It was a lovely snow too. I looked out from the window of the hospital last night at the downtown lights, Christmas trees lit up with the snow gently falling in big fat flakes, it was very pretty and I wished I had my camera.
It was a good night at work last night . I had some great patients but out of the 4 only 2 spoke English, made for a quiet night. With Spanish I can say some basic words but I am clueless how to even say hello in Vietnamese or Chinese. German, once again I can say a few words, Greek, nope, only latin and only medical terms. So it is always a challenge. Especially since my one patient kept chattering away at me when I was in the room. Hope she wasn't cheerfully telling me she was having terrible chest pain and felt short of breath. Anyway if we have to I have a handy translator telephone which can get me the answers right away. The wonders of technology.
Yesterday our son called and his furnace was broken. Of course it was, it was freezing out.
I am still getting by on my duck taped furnace and I tell you. I know 3 people who have replaced their furnaces in the last 4 years. Each and every one of them have had to have it repaired every winter. Whats up with that? At least with my furnace it is 38 years old, I can understand it breaking down, but new ones. Pieces of crap it appears. As with most new things these days made poorly and cheaply but expensive.
I sure miss good workmanship. I miss helpful clerks, good manners, things that last, things that are made well, smiles and shop owners who look happy to see you entering their doors. Actually that has gotten better in these bad times. The shop owners almost thrown their arms around you and burst into tears of joys to see customers at all, LOL. Anyway, the furnace is fixed now, my son has thawed and hopefully it will make it through another long winter blast.
Rick is making taverns again tonight. Yummy. I slept a good 7 hours and feel rested and ready to go it another day. And weirdly my sinuses are plugged again. I seriously think it's that recirculated dry air at the hospital. I was feeling better. And I am allergic to the sanitizer they use at the hospital so my hands are all broken out again. I bring my own soap but in a hurry forget to use it each time. So wish my luck I can get through this long stretch without my sinuses getting as bad as 2 weeks ago.
Bon Hiver all.
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Glad that your son got that furnace fixed else he would have probably been over to spend the night at your place which I an sure you wouldn't have minded. I hope you are not getting sick again. That hand sanitizer makes my hands dry and crack open. They did that when Ken was in the hospital and I had to use it a lot. Helen
Funny you should mention sinuses. Mine has been acting up all week.
Jimmy
I miss quality workmanship, too! Things just are not made like they used to be. Hope your sinuses feel better soon. That's miserable. Mine acted up when we turned on our heater, too.
Stay well and have a good weekend.
Pam
LOL! I thought we were the only ones with a duct tape furnace! Kevin won't replace it till it dies. It's almost there! LOL
Snow already you are lucky, can I say that, we don't get much here now so look forwrd to it maybe for Christmas. We had to put in a new boiler in September and the difference is phenomenal but hope it does not bread down. Yes a smile is nice in a store but hard to get. Love Joan
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