Friday - June 10, 2011

LIFE IN P’s WORLD

LIFE IN P’s WORLD

It all started so well yesterday. We had something called a coffee morning here, some good friends in the village came by to visit and chat.
Next month we will be at their house.  Nothing fancy, just good company.
That’s how it started. Didn’t end that way though and got a bit worse today when I sort of wrecked the car.  And I wasn’t even going anywhere.
Well actually, I was.  But I’ll get to that in a moment provided I don’t fall out of my desk chair.

So, we had coffee and choc. chip cookies and some of us had sherry and port later in the morning and I had tea. All very civilized.

After our guests had left, I was helping my wife clear things up.  I don’t know what I did or how it happened, but I leaned into the fridge to put something away. Or maybe take something out. Don’t recall. But all I did was slightly lean and suddenly there was this pain, as in ouch. It seemed to start at the top of the stomach area but more towards the ribs. Just off to the right, and travelled around to my back. Now ain’t that weird?  I can’t account for it.  For the rest of the day and into the night, there was this dull something that seems to go from just an ache to a dull like hurt, at my back in the lower rib area.  I’d say about a hand’s width from the waist.  It even hurt to take a deep breath.  That was yesterday.

Feeling much better today although truth to tell, still feel it just a little.

Some years ago my wife was in an accident when a small pickup ran a stop sign and hit her car.  Thankfully not the driver’s side, the car was declared a total wreck. No surprise since the pickup that hit her was carrying logs for fireplaces.
She had a number of bones broken, knees banged up and a cracked back.  Not nice.
Even since then, she’s had on/off problems and I got into the habit of backing the car out of the garage for her so she didn’t have to twist around.  It got to be that I helped out even when she didn’t need any help.  And so it was this morning.

She had to go to our local market to pick up a few items we were short on.  So I left the computer and said I’d get the car out for her.  She told me she was ok and could handle it but I insisted on … “Helping.”

And so I thought I was.  Started the engine.  Ah. Good. No problems there.
While I take responsibility for what happened after I put her in gear, it must be said that these damned newish cars with those unpractical round bodies are not that easy to back out of some places with any ease. Especially garages built in an age of smaller square bodied cars in the 20’s. Which is when our garage dates from.

So, as I eased off the clutch I turned around to look behind me, and that’s when I felt something like a hard jab to by ribs in back. It didn’t actually hurt (although it did that ok) as much as surprise me.  Off came the clutch down went the accelerator and off like a rocket went the car.

Also off was the side mirror leaving dangling wires in its place, and some serious damage to the side of the car.  Scratches galore and you can also scratch our side night light.

I also damaged the left side garage door. Not really the door so much as the hinge.  It’s a bit bent at an awkward angle. I think the old frame might have an issue too.  Oh yeah, I ran the car into the hedge on the damaged side as well. One of those sharp like thick hedges that don’t easily resist things that fly or run into em.  Sighs.  Yeah, I’m feeling better today thanks.  Well, not exactly great cause I feel like I hurt the car.  And that hurts worse then my ribs. Which actually feel almost back to normal.
So, how was your day?

Posted by peiper     on 06/10/2011 at 12:35 PM   
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