Cooler Times On The Way!

The trip to the dentist will turn out to be expensive.  I have a large filling which is in an important tooth for my chewing.  I have had problems with it on and off for 20 years or so!  This time I had chipped a bit off the back of the filling making it unstable.

So the old filling came out, a temporary one went in and a root canal procedure will occur in two weeks or so.  Then the expensive bit which I haven't worried about previously, "the crown'" will go on early 2015!

A crown was suggested last time I had major work done but at that time the expense seemed excessive.  Since becoming pensioners our financial position has improved so I will go for the crown this time around.

My jaw still aches a little from the drilling the other morning!  It is best described as 'tender'!

Our elderly friends over the road had a problem with their remote control on the TV.  Was the problem in the remote or the TV?  I took a universal remote over and it worked.  So a disappointed Brian (he wanted a new 55" TV) looked for a basic Logitech programmable remote control.  The base model was $40.  The next model up (the 650) had a RRP of $80 though you can usually get them for $70.

A local electrical store had an online special on them for $50!  So he "Clicked and Collected" it late yesterday.  I popped over this morning and programmed it for him.  Now it is a one button push to watch TV, a one button push for his media player and a one button push for his DVD player.  He is pretty happy with the way it has worked out!

My nephew Marcus does work setting up and dismantling large stores for the company he works for.  He had a quick overnight job to do at our local "Spotlight" store and decided to stay with us for a few hours before flying back to Melbourne.

He flew into Maroochydore around 6:30pm Tuesday, worked through until 4:45 am Wednesday and arrived at our place around 5 am for a couple of hours' sleep.  A quick swim to liven him up and after a bite to eat he was on his way around 9:30am.  Though brief, it was great to catch up.

Today is expected to be around 30º but there is some welcome rain due soon after.  Not only will there be rain, but the weather should be a lot cooler too.

Trish booked flights to Melbourne for next August with Tiger out of Brisbane on the $1 return ticket deal.  It cost us a total of $160 return for both of us to fly to Melbourne and return!  That is $40 per trip per person!