General Chat

O.h. has taken car to work so I am stranded but plenty to do here. More snow forecast for later so he might have a tricky drive home at 10pm. It's so cold too. I could happily hibernate with a pile of books and the phone and say Bah Humbug to Christmas and everything, right now lol

try and stay upright folks,

Lizxx

Thanks, I am not too bad, went out on Sunday pm with o.h. to see the Ice Sculpture trail - did part of it and some shopping I needed to do, but hung on to his arm all the time as pavements a bit slippery, I usually walk a mile away from him lol Managed to gently wash my hair before I went and it wasn't too painful and bruises aren't too bad so all in all I had a lucky escape I think, and will try to be more careful in future.

Pam, I am sorry you had such a nasty fall and hope your pain will ease soon and the bones mend ok. I wonder if you can get any comfrey tablets as that was called knitbone in olden times and helps bones heal well I have read. Do take care of yourself, and leave a little bread and milk for others lol


Huia, I hope you will find Phil ok, poor chap, and nothing too serious with his eye. I think all the stress is probably catching up with you and that might be why you are tired. Hope you can enjoy a pleasant Christmas and that the New Year brings some joy to your life and less strain.

Jo, am not too bad really thanks, just the muscle in my chest hurts when I pull myself up from sofa or out of bed, it didn't start hurting till the day after the fall. I must have tough bones and skull, I was dropped by my aunty when I was a baby/toddler, not sure about the circumstances, except for some reason she was looking after me, and had to go down her cellar steps and took me, I suppose to stop me getting into mischief, and she fell with me in her arms! I don't think there was any bad outcome then so must be tough eh?

Claire, bless you sweetheart, how nice of you to say that. I will get some rest over Christmas time and New Year and be fine again soon, just a bit tired and out of sync more than usual.

love to everyone, do be careful on the snow and ice, or on steps and such.

Lizxx

Oh Liz, I have only just seen this, hoping that you are not in too much pain and that you are feeling a bit better.
Take good care of yourself, you are one in a million.
Love
C x

How are you now, Liz?
Are you stiffening up - and how is your head?
Jo, xx

Phil had another fall today. No ice where he is. I think the woman who phoned said he had a tear on his eyeball but I have trouble hearing on the phone, particularly when they have an accent. I wonder if it might be where he had a cataract removed a couple of years ago? I will have to visit him tomorrow. I just hope I am not as weary as I have been the last couple of days, just lying on the settee sleeping most of the time.

Take care everybody.

Huia.

Hope your feeling better, i fell nearly 7 weeks ago in the bank over a huge lump of nothing broke my elbow and wrist, unfortunately I don't think I had good hospital treatment and have suffered with quite a lot of pain, it has also made me quite nervous to go out when it cold as I don't want to fall again although it has been icy we have had no snow in Cardiff so am stocking up just in case so when you see all the bread and milk have gone off the supermarket shelves its all in my house LOL.

Take care

Pam

Thanks Gail, haven't seen black frost before , sounds unpleasant, a bit spooky.

Would you believe it, one of my hedgehogs was at the food bowl a while ago, even tho there are gentle snowflakes drifting down, not too much but another light covering. He/she had nosed under the snow on top of their peanuts in a dish and eaten some. I did put out more and some cheese in a new bowl but nothing's been back for anything even ratty!
Hope he has somewhere warm to snuggle, poor hedgehog. I never got round to making a hedgehog house but o.h. said he didn't know where I could have put it without him needing to disturb it for something, he is so awkward!

Off to bed in a mo, didn't mean to stay up this late but was trying to write a few more cards.

take care, Gail.

Lizxx

Glad you are feeling a little better today. It is an awful shock when it happens, goodness knows what muscles you pulled when you fell, give yourself a little more time, usually the next day and the day after other twinges will appear. Take it easy please.

MaxiMary, we also get black ice, very nasty. We also get what I call black frosts, No sign of white anywhere, but everything is frozen. They do not happen often and I have only seen a few in my life. You can feel the grass crunching under you feet, all the water for the pets is frozen solid, I got my hand badly frost burnt on a metal gate once, as did not have my gloves on, I opened the gate and got my hand caught, was very painful.

Take care Liz.

Gail

Thanks folks, I didn't go out after all, it was getting dark and looked horrible so thought I was best in the warm! Tried to do a few more cards but can't get in the mood somehow so anyone I miss, I am sorry - you will have to forgive me. Still another day to get a few more done.
Felt a bit headachey earlier but then I haven't taken any more painkillers since I went to bed about 4am Sat morning so took some a little while ago and it's eased things. Hope to go out today, the items I wanted from Argos I have re ordered for collection today or tomorrow, and can get a few odds and ends while I look round the city at the Ice Scultures. The council put this I.S. Trail on every year and with it being so cold they will last longer this time, last year they were melting very quickly. This year one will be of Mr Pastry, remember my thread a few weeks ago? and of Jimi Hendrix who performed here when he was starting out as well as other people and things. O.h. is coming with me so he can drive, and with a bit of luck he might buy me a coffee or something more when we are out to save on cooking when we get back.
Carole, hope Steve is ok and not too many bruises, he should put a note through those people's door. The plonkers next door were washing cars yesterday afternoon, and I opened the upstairs window to air the room and saw one of their dogs who are allowed to roam the cul de sac when they wash cars, piddling against the front wall and shrubs. I shouted out to it to go away and the idiot next door shouted up What's up with you? I said He kills the shrubs when he piddles against them, and he shouted back, Come out here and he can piddle up your leg. He is as thick as two short planks as is his father who comes round to help him clean his Discovery truck, his jeep and his other car, why does one single dustman need three vehicles? He leaves the jeep outside under the windows so in the mornings just before 6am he revs the engine and leaves it running before he gets in and goes to work, all the exhaust fumes come in our bedroom window. One of these days I will report him as it's illegal to leave a vehicle like that, it's called quitting! What a nerd he is!

LInda, hope your elderly neighbour is ok, as you say a fall can give you a real shaking up, especially if you hit your head!

Jean, yes I remember your fall, I think I will be ok and my rear end is a bit too well cushioned for me to have hit my tailbone so that's one mercy!

I will be much more careful in future, I usually am but was thinking about other things at the time.

You are all lovely, thanks for caring. I wasn't asking for the thread to be nudged for sympathy, altho it's lovely and welcome, but so people would hold off the funnies and then my mail box wouldn't get full. It would be useful if we could still leave things like that for the mo in case I don't get on here so often for the next few days.
love to all, be careful
Lizxxx

Hi Liz,

I have just spotted this thread ,now I know all about your nasty fall,
Oh its frighting isn't it Liz !

Never mind just take care of yourself and with a bit of luck I'll make it to Norwich and we will have that well deserved coffee, if you can make it. I'll bring an ice pack with me just in case LOL
Hope to see you soon......
Marilyn xx

Steve fell today on his post round. Someone had washed their car, and the water on the drive had turned to ice. He knocked on their door to tell them but they wouldn't answer

Oh Liz, you really are going to be purple!!
Sparkly, but probably purple when the bruises come out.
I am SO sorry to hear all this; I know only too well what it feels like after a bad fall.
I know you will, but do take extra care; not always easy to spot ice when wearing glasses, and in the dark.
Jo xx

(get a few more bags of frozen veg just in case you need them tomorrow! You never know when you might need a frozen sprout or two.)

I've only just spotted this .

What a terrible shock it must have been for you Liz . I 'm so pleased that you got away with a bruise or two .
I'm glad to know that you are not feeling it too much today .

Amanda xx

Do take care, Liz and rest. the after effects of a fall dont always come out sraight away, as I know to my cost, laughing it off for a week and then finding I can stand only for short periods. We would miss your interesting threads.

Liz Hope you are OK.

Also that you got your shopping safely in the town.

I went to friends last night and it was very slippery. Hubby is also up and out at 5:00 so the ice is bad then where we live until he gets to the main road. I haven't been out today but hope to deliver local cards tomorrow if it is warm enough to melt some of the compacted snow and ice. If not they will have to wait or just not get there.

A neighbour had a fall yasterday. He is in his eighties and always walks a neighbours dog. Not sure how he ended up in the road but hubby had to wait for our street to clear when he got home yesterday. A paramedic came in a Volvo. Hubby said the old boy was sitting on a blanket off the road when he passed. I 'll see if I can find out tomorrow

Linda :o) XxX

Sorry to learn of your accident Liz. Stay in and let your bruises heal.
Your hubby or neighbours will be glad to shop for you.

Take care
David x

Hi Liz, glad to see you feel better after a rest. Now we really are "one for all and all for one" aren't we, lol. I rang Joyce this morning and she is very concerned for you, she's not feeling too good herself so I gave her a big hug on the phone. Sending you one as well because if you are like me it will be the second day you will feel it.
Got your card this morning, thank you.

Caz xx

So good to see that you are feeling better to-day., but do look after yourself.


Val in SA.

Hi all, well I feel a bit of a fraud in a way, the lump has gone down and head just a bit tender, a few bruises and think I pulled a muscle in my chest as it hurts to pull myself up in bed, that sort of thing. Otherwise seems no ill effects.
Just going to go out for an hour, will drive in carefully to the city centre and pavements will be clear there with all the feet tramping on them and probably gritted too. No snow since, touch wood, and hopefully it won't freeze too badly so will get home with the car and me in one piece!
Will take it steady tho and just do a little bit of shopping and some more cards tonight.
Will certainly tread carefully tho, don't worry and thanks for good wishes.
Maybe stick to the email bit tho to stop things building up and then I will get to clear a few more later perhaps.
Byyeeee
Lizxx

Sorry to hear about your mishap Liz. I bet the lump was sore yesterday.
Just make a list and ask your oh or son to collect for you, or do you have a kind neighbour?
Take care and keep warm.
Sue
xx