Day 39 Teeth and Wax...

Friday 27/04/2018 Toll Bridge Studio 12 Barlby Road Selby

Well we got our washing started last night and the rest dine today... yeah and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg at a Laundromat this time... only downside we have to hang them all over our little very unspacious unit! But sometimes you have to do what you have to do....

So the plan for today is go slow... well that was the plan. I have a loss filling at present and very concerned it’s going to give way in Europe so as we are in a place I can, I thought access the dentist best do it before we get to a non English speaking country!

So after phoning about 5 different lots and discovering nearly all bar 1 only doses NHS patients from that I gather it’s a bit like our system for the bit so well off but nearly everyone is eligible except people like me... So I finally found a dentist and yep they do see private patients and yep they do charge like stud bulls.... plus I had to pay upfront before I even saw the dentist for the consultation and yes it will be extra for anything that needs to be done... I had 1 1/2 hrs to get to York... that was fine we thought. Hadn’t counted on a traffic jam at our door, our driveway is right on the main road and it’s very busy. So much so that for over 2 miles cars where lined up to get through thank goodness we got through going the other way... then when we hit York, finding a park was a major exercise in itself....finally we asked the Nav to find us some which she for once complied... then off we drove to find it... A little bit of an effort and finally we hit a jackpot... but yep they sting you £5 for 2 hrs, that was the minimum and thinking that gave us heaps of time that’s what we paid... Off to Johns fav coffee house Maccas... not mine I can tell you, and only a little wait and off to the dentist. And yep I did it again, i seem to have this habit of finding great dentist, well maybe not so great a dentist, but great set ups in very posh buildings and surroundings... I don’t set out to do it they just seem to have a way of finding me... Anyway no choice here, this was the only one who would see me... After a look and confirmation yes your temp outside filling where my tooth had broke is breaking but that’s because the main filling has come loose.... ohh no more expense I could see the $ signs flying by.... before the X-ray they asked 3 times about how much I had to pay, the same was when I booked. And when they decided on the plan of action they went over my costs a few times as well... it must be a thing over here that they have to do that... After the discussion I had to decide on snigger temp filling or permanent one, big difference in costs I opted for the temp as I know I need extensive work to get crowns on at least 4 teeth I have broken the outside off in the last 18 months... I think as my body isn’t getting the nutrients it needs it is telling on my teeth.....very upsetting but nothing I can do, just have to grin and pay up...
All finished she only did a small filling as she said if it was bigger it would put too much pressure on the bite and cause the same issue, this until I can get something more permanent done.

So off to met a John tell him the outcome and go to lunch before we head back...

Today is just an awful miserable day weather wise, raining and very cold... So we found a cosy Pizza shop very nice, great pizza and very warm... A dash back to the car which John had, had to go back to add more penny’s so we wouldn’t get booked... there onto it here rain, hail or shine they are out and about taking ours of over time or illegally parked cars. As we went to the dentist and as I am going to the car I am doing my best to get pics... it is such an interesting city... and yep we have been here I had forgotten this time thinking this was Oxford sights we were coming to, not the Shambles etc here in York... I am the one with a forgetful memory this time not John...

My other plan for today was waxing as it had been nearly 9 weeks and I felt like a hairy spider... fortunately I found someone early this AM who had an appt at 3pm... So it was a mad dash back to get me to her on time... I said to a John I would walk how hard could it be to find it... so with Brolly in hand off I set... John gave me instructions on how to find it as he had walked to the town centre this morning while I was catching up on the last 2 days if diary and pics... so off I set and within 2 blocks I was totally lost even with the Nav in my hand, telling me what to do... you know that women can’t read maps... well this women isn’t able to today... I asked a women how looked friendly, no sorry love I am new here... I asked a couple with a baby, sorry we have not been here long..l I asked a whole 5 blokes in a barber shop if they new where the street was I was looking for... no we haven’t heard of that Street... and low and behold when I did find the street it was the one they were on.... I tell you... then I saw a postie who said you should always ask the posture they know love.... but he didn’t tell me where to find the shop, only I was on the right street... in the mean time it was last 3pm I rang John in a mad panic and he had to calm me down and said he would come over to where I was and help me find it... also phoned the shop 5 times before an answer to let her know I was late due to being lost... well in the end I found the darn shop and you won’t believe it was right where I had asked the First Lady, only I was facing a different direction...wheeeew what a relief to find it... I must not be cooing well as I was in a real tiss by the time I got there... thank goodness the girl was understanding... It turns out she had been to Aust and worked over there in Perth as a beauty therapist and loved it... Now married she and her hubby are looking at moving over he is a paramedic in the army and wants to join Aussie forces.....

Once done we bought some real food instead of tin soup to cook in the microwave... I had wanted to cook from Scratch. But it meant buying too much stuff we couldn’t keep... So as fresh as we could get some TV type dinners... they were not too bad... washed all my new 2nd hand coats, and the washing no drying slowly with this cold weather. Our room does have a heater that’s tucked behind the cupboard slightly warms the room... better than nine temps have been 3-9 max today tomorrow not much better... Good old England you can rely on Her for great weather... Not. but still be worth it to see what we have seen....Read more