Not such a good day on the eating front I am afraid. I struggled with all meals today including Corn Flakes, soft boiled eggs and small pasta in cheese sauce. It does worry me somewhat that up until now I have coped with these no problem. We haven't heard anymore from the Hospital but we are due to see the Oncologist in 5 days time. It would be nice to know what if anything they intend to do and when they intend doing it.
A large chunk of my morning was taken up with a telephone questionnaire. We had received calls from a market research company claiming to be acting on behalf of the Isle of Wight Council. A phone call to the Council established that the company was on the level. Thus someone had arranged to ring me at 9.00 this morning but guess what they hadn't. I decided to ring the Council to say I was not happy. You will not be surprised to know that I got a call and an apology within 30 minutes. Most of the questions were about how highly or otherwise I rated the Council's Services. The one problem area came with questions about priorities with Council Spending. I reeled off Social Services, Education, Refuse Collection, Road Maintenance and Public Transport as the 5 main priority areas as I see them. Nothing however is that simple because they want to know if I think they should prioritise care for the elderly over care for Disabled Children. You could I suppose argue that the Council is seeking our views. My contention is that they are trying to duck their responsibilities by claiming cuts in some aspects of Council Activity are as a result of majority opinions expressed in a survey. You will not be amazed to hear I refused to answer these questions. Just because you are in a minority does not mean you are necessarily wrong.
The Monsoon rains continue. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day all round.
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