Has the end of the world arived.??

[midas]

Well.Thats the first time There has been no NEW posts posted on the forum.?
Everyone must be away or busy.?
Had a quiet few hours this morning,controlling rabbits,n pests.n watching the world wake up.
I'll be glad when the winds get up,n the leaves start to fall!

[FishyFolk]

I'm to busy playing full time student and juggling the familly around that...

[Silverback]

I'm busy juggling work, family and volunteer commitments

[midas]

I'm to busy playing full time student and juggling the familly around that...
Hi Rune,you only play at "it".when your young , single.n carefree!As a mature student,It can be very difficult.trying to fit everything in.espescially trying to swot,or bring your notes upto date.with the "ankle biter",wanting your attention!atb.M

[midas]

My world has come to an end.My SKY box,has finally given up the ghost!!!
Has been cutting out,over the last week,but has reset.
It wont reset now!So I'm joining the 21st century.N having one of those all singing all dancing,ones with a hard drive!
another peice of technoligy to master.lol.
Good job,I'm out shooting the McQUEENS,this sunday.A weekend with only freeview!!!lol.The end!lol.

[OakAshandThorn]

Spending as much time as I can outside for the Autumnal forage/harvest, and sleeping under starlit tree canopies :).
It's nice every now and again to get away from the screen. ;)

[Ehecatl]

Well, at 18:01 this evening I shall be leaving the office and going home to throw the cases in the car. Oh and Mrs Ehecatl. Then we're headed for Scotland for a week :)

No Internet. No landline and probably limited mobile coverage. Bliss. If the forum is a tiny bit more quiet next week, you know why.

M@

[FishyFolk]

Hi Rune,you only play at "it".when your young , single.n carefree!As a mature student,It can be very difficult.trying to fit everything in.espescially trying to swot,or bring your notes upto date.with the "ankle biter",wanting your attention!atb.M

Luckilly this is what they call a "gathering based" study method.

That is the students live all over the country, and gather at campus for 1 week around 3 times a semester for intense lectures. In between lectures we are given a couple of tasks that must be completed where the grade is "passed" or "not passed" if you do not pass the tasks given, you are not eligible for the exam in that course. We also recieve some lessons and lectures via online videos.

Anyway, since the University college has it's campus here in my town, I can go there to do my reading and studying at day time, and have no lectures to follow outside the gatherings. So I can sit all day in study hall and get my stuff done. It does take some discipline, but it also gets me up in the morning and started. It does help that they serve an excellent breakfast and lunch for very little money too :-)

And then I get some done en in the evenings after the runt has gone to bed, and the older kids have finished their homeowrk and escaped for the evening...

[midas]

[QUOTE=Ehecatl;121281]Well, at 18:01 this evening I shall be leaving the office and going home to throw the cases in the car. Oh and Mrs Ehecatl. Then we're headed for Scotland for a week :)

No Internet. No landline and probably limited mobile coverage. Bliss. If the forum is a tiny bit more quiet next week, you know why.

Enjoy!...at least you won't have to take your passports,it been a "NO" vote.
Hope they don't set up a picket line!lol.

[Ehecatl]

Enjoy!...at least you won't have to take your passports,it been a "NO" vote.
Hope they don't set up a picket line!lol.

So long as the picket line lets me into Scotland and the only restrictions are getting out, I'm happy. :happy-clapping:

[Silverback]

So long as the picket line lets me into Scotland and the only restrictions are getting out, I'm happy. :happy-clapping:

T^

[rik_uk3]

Hi Rune,you only play at "it".when your young , single.n carefree!As a mature student,It can be very difficult.trying to fit everything in.espescially trying to swot,or bring your notes upto date.with the "ankle biter",wanting your attention!atb.M

A few years ago I was on a part time Degree conversion course, my daughter was a third year mental health nurse student, my son was a first year Networking student and the wife was part time finishing a Masters and it was great fun :)

[midas]

A few years ago I was on a part time Degree conversion course, my daughter was a third year mental health nurse student, my son was a first year Networking student and the wife was part time finishing a Masters and it was great fun :)
The mind boggles,Ric.How you managed to fit that into your daily lives.?.
But you obviously did,Hope you all got "Hons".

[rik_uk3]

The mind boggles,Ric.How you managed to fit that into your daily lives.?.
But you obviously did,Hope you all got "Hons".

We all did just fine :) It was a great experience and of course the mutual support and understanding we had for each other was fantastic for us as a family. The wife and I were part time, maybe a day a week, sometimes no time at uni. One real plus was that the children lived at home and left university debt free unlike some students who come out owing thousands. My daughter had a nursing bursary but she and my lad worked part time as and when they could. McDonald's (where my daughter had worked pre uni) were absolutely fantastic, basically they said 'phone up when you can work a shift'.

Your never too old to learn and university is a great experience :)

[midas]

We all did just fine :) It was a great experience and of course the mutual support and understanding we had for each other was fantastic for us as a family. The wife and I were part time, maybe a day a week, sometimes no time at uni. One real plus was that the children lived at home and left university debt free unlike some students who come out owing thousands. My daughter had a nursing bursary but she and my lad worked part time as and when they could. McDonald's (where my daughter had worked pre uni) were absolutely fantastic, basically they said 'phone up when you can work a shift'.

Your never too old to learn and university is a great experience :)
Great stuff ric,We have an IKEA very close to us,I think they have the highest qualified staff,of uni grads!
they worked there whist studying,n then after obtaining their Degree,often find they cannot get a job in their chosen feild ,"not experienced enough"etc.or someone wants them to work for a year free!
Ikea is only too pleased to have them back,n are quite a good employer.Leaving uni without a debt,Must be a huge burden lifted.atb.mike.

[Ehecatl]

So long as the picket line lets me into Scotland and the only restrictions are getting out, I'm happy. :happy-clapping:

Well, I got in and back out but it was the bit in the middle that involved incident, but more on that in a tick. We saw a lot of signs both for Yes and No although one tickled me. It was a variation on the white YES with the Scottish flag as the background. Instead of YES it had AYE. Very original that :happy-clapping:

During the week I saw my first wild otter and weasel. In addition I also saw a rather plump seal swimming around Mallaig harbour.

Early in the week we (Mr & Mrs Ehecatl and Mr & Mrs Yalding Terry) went for a walk. We strolled from Glen Coe to the Clachaig Hotel and enjoyed a splendid pint in the sun. We then went for a stroll to Signal Rock. We had not long departed Signal Rock when we heard a scream. It sounded like one I heard previously, when a couple of teenage girls encounter a frog on the cemetery path in Hinckley. After a minute another scream followed and we assumed that they'd got a second wiff from when Terry had passed wind. We continued for about 500 metres and came across a lady laying across the very stoney path and her worried husband looking very anxious. He explained that upon his suggestion she had tried to walk down the slope on the grass at the edge but had slipped on something some selfish and inconsiderate dog owner had failed to clear up.

I had taken "the works" with me - first aid kit, bivvy bag, space blanket and lunch but I'd eaten that. It became apparent that the lady was not getting out of the woods under her own steam and she was in q lot of pain but putting a very brave face on it. Mrs Ehecatl and Mrs Yalding Terry headed off for the Hotel to summons help while Terry and me remained on the mountain side (small slope on the woods really but as Paul says, never let the truth get in the way of a good story!). We got our patient comfortable and I explained that it was difficult to tell what the damage was to her ankle. It was at best sprained but was clearly swollen on the inside. "Don't move" was the order of the day and I don't think our new acquaintance was going to argue.

We entered into conversation and I gave a 30 second lecture on sphagnam moss and then our patient said to her husband that she'd already done the meat and potatoes for their evening meal. Terry - not being a chap to miss an opportunity - joked "Where's your caravan then? Be a shame to let that go to waste". Soon his phone was ringing and it was the 999 operator talking to Terry via the hotel receptionist and Mrs Terry. We later heard about the interesting 999 call from the hotel who were clearly used to dealing with this type of thing. When talking to the operator the receptionist asked her to call the Glen Coe ambulance out as they would know the area better than the Fort William crew.

It didn't seem long before Mrs Ehecatl was walking with a paramedic and this is where I started to suffer from first aid kit envy. Mine is about the size of a house brick and his was strapped to his back and looked about 100 litres capacity. The paramedic didn't like the look of the ankle either and put a vacuum splint on it before radioing his partner. Ten minutes later Mrs Ehecatl appeared with the other paramedic who had one of those fold up chairs with wheels. We helped moved the patient onto this but the wheels were too small for use on the terrain.

Mrs Ehecatl accosted the next passing male and his Mrs and he willingly helped carry a corner of the chair. His Mrs explained he was an off duty fireman. The ladies were each carrying bits of the equipment for the paramedics and although the ground was uneven and steep in places we were making good progress. Soon we got down to the bridge that leads to the bottom car park where the ambulance was parked and the chair could then be wheeled. By luck, the patient's husband was also parked there and could follow to the hospital. I made a strong case for the driver to put the blues on as it would be exciting but they were having none of it.

We handed back all the bits of gear and wished the couple well before retiring back to the Hotel for another yummy pint.

The following day we bumped into the patient's husband in Fort William and he explained that she had a badly broken ankle and they were going to get her up to Inverness to fit a plate to it. He expressed his profound thanks (again) and we asked him to pass on our best wishes.

I'm sure that there will probably be a film and a book published - something along the lines of The Natural Bushcraft Mountain Rescue. I wonder who they will get to play me and Terry? :confused2:

The only bit of kit I actually used was the bivvy bag for the lady to sit on - the rest was unused other than to give reassurance that we "had the kit". I shall certainly think twice before leaving it behind in the future.

It certainly gave us something to talk about for the the rest of the holiday.

[saxonaxe]

That's an excellent account, I bet the fellow was secretly saying to himself " Thank goodness there's someone here who knows what he's doing". Well done, good job..:)

[OakAshandThorn]

T^ Well done, indeed :). Never know when you'll need to put your kit into good use.

[midas]

How lucky for them that you all came along!n took control.
Been Prepared! Is aways a good motto,n frame of mind.
Congrats to the Ehecati Rescue Team.