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Undercarriage
-
mine
-
started
playing
up
big
time,
and
after
appropriate
x-rays,
was
submitted
for
hip
replacement.
Was
given
choice
of
putting
operation
off
for
3
months,
so
going
to
Albert,
and
coming
back
in
summer
for
op,
or
submitting
myself
to
the
axe
at
once
-
in
so
far
as
anything
medical
is
done
"at
once"
in
the
UK
these
days.
No,
they
haven't
got
a
waiting
list
for
the
final
curtain,
yet,
but
imagine
they'll
organise
it
soon
-
complete
with
stifling
bureaucracy
and
unionised
staff.
Decided
that
returning
to
Albert
would
be
unfunny
with
undercarriage
behaving
so badly,
so
opted
for
"immediate"
op
-
15th
April
as
ever
was.
The
rail
tickets?
Tough
-
not
amused,
both
Eurostar
and
SNCF
were
forfeit
-
had
bought
the
cheap
options.
However,
some
joy
at
not
having
bought
the
British
rail
section
-
quite
the
most
expensive
part
of
the
journey
-
or
ordered
the
taxis.
Much
depression
-
weather
during
this
second
half
of
the
month
completely
changed
from
winter,
to
genuine
spring
-
ideal
for
boating
-
aaaaaaaaaaarrrgggghhhh.
Poor
Albert,
still
in
grubby
covers,
in
Decize.
Banner Picture:- Top
banner
-
long
zoom
shot
across
Solent
to
Yarmouth
I
of
W
from
Lymington
sea
wall.
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Marshes
Hampshire
Keyhaven
The
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