Looks like a small town in the middle of nowhere.
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It is fairly small, and in the middle of nowhere… 
As dangerous as Cape Town is, it’ll always be home to me.
be glad you dont stay in spoegrivier 
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I though you made that name up, A google later and nope not made up. wow what a small place.
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The apparent lack of English-speaking people will make it a nightmare… 
At least some folk here understand English and sometimes try to communicate in English.
Hi, @Donisia! Good to hear from you… Thanks for checking in!
I don’t want to make promises my sleep deprived body can’t cash… but tonight, I run my supersecret Secret Santa assignment script.
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Friends, be good to yourselves and to those close to you, shit can and does go wrong from one moment to the next.
One minute you’re having a wonderful dinner with friends and family to break the Yom Kippur fast, the next you’re dashing off to go help your mother-in-law and her boyfriend who’ve had a pretty hectic car accident on their way home.
Robot was out at the intersection. Chop in bakkie cruised straight through as they turned into it. Thank all manner of deity the airbags, seatbelts and crumple zones did their thing and no major injuries. That said, old folk bodies are pretty fragile and there’s a concern now that the seat belt may have squashed my MIL’s heart and fractured her shoulder. We’re still at the ER going on 3 hours now waiting for scan results before they decide whether to admit or not.
Like so many things, 30 seconds either way and all would be good. The sad irony is that the entrance to her complex is literally 30m from the intersection.
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My thoughts are with you and yours, I am hoping for a positive outcome! 
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So sorry to hear. Thought and prayers go out to your MIL and the whole family
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Thanks for all the support y’all. Will definitely pass on all the wishes.
Got back from the hospital about 3:30 to grab a couple of hours sleep and then sort the kid out for her test day at varsity now.
MIL has a badly fractured collar bone, and more seriously, the compression force from the seatbelt on her heart has caused something called a cardiac ischemia. From what I understand, one of the valves was squashed closed and then wasn’t able to reopen properly which reduces her heart’s ability to pump her blood properly. She’s been admitted and will hopefully see a cardiologist soon.
Hopefully it’s something that can be solved without surgery. After her chemo treatment early this year, her body and immune system may not be able to handle that much. We wait and see.
to you all! Now go and share them with someone!
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Strongs, @GregRedd. Let me know if there’s anything we can do from Centurion. I have a sword. Happy to go full Morpheus on that bakkie.
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I hope everyone is alright.
Its scary how many people I’ve heard of that have had big accidents so close to home.
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@GregRedd My thoughts are with your family, with regards to the cardiac ischemia, if you guys have questions, please pm me - I can pass it on to my mum. The most important thing is to speak to the docs and make sure they explain everything to you guys properly and in layman’s terms. I know its scary, but it will be all ok. Please also do me a favour - when they do decide on meds - make sure they do not give any Statins - that stuff does more damage than good.
Morning people of the palace
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I would come help if I lived closer!
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I’m willing to help a bit later today. Off to Portugese embassy now for visa application for Web Summit that I’m attending in Lisbon next month. Remind me please!
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Hello Mewbs,
Long time no see.
Finally got over to the UK. Was pretty stressful but it is done - for 6 months at least.
Missed you all
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