Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 29th, 2009
I seem to be good at these “in a series” posts, following on from last year’s. This now marks two years since I arrived in Australia. A lot has happened since then and hopefully there is more to come. Thanks to all of the regular readers and commentators. I wasn’t sure this blog would last, [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 28th, 2009
But I still haven’t become used to the heat. Celebrating Christmas when it’s around 30 degrees doesn’t feel right and the dry oppressive heat will take more acclimatisation before I feel comfortable during summer. The impetus for this posting is the abrupt and intense heatwave that has descended on Adelaide. Today the temperature in the [...]
Posted in Retrievals on Jan 27th, 2009
So far I have covered how we get to our patients by helicopter or plane. Now, a little about what we do at the scene before leaving on the return leg. The range of preparation made for us varies enormously. When arriving at a primary, we may be the first healthcare providers but usually some [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 25th, 2009
“That’s a smile, not an upside-down frown! Work on that, too!”. A slightly obscure reference but geeks in the know should get this one. Regular readers of this blog will remember the epic saga that my crowns have become. A bad decision when I was 10 has cost me time and money ever since, culminating [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 23rd, 2009
Try to say this with an Aussie twang and the end result should sound like Paul Hogan saying “Tour Down Under“. For those not in the loop it has been all over the media here, with a less conspicuous presence elsewhere. The Tour de France is the best known cycle racing series in the calendar [...]
Posted in Retrievals on Jan 21st, 2009
Yet another year has flown by and it’s almost time to move on again. In less than two weeks I will be leaving the RAH ICU and starting my new job with the newly formed South Australian Retrieval Service. Fortunately I won’t be going far, and for at least the first month or so, we [...]
Posted in BodyPump on Jan 19th, 2009
There is much to like about BodyPump. It has inspired a generation over the past 15 years to push their bodies like never before. We can also credit the LesMills classes with making group exercise the phenomenon it is today. True, other classes like aerobics were popular in their time, but something in the order [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 16th, 2009
As you will remember, last year Regan decided she had had enough of organising my life and being my secretary. Recognising my limitations, there was no way I would have been able to sort myself out so electronics came to the rescue. While this device is great and has prevented me forgetting numerous meetings and [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 15th, 2009
Finally we can institute some security. After an interminable wait for Adelaide City Council to approve planning permission, our landlord has come through for us and our backyard is enclosed for the first time since last July. The story is too complicated to go into, but needless to say it culminated in our backyard being [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 10th, 2009
We’ve been here before. After the recent disaster I am happy to be rolling again. So this post announces my latest bike ownership. Fortunately the insurance company came to the rescue and have paid off the claim. In fact, not only have they recompensed my original outlay but put in a fair bit extra. That [...]
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