General Chat

This afternoon was making some crabapple jelly with the fruit Fred and his mate had previously brought in because I think I am going to need to keep on top of it this year.

His mate came hammering up the path on his own, telling me not to worry but Fred was lying on the side of the road.

It seems he was crossing the road toward the sun and had gone too far into a tyre track which had sent him sprawling. some passing person had called a paramedic and the man who always has to get involved at an emergency had stopped to get a bit of the action.

When I arrived, full of my usual sympathy, a not very happy Fred was moaning because his leg hurt, which they all assumed was injury. It wasn't, he just needed something under his knee to support it like he has in bed. I put the wheelchair cushion under and that shut him up!

There were three men there and he just wanted them to pick him up and put him in his chair so he could get on with his day but the paramedic wasn't allowed and Piece of the Action Man insisted on kneeling behind him to support him.

Another ambulance had to be called and they arrived with some kind of inflatable cushion thing to get him in line with the wheelchair. Piece of the Action Man still had to hang about, for reasons best known to himself.

Once they had him in the wheelchair they had to lift him manually anyway to get him in a sitting position. He was off like a rat up a drainpipe then.

I had insisted his chair was put into gear because I didn't want him being pushed and thinking he was a stroke victim or something and he really didn't want to be associated with the ambulances.

Looks like he has cut his foot, the carers have just found it so we will have the out of hours nurse around yet again but, other than that, he doesn't seem too bothered by it all!

does he go looking for trouble???? :-D :-D :-D


Seriously .............. I'm glad that he was not badly damaged in the fall.

Everybody else has little disasters in a normal life so why should he miss out?

sounds like an episode from Calamity Jane - thank goodness he's OK

He took it in his stride. It was other people who wanted to make a production of it.

I really think Fred would be a good character for a comic strip!!!!

The Adventures of Fearless Fred and his gang

Bet he will feel it tomorrow,,,a few bruises and pains.

if he will go gathering war wounds then he has to pay the price,,,,,,,,bless him,,,

:-D.

bet he still has his sausage sandwich

Well yes,the sausage sandwich is sacrosanct.

I didn't call the out of hours in the end because I have a community nurse coming today for his blood test and he wasn't bleeding much.

He is breaking fast at the moment.

Hope Fred is OK this morning with not too any bruises

He said just now that his foot hurt and he was not going out today but the nurse has since been and dressed it so he may well change his mind.

The call of the sausage sandwich is very strong.

The first thing that came in my mind when I read this was It was sausage sandwich day. I hope Fred will be okay and am so relieved he still managed to get his much loved sandwich.

What a man! :-D

Hope Fred feels more comfortable today and is able to carry on with his usual routine.

Gwyn

His foot was bleeding last night but, because we had a community nurse coming for a blood test this morning I left it for her to dress.

He was up and doing the washing but the call of the sausage sandwich was not strong enough this week. He stayed at home and went to bed at two.

He was very pale and slept heavily until about 4.45 when I asked him how he was. He got up then and I asked him if he was going out for a while because he didn't want to risk losing his confidence.

He told me to F*** Off.

His mate came in and asked him if he fancied going round the estate to see if there were any plums to be had.

He said he might as well and that is where they have gone.

and did he bring home any plums for you??? :-D :-D

He did indeed.

You can't keep a good Fred down eh Sharron?

Glad he felt up to plum gathering and hope he will be ok

Lizx

Hope all is well now. The fall will have shaken him up but he wouldn't want to lose face and worry you.

Hope3 he,s OK. But I,m surprised he has,nt sorted out " Home Delivery" for his Sausage Sarnies

He is still a bit sleepy and didn't go on the bus again today but he is 93 so I really can't expect miracles.

he has been out round the village, past where it happened.