I decided, with the troops arriving Monday, I should have a relaxing pedicure. Off I went. It didn't begin well.
Firstly, I was tailed by a Bell van the whole way into town. Then three emergency firefighter vehicles went by. I duly pulled over, which is the law. The Bell truck tried to pass me, since he didn't hear the sirens or see the flashing lights.
Firefighters from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
The town was crawling with people and vehicles. Into the hotel I went. The parking was atrocious, I snagged the 2nd last spot. I found the last viable spot, methinks. Some people aren't very good at parking between the lines!
This dude didn't seem to care where he parked. Parking was difficult to find. The employees park here, as well as guests.
I had my pedicure, and relaxed. I needed that. It's a lovely setting for a spa and hotel.
motorcycle from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
🚑 The bad news is that our local Perth ER is closing for five days. They are having trouble getting staff. There are a variety of reasons, which our re-elected premier doesn't seem to have a handle on. ("Nothing to see here, folks!") Dr. Drummond says it is due to a nursing shortage exacerbated by a COVID breakout on Thursday. His nursing staff has shrunk from 15 to 5. We'll have to drive 20 km to Smiths Falls, which is easy for us, but not for the most vulnerable.
This morning, on the local news, I found out what the firefighters were headed to Saturday afternoon:#LeedsOPP and @RideauLakesFire responded to a 30ft vessel on fire in the Rideau Ferry area today. The captain sustained minor burns and made it safely to shore before the vessel sank. The Ministry of Environment has been notified and recovery to follow. @RLTwp ^nc pic.twitter.com/6uTEt5wuMx
— OPP East Region (@OPP_ER) July 2, 2022
Be safe out there, people. We have people who love and need us.
22 comments:
Hi Jen ... that pedicure looked SO relaxing ! Too bad all the other annoyances happened .. my husband HATES being tailed by idiots .. funny enough he says the ratio of women to men is that more women do it to him .. I just say they like how he looks ? LOL Seriously though ... is your life worth getting some where a few minutes earlier ? with these moron passers ?
That is a great dash cam .. did it come with the car or did you have it installed ?
...too many people think the they are to park OVER the line!
Medical staffing is a problem here as well and pharmacies are closed much more than we are used to.
Glad you enjoyed your pedicure amid all the excitement in town. Yes lots of weddings this year.
Parking in Perth always seems ot be problematic.
Yes, that is a great park.
And yes, tailgating speed demons are … um … demonic.
Goodness...and all for a pedi! Glad that the boat captain made it to shore ok. I'm staying home this weekend. Got groceries Friday morning, enough to hunker down and hide from our usual tourist inundation on holidays. It used to be fun to join the crowd downtown to watch fireworks, then stand in stop and go traffic an hour to get home. I've evolved beyond that, I think.
Bullying by drivers of big vehicles is really a menace! Glad you are ok.
best…. mae at maefood.blogspot.com
How eventful Jenn. Slow and steady wins the race. As pilot say, there are bold pilots and old pilots, but there are no old and bold pilots. Enjoy your wonderful visit
REALLY! People need to slow down. Not to mention following the rules of the road. Sure glad you survived the journey. Scary fire.
I've never had a pedicure. Drivers somehow think going faster gets them there quicker, but honestly that doesn't really work like they think it should.
That park looks delightful :)
I've never had a pedicure in my life, so lucky you. Wow, it could be dangerous just being on the road where you live. Glad you made it home in good shape and still more or less relaxed!
It's my 3rd dashcam, and I installed it myself. #2 was a disappointment.
Drivers are terrible these days.
Por lo que se ve, has disfrutado mucho de las instalaciones del hotel. Esos jardines tienen un marco magnífico, para la celebración de una boda.
Our hospitals are closing/working restricted hours for similar reasons. As are the schools.
When will it end.
That gift of land was incredibly generous. I love her condition about free entry too.
Our ambulance and hospital services are stretched to the max. Last week, in a large city, a lady, I forget but maybe a teacher at the school, was demonstrating a skateboard technique to an after school class. She slipped, fractured her pelvis, they rang the ambulance at 4.10 p.m., meantime it started to rain, several parents stayed, umbrellas used, coats and anything warm was used, the lady was a diabetic and had asthma,and went into shock. the ambulance arrived after several more frantic calls, at 9 p.m .They apologised so much . Your traffic dudes are so crazy, not only themselves but everyone else gets put in a dangerous place. It looks like you have yellow lines like ours, so many here ignore the solid line and pass, crossing over into the oncoming lane and traffic. Stay safe Jenn, those toes look wonderful.
A lovely park.
So pleased you enjoyed your pedicure, and pleased you got home safely :)
All the best Jan
I am still amazed that people are not tuned into the sirens, the flashing lights, etc ... in our area we are constantly reminding people (via the community F/B pages) to pull over for the green flashing lights - our volunteer fire fighters trying to get to the station & trucks. Grrrrr
Oh summer weddings & a great reason to buy a frothy dress & get the toes beautified ...
What an eventful trip to and from your relaxing pedicure. It's always fun to observe a wedding - all the pretty dresses and people.
Apart from driving to and from, it sounds like a wonderful, relaxing and fun day (although I suspect all that relaxing got a little stressed with the motorcycle incident.) I don't know why people are in such a hurry, either. We see it here all the time and I hate it.
I'm totally jealous of your dash cam. I haven't got one yet as I try and think out the legal ramifications if something goes wrong.
That motorcycle rider took an awful chance, he might have run right into you.
I generally drive the speed limit. I hate being tailgated.
So is Canada on edge these days? The US sure is.
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