About 10 days ago I discovered what I thought was a bad crack in one of my upper teeth parallel to my gum line. I tried very hard not to stick my tongue into it, as you do, and arranged to go and see the dentist.
In common with most people I don't like going to the dentists even for a check up, and I was rather afraid I was going to end up being drilled and filled this morning. I had mentally written off the rest of the day for reading and other gentle pursuits while I waited for the novocaine or whatever to wear off. I was quite looking forward to that.
But I was thwarted! Only in a good way though. According to my dentist it is not a cracked tooth it is simply bad gum recession and if it is not hurting, which it isn't thank goodness, the best thing is to leave it alone and be very gentle when brushing or flossing in that area. I was in the dreaded chair for about two minutes. This is a good thing really although it did mean we had got up earlier than normal and had to drive all the way into Kirkwall for nothing but reassurance.That said the reassurance was almost priceless.
Of course as I wasn't having to do the 'keep warm and quiet until the pain goes away and your mouth returns to normal' thing I didn't feel right to just curl up in front of the fire with a book although I did do some of that. Couldn't justify the whole rest of the day at it though. Not that I've done much else but we did go out for a very cold walk after lunch.
When we got back I was all ready to go and order one of their new backpacks from Yoshi as I have been eyeing them longingly since they were introduced relatively recently. I'm always saying I could do with a backpack for walks and stuff and today was the day I decided I was going to stop havering and actually buy myself one. But I didn't. Because I checked the size they are -yes, I actually went and hunted out a tape measure and had a good look, and basically they are not backpacks at all, just handbag sized bags with straps so you can wear them on your back. No good at all. So that's one piece of happy mail that won't be arriving. A bit disappointing - but on the upside, I saved myself the money.
It's a good job you checked the size - not something I ever do, and it's amazing that it's never come back to bite me!
ReplyDeleteYes, it was a throw away comment the OH made abut it being difficult to judge quite what they were like without seeing them and knowing what size they really are. I didn't do anything then but when it came to ordering I thought I would check - more to see if they would be allowed as cabin baggage on a plane really and it turned out they are relatively tiny. Not what I would call a backpack at all.
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