A waste of a good afternoon... ho-hum !!

Well "Greetings !!" World's !!

How are your bits of the Universe treating you, this fine - very bright - Tuesday ?! I know - I guess, by the time that, some of you, read these words, it might be another day, altogether.... but... that's too complicated for my little brain !! Where I am, it's Tuesday.... and it's a very bright day !!

As I type, I'm home alone..... which means the music is turned up higher than normal !! I am also having a vinyl only kind of day - which is kind of good !! To explain....

I was going to try & tidy up the Lp's, that have been sitting here, on the floor, for way too long. My plan was to probably take them up to J's room & stack them there, until such a time he might decided to come home.

However - I thought, as I'm moving them - I would give the odd 1 or 2 a quick listen !! Sooooo - as I type, I'm playing the 1972 album, by Bo Hanson called 'Music Inspired By Lord Of The Rings'. The tracks are:

Side A

1) Leaving Shire
2) The Old Forest
3) Tom Bombadil
4) Fog On Barrow-Downs
5) The Black Riders
6) Flight To The Ford
7) At The House Of Elrond
8) The Ring Goes South

Side B

1) A Journey In The Dark
2) Lothlorien
3) Shadowfax
4) The Horns Of Rohan
5) The Battle Of The Pelennor Fields
6) Dreams In The Houses Of Healing
7) Homeward Bound
8) The Scouring Of The Shire
9) The Grey Havens

I can't quite get my head around, just how dated this album sounds !! It's still a good listen - but, it sounds really "old" !! I don't know, just how else to describe it ?! Nevermind..... 'Tubular Bells' it is not.... but, still worth a listen, if you get the chance.

As I go thru' the albums - I'll try & give you a track listing..... some I might skip altogether - but... I'll see how things pan out.

Right - as mentioned above, I'm home alone.... for a while at least. B... My Wife & Dearest Friend... has gone up to see her Aunt G & maybe take a trip over to her Mum's grave. As her Mum & Aunt were/are twins, today is their birthday. She only left, a short while ago - so, I guess she won't be home, for a few hours at least..... depends on how long she spends talking !!

Of course - she might go over & see her Dad, as well.... so - that will add to her journey time !! So.... I will see her, when she gets home.... whenever that turns out to be !!

I was thinking, for a while, about going along with her..... but, we had already arranged for a guy to come over, to the house and fix a few problems with the plumbing !! We didn't really plan it this way - but, we need the pipes looked at, so I'm here waiting for whoever it turns out to be, to get here. It's a bit of a bummer really !!

Add to that - I am really knackered from yesterday's little bit of excitement.... well, something like that !! It wasn't so much "excitement" - more bloody annoying !! To explain.....

1st tho' - I've changed the music...... I'm now playing the 2 Lp version of Nightwish's 'Once' album !! The tracks are:

Side A

1) Dark Chest Of Wonders
2) Wish I Had An Angel
3) Nemo

Side B

1) Planet Hell
2) Creek Mary's Blood
3) The Siren

Side C

1) Dead Gardens
2) Romanticide
3) Ghost Love Score

Side D

1) Kuolema Takee Taiteilijan
2) Higher Than Hope

Anyhoo - back to yesterday.... more, back to last Friday night !! As mentioned before, on Sunday (I think ?) I fell out of bed & really hit the floor, with a very large thump !! Not only did I mess my back up - I managed to cut a gash into my head, as well.... not too badly, but enough to let me know that I had done it !!

Anyways - that was Friday night....

By yesterday, my back was really hurting, sooooo I went down to the local Dr's surgery, to get it checked out. As it turned out, given the problems, with my back... since May 2013's surgery... the Dr. that I saw, wanted me to go into the hospital, to get it checked out. With me so far ?"

So, that was about 9.30 yesterday morning.... and we were with her - the doctor - when she 'phoned the hospital, to let them know, that I was coming into the hospital & she wanted me to see one of my orthopedic team.... the guys who have looked after me, over the last couple of years.

Right - after sorting out a few things, B drove me to Taunton & we went to the place, that I was told to go to & let them know, that I had arrived. I don't know what time that was..... but....... !!

At 3.30pm - well... I was getting pretty fed up. Not only had we been left, just sort of hanging around - but, I had not had any opportunity, to take any of my med's !! It was the latter bit, that was making things worse..... the pain just kept on growing & getting worse, as each minute went by !!

As it was - B went & found a nurse, told her of my situation & she then gave me some morphine, to help things along. It's the stuff, that I have here, at home.... so, it helped.

As it turned out - at around 4pm, a Dr showed up & sent me for some X-rays.......... then, nothing !! B & I were taken to a little area, where there were some beds, if I wanted to lay down, but.... nothing !! We were just left there..... !!

I was asked, at one point, if I had had anything to eat..... but, nothing was actually offered to me !! I was asked, if I wanted a cup of tea - which, as Mormons, we don't drink anyway.... but..... nothing else was really offered !! It all got very frustrating, it really did !!

So - I told a nurse, that I was going to leave at 6pm.... but, it wasn't until I started to wheel myself out of the door, at exactly 6, that she realised I wasn't joking !! She actually stood in front of me & told me, that I couldn't leave.... I had to be signed out.....

.... to which, I pointed out, that I hadn't actually been signed in - sooooo..... but, she wouldn't move, so I put my name, on a bit of paper & put on it "Waited tooooooooooo long !!" Much too long - I was really pissed off !! It was a waste of a good afternoon !!

I'm now listening to Led Zeppelin's 'Presence' album, from 1976.... great album !! The tracks are:

Side A

1) Achilles Last Stand
2) For Your Life
3) Royal Orleans

Side B

1) Nobody's Fault But Mine
2) Candy Store Rock
3) Hots On For Nowhere
4) Tea For One

I'm only playing a couple of the tracks....... still a great Lp tho' !!

Anyhoo - B & I left the hospital.... and headed home, feeling that we had been wasting our time !! I could of stayed at home & - probably - been better off, for it, not having to move about & crap like that. Oh well !!

I'm the first person, to say... "if you're sick, you get looked after" by our hospital system, but - yesterday was really frustrating !! Having seen my local Dr. - being told at 9.30, that the hospital were expecting me & then - more or less - nothing !! By the time, that I got back to the house, my t-shirt had blood over it, from where my back wound had leaked.... it was all very frustrating & something I will not be doing again, in any kind of hurry !!

Anyhow - that was yesterday.... enough moaning !!

Back to today.... and my very few plans......

I'm actually going to sit back & watch a 'Batman' disc, that M gave me to watch. It's the 1st one, with Christian Bale, as Batman... so, I'm looking forward to seeing that one !! Having had & watched the 2nd movie... well, I hope the 1st one will fill in some of the blanks !!

Oh - I have to 'phone a record shop, in Taunton, to see if they have one - or both - of the latest Gov't Mule albums. I had hoped to get them, at the record fair, a week or so back.... but..... nothing. I'll call them later on. Right - I must go.... things to do & films to watch !!

As always - I thank you for logging in & reading my words.... from Germany, over to America & into Asia - my thank's to you all..... until next time..

Bye Bye