apparently N, the male landlord wants to renovate the granny flat, or at least that's what C - Mum's friend and the female landlord told her. Well, shit. Apparently, there's been talk in the air of N and C possibly trying to rent the flat out to overseas students because the money is better (but that also involves doing a whole lot of stuff - like preparing meals and washing clothes etc), and Mum thinks it might be in my best interest to look for somewhere else to live. Pain in the ass...Although I looked up granny flats in the area (since I don't really have the money to rent an apartment) and found a couple that look promising, Mum has advised me to call them up tomorrow and see what they're like, except Mum says she can't actually help me look at any so I don't no what I'm meant to do about that. Probably not a good idea to go look at strangers granny flats by myself!
Of course, the issue is with the rental market in Sydney being what it is, these places probably won't be available very long at all, but on the other...N and C often don't have good follow-through, so should I really uproot myself like this? On the other hand, living in uncertainty isn't my bag either. It's only a matter of how much I'll be out when it comes to paying bills and what the internet and TV situation at these places would be.
In other news, the was drama at work this morning, not ten minutes after I arrived the power went out! In the whole suburb not just the house, which meant not only was there no heat in the bathroom there was no hot water at all! Since Mrs S needs to use a shower chair or a wheelchair it wasn't feasible to help her into the wheelchair and then wait til the power came back and transfer her to the shower chair for a shower. Even more unfortunate today was toilet day so we had to improvise. Fortunately, Mrs S's stove runs on gas and her husband was able to get it going with a lighter and boil some water so we ended up with a "sponge bath" sort of arrangement. Which all went well, phew! Of course, the power came back only a few moments before I was going to transfer Mrs S to the wheelchair. Ah well, what can you do? At least it meant I could make Mrs S's toast!
So yes, a very busy day indeed, but I shall do a Friday meme or two before I wrap this up:
Friday5
Looking For Alaska
1. Alaska’s motto is “North to the future.” Where’s somewhere north you’ll be traveling some time in the future? Uh...I don't think I'll be travelling any time soon...although the Mona Vale Library is north, so I guess we'll count that. :OP
2. Alaska is the westernmost of the United States. What’s the farthest west you’ve been in your country? That would be Adelaide, which is more south, but I've never been to Western Australia so there you go.
3. Alaska’s state flower is the forget-me-not. What’s something you really need to remember to take care of before the weekend’s up? Cleaning my bedroom area and making sure the main area here in the flat is still nice and clean, no backsliding me!
4. Alaska has cities named Chicken, Beaver, Pelican, Eagle, Badger, and Bear Creek. What place names near where you live are named after animals? Hmmm...well it's a bit of a distance away but the only place I can think of in Sydney is Emu Plains.
5. What’s something interesting you know about Alaska? It was originally part of Russian territory until being sold to the US in 1867 (I think?). Can you imagine Russia and the US exchanging land in this day and age?!
Or meme, apparently the others aren't up yet, but it is almost 11:30 so I best be wrapping this up so I can go to bed sooner rather than later.
Goodnight all!
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