General Chat

Exactly, Maggie, but you don't want to give Tescos a let out at all.

Do you have any free legal help from your house insurance? I seem to remember o.h. did and it was Irving Mitchell who helped him claim off the chap's car insurance when he was knocked off his bike in 2013. He got quite a useful amount for loss of earnings, pain and discomfort etc. He had a thumb injury.

Lizxx

Dancing was pre banana slip and damaged ribs :-D :-D :-D

...I also told the claims person that, had I not slipped, and had to go to the doctor, I wouldn't be having to take a day off work for a gastroscopy next Friday :-|
AND this may stop me seeing my new grandaughter next weekend, as I'll be recovering :-| :-| :-| (I intend having as much sedation as possible)

In other words, this slip has not only cost me at least 2 days pay (so far), it has b*ggered up my plans for a few weeks!!

Looks like it, Maggie. Go for it, you might as well, it would cover lost earnings so you can recover properly (don't mention the dancing)

Our milk was the same, iced up from being left outside early, then brought in and put near the radiators, those old fashioned chunky ones, to thaw. Ugh!

Lizxx

Yes, I was going to mention the 'state' of school milk.
In Scotland, it would come in with the lids popped open and about an inch of ice coming out of the top of the bottle - so it was put by the fire (did you have the old coal fired black fires?) to 'thaw out' :-S

I didn't ask for compensation - but he's going to send details and forms.
Apparently I have 3 years to claim. :-D :-D

If they send the forms, I presume they claim responsibility.......

At last, some progress towards getting some recompense, I hope. You sound really uncomfortable, Maggie. Make sure you rest and take care of yourself.

I had the milk at school but hated that as it was always too cold (icey) or too warm.

Lizx

I didn't go into work on Thursday - slept very heavily - in the wrong position :-(
I could hardly breathe, let alone move.
By 11ish the painkillers started working - and I went up to bed and slept for nearly 3 hours.
When I woke up, I decided to e-mail Tesco's, mainly to ensure the accident had been recorded in a 'accident log' - and to point out how difficult it was to phone them..
Received a nice reply - asking if I'd like the manager to phone me.
I didn't but on Friday evening, I replied with a detailed report, and the aftermath.

Today, the manager phoned me, followed, a couple of hours later by their claims man! :-S :-S

I drank my pint a day when I was 18!
At school, of course, we had our third of a pint during morning break :-D

It's obviously stood you in good stead, Maggie.

I liked milk as a child but for some reason, we never had enough. If I used too much, Mum would tick me off, saying 'don't use all the milk' I wonder why she didn't just order more? It can't have been that expensive in the 50s?

Lizxx

Liz, I used to drink a pint every lunchtime when I worked in the Dockyard!!
-and that was 'proper' stuff - full fat - and I still drink it!! :-D

Lucky you, Maggie, did you have a lot of milk when you were young? You and your siblings certainly diced with death lol

Touch wood, I have never broken any bones either. I hope I can stay thst way but I certainly have a lot of osteoarthritis and wesr and tear on my joints.

Hope you start to feel better soon

Lizxx

I'm one of those fortunate people with (as my gran would say) 'strong bones'.
So far, (touch wood), the only person in our immediate family to break any bones is the younger of my brothers - and that was when he was on his motorbike - and a car 'T-boned' him :-|
He now has a titanium shin and metal knees! :-D :-D

Oh - and still rides a motorbike.

As children, the four of us used to hurl down the sides of quarries on go-carts, throw ourselves off swings. I used to jump off cliffs at Mevagissey - we gave our bones plenty of opportunity to break - but they didn't :-S

Funny how things work out, how nice to meet with your friend again, Maggie.

I know you're not a youngster lol but meant the slip could have happened to someone already struggling with mobility. Good thing you were well booted. When you are better, do a some dancing round the house to keep yourself in readiness for more partying lol

Lizxx

Liz - I'm no spring chicken!!
I was really pleased I was wearing long hefty boots - we'd been trudging around the Marlborough countryside - probably saved me from breaking an ankle.

Have to admit, I prefer the pain 'acquired' from dancing too much!

One good thing, though, when I left work, I ended up walking to the other end of town to catch the bus home, because I wasn't sure whether the bus that went by saying 'sorry full', with no number, was my bus or not.
At the bus stop at the other end of town, I saw my old 'bus buddy', Annie.
I hadn't seen her for a long time - nearly a year - and thought she may have died, as she'd had a stroke a few years previously. She nearly had died, though - she'd had heart failure.
I don't know her surname, nor exactly where she lives - we only meet on the bus/at the bus stop, chatted, ran up the stairs to get the front seat - then occasionally give it up for a child - but not every time!!
It was lovely to see her - worth leaving work early for. :-D

You need to document all this Maggie, and contact Tesco. You could have been a really old lady ending up with a broken hip, or fractured skull.

Hope the painkillers work

Lizx

As the pain in my chest was getting worse, not better, this morning, at work, I attempted to get a doctors appointment. First one was the 19th!!
Left work early and phoned from home. Said I wanted to talk to a doctor.
Gave the receptionist the details, she phoned back - I was told to go along at 5.30.
I walked the mile (with plenty of 'breathers') as the hourly bus is usually late.

Well, I saw the registrar - talk about thorough!!
She said my ribs could be broken - not saying they affect my breathing, but she thought I was asthmatic!
Apparently, they don't x-ray, or do anything - just give painkillers.
I cant take co-codamil (her first choice) unless I can sleep all day, and appear 'off the planet'.

Then she noticed I hadn't had the endoscopy that was promised? two years ago, to check on an ulcer I may have, so I shouldn't take ibuprofen - it'll have to be paracetamol .

And she's booked me in for blood tests and a bl**dy endoscopy :-| :-|
I asked if it could be at the end of October (when my current temp job ends) but she was insistent that it would be in the next 2 weeks!

Tesco has got a lot to answer for :-P :-P :-P

Ouch, hope you feel better tomorrow (today) Maggie. I think you should have got your shopping for free at least.

Lizx

Oh dear Maggie .... I'm glad Allan behaved and didn't snigger too much :-D :-D

Seriously hope you're feeling better tomorrow.

:-D :-D :-D

Personally, I think it was quite an elegant slip - my feet hadn't been that high for years.
Fortunately, I was wearing jeggings, and 'sensible' flat boots (my usual attire), so I didn't show my knickers :-D :-D :-D
The crawling before I stood up was a bit ungainly - but there were 3 blokes stood there watching!! Not one - not even my 'driver' helped me up!

I'm a bit worried that my head doesn't hurt as much as it should - I have a lovely bump. :-S
Perhaps the paracetamol (something I rarely take) have actually worked :-D