Thursday, February 12, 2004

thewife was worried because hospital staff had wanted her to go out and speak to them about Mumsy this afternoon. Naturally she was anxious, particularly as Mumsy had not been that great when they phoned, they also asked if she was next of kin, which didn't ease her worries any, so I got the day off to go with her. As it turns out Mumsy was in good fettle, in a bit less pain, but attached to a heart monitor. Doctor cam along and explained things, which was extremely reassuring. All the new complications that were going through the wife's head didn't surface. It turns out that they were looking to do a procedure that was supposed to be needed and urgent, and thewife was constantly asking staff why it hadn't happened and anyway it turns out that the x-rays they have are unsuitable for comparison purposes and that they are going for a more detailed, precise and expensive test instead. So we breathe a sigh of relief. Nevertheless Mumsy is going to be in for a couple of weeks anyway, so an endless supply of batteries and some more tapes will be a good thing.

ANCHO Part 2. Boy is this the most incompetent organisation in the history of organisations? They hold a public meeting to "consult" homeowners in their estate areas about the bills they sent out, see post of 30th January. Anyway they sent letters out arrived last Saturday asking us to confirm that we wanted to attend a meeting, no date no venue, that would be confirmed later. Seriously, how do you avoid meeting a horde of people who want you dead? Easy don't tell them its happening.

They found out anyway, turned up on masse and listened to the fools as they attempted to lie and deceive their way out of things further, 400 people turned up to the meeting, some of whom were not going to be allowed in. When we did get in and started, the idiots had not hired a P.A which is necessary if you want ty speak above a lot of hecklers. Anyways the start of the meeting was postponed but the major hotel i n town couldn't find a PA that worked. Lots of people, myself included, gave them a hard time then Brian Donohoe M.P. Man of the people rubbed it in further to huge cheers populist or what, watched by the SSP and the liberals and by local Labour Party people. Oh what political fun.

Frankly, bored shitless by the whole brassneckfest, Sack them, get on with the show.

posted by timesnewroman at 8:00 PM  

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