Yesterday we had a power failure, storms, thunder and sleet. Funny thing was, all A.’s machines rebooted themselves but my Macs were up and running when the lights went off, no problem at all… It’s been hectic over here. Even that tornado seemed to be close by according to C. and I reckon we had bits of it causing the power failure.
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BBC News Six injured as tornado hits London street
By Nicole Martin
Last Updated: 1:58am GMT 08/12/2006
Six people were injured today when a tornado swept through a north-west London suburb leaving a trail of destruction.
The tornado injured six people and damaged homes and vehicles
Rooftops were ripped off and cars were badly damaged when the freak weather struck at around 11am in Kensal Rise.
One man in his 50s was taken to hospital with a head injury and five others were treated at the scene for minor injuries and shock.
Eleven fire crews carrying 50 firefighters were called to the area and the London Ambulance helicopter was scrambled.
Witnesses reported seeing debris falling through the air, trees uprooted, front doors missing and windows smashed.
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Monthly Archives: December 2006
*Sigh*
We’ve been to the GP this morning, A. wanted me to go because I have been ignorant and in denial for quite a few years now. Just didn’t want to have a checkup again. Last time I did I had to go to hospital and they came up with an outrageous solution, two that is. I just walked out of there being upset and angry. I made a promise to him that I would see a doctor over a year ago, so I could no longer postpone.
So after years of having the problem I went to see the doctor and talked about it. He examined me, took a smear and gave me a prescription because he thinks I have an infection and the nurse told me he could feel a cyst. I will have to go back for the results on the 18th and get a referral to go to the hospital. I asked A. to come along because I sometimes don’t know how to explain things so he will be there to support me.
I have been thru all this before and it worries me, especially with my family history, my fathers sister [cervical cancer which had spread] and my father who died of cancer. I really hate feeling the way I do: having to wait for results again, having this constant worry in the back of my head, having to spend a lot of time at the hospital and having examinations done etc.
For now I can only sit and wait and hope the results will be okay, then after they’ve removed the cyst hope it will be a good one [I really have no clue how they are going to do that since it is cervical and in an awkward place and I really don’t want to think about it]. I don’t want more surgery, I don’t need the stress really…
