One of my bad traits is that I can get quite impatient with people who are slow and uninterested in their work. When I’m at work this isn’t normally an issue as the people I work with know what they’re doing. It does however get to me when another provided is using the same load out route and holds us up from getting home.
This is what happened last night when the caterers were taking an obscene amount of time to shift their equipment. At 2am after a 22 hour day, the last thing you want to do is wait around, so I decided to help push things out of the lift.

My toe to the left is the result of me attempting to push an oven over a cracked bit of concrete. They’re a little top heavy and when I tried to right it, the wheels rolled the other way and it landed on my big toe. I suppose that will teach me for being impatient, and more importantly, it’s a sign I should never help caterers!

I play golf every so often and I come to expect the risk that maybe I’ll be hit by a golf ball.

A woman who was felled by a ball while watching her boyfriend play golf in the summer of 2006 is suing the Owl’s Creek Golf Course for $1 million.

Crystal Timpanaro of Emerson, N.J., was hit in the left temple and eye by a stray golf ball and seriously injured, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in December.

Timpanaro was sitting in a golf cart near the 16th tee on Aug. 24, 2006, when a golfer at the 17th hole shanked a drive that hit her, the lawsuit said.

Last night, well, early this morning, was my first trip to A&E for a very long time.
It must be at least fourteen years since my last visit for a suspected broken arm.

Whilst we were loading our equipment out of the National Army Museum last night, i managed to get my hand caught between a wooden box and a metal flight case. The result was a nice gouge to my hand, which was pretty deep.

A quick drive back from London to my local hospital proved to be a good one. When i arrived A&E was empty, which is always reassuring and i got seen to within half an hour. I remember sitting around waiting for several hours last time i went to hospital!

After a quick look under the temporary dressing that we’d managed to scrape together from the measly first aid kit we had on site, i was sent to another room where it was cleaned out properly and glued together. I was then given a tetanus injection, just to make sure i didn’t get an infection.
The glue they use is pretty clever, it lets your skin breath whilst holding it together. The nurse said it saves them hours every day, so i’m all for it, even if it does sting!