Inconvenient Annoyances

I went to the med centre about my stubbed toe this morning - doesn’t appear to be broken as I can move and bend it and the doctor couldn’t feel any extra movement (I.e anything fractured). Just seems to be a torn ligament, which has caused the bruising.


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Do you have some paper tape (I know it's called something else in the UK but can't think of what it's called) so you can tape it to it's friend next door?  Hurt toes like to be taped to their buddy. 

Do you have some paper tape (I know it's called something else in the UK but can't think of what it's called) so you can tape it to it's friend next door?  Hurt toes like to be taped to their buddy.

You make it sound so cute.

You make it sound so cute.

#dancer

Do you have some paper tape (I know it's called something else in the UK but can't think of what it's called) so you can tape it to it's friend next door?  Hurt toes like to be taped to their buddy.

Well, the doctor said that taping it to the next toe is often done, but the problem is that it’s bruised on the inside and top of the toe, so taping it to the next toe would actually hurt more (I tried it with a plaster and I could barely stand up). My solution at the moment (which the doctor suggested) is to just wear socks/bare feet when I can so that I keep pressure off the toe, and only wear shoes when I have to.

It is getting a bit better though - I can walk pretty much normally without shoes on... it’s just that it hurts when there’s pressure on the side and top of the toe from shoes.


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...only wear shoes when I have to...

It is getting a bit better though - I can walk pretty much normally without shoes on... it’s just that it hurts when there’s pressure on the side and top of the toe from shoes.

I never wear shoes unless I have to! 

Glad it's improving ksand, an injury like that is sooo painful.

Staying off it as much as possible, and keeping it elevated (like on a chair) as much as possible while it's healing to take the fluids away from it, maybe?

I don't envy you this one. Have done similar over the years and there's just not a lot to be done about it other than give it time to heal.

So... story time.

We woke up at 2am to a lot of noise. We thought it was outside,  a drunk person making their way home from the pub banging into the bins out front.

Then it got louder. It sounded like it was someone in the close having a go with the neighbour.

So Stuart got up, buck naked, to investigate. We could also hear water running outside, like it was pouring rain.

I then hear him yelling at someone.  "What the *bleep* are you doing here? Get out. Get out."

So I'm thinking it is a homeless person trying to set up camp in the close.  I hear more yelling to get out.

Stuart comes back in the bedroom and says, "Tami. There is a guy in here. In the bathroom."

Wait... what? In our flat?

So Stuart puts his clothes on and gets the guy out of the bathroom. The guy is telling him it's ok, he's supposed to be there. It's his mates flat.

The guy had opened the closet door, pulled out the Hoover, ironing board and somehow managed to break the copper pipe to our water supply. The water flooded our flat and hall and the downstairs flats too. He also broke the shower screen off the wall.

He was just standing in the bathtub like he knew where he was.

The police came, had a look for him, couldn't find him, took our statement. It took 2 hours for us to figure out how to turn the mains water off. 24 hour emergency plumbers don't actually come out at 2am.  Lol

The landlord wasn't answering his phone.

This morning it's a huge mess. Finally got the landlord and he's sending the plumber out this afternoon.

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Oh my goodness! How did he get in?! What a horrible experience apart from the mess! Anything could have happened!

Oh my goodness! How did he get in?! What a horrible experience apart from the mess! Anything could have happened!

He opened the main security door to the building then walked up a flight of stairs and opened up our door and walked in.

Admittedly, we forgot to lock the door. But our clothes horse was spread out in front of the front door. He had to force his way in. Broke the clothes horse. It's hard to get the door open if a piece of mail is in front of the door. It took some force to get that damn door open.

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What a horrible experience.  At least you are okay and didn't come to any physical harm!    That sounds very scary; I would have absolutely lost it.

Damn Tami! Glad you're both ok! Double check that door from now on!

Damn Tami! Glad you're both ok! Double check that door from now on!

^^^^^This! Wow, time to get all obsessive compulsive about the lock!


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Damn Tami! Glad you're both ok! Double check that door from now on!

I've only got one thing to say... This is Stirling! The city I know and love. Something crazy is always happening here.

I see a lot of drugged out, passed out people on the pavement and alleys on my way home from work. The ambulance service is busy in the city centre scooping up the OD'd people. The opiate addiction has hit Stirling hard.

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^^^^^This! Wow, time to get all obsessive compulsive about the lock!


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I usually check it but the clothes horse was blocking it so I thought Stuart had already locked it.

The security door to the building was left unlocked as well.

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Well, my IA is trivial by comparison.....bathroom faucet decided to die last night, so I get to play plumber today! Oh joy!


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