Dot, the suggestion to park all intruders in with your bus is a good one. Obviously, they are in your way, so make em inconvenienced too. You both are packing a lot into a day. take it easy there mate xxxx
I managed to get a last minute cancellation at the quacks, of course my gp is on holidays. So the person I saw, was not prepared to give me an xray request for both hips, because she claims I have bursitis and it is only affecting one side. Until the xray is done, I don't know any better. She then started out with the line that it can be cured with a steroid injection and exercises. Would not give a referral for the injection until results are  known. My usual gp, at the same practice, would have printed a referral off without me even asking. The exercises that she gave me were not really going to do much help because they are all dependent on being able to get down and up off the floor. That went out about last century for me. 
 
 
Xray and scan to be done tomorrow. Again, I lucked an appointment because of a last minute cancellation. Modern medicine is a joke here, not very modern and certainly driven by the almighty dollar.
sleep soundly tonight xxx