I do not like Mr P, and he dosen't like me.
Sometimes I can escape by literaly runing away.
That worked earlier this year.
We can talk about travels again.
Got some good pictures.
Even got this tablet computer I am using.
I bought it in Dublin California for 199 US dollars.
Enough of that.
The Utility room.
The utility room off the kitchen
.
Been meaning to do something for ages
but what?
As you enter the utility, the exit to the garden is on your right,
and behind the door on the left are a stack of shelves,
I put up years ago for vegetables.
It is ok. It does the job.
Back to the right.
There is a window with a sink. then the washing machine in the corner.
On the opposite corner is a vertical frezer
JP tends to park his bike against that wall, along with a sack of spuds
and when she can get to it, the litter tray forf Mittens, the cat.
Things are in obvious locations, but its not right.
It is dificult to access the washing machine, with the freze facing it.
I don't like that sink.
It is a stainless steel sink with a drainer on a kitchen press unit
Presses under sinks collect all manner of things.
If you knew what they were, they might be useful.
So, just to snub Mr P lets do something with the Utility room.
First throw out the sink. The timbers of its press were not the best.
out with the press
. It was larger than I thought, the drainer, I suppose
Picked up a small vanity unit and put it in instead.
Much smaller, neater.
Only one difficult job. The outlet pipe is at a different height.
It cost 20 euro to hire a two inch drill bit, but it bored a neat hole in minutes.
With the new sink in place, move the washing machine beside the sink
and now there is enough room for the freeze on this wall
With nothing left on the other wall there is easy access to everything.
A few minor tasks. Electric sockets had to be moved.
the freeze door had to be swapped to the other side
The old sink outlet pipe had to be filled in
On the now-empty other wall (except the vegetable shelves behind the door)
I put shelves up high. Stuff that used to go under the old sink can go there.
For things to be useful, you have to see them, know that they are there.
I never liked presses under sinks.
Below the shelves - hooks to lift the bike off the floor
to keep Mittens happy
Another job done. Another victory over Mr P.
Actually he tried an old trick.
I picked up a cup and I was unable to hold it firmly
even though I was holding it, it fell from my grasp.
Curiously, the cup survived the fall, but it fell on a plate and smashed the
plate.
I had a few similar instances. I actually phoned the neurologist that
afternoon.
Only a secretary on duty, I left a message, I want my meds reviewed
That should have warned me to be extra careful
Wrap up the job. Put tools away. Put some plumbing parts in the attic.
they might be useful with a future task.
There is a "staire" type of stairs/ladder to the attic.
Put it in myself, years ago.
Sometimes, recently, the attic door dosent quite lock closed
As I was finished, I noticed that the catch had gone misaligned
A simple trivial job to recify.
Back into the attic. Firmly grip the bars as I leaned over to examine that catch
then it happened. It is a terrible thing to look at your own hand on a rail
and to realise that your hand is refusing to hold the rail
I tumbled out of the attic smashing my ribs on the banisters
and crashing onto my back,
fracturing vertibre and crushing T-11 which was extruding out
Internal organs bruised and lungs cut by the ribs - I am still coughing up
blood
the pain was unimageinable.
I disappeared under a cloud of morphine
I was locked in a horizontal position
for - i don't know how long -
Morphine related drugs are strange.
I think I went into the chat room here and was lucid
I haven't a clear recollection
Anyway, I am back in the land of the living
My upper body is in a type of cage
I will be like this for about eight weeks
Still a lot of pain. Very weak. Still coughing blood.
thats enough for now.
At least this, unlike P, will improve
But I can't allow Mr P his victory.
Here in St Vincents there are some Parkinson programmes
I spoke with Heather, their Parkinson Nurse
I will yet make Mr P regret sending me here
jb in Canada !!!!!!!!!!!! 
to All !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
