Illness update!
I feel fine now but I still have this cough and it's not getting better.
But Steve is sick yet again! About 5 weeks ago, he got a really bad cold, the week after that he was feeling better but still had a nagging cough (just like where I am now). I bugged him to go to the doctor because with the cough, his cold had lasted more than 2 weeks and you know Mom's 2 week rule (my cold is about a week and a half so I still have some time). But he didn't go until the 3rd week, when he suddenly started feeling sick again. The doctor said he had a chest infection and prescribed him antibiotics. But he finished the antibiotics a week ago so now it's the 5th week and he still has a little bit of a cough and yesterday, suddenly had a sharp pain in his throat. Since it was a game night, the team doctor was there and told Steve his lymph nodes are swollen and his throat is "red raw" - he instructed to see his GP on monday and get a swab of his throat done so that is the plan.
Hopefully, I don't continue to follow Steve's pattern.
We were supposed to babysit Aoife tonight but I don't think that's going to happen. I feel okay but the last thing I want is to give this horrible cold to little Aoife!
As for the game, we lost horribly but I think I got some good pictures, I haven't gone through them yet.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Spiders everywhere!
Why is our balcony like a spider colony? I went out there and saw a few so I got the bug spray but then a few more crawled out nearby so I just started spraying all over the railing and spiders started crawling out everywhere! There was easily 20 of them and one was HUGE, it was a nightmare! I think I got all of them except this one which was hiding on the other side of the railing and I don't want to reach over the edge.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Still sick!
Well, our water came back on around 4pm Friday but I haven't posted about it because I've been sick all weekend. I'm feeling better than I did on Friday but today, I have no voice. Fun stuff.
The building management say there still needs to be repairs done on the pipes but they did not say they'd be shutting off the water again. I have a sneeky suspicion they will though. After all, the ceiling in our hallway where the elevators are has been leaking water all weekend - that can't be a good sign. There's 4 buckets out there to catch it but it's already ruined the carpet and stained the ceiling so I'm sure that will all have to be replaced once the water is finally fixed. There is a lovely damp smell in the hallway, luckily it hasn't reached inside the apartment. Oh, and did I mention we can't use the trash shoot on our floor for some reason? We have to go up to floor six. What a mess this has all caused.
The building management say there still needs to be repairs done on the pipes but they did not say they'd be shutting off the water again. I have a sneeky suspicion they will though. After all, the ceiling in our hallway where the elevators are has been leaking water all weekend - that can't be a good sign. There's 4 buckets out there to catch it but it's already ruined the carpet and stained the ceiling so I'm sure that will all have to be replaced once the water is finally fixed. There is a lovely damp smell in the hallway, luckily it hasn't reached inside the apartment. Oh, and did I mention we can't use the trash shoot on our floor for some reason? We have to go up to floor six. What a mess this has all caused.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Sill NO Water!
We still have no water in our apartment building and the reception guy is saying it looks like a minimum of another 48 hours with it off! When we walked in and there was water covering the floor in the stairway, I knew they'd tried to turn it on and something leaked or burst. Apparently, so many people were complaining, that they promised they'd switch it back on today "no matter what" but when they did, they blew a pipe. I knew something like that would happen, I told Steve "If they turn it on before it's ready, they'll just make it worse and then how long will it take to fix it?" This is what happens when people have no patience. I admit the lack of water is beyond annoying but sometimes you just have to let people do their job and throwing a tantrum isn't going to make the situation any better.
And you want to know what caused all this in the first place? Well, I don't know the technicalities but several months ago, they warned residents that they'd be shutting off the water for a day for mandatory maintenance. But so many people complained that they cancelled it! Steve and I thought "so does that mean they're just going to wait until something goes seriously wrong?" Which is exactly what happened. If people had just accepted ONE day without water, this would have been resolved long ago. But now we're all suffering 3+ days without water because some spoiled brats decided they were too important to go one day without it!
The management has supplied us with as many free bottles of water we want though and also with buckets to flush the toilet (and a hose out back to fill it with). The poor reception guy looks extremely stressed out, he's probably getting all the harassment even though he can't do anything but offer updates about the situation.
And to top it off... I have Steve's cold so I don't even have the energy to go to the health club to shower (the showers there have been open to residents in light of the situation). Ugh, what a crappy day!
And you want to know what caused all this in the first place? Well, I don't know the technicalities but several months ago, they warned residents that they'd be shutting off the water for a day for mandatory maintenance. But so many people complained that they cancelled it! Steve and I thought "so does that mean they're just going to wait until something goes seriously wrong?" Which is exactly what happened. If people had just accepted ONE day without water, this would have been resolved long ago. But now we're all suffering 3+ days without water because some spoiled brats decided they were too important to go one day without it!
The management has supplied us with as many free bottles of water we want though and also with buckets to flush the toilet (and a hose out back to fill it with). The poor reception guy looks extremely stressed out, he's probably getting all the harassment even though he can't do anything but offer updates about the situation.
And to top it off... I have Steve's cold so I don't even have the energy to go to the health club to shower (the showers there have been open to residents in light of the situation). Ugh, what a crappy day!
Monday, June 15, 2009
My Birthday!
As you may have noticed, my birthday is tomorrow and originally, Steve and I were just going to go out to dinner tomorrow night. But apparently our building is shutting off our water tomorrow! It sounds like it will be off all day since they say the Lowry Outlets next door will remain open late so that we can use the bathrooms there. But it's still ridiculously inconvenient (remember when our water shut off while Ange and James were here?!), not only for the bathroom usage (imperative for Crohn's!) but it also means I won't be able to shower tomorrow. It's just typical for this to happen on my birthday!
So, just like when Ange and James were here, we've decided to stay at a hotel tomorrow night. Between the water being off and it being my birthday, why not? I originally suggested just staying in the new Etap down the road because it's cheap but then Steve had the brilliant idea of using the Marriott gift card from Ange and James we got for Christmas! Yay! So thank you guys, your Christmas gift is now also serving as a birthday gift to me, lol. We're staying at the Marriott Renaissance in Manchester. So the water being turned off is kind of a blessing in disguise!
On another note about my birthday, one of my presents from Steve is driving lessons! (Not from him, with a driving company, lol). I've been talking about wanting to drive over here but between driving on the left and learning stick shift, it's been a daunting idea. So I'm basically just going to start from scratch.
So, just like when Ange and James were here, we've decided to stay at a hotel tomorrow night. Between the water being off and it being my birthday, why not? I originally suggested just staying in the new Etap down the road because it's cheap but then Steve had the brilliant idea of using the Marriott gift card from Ange and James we got for Christmas! Yay! So thank you guys, your Christmas gift is now also serving as a birthday gift to me, lol. We're staying at the Marriott Renaissance in Manchester. So the water being turned off is kind of a blessing in disguise!
On another note about my birthday, one of my presents from Steve is driving lessons! (Not from him, with a driving company, lol). I've been talking about wanting to drive over here but between driving on the left and learning stick shift, it's been a daunting idea. So I'm basically just going to start from scratch.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Mystery Movie Walk Out!
Tonight we went to another "mystery movie" (last time we saw the monthly mystery movie, it turned out to be Star Trek). Well, this time it was a movie called "Looking For Eric" which is sort of but not really about a former Manchester United player (reminder for Mom, United BAD, City GOOD, lol). Apparently, it's about some delusional guy who thinks the former player is his guardian angel. Not sure why anyone outside a United fan would be interested in this but stranger movies have been made.
Anyway, needless to say, Steve refused to watch anything even remotely related to United so we left ASAP and got a refund since we left within 20 minutes. But surprisingly, so did almost everyone else! I'd say about 90% of the viewers left, much to Steve's delight, lol.
Anyway, needless to say, Steve refused to watch anything even remotely related to United so we left ASAP and got a refund since we left within 20 minutes. But surprisingly, so did almost everyone else! I'd say about 90% of the viewers left, much to Steve's delight, lol.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Oasis Yesterday
Yesterday, we (Paul, Jodie, Steve and I) went to see Oasis in Heaton Park. Luckily, it wasn't as muddy as we thought it would be. It was the third show at this location and it'd been raining most of the weekend. I specifically went out and bought cheap shoes in preparation for having to throw them out from all the mud afterwards. But didn't need to so now I have a new pair of shoes! lol
Musically, Oasis were excellent - as were one of the support acts, Kasabian, who I also love. The sound was really good so that helped but they were also both on top form. I wish I could say the same for the fans though. What I'm about to tell you will probably put all you off from ever visiting England again, lol. But here it goes.
English Oasis fans (they don't do this in the US) are seemingly incapable of using a toilet at a concert. I realize a lot of them are so drunk that they can't make it to the porta-potties or wait in the lines for their turn. Especially when you're near the front and it takes half an hour to get through the crowd. You know what it's like when you break the seal! So many of them wind up (cringe) peeing in their empty beer cups. This itself is crude but we haven't reached the worst part yet. For some inexplicable and downright disgusting reason, they then decide that instead of just dumping the urine onto the ground (which is gross but what else are you going to do with it at that point)..... that throwing it into the crowd is a much better solution for getting rid of it.
It's bad enough when they start off throwing their beer into the crowd. The idiocy of this is abounding and what possesses people to waste the money they spent on their beer by throwing it on other people is beyond me. But to then progress to throwing your urine on dozens of people.... I swear, if I ever get my hands on someone who does this, they will live to regret it. But I promise this kind of dispicable behavior only happens at concerts so just don't go a large, popular concert over here and you'll be fine!
That was the worst of the day. We also had to walk about a mile to the location because they only had one entrance to the park open which was about a mile from the stage setup. And then on the way home, stopping at the Subway drive through because the store was closed, a bunch of Oasis fans on foot decided they could cut in front of us because we were in a car.
I hate people. Well, I hate Oasis fans but there are times I hate people in general too.
The only saving grace of the whole day was the music.
On another note, Paul and Jodie told us that Aoife has entered into her terrible two's a bit early and is throwing horrible tantrums if she doesn't get her way. At the food store, she tries to knock everything over and if you try to pick her up, she drops to her knees and screams bloody murder. Paul then asked if we could babysit at the end of June and Steve said "Not if she's behaving like that!" LOL
Musically, Oasis were excellent - as were one of the support acts, Kasabian, who I also love. The sound was really good so that helped but they were also both on top form. I wish I could say the same for the fans though. What I'm about to tell you will probably put all you off from ever visiting England again, lol. But here it goes.
English Oasis fans (they don't do this in the US) are seemingly incapable of using a toilet at a concert. I realize a lot of them are so drunk that they can't make it to the porta-potties or wait in the lines for their turn. Especially when you're near the front and it takes half an hour to get through the crowd. You know what it's like when you break the seal! So many of them wind up (cringe) peeing in their empty beer cups. This itself is crude but we haven't reached the worst part yet. For some inexplicable and downright disgusting reason, they then decide that instead of just dumping the urine onto the ground (which is gross but what else are you going to do with it at that point)..... that throwing it into the crowd is a much better solution for getting rid of it.
It's bad enough when they start off throwing their beer into the crowd. The idiocy of this is abounding and what possesses people to waste the money they spent on their beer by throwing it on other people is beyond me. But to then progress to throwing your urine on dozens of people.... I swear, if I ever get my hands on someone who does this, they will live to regret it. But I promise this kind of dispicable behavior only happens at concerts so just don't go a large, popular concert over here and you'll be fine!
That was the worst of the day. We also had to walk about a mile to the location because they only had one entrance to the park open which was about a mile from the stage setup. And then on the way home, stopping at the Subway drive through because the store was closed, a bunch of Oasis fans on foot decided they could cut in front of us because we were in a car.
I hate people. Well, I hate Oasis fans but there are times I hate people in general too.
The only saving grace of the whole day was the music.
On another note, Paul and Jodie told us that Aoife has entered into her terrible two's a bit early and is throwing horrible tantrums if she doesn't get her way. At the food store, she tries to knock everything over and if you try to pick her up, she drops to her knees and screams bloody murder. Paul then asked if we could babysit at the end of June and Steve said "Not if she's behaving like that!" LOL
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