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Off he went today to visit. He had some text about an appointment referral he was bringing to Stressy to sort on his return.
Lunchtime Scoots is on way back as on arrival at Home discovered partner been admitted to hospital again. I don't know why this time. So I go off to buy milk as he about arrive at Stressy's... who is already annoyed that Scoots has popped into chemist first.
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I have corrected first post! Not pubic transport or dead or strikes!
I fathomed it out but nearly choked when reading the typos
Ok I arrive back clutching milk and say 'Where is he?'
Umm ... Stressy is volcanic and circling the sun ... he had thrown him out, his words. I think the gist was Scoots had picked up meds prescribed at a GP appointment yesterday when he had popped into surgery. It and pharmacy is two mins from his and Stressy's house. I think Stressy's rant was that if he can sort his own appointments then he can do it all himself.
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Oh dear. Do you keep calm when Stressy is blowing a gasket?
I will interject here, ooh get me! Stressy on one is not pretty and anything anyone does will be infuriating, including doing nothing!
Leaving the situation just means you will be pursued. So I sat and did and said nowt. Stressy's phone rings, it's Scoots brother (the only family that connects, the alcoholics) wanting all Scoots paperwork and appointment letters, Stressy just saying all on Scoots phone.
Siiiiigh they don't live in our city and Scoots can't access the info! I take phone, talk to bro's partner who getting tearful kuz short story knows side effects of chemo so not having Scoots on own bla bla
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So Parkinson pal arrives and Stressy is like a silent pressure cooker so I give pal a two second update and we all sit in silence.
I am thinking that perhaps Scoots is worried about partner. There are reasons he feels he can't visit hospital. So whatever sparked Stressy, that stopped being a consideration. I know he has autism and issues but don't we all!!!
Next Stressy very pointedly asks me to go to Scoots... to see if he ok you might think, course not! He wants his pan and spoon back oh and get the scooter keys!
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The ambience at Stressy's must have been out of this world
The borrowed scooter belongs to the pal of ours who has brain surgery. No longer used it. It is not ideal for Scoots but better than nowt. Plan was to sort new scooter once funeral plans paid off but cancer and health have rather taken over.
So it not really up to Stressy to remove scooter and clearly doing it for spite.
I said I would go for pan and spoon but the two of them need to sort scooter.
Raging bull, rant rant, charged round there, soon back, even more furious if possible. Dread to think what was done or said. Has the scooter keys and is going back round for it in morn and taking it to trade for repairs to his own. His key for Scoots house been returned so if back gates not open in morn he is 'booting them in'.
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