Good Morning , Good Afternoon , Good Evening

[Drover]

We have rain squals passing thru up here, good stuff.

 

[1DayIll]

Its not weather today but at port melbourne cfmeu for refreasher corse training day so not at work its full on today 8 till 1 oh yea to celebrate i drove cruiser in got here in style

I guess someone has to do it.

 

[1DayIll]

We have rain squals passing thru up here, good stuff.

Hopefully you don't get the rain they have been getting up north

 

[Drover]

Its not weather today but at port melbourne cfmeu for refreasher corse training day so not at work its full on today 8 till 1 oh yea to celebrate i drove cruiser in got here in style

Holidays, then off work because of weather, so you have to get retrained ???????

 

[Drover]

Not much fun digging around in lakes, when one side starts to slide just so scary.

 

[Crusty181]

Carnt start work to much water laying around the job after last nights rain so have to wait till de watering is done maybe an hr till we can start not my fault its the rules

Must make it difficult to shower. Imagine if they had that rule in the Navy ...

 

[Drover]

Only rule Sailors had " Was don't drop the soap " ....

 

[chartrock]

I worked on a pommy frigate during my apprenticeship at Garden Island. There was a sign outside the showers saying " Compulsory shower parade once a week" and we asked one of the sailor if it was a joke. He said no, it was true but you could get out of it if you knew how.

 

[Drover]

That was to make sure they washed all the canvas sail dust off themselves at least weekly...........

 

[chartrock]

That was to make sure they washed all the canvas sail dust off themselves at least weekly...........

Mate, I might be old but the frigate I worked on was not from the period of the “wooden ships and iron men”.

 

[Drover]

Well Mudlo Rocks, Rainbow Beach caught another idiot trying get around when blind Freddy wouldn't.......pics from Rainbow Beach Towing...

 

[DRW]

its so easy to get caught if you have zero experience or drive a company car (or were born brain dead)

 

[1DayIll]

According to the TV add, if it was a Toyota the owner can pick it up tomorrow and drive away!

 

[chartrock]

Well, after nearly 11 weeks Mrs CR has finally made it home from hospital. She went in with stomach cramps, was diagnosed with a twisted bowel, had keyhole surgery to repair but due to scar tissue the bowel perforated. The problem was that this was not seen for five days so the body cavity filled with crap. So she was opened up all down the front and had to be pressure washed out. Six days in ICU then more than 5 weeks in a surgical ward where she was monitored for internal infections with 3 tubes inserted to drain infections and massive doses of antibiotics to kill any infections not drained. Drains finally removed but wearing a stoma bag she made it to rehab only to find she had blood clots in her lungs. Three attempts to discharge were thwarted by doctors or dieticians due to low electrolytes or dehydration. Finally got a call at 10:00 am to come and get her so I was in before they changed their mind again. Now the real work begins but at least I am not driving 50 Kms round trip every day and spending up 10 hours a day sitting. We spent our wedding anniversary, Christmas, New Year and Australia Day sitting in a ward. Not much fun.

Caravan will be sitting idle in its new shed for some time before it gets a run but we hope maybe to go local to the Broadwater or Tallebudgera CPs just to sit and vegetate. Onward and upward now.

 

[Johnanbev]

Well, after nearly 11 weeks Mrs CR has finally made it home from hospital. She went in with stomach cramps, was diagnosed with a twisted bowel, had keyhole surgery to repair but due to scar tissue the bowel perforated. The problem was that this was not seen for five days so the body cavity filled with crap. So she was opened up all down the front and had to be pressure washed out. Six days in ICU then more than 5 weeks in a surgical ward where she was monitored for internal infections with 3 tubes inserted to drain infections and massive doses of antibiotics to kill any infections not drained. Drains finally removed but wearing a stoma bag she made it to rehab only to find she had blood clots in her lungs. Three attempts to discharge were thwarted by doctors or dieticians due to low electrolytes or dehydration. Finally got a call at 10:00 am to come and get her so I was in before they changed their mind again. Now the real work begins but at least I am not driving 50 Kms round trip every day and spending up 10 hours a day sitting. We spent our wedding anniversary, Christmas, New Year and Australia Day sitting in a ward. Not much fun.

Caravan will be sitting idle in its new shed for some time before it gets a run but we hope maybe to go local to the Broadwater or Tallebudgera CPs just to sit and vegetate. Onward and upward now.

OMG how awful, please give her our comiserations, and may she recover quickly now she is home.

 

[Boots in Action]

Well, after nearly 11 weeks Mrs CR has finally made it home from hospital. She went in with stomach cramps, was diagnosed with a twisted bowel, had keyhole surgery to repair but due to scar tissue the bowel perforated. The problem was that this was not seen for five days so the body cavity filled with crap. So she was opened up all down the front and had to be pressure washed out. Six days in ICU then more than 5 weeks in a surgical ward where she was monitored for internal infections with 3 tubes inserted to drain infections and massive doses of antibiotics to kill any infections not drained. Drains finally removed but wearing a stoma bag she made it to rehab only to find she had blood clots in her lungs. Three attempts to discharge were thwarted by doctors or dieticians due to low electrolytes or dehydration. Finally got a call at 10:00 am to come and get her so I was in before they changed their mind again. Now the real work begins but at least I am not driving 50 Kms round trip every day and spending up 10 hours a day sitting. We spent our wedding anniversary, Christmas, New Year and Australia Day sitting in a ward. Not much fun.

Caravan will be sitting idle in its new shed for some time before it gets a run but we hope maybe to go local to the Broadwater or Tallebudgera CPs just to sit and vegetate. Onward and upward now.

Hi @chartrock , our thoughts are with you and your wife at this time. I wish your wife a "speedy" (damn- wrong word!!!) a steady and successful recovery so that you can both get away together again sometime in the future. Kindest regards. Graham

 

[Drover]

Good to hear she is finally home and you can both rest up, we had our fingers crossed that you could actually bring her home this week...................

 

[1DayIll]

Lets pray it is all good from here. Hopefully it is not too long before she is able to venture out a little bit and you can enjoy the great outdoors!

 

[DRW]

Great to see Elaine finally home Paul, give her a hug from Carmel and I (not too hard though)

 

[Drover]

Gee you get it easy, the old T Line would get to 43 deg in the cab and that was on a cool day, bustard of a truck thankfully rarely drove it.....no AC either not that the AC was much chop when new........