Well I am sorry for the length of time since my last post.  I have taken a while to break through the security checks but here goes.

The move  wasn't too traumatic.  It's amazing how much stuff you accumulate when you have lived in a place for a number of years.  In the weeks up to the move we had been getting rid of things but even so our effects took over half of the space available on an 18 ton truck.  Houses come in all shapes and sizes.  In terms of overall size our old and new properties are roughly the same.  Bigger here are the Lounge and Kitchen but the Dining Room, Conservatory and Bathroom are smaller.  In the old place we had a large loft space but no garage.  Here in Derbyshire the reverse is true.  The garden where we are now is much bigger.

The town of Duffield where we live now is very pleasant .  I guess you would call it a dormitory town for Derby and Nottingham.  There is much excellent countryside round and about.  It's also very quiet which after Ryde is most welcome.  Transport wise it has a train station, good Bus Service into Derby plus the M1 is less than 20 miles away. 

Now to healthy matters.  Since moving I have had no acid attacks which is most welcome.  I have discovered that it takes for ever to transfer medical records from one surgery to another.  In brief after 4 plus weeks since  registering with a practice in Duffield our records have still not made it.  Enquiries of our old surgery reveal the papers were sent to Winchester(that's where the Strategic Health Authority for the Island is located) on 12 March. Records are then sent to the relevant authority for this neck of the woods and then on to the new place.  Some of you might think in this day and age of communications that is absurd. I couldn't possibly comment.

The upshot of all this is that I shall go to see Dr, Cave as scheduled on the Island in May and then to seek transfer of Hospital Records to Derby.  As to how long this will take your guess is as good as mine.

In the meantime I decided to apply to nearby Burton Hospital Radio for work as a volunteer broadcaster.  They are very good and professional and I knew I would have to undergo a Criminal Records check.  However I was confronted with a three page Health Questionnaire plus questions about immunisations I have had.  I have filled it in giving details of my illness and apparently it's up to the Occupational Health Department whether I can broadcast or not.

Life is never dull.