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Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Grand Forks, ND in December 1998
Burlington Northern SD70MAC 9488 (to BNSF 9488) & SD60M 9213 (to BNSF 9213, to BNSF 8113) pull away from the Grand Forks, ND yard with a westbound unit coal train December 16, 1998.
Heading towards the camera at speed is 1910-built McLaren road locomotive 1110 "Big Mac", registered BF 5258 and weighing 16 tons.
Copyright © 2011 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!
On March 8, 2008 BNSF SD70MAC 9428 trailed behind a GEVO on the front of a westbound unit coal train on the MRL main at Livingston, MT. An AC4400CW on the rear also provided power.
In order to get over Bozeman Pass, the train paused at Livingston and the GEVO and Big Mac pulled forward and added MRL SDP40-2XR 290 to the front with them, while MRL SD70ACes 4312, 4314 & 4315 cut into the middle of the train.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Worldwide Anti-McDonald's Day: Oct 16th
Every year there is a Worldwide Anti-McDonald's Day on October 16th [UN World Food Day] - a protest against the promotion of junk food, the unethical targeting of children, exploitation of workers, animal cruelty, damage to the environment and the global domination of corporations over our lives.
Reproduced 35mm Slide
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN February 2000
In February 2000, Dad shot CSX SD70MAC 782 on the point of a southbound train sitting in the Etowah, TN yard. 782 is ex-Conrail 4136 and would later be renumbered to CSX 4582. This was, I thought, a beautiful Conrail paint scheme that was all-too-short lived.
BNSF SD70MACs 8814 & 9737 have picked up MRL SD70ACes 4313 & 4300 for front end help on a unit coal train they will soon depart Helena, MT with on June 8, 2008.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
This light is opposite the turning point for ships making the difficult passage through the Straights of Mackinac, which connects Lake Superior and Lake Huron. A steam-powered fog horn began operation at this location in 1890. A light was first displayed from the tower in 1892. The light was visible to ships 16 miles away and remained in operation until 1958. The lighthouse is now a maritime museum. Seen at the Michilimackinac State Park in Mackinaw City, Michigan. In the background is the Mackinac Bridge.
Historic Mackinac Bridge over the Mackinac Straits, Michigan. Designated in 2010 as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
The Mackinac Bridge is currently the third longest suspension bridge in the world and is the longest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere. The total bridge is 26,372 feet in length. The suspension bridge itself is 8,614 feet.
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in March 2008
Four CSX northbound (empty) unit coal trains lined up in the Etowah, TN east yard, awaiting clearance to leave. There was some work being done up near Corbin, KY and that kept everything bottled up in Etowah for a few hours.
From left to right, on the point of their trains are: CSX ES44AC 743, CSX AC4400CW 299, CSX SD70MAC 4512 & CSX SD70MAC 4565.
Canon PowerShot A570IS
Photo shot by my Dad, Jay Thomson, at Etowah, TN in March 2009
On March 19, 2009 there was a transformer fire on an electrical power line at the north end of the CSX yard in Etowah, TN. The Etowah Fire Department and Etowah Rural Fire Departments responded to the fire, and all rail traffic headed in or out of the yard was delayed while the fire was brought under control.
Here, CSX SD70MAC 4761 is finally cleared to head north as the fire crew packs water line after putting out the fire.
Canon PowerShot A570IS
Probably the worst McDonalds meal I've had in years. Lettuce on the Big Mac was turning brown, burger was overcooked and the fries were cold. Very poor indeed. All hail Burger King!
The Mackinac Bridge (/ˈmækɪnɔː/ MAK-in-aw) is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Opened in 1957, the 26,372-foot-long (4.995 mi; 8.038 km)[1] bridge (familiarly known as "Big Mac" and "Mighty Mac")[4] is the world's 22nd-longest main span and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.[5] The Mackinac Bridge is part of Interstate 75 and the Lakes Michigan and Huron components of the Great Lakes Circle Tour across the straits; it is also a segment of the U.S. North Country National Scenic Trail. The bridge connects the city of St. Ignace on the north end with the village of Mackinaw City on the south.
Envisioned since the 1880s, the bridge was designed by the engineer David B. Steinman and completed in 1957 only after many decades of struggles to begin construction.
The bridge opened on November 1, 1957,[6] connecting two peninsulas linked for decades by ferries. A year later, the bridge was formally dedicated as the "world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages", allowing a superlative comparison to the Golden Gate Bridge, which had a longer center span between towers, and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, which had an anchorage in the middle.
It remains the longest suspension bridge with two towers between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.[5] Much longer anchorage-to-anchorage spans have been built in the Eastern Hemisphere, including the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan (6,532 ft or 1,991 m). But the long leadups to the anchorages on the Mackinac make its total shoreline-to-shoreline length of five miles (8.0 km), longer than the Akashi-Kaikyo (2.4 mi or 3.9 km).
The length of the bridge's main span is 3,800 feet (1,158 m), which makes it the third-longest suspension span in the United States and 20th longest suspension span worldwide. It is also one of the world's longest bridges overall.
David B. Steinman was appointed as the design engineer in January 1953 and by the end of 1953, estimates and contracts had been negotiated. A Civil Engineer at the firm, Abul Hasnat, did the preliminary plans for the bridge. Total cost estimate at that time was $95 million (equivalent to $726 million in 2018[12]) with estimated completion by November 1, 1956. Tolls collected were to pay for the bridge in 20 years.[15] Construction began on May 7, 1954. The American Bridge Division of United States Steel Corporation was awarded a contract of more than $44 million (equivalent to $333 million in 2018[12]) to build the steel superstructure.
Construction, staged using the 1939–41 causeway, took three and a half years (four summers, no winter construction) at a total cost of $100 million and the lives of five workers. Contrary to popular belief, none of them are entombed in the Bridge.[16] It opened to traffic on schedule on November 1, 1957, and the ferry service was discontinued on the same day. The Bridge was formally dedicated on June 25, 1958.
G. Mennen Williams was governor during the construction of the Mackinac Bridge. He began the tradition of the governor leading the Mackinac Bridge Walk across it every Labor Day.[17] U.S. Senator Prentiss M. Brown has been called the "father of the Mackinac Bridge,"[18] and was honored with a special memorial bridge token created by the Mackinac Bridge Authority.[19]
The bridge officially achieved its 100 millionth crossing exactly forty years after its dedication, on June 25, 1998.[1] The 50th anniversary of the bridge's opening was celebrated on November 1, 2007, in a ceremony hosted by the Mackinac Bridge Authority at the viewing park adjacent to the St. Ignace causeway.[1]
Mackinac Bridge
Coordinates : 45.817059°N 84.727822°W
Carries : 4 lanes of I-75 / GLCT
Crosses : Straits of Mackinac
Locale : St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, Michigan
Other name(s) : Mighty Mac or Big Mac
Maintained by : Mackinac Bridge Authority
Characteristics
Design : Suspension bridge
Total length : 26,372 ft (8,038 m)[1]
Width : 68.6 ft (20.9 m) (total width)[2]
54 ft (16 m) (road width)
38.1 ft (11.6 m) (depth)[2]
Height : 552 ft (168 m) (tower height);[2]
200 ft (61 m) (deck height)[1]
Longest span : 3,800 ft (1,158 m)[2]
Clearance below : 155 ft (47 m)[1]
History
Designer : David B. Steinman
Opened : November 1, 1957
Statistics
Daily traffic : 11,600
Toll : $2.00 per axle for passenger vehicles ($4.00 per car).
$5.00 per axle for motor homes, and commercial vehicles.[3]
During the summer months, the Upper Peninsula and the Mackinac Bridge have become a major tourist destination.[40] In addition to visitors to Mackinac Island, the bridge has attracted interest from a diverse group of tourists including bridge enthusiasts, bird-watchers, and photographers.[41] The Straits area is a popular sailing destination for boats of all types, which make it easier to get a closer view to the underlying structure of the bridge.
The Mackinac Bridge (/ˈmækɪnɔː/ MAK-in-aw) is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Opened in 1957, the 26,372-foot-long (4.995 mi; 8.038 km)[1] bridge (familiarly known as "Big Mac" and "Mighty Mac")[4] is the world's 22nd-longest main span and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.[5] The Mackinac Bridge is part of Interstate 75 and the Lakes Michigan and Huron components of the Great Lakes Circle Tour across the straits; it is also a segment of the U.S. North Country National Scenic Trail. The bridge connects the city of St. Ignace on the north end with the village of Mackinaw City on the south.
Envisioned since the 1880s, the bridge was designed by the engineer David B. Steinman and completed in 1957 only after many decades of struggles to begin construction.
The bridge opened on November 1, 1957,[6] connecting two peninsulas linked for decades by ferries. A year later, the bridge was formally dedicated as the "world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages", allowing a superlative comparison to the Golden Gate Bridge, which had a longer center span between towers, and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, which had an anchorage in the middle.
It remains the longest suspension bridge with two towers between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.[5] Much longer anchorage-to-anchorage spans have been built in the Eastern Hemisphere, including the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan (6,532 ft or 1,991 m). But the long leadups to the anchorages on the Mackinac make its total shoreline-to-shoreline length of five miles (8.0 km), longer than the Akashi-Kaikyo (2.4 mi or 3.9 km).
The length of the bridge's main span is 3,800 feet (1,158 m), which makes it the third-longest suspension span in the United States and 20th longest suspension span worldwide. It is also one of the world's longest bridges overall.
David B. Steinman was appointed as the design engineer in January 1953 and by the end of 1953, estimates and contracts had been negotiated. A Civil Engineer at the firm, Abul Hasnat, did the preliminary plans for the bridge. Total cost estimate at that time was $95 million (equivalent to $726 million in 2018[12]) with estimated completion by November 1, 1956. Tolls collected were to pay for the bridge in 20 years.[15] Construction began on May 7, 1954. The American Bridge Division of United States Steel Corporation was awarded a contract of more than $44 million (equivalent to $333 million in 2018[12]) to build the steel superstructure.
Construction, staged using the 1939–41 causeway, took three and a half years (four summers, no winter construction) at a total cost of $100 million and the lives of five workers. Contrary to popular belief, none of them are entombed in the Bridge.[16] It opened to traffic on schedule on November 1, 1957, and the ferry service was discontinued on the same day. The Bridge was formally dedicated on June 25, 1958.
G. Mennen Williams was governor during the construction of the Mackinac Bridge. He began the tradition of the governor leading the Mackinac Bridge Walk across it every Labor Day.[17] U.S. Senator Prentiss M. Brown has been called the "father of the Mackinac Bridge,"[18] and was honored with a special memorial bridge token created by the Mackinac Bridge Authority.[19]
The bridge officially achieved its 100 millionth crossing exactly forty years after its dedication, on June 25, 1998.[1] The 50th anniversary of the bridge's opening was celebrated on November 1, 2007, in a ceremony hosted by the Mackinac Bridge Authority at the viewing park adjacent to the St. Ignace causeway.[1]
Mackinac Bridge
Coordinates : 45.817059°N 84.727822°W
Carries : 4 lanes of I-75 / GLCT
Crosses : Straits of Mackinac
Locale : St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, Michigan
Other name(s) : Mighty Mac or Big Mac
Maintained by : Mackinac Bridge Authority
Characteristics
Design : Suspension bridge
Total length : 26,372 ft (8,038 m)[1]
Width : 68.6 ft (20.9 m) (total width)[2]
54 ft (16 m) (road width)
38.1 ft (11.6 m) (depth)[2]
Height : 552 ft (168 m) (tower height);[2]
200 ft (61 m) (deck height)[1]
Longest span : 3,800 ft (1,158 m)[2]
Clearance below : 155 ft (47 m)[1]
History
Designer : David B. Steinman
Opened : November 1, 1957
Statistics
Daily traffic : 11,600
Toll : $2.00 per axle for passenger vehicles ($4.00 per car).
$5.00 per axle for motor homes, and commercial vehicles.[3]
During the summer months, the Upper Peninsula and the Mackinac Bridge have become a major tourist destination.[40] In addition to visitors to Mackinac Island, the bridge has attracted interest from a diverse group of tourists including bridge enthusiasts, bird-watchers, and photographers.[41] The Straits area is a popular sailing destination for boats of all types, which make it easier to get a closer view to the underlying structure of the bridge.
Historic Mackinac Suspension Bridge over the Mackinac Straits in Mackinaw City, Michigan. The bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it opened in 1957. It carries I-75 across the narrow passage of the strait near Mackinaw City.
Designated in 2010 as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Historic American Engineering Record No. MI-329
The Mackinac Bridge (/ˈmækɪnɔː/ MAK-in-aw) is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Opened in 1957, the 26,372-foot-long (4.995 mi; 8.038 km)[1] bridge (familiarly known as "Big Mac" and "Mighty Mac")[4] is the world's 22nd-longest main span and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.[5] The Mackinac Bridge is part of Interstate 75 and the Lakes Michigan and Huron components of the Great Lakes Circle Tour across the straits; it is also a segment of the U.S. North Country National Scenic Trail. The bridge connects the city of St. Ignace on the north end with the village of Mackinaw City on the south.
Envisioned since the 1880s, the bridge was designed by the engineer David B. Steinman and completed in 1957 only after many decades of struggles to begin construction.
The bridge opened on November 1, 1957,[6] connecting two peninsulas linked for decades by ferries. A year later, the bridge was formally dedicated as the "world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages", allowing a superlative comparison to the Golden Gate Bridge, which had a longer center span between towers, and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, which had an anchorage in the middle.
It remains the longest suspension bridge with two towers between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.[5] Much longer anchorage-to-anchorage spans have been built in the Eastern Hemisphere, including the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan (6,532 ft or 1,991 m). But the long leadups to the anchorages on the Mackinac make its total shoreline-to-shoreline length of five miles (8.0 km), longer than the Akashi-Kaikyo (2.4 mi or 3.9 km).
The length of the bridge's main span is 3,800 feet (1,158 m), which makes it the third-longest suspension span in the United States and 20th longest suspension span worldwide. It is also one of the world's longest bridges overall.
David B. Steinman was appointed as the design engineer in January 1953 and by the end of 1953, estimates and contracts had been negotiated. A Civil Engineer at the firm, Abul Hasnat, did the preliminary plans for the bridge. Total cost estimate at that time was $95 million (equivalent to $726 million in 2018[12]) with estimated completion by November 1, 1956. Tolls collected were to pay for the bridge in 20 years.[15] Construction began on May 7, 1954. The American Bridge Division of United States Steel Corporation was awarded a contract of more than $44 million (equivalent to $333 million in 2018[12]) to build the steel superstructure.
Construction, staged using the 1939–41 causeway, took three and a half years (four summers, no winter construction) at a total cost of $100 million and the lives of five workers. Contrary to popular belief, none of them are entombed in the Bridge.[16] It opened to traffic on schedule on November 1, 1957, and the ferry service was discontinued on the same day. The Bridge was formally dedicated on June 25, 1958.
G. Mennen Williams was governor during the construction of the Mackinac Bridge. He began the tradition of the governor leading the Mackinac Bridge Walk across it every Labor Day.[17] U.S. Senator Prentiss M. Brown has been called the "father of the Mackinac Bridge,"[18] and was honored with a special memorial bridge token created by the Mackinac Bridge Authority.[19]
The bridge officially achieved its 100 millionth crossing exactly forty years after its dedication, on June 25, 1998.[1] The 50th anniversary of the bridge's opening was celebrated on November 1, 2007, in a ceremony hosted by the Mackinac Bridge Authority at the viewing park adjacent to the St. Ignace causeway.[1]
Mackinac Bridge
Coordinates : 45.817059°N 84.727822°W
Carries : 4 lanes of I-75 / GLCT
Crosses : Straits of Mackinac
Locale : St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, Michigan
Other name(s) : Mighty Mac or Big Mac
Maintained by : Mackinac Bridge Authority
Characteristics
Design : Suspension bridge
Total length : 26,372 ft (8,038 m)[1]
Width : 68.6 ft (20.9 m) (total width)[2]
54 ft (16 m) (road width)
38.1 ft (11.6 m) (depth)[2]
Height : 552 ft (168 m) (tower height);[2]
200 ft (61 m) (deck height)[1]
Longest span : 3,800 ft (1,158 m)[2]
Clearance below : 155 ft (47 m)[1]
History
Designer : David B. Steinman
Opened : November 1, 1957
Statistics
Daily traffic : 11,600
Toll : $2.00 per axle for passenger vehicles ($4.00 per car).
$5.00 per axle for motor homes, and commercial vehicles.[3]
During the summer months, the Upper Peninsula and the Mackinac Bridge have become a major tourist destination.[40] In addition to visitors to Mackinac Island, the bridge has attracted interest from a diverse group of tourists including bridge enthusiasts, bird-watchers, and photographers.[41] The Straits area is a popular sailing destination for boats of all types, which make it easier to get a closer view to the underlying structure of the bridge.
Asbury Park Zombie Walk
Zombie Christy yelled at everyone to "Get the HELL off the beach!" His handler, out of frame on the right, lures him forward with McDonald's hanging from a stick.
Terrible shot, but too funny not to share. :)
Trundling along at a gentle pace past the fairground at Beamish Museum is 1910-built 16 ton McLaren road locomotive 1110 "Big Mac", registered BF 5258.
Copyright © 2011 Terry Pinnegar Photography. All Rights Reserved. THIS IMAGE IS NOT TO BE USED WITHOUT MY EXPRESS PERMISSION!
The Mackinac Bridge (/ˈmækɪnɔː/ MAK-in-aw) is a suspension bridge spanning the Straits of Mackinac to connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. Opened in 1957, the 26,372-foot-long (4.995 mi; 8.038 km)[1] bridge (familiarly known as "Big Mac" and "Mighty Mac")[4] is the world's 22nd-longest main span and the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.[5] The Mackinac Bridge is part of Interstate 75 and the Lakes Michigan and Huron components of the Great Lakes Circle Tour across the straits; it is also a segment of the U.S. North Country National Scenic Trail. The bridge connects the city of St. Ignace on the north end with the village of Mackinaw City on the south.
Envisioned since the 1880s, the bridge was designed by the engineer David B. Steinman and completed in 1957 only after many decades of struggles to begin construction.
The bridge opened on November 1, 1957,[6] connecting two peninsulas linked for decades by ferries. A year later, the bridge was formally dedicated as the "world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages", allowing a superlative comparison to the Golden Gate Bridge, which had a longer center span between towers, and the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, which had an anchorage in the middle.
It remains the longest suspension bridge with two towers between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere.[5] Much longer anchorage-to-anchorage spans have been built in the Eastern Hemisphere, including the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan (6,532 ft or 1,991 m). But the long leadups to the anchorages on the Mackinac make its total shoreline-to-shoreline length of five miles (8.0 km), longer than the Akashi-Kaikyo (2.4 mi or 3.9 km).
The length of the bridge's main span is 3,800 feet (1,158 m), which makes it the third-longest suspension span in the United States and 20th longest suspension span worldwide. It is also one of the world's longest bridges overall.
David B. Steinman was appointed as the design engineer in January 1953 and by the end of 1953, estimates and contracts had been negotiated. A Civil Engineer at the firm, Abul Hasnat, did the preliminary plans for the bridge. Total cost estimate at that time was $95 million (equivalent to $726 million in 2018[12]) with estimated completion by November 1, 1956. Tolls collected were to pay for the bridge in 20 years.[15] Construction began on May 7, 1954. The American Bridge Division of United States Steel Corporation was awarded a contract of more than $44 million (equivalent to $333 million in 2018[12]) to build the steel superstructure.
Construction, staged using the 1939–41 causeway, took three and a half years (four summers, no winter construction) at a total cost of $100 million and the lives of five workers. Contrary to popular belief, none of them are entombed in the Bridge.[16] It opened to traffic on schedule on November 1, 1957, and the ferry service was discontinued on the same day. The Bridge was formally dedicated on June 25, 1958.
G. Mennen Williams was governor during the construction of the Mackinac Bridge. He began the tradition of the governor leading the Mackinac Bridge Walk across it every Labor Day.[17] U.S. Senator Prentiss M. Brown has been called the "father of the Mackinac Bridge,"[18] and was honored with a special memorial bridge token created by the Mackinac Bridge Authority.[19]
The bridge officially achieved its 100 millionth crossing exactly forty years after its dedication, on June 25, 1998.[1] The 50th anniversary of the bridge's opening was celebrated on November 1, 2007, in a ceremony hosted by the Mackinac Bridge Authority at the viewing park adjacent to the St. Ignace causeway.[1]
Mackinac Bridge
Coordinates : 45.817059°N 84.727822°W
Carries : 4 lanes of I-75 / GLCT
Crosses : Straits of Mackinac
Locale : St. Ignace and Mackinaw City, Michigan
Other name(s) : Mighty Mac or Big Mac
Maintained by : Mackinac Bridge Authority
Characteristics
Design : Suspension bridge
Total length : 26,372 ft (8,038 m)[1]
Width : 68.6 ft (20.9 m) (total width)[2]
54 ft (16 m) (road width)
38.1 ft (11.6 m) (depth)[2]
Height : 552 ft (168 m) (tower height);[2]
200 ft (61 m) (deck height)[1]
Longest span : 3,800 ft (1,158 m)[2]
Clearance below : 155 ft (47 m)[1]
History
Designer : David B. Steinman
Opened : November 1, 1957
Statistics
Daily traffic : 11,600
Toll : $2.00 per axle for passenger vehicles ($4.00 per car).
$5.00 per axle for motor homes, and commercial vehicles.[3]
During the summer months, the Upper Peninsula and the Mackinac Bridge have become a major tourist destination.[40] In addition to visitors to Mackinac Island, the bridge has attracted interest from a diverse group of tourists including bridge enthusiasts, bird-watchers, and photographers.[41] The Straits area is a popular sailing destination for boats of all types, which make it easier to get a closer view to the underlying structure of the bridge.
i haven't had one in ages.. and just felt like one this weekend. perhaps it was triggered off by the excellent mushroom swiss i had at chili's
I've had McDonalds in more countries than you've probably visited. It's become a tradition of sorts.
Tokyo, Japan, 06/26/10
A loaded westbound BNSF unit grain train rumbles through Nashua, MT on a snowy November morning. A CSX Big Mac is sandwiched between a BNSF Dash 9 and SD75M as power.
Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT
Canon EFS 18-55mm lens
Two Nebraska Angus beef patties, pickles shredded lettuce, cheese and onions on a double bun with sesame seeds.
Diego had another accident today (don't you just love the school holidays?) which involved him hitting his head. He sat on the sofa complaining of a terrible headache and being very drowsy. Obviously I know that you can't sleep after having a bang to the head, and I had such a hard time keeping him awake.
I wasn't overly concerned about him until he was sick at which point I rang my sister who is very handily a nurse who advised me to get him to the GP.
I managed to get an emergency appointment for Diego and my GP, after giving Diego the once over, decided that he'd be happier if he was seen by the hospital.
So off we trundled to the A&E department.
3 and a half hours later and we escaped. All hungry, tired and more than a little cranky.
I couldn't face the thought of coming home to cook the meal that I had been preparing earlier today, so the Golden Arches it was. Diego and Matt were more than happy with that but I don't particularly like their food, but at 9.30 at night it was better than nothing.
Here's hoping that tomorrow will be better.
Oh, and I tried so hard to get a shot of me in the hospital tonight but everytime I tried something went wrong, and since we were in the children's part of A&E, I didn't want to take any shots with a strangers child in it, as I wouldn't be happy if it were done to me.
So me munching on a Big Mac will have to do.