Update on my Dad / Trading from hospital!!

Thanks for all those that have sent best wishes to me and my father. Things are still touch and go and we are taking each day as it comes. Some days he is alert and speaking and other days he is just comatose. I can't see him going on for very long as he is pretty much unable to do much, even eat. Even when he does we have to feed him. For the moment we are still hanging in there but I don't know for how long.

As my Dad is very often not lucid for a number of days I've started to bring my laptop into hospital. I also bought a Rubiks cube to re-learn how to solve it; I find it impossible to sit and do nothing. You feel a bit of a lemon sitting there with somebody who is unable to respond but you feel it is important to be there.

The hospital has very kindly let me pretty much set up an office next to my Dad's bed. I only intended using it to try and keep on top of things, but I couldn't resist seeing if I could trade from my laptop as well. It's always worth pushing the limits and I thought this was an interesting test. It wasn't for any reason other than wanting to know if it was viable in such a scenario. If so , it would open up new opportunities. The beach in summer via 3G is a highly appealing prospect.

Anyhow, bit a fantastic results but it definately worked and I was surprised to see that I could stream OK from my slingbox as well. A worthwhile experiment in rather bizarre surroundings. Freedom from my desk beckons!