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10/04/2007
A cry for help
Last week I was minding my own business just checking my emails when I heard an anguished voice " Paulien help "
I thought it was one of our nosey neighbours come to check out the apples in the orchard so didn't rush but it was Nadine wife of Francois the local farmer. She had been working in the field adjacent to us when she had dislocated her shoulder and was in considerable pain so I immediately took her back to the farm and then searched for her husband. I could hear a tractor but couldn't locate him , he probably leaves it running and goes and has a drink with a neighbour ( he does at our place ) So when I returned to the farm Nadine had got changed ( very important ) had her handbag loaded with the appropriate papers ,x-rays, written a note to Francois , left the car keys on the table with the mobile telephone all with one arm while the other was looking rather useless. I was surprised she didn't prepare the evening meal but I was very impressed . So we dashed into "urgence " at Lannion which took 15 minutes and she kept apologising for "dearranging" me as if I would let her drive in my herself. Its the second time its happened to her so she knew the procedure so I just dropped her off and went back to see Francois.He was at home time and had already spoken to his wife, I had to wind him up that he would have to do all the milking for the next month , they have 40 cows but he wasn't worried and poured me some "wine " from a screw top bottle which I found strange but after the first sip thought he had given me fruit juice but after examining the label saw that it was "sans alcohol". Which was a bit of a shock he must be going to AA then visiting the neighbours for the real thing.
This week has involved a lot of planning for travel arrangements as I 've had the opportunity for tickets for the QF for the rugby WC so its a taxi job for me to Brest to pick up Peter ,Saturday then Sunday TGV to Paris and meet up with a couple Irish mates who have adopted Argentine nationality for the weekend see the match at Stade France ,doss down somewhere for the night and return by TGV Monday. Life really tough some times .
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