Painful!

I knew that playing six games was going to prove painful but I expected to feel stiff and sore tomorrow morning, not tonight.

It was tiring and I noticed that my back was starting to hurt during the fourth game but carried on playing. Worse on the fifth and by the sixth I was struggling. How I managed a score of 151 I know not!

Well, I'm still suffering even after painkillers but with a little luck it might settle down before morning.

Bits and Bats

Sue is now home from hospital and looked really well when I went to see her last Thursday. No running around for a while yet and she has a cartload of tablets to take every day but there's nothing better than your own bed. I'll be popping in again tomorrow to keep her up to date with the local gossip unless someone beats me to it!

I have new shiny taps in my bathroom. Brian ended up doing it and it was done and dusted within four days. Quite a record for him and NO swearing! The shower is brilliant. Shona will be impressed!

Thanks to Mark for his explanation of my funny MSN thing. I did a scan and changed my password and after changing my antivirus from Nod32 to AVG all seems to be well so far. What is the point of starting these virus things?

About a month ago I was asked to write a weekly newsletter for the new bar and it's becoming quite popular. It's just local news and a few adverts but I'm now finding that people are asking for items to be included. I'm enjoying doing it and it does give me a bit of a buzz when I see folk reading and discussing it.

Ros and I have two matches to play at the bowling on Monday. She went off to England a couple of weeks ago to see her daughter married which has left us behind. Playing six games after a four week break could hurt!

Flights

I was talking to a Thomson rep today who is currently working sixteen hour days at Tenerife Sur Airport. He reckons that it will take at least ten more days before all the stranded passengers are returned to the UK. It's costing more than 700 Euros for a single flight at the moment.

Around six years ago I booked return flights to Manchester through a travel agent and ended up on Loco Airways. The whole thing was abysmal. I seem to recall that the plane was a DC10 with over five hundred folk on board. Water was dripping from the ceiling and running down the walls. We were packed in so tightly that we couldn't even read a book. Loco means 'mad' in Spanish which explains a lot!

Since then I've only used reputable airlines, mainly First Choice. I'm such a scaredy cat but for some reason I feel safer with them. Thank goodness I didn't feel tempted to book elsewhere this time and lose out on my money and my holiday.

Taps

I was lounging on the sofa this morning playing an old PS2 game when Brian came out of the bathroom moaning that the top of the washbasin tap had snapped off. His cunning plan was to find a jug and fill it from the bath tap. Back to peace and the PS2.

Not for long though. Two minutes later and he was back clutching his empty jug. It seems that the bath tap came off in his hand too!!

As it incorporates the shower we are in a bit of a pickle until the mending man turns up. It is far too hot to become one of the great unwashed.

I'm still finding it really funny although the prospect of washing my hair in the bidet tomorrow could stop my giggles.

Sue

We went to visit Sue this afternoon in the Green Clinic. I was half expecting to see her lying with tubes and stuff as she didn't leave Intensive Care until Thursday. I'm obviously watching too many hospital dramas!

She does have a couple of bleeping machines and a couple of drips but on the whole she looked really good in the circumstances. Part of her lung had to be removed because of an infection which interfered with her epiglottis so she's only allowed soup and yogurt until her stitches heal. A bit basic but I'm not up on all the technical terms. They brought her some camomile tea whilst we were there.............poor girl was dying for a decent brew!

Neither Brian, nor I are comfortable with hospitals but we enjoyed the natter until the nebuliser turned up. Exit stage left!

So Strange

A few of my Messenger contacts have asked me about messages which I'm supposed to have sent to them. One mate insisted that she'd had one from me whilst my computer was in the repair shop!

I also had an email from MSN yesterday saying that I'd requested a password change. I deleted it immediately but it's all really weird.

As soon as my recent virus struck I stopped opening emails and shut down Messenger so I'm sure it can't be that. Someone please enlighten me.

Bits and Bats

We have a new bar in the village...........just what we needed to join the other forty plus bars we already have!! To be honest, it's really nice. The blokes can sit downstairs and watch the footie whilst us women are able to natter all we want in the upstairs bar.

Ros and I are doing really well at the bowling this season. We've won the last three games and are near to the top of the league. It won't last when we start playing the big boys but we are enjoying it while we can.

My grandson, Martin and nephew Bradley both started at senior school this week. Bradley said it was fine and according to my daughter, Martin went off terrified and returned home with the biggest grin! Jamie has started her third year so it's serious stuff from now on.

Sue goes into hospital on Monday for her major operation. We'll all be thinking of her and I'll go to see her as soon as I'm allowed in.

Look out for a Clio blog as she has a big confession to make!

The End of Summer

In just short of a week the Canarian children will be going back to school after their three month break. The people who are lucky enough to own an apartment in the South and a home in the North are packing up and moving out. The onset of winter looms......such as it is!

We have also noticed that the 'Swallows' are returning. Those folk who live in England and Germany during the summer are coming back to their second homes in Tenerife. It's amazing how things can change so much in a small village.

Not that it bothers us and it's so interesting to watch!