Hospital Appointment.

Conversation from yesterday;

Peter - Why is your clock an hour out?

Me - I didn't bother to change it when the clocks went forward. Anyway I can't really see it.

Peter - What do you mean, you can't see it?

Me - Well it's so small. Oh is that the clock? I thought it was the rev counter or something.

In mitigation my micra had a tiny digital clock smaller but in the same place as the overheating light here.

Today I had to drive down to Exeter again for my pre-op appointment. Both arms have been punctured, I had a 200 lead (well it felt like that) heart monitor, swabs for MRSA taken and I had to repeat my name, DOB and address numerous times. (Was that perhaps a memory test?) It did seem a little more thorough than the pre-op appointments I've had in the NHS hospital. Next stop the op in a week's time, that's if they don't cancel at the last minute like they did last time.

I had a pleasant drive there and back on the Old Road through Crediton though the journey up was too sedate as I was caught behind a cautious truck driver. I kept well back because there is no overtaking on most of that road. When we did stop for some road works I saw that it was a hire van hence the cautious 35mph drive. Coming back I was mostly driving on an empty road and could enjoy the country scenery. Especially nice was the cathedral like grandeur of the tall pines in the forested sections. 

When I got back to Barnstaple I stopped at Homebase to buy a new florescent tube for the kitchen light, only the 2nd time we've had to replace it in 20 years. While I was there I had a look around and finally found some bigger side plates. The blue ones we have and all the others I've seen in the local shops are smaller and have a lip so you can't put a whole slice of bread on them. These white porcelain ones from Habitat were reduced from £7 to £2.43 each so I bought 4 to match our white pasta bowls and cereal bowls. I hadn't long left the shop when I thought why on earth hadn't I got 6 rather than 4? I'll get Peter to buy 2 more when he drives back from the hospital next week.

I also had a wander around the garden section and got this planted hanging basket reduced from £8 to £3. Some dead heading and regular watering should perk it right up.

Another sleeping goat from Yesterday.