One month on
Posted 02-10-2007 at 10:29 PM by kands
Well another month gone, still here :Smile:
Seemed to have picked up the bug that struck Sharon down at the weekend, and it ain't very nice I have an appointment tomorrow, 3rd October, to see a vascular specialist about the pains I get when trying to walk very far (well anything more than about 100 yards to be exact). I am certain that this is something to do with the fact that my cholesterol levels were quite high and I have gunged up veins and arteries.... He will tell me to stop smoking, which is probably a good thing really, but being a dinosaur I am now enjoying what may turn out to be my last few roll ups.
Trouble with illness is that once you get into the circuit of having to go to the quacks, you forever seem to be suffering some ailment, and I am fed up with it all. I used to be fit and never went to the quack, but nowadays I feel as though I am always there, bloody place is full of sick people :Laughing:
Anyway, as I said, another month gone, and another appointment with the chicken bone tossers, and I have another appointment to have my eyes photographed on the 16th (I think my eyes look OK, I don't need a picture of them to put on my wall) and then yet another appointment to see an Orthopaedic specialist on the 19th October. I guess my next appointment will be with St Peter (if I am judged to have been good :Rofl1:).
Brighter news, we have decided to try and sell Rocky, after two years and several thousands of pounds spent on it we have decided that we really want to have an RV with a dinette, this invariably means that we will have to go up to a 32 foot RV. I don't really want to go any bigger than Rocky because at 30 feet it is ideal for getting onto sites without to many problems, I just hope that the extra 2 feet won't bring any difficulties. All the folk I have spoken to say that it won't make any difference but I guess we will see.... Anyway Rocky is now advertised and for sale. We will miss the old bus as it has been good to us for our 2 years of ownership. It has taken us many miles and to many different places. It has allowed us to make some wonderful friends and it is full of memories. I sometimes sit in it and think about someplace we have been or someone we have met, and because of that we will definitely miss it. Still it seems right to let it go now, all the jobs have been done and I am sure that someone will get years of happy touring out of Rocky and hopefully get just as much fun as we have had (without the expense). We are not sure what to do regarding a replacement yet, we have seen a couple of suitable RVs but don't want to get to exited about them until Rocky sells as that is always a real disappointment when that happens and the one you love gets sold before you can go and buy it. Hopefully Rocky will sell quickly, but if it doesn't, then we will just keep it as we are still really happy with it, so will not take any silly offers to buy it.
We have decided to book a site in France for next years holiday, I had recently suggested a "meet" in France next year but it seemed to be put down :Blush: anyway Sharon has put up our holiday dates in the calendar and offer it as a meet for anyone who would like to meet up. There seems loads to do and see in the area we are going, and with that in mind I am starting to think about buying a little car and trailer so we can explore more easily, not sure what to get though, so I guess I am a long way off yet....
Well that's about it for this entry, I am still not used to filling out a blog, it's like writing up a diary and I have never done that.
Thanks for reading and I hope that I haven't bored you half to death, take care and happy camping.
Keith
Seemed to have picked up the bug that struck Sharon down at the weekend, and it ain't very nice I have an appointment tomorrow, 3rd October, to see a vascular specialist about the pains I get when trying to walk very far (well anything more than about 100 yards to be exact). I am certain that this is something to do with the fact that my cholesterol levels were quite high and I have gunged up veins and arteries.... He will tell me to stop smoking, which is probably a good thing really, but being a dinosaur I am now enjoying what may turn out to be my last few roll ups.
Trouble with illness is that once you get into the circuit of having to go to the quacks, you forever seem to be suffering some ailment, and I am fed up with it all. I used to be fit and never went to the quack, but nowadays I feel as though I am always there, bloody place is full of sick people :Laughing:
Anyway, as I said, another month gone, and another appointment with the chicken bone tossers, and I have another appointment to have my eyes photographed on the 16th (I think my eyes look OK, I don't need a picture of them to put on my wall) and then yet another appointment to see an Orthopaedic specialist on the 19th October. I guess my next appointment will be with St Peter (if I am judged to have been good :Rofl1:).
Brighter news, we have decided to try and sell Rocky, after two years and several thousands of pounds spent on it we have decided that we really want to have an RV with a dinette, this invariably means that we will have to go up to a 32 foot RV. I don't really want to go any bigger than Rocky because at 30 feet it is ideal for getting onto sites without to many problems, I just hope that the extra 2 feet won't bring any difficulties. All the folk I have spoken to say that it won't make any difference but I guess we will see.... Anyway Rocky is now advertised and for sale. We will miss the old bus as it has been good to us for our 2 years of ownership. It has taken us many miles and to many different places. It has allowed us to make some wonderful friends and it is full of memories. I sometimes sit in it and think about someplace we have been or someone we have met, and because of that we will definitely miss it. Still it seems right to let it go now, all the jobs have been done and I am sure that someone will get years of happy touring out of Rocky and hopefully get just as much fun as we have had (without the expense). We are not sure what to do regarding a replacement yet, we have seen a couple of suitable RVs but don't want to get to exited about them until Rocky sells as that is always a real disappointment when that happens and the one you love gets sold before you can go and buy it. Hopefully Rocky will sell quickly, but if it doesn't, then we will just keep it as we are still really happy with it, so will not take any silly offers to buy it.
We have decided to book a site in France for next years holiday, I had recently suggested a "meet" in France next year but it seemed to be put down :Blush: anyway Sharon has put up our holiday dates in the calendar and offer it as a meet for anyone who would like to meet up. There seems loads to do and see in the area we are going, and with that in mind I am starting to think about buying a little car and trailer so we can explore more easily, not sure what to get though, so I guess I am a long way off yet....
Well that's about it for this entry, I am still not used to filling out a blog, it's like writing up a diary and I have never done that.
Thanks for reading and I hope that I haven't bored you half to death, take care and happy camping.
Keith
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Great read Keith.
Know the doctor syndrome sadly. Hope Rocky finds a new home soon and you can move on to your next project. Good luck guy. |
Posted 09-10-2007 at 07:14 PM by Road Runner
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Keith,
I know exactly how you feel pal, four years ago I failed that dreaded over 70 medical. In a real dark moment I thought about ending it all. My doctor kicked my backside and we downsized to a panel van conversion and have never looked back. I manage to walk for about 30 minutes every day, what with that and life on the forums it gives me an interest while we are at home. I will find it very hard when I have to give up driving, I'm hoping it's a few years away yet. It's no fun growing old. I've visited my 97 year old mother at the weekend she thinks we are still teenagers. She has still got all her marbles and is as bright as a button. Don |
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Posted 10-10-2007 at 07:53 AM by Don Madge
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