The rule of threes

20th April 2008

I know things don’t happen in threes, no more than they happen in twos or fours, but people keep mentioning my two recent building site incidents and mentioning this ‘three’ thing, and I am starting to wonder. So this morning I was extra careful, hoping the third thing might happen to someone else.

Me, being extra careful.

The second thing was a nasty cut to the head, requiring stitches.
My friend interrupted his holiday with us to take me to the hospital in Citta della Pieve, careful not to get my blood on his car seat. Once there I may have made a mistake. I assumed that because someone works at a hospital and wears a uniform, he or she must be a doctor.
Two men in bright orange uniforms quickly gave me a combination of; head-shave, local anaesthetic and stitches.

It was only later, when I was leaving the hospital after the obligatory cranial x-ray, that I noticed two similarly dressed men putting up a wobbly wooden fence around the town walls. Then I saw them again, on the motorway, painting white lines, quite badly.
Now I look at my stitches in a different light. They are the sort you draw onto a face when you’re 6 years old, or the sort you would do if you had absolutely no medical training and were having a bit of a laugh while the doctor was at lunch.
I will spare you the photos.

Spring, in our garden, seems to have sprung - by the way

The stupidest thing I did today;
Watched ‘Cloverfield’ – where do I go to claim those 84 minutes of my life back?

Comments

[kris]

Hi-
Just found your blog from Karen Cole's. I was going to rent Cloverfield this weekend. Thanks for the heads up on that. Maybe I will watch My House in Umbria instead. :>)
Beautiful photos of spring and I love the dog photos.
We are planning to visit Italy, first time for me, next May. Can't wait!
k

[Maryann]

I saw Cloverfield with my son who was home for a few days, so in that context..it was wonderful!

[Antonina]

Commander Zorcan while visiting earth was attacked by the tall and small of planet Pink.
He was taken to a strange facility of care were discombobulated road workers are forced to stitch up unsuspecting patients.Left to his friends and his own devices he made it back to the arms of his beloved Amanda and wept that they didn't even offer him a lolly.

ps hope you get healed soon ....
Nell

[figcharlie]

Well, the Italians like to be multi-talented , saves money on hiring more people!xx

[joe]

You look pretty safe in that photo... actually safe enough to withstand a chemical attack! thanks for the review on Cloverfield... it WAS on my list but no longer.

[Sally]

I loved the observation about the bright orange overalls - there are rather a lot of them about, aren't there? Maybe they just sell them in bulk as a 'job lot'. Take care!

[nicki]

And you never even showed us the stitches on Saturday! Great to meet Amanda and the girls though, will think of you next time I'm in Kingston!

[nyc/carribean ragazza]

Okay I hope those doctors where not the same men on the motorway. :)

I missed Cloverfield when it came out. I think I will pass on the DVD.