After a rain shower and doing all the gardening and pet chores in the absence of Pete, the day spent priming the steel quay heading. The upsetting news of my Dad’s surgeon giving up on his ear cancer and referring him to the Radiographer and the amazing story of the irate housing benefit claimant protesting at delays by razing the benefit office and jumping to his death from a six-storey building. In Ulster, members of the UDR are charged with complicity in a scheme for revenge killings against Republicans
A slightly earlier night and a little more rested this morning, particularly as Di allowed me a bit of a lay in as well. Breakfast with the family and, whilst Daniel went off to school and Debbie was taken horse-riding by Diana, I went around doing all of the chores in the absence of Pete; such as feeding and watering the plants, fish and doves. I had hardly finished when it came on to rain slightly and looked like upsetting my plans to get on with painting the quay heading today.
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I had a rest in the conservatory and read the morning paper and it soon stopped and I could continue. I spent most of the day in my thigh waders with a ladder painting the metalwork. By this evening, I had painted half of this frontage in red oxide primer and another trial section in the black enamel overcoat as well. It comes up well but is hard work and I think it will be another two days before it will be finished. I heard from Mum today the surgeon said it was a waste of time seeing Dad today and he is leaving the future of Dad’s growth with the Radiographer will see him next week. It is alarming how quickly things go more forward with cancer. I really cannot see where Dad goes from here.
An early night this evening after some TV. In the news, the amazing story of the irate housing benefit claimant furious over delays in getting his cheque, setting a benefit office on fire with petrol and thus seriously injuring the claims officer; and then killing himself by jumping from the top of a 60 foot, six-storey building! In Ulster, members of the UDR are charged with complicity in a scheme for revenge killings against Republicans