Fun Week in August, 2010

So, we're off to a great start this week. It's only Wednesday. I hope the excitement dies down a bit now. :)

I've copied and pasted below the first thing that happened. My husband just has a better way with words than I do. :) However, his excitement was a result of his coming to rescue me when my truck broke down on Monday evening when I went to PetsMart with my girls to get bunny food. I got just almost there when I saw my "check coolant level" light come on. I pulled in and parked, opened the hood to do just what it told me. I heard "psssss" so I stopped. We backed up a few steps and just in time. It blew the lid off and antifreeze spewed EVERYWHERE.  That is when I made the phone call to Terry to come rescue me. :)

So here is his note he posted on facebook:

That's the way the dipsy doodle works...

by Terry Hawkins on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 10:21pm

Last night, I'm over at Camaro buddy's house getting some parts and talking Camaros and Mavericks. I get a call from the wife that her truck is overheating and spewed everything out of the overflow tank. I leave, stop by my house, get three gallons of water and go to where she is. I pour two gallons of water into the overflow/reservoir tank and leave the cap loose on the overflow...didn't see a cap on the radiator (2001 Suburban). My intent was to drive her truck ten minutes to the garage we use. Old trick at work here. Loose cap and no pressure build up, right? Two minutes later, the temp gauge is above 260 and I pull over. I raise the hood and make my way to the overflow/reservoir tank. Cap is loose; no pressure. WRONG!!!! The cap pops off and scalds my left hand and wrist. I spent 4 hours in the ER. It hurt like all get and I have a very high pain tolerance. It is first degree burns with some second degree burns. The pain is pretty much controlled with Advil now, but last night it was Darvocet. I'm keeping it covered with Silvadene. Everything seems to be on target for a good recovery with 3 or 4 new scars on a hand that already has about 50 scars. My sweetie-pie was with me the whole time. Oh, my dad came and waited for the tow truck to haul the Suburban to the shop. Stuck thermostat. My mechanic told me that because of the EPA, these newer reservoir tanks have a seal on the cap that seals even when it's not tight to prevent the dreaded coolant form harming the environment. He said of lot of pros have had the same thing happen. So, I don't feel like a total doofus.

An interesting side story to last night was that my nurse was a he even though he looked very much like a she. Size 14 shoes was a give away as well as the facial features. He also had some kind of cream/makeup to cover his beard. It was such a deep sweet voice. No boobs and the fact he still had traces of a beard means he is still a wanna be and hasn't had the surgery. It was a different experience. Very different.

I think we can do without more excitement. Good thing. What I had done today wasn't nearly as exciting. However, it could be I guess depending on how my body deals with the after effects of taking 1 Valium to have a gynecological procedure. I'm home now, just waiting for the effects to wear off. So far I just feel a bit sleepy. Doc said some people sleep through the procedure and snore. LOL I held discussions with him and the nurse. Otherwise, it IS a pretty boring procedure.

Good thing: Daughter #2 cooked dinner and it smells divine. I only hope to stay awake long enough to eat a bit and then crash. :)

Have an awesome day and maybe I'll post some of my crochet WIP later tonight or tomorrow. I really need to get back to crocheting more since I know people having babies and Christmas is fast approaching. :)