did you go out today?

I always have the water blasting thingy when I go to the hygienist but luckily it doesn’t cause any discomfort, or hasn’t done so far. 🤞

I went out for my regular Thursday morning outing and then set off afterwards to drop my friend’s birthday present off to her. She’s off to London tomorrow, with her family, to celebrate a big birthday on Saturday. She’s the friend whose husband had sepsis and they both had Covid last week (3rd time for her) so I couldn’t give her the present before today.

It usually takes me 15 minutes to drive there. Today it took over an hour to get there 🙄 thanks to a massive traffic jam on the A45 due to roadworks on one of the roads leading off it which caused a total “log jam” by people who wanted to turn off the main road. Coming back home, my side of the dual carriageway was clear but the queue on the other side was even worse.

So I’ve definitely been out today if sitting in a stationary car for nearly a hour counts.

I would have turned back and gone on a different route but I was stuck on a dual carriageway with no turn offs and barriers on one side and metal fencing on the other. 🙄 I just hope the roadworks are sorted in a couple of weeks time because I’ve got a full blood screening test and the clinic is up the road that was causing all the problems. To add to it, a combine harvester hit a bridge and the road has been closed and that used to be a convenient cut through route.

Sadists only need apply for that profession Nellie , …

I only go to the hygienist every four months because when I stopped smoking in 2008 I developed gingivitis. 🙄 Apparently that can happen when you stop smoking. That problem is now sorted and I no longer have any bleeding, but I still go to ensure that it doesn’t return. I use an Oral B iO sonic toothbrush and don’t mind going to the hygienist because I have eight gold crowns and I certainly don’t want those falling out. Although I floss and use dental brushes every day, it’s still more difficult to deal with the crowns because there isn’t much space between them so I let her blast them with her water thingy.

I definitely wouldn’t want a gum witch anywhere near my gums though.