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Apr. 14th, 2016 02:21 pmWe did try to get the Blue Cross set up last Thursday but there was something else they needed so we went again on Friday and it's sorted and starting May 1. He also ended up needing some more equipment for his recording, so we had to go back to the music store for that. Turns out the sound mixer he brought with him that he thought would work with a voltage converter won't. We were advised that it should only be used on a converter for about 30 minutes at a time and he needs it for longer than that so he ended up getting a new one. The guy in The Source seemed interested in maybe buying the old one, though, thinking he might be able to get a proper power supply for it. We'll see. Otherwise, he can probably try to sell it on eBay with the caveat that it's a UK power supply and only works there or in Europe with a plug converter.
The weekend was pretty low key after the busy week and I'm back to work this week. I can't tell you how nice it is to come home and he's there! We went to the doctor on Monday night for the initial visit and as expected she wants blood work and a chest xray. The xray is for something the Canadian Immigration wants. That harkens back to the issue they had last summer when they decided a small mark on his lung waranted further testing for TB which came back negative. But it's on his file and the extension to the visitor visa included a requirement for a health followup within 30 days and one of the things they want is another chest xray. It's so stupid. It's all clear but it seems like it's going to hang on and haunt him! I can understand not wanting to take chances but this is a bit much. He's had two xrays last year and there's no reason to expect this one won't be any different. But since the government wants it, they gets it.
I used up some banked OT hours and went this morning with him to the hospital for the blood work and xray since I had to have blood work, too. The free blood clinic always takes ages, and this was no different. about an hour and a half by the time we were done. So hungry by then so we had a quick and mediocre bite in the hospital cafeteria before going to the xray department, also a walk in clinic which often means another long wait but to our surprise, it didn't take long at all. He was registered within 10 minutes and called within another few. In and out. That's the way we like it!
He went to the grocery store on the way home while I headed back to work for the afternoon. He popped into the grocery story and he made it home because I've had an email he sent for something unrelated to the "I'm home!" thing. :) IT's all new, of course, and he's got a whole new set of bus routes to learn. I listed some of them for him, the main ones to get home and to a few places like the doctor and downtown Halifax for a start. Navigating the transit system when you're unfamiliar with the area is always a bit scary. When I've been in Manchester or London, I've managed, by looking it all up ahead of time, making lists of bus numbers and destinations but most of the time when I've tried that, I end up getting off too soon or too far from where I want to go and have a bit of a hike! The drivers here are always pretty helpful for the most part if you have to ask what bus to get somewhere.
The weekend was pretty low key after the busy week and I'm back to work this week. I can't tell you how nice it is to come home and he's there! We went to the doctor on Monday night for the initial visit and as expected she wants blood work and a chest xray. The xray is for something the Canadian Immigration wants. That harkens back to the issue they had last summer when they decided a small mark on his lung waranted further testing for TB which came back negative. But it's on his file and the extension to the visitor visa included a requirement for a health followup within 30 days and one of the things they want is another chest xray. It's so stupid. It's all clear but it seems like it's going to hang on and haunt him! I can understand not wanting to take chances but this is a bit much. He's had two xrays last year and there's no reason to expect this one won't be any different. But since the government wants it, they gets it.
I used up some banked OT hours and went this morning with him to the hospital for the blood work and xray since I had to have blood work, too. The free blood clinic always takes ages, and this was no different. about an hour and a half by the time we were done. So hungry by then so we had a quick and mediocre bite in the hospital cafeteria before going to the xray department, also a walk in clinic which often means another long wait but to our surprise, it didn't take long at all. He was registered within 10 minutes and called within another few. In and out. That's the way we like it!
He went to the grocery store on the way home while I headed back to work for the afternoon. He popped into the grocery story and he made it home because I've had an email he sent for something unrelated to the "I'm home!" thing. :) IT's all new, of course, and he's got a whole new set of bus routes to learn. I listed some of them for him, the main ones to get home and to a few places like the doctor and downtown Halifax for a start. Navigating the transit system when you're unfamiliar with the area is always a bit scary. When I've been in Manchester or London, I've managed, by looking it all up ahead of time, making lists of bus numbers and destinations but most of the time when I've tried that, I end up getting off too soon or too far from where I want to go and have a bit of a hike! The drivers here are always pretty helpful for the most part if you have to ask what bus to get somewhere.
