All at Good Gabble look forward to continuing a working relationship and friendship based on support, understanding and unity over the coming years.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thank You
I would like to take a moment to thank all our writers, contributors and suppliers of competition prizes for their support during the first year of Good Gabble. Without your support, loyalty and good will our newzine would not come together each month as smoothly and positively as it does.
All at Good Gabble look forward to continuing a working relationship and friendship based on support, understanding and unity over the coming years.
All at Good Gabble look forward to continuing a working relationship and friendship based on support, understanding and unity over the coming years.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
What a month!
The end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 has surely been a month that has tried to dampen our spirits and push us to the limit.
Basing ourselves in Taree NSW, near family, for the Christmas break we were all excited and geared up to welcome in a new year. With the belief that 2011 is going to be a year of change, positivity and better things we enjoyed a Christmas day with family and organised to see in the new year the same way.
December the 30th saw myself trip in a dip in the ground whilst carrying my three year old. As my ankle twisted I felt an immense pain and found myself sitting on the floor feeling violently ill. Samantha soon rushed to my aid and I hobbled back to our caravan to ice the ankle. A trip to the hospital to have the ankle seen was of no help as I was told there was a six hour wait and it was strongly suggested I go home. I have hobbled on crutches for over a week, seen a doctor twice and am awaiting an ultrasound as the 28th January was the closest appointment I could get. With my ankle still very sore and swollen I am very grateful for the help of Samantha and Alexander. Upon saying this we did not let an injury dampen our New Year spirit. We had a lovely evening on the banks of the Manning River in Taree where we spent time with family and enjoyed the fireworks.
As the first two weeks of January challenged all at Good Gabble we were yet to know that the biggest blow, stressfully and financially, was yet to come. On the 14th January our faithful Ford Falcon, which has got us around Australia for the past 12 months, decided that it could go on no more. Over the period of a week it was telling us it had problems and needed to doctor. As we drove it would stall for no apparent reason. This was happening intermittently so that by the time we called road service or got it to a mechanic it was not doing it. The message we received - "Until we see it happen we cannot fix it" This I can totally appreciate but it is of no comfort to myself now as I sit in the caravan park with my car at the doctors. Eventually the auto transmission could go on no more. Stranded in the main street of Taree a tow truck was our only option. An expensive repair job that is well into the $5000 mark we now face the challenge of raising the money to repair the vehicle and then wonder how reliable the vehicle will be to allow us to continue our journey as we use secondhand parts. The cost of a new motor vehicle, at this stage, is one we cannot even consider covering.
So do we allow these two situations, and a bad start to a new year, dampen our spirits? Not at all. We hold our head high and we tackle each day as it comes.The kind people at RAA have covered us for a hire vehicle for 5 days so we have had a car short term. As of Monday we will not have a car until we raise the funds to have ours repaired but will cope the best way that we can.
This situation is one that means that we will not be continuing on our travels for possible six months but we are safe and healthy and we have a caravan park to stay in.
We are far better off than many who are experiencing the floods. We see ourselves lucky. Our thoughts are with those who have lost more.
Basing ourselves in Taree NSW, near family, for the Christmas break we were all excited and geared up to welcome in a new year. With the belief that 2011 is going to be a year of change, positivity and better things we enjoyed a Christmas day with family and organised to see in the new year the same way.
December the 30th saw myself trip in a dip in the ground whilst carrying my three year old. As my ankle twisted I felt an immense pain and found myself sitting on the floor feeling violently ill. Samantha soon rushed to my aid and I hobbled back to our caravan to ice the ankle. A trip to the hospital to have the ankle seen was of no help as I was told there was a six hour wait and it was strongly suggested I go home. I have hobbled on crutches for over a week, seen a doctor twice and am awaiting an ultrasound as the 28th January was the closest appointment I could get. With my ankle still very sore and swollen I am very grateful for the help of Samantha and Alexander. Upon saying this we did not let an injury dampen our New Year spirit. We had a lovely evening on the banks of the Manning River in Taree where we spent time with family and enjoyed the fireworks.
As the first two weeks of January challenged all at Good Gabble we were yet to know that the biggest blow, stressfully and financially, was yet to come. On the 14th January our faithful Ford Falcon, which has got us around Australia for the past 12 months, decided that it could go on no more. Over the period of a week it was telling us it had problems and needed to doctor. As we drove it would stall for no apparent reason. This was happening intermittently so that by the time we called road service or got it to a mechanic it was not doing it. The message we received - "Until we see it happen we cannot fix it" This I can totally appreciate but it is of no comfort to myself now as I sit in the caravan park with my car at the doctors. Eventually the auto transmission could go on no more. Stranded in the main street of Taree a tow truck was our only option. An expensive repair job that is well into the $5000 mark we now face the challenge of raising the money to repair the vehicle and then wonder how reliable the vehicle will be to allow us to continue our journey as we use secondhand parts. The cost of a new motor vehicle, at this stage, is one we cannot even consider covering.
So do we allow these two situations, and a bad start to a new year, dampen our spirits? Not at all. We hold our head high and we tackle each day as it comes.The kind people at RAA have covered us for a hire vehicle for 5 days so we have had a car short term. As of Monday we will not have a car until we raise the funds to have ours repaired but will cope the best way that we can.
This situation is one that means that we will not be continuing on our travels for possible six months but we are safe and healthy and we have a caravan park to stay in.
We are far better off than many who are experiencing the floods. We see ourselves lucky. Our thoughts are with those who have lost more.
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