Day 28 - Last Day in Bunbury
Friday, June 22, 2012 at 08:49AM Good evening bloggies. Well tonight feels like a Friday for the first time in a few weeks, I mean for the last 4 weeks we have been travelling & working the occasional day here & day there. So there has not really been a beginning or an end to the week. But this week I worked Wednesday to Friday & I was relieved that it was over by today.
I worked at a power station this week, they supply 30% of WA’s electricity. It is a coal fired power station & before the greenies amongst you stop reading & don’t talk to me anymore just have a listen…
This place was built in the 60’s & commissioned in 1971, way back then a greenie was something that came out of your nose! & pollution was the person downstream’s problem! But over the last 10 years they have put a lot of effort & money into Greenifying it. To the point where today it produces less pollution than you might think, there are gas reclaimers, smoke washers (Really… they divert the smoke through water & it removes much of the bad stuff) and even the coal that they burn has to be of a particular quality before they will use it… they recently sent back a large order of coal because it just wasn’t “Good” enough!
So you know sometimes when we see people protesting about things they don’t agree with it is always good to get all the information & then decide. And I know that coal fired power is “Evil” to some people but we are doing it in a hell of a better way than we did 40 years ago.
Got the van fixed….. this morning was an early start for us all, had to have the van at the place by 8am & I had to be at work by 930 which is an hours drive away. Dropped it off & told the guys the problem, they said they would look into it….. They found a crack in the housing, which is what Trakmaster said could happen….. So they sealed it up with silicon & it will be leakproof until we get home. See you can solve problems as you go…..No worries!
Arama said in a recent message that I share a lot….. which got me thinking….Do I? I mean I just write what comes into my head….. could be about work, personal life, pooey nappies, anything! I guess Arama I have nothing to hide & I don’t really care what anyone thinks about what I do or say. I think that after my accident happened I had a bit of a change of attitude….. My mum & sisters may disagree but I reckon it was about then that I realised that I didn’t have to try to please other people or do what I thought they wanted me to do or say. Ok so I’m going off on a tangent here….. and sure I still make mistakes, but I really just say what I feel at the time. (Sometimes it embarrasses the people with me…. But it’s just who I am) Ahhh…I love you for who you are!
We went out for dinner tonight, found a nice little restaurant right on the water in Bunbury. Ness & I both ordered the same meal….. I hate it when she does that! I pick what I want usually within 30 seconds, Vanessa reads & then re reads the menu & then 15 minutes later says “I might have what you are having!” next time I’ll just go in & pick a meal & say “We’ll have 2 of those!” I take what I just said back. You are an a…hole Mr Wood!! You know it was because it was the only dish that was steak and we both felt like red meat!
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Arama told us of a place where we could go for a cultural experience…. Will be doing it next time we are up that way A.
Kirsten told us it was raining in Vic….. Glad we aint there! Luv Edwards updates too….
Tereasa…got the cabin and still went shopping, no shoes for either Annie or I…but a few clothing pieces may have slipped into the pram.
And my sister Heather is on her happy pills again, she has been receiving treatment for delusion for many years now & it has obviously kicked in again. I feel for her husband & daughter when she goes through these spells…Sometimes they last for weeks & months… It’s tough for Brad & Syd, especially having to change her incontinence pants!
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Today was the funniest day, My Dad drove out today and I saw the box on wheels follow him! Usually mum puts me in my seat & I am in the car but today me & mum stayed here & Dad drove out…. It is really well trained, it did not drop behind the car or try to run past…. Good box on wheels!
After Dad left Mum took me to this little hut, it had a bed & a sink & a TV….but it wasn’t any bigger than the box on wheels…. I hope we don’t have to stay here for long, it is not as comfy as my bed.
Mum took me to the street and we had our first girls day out, we sat at in this café & we both looked out to the street….Mum was talking to me like I was a big girl & it was sooooo fun. Then we came home & Mum put my rug down with all these things to play with, a jar of cheesymite, a tub of butter, mum’s handbag & lots of other things….I was busy for ages playing by myself.
Dad says we are leaving tomorrow…..I’ll be sad to leave Bumbury….. Hahaha why do I giggle when dad says that?... but I’m sure we will have fun at the new place.
Nighty Night
AnnieInAVan…XXXX
Reader Comments (3)
HA HA! you are a funny bloke Mr James Wood, I just wish it was "funny" as in humerous, not "funny" as in psychiatry.
drive safe and post some more pictures for us - a sunset photo would be good
Hmmm.......in a way it's good to say what you think. Within reason. That's why there is a thing called censorship. Thank you Vanessa for your censorship!
James, I love your thought process and the fact that your filter seems to be missing at times. i really do sit and laugh out loud at some of your discriptions - the mental images can bring me to tears! Please don't take my comment as a negative - I wish I could turn my filter off some times. One day you and I will sit with a drink and turn the filters off together - I reckon that would be a very entertaining evening x