The Work Week

David has his usual interesting Help Desk IT calls for the week.

Me: You need to shut it down and restart.
Caller: OK. .... (after a few seconds) Its gone completely off.
Me: Yes, thats alright, just press the power button.
Caller: Which one is the power button?
Me: It's usually the biggest button.
Caller: They're all the same size!!
Me: What type of computer are you using?
Caller: It's a Samsung Syncmaster
Me: No, thats the monitor. There should be a big box under your desk.
Caller: It's OK someone is coming to help me.

Cathy has been busier this week being either on call (M,W,F/S/S) or out at remote clinics. On Tuesday it was a 1.5 hour drive to Looma community with 2 medical students to help spot cattle and kangaroos on the road as we drove home. Thursday morning she caught the 700am flight to Noonkanbah via Fitzroy Crossing. Our niece recently visited this community on a school visit so I asked some of the young aboriginal girls whether they remembered her. When I asked Tara whether she remembered a tall blonde girl, she said “Was she the one who talked a lot?” I guess that means she remembers Annabel and their basketball match.

Thursday night we entertained Liz, the radiographer, and her friend Ruth (the endorsed liberal candidate for the Kimberley). It was fascinating hearing some of Ruth’s adventures as she has lived on the cattle stations and taught young children. We discussed whether she should print up “Streuth- It’s Ruth” T-shirts for her campaign!

Friday was “Jeans for Genes” day so we wore our new T-shirts and jeans to work, but reverted to shorts at lunchtime as it is too hot up here for jeans! After a busy afternoon, it was delightful to watch the sunset glow fade over dinner at The Point restaurant.