OK
Really tired after the binmen woke me at silly o'clock.
scared
Quote from: Brains on May 19, 2021, 19:48:29 PMscared
((((Donna))))
Hope you are OK xx
I'm tired - the cats escaped last night and one didn't come back until 1am!
So sad.
Told parents I'm having to look for a job...
One response, that's OK. Can you still do random pick ups from school and babysitting (lol, longest client practically related now)
One response, I understand we'll keep attending as long as we can.
One response, gutted but we get it.. Then txt... tomorrow last day.
Guess I have to find a job pretty damn quick now... Thanks for hanging in there.
But really I do get it and I knew telling them might lead to that.
Still sad though
Weary this morning
So many ambulances passing on the main road this morning. The first woke me around 7am, and they keep going past with their sirens on.
The wind and rain disturbed me too much, so I'm knackered now.
OK
Last day with a little one today.
It's so hard when they leave, especially under unwanted circumstances.
😭
OK
Brought car up my mother's for my bro to change a spring...
Dunno why I bother 😂 I cannot get used to the clutch.
Never regretted doing something so much in my life. Its been 5 months now. 😔
I feel exhausted. ???
I've just tried to set up an account for Government Gateway to check on my state pension details.
2 options: with or without a passport.
I didn't have one, so I chose the "without passport" option.
I input all my details, the page sent me an email to confirm that it is my email addy.
NI number, DOB, yada, yada. Then I was able to get an ID number. That came via email. Then it asked for a code sent to my mobile.
I put that in, and it asked me to sign in using those details.
That triggered another text with an access code.
I put that in and put in my ID number and password.
Then it asked for details of TWO of the following:
NI passport (I'm no paddy)
Date of contract for my mobile (I use PAYG)
Passport number!!!!!
AAAAAGGHHHH! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
I'm sure I registered before I had a passport?
My arm is so sore after the second jab.
I've no passport and no clue when my contract started mobile phone.
He has no passport and no mobile phone!!
I imagine there are lots in that position.
There must be an alternative
It keeps saying that it's a Beta site, so that means they are expecting problems. But you can't leave feedback!
It's been a beta site as long as I've been using it, so coming up to 6 years 😂
I'm so tired and so very stressed.
Shattered now
35 minutes to get to the vaccination centre across the city. 11 minutes for the missus to get her second jab. 30 minutes to get back home.:grumpy:
Absolutly knackered now, today has been my busiest for 5 months going back to Charlecote
Quote from: Tâf on May 23, 2021, 14:35:02 PM35 minutes to get to the vaccination centre across the city. 11 minutes for the missus to get her second jab. 30 minutes to get back home.:grumpy:
We were the same yesterday and luckily got the last parking space. It was peeing it down. They were very quick with the jabs but those driving had to stay in the building for a period of time. So obviously, their car took up that parking space.
OK, slept better last night after getting back out yesterdsay
I feel a lot more energised this morning. The missus has a very sore arm after her second jab.
Fighting the urge to sleep
That's me most afternoons
I nap when I can these days.
Roadworks on the main drag into Cardiff from The Varlees made it stop-start for over a mile.
But no-one was working! :grumpy:
Relaxed
OK
We all overslept. :bed:
Today is the 42nd anniversary of passing my driving test. 3 cars and only one accident (due to ice).
Wish it was bed time
So I did the online application for the missus to get settled status in the UK. We both checked all the details several times.
I just went on to get the unique case number, and it shows the missus' christian name as her French birth surname, and her surname as her christian names. And it can't be amended at all!!!
And it's been 10 days since I asked questions about docs I have to send. Still no reply!!!
Backs aching
The binmen woke me at 7:05am. :grumpy:
Slept badly last night, so tired
Woke too early, but managed to drop off again.
OK
I was woken around 8:30 by the first of 3 silent phonecalls, :grumpy:
Terrible. Had a fall on the driveway yesterday after planting the lavender - stood up to fast, turned, dizzy, and tripped over the lip between the drive and the (untopped) footpath. As I'm no fairy, I hit the asphalt drive like a sack of spuds.
X rays show no fractures (thankfully!) but I'm so sore today - huge bruise on right hip, sprained left thumb, pain right across my back. Been sick today - when I woke at 12 noon (didn't get back from hospital until 6.30 am) but now able to eat toast and tea. HoN has been brilliant and taken over the housework. :D
I hope y
Quote from: Nana of 8 on May 28, 2021, 15:14:09 PMTerrible. Had a fall on the driveway yesterday....
I hope they gave you more than paracetamol in the end. Get well soon!
Had a good nights sleep last night
Quote from: Tâf on May 28, 2021, 15:34:54 PMI hope yQuote from: Nana of 8 on May 28, 2021, 15:14:09 PMTerrible. Had a fall on the driveway yesterday....
I hope they gave you more than paracetamol in the end. Get well soon!
Had codeine at the hospital and was sent home with co-codamol. which is a great relief!
Thumb still sore, as is bruised hip, otherwise better, thanks.
I miss waking and feeling refreshed.
I'm sweating buckets.
4 silent robot calls today. Just biding my time now to see what company it is that's trying to find out when we pick up the phone.
Once I got moving the fatigue faded, and I got a lot done.
Quote from: Nana of 8 on May 20, 2021, 05:18:29 AMQuote from: Brains on May 19, 2021, 19:48:29 PMscared
((((Donna))))
Hope you are OK xx
I'm tired - the cats escaped last night and one didn't come back until 1am!
Thanks hun xx
Just finding it hard since losing mum xx
Slept in a birt
A bit stiff after yesterday's exertions.
Shattered now
Next doors dog was barking like crazy at 11 last night just as I was going to bed.
I saw a black car driving fast away down the street.
At 1.40 am I woke to my dog barking really loudly so went down and let her out.....as a small black car drove fast down the street. Nothing on next doors camera except some lads in the street.
My son came this afternoon to make sure the side gate is locking securely. He reckons its just chancers looking for open windows or sheds.
OK had a good nights sleep
I woke, rolled over, had a lie-in. :bed:
OK
Lots of shopping to do today, so I'm up and preparing lists.
But I'd rather be asleep.
I didn't sleep well with the heat. I'm loving the day brightness though . My dog isn't. I've got fans running in the kitchen and living room but she's gone in the wet room with her back on the tiles as it's the coolest place.
I got the shopping done, put it away, went out to the patio and swigged some cola.
Choked. I couldn't get a breath in.The lad saw me and rushed out and gave my back a pounding. It seemed like an eternity until I got a breath in.
Wish I could destress
OK
That was a long, hot night. :bed:
The rain passed over, the sun tried to come out, and it has jumped from 20c to 25c in an hour. SWEATY!
Clouded over and humid, but no rain
I've not felt as "wiped-out" as I have the past few days. Vaccine reaction?
I woke, got bored, got up.
Slept in a bt today
:cold:
So-so - HoN asked me to tidy up the edge of the area we've dug to make way for a patio. Managed it but totally knackered me for a while.
Quote from: Nana of 8 on June 03, 2021, 17:37:02 PMSo-so - HoN asked me to tidy up the edge of the area we've dug to make way for a patio. Managed it but totally knackered me for a while.
After a fairly quiet winter, I'm only slowly getting fit enough for my garden work. :old:
I'm just very tired
Well I'm up
Allergies again. I've never been as bad as this year for some reason.
Very weary.
OK
ugh!
Had a lie-in, but still feel a bit weary.
I developed and popped 2 blisters on my right hand. In the centre if the palm, and the tip of my index finger. OUCH!
Weary this morning
The blisters woke me all through the night. Not painful but uncomfortable.
Very very warm
Quote from: Lisa on June 06, 2021, 16:38:22 PMVery very warm
28c in the garden, 24c in this room.
I was dripping with sweat within 2 minutes of drying after a long soak. :hot:
The toilet flush lever arm has sheered-off. It was only replaced 8 months ago. :-\
I thought it was Monday all day. Ugh.
In pain - likely from that fall. I can barely walk without my groin being in agony. And my thumb is worse, so I'll be calling the GP in the morning.
OK
Up, but weary.
Better after calling the GP. She prescribed a strong NSAID and it's working. She says I have have issues for up to 10 weeks for the thumb and abdominal pain. Deep joy.
OK
I didn't even think of having a nap yesterday. Being active in the garden has lifted my spirits.
Tired after all that digging but feeling better for it.
Day #2 of no nap.
OK
It feels like I didn't sleep a wink all night. Strange bangs quite close, women singing in the street. Loud arguments. Binmen..... :bed:
OK
After iffy internet for 24 hours, it went off completely at 11am due to a "regional fault". The phone message said it would be back at 4pm, but it was still off when I went to bed at midnight.
I got a lot more done in the garden though.
Utterly pissed off
I rarely ask for real help.. But when I do and get a "if I must"
you'll get a great big fuck you then.
I think some people just like seeing me struggle.
I won't ask again.
Really tired this morning
Me too. And now I'm sweaty and tired after being in the attic.
Not as tired as yesterday
I was woken by a lawn mower at 8:15! :grumpy:
Tired, woken by a very noisy Crow at 5.30
We were all woken by next door pressure-washing from 8:20. And it's not continuous, but in short 1-second bursts. The motor will give out a lot earlier like that.
So tired
46c in the greenhouse, plus the heat from the vacuum cleaner. :hot:
Shattered it was very hot at Charlecote and quiet busy, first weekend reopening of the house
The sun is breaking through the clouds finally but there is no air at all. I'm not looking forward to try and sleep in it .
OK
Quite refreshed actually. I had expected a sticky night, but I went out like a light.
Shin cramp woke me around 7am, but I recovered and dropped-off again.
Didn't wan5t to get up this morning
Not bad, woke naturally at 06.40 and the aches and pains from my fall are starting to fade at last.
He's run out of cigs and it's going to be a very long wait till shopping comes at 3pm ::)
Gag him
And lo tesco arriveth and peace descended once more . I've bought an extra emergency pack to hide but I'll probably forget where I hide it.
Pooped. A mix of heat and an early start.
OK
The binmen were fairly quiet, but the drain bods are back with their pumps and stuff.
Feeling beaten down by it all.
No idea how to straighten everything out.
The cables to the rear wiper have been severed. I shall repair them ASAP before the rainy weather appears.
Achy legs from a long walk
OK
I woke early, got bored, so got up.
Feeling chilly today and aching joints again.
So fed up with not being able to find work.
I swear if I see another 4hr contract I'll scream.
I finally got through to Government Gateway on the phone to say that is keeps asking for a valid passport number to be able to go any further.
I still had to go through all the rigmarole of entering my name, DOB, address, place of birth, telephone number (they only accept mobile numbers), username, password, then a check code they send to your mobile phone.
The phone answered, and I was asked for either my Northern Ireland driving licence number or PASSPORT NUMBER!!!
I told him that I didn't have either. His answer was "We are not able to access your records without a valid passport number".
AND THEN HE HUNG UP ON ME!!! :GRUMPY:
OK now I'm up
Still fuming over Government Gateway. :grumpy:
There must be a way around it.
Quote from: Lisa on June 18, 2021, 09:39:46 AMThere must be a way around it.
Online it says to phone them to get around it. It's a 0300 number, so costs the same as a local call, but I ended-up in a queue for 52 minutes.
Urgh
I have been trying to use the ID proof thing the Post Office does ("verify"). It keeps saying it has sent a confirmation code to my email, but it never arrives! :grumpy:
I find things like that never send to addresses like Hotmail or similar.
3 emails all arrived together!
Now I get this...po verify.jpg
It's bonkers. Driving licence should be enough
Quote from: Lisa on June 18, 2021, 12:44:38 PMIt's bonkers. Driving licence should be enough
The preamble mentions using recent P60's, but there is no option to use them.
Zonked
I woke early again, but got up when I was bored.
Weary
Got bored of laying in bed, so I got up early again.
Bored. Was hoping to get some wall laying done, but no.
Was cold at Charlecote ended up wearing my jumper and Fleece on top of the polo shirt
Tired and sleepy
Not as weary as of late.
Another night survived. I'm getting good at this waking up malarky
OK now I'm up
Quote from: Tâf on June 20, 2021, 09:33:42 AMGot bored of laying in bed, so I got up early again.
Ditto.
I've just got an email about the missus' Right to Remain in the UK.
QuoteThank you for your application to the EU Settlement Scheme.
We have tried to contact you numerous times to resolve your application but have had no reply to our various contacts. You must reply by 28.6.21 or your application will be decided based on the evidence we have available.
QuoteAs part of the application process you were asked to provide your biometric information (fingerprints, photograph and signature).
However, our records show that this information is still outstanding.
QuoteTo provide your biometrics, you will need to return to your online application to book an appointment at a UK Visas and Citizenship Application Service Point.
QuotePlease note that without your biometric information your application will be invalid.
We have had no contact from them at all!!!
OK now I have dragged myself out of bed
Hacked-off with the immigration process. It refers to things that have not happened, and to links that don't work!
A Russel Hobbs deep fryer that I bought in October 2018 is now faulty.
As I had registered it online, I had an extended warranty to October 2021.
It took ages for them to respond, and they asked for photos of the receipt and baseplate ident.
Now they want me to send them a copy of the registration email I "must have been sent".
Who keeps emails for over 2 years?
:grumpy:
I do 🤐
Honestly I don't delete any messages or emails, besides spam ones
Same here
VM shrank their email folder allowance to almost nothing, just as they removed webspace and now usenet.
Super tired today
Fed up, my cruise has been cancelled again
The binmen woke me just after 7:30 again. :grumpy:
UP before the alarm. Soooo weary... :bed:
OK
I need a break in luck.
Totally knackered.
OK
It was early evening before I felt properly awake. Then this morning something woke me well before 6, then a car horn at exactly 6:30 stirred me again.
Just seen on the North West weather. Pollen high tomorrow and very high Sunday and Monday. Ugh
ok
The hospital wanted ALL members of a household to be covid-tested prior to one or more going-in for an op. The Arsemebly said NO, so only the missus got a test. But we still have to self-isolate until next Friday.
OK
Bored.
OK
There's a car around here that backfires like mad. It woke me this morning just after 6. I think it's what is waking me most mornings. :grumpy:
OK now I've dragged myself out of bed
A bit weary.
OK
The binmen were noisy again :grumpy:
Very sad. See secret post for reason :'(
*hugs*
Tired this morning, couldn't drop off last night
The humidity meant sleeping with a window open. So that made it easy for traffic, etc. to wake me over and over.
Was awful last night. Glad it's quiet here most of the time
I left the fan in the kitchen and the fan in the living on last night. I was bothered about the dog and Chris sweltering.
Of course upstairs was boiling. I'd opened all the windows but then could hear every noise. I'm goingbtobhave to get a fan for upstairs.
I have just been gardening under a milky sun. Luckily there is a welcome breeze, but I'm still sweaty.
Tired out after all that sleeper moving! HoN carried them to the back garden, I manouvered them into a pile.
Weary, last night it was to warm under the quilt and to cold on top
I got up because I was bored.
Pooped after the shopping, putting the shopping away, doing the dishes, and then cooking tea.
Didn't want to get up again
The humidity woke me early, so I got up. I may nap later. :bed:
Slept in a bit, but still weary
Clammy. Too humid to stay in bed.
OK
Relief, my Mum had to go in to hospital Saturday with nausea and exhaustion, GP had changed her painkillers for her bad back and she hasn't been drinking enough fluids, they have changed her tablets back and re hydrated her and she is back home after 48 hours
A little tired. HoN's best mate came to stay for the weekend. Their kid was a pain - kept chasing the cats.
Tired, kept waking up last night
I overslept, it was lovely. :bed:
OK
I could hear the binmen talking loudly as they sheltered from the rain this morning.
That was enough to make me get up as I knew I wouldn't sleep any more.
Dashed the dog round the field and then round the block as he has a nurse taking his bloods 8- 10 am and district nurse is due for a review.
No sign of anyone ::)
Really down in the dumps.
Had an interview yesterday
I thought it went really well... They said they would let me know that night.
They still haven't so it clearly didn't go as well as I thought..
I apply for multiple jobs every day. There's very little I don't apply for.
It's killing my confidence, and really getting me down.
I earn 81 quid this week. Can't get help because of the money in the bank.
I'm so done.
Shattered this morning
I could have stayed in bed, but have things to do before we go shopping.
The metal fairies woke me just after 8 :grumpy:
Well I'm up
I slept in after being woken by the rain during the night.
Wanted to lie in but couldn't
Not amused...
Car broke down last night. Coil spring had snapped and wore the tire down to the point it went bang.
First off.. I had no indication there was a problem when I was driving.
Secondly.... It had an mot a month ago...
Tyres can wear down quickly, but not that quickly!
It was too hot to stay in bed, so I'm up...
My old car the a coil spring broke every year, the garage said they were doing more and more due to the state of the roads
It's bothering me that I had no clue it had broken and was rubbing the wheel.
Or that mot showed nothing
MOT tells only the condition at the time of the test. One bad speed hump can break a spring. Best treated as 15 mph limiters.
btw Dad got me to read
https://www.roadcraft.co.uk/
as I learnt to drive. He was a police class 1 (rare beast in those days) A Few bought lessons taught me to pass the test
Bored, the film I'm watching to avoid the footie is boring, I've discovered.
Tired
The rain woke me, then the first of 3 scam phonecalls (VM, BT, Amazon). :grumpy:
Fed up of waiting. Almost every day barring week ends.
Meh
OK
Cheerful. Amazing how much better you feel when the sun comes out! :D
The humidity got me out of bed, so I'm a bit weary and sweaty.
OK
Really weary after a humid night and noisy binmen.
OK
The heat woke me too early :bed:
That was a long, hot night.
OK
Really bad nights sleep. So got up early and I'm flagging now.
A sweaty night, and a sweaty day to come.
OK
Scorchio. I've just sprayed myself down and let it evaporate. But I went wet-dry-wet in minutes.
It's a warm one again.
Excited to start a new job tomorrow
Shattered already
Women singing in the street woke me TWICE! :grumpy:
watering eyes, nose like a tap. hay fever strikes.
Hot and uncomfortable, Chralecote was boiling
Hot
Another sweaty night and early wakeup due to a car with a loud exhaust. :grumpy:
:'(
confuser die
Like a limp lettuce
Narked at amazon. I ordered a fan yesterday for same day delivery. Company dispatched it at 12 so my money went out. Email at 7 saying there is a delay and I will get it 19-21st ??? Another email this morning and it's gone to the wrong depot for delivery.
I can have a refund if not here by the 22ndb :o
So, went on this morning for another bleeding fan to come today. Got my email saying it will arrive today. Let's just see
If it doesn't come, I'm cancelling amazon totally.
Quote from: Tâf on July 19, 2021, 11:33:13 AMQuote from: fred on July 19, 2021, 10:54:09 AM:'(
confuser die
Unsalvageable?
Been flaky on boot up for a while.. Attempts to repair HDD failed. No CD drive.
Quote from: fred on July 19, 2021, 12:39:47 PMBeen flaky on boot up for a while.. Attempts to repair HDD failed. No CD drive.
Is the new one SSD ? It's a boon.
yes
Quote from: El on July 19, 2021, 11:05:44 AMLike a limp lettuce
Narked at amazon. I ordered a fan yesterday for same day delivery. Company dispatched it at 12 so my money went out. Email at 7 saying there is a delay and I will get it 19-21st ??? Another email this morning and it's gone to the wrong depot for delivery.
I can have a refund if not here by the 22ndb :o
So, went on this morning for another bleeding fan to come today. Got my email saying it will arrive today. Let's just see
If it doesn't come, I'm cancelling amazon totally.
It came at 5 and its bliss
The one ordered Sunday has been cancelled. They have accepted a fault on their side
I've had nothing to do with amazon since they sold a book that promoted underage sex
Quote from: El on July 19, 2021, 17:40:09 PMIt came at 5 and its bliss
The one ordered Sunday has been cancelled. They have accepted a fault on their side
I ordered this one for Pol as the remote control one died (as did the other one we had). It's pull-cord operated and the one we've had for 3 years and still works perfectly.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373608900866?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=642617798674&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649
I am a puddle
I just made puddles on the patio to cool it down.
29c in here!!! I shall be slow-cooked tonight....
Tired, didn't sleep to well last night in the heat, woke up wandering what the peculiar noise was, I'd dropped off with the fan on
I actually slept like a log until passing traffic noise woke me before 8.
Mr and Mrs Loobyloo are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary.... in Cardiff! And they say it's too hot! :laugh:
Cooler now I'm out of the shower
The humidity is rising quickly....
Tired
The bin lorry woke me, so I got up and went straight to the garden. That has cheered me up.
Hot and weary
Tetchy after little sleep.
gouty. finding it hard to keep hydrated
I got the call to pick up the ladies, got into the car, started to reverse, and a bloody taxi pulled right across our drive!
I pulled right up to his driver's door, but he didn't react, but just started chatting on his phone.
The car horn had no effect either, so I went over and tapped his back window.
"Not for hire!" he shouted. So I tapped the window again, but harder. That moved him.
:grumpy:
OK
I slept well and woke refreshed.
This week has been hell.
I've been training in Satan's armpit and I've never sweated so much in my life.
No air con or fan, east and west facing windows.
Hell!
Weary this morning
I managed to drop off after the early deluge.
Really cold. I've had to put a jumper on.
OK
The heat and humidity got me up.
OK
OK
I'm just really tired today. I even went back to sleep
Glad I got the pond pump fitted before this deluge.
Banging headache . I think it's the weather . It's gone very still outside and muggy.
A robot phonecall at 8:05 to say that we have a gas inspection in a few weeks.
Then contractors using a rotary saw across the road at 8:15.
:bed:
OK
OK
Yesterday it was a mini digger. This morning it's a huge 4-axle digger truck removing the spoil dug out of the very deep hole the contractors have dug out.
Noisy!
I was so jived-up about going shopping, that being unable to has made me flop. Pooped now, I shall take a nap. :bed:
OK
The water workers are back. :grumpy:
Slept a bit later troday
Got bored with laying on the bed.
Well I'm up
Bored of bed, so I'm up.
Very tired after a difficult night shift
Quote from: Lisa on August 01, 2021, 18:15:48 PMVery tired after a difficult night shift
What's your new work?
OK
I was woken a bit later by the contractors tarmacking the hole across the road. A nice kip.
OK
OK
I'm sure the binmen don't like someone in our area as they get extra noisy. :grumpy:
OK
Quote from: Tâf on August 03, 2021, 10:27:21 AMI'm sure the binmen don't like someone in our area as they get extra noisy. :grumpy:
They were doing a house clearance from a house sold a couple of months ago.
Something spooked the Tesco gulls at 5:10, and several young were "peeping" for ages looking for their parents.
Then the binmen were back just before 7:00. 3 trucks one-after-the-other. So noisy! :grumpy:
OK
I'm up, and at a loss as to what to do today.
Quote from: Lisa on August 05, 2021, 11:39:16 AMQuote from: Tâf on August 01, 2021, 19:00:39 PMQuote from: Lisa on August 01, 2021, 18:15:48 PMVery tired after a difficult night shift
What's your new work?
Mental health support.
One of my mates has been doing that for several years. Mainly with disabled adults either in their own home or in hostels/care homes.
OK now I'm up after lying in bed for over an hour listening to the radio
Next doors' dogs were caught out in the rain, so they started yapping just after 7am. :grumpy:
Ready for bed
OK ow I'm up
Water contractors woke me around 8:15. But they are just sitting in their vans now.
Tired today
The lad banging doors woke me, but I rolled over and overslept. :bed:
OK
The early start was a shock to the system. The missus is already flagging.
OK
Something woke me just after 8, but I just nodded-off again until 9.
itchy after a hair and face Wahl attack
OK
The binmen woke me again. :grumpy:
OK
I woke too early, but got bored with laying in bed.
Realised that the house phone isn't working. It looks like the wire from phone to main socket is squashed. No dial tone. Tried ringing from my mobile and it doesn't ring but looks like I'm not answering. Of course I can't find the spare one anywhere. The phones are about 20year old though.
I've had to order a new set of phones . I've got a Dr phone consultation tomorrow too. Talk about sods law!.
Weary
Something woke me just after 5am. :grumpy:
OK
I'm up, at least. :bed:
We've been in this house for 20 years. The downstairs loo, tank and bowl, predates that by at least several years.
The flush has always been poor.
But today, after flushing, I saw something at the top rear of the toilet bowl, thin, blue, black and white.
I used the rim brush to pull it clear. It looked like a 12" by 4" plastic decal, degraded over time.
Now, on flushing, there is a jet of water from that location which really does do a good job cleaning the bowl.
Bunged-up for over 20 years!
Looks like they never removed all the wrapping after installing it
Struggle to get up this morning
I was woken at 9:05 by a robot call from the council to say that the boiler inspection is tomorrow.
I'm tired.
Dreading work tomorrow. They've had me in as designated driver a few times and I absolutely hate it. I don't like driving my own car, never mind their chuckle wagon (as I call it)
It's automatic, which I had to learn 😂
But also bigger.
I pray lots
OK
Last Wednesday's green bin was postponed to Thursday, then Saturday, then to today.
An email said "The council has no legal obligation to collect garden waste, and some councils charge for the service".
That sounds like they are making plans to charge. :grumpy:
My Mothers council charge for the bin, make it into compost and the sell the compost!!
I'm fed up of waking up with leg cramps and my foot arching into all kinds of weird positions and then getting stuck.
Dr suggested Indian tonic water, only tried it the last 2 nights but so far no relief.
He said try magnesium, tried it. No relief yet.
I hope its just early days. I'm suspecting the damp weather. I take my dog for a morning run and the grass is very high and very wet. So I wear wellies. Maybe it's that ???
Either way, it's annoying.
Quote from: El on August 16, 2021, 11:16:22 AMSo I wear wellies. Maybe it's that ???
Either way, it's annoying.
Oversized wellies make my legs and feet hurt the next day. Try thick socks.
You might have solved it ;D I often just wear trainer socks with my wellies.
OK
Something woke me at 5:05, then again at 8:05.
OK
I was woken at 5:05 again, so got up to see a taxi waiting a few doors up. Out came a bloke with a black bin. BOOM! as he dropped it into place. :grumpy:
He got into the taxi, but they were obviously waiting for another passenger. 2 minutes later, the driver honked the car horn and out came another bloke, and off they went. :grumpy:
Then at 6:35 the binmen arrived. :grumpy:
From then on, it was the Tesco gulls making a racket :grumpy:
Then at 8:05, another taxi beeping his car horn, at the same house. Out came another 2 men!
I'm too knackered to sleep now, so it'll be nap time after lunch at this rate.
I can't stand this weather. Its really getting me down. Another week of the sh!te to come too.
Orbit energy has just emailed to say that their prices are rising from 1st October.
Electricity per unit up 75% (before VAT)
Gas up 62% (before VAT)
Estimated overall annual bill up 55% (before VAT). Almost £500 extra per year.
I fully expect all the other companies to do much the same. :( :( :(
Glad I'm on fixed. Dreading it ending though
OK
Quote from: Lisa on August 18, 2021, 13:14:30 PMGlad I'm on fixed. Dreading it ending though
Middle brother is on fixed with Octopus until January 1st. He told me last evening that every company is adding around £50 per month from October 1st.
I saw a few neighbours pushing notes through the door the 4 (or more) blokes are living in. No 5am taxi horn this morning, but the 8am one did. :grumpy:
OK
8am taxi horn was quickly followed by 2 women yelling at the driver.
Didn't want to get up
Something woke me at 7:10, but I managed to drop off again.
OK
8:05 taxi horn again :grumpy:
Weary
7:05 taxi horn today. But I got the car reg and operator's number, so a complaint in writing is going off today to both the company and the council.
:grumpy:
OK slept better last night
Was awake at 3.20 don't know why
Quote from: Lisa on August 24, 2021, 08:24:33 AMWas awake at 3.20 don't know why
Shift work will do that to you.
I was woken by my bladder instead of a car horn.
Quote from: Tâf on August 24, 2021, 08:53:32 AMQuote from: Lisa on August 24, 2021, 08:24:33 AMWas awake at 3.20 don't know why
Shift work will do that to you.
I was woken by my bladder instead of a car horn.
Not really on nights yet. Did one as a favour a few weeks back and a 24hrs 2 weeks ago.
Shifts start for me in September.
OK
Bed at midnight, but something woke me just after 4am, and it felt like I didn't sleep until I got up at 9am from sheer boredom.
I slightly turned my ankle going downstairs this morning. OK most of the day, but aching a lot now. :(
OK
No car horns for 2 days now. My ankle is feeling a lot better already.
OK now I'm up
Pol was up at 5am as "scratching and squeaking from the attic" woke her.
Tired, wok up twice overnight and couldn't drop off again for ages
I was woken by a paramedic at the door. ???
Pol had palpitations during the night and called the NHS helpline.
Hours later, they decided to do a "welfare check", so she's hooked up to a heart monitor now. All OK, it was probably a panic attack.
OK
I tried for a Sunday lie-in, but my bladder won.
Tired, HoN had a 7am start at work.
OK
Bank holiday lie-in to replace the Sunday one. :bed:
I'm shattered and extremely stressed
Quote from: Lisa on August 30, 2021, 10:44:55 AMI'm shattered and extremely stressed
((((Lisa))))
Still tired, and worried about our older cat, who is passing blood in her wee. Took her to the vet 2 weeks ago, he diagnosed a UTI and gave her antibiotics. She was fine while taking them, but now they've run out she's bad again. Off to vet again tomorrow! :-\
OK
Well-rested.
Woke up early, more dozy now than when I woke-up
The binmen were quieter, but they still woke me just after 7. They come in waves one-after-the-other now (black bin, green bags then the food waste bin).
I had to get up as a parcel is due at any time today.
Tired,had real trouble dropping off last night
Slept better last night
I was woken by a jackhammer just after 8, but managed to drop off again. A bloke is trying to remove stone cladding from the wall of a house a few doors up. He's having a hard time as it was glued to a resin mat.
OK
I need a new pillow.
OK
I was having a good kip until the contractors started the jackhammer at 9:15. :grumpy:
Quote from: Tâf on September 05, 2021, 09:37:47 AMI was having a good kip until the contractors started the jackhammer at 9:15. :grumpy:
Luxury. ::) Round here they start about 7am. Every day.
Well I'm up
Quote from: Tâf on September 05, 2021, 09:37:47 AMI was having a good kip until the contractors started the jackhammer at 9:15. :grumpy:
09:10 this morning. :grumpy:
Really sleepy
OK
No jackhammer this morning. Instead, they are throwing the rubble into a skip since 9am. :grumpy:
Shattered
OK slept on top of the bed last night
I slept like a damp log.
Terrible night sleep 😴
26c and very humid, so I'm going to try a siesta.
Stressed out.
Work is so understaffed I think it's dangerous.
I've somehow become designated driver, despite me telling them how hard I find it and the fact I only recently passed.
So guess who's looking for a different job 😢
Sweaty after the second attempt at mowing the lawn.
OK
It was a hot night again.
OK even though I woke at 2.30 and had trouble dropping off again
Another stuffy night. But I managed to get some sleep.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on September 10, 2021, 08:50:33 AMAnother stuffy night. But I managed to get some sleep.
Ditto.
OK
A bit woozy despite the long kip.
Shattered now
Woke up to early and lay in bed dosing
Last Wednesday's green bin was finally emptied just before 7am this morning. They were fairly quiet, but the orange strobes lit the whole bedroom up.
OK
The street sweeper truck woke me just after 7am. :grumpy: I couldn't drop off again, so I feel a bit woozy now.
Halifax car insurance is far too expensive this year, so I want to cancel automatic renewal.
It was all online last year, but now it's by phone only. I've been phoning and being told "You are THIRTY SECOND in the queue", "You are FORTY FORTH in the queue".
And it's an 0300 number costing a total of 22p per minute plus connection charge!
:grumpy.
OK
First it was the binmen and their bright lights, then builders erecting scaffolding, then the metal fairies and their loudhailer. :grumpy:
OK
The contractors across the road started at 8:30 this morning. Then we had delivery at 8:40.
:bed:
OK
I had the most vivid dream and remember all of it. ???
OK
Quote from: Tâf on September 17, 2021, 09:43:23 AMI had the most vivid dream and remember all of it. ???
Ditto ???
Struggle to get up this morning
I woke around 3am, and it felt like I was half awake until I finally got up.
Stayed up really late last night to get into night shift mode for tomorrow. Meant to nap today, but not had a chance yet...
Me thinks I'm not going to be able to stay up late again tonight
OK
I was woken by a house alarm at exactly 6:30am. It sounded for 15 minutes. ???
15 mins is the time they have to cut out now
At 7.15 the binmen arrived for the green bin. Just as the dog was having her first nosy round the front garden. So she had to bark at them. Then the dog over the road joined in, which also started the dogs next door.
Then the paper and can bin collection, they were bouncing those bins all over the place.
2 elderly neighbours saw me watering the front garden, so they came over to ask a few questions.
What is the E10 petrol thing?
British Gas are raising my Direct debit for gas and leccy from just over £100, to over £200. Can you look online for a better price?
I explained E10, took their vehicle details, checked online. Both incompatible.
Then I explained that all companies will raise their prices when the Cap rises on Oct 1st. It's best to wait until then, There should be very little difference between them. But the online comparison sites have been so overwhelmed, that they are not doing gas and leccy comparisons at the moment.
They walked off grumbling.
Then 3 more elderly neighbours appeared with the same questions.
If you're not online, you're buggered.
OK
I woke early, got bored, so I got up.
OK
I think my body is getting ready for the BST change, as I'm waking around an hour earlier.
I had notification that a delivery was due between 1:30 and 3:30 yesterday. The van was parked up 200 yards from here.
It didn't arrive, and now it says it'll be here between 12 and 2.
Really tired
wet
OK
Quote from: Tâf on September 22, 2021, 09:12:29 AMI had notification that a delivery was due between 1:30 and 3:30 yesterday. The van was parked up 200 yards from here.
It didn't arrive, and now it says it'll be here between 12 and 2.
An email said that I missed the delivery at 12:15, and that a calling card had been popped through the letterbox.
I was smoking on the porch at that time, and no vans were around, and no card through the door. No email to say the package will arrive today.
:grumpy:
OK
The package had better turn up today, or the company who sent it will ask for it to go back to them, and they'll start using another delivery company.
Quote from: Tâf on September 24, 2021, 08:46:56 AMThe package had better turn up today, or the company who sent it will ask for it to go back to them, and they'll start using another delivery company.
I've just had an email from the delivery company.
Tracking shows that my delivery arrived today, Friday 24 Sep 2021 09:09 Tracking Number 1569987195 To Postcode S75 3SP
But I live in CF14 and no package has been delivered here! :grumpy:
QuoteI am sorry that you haven't received your order yet and for any inconvenience caused by this.
I've been checking this and I can see that the order has been returned back to our warehouse after being severely damaged in transit, for which we apologise.
So a full refund, and we'll make a new order. :grumpy:
I thought there had been a crash as the road outside was eerily quiet. Nope, they are queuing for the petrol station about half a mile down the road. Seems like the media have done the usual ,'don't panic' and people have panicked. Sheeesh
Rags like The Daily Mail are doing their usual, encouraging panic buying and then blaming everyone else
Our local Tesco petrol station is closed to modify for E10 petrol. That hasn't stopped idiots queuing for petrol. ::) ::) ::)
Weary this morning, real struggle to get up
A car horn woke me just before 6:30. I dropped off again, but woke feeling knackered.
Weary
A good kip, but I'm still tired. :bed:
Tired, was woken by heavy rain
Ambulance sirens woke me too early, They get stuck at the lights outside Tesco.
OK
I went to bed early, but still woke at silly o'clock and feel very weary.
OK
I didn't hear the binmen this morning. Someone must have read them the riot act.
Neither did I hear Pol get up with a panic attack. She called the NHS helpline and was told to call her GP. He told her to go to hospital, so she called a taxi around 8am. No news yet.
Feel wear4y again this morning
The ladies got up early as the missus has a telephone consult with the cardiac boss and Pol does the talking.
They woke me, so I got up too. Oddly, not that tired.
The youngest phoning at 8 with her latest crisis. She really sets my nerves jangling.
OK
The roar of the rain woke me several times, so I'm a bit tired.
I went to bed paying 12p per kwh for electricity and 2.6p per kwh for gas.
I got up today paying 22p per kwh for electricity and 4.4p per kwh for gas.
Plus the standing charges of course.
:grumpy:
Am tired
Trouble dropping off again last night
I slept well, but was woken by van doors slamming just after 8am.
OK
Cars driving through the deep puddles woke me.
Well I'm up
Something woke me just before 8, but I dropped-off again and woke with pins and needles in the right arm. I've not had pins and needles for years. ???
Been full of cold.
Now have a tickly cough😬
Just woke from a nap. :bed:
Tired
Weary as I was woken too early by scaffolders a few doors down.
As I drove into Lidl, 3 blokes were loading cartons of UHT milk into a van. They barged past many people to get back to the milk, and cleared the stacks 100%.
So I dropped into our local Lidl on the way home. No milk. 3 guys had cleared their stocks earlier.
2 blokes were clearing all the cheaper pasta from the shelves in Sainsbury's. No UHT milk there either.
Asda had some, but the price is up from 55p to 78p, so I didn't bother.
Set of panic buying sh*ts. The supermarkets should refuse to sell in bulk like that. Its exactly the same as the beginning of lockdown with pasta and toilet rolls :P I've not been able to get long life milk for ages. I hope the cartons explode on them ::)
Local shop keepers who will then sell them at twice the price
OK
The binmen woke me again. :grumpy:
Not seen any panic buying here.
Besides petrol. But I've not needed any for ages
Shattered this morning
So many ambulance sirens since just after dawn. They get stick outside Tesco and up the hill almost every day.
Did not sleep well at all
I had a short nap, but woke even more weary.
Was OK now shattered after packing
OK
I'm still waking at silly o'clock.
Yuck. Woke at 7 and I could smell sh*t.
Yep, the eejits down the road had set off fireworks during the night and my dog had crapped in the kitchen by the back door :-[ .
So, it's a day of washing the doormat and steaming the floors.
I bloody hate fireworks.
We had daytime fireworks here on Thursday. No idea why. ???
I had a good kip last night.
Just tried to book flu jabs for us all at the local Tesco. It must be done online.
None available up to Xmas. :grumpy:
I have a cheque to deposit, but the buses to town are marked as "full" up to 2:35pm
:grumpy:
Worn out.
Very much the same el
Vivid dreams until I was woken at quite a late hour for me recently.
A nice sleep but the binmen woke me far too early :grumpy:
Another driveway being jack-hammered again. :grumpy: Early birds too!
The lad is off shopping by bus. He is so noisy at silly o'clock as he gets ready. :grumpy:
After a major campaign, our local bus route has returned to every 30 minutes with a 7:30 start so that workers can get to their jobs.
They company says it will remain like this only if they make enough in fares to cover costs for this route. They had previously said that they must make money on all the routes combined.
:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2: :clap2:
I'm so tired and stressed
Not sleeping
Relaxed
The whole household was up early today for one reason or another. But I still feel knackered. ???
All of us went for a nap after lunch. I woke first after TWO HOURS!
We were woken by disco lights just after 7:30.
Even with the blackout curtains, the strobe on a drain-cleaning truck made waking-up surreal.
Then it started pumping.... until after 8! :grumpy:
I managed to drop off again.
From 1lb 9oz and 1lb 101/2oz at birth at exactly 24 weeks gestation, 100 and 110 days in the Special Care Baby Unit, our twins are 30 years old today. It's been a long, hard trip.
Happy birthday to your children Tâf
30!!
Bloody fuck.
Happy birthday to them both.
I woke too early and couldn't drop off again.
A really good sleep for once. :bed:
Another good sleep. I'm loving this. :bed:
Shattered after the drive home
Relaxed. And feeling smug - I got slimmer of the week award this week! :D
Well done.
I'm just feeling sorry for myself. Need a good boot up the arse
OK
Another good sleep, but ambulances weaving through the traffic outside Tesco finally woke me.
I haven't been up and ready to do things this early for ages. :bed:
OK
ok
Worn out by not sleeping
None of us woke before 10:30 this morning!
Window man cleaning the windows at 7.45 started the dog off and jangle my last nerve.
Then coat on, boots, scarf, brolly and onto the fields all as normal. Got there and the dog literally lay down and was shivering. She's too big to carry so I coaxed her up and took her slowly and shakily home. I thought it was going to be a vets visit. But within 5 minutes,she was bouncing round looking to go out again.
I didn't take her just in case. I can't figure it out. She's almost 10 and in good health as far as I can see.
Tired had a funny night, felt i had been asleep for hours, woke up and it was only an hour, happened several times
I was woken at 6:50am by the first of the 3 bin lorries, then again by the drain cleaners at 8:05am.
:bed:
Woke up every couple of hours or so with leg pains last night and finally managed a nap this afternoon to be woken twice with Asian people using English names pretending to be Virgin Media.. :-X
The walk around the city centre knackered me. But it was nice to have a look around. Not so nice to see all the people crammed together in shops with no masks. Bloody kids of all ages roaming in gangs too.
:grumpy:
Annoyed, left my window open on the car by accident...
It had been tanking it down
Got the vax on it, but didn't suck up much so I'm hoping it'll dry quick
OK
Council workers having a chat outside woke me just after 8am.
Start a new job tomorrow.
Long story why.
Is only part time though, so need another one too
OK
I managed to drop off again after waking too early.
Slightly sore upper arm from the injection yesterday, otherwise OK
Heavy rain woke me at silly o'clock, and it took ages to drop off again.
Shattered.. Finished work early.. Forgot house keys...
Locked out so tried to doze in my car for a bit
lucky
Just started using the (make withheld) hair trimmer to cut down the unruly mop to a No.2 all over. Luckily I'd only done a very short run when the machine died. Could have ended up with half a head of no.2 anf the rest much longer.
Zonked
The wind and rain woke me a couple of times. Knackered now. :bed:
Wish I could sleep properly
Quote from: Lisa on October 31, 2021, 16:10:57 PMWish I could sleep properly
Shift work hammers your circadian rhythms.
Just about warming up again, it was cold at Charlecxote
Quote from: Tâf on October 31, 2021, 17:33:34 PMQuote from: Lisa on October 31, 2021, 16:10:57 PMWish I could sleep properly
Shift work hammers your circadian rhythms.
Never been a great sleeper. I wake too easily.
Always on alert😑
OK
I was woken at exactly 6am. Someone is doing that. :grumpy:
In the space of two hours we had INR nurse, tesco delivery and tablet delivery. Great I thought, I can have a nap. Huh!
Lately we've been having a lot of Asians with English names pretending to be from virgin and I dont let them go further than me telling them to sod off. But today I was just in that wonderful nap time and they caught me off guard.
She said she was virgin media, she said we had Internet problems ::) and like a fool I listened and what she wanted me to do is get a smart phone, computer or tablet and log into an address she was going to give me :laugh:
If I'd have been proper awake, I could have whiled away a few hours messing her about with my imaginary computer ;D
Not as cold as I should be, considering the temperature outside.
OK
Awoken at 6am again. On the dot. It must be an alarm somewhere.
Very tired, and very annoyed
Cold, but warming.
OK
A good kip, despite the noisy binmen.
OK
Something really needs to be done about the local hospital parking. :grumpy:
Pol went for her flu jab at the GP (who finally relented and started offering them due to the problems at all the pharmacies).
She asked when the 3 of us would get theirs, and listed the reasons.
The nurse used Pol's phone to call me and explained that, according to guidelines, all 4 of us should have been jabbed at the same time.
We are now booked-in during her TWO HOUR lunch break in a fortnight.... with many apologies.
But I can't have my pneumonia jab (due last February) as there is a huge shortage of the vaccine.
OK
I slept well again, but woke too early and got bored, so I got up.
Tired, fireworks never seemed to stop last night, as son as I started to drop off another lot started
It went quiet around 10pm here, but I was on edge until I fell asleep.
My asthma is really bad today. I had to use my blue inhaler quite a few times last night .
Sick and tired of fireworks now. Its worse than last night.
Not as bad here
It's been quiet here again
Tired, not many fireworks but they went on spasmodically until 2.30
TV schedules screwed up, so I had to watch a couple of series on catchup.
OK
Nothing woke me early, so I had a really nice kip. I need to change my pillow again though.
OK
This area had very few dogs a couple of years ago. But this morning showed how many they are now, out in gardens barking like mad since before 8am.
Most round here have a dog, some have two.
And the majority are good owners who keep their dogs in the house and have taught their dogs to bark only as a warning or alarm. The owners walk them and clean up after them. They also spend time teaching their dogs how to behave.
Then you get the ones who couldn't care less, they rarely let their dogs in the house and can't be bothered to train them.
Elderly neighbours had a boiler change.
It has a radio-controlled remote thermostat/controller. The installer fitted the controller in their conservatory, but that is curtained-off during the night and cold months. That means it thinks it's too cold, so keeps the heating for the whole house on. I'll move it into their living room tomorrow, a simple job.
I checked, and not a single radiator has a TRV fitted, but they are a legal requirement.
:grumpy:
OK
The binmen were noisy, but at a reasonable hour today.
It's 20c in here, but I feel chilled to the bone. ???
OK
The entire hospital site was in gridlock again. Why do people think that if they park in the middle of the road, a parking space will magically appear?
The Lidl's car park entrance was blocked by a dead mobility scooter. I helped push it off the road, and someone phoned his home for assistance. But his wife just told him to leave it there and walk home?
The wind throwing rain at the window woke me.
Didn't want to get up today
Slept too long yesterday after night shift, so barely slept last night. Now like a dead man walking
Sleepy
I didn't wake until about 9:30 ???
The whole family had a mid-afternoon nap. :bed:
Tireds
We all overslept until someone woke me sweeping the pavement.
OK
Another good kip with no early disturbances.
Shattered. Been awake since 3.30am
Very few people were wearing masks in the shops today.
OK
A good kip until the bods doing a driveway woke me just after 8.
Binmen, contractors and then a phonecall about smart meters got me up early. :grumpy:
Tired, kept waking up from some weird dreams last night
Shocking nights sleep after the flu jab. I'm the same every single time. It will pass though.
OK
2 blokes yakking in the street woke me too early. :grumpy:
I'm still hurting from the flu jab, still can't lie on my side. I feel like a wimp.
But happy that my boiler is now fixed and working well.
Just fell asleep on the settee
I'm glad I asked the Welsh Arsembly if flu jabs were now free for those with learning difficulties or autism. They apologised that the information on the website had not been updated to include those groups of people. I was given a phone number that the nurse doing the jabs could call to verify, but she found out last week.
OK
The same 2 blokes yakking in the street woke me again.
OK
The lad woke me, but it was past 9, so I got up.
I realised how few days we all sat out on the patio this year.
Hardly any woodwork done due to a lack of timber, and the first time we had such a huge glut of tomatoes and cucumbers. Fewer plants next year I think.
OK
I woke quite late, it was lovely. :bed:
Warmed up now, but was cold when I got back from Charlecote
Refreshed after along, hot soak. :bath:
OK
I was woken at silly o'clock by the leaves being blown around.
Just about up
Having to drive across the city to Argos was a PITA.
Woke twice from my nap by scam phonecalls.
First off an American robot saying my iphone 7 is ready to be dispatched from Amazon. I just need to confirm payment details. Must be a black Friday scam.
Then id just got back off when Elizabeth the Asian telling me my Internet needs looking at. She at least was a human so I could swear at her.
I fitted the new monitor, then tested the old one, one more time... and it works!!!!!
:grumpy:
hissed off with the supplier vs the insurer issues on the new chariot
OK
The binmen were noisy at 6 this morning :grumpy:
I followed a car out of a car park, then a mini pulled out in front of us and was doing about 2mph. After about 50 yards the driver in front of me started honking his horn. The mini driver, a well-dressed elderly man, got out and started shouting "SHUT UP!"
As he got back into his car the driver in front of me opened the door and shouted back "YOU SHOULDN'T BE ON THE ROAD!"
Off went the mini at 2mph again, right into the path of a bus on the roundabout. Luckily there was no collision, and the mini went off the way I wasn't going.
Tired, had trouble dropping off again last night
I was really warm and comfortable, heading for a lie-in, when someone started throwing rocks into the back of a truck at 8:15. :grumpy:
Even with a 6ft pipe, I can't get the wheel nuts off. The wheel does turn fairly well, but it's obvious a pad is grabbing.
I called the garage (MOT and service there in a week) and told them about the problem.
"Ah, that might be due to our air spanner. It went wrong this time last year and overtightened everything it was used on".
So why didn't I get a call to go back and have them reset at the correct torque?
OK
Wind and rain woke me a few times before dawn. :bed:
Tired,m had trouble getting to sleep last night with the noise of the wind
The same here, then at 7:50 it was the usual scam phone call "This is your internet service provider technical help desk... "
OK
I had a lie-in. :bed:
Asthma kicking off again. It's always the same when the heating is on all day and it's freezing outside.
OK
Well-rested.
Cheesed off.
Aldi was packed, and over half weren't wearing masks. :grumpy:
OK had a better nights sleep last bight
I woke too early, but couldn't drop off again.
Slept in a bit today
The binmen need to be fitted with silencers. :grumpy:
This is the earliest I've been up for AGES.
The city centre is spooky at 8 am.
The only other passenger on the bus closed all the windows, so I reopened them and glared at him (teenager with no mask).
OK
Fed up of waiting
Virgin TV has a national outage.
Quote from: Tâf on December 02, 2021, 12:35:57 PMVirgin TV has a national outage.
I'd better get my shopping sorted then.
The MOT fail is going to cost me a lot more than I thought.
Virgin texted me to say they are stopping PAYG in January.
Virgin TV is off, so the lad is going stir crazy, winding the rest of us up.
The remnants of Pol's prescription hadn't arrived when I got there. Got home, and they texted to say it was now ready.
Got the Virgin BB bill. The lad had subscribed to Netflix without telling me. He couldn't cancel as he gave a dead email address. I called and sorted that out.
Virgin TV :-X I presumed that classic corrie had recorded of itv3 because the box lit up. I also presumed that real housewives of new York had recorded too. Nope none of them have recorded :P
OK
I needed a good sleep, and I managed to have one. :bed:
Hardly slept last night. My arm is really sore.
First good night sleep in ages, probably because I was exhausted.
Planned to do loads today, currently done nothing
Still no call from the garage. I don't fancy driving back in the manic rush hour.
I got a call at 5:30, to say that the parts arrived at 3:30, and they will carry-on working until the job is done. Collection tomorrow morning.
OK
I wanted to stay in bed.
1 tyre, front disks (free), front pads, front calipers, service and MOT.... £862.77.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Quote from: Tâf on December 04, 2021, 11:26:33 AM1 tyre, front disks (free), front pads, front calipers, service and MOT.... £862.77.
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Wow, a lot of money.
My smart meter in house monitor has sprung into life again after being broke fora fair few months and it's frightening how much more it's costing after the price hike. So far today is £3, that's no washer, drier or cooker on yet. Just the heating on low since 8am. I'm expecting about £6 a day for an average day with heating and cooking plus washing.
That is 6 times 90 days £540 a quarter. And it's only the beginning of winter.
Quote from: El on December 04, 2021, 14:58:58 PMWow, a lot of money.
I was warned last year that certain things needed doing, and a rough cost. Luckily, the brake disks were free because an ex-Skoda mechanic had tucked them away when the local franchise closed. They would have cost £160 +VAT more.
We have been moved from Orbit to Scottish energy as Orbit ceased trading. The same tariff, and no exit fee. But whatever happens, it's going to be an expensive winter and spring. I've dropped the main thermostat by 1 deg, and the bedrooms to 18c. So far it seems to be helping.
OK
Got bored, so got up.
Worried about kittykat. She's not well.. 😓
Just about warmed up now
OK
A noisy generator started across the road just after 8am. They are having their wall ties replaced.
I'm like a kid at Christmas. I looked at the calendar and we have a whole 5 days with no medical people due ;D
OK
The contractors started their generator at 8:15 this morning. :grumpy:
Bugga! bulb gone in this room and no spare
I need a nap. I couldn't relax with all the noise over the road.
Tired
The wind didn't wake me, but the contractors over the road did. Again! :grumpy:
It's dark, peeing down and I'm only doing one dog walk today. This weather is getting me down. The lights are still on in the house and they are staying on.
K
The contractors are sat in the van, so no noise to wake me.
Well I'm up
A good kip, but I need to put on the winter quilt.
OK
All the better for watching nature this morning. Took the dog out and saw three deer watching me watching them. I kept my dog by my side but as soon as we moved, they went behind the trees and were hid by mist.
I wish I'd had my phone with me. Houses are planned to go near this grass area. There are no roads, no Dr's, no schools , just countryside and a farm with sheep and cattle. Plus natural ponds. All spoilt.
Totally drained this morning.
Just nodded off
Quote from: Mike on December 11, 2021, 16:07:22 PMJust nodded off
The missus slept until midday, ate a little, then slept for 2 more hours.
I lay down but got bored.
OK
Ugh the dog raising the roof at 7.30am as an amazon package was delivered ::) she's doing her job I suppose ::) but I shot out of bed still half asleep thinking we were being burgled.
Bored of bed, so got up.
OK
cold neck after haircut
Traffic... UGH!!!
7am and the woman across the road decides to move her bins in that got emptied yesterday whilst shouting at her child to move, shouting at her dog to move. Then the daily car moving starts as they have two cars and one drive so one car moved whilst the other reverses off the drive. Why don't they work out who leaves first and have that car on the road? I gave up at 7.15 and got up. Grumpy as Heck.
OK now I have dragged myself out of bd
I was the first up, at 11:30!!!
Virgin has been down all day again. This is the 3rd week running with a day down per week. So I phoned to rant but ended up upgrading my package for less money . I still don't know how she managed to do that .
Finally got out of bed
Quote from: El on December 14, 2021, 16:17:31 PMSo I phoned to rant but ended up upgrading my package for less money . I still don't know how she managed to do that .
VM's prices are a mystery. Pol's mobile contract dropped by a couple of quid recently, for exactly the same service.
I feel OK, even the binmen were fairly quiet this morning.
Weary this morning, but I had a good nights sleep
Slept well, but woke too early again.
Struggle to get up this morning
The trickle charger I use for the car has failed.
Grotty
I can tell that the whole family is not looking forward to over 2 weeks of isolation. Still no LFTs to be found anywhere.
Starting to feel better than I have all day
Groggy again, but not as bad as yesterday
We overslept, and I think it helped our mood.
A bit low. I'm never keen on Christmas falling on a weekend as you get bank Holidays the following two days making it hard to get prescriptions etc. But news of more restrictions is bringing me down.
I trued for a nap, but a gutsache and ambulance sirens kept me awake.
so, so
Somehow, Silver slept in our bedroom last night, and started fussing just after 8 wanting the litter tray. NO sleep for me after that.
On the way back from shopping, we drove through EIGHT green traffic lights. The first time that has happened. :o :o :o :o
Virgin media went down again for the whole day, that's one day a week for the last 4 weeks. The whole lot, TV and Internet. I hope it doesn't go over Christmas. I can cope with no Internet, but can't cope without TV of an evening
OK
I can't help but worry that we are going to run out of something during the next 16 days.
Awake
Day 1 of 14 of family self-isolation.
7:55: scam call from India.
8:10: loud binmen
8:25: scam call from India.
9:05: scam call from India.
:grumpy:
The sharps box exchanges on 22nd Nov and 17th Dec did not happen, so after myself and the GP Practice Manager (who pays for the service) laid into them, they are now going to "attempt" to did it on 24th Dec.
Shattered now the M6 was busy
I tried for a nap, but it was too noisy, inside and out. :bed:
No plans. So I'm sorting the cooking schedule for xmas day. I was woken by a car alarm before 8am, so feel a bit too woozy to do much else.
OK
OK, but I woke too early again.
OK
The missus was up and ready to get on with the day far too early, but she left us all sleep-in a bit.
Totally stressed-out and not at all festive. :-\
I'll be glad when today is done and I can get rid of all the leftovers.
Great to have Christmas with the family
Trapped gas. :taf:
Woozy, the rain woke me a few times during the night.
OK
Burping again. No idea why. ???
I thought I'd feel better after a lie-in.
Bleurgh
Rain, driven on strong, gusty wind, woke me early. I rolled-over and dropped-off again, but still feel like I could sleep all day.
Tripped up over eiderdown last night in the dark and bruised my ribs
OUCH! Sore ribs aren't fun.
I lay down and just listened to my innards gurgling.
The weather woke me at silly o'clock. No sign of the binmen, so that noise is to come later.
Right side still very sore
Right more sore than ever, probably the drive back yesterday
A house that is being done-up for quick resale is full of noisy carpenters this morning.
Woke during a vivid dream, and could not drop off again.
Rough didn't sleep last night
A bit better after a shower
Side is very sore this morning, fed up f fireworks last night non stop from 10.00 to 12.45
We had fireworks on the hour most of the day and night. But most were far away, I didn't even see a flash in the sky.
An extra glass of wine helped me sleep through most of it.
We had fireworks from around 9pm on and off then at midnight they were none stop till around 2am. :-X
Each year has got worse for it.
I tried for a nap, but felt chilly, even with the room at 19c. ???
The fireworks stopped here about 1am. Had to be up early to get hubby off to work for 8am, so I'm tired now.
My tea attacked me. Bit in to the snottage sarnie and it spat out scalding juice over my hand and shirt.
Ouch
K came home for Christmas, well 3days.
Full of cold. Negative lfts and pcr.
I am rough as dogs, negative lfts, still waiting on pcr. Been 48hrs.
I think the cough is easing though.
My sleep pattern is completely messed up. But only 3 more days in work left (temp nightshift) so that will straighten out.
Christmas is a crap time to look for work.
Funny this morning I half wanted to stay in bed and half wanted to get up
I was awake way before the alarm sounded. I just wanted to sleep. :bed:
Stomach muscle not quite as sore
Pol was up, washed and dressed ages before the rest of us. ???
Very tired. Hope I nap later
Just dropped off
I tried for a nap, failed, so went all domestic cleaning stuff.
Apart from the muscle strain OK
The missus'PCR test results are ready, but she was in the bathroom, so we have to phone back.
Apart from the muscle strain all right
I need a nap! :bed:
I felt odd last evening. I either wanted to roar or cry. ???
I took the "A4 prescription sheet" to our local pharmacy (faster than Tesco) and after a few minutes out came the pharmacist.
"I only have one of the three items, the rest will be here this afternoon. This item comes to £42.86"
???
"My wife was given this sheet by an NHS consultant at the hospital, it should be free".
"No this is a private prescription which you must pay for".
"No thanks, I'll call him and get it sorted".
His face was like thunder!!!
I called the hospital, and they said they had not given her her meds on release. The sheet was for our GP. So back to the hospital, and the meds were handed-over with much apologising.
Tired, obviously didn't sleep well last night
Slept too much during the day... Awake since 2am.
So very tired
Slept better last night
I had a really nice kip. :bed:
Slightly more with it
I woke, got up, then saw it was stupid o'clock.
Same... But since there was lots of snoring... I got up
OK
I tried for a lie-in but got bored.
Been difficult today, every Sunday morning I always rang my Mum
Relaxed after a long, hot bath.
Feel like I've wasted my evening messing around trying to deal with Virgin. Again!
Daughter tried to ring and said the phone was constantly engaged. So tried it, it was dead. Went on the service status. No known problems. Went on our local estate group and a few people have the same problem.
Now I've had problems with virgin saying it is our equipment and not them at fault before....
So, Went on virgin site and a chat agent. Then, name, email, password, mobile phone no. Landline no. I honestly was losing the will to get it fixed. Told him that we have medical eople who ring us by landline and when will it be fixed, others locally have the same problem so it must be a local fault.
No, he said, I will send an engineer on Wednesday, but if it is your equipment, then there will be a charge ::)
Finally the app says there is a problem in my area
Quote from: Mike on January 09, 2022, 15:08:08 PMBeen difficult today, every Sunday morning I always rang my Mum
I used to ring my mum at 6pm every Sunday. When she had passed, I rang my brother or one of the kids x
Quote from: El on January 10, 2022, 10:09:21 AMFinally the app says there is a problem in my area
They are always very reluctant to declare an area fault, as that means getting out the big guns... the network engineers.
I'm up, but a bit woozy.
OK
Mike *hugs*
I'm just tired, as usual
OIK
A bit woozy again, but I slept until after 10. ???
Slept better last night
The metal fairies and their megaphone woke me just after 8. :grumpy:
Exhausted to the point of tears
Tired, had trouble dropping off again last night
A contractor is sat in his van outside with the engine running and a loud phone conversation ratling on and on. :grumpy:
Slept better last night
I woke too early again, but feel OK.
OK
Ambulances on the main road woke me, sirens on, so traffic must be heavy.
OK
Rumbling guts.
Up very early, but need to nap later for work
Had to get up far to early
Someone turned the heating thermostat down to 14c. It's only 16c in here. :cold:
It was showing 11.5 in the hall at 7.30 am :o . Heating is on full blast and it's still only 13.5 in there.
I'm dreading my winter fuel bill :-\
40 minutes until our eye tests, I lifted the car bonnet to remove the trickle charger lead. The earth lead had been pulled out of the croc clip. Cat pulled it, perhaps?
Anyway, the battery was flat, so I called a taxi. It arrived, and it was like herding cats: the missus wanted the loo, the lad forgot his coat and his trousers kept falling down, and Pol wandered off looking for a mask. We were all set to go 5 minutes before!!
£3.60 waiting time for the taxi!!
Woke up to early
Me too, and I couldn't drop off again.
7.30 am his continence products at the door. Dog going crazy. The ring doorbell setting Alexa off chiming away. Yuck
7.45am the window man. Dog going crazy, my phone pinging that someone is at the window, the dog over the road barking in tandem.
8 am, and her over the road gets an Asda delivery. Her dog kicking off which started my dog off.
I gave up and took her for a run on the fields.
Now waiting for podiatrist.
Cheerful enough. Still on the diet. Down 30lbs and due to be weighed again tomorrow. Had blood tests yesterday in case my meds are now too high. GP calling me next week to discuss. :crossfingers: :crossfingers:
After the car repairs, shopping, washing-up and cooking I was pooped, so I've just had a short nap.
Slept deeply last night
The binmen were noisy again. :grumpy:
Good. Did some aerobics today. First in decades! Nearly killed me but glad I did it.
OK
Woke countless times between 5am and 7.30 as people trying to start their frozen cars.
OK, but only got up because I was bored with just laying there.
Annoyed. TNT were supposed to be delivering HoN's passport today. They claim they couldn't deliver. I was in all day!!! Have arranged redelivery tomorrow. If they don't deliver I will be complaining!
Meanwhile, mine is still waiting for the passport office (a different one to HoN's) to get off their lazy backsides and process it. The website says they haven't got the old one back yet. Royal Mail delivered it to them a week ago; I sent it signed for. >:( :bored:
I was woken by the missus moving around the house at 6:15am. She really takes a long time to get ready i the morning. I shall have a nap whilst she is in her eye clinic.
OK
Fed up of winter and cold mornings.
Fed up of having to wear so many clothes out there that I can hardly move.
Twitchy. I want to get out and go for a walk as it's lovely and sunny today, but I can't until they deliver HoN's parcel. :grumpy:
Tired, still having trouble dropping off and woke to erly
I slept well but woke too early again.
Tired today.
Had a good nights sleep, but still shattered
I was woken by a robot phonecall from the council to say they will be doing a repair here tomorrow. But it called at 8:50 on a Sunday morning! :grumpy:
So sad. Isis is dying. Going to take her to the vet tomorrow and request they euthanise her.
She went down before Christmas, was given meds and it seemed to perk her up. But she's fallen way down now.
We can't afford meds to keep her going, nor a butt load of tests.
She's 18 now. 😢
Quote from: Lisa on January 23, 2022, 12:02:51 PMSo sad. Isis is dying. Going to take her to the vet tomorrow and request they euthanise her.
She went down before Christmas, was given meds and it seemed to perk her up. But she's fallen way down now.
We can't afford meds to keep her going, nor a butt load of tests.
She's 18 now. 😢
So sad. Our home still seems empty without Oscar.
If money is tight, I can recommend the cremation service in the Pet Shop on the Industrial Estate where Elnombre used to work.
Cheers Tâf.
Not sure what we'll do yet. But I knew there was something down there after you mentioned it previously.
So sorry about Isis xx
I think you do the right thing not keeping hanging on with tests and medication. :-*
Another robot call from the council. 8:05!
I couldn't drop off again, so I'm up but weary.
OK
Mad at myself. Waited 6 hours for nurse and ended up phoning them. She said to check my messages and there it was, they rang last Friday telling me that they will come a day late.
I really need to start checking the phone fist. 🙈
This early waking is making me woozy most days now. I don't think anything is waking me (sounds, etc.) so it might be that "you need less sleep as you age" thing.
I'm just permanently tired
Tired today
Up but weary.
Really weary after an afternoon with the lad. He started glaring at people who weren't wearing masks.....
so so
Someone was hammering metal just before midnight. And it went on for a while, keeping me awake.
This morning, I can see a new 5G mobile mast in the next street.
I'm up, and that's about it.
A horrible night's sleep. I seemed to be forever turning the pillows to get comfy, then just as I got comfortable,my leg would start aching. My hair was twisted all over the place this morning. ::)
Terrible sleep, tired now
Warm and comfy, then the noise of cars on the wet road woke me. :grumpy:
Had a decent sleep until the cats woke me ::)
Shattered
I need a nap as I've been run off my feet today.
Relieved - HoN has applied for a promotion, and finally sent off the application today. He's been angsty about it for weeks. NOw he's gone to work and I'm relaxing, watching TV.
Still sleeping badly
Someone was giving a driver hell for parking outside her home. The Uni students are back, and tempers are rising.
I just wanted a bit more sleep.
Still tired, still having trouble dropping off
OK
Pol did her usual thing: got up early, faffed-about doing unnecessary stuff, then was still not ready when it was time to leave, so she threw a wobbly... and her tablet box that showered the dining room with meds.
I was waiting for Pol to come out of the dentist, and a local lady (well known) started chatting. She told me that the practice was threatened with legal action for not carrying-out NHS dentistry. They immediately got the boss back from his second home in Madeira, and have started ploughing through the 4,000 case backlog.
Pol was told that I should phone and make a family appointment, but the phone doesn't answer!! :grumpy:
Slept a bit better last night
The dentist surgery is still not answering their phone. :grumpy:
Shopping done
Bus pass application done
Quote from: Tâf on February 03, 2022, 10:00:45 AMThe dentist surgery is still not answering their phone. :grumpy:
The NHS dentists only have to catch up with current patients. The queue for NHS dentists in Plymouth is SIX YEARS, so we had to go private (or suffer agonies!) and it's really expensive!! They are not offering to shorten the queue any time soon. >:(
OK
A bit woozy, but I woke at a reasonable hour.
OK
Woke too early again. :bed:
Slept in a bit this morning
I wish I could have. The twins were up around9 this morning, and weren't quiet. :grumpy:
I need some warm sunshine. Also, I'd like to open the curtains in a morning and the sun to stream through. It's been a very dark winter
OK
OK
Something woke me completely at exactly 5am, and I had trouble dropping-off again.
I got stuck behind a group of cars marked "Extinction Rebellion" and "20 is plenty". On the way to Morrisons, on the way from Morrisons to Asda, and part way back home. They have set up camp to demonstrate about a new cancer hospital being built on green land.
OK
A bit weary, but I have to get things done.
OK but my ankles still ache. Serves me right for walking too far too fast!
Very tired,just couldn't drop off last night
I went out like a light last night. The Shiraz is marked 13.5%, but I reckon it's much higher. :bed:
Went to bed early but couldn't sleep. I need to get rid of the 2 hour long day naps as its becoming a vicious circle.
OK slept better last night
A good sleep, but the bright sunshine woke me too early.
OK
I got bored, so got up.
OK
Cars driving through the flooded road woke me.
OK
I woke very early and got bored again.
Fed up of the horrible weather
OK
The rain woke me before 3am, them again after 5am. :bed:
OK
The rain being blown at the windows woke me. :bed:
Waiting for nurses
A bit wind-blown. It's very strong gusts now.
Tired, couldn't sleep until the wind dropped
I slept well until the phone rang at 8:05.
OK
Oddly, the wind didn't wake me, so I had a lie-in.
Slept better last night without the howling wind
I woke too early again. It's becoming a drag to just lay there.
Tired, the wind kept waking me up last night
Quote from: Mike on February 20, 2022, 09:07:26 AMTired, the wind kept waking me up last night
Ditto, but I dropped off each time until a loud bang finally stirred me. No idea what it was.
Tired again, wind kept me awake until midnight then dropped and slept like a log until 6am when the gale started again and woke me up
I got up at 2am and went looking for a beer can and a bottle that were being blown around in the street.
I dropped off easily after that.
Really lethargic. I need some sunshine.
Quote from: Lisa on February 21, 2022, 19:12:06 PMReally lethargic. I need some sunshine.
Me too. I could spend all day laid on my back at the moment.
OK slept better last night as there was no wind howling round
The wind woke me around dawn, and I couldn't drop off again. :bed:
Just dropped off for an hour
Got back from the GP, and the passenger electric window would not close. I think it needs a lube as it works with a helping hand.
Exhausted, had two hours sleep since I woke yesterday at 7am.
Been time soon.
Then I get to wake early so I sleep before work.
OK
The squealing bin lorry woke me at 7:50 :grumpy:
Tired again, the wind kept me awake again
Contractors are stripping render off yet another house, and they started at 8:15 :grumpy:
Tired
Contractors started hammering at 8:15 again, and I couldn't drop off after that.
OK slept better last night
The police helicopter arrived around 3am and hovered nearby for about half an hour. Lots of blue lights racing past during that time. I dropped off, but the twins were active very early as they are going into town for a burger and a film.
OK
Someone was hammering at 8:20 this morning. Once awake I just lay there for about half an hour and eventually got up.
OK
I woke with a start just after 4, and it took ages to drop off again. I eventually gave up trying to sleep and got up.
I tried for a nap, no luck.
A neighbour asked if "the bang" woke me at 4:10. It was a drunk driver who hit a parked car and moved it 2 doors away! Petrol and oil everywhere, but no-one thought to call the emergency services until hours later. The driver had already legged-it, stinking of booze.
Sore leg
Pol told me at bedtime that she wanted me to take her to an early hospital appointment.
I was woken by the alarm clock after a great sleep.
OK
The first wave of binmen didn't wake me. No sign of the second lot to collect the green bags, which is odd.
Had a disturbed night
I was woken several times by ambulance sirens on the main road.
OK
I woke tired again. :bed:
Went for a nap but I can't sleep.
Quote from: El on March 04, 2022, 14:28:54 PMWent for a nap but I can't sleep.
I just lay there awake until Silver decided she wanted to go out.
Our streetlights were updated to LED today. 5% of the power, 12 times the life. It's so bright out there!
We had all new lights about 5 years ago, a lot brighter
OK
This waking early thing is depressing.
Ugh roadworks all the way to town. Got to Morrisons and no trollies so had to lug two shopping baskets round. On the way out, trollies galore left in the bays in the car park. ::) roadworks all the way home again. Seems our daft council are hell bent on bike lanes and bloody congestion charges.
With all that is going-on, a dickhead family has decided to have a very, very loud firework display.
It was banging constantly for almost 10 minutes. Not a single pause.
>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
OK
The fireworks gang were arrested after a few residents sent video to the police. It's illegal to set them off, or launch fire lanterns from council-owned land. Social media exploded (no pun intended) with posts about them.
OK
I woke too early again, but dropped-off until a reasonable hour. :bed:
I put the news on this morning and promptly turned it off due to all the misery on it. Flicked it over to rspca animal suffering and crisis donation adverts.
Picked up my phone and scrolling through and it's grim. Nothing but prices going up, war, and people suffering.
So tele is off. Phone on silent and I'm going baking ::)
I ventured out into the garden, got hit by the wind, turned around and came back in. :cold:
Cold head, after hair cut
Hissed off. Leccy standing charge doubled.
Quote from: fred on March 07, 2022, 18:28:34 PMHissed off. Leccy standing charge doubled.
The same here. They transferred the green levy off gas, as not everyone uses gas.
E 28.289p per kwh,
48.14p SC, G 7.443p per kwh, SC 27.22p
I'm still fixed until September
Awake at silly o'clock again.
Quote from: Mike on March 08, 2022, 09:12:24 AMI'm still fixed until September
We are fixed until October, and i am so stressed worrying about how bad it'll be then.
Doing overtime when I can but when April comes and council tax restarts I'm not going to earn enough to pay bills and buy food. So going to have to seriously cut corners.. October will be worse. I'm so worried its unreal
OK
I was up before the binmen arrived. I didn't really want to be. :bed:
Dazzled, the new lights are very bright
Stuffed. The mini naan was a dose of carbs to many.
Tired
Neighbours up the road had a shouting match around midnight over one of them making noise when returning from work in the wee hours.
Then it was repeated just after 4 this morning. That woke many people up...
All the way into town on a bus, zig zagged walking my way to the chemist, through all the barriers and temp traffic lights. Past all the detours because they are flagging outside the chemist door... And once again got told that there is no pharmacist in so couldn't give my tablets.
Twice this has happened at this chemist. She just said "sorry, come tomorrow. Sorry"
Told her I can't. I'm fed up of them. And going to have to change chemists.
After all the cores and meal prep, I'm pooped. The dry-rubbed pork ribs are slow-cooking in the oven for 3 hours, so I'll try for a nap.
OK
I woke too early, got bored, got up.
Up early and feeling very drained. I've a nuisance tickly cough when I lie down that's constantly waking me. Probably the season change.
I was trying for a nap, then got stirred by a "BOOM!".
Then another, and another, and yet another.
I rushed downstairs to find the lad opening pots of homemade jam, giving them a sniff, then throwing them into the recycling bin. 6 jars!!
Were they mouldy? No.
Then I noticed 4 plastic trays of jam from a mate had been emptied and thrown into the sink.
Were they mouldy? No!
I asked what he was up to, and he said he was going to make a Victoria sponge cake.
Then I noticed the mess..... :o :o :o :o :o :o
He had added 6 eggs instead of 4 "to make it fluffier". He got bored with sieving the flour, so chucked it, big lumps included. Then he ran out of flour, so added cornflour. 2 sachets of baking powder "to improve it".
Everything binned, and he just wandered-off to play online.
OK
I was woken just after 8 by 2 blokes scraping moss off a neighbour's roof.
Tired. Waiting for a suitable time to nap
:cold: the wind and cloud have arrived.
I'm freezing cold again. The heating says it's 18c, the dog is fast asleep too warm, he is saying he's boiling hot and I've just put my dressing gown and a scarf over my clothes.
Time for a hot bath I think 🤔
OK
I had a really nice kip, but still woke too early. I hope it's my bodyclock resetting for BST.
I was having a very bizarre dream when a car horn woke me at 8:05. I bet it was that damned taxi again. :grumpy:
Tired, didn't sleep that well thinking about the computer
Quote from: Mike on March 14, 2022, 10:46:35 AMTired, didn't sleep that well thinking about the computer
Is the C drive an SSD?
Yep, they have phoned and said they will have to reinstall W10 so I'll loose everything I put on, so that's tomorrow sorted, luckily when I put Firefox back on I'll have my passwords back again
The sunshine has lifted my spirits.
slept better last night
Awake just after 8 again. :grumpy:
Very tired. Had two hours kip after work. Can't wait for bed time.
On the gin
Slept better last night
The binmen were a lot quieter, but they still woke me just before 8. Then a single toot of a car horn at 8:05. I got up and saw a taxi outside. I bet that is what is waking me most mornings. :grumpy:
Just got soaked getting the bin back in
Weary this morning
It is definitely a taxi driver beeping his horn at 8:05. Tomorrow morning I will outside that house waiting for him to do it again.
:grumpy:
Taxi driver sorted, now the sun is calling me to the garden. Green bins start again next week.
OK
I slept through until after 9!
OK
Cold
I tried a lighter quilt last night, I felt the difference.
OK
Nothing woke me (hurray!) so I had a good lie-in.
Total fatigue has taken over. I could drop to the floor and sleep. :bed:
I'd just dropped off on the chair with a cover over me when the blasted dog erupted at the window. It's a wonder I'm not stuck to the ceiling. My nerves are jangled
OK
I think my body has changed to BST already.
It's lovely out there when I walked the dog and put the washing out. But the house is very cold. In fact I'm fed up of being cold.
Better now I'm getting more fresh air
Not so weary today, so I'm getting things done.
The haze cleared quickly, and my spirits lifted with the sunlight.
OK
The binmen woke me, but I dropped-off for another hour.
OK
I must have slept with my back exposed, as most of yesterday I had a crick in my back and neck. All OK today though after a good sleep.
OK
A car horn woke me just after 7am. I had a look but could see no car or taxi.
OK
A good sleep, but I still feel weary this morning.
OK, glad TT is backl
I took the ladies to a posh "farmer's market", and met up with some old mates who sell stuff at them.
I was practically frog-marched to a brewer's stand and asked what I fancied. ???
I had liked and shared a FB post about the market and had won 2 prizes: 3 bottles of his beer, and 3 bottles of my mate's chilli sauces.
I've been visited by two of the kids and had video calls with the other two. Got my flowers and chocolates and feeling very content with life :)
Gaaaagh now some idiot is burning something horrible out there. Thick black smoke is streaming up from the bottom end of the road. This is an hour after the firemen visited them :-X
I was sat in the garden when something moved in my side vision. I turened to find a big, fat spider on my shoulder. I jumped up and swatted. No sign of it.
Then I looked at my back in the garden mirror. Like 2 large marrowfat peas with a 3" leg spread, it was on my right shoulder blade and slowly climbing.
Suffice to say it is no more.
Well I'm up
I woke, got bored, got up.
Quote from: El on March 27, 2022, 18:18:33 PMGaaaagh now some idiot is burning something horrible out there. Thick black smoke is streaming up from the bottom end of the road. This is an hour after the firemen visited them :-X
Got onto the fields this morning and some low life idiots have set fire to a massive area the grass and some bushes. A farmers field with sheep is within 20 foot of the fire. It's charred as black as coal and still stinks.
I hope whoever has done this rots :'(
OK, had to use only one of my new pillows last night as two were to high
I was woken by a disk cutter and jackhammer across the road at 8:20. :grumpy:
OK
The binmen went through just after 6, but I dropped off again until 9 when a petrol-powered jet washer started its racket across the road.
:grumpy:
Had a rubbish night's sleep. My mind won't relax. I tried music but that didn't work, I found an old radio quiz audible but I ended up answering the questions for crying out loud. I've done most of the housework and I'm now turning both phones off and putting an audio book on. Something boring.
Tired, finding night shifts a struggle as I can't sleep in the day.. But now I'm looking for a second job as well,as overtime has been cut....
When I did on call if I'd been up all night I couldn't sleep in the day either
OK
I was woken just after 6 again, but dropped-off again. I can feel the effect of that early disturbance though. :bed:
OK
I woke a few times, but the last time was due to contractors across the road. That is still going on, so I got up early.
Very cold
Quote from: Lisa on April 01, 2022, 15:26:07 PMVery cold
The head dentist has set the thermostat to 17c in the entire building! :cold:
OK
I slept well, but I'm still a bit weary.
OK
Well rested.
OK
Monday morning, and the damned taxi was beeping his horn again! :grumpy:
OK now I have got my back working
I'm still waking too early. I was awake when the taxi horn blew at 8:05, and heard a neighbour giving the driver hell.
OK
I woke, got bored, got up. A nap is on the cards for later.
Weary
Quote from: Tâf on April 06, 2022, 08:10:18 AMI woke, got bored, got up. A nap is on the cards for later.
Ditto
OK
I think I have to accept this waking-up-early thing.
Cold, so I've just got under the quilt for 5.
Brr
OK
I'm up at least.
Tired, didn't sleep well.
Hopefully I'll nap now as work tonight
I only managed a 20-minute lie-down. :bed:
Glad to be doing garden stuff.
I've just nuked some compost for the seedlings. Next job is to wash a tray and small pots.
OK
I slept well again, but woke at silly o'clock.
I'm freezing cold again. The heating is on, I've 4 layers including a fluffy jumper and long John'S and I'm still bloody cold :-X
Tired, had an awful nights sleep last night
Quote from: Tâf on April 11, 2022, 08:25:57 AMI slept well again, but woke at silly o'clock.
Ditto.
OK slept better last night
The binmen woke me just after 8, but I dropped off again for half an hour.
OK
I overslept!!!
All the way to collect my prescription and once again there is no pharmacist in so they won't hand the medication over.
They took over from a very good chemist and are a shower of shite. A few of them can't speak English over the phone and this is the third time that the pharmacist has not been on site. When you ask for your prescription back, they can't do that either....without a pharmacist! They just say "sorry, call in tomorrow".
I've tried to ring them all afternoon but they are not answering the phone . I'm furious.
OK
The lad's TV woke me, so I got up. It's going to be a weary day I think.
OK
Something woke me well before dawn, but I dropped off again. A little less weary this morning, so far.
OK
I tried for a lie-in, but got bored.
OK
I've settled into a waking routine now that the early morning noises have stopped. I'm still weary in the mornings though.
Hopefully I will have a better day today, one of my new trees was pulled out of the ground yesterday so I put it back and then caught three kids pulling it out again, told them off and then the three overweight single mothers threatened me
QuoteHopefully I will have a better day today, one of my new trees was pulled out of the ground yesterday so I put it back and then caught three kids pulling it out again, told them off and then the three overweight single mothers threatened me
Our local feral kids have been raising hell, but luckily not in their own street.
I overslept, but still woke weary. :-\
Latest trick round here is loads of young teens pulling fencing off and setting fires on the fields :-X
Trouble is it is still quite here and most of the kids are great, it is just two families and one of them's visitors
Quote from: Mike on April 19, 2022, 12:44:55 PMTrouble is it is still quite here and most of the kids are great, it is just two families and one of them's visitors
We used to be very quiet round here. The shift seems to have happened in the last month or so and always at night.its always the picket type fencing that is taken too. A piece here and a piece there. Hope the little swines get splinters.
Despite a warm day and lots of rushing about, I don't feel like I need a nap.
OK
I'm up! The lad is looking forward to shopping with me.
Weary this morning
I woke desperate for the loo.
OJK
I'm glad that the heating is now off.
Well I'm up
I want sunshine back!
Weather forecast for my address says full sun all afternoon and 16c
Actually, it's blowing a gale and grey clouds ::) it's 13c.
I know, wrong thread .
OK
I slept well, but I'm still waking too early.
OK
Really woozy. ??? I was quite down yesterday too.
I give up and the heating is back on. It's 14 in the living room brrrrrrr
20c in here with no heating.
I'm less woozy after a bit of work.
Another rubbish nights sleep, must stop having a shower in the evening, always the same result
Quote from: Mike on April 26, 2022, 08:28:35 AMAnother rubbish nights sleep, must stop having a shower in the evening, always the same result
A late bath or shower knocks me out. ???
I'm OK, but could have done with an extra hour of asleep.
Bad nights sleep. I was waking every few hours. I got up at 7,etc the dog out and the window man arrived at 7.45. I could have cheerfully shot him.
Went for a nap at 11.30 and the phone started. Scam call. Opened Audible on my phone and it was interrupted 4 times with messenger 🙃.
My kingdom for some earplugs and a sleep mask.
Santander online banking has been down since this morning. I need to do a few transfers. :grumpy:
Better nights sleep
I'm still waking at silly o'clock, but don't hear anything that could be doing it. ???
I put earphones in last night and still woke every few hours.
I attended a Council recycling show and ended-up chatting with a very ignored and bored guy who is in charge of Green Garden Waste Recycling.
He explained the process, all the tests that have to be done to prevent nasties spoiling it, and how it gets used.
I was surprised to hear that very little is used by the Council, but is sold to several large companies who mix it up, balance pH, add nutrients then flog it to places like supermarkets and DIY chains under their own brands.
But all is not well. Peat is being banned, and that also affects John Innes formulas. Coir is not being exported so much as it is being used as biofuel, and transport costs have rocketed. A lot of the stuff still coming here has been washed with seawater, so has to be treated to remove the salts.
He said that 90% of all compost mixes will be 100% stuff made by people like himself. Hence the big drive to get people to hand over their green garden waste to reduce the shortfall that will happen. New things are joining the industry, such as wool and bracken, but they are not that readily available.
I told him that I have 2 compost bins at home. He looked like I'd kicked him in the nuts. "If not enough material is forthcoming, our production lines will slow down, and like many councils, we'd have no option but to start charging for emptying the green bins".
My sisters council already charge for green bins
I woke early, but dropped-off for a little while, so I feel more awake this morning.
Bitty night last night
It was the evening before I realised it wasn't Friday. ???
The washer was making a clunking noise last night so I went to bed thinking I'd have to get a new one. I undid the filter thing this morning and pulled out 3 pound coins, a 50p, a bloody hair grip? No one uses them ? And its working fine again.
Feeling relieved 😌
Facebook is only showing blank pages, and it's all over the UK.
Working OK for me
Mines a bit slow showing pics
Quote from: Mike on April 29, 2022, 14:14:07 PMWorking OK for me
It tends to go in blocks around the country, usually when they roll-out updates to their codes.
OK
Facebook has got around Adblock PLus. If you have it running, it blocks everything.
Luckily uBlock Origin ad-blocker still works.
I was woken by shouting in the street. 2 drunks!
In a couple of day AdBlock will get round it, Facebook is always trying to get round the Ad blockers
OK
I got bored of just laying there, so I got up.
OK
I woke, got up, now could do with a nap. ???
I tried for a short nap. Silver says NO! :grumpy:
OK now I've dragged myself out of bed
The taxi driver beeped his horn at 7am again. :grumpy:
Ugh. My stomach was growling and gurgling at tea time yesterday. Was really uncomfortable and hot so had a shower around 9pm. Still felt really bloated and full. Had an antacid.
In bed, I was so tired but felt like my ribs were being pushed in and I couldn't get comfy .finally slept at 3am. Up to the loo at 4, then 5.30 and finally 7 when I gave up and got up. Now burping away. I didn't think trapped wind could be so painful ???
Quote from: El on May 03, 2022, 09:00:15 AMNow burping away. I didn't think trapped wind could be so painful ???
That's why I have Deflatine on hand, or anything else that contains simethicone.
The brand of curry sauce we all like from Home Bargains has been discontinued as the company was fined heavily over covid-19 rule breaking.
OK
£150 on the premium bonds. :mex:
The lad lost his bus pass last Friday. No way to report the loss due to the Bank Holiday. He tried to report it yesterday, but the website asks irrelevant questions that he cannot answer, so it locked him out.
He got through to a person today who kept asking for his proof of PIP, saying that it was "under review". Well, it has been since last December, and we still haven't heard anything.
But his Pass wasn't issued under PIP rules, but by a form from his GP stating that he could not be allowed to have a driving licence due to his disabilities.
I now have an email address, so hope to get it sorted that way. The council no longer deals with them, as it has been centralised to a private company, Transport For Wales. And they are well known for being incompetent and slow.
OK
Taf, is there not a travel shop on a main bus station near you? They deal with any bus pass enquiries here.
Quote from: El on May 05, 2022, 08:31:25 AMTaf, is there not a travel shop on a main bus station near you? They deal with any bus pass enquiries here.
All those were shut (Labour cuts, trying to blame the Cons in Westminster). The main bus station was demolished years ago, and the replacement is still years away from completion.
Everything, including timetables, etc. has been sold off to TfW.
VM are not answering their phones. WiFi is still off. :grumpy:
Down in the dumps.
Going for a walk soon. Hopefully a bit of vit D will help
A van revving woke me, I looked outside and couldn't see it, but should still hear it. ???
OK
Dead lip after the dental jab. No hot drinks or hot food until this evening.
OPK, I really wish I could have a lie in though
I had a good sleep, but still woke feeling woozy.
OK
2 loud lawnmowers before 10am, so I got up and hope to get rid of the sluggishness I have been feeling lately.
OK
I was jolted awake by a woman shouting at here dogs who were fighting in the street.
OK
I had a bizarre waking dream about buying odd stuff, but I'd forgotten my credit card PIN. ???
OK
I could have slept-in, but the binmen were noisy at 6:45. And it was the binmen alone, as they now have an almost silent electric truck.
Could have slept longer but had food shop to do
I woke, but dropped-off again. :bed:
Had lie in today. Still tired, but have managed to do some chores
It's cold in the shade. :cold:
Wet after my shower
OK, but I'm still waking at silly o'clock.
Angle grinder just after 8 woke me. :grumpy:
OK
The lad's laughter woke me just after 9. Then he started wandering about, making a fuss.
OIK
I was woken by the stuffiness. I opened and window and got another hour of kip.
OK
The new PIP debacle kept me awake, feeling very stressed. They constantly move the goal posts and expect claimants to be clairvoyant.
:grumpy:
His is due again in about 5 years and I'm hoping that they keep to their promise of a light touch for those who will not improve. I'll not hold my breath though. I read the other day that asthmatics should be eligible for pip if they are very badly affected. It's good for those affected . From what I read though,it sounded so easy to claim pip! Huh! They should try claiming it on someone else's behalf and feel the stress involved in that.
Tired, nerves in leg playing up last night again, stopping me sleeping
Hay-fever in full swing today. I'm not usually this bad.
Also my brown inhaler is different that I picked up yesterday. There is a lever at the top that you pull up, then breathe out as much as possible , when you inhale , it sort of clicks and you can taste it.
I don't know why they've changed them but I used to get a faint taste of petrol off the old ones. New ones are aerosol free.
The lad's radio woke me, so I just lay there for a bit, then decided I'd never drop off again, so I got up.
Better today after a proper nights sleep
I stayed up late as I didn't feel at all tired. But I still woke too early again.
I need a nap :bed:
Awake
I'm up! I could have done with an extra hour though.
Yuck, woke to a scam phone call at 7am ::)
Took dog out, came back, hoovered , cleaned and promised myself an early nap. Then the dog was sick on the rug. I have one rug, all the rest is laminate and lino but she must have made a beeline for the bloody rug that is too big to wash :-X
I tried for a nap, failed, so nipped over to B&M.
On edge. Gotta go to a carboot on Sunday and none local. So that means driving. YuCK
OK
The lad dropped something in his room. It was loud enough to wake me just after 8am.
Our local councillor replied to my query as to why a lost disabled bus pass needs a full reapplication procedure with TfW now. Basically, TfW makes the rules now, and they won't change as it's a national method now involving PIP and DVLA.
OK now I'm up, woke early and lay in bed 1½ hours listening to the radio saying I must get up
I miss the days when I could relax in bed with the radio on.
Woke early to those sodding wood pigeons in a neighbouring garden ::) then the sparrows started.i put my audiobook on but could still hear them.
Woke up far to early, but managed to drop off again for a couple of hours
It was so quiet here that I slept until almost 10 am.
Not overly keen for a job interview tomorrow but it's more hours so needs must
OK
I woke before 8 and just lay there for a bit. As I opened the curtains, a package was being carried up to our door.
OK
Today marks 43 years since I passed my driving test. And I'm chuffed I have not had an accident involving another vehicle in all that time. (Famous Last Words as the nutters are getting more numerous).
The new electric bin lorry is soooo quiet. All I need now is electric binmen with mute buttons.
Weary
Silver decided to sleep with me last night, but started howling to go out just after 5am. I managed to drop off after putting her outside.
Yesterday's lentils :taf:
OK
I woke before dawn, then drifted off a few times until I got bored.
OK
The lad woke me and I couldn't drop off after that.
Went to bed later last night watching the football, so up later today
The back to early spring weather is getting me down.
A loud garden party went on well past midnight. I heard an argument and fight start around 1:30am.
Tired. But did manage some sleep yesterday
OK
I woke several times after dawn, but dropped off easily each time.
Awake
Quote from: Tâf on May 30, 2022, 09:43:26 AMI woke several times after dawn, but dropped off easily each time.
Ditto.
Weary this morning
The clink of glass in green bags being thrown into the bin lorry woke me just after 7.
OK
Seagulls at dawn. Someone must have been up on Tesco's roof.
OK
I was woken by someone using a chainsaw just after 8am. Then a jet-washer joined-in, and now it's someone revving a diesel truck.
Pol said she was awake just after 5am which is extremely odd for her.
OK
The wind woke me, but I managed another hour of kip.
I'll be glad when this Bank Holiday finally finishes. So I know what day it is . I thought it was Saturday on Thursday and in my head it's now Monday.
I faded after lunch, so took a short nap. :bed:
OK
Something woke me just after 5:30, and I just drifted in-and-out until I eventually gave up and got up.
Even the missus was up early this morning. But we are both a bit woozy.
Just about awake
Elated. A letter has arrived about the lad's PIP award.
Tired, didn't sleep well.
I start a new job in 3 weeks. I hope it works out.
:taf: The flageolet beans have had their effect.
Fed up of myself.
I banished all automatic spray fragrance plugs and units from the house because it made my asthma bad.
So, went shopping today and bought (can't remember the name) bathroom air fresheners like a liquid filled card thing.
Hell fire! I put one in his wet room, thought nothing more of it until he went back into bad and I opened the bathroom door. It took my breath away, made me gasp,made my heartbeat race. The bloody thing is in the outside bin now. One day, I'll learn 😌
Had trouble dropping off last night, then had weird dreams
I woke to weird dreams too. ???
Not had a nap yet, and I'm fading away....
So very tired
Weary this morning
Tired. Had a rubbish sleep
The quieter electric bin lorry is supposed to be used at night and early morning, but the noisy diesel one appeared just after 7am.
Once it woke me, that was the end for sleep.
Bit more with it than yesterday
Woozy.
Shattered this morning, didn't want to get out of bed
Calf cramp woke me at stupid o'clock.
OK
Up, but weary.
Slightly hung over, was drinking a new Lemon gin last night.
OK
Kids yelling and screaming in the street woke me just after 8, and I just lay there until I got bored.
OK
The twins were up early, they woke me up. :grumpy:
OK
Warm
A robot phonecall from the council woke me just after 8 after a good sleep.
OK
Well-rested for once.
I had a 2pm nap :bed:
OK
I told our poor neighbour that a piece of the chimney lead flashing had come adrift (magpies tug at it). 9am this morning and I was woken by someone tapping it back into place.
OK slept well on top of the bed last night
It was not as humid as expected, so I slept well.
OK slept well
I slept well, but I'm still waking too early.
OK
I'm a bit woozy this morning.
Woke up at about 2.30 and couldn't drop off again
This new batch of Shiraz is still marked as 13.5%, but it hit me hard last evening, so I'll cut down how much of it I'll be drinking.
I slept like a log, and woke a bit woozy. The air was so humid this morning.
OK
All I heard of the binmen was the clinking of bottles just after 7am. The electric truck is soooo quiet.
It was a very warm night, but I slept fairly well.
Had a weird dream last night
Too warm
The humidity is tiring.
Yep
OK
It was a stuffy night, with no rain to clear the air.
No rain here as well, despite the forecast
It's creeping towards us from the SW.
Well I've dragged myself out of bed
Something woke me just after 6, but I dropped off again.
Anxious...
I was just dropping-off for a nap when lightning overhead woke me.
Wet after the shower
I wanted to stay in bed. :bed:
I had a brilliant nap because its cooler now.
Woke up at 1am and had trouble dropping off again, shattered this morning
Something woke me just after 6, a loud BEEP! ???
All the idiots are out today, drivers and pedestrians. :grumpy:
Tired, woke up again in the middle of the night and couldn't drop off again
It felt like I was awake all night.
The Aortic scan came back normal (1.8cm), but the guy before me was in tears as they had revoked his driving licence on the spot and called an ambulance for "further scans ASAP".
The bloke after me went very pale.....
Slept better last night
Me too, but the binmen woke me early :grumpy:
OK
I had a good kip, woke, got bored, got up. I could do with a nap now. :bed:
Just dozed off for ½ hour
OK
I was so warm and comfy in bed that I didn't want to get up.
OK
I could have slept a bit longer :bed:
Didn't want to get out of bed this morning
I woke to all the mugginess.
Lots of heavy trucks have been delivering stuff to the flats we used to live in. They can't get there on the shortest route, so rumble past our house from about 8 onwards.
Goy up eventually
:cold: I need a jumper to work outside.
Tired now and on edge for some reason
OK
I slept well, and didn't even hear the UPS delivery just after 9, the lad got it.
OK
I think Silver bit her tongue whilst eating treats. She let out a little yelp and has been a bit wary of eating since then. She spent the night on our bed and didn't wake until I did.
Ugh
I did the shopping, put it away, replaced the back door mortice that had snapped internally, had a smoke break. Next I have to do the washing up and cook our meal.
I set the alarm for 8, but Silver woke me at 7:45. :grumpy:
Tired
OK
I thought it would be a hot and sticky night, but I slept well.
Warm
I woke moments before 10, and quickly opened the windows as it was stifling in here.
OK
It's stuffy even with the windows open. :hot:
sweaty
Got out of the bath, dried myself off, sweaty before I got to the bedroom. :hot:
Warm
I woke sweaty as it is 25c in here.
Yep, hot with no sleep and a day of waiting.
Tesco due at 10 but road traffic says 12 ish ::)
INR nurse due but no idea when
Chemist delivery due but no idea when.
So it's a day of watching the dog to make sure that she's not in the front when they arrive.
3 neighbours have been going house-to-house asking to borrow a green bin. The first rang our doorbell at 8:05. :grumpy:
Slept well last night
OK
I was woken by the binmen around 8, but dropped-off for a while afterwards.
OK
The binmen were a day behind, so the night team emptied our bin whilst it was still dark. That woke me and I just lay there sweating for ages.
OK
I didn't wake until after 10.
Tired, slept really well until 5.30 then woke up and couldn't drop off again
I slept until after 9. I'm up, but a bit woozy, so I'm rehydrating.
Slept better last night
Slept badly here. I'm going to try an antihistamine before bed tonight.
A sweaty wake-up and a dry mouth.
Thought I sle[t well, but shattered
A guy around the corner has a new imported Lexus RZ ev. It is dead quiet, but the tyre noise is loud! And he likes to accelerate hard as he passes our home very morning. It has woken me for the past few mornings.
:grumpy:
We have a young bloke on the estate who likes to roar past up our avenue right onto a busy main road. Hes so noisy that the dog runs into the kitchen and hides. I always want the police to be just going past and catch him.
It's 20 speed limit on these tiny roads. Kids playing out who will have no chance.
Police? you'll be lucky
Quote from: Mike on July 18, 2022, 13:51:20 PMPolice? you'll be lucky
After many complaints, they lay in wait for a guy near us with a loud exhaust. He was done for no catalytic converter, excess (gas) emissions, excess noise ... and speeding!
Hot and sweaty
I had the windows and door open, and the curtains opened a crack to shift some air. But it just stuck at 28c all night. The light woke me several times, as did the sound of ambulance sirens many times.
Still tiered
The binmen woke me before 7, then it was calf cramp.
Weary
Calf cramp again, then my bladder alarm went off.
Slept better last night
I slept like a log, but I'm still a little woozy.
Slept in a bit this morning
I slept until my bladder alarm went off.
I'm up. lay in bed not wanting to get out for ages
I was hoping for a lie-in. The gulls had other ideas. :grumpy:
OK
A bit woozy, but at least I'm up.
Hoping to get some chilled food off my online shop. The fridges and freezers went haywire in Tesco so hardly any food delivery on Saturday nor his cigarettes. So I placed another order for today.
I've just got my receipt for a delivery today.
No cheese
No fresh veg except onions
No meatballs
No sliced ham
No tinned ham
No chicken
No mince
No pies
No dog food.
2 packets of cigarettes.
Looks like I'll be going shopping myself.
Something woke me with a start. No idea what it was.
Tired, couldn't drop off last night, made up for it a bit this morning, but not enough
I walked outside and got goosebumps with the cold wind. But now I'm sweating.
OK
It was a mix of the binmen and gulls that woke me too early. I feel really tired, but will recover after a short nap this afternoon.
Tired, trouble dropping off again last night
I've been sleeping well, but still waking too early.
OK
My bladder woke me. I fancied a lie-in.
OK
Needing my inhaler again. There is a beautiful lilac tree in a garden I pass walking the dog. It smells gorgeous, but an hour or so later and I'm feeling that whistle in my breathing and my chest tightening. Or it could be the clover that's rampant on the fields 🤔
A lorry had it's reversing beeper on for about 5 minutes just after 5am. A neighbour just told me that there was a logjam of trucks delivering scaffolding for the flats we used to live in. They are not allowed to do so between 7am and 8pm. :grumpy:
OK
I had a short lie-in, enjoying the quiet.
I got out of the bath, towelled myself dry, but was wet with sweat within 2 minutes. So I waited a few minutes, then hosed myself down.
I didn't want to get up. :bed:
Terrible nights sleep, so tired this morning
It was so sweaty in the car in slow traffic.
I made a click-and-collect order from Asda. It was supposed to ready by 3pm, but was still "in transit" at 3:30.
We got home, and there was an email saying it was ready for collection after 3pm today. :grumpy:
Well I'm up
Quite tired.
Coming out of Asda, I was behind a car doing 10mph in 40 zone. He drove through a red light, I caught up. He drove through another red light, I caught up. He had a car in front at the next lights, so he beeped his horn! Then off he toddled into the 20mph zone, but still doing 10mph! He eventually turned off, almost hitting a parked car. I passed his reg to the police.
OK
The binmen woke me just after 7, but I dropped off again.
OKJ
A reversing truck woke me at silly o'clock again. :grumpy:
OK
It's not even 10am, and I've already had 3 phone calls from spammers.
"This is your bank security department. Two charges to your account have been received, one for £150 to Amazon and one money transfer for £250. If you are aware of these, press 1, if not press 2 to talk to our security department."
So I pressed 2 each time and when someone with an Indian accent answered, I told her to F.O.
OK
A bit weary despite a solid kip.
OK
I was woken by a delivery lorry sat outside with the engine running. It woke the lad too, and he got up and went in search of snacks.
I never realised how bad a stress head I was.
Always been a worrier.. But this is ridiculous.
I'm sweaty, so I'm off for a soak.
OK
Kids screaming and shouting in the street woke me around 7:30, then they started kicking a ball about :grumpy:
It was so stuffy in here that I got up before the kids started shouting and screaming again.
OK
A hot and sticky night with all the windows open. Then I was finally fully woken by a contractor shovelling gravel before 8am.
Up, but still tired , it's the heat
Shattered, to hot to sleep well
I thought it was a bit quiet. The missus had closed the windows! 26c in here, so I had a poor kip.
Shattered, it felt like there were police and ambulance sirens all night.
Hot
I arrived on time for the dentist, only to be asked why I hadn't turned up on Tuesday? Our family is seen on Fridays as that is the only day our dentist works for the NHS. I showed her the appointment card I had been given.
"You will be seen by whoever is free".
"The system sent you a letter changing the appointment. Oh dear, it didn't. She is fully booked for the next 3 months, but you have to be seen at the 3-month point, or the practice won't be paid. I'll put you down for next Friday, and she'll have to work late".
Then I asked why Pol had an appointment for 2 weeks' time, but the lad hasn't.
"The new arrangement means you will only be seen once a year, but if you have any treatment, that starts the clock going for the next checkup a year later. So no chance of a family appointment in future".
The receptionist is always in a grumpy mood, but she was at boiling point at that point, so I thanked her for the appointment, and let the small crowd behind me get to her. The first was a red-faced bloke.
"Why have I been billed for missing an appointment? It's not due for 2 more weeks!"
I giggled behind my mask.....
I forgot to mention that on the counter in the dentist was a small sign.
"Smokers and vapers must not smoke or vape on the day of their appointment".
Shattered, the bedroom was far to hot last night and I had real trouble sleeping
I slept well until I was woken by a truck making a delivery at 6:20am! :grumpy:
OK
The worst nights sleep so I feel drained
I slept well, aiming for a lie-in, but kids were out at 7:30 screaming again. :grumpy:
Tired
I'm shattered after an early wake-up caused by a loud car exhaust around 6:30. :grumpy:
It became horribly humid whilst the sun came out.
RTired again
Fed up of asthma problems. It's the air I know but they keep giving me Salamol CFC free inhaler and it doesn't seem to be getting into my lungs the same as Ventolin used to.
It's probably me unable to draw it into my airway. I know that I'm having to use it more for relief .
The windows have been open constantly for days, but the bedroom doesn't want to cool down. 19c out, 25c in. I was woken by a van's reversing alarm just after 6:30, but actually nodded-off for another 2 hours.
OK
Really tired. The binmen were extra noisy and seemed to hang around for ages. :grumpy:
Really weary, just didn't want to get out of bed
Very tired again.
Very tired.. And warm.
Quote from: Lisa on August 18, 2022, 17:00:01 PMVery tired.. And warm.
It's sweaty and humid down here too, and I need a nap.
OK more awake today
I woke at a reasonable hour, but still feel weary.
I went to my postponed dental checkup. No problems, but I was told that from now on, checkups will be a year after the last one, or a year from the last treatment's end.
But I was then I was told that as I was being treated for gum disease, I could be seen every 3 months or 6 months to check my progress and have a deep clean. £47 each time.
I asked when the deep clean would happen, and got a puzzled stare. The dentist was under the assumption that I was having one every 3 months with their hygienist, apart from during the lockdowns. But the last time I had had one, it was the usual 10 minutes, not 30 minutes, and was nearly 3 years ago.
She said that I was bound to remember the procedure as my gums would be numbed beforehand, and an antibiotic gel applied afterwards. Nope, I've never had that, but had been charged for deep cleaning at least 3 times.
She will check with the office manager and hygienist.
OK
Awake and not so weary for once.
OK
I got bored so got up.
OK, had a better nights sleep
I got up early to do some gardening. But it's sodden out there. :grumpy:
OK
Woke up a few times last night really warm, I thought the heating was on at first but it's not. The bathroom humidity fan was whizzing full pelt.
I'll have to leave the fans running tonight.
I was woken by a robot call telling me that a package will arrive this afternoon. I lay down after that but couldn't drop off, so I got up feeling weary.
I've been exhausted all day, with trapped gas. :taf:
Didn't want to get out of bed this morning
I was so out of it that the binmen didn't wake me.
The Practice Manager of the dentist called me at 7pm to say that their computers had failed to book my hygienist appointments, but that it didn't matter as she had decided to stop seeing NHS patients.
But I bumped into her a few weeks back, and she told me that the boss had told her that she was only to see private and insured patients to "increase the cashflow". He had increased her rent of the room and added extra fees for power and water that she never had to pay before.
Tired, last night was very muggy
Gulls woke me at silly o'clock. :grumpy:
OK
Someone nearby started using a jackhammer before 8 this morning. :grumpy:
I managed to grab part of the hob that was hot. Light burns to both thumb and forefinger. OUCHIE!
OK
Up early as it was boring just laying there.
Awake now I've had my shower
Quote from: Tâf on August 26, 2022, 08:41:50 AMSomeone nearby started using a jackhammer before 8 this morning. :grumpy:
And on a Sunday!! :grumpy:
Back is stiff this morning
The son of a taxi driver has set up business, jetwashing taxis that turn up at their house from about 7am each morning. I'm sure someone is going to complain about the noise and excess use of water.
OK
I slept well but still feel a bit weary.
OK
The neighbours' lad was jet washing taxis before 7:30 this morning, so I was awake when the binmen came.
Decent nights sleep, but I feel shattered
The lad's wireless speaker came on just after 1:30am. He was listening to a US shock jock. LOUD! :grumpy:
More with it than yesterday
I woke, got bored, got up. Still a bit weary.
I got caught in a 15 minute traffic jam getting into Asda behind cars queuing to get into a MacDonalds. :grumpy:
Very humid, so I was sweating buckets!
Just dropped asleep for an hour
OK
The roar of rain woke me just after 5am. The rain was welcome, the noise wasn't.
I had to get up and open windows as it was so stuffy.
IOK
Tired
Me too, but I feel like I slept well. ???
OK
2 chainsaws have been in use a few doors away since before 8:30. :grumpy:
I opened the velux in his room last night and it poured down. His overfed table was wet through , the floor under the velux was wet through.
He hadn't noticed a thing ::)
The council has decided to stop green bin collections until next year. :grumpy:
OK
Noisy binmen, chainsaws, then my bladder told me it was time to rise.
Back is really sore this morning
I thought the sound of the water entering the fishpond from the filter box sounded odd. The heavy ornament that normally sits on the box had been knocked-off. The wooden lid was smashed and the plastic top split, and the outflow pipe moved. That had caused the flow to partially shift outside the pond, dropping the level by almost 2/3.
I sorted that out, then called the police. 2 cameras had seen someone climbing fences as they moved from garden-to-garden. No reports of anything stolen so far. The intruder is known to them.
:grumpy:
OK
Police went door-to-door in the late afternoon, to check if there had been any losses due to burglary.
I was woken by a scam call from BT internet, then another from Virginmedia internet.
The binmen, postponed from Wednesday, were supposed to be here yesterday. Now the website says "no collection due".
:grumpy:
OK apart from the back
I saw hardly any other vehicles on the road just now. 9am, but almost zero traffic. That is very unusual. ???
Back was OK last night, but sore again this morning
I stayed up late to watch TV, but only managed an extra hour in bed.
Back stiff again this morning, seems to be stiff in the morning and then eases during the day
Hermes dropped a parcel off with us for a neighbour.... at 8:15!
Back still sore, but not as bad as yesterday
I woke, got up, but still feel tired.
Stiff back again, but not as bad,m it gradually goes during the morning
The binmen were extra noisy this morning. Brown bins are scattered all over the pavements and our bin was 3 doors away!
Then someone was using power tools outside just after 8.
I couldn't drop off again, so got up early today after waking and getting bored.
Back a lot better this morning
OK
I was awake before 8, up before 9.
We've all got our booster appointments. Same place (miles away) and 3 different dates!
So I have been calling to ask for us to all get them at the same time.
26th in the queue. Hung up.
29th in the queue. Hung up.
24th in the queue. Hung up.
19th in the queue. Hung up.
29th in the queue. Hung up.
All our listings are full for all operators. Please try later. We are open 9-5, Monday to Friday.
:grumpy:
OK
Quote from: Tâf on September 16, 2022, 15:56:23 PMWe've all got our booster appointments. Same place (miles away) and 3 different dates!
So I have been calling to ask for us to all get them at the same time.
Pol insisted on trying again and again. It took ages, but I eventually got the appointments sorted for the same place, same day and same time.
Sort of awake
I woke to early, but couldn't drop off again.
Exhausted, I shall try for a short nap. :bed:
One extra glass of wine and I slept through to almost 11! I won't do that very often as I've lost a few hours.
OK
Even the cats are still asleep.
Totally knadgered. :bed:
OK
I slept like a log, but the binmen woke me again.
OK
I've had a pinched nerve in my shoulder for a few days now, it gives me pins and needles in my right arm and hand at times.
OK
I slept really well.
OK
I woke with a start just after 3am, then it took ages to drop off again.
Quote from: Tâf on September 20, 2022, 18:31:01 PMTotally knadgered. :bed:
Ditto. A half hour laid down didn't help.
Dreadful night's sleep, I blame the Flu jab
I woke, rolled over. Woke, rolled over.... ditto.
Woke up, and I started sneezing and just like that, I have a cold. The first one for two years ???
I was fine when I went to bed last night. ::)
I had a long soak :bath: and now feel refreshed but knackered? ???
OK
I woke too early again.
OK
I slept well, woke refreshed.
I've just put the heating on and then looked at the smart meter :o
50p in 30 mins and this is before it's gone up again :-*
Sore arm where I had the COVID injection, lousy nights sleep, probably the jab
Got the flu jabs eventually as another pharmacist had added extras to the list, and as they were paying they had priority. Luckily, only 2 out of 6 turned up, so things went ahead for us.
No paperwork this year as it's all done online.
But it was still like herding cats, as the twins kept on wandering away. :grumpy:
I warned them NOT to buy stuff for the fridge or freezer, but they did, so the doors hardly close.
Better nights sleep, but hips are stiff this morning
I managed to drop-off again after an early wake-up.
OK
Woke, got bored, got up. The lad is not coughing this morning after keeping me awake for ages during the night.
Someone let Silver into our bedroom. She woke me at 5:30 wanting to go downstairs. Then I could hear her demanding to come back upstairs. :grumpy:
OJK
I didn't wake until after 10:30. A bit groggy though.
OK
I was woken by shouting in the street. I almost dropped-off again, when it started again. Then I realised that it's Monday morning and the Uni students will be back, parking all over the place.
OK
This early waking is boring.
OK
Binmen at 6:25 and 8:20. :grumpy:
Then the same voice shouting further up the road from 8:30.
Kept waking up last night
I slept until 10'ish.
OK
Weary despite a good kip.
Worked out what woke me this morning when I wanted a lie in, there had been a load of rubbish fly tipped out back and the noise must have been the council removing it as it's gone but was their last night
No need of a nap so far.
OK slept better last night
Cold
I managed to drop off again after waking far too early.
Aldi was jam-packed, and most people had full trolleys. 6 out of 7 tills open, but the queues just kept growing. It was obvious that many were making their first visit as I could hear things like "This is far cheaper than Tesco", "OMG they sell this here too!" and "We'll have to bring X and Y next time, they won't believe the prices".
Store wars are hotting-up.
OK
I woke, got up, but already feel like going back to bed. :bed:
OK
Fireworks woke me at 3:10 this morning. :grumpy:
Quote from: Tâf on October 10, 2022, 08:32:22 AMFireworks woke me at 3:10 this morning. :grumpy:
The police were inundated with calls complaining, and some reported "gunfire".
OK, but I could have lingered longer under the quilt.
Really woozy first thing, but lying in bed for s couple of hours seem to have cleared it
Zonked slept well until 6,30 until the elephant in the room above alarmed walking around
Noisy binmen just after 6:30 then again just after 7:30. :grumpy:
Slamming car doors woke me. Someone was doing it on purpose. Then there was some shouting between 2 women. ???
A good sleep, but I still feel weary.
The roar of the rain woke me too early. :bed:
I managed to drop off again after waking early.
I was woken just after 4am by a loud exhaust. :grumpy:
It took Pol and I 30 minutes to change the mobile phone number for Santander online banking.
I opened a new account with Santander to get 2.75% from the spare cash balance. I transferred cash to it from our main account. I went online to check it had gone through, and the "online banking is suspended for your accounts".
25 minutes on hold, then the line cut off.
:grumpy:
A convoy of large trucks passed slowly and loudly just after 4am. I presume they were taking material to the flats we used to live in, as recladding is going-on.
Loud binmen twice after 7:30, then a lot of ambulance sirens as they got stuck in traffic outside Tesco. Something has to be done about that, but the council are useless at anything to do with traffic.
I pulled-out my chair and sat down to eat lunch. My butt contacted a huge pile of vomit from one of the cats. :-X :-X
My online banking was blocked. It took Santander 5 minutes to answer the phone, 20 minutes to figure out they had no idea what was going on, 40 minutes to get through to Fraud, then 10 minutes on hold until they figured-out the software error and corrected it.
It used to be an 0800 number but is now payable at 10p per minute, so I used Pol's unlimited phone.
:grumpy:
Quite weary now, I shall chance a short nap. :bed:
perforated. three needles in the last week. flu, covid and blood
Orange strobes and loud diesel engines just after 5 am again as another convoy slipped past on its way to the flats.
I dropped-off, but then Pol woke me as she prepared for her Friday course in town,
Really weary this morning, it took the alarm to wake me. :bed:
The downpour woke me just after 6, but I managed to drop off again.
I went out like a light last night, but still woke far too early.
Weary. I was woken by an argument in the street. It was probably a local having a go at a Uni student parking outside someone's house.
:taf:
Guess who didn't get the reminder email from the council to tell me to put the black bin out?
:grumpy:
A local "village" on the route to Asda has roadworks. That has meant mile-long queues either side, changes of bus routes, and warnings about emergency vehicle access.
So I had to take the long way around, but still got caught in snarled traffic due to a minor accident.
Up, but weary.
Changing the door mechanism on a uPVC door should take 15 minutes, but I have just spent 3 hours trying to get the new one to operate correctly.
I'll try again tomorrow with more lubrication.
Weary.
My innards have been gurgling since before noon. Lunch didn't help.
Facebook is down WORLDWIDE! :o
The sound of cars splashing through puddles woke me just after 8, but I dropped-off again.
Shattered after the drive home, which In did without stopping
I had lower leg cramps 5 times during the night. I've no idea why. ???
Tired
OK
My body hasn't synched to the time change yet. :bed:
You're lucky In had 2 changes in 4 days
I tried for a nap, but just lay there, bored.
OK
The bin lorry was quiet this morning, but the binmen weren't. :grumpy:
Just had a short nap. :bed:
Weary
Jackhammer a few doors down at 8:05. Pavement repair by the council.
I'm a mess.
But I'll be ok. 😘
Pulled a sick day in work today and might do tomorrow too. But that's all.
OK
I'm still waking too early.
I bumped in to an old widow that used to run the local Post Office. She went into hospital for a hip joint replacement a week before covid officially arrived. She then caught it in hospital and spent the next 124 days fighting for her life.
She's just had her second hip done, but is as sprightly as ever.
Still no heating on. Our bedroom normally stays above 20c, but it's now 18c. Time to change to winter quilts.
OK slept better last night
OK
I woke too early, but could not drop off again.
OK
The second morning when the bedroom is at 17.5c, but I don't feel the chill... yet.
3 nights of fireworks terrifying the dog and I got up this morning to her pee and poo on my rug . Everywhere else in laminate and luxury vynil and she chose the one area that is a pain to clean ::)
One more firework tonight if they dare :-[
There has been loads going off here tonight
OK
I was so engrossed with the film "Battle of Midway" that I OD'ed on vino. I slept like a log.
The binmen woke me just before the alarm was due to go off. I could have done with a lie-in.
Terrible nights sleep, kept waking up
I had a short nap.
I woke too early, but couldn't drop off again, even though I am a bit tired still.
Very tired, another interrupted nights sleep
Manages to sleep in a bit today
The humidity has caused some of the doors to swell, so they catch the floor when used. The bathroom door is the worst, so I was woken when the lad went for a pee at 6:20.
I would have overslept if not for the alarm clock. :bed:
OK
The thermometer next to me says 19c, but I'm shivering! ???
OK
I woke, but dropped-off until a reasonable hour. That did me some good.
OK
A bit weary, but I slept well.
I've just had the third scam phonecall of the day.
"This is bank security department. Payments have been made today from your account, £700 to Amazon and £2000 to an overseas transfer...."
OK
Someone figured out that the only way to sweep the road gutters around here is to do it before the Uni student start parking their cars. So they started just after 7am....
OK
I barely heard the binmen this morning.
OK
I could have stayed in bed. :bed:
Tired, bitty nights sleep last night
The house has been around 19c, so no need of the heating yet. But this morning it's 17c in the bedroom and kitchen, and 14c in the hall and landing.
Slept better last night
I slept well, but I'm still waking too early. Seeing the thermometer read 15c, I decided to stay under the quilt for a little longer.
:bed:
OK
Awake too early again, but I took some duvet time before getting up. The house is at 18.5c now, with the hall at 16, so the settings seem adequate.
Didn't want to get out of bed this morning
The roar of the rain woke me at 7:35, then, because the leaves are blocking the drains, the cars driving through the puddles kept me awake.
To get back home I have to drive into Tesco and turn around to get back.
Today the police were there waving drivers away as there was a huge queue for the petrol station.
Luckily, they waved me through.
OK
Heavy rain around 4am woke me, but I dropped-off again.
I was sent an email from the colonoscopy department to say I should have nothing but fluids from 1pm tomorrow, and to purge my gut starting at 5pm, then the next morning from 5am before the "expected" time of the procedure around 1pm.
The last time, I only had to drink one small dose of the magic laxative before bed the day before. Now I have to drink 4 litres of the stuff, 250ml every 30 minutes for 2 hours before bed, and a further 250ml every 30 minutes for 2 hours the next morning.!!
And I have to catch the bus for the long journey at 9:30!!
I might need a nappy. :o :o
OK
The deluge woke me, then the binmen, then it was the cars driving through the flooded road.
It feels like I was awake all night, afraid to fart in case it was the runs.
I've been up since 4:45 to finish the last of the gut cleanse.
In a bit of shock, just had a bump in my car, truck pulled out on me and I hit the one in front of me and caved in the front end
Quote from: Mike on November 24, 2022, 09:36:58 AMIn a bit of shock, just had a bump in my car, truck pulled out on me and I hit the one in front of me and caved in the front end
I hope you didn't get injured.
No injury just shocked
Despite such a long day, I found it hard to drop off last night, and I woke just after 6 again.
Didn't sleep well last night
So so
Whatever it is that wakes me around 6am doesn't seem to happen much at the weekends, so today I woke just before 10.
OJK
My bladder woke me today.
I woke early but rolled over until 8.
Tried
I'm glad I checked the car. With the battery left in circuit, the battery had gone down a lot. So now it's on charge.
OK
I could have stayed in bed, but I have a few things to do.
The MOT expires in 13 days, and all the garages are still booked solid for weeks. I may have to leave the car on the drive for a while. :(
Well I'm up
Binmen, a chainsaw, a jackhammer and now a street sweeper. :grumpy:
OK
No 6am wake-up. The central heating clicking at 8am woke me, then a loudhailer from the metal-fairies truck.
I woke feeling OK just after 8. Then I remembered that the car still needs an MOT.
OK
No need of a nap today.
OK now I'm up
Up, but not fully awake.
OK
My bladder woke me from a deep sleep, but it was after 9, so no problem.
Sirens from ambulances trapped at the Tesco junction woke me. One after another.
OK
OK
Chilly.
The garage I normally use for servicing and MOT has had so many no-shows this week that they called those due in next week. Almost half said they are taking their cars off the road due to high fuel costs, so won't be needing MOT tests or servicing.
So the boss called me and offered me the first slot next Monday! The day the MOT expires!
Fingers crossed the car passes. They will do the MOT checks before the servicing, just in case.
OK
The binmen were barely audible this morning. The new electric trucks are full stealth mode.
OK
I added what I thought was a 4.5 tog quilt last night. So warm and cosy, then I saw it was another 13.5 tog this morning! :bed:
Great news. None of the 19 polyps removed from my large colon last week show signs of being cancerous or precancerous.
Back for another colonoscopy in 3 years time.
I was up before the alarm.
OK
OK
A loud diesel engine was hammering-away just after 6am. :grumpy:
OK
I woke but couldn't drop off again.
I woke before the alarm, but so did the lad. who is now hogging the bathroom at 7:10 am. :grumpy:
OK
The garage can't source parts for my car, so I'll be trading it in at some point ...... IF it passes the MOT test today.
The garage boss said he would call me around 1pm. No call, so I called him. He said they would check and get back to me in 5 minutes. That was over an hour ago.
:grumpy:
Just had bodyshop on the phone and they are collecting the car tomorrow
No call from the garage at all, and at 4pm it went straight to an answer machine that said they were closed.
Tired, bad nights sleep
I set the heating to come on at 7am, but over 2 hours later it's only 17.5c in here and the kitchen. :cold:
Still no call from the garage, and their answering machine is still full. :grumpy:
The garage called at 9am.
Their computer went down Monday afternoon, and that meant no contact numbers, no phone system, and not being able to log MOT results.
They had to send cars off-site for MOT tests, to a guy known for being very finicky, so much so that he would fail a brand-new car.
Mine failed on things they don't actually believe, and parts are unavailable. That means scrap value only.
27 years old, so it had a good run.
Tired, didn't sleep well, even though the car is now in the biodyshop kept thinking of it
Whilst I waited for the car to be brought out, one of their mechs told me that the company was in severe trouble.
Their pneumatic wheel nut tool had been serviced and set far too high in torque. A formal complaint was raised by a customer who was told that all 4 wheelhubs had stripped threads just a couple of days after having a service with them.
Trading standards got involved, and they had all vehicles that had wheel nuts refitted during servicing recalled for inspection. None were OK, so the compensation bill will be enormous. The company that had serviced the tool closed last summer, so the company insurance is invalid.
My car was near the end of the list, but the secretary "forgot" to contact me.
Whilst waiting for the MOT test, they decided to do the service, so instead of a MOT fail at £54.85, I got a bill for £154.67!!
:grumpy:
But as I was about to leave, the boss came out and told me of the damage that was done, not only to the rear hubs, but to the brand-new ones they fitted this time last year!! He gave me a report and claim pack for their insurance company, but then told me that replacement parts are not available!
OK
Full of gas. Both ends.
OK but cold
The trapped gas slowly leaked all the way to bedtime. :taf:
OK
I'm still waking too early, but manage to drop off again for an hour.
I tried for a nap, but Silver was not having any of it. :grumpy:
OK
I'm up, but still feel tired.
Heavy rain woke me just after dawn.
Didn't want to get up
I put the car to SORN yesterday, so I'll get 2 months' tax back.
I checked on insurance for the Logan. It's a PITA.
I'm with Swinton, and to cancel the insurance for the Skoda will cost £60 (my paperwork says £25, but it's "gone up recently"). With 9 months left, that will mean I would owe them around £12!!
But if I transfer to the Logan, it will cost me an extra £318 for the next 9 months!
But eSure gives the same cover for a full year, with half the excess for only £230!!
OIK
The Logan is surprisingly nippy for a 900cc 90HP.
The valet has to be finished as the guy was off for covid, so I should be able to collect it Friday or Saturday.
The guy who had it on Motability swapped all 4 tyres for part-used crap before handing it in, and Dacia has taken up to now to get him to pay for them and the tonneau cover. Plus the emergency spare wheel!
Dacia swapped just one tyre when they did the handover last June, but when I pointed-out that the 3 other tyres were bald on both edges, so had been driven under-inflated, the dealer agreed to change them. Then he agreed to swap all 4 wheel trims, and on taking them off, spotted that the senders for the pressure sensors were missing. A quick check and he saw that the fuses for that system was also missing!
I took a call from our optician to book the missus in. I mentioned that I am getting distance double-vision, so she booked me in for a test on Thursday at 11:40.
Then the lad told me that the Skoda is booked to be taken away 9-12 on the same day!
And Swinton Insurance are not answering their phone! :grumpy:
OK
My innards are a lot better this morning.
The lad pulled loads of bits out of 2 of the kitchen drawers, stuffed it all back in again, and has jammed both of them. The screwdriver I need to sort it out is in one of them! :grumpy:
Ok
The annual insurance for the Skoda was £113 (Protected Comprehensive) with Swinton.
Comparethemarket showed a quote from them for the same cover for the Dacia I'm buying as £424 (with excesses as £400).
For the same, eSure quotes £230 (with excesses at £200).
So I went to Swinton asking if they could beat that price. Their calculator came out with £1016!!
With 9 months to run with Swinton, I asked how much I would get refunded if I cancelled. Just £35 due to a cancellation fee of £60 which was just £25 when I took out the policy!
:grumpy:
Quote from: Tâf on December 22, 2022, 14:08:04 PMI asked how much I would get refunded if I cancelled. Just £35 due to a cancellation fee of £60 which was just £25 when I took out the policy!
Cancelled, and they did some strange calculation that made it seem like I only had 6 months left, so would have to pay THEM to cancel the policy. After a word with a boss, I got the £35 I was due.
Con merchants
Quote from: Mike on December 22, 2022, 18:26:21 PMCon merchants
I did some math afterwards, and it looks like they took their £50 commission out of the formula. :grumpy:
The car is delayed as the valet is off sick again. It's not a problem, as I don't fancy losing a whole month to Car Tax for just a few days.
OK
My guts are finally starting to settle down, but my appetite is still kaput.
I woke long before the alarm, but could have stayed in bed a lot longer. Nap time later I think.
I haven't walked that far in years. About 2.5 miles with a big hill in the middle. It would have been hell if my guts were still as bad as they were a few days ago.
OK
Ambulance sirens woke me just after 8, and they seem to be doing a lot of work this morning, as there are a few every hour.
OK calm before the storm when my great nephew arrives
No food yet as my guts have gone BOOM! again. And I can't even think straight. ???
Shattered great nephew just gone home
I did the cooking in much discomfort, but it eased when it was time to eat. A few neighbours and their families are going through it too. It's "possibly viral" according the local hospital. Nothing they can do.
OK a relaxing day
No belly upset so far this morning.
Quote from: Tâf on December 26, 2022, 10:17:12 AMNo belly upset so far this morning.
A bit of acid after teatime, but one antacid did the trick.
All good again this morning, but I do feel a little drained.
Feeling really rough today
A bit of acid indigestion in the evening, but OK so far today.
Better than yesterday, but not brilliant
No gastric discomfort!
OK, but butterflies in my belly as I paid for the car online.
Grotty has turned into a cold, first one for 3 years
I feel very fat, very stressed.
I'd happily jump on a plane and sod off
I lost 3kg over the past week or so due to the bad guts ruining my appetite.
Cold still here
Soaking drizzle.
You feel like soaking drizzle
each to their own
I'm still awake too early, but now I can't drop off again. ???
Well I'm up
Sweaty after the wander over to Aldi. Their shelves were stripped of most meat and alcohol.
Another night, no sleep last night. This one is going the same way
Tired, it was like WW3 round here last night at midnight, seeing there is supposedly no money people seem to have an awful lot for fireworks
There were hardly any firework around here, but there was a huge one down in the Bay.
I woke all bunged-up, but it cleared as soon as I got up.
The Dacia salesman has just emailed to say that he is back in work on Wednesday 3rd Jan. ???
Shattered, had a dreadful night's sleep
The local boss of Renault arrived at work to find it closed!
He was the one that made the automatic email response as "We reopen on Wednesday".
Frantic phone calls were made to get the staff in, and I got the call to go and collect the Logan.
The binmen were loud again :grumpy:
OK
Totally knackered. ???
Our dentist has changed again. The last one handed-in her notice to work elsewhere. The boss has been off for 6 months after a heart problem, and he was being a bit overbearing to her.
Tired as usual
Better nights sleep
This early waking is becoming boring.
I collected an unused mattress from an old lady who needed the space. She had bought it for her grandson, who had lived with her for 18 years. But the day before it arrived, he moved out permanently.
I offered her some cash, but she told me that it would have cost her £20 to have it taken away.
Then I remembered her face. She had been an art student who had visited our class in 1969! She was so surprised that I could still recognise her!
OKJ
I woke later than usual, but feel tired. ???
Fish Fingers, Chips and Mushy Peas
Quote from: Mike on January 06, 2023, 18:26:00 PMFish Fingers, Chips and Mushy Peas
That must be a very odd feeling.......
Wrong page
Tired
The rain woke me too early, and as per normal now, I could not drop-off again.
A bit of acid tummy before lunch. Eating did not clear it, so have taken omeprazole, and will do for a couple of days as usual.
OK
The Tesco gulls were very noisy this morning. Someone must have been working on the roof. But I managed to drop off for an extra hour.
A lot more tired than of late, and I woke too early.
Body didn't want to get up, but brain did this morning
:cold:
Well I'm up
The gulls and the downpour woke me, the Silver came for a moan. :grumpy:
I was up before the binmen. I'll be dozy later.
Finally dragged myself out of bed
His first time in the car, and the lad threw the door wide open to get out. If there had been a car there, it wouldn't have had a small ding, but a deep dent.
But there was a hedge there. Loads of small scratches. :grumpy:
The rain woke me, that and the cars driving through the deep puddles.
Wins and rain woke me up as well
Pooped. I haven't stopped since lunchtime. :old:
Bad sleep with the noise of last night's wind
I went out like alight, but still woke too early.
Well I'm up
The rain woke me before dawn, but at least I was able to drop off again for an hour.
Had a nap, feel a lot better for it. :bed:
A bit more awake after the shower
Short downpours woke me, and as usual, I was unable to drop off again.
Tired up early for meter change
The students are back with a very early start. They were having arguments with residents further up the road over parking just after 8am.
Happier with GP, he has sorted out my prescription and it is ready at the chemist
Lunatics on the road today. Either bimbling along at 10mph or racing at 40+ in 20mph zones.
Awake
Quote from: Tâf on January 16, 2023, 09:34:37 AMThe students are back with a very early start. They were having arguments with residents further up the road over parking just after 8am.
Ditto, but today there are a couple of PCSo's in attendance.
OK
The binmen were noisy again. :grumpy:
I managed to drop off for a while after waking too early.
OK
Warming up now, the hall where the history group was, was freezing
Didn't want to get out of my warm bed this morning
A street sweeper truck woke me just after 7 am. :grumpy:
Same as yesterday
I shall have to resign myself to the habit of waking too early and being unable to drop off again.
Well I'm up
I managed to drop off again, but my bladder eventually got me up.
Slept better last night
I'll need a nap later. :bed:
Woke up far to early
Quote from: Mike on January 24, 2023, 09:11:17 AMWoke up far to early
Me too. I'm starting to wonder if it's due to a noise outside.
Due to the council giving permission for the private access road to ASDA to be used as an entrance for a new Cancer Hospice (and expensive housing), it was pandemonium. 2/3 of the car park closed off during construction FOR THE NEXT 6 MONTHS!
Woke up early again, so got up and had an early shower
The binmen woke me just after 7. As I lay there trying to drop off gain, I heard a single blast of a car horn. I looked outside, and it was a damned taxi outside the usual house. :grumpy:
I called the taxi firm, and they will talk to their drivers AGAIN about sounding horns.
It didn't help though as I was half awake and heard the horn at 7:30 again this morning, and it was the same taxi. :grumpy:
OK
OK
I woke just before 9! No taxi horn today!
I faded after lunch so had a nap. :bed:
I slept well, woke, then my bladder got me up.
Woke up to early again, but lay in bed for an hour
OK
After being woken by the car horn, I couldn't drop off again, so I'll need a nap later.
OK
Tesco's gulls started before 7am. :grumpy:
About a quarter of the people on the bus home were wearing masks. One odd type had a go at one mask-wearing woman, calling her a sheep and saying that those wearing masks were upsetting his wife. When he got too loud, he was kicked off the bus, but his wife was allowed to continue her journey.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
A rival taxi driver caught the taxi driver who raced up the road blaring his horn on his dashcams. He sent the clips to the other driver's boss. :rofl2:
OKJ
Shin cramp woke me at some point, but I dozed off again quickly.
OK
No taxi horn this morning. And I was awake before the binmen, who were surprisingly quiet.
Cars driving through the puddles woke me. But no taxi horn again! ;D
OK
Up but woozy.
Slept better last night
Roadworks in the ASDA carpark has reduced the spaces available, so I had to go around 3 times to find one.
Not surprisingly, I was a wake before the alarm.
OK
OK
Loads of ambulances got stuck in the traffic outside Tesco from about 8:30. The sirens sounded almost continuous.
I woke before 6am, and, as usual, could not get comfortable to drop off again.
OK
The sound of windscreens being de-iced woke me around 7:30, but I managed to drop off for another hour.
OK
OK
Quote from: Tâf on February 06, 2023, 09:02:40 AMI woke before 6am, and, as usual, could not get comfortable to drop off again.
Ditto.
Quote from: Tâf on February 08, 2023, 09:34:22 AMQuote from: Tâf on February 06, 2023, 09:02:40 AMI woke before 6am, and, as usual, could not get comfortable to drop off again.
Ditto.
I've just been told that there was a 4 car pileup on the avenue 2 streets up at that time. A 20mph zone that gets treated like a racetrack.
Up early as I was bored just laying there.
Tired
The 20mph speed limit is causing horrendous traffic jams. :grumpy:
I woke tired, but managed to drop off again.
OK
OK
I'm up, but wanted more sleep. :bed:
Well I'm up
I managed to drop off again until my bladder alarm went off.
OK
I woke up, I got up, and now feel like I want to go back to bed. :bed:
I'm up
I woke before 8 with a raging thirst. No chance of more kip after that.
The binmen were almost silent, but they still woke me.
Tired, even the shower hasn't woken me up
I've resigned myself to waking and rising early, all I need is something to occupy the extra time.
Well I'm up and about
The sound of cars driving through the puddles woke me too early, but I did drop off again for a little while.
OK
I was awake before the alarm of course.
OK
The Pâtisserie is accessed by a long residential cul-de-sac. I turned in to find a delivery lorry blocking the road. 6 cars the other side trying to get out.
I've changed jobs.
I'm now with an agency doing teachers assistant cover.
Spent the last three weeks in a complex asd class.
Tough, but I'm so much happier.
Just need it to not be a zero hour contract.
The Pâtisserie is accessed by a long residential cul-de-sac. I turned in to find a delivery lorry blocking the road. 6 cars the other side trying to get out.
I parked and walked to the shop in the soaking drizzle. On the way back it was getting heated. Now 11 cars blocked, and the first few were screaming at the driver.
Each cage had to be lowered to the ground, the door closed, the lift raised again. "8 more cages to deliver, so we'll be here a while".
Then I arrived at Tesco. 9:15 and the car park was full already.
Quote from: Lisa on February 18, 2023, 10:19:56 AMSpent the last three weeks in a complex asd class.
Young 'uns or teenagers? I know from experience that they can get very physical in their teens.
8 and under and they are very physical.. I have scars😂
Quote from: Lisa on February 18, 2023, 10:35:44 AM8 and under and they are very physical.. I have scars😂
2 in Pol's class (9 and 10) took chunks out of the teaching assistant. She started to wear arm guards under her shirt.
.
Yeah I gotta wear long sleeves now
OK
Kids on bikes were having fun outside just after 8. :grumpy:
OK
2 kids have been plaguing the street, They have things attached to the wheels that make them sound like loud motorbikes. They were hurtling back-and-forth just after 8 this morning again.
:grumpy:
OK
I overslept! :bed:
I had a nap after lunch as I felt pooped. :bed:
Today I received an email from Morrisons offering free daily deliveries until next Thursday.
So I made an order for cigs and cat food.
It was due to arrive between 5 and 6. But I've just had an email saying all the items are out of stock.
So I've repeated the order for tomorrow.
They will only send 5 packs of cigs, so I've put in orders for them for every day until next Thursday.
OK
The binmen didn't wake me, as they haven't arrived yet.
2 guys were dismantling a greenhouse frame in the street. All clanking and banging just after 8am. No chance of dropping-off again.
Tired
The Tesco gulls were loud around 7am, but I managed to drop off again.
OK
Next doors' dogs were yapping like mad, and that set off a couple further away. 7:20!! :grumpy:
OK
a distinct lack of heat. had a power cut on Thu and it fried the link between the thermostat and boiler. 9C here now
I hope you get it fixed ASAP Fred!
I'm up, but already feel like laying down for a nap.
OK
Tired, woke up at about 3am and couldn't drop off again
For the first time in a couple of weeks, the heating came on in the bedroom. The expanding pipes were noisy enough to wake me.
OK
I'm really woozy after waking just after 7, but I dropped off until after 10. :bed:
boiler fixed
Woke far to early and lay in bed for over an hour
The binmen were a lot quieter, but they still woke me.
Something woke me well before dawn, but I actually dropped-off again.
OK
OK
I woke before dawn again. :grumpy:
Nap time didn't work. :bed:
Better nights sleep
I'm up, but still woozy.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on February 20, 2023, 09:44:13 AM2 kids have been plaguing the street, They have things attached to the wheels that make them sound like loud motorbikes. They were hurtling back-and-forth just after 8 this morning again.
:grumpy:
But they aren't doing damage, drinking, taking drugs or stealing...
Leave them be
In a permanent state of angry 😂
Quote from: Lisa on March 05, 2023, 10:02:07 AMLeave them be
Their father took the noise things off them after getting complaints from night workers.
I slept well for once and woke at a reasonable hour.
OK
I woke, dropped-off, then was woken by the metal fairies.
OK
The binmen didn't wake me. The inch of snow has probably cancelled their rounds.
OK
:taf: :taf: :taf: :taf: :taf:
I'm tired but woke and couldn't get to sleep again.
OK now I'm home from the shopping
OK
I didn't wake until the doorbell rang just after 10. A delivery of something I ordered from ebay last evening!
Pooped, no time for a nap yet.
I'm up, but a bit woozy as usual.
OK
OK
I was awake but tired, then my bladder alarm went off.
The wind woke me, and that was that. No more sleep possible.
OK
Woozy, but I'm up.
Terrible nights sleep
OK
I didn't hear the binmen. ???
OK
It was students yakking in the street that woke me just after 8. That's an early start for them. ???
Sticky eyeballs.
OK, slept longer last night
OK
I'm up, but weary.
The missus was up before me for the first time in ages. I'm up, but could do with more sleep.
OK
I woke, got bored and got up, expecting it to be well before 9. But it was after 10!
OKJ
Another early wake-up, so I feel a little woozy.
Shattered, real trouble dropping off to sleep last night
I'm glad the roads and shops were very quiet.
I had a police car behind me for about 2 miles in a 30mph zone. The car in front didn't go above 20mph. As I turned-off, the blues and sirens went off as they got the slow car to pull over.
OK
The binmen didn't wake me as they still haven't arrived. So it was Silver who woke me crying at the bedroom door. :grumpy:
I woke from a vivid dream about a classmate who died when we were 13. ???
OJK
I woke before the alarm, I wish I hadn't. :bed:
OK
The wind and rain prevented me from dropping off immediately.
Woke up far to early
OK
I only missed one clock to put forward.
People yakking in the street woke me just before dawn. :grumpy:
Having trouble adjusting to clock xchange
Just dropped off for an hour
I had half an hour on the bed before attacking the washing-up.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on March 27, 2023, 08:16:49 AMPeople yakking in the street woke me just before dawn. :grumpy:
Ditto. :grumpy: But I did drop off again for a couple of hours.
A sporty car overtook me well over the 50mph limit on an on-ramp. Straight onto the dual carriageway, right into the rear wheels of a huge articulated truck. The car bounced-off and crossed into my lane and came to an abrupt stop, the both doors crumpled, and the driver's mirror gone. I had plenty of time to slow down and get past, but I ran out of road and had to drive up the hard shoulder before I was able to get onto the dual carriageway. The truck just kept going.
Like when I had my accident a bit, a truck pulled out on me causing my accident but carried on
OK
The rain kept the ramadan mob indoors, and the binmen were on silent mode, so I woke just after 9.
Woke, got bored, got up. :-\
Shattered, a dreadful nights sleep last night
Slept better last night
OK
I woke a little later, but still feel pooped.
The street trees are dropping pollen and everything is turning yellow. :grumpy:
OK
Silver got spooked last evening and wouldn't leave our bedroom. But several times during the night she would cry to go out, but hiss at me and hide each time.
That has left me a tad weary this morning. :bed:
OK
A student has parked his car a third over our dropped kerb. Reported. :grumpy:
The missus has been given an appointment at the city centre hospital. No parking, no info as to where in the huge complex she is to go, and at 9 in the morning with all routes log-jammed from 8 to 10!
OK
Up I'm up, but the bed is calling. :bed:
OK
I was awake before the binmen arrived, but they were fairly quiet again.
I had a short nap to regenerate. :bed:
A house alarm has been sounding since before dawn. :grumpy:
Weary
OK
A bit weary. I forgot that it's a Bank Holiday, and the buses are on Sunday service only. The lad and I were going in search of new shoes for him.
A van parked outside from about 9:30 yesterday morning with its hazards flashers on.
About 11:30 in the evening it started sounding its alarm before the battery finally died. The police non-urgent number was no use. They said it belonged to someone local, but the owner was not answering the phone.
OK
I'm up but weary.
OK
I'm up, but still yearn for my bed. :bed:
Totally pooped after a long soak. :bath: :bed:
OK
Still woozy.
OK
Builders had a delivery just after 8, and they have been shovelling stuff into wheelbarrows since then.
OK
The roar of rain woke me before the binmen arrived.
The lad let Silver into our bedroom around 7am. Then there was a crane delivery to the house opposite, followed by a council bod repairing the garden wall next door.
OK
:taf:
OK
I'm up and I have things to do.
OK
I didn't wake until after 10!
I was about to take a nap, when Pol appeared wanting me to show her how to plant tulip bulbs 6 months too late.
OK
My bladder alarm woke me just after 9am.
OK
I actually managed to drop off again after waking too early. :bed:
OK
Awake, but still weary.
Yuk, lousy nights sleep
I was awake when the binmen came, woozy now.
Awake before 7, but I dropped-off until just before 9. I still feel like I could sleep again though.
Slept better but still tired
I need a nap. :bed:
OK
My bladder woke me just after 9.
OK
OK
A neighbour opposite started using an electric chainsaw just before 9am, so it was pointless trying to drop off again.
:grumpy:
The heavy rain woke me just after 8am. :bed:
OK
Silver was in-out-in-out, so a nap was impossible. :grumpy:
Woke up really stiff this morning, but it is easing now
My calf muscles were sore this morning. ???
For many years, the local GP offered free toenail clipping for free for the elderly and the disabled.
Then it was stopped. Money was given to them to start again. That lasted about 2 years.
Then it was free, but you had to travel across the city to have them down.
Before the pandemic, a fee of £10 started.
Today the missus had hers done. £18 for cash, £20 for cards.
:grumpy:
Had a good sleep but woke to early
I was already awake when the binmen arrived. Then my bladder got me up.
I woke (early) with aching legs again. ???
OK
OK
I woke, ignored the clock, and managed to doze for a while until after 9:30. Na calf discomfort this morning.
OK
I'm up, but still a bit woozy.
OK
A revving car woke me before dawn, but I dropped off for a couple of hours.
OK
I appear to have lost a day. ???
Since walking back from Aldi, I feel absolutely exhausted. ???
Cigs have gone up again. £9.50 to £10.10. More vaping from now on.
Woke up stiff this morning
Quote from: Tâf on April 30, 2023, 08:45:00 AMA revving car woke me before dawn, but I dropped off for a couple of hours.
Ditto, it was the neighbours opposite jump-starting on of their cars.
I was woken by the binmen just after 7, then by a robot call from the council just after 8. No chance of dropping off again as someone started hammering minutes later.
OK
Knackered after the early wakening and mowing the lawn.
My bladder woke me just after 9.
Fed up
Tired, woke up last night and couldn't drop off again
I woke just after 7, got bored, got up.
OK
I managed a decent sleep, but the sound of cars driving through puddles woke me.
OK
Woke too early, got bored, got up. The missus was up an hour earlier. ???
Didn't sleep last night, the leg nerves were playing up
Raining now
No more pyjama tops required for the nights now. And it's back to T-shirt and jeans.
Slept a lot better last night
I managed to drop off after waking too early. Then my bladder alarm went off.
A post-lunch nap was needed. I feel fine now.
OK
I slept with a summer quilt last night, 20c in the bedroom, so it was ideal. The binmen woke me before 7, but it was the new electric truck so it wasn't that noisy.
I'm up and already doing chores.
Wewary
OK
I woke with cold feet. Well-rested though.
Had trouble dropping off last bight, weary today
I went to bed a little later than usual, and slept longer this morning.
OK
3 large artics came past just after 7, reversed, then lingered outside until some shouting started. Obviously, the road was blocked by cars and vans. The police were here a short while later and space was made for them to get through.
OK
Something woke me at exactly 6am, but I dropped off again.
I was half awake, but didn't even bother checking the clock until just after 9.
Woke up to early
The binmen were quiet, but the compactor on the truck has started squealing. :grumpy:
Woke up to early again, but OK
I was woken by a reversing alarm, but dropped off until almost 10am!
My bro just phoned saying that his 2-month-old PC has failed (BSOD on boot).
Still waking up to early
I woke, rolled over, got bored, got up.
Totally pooped. :bed:
Still waking up to early
Quote from: Tâf on May 19, 2023, 07:44:13 AMI woke, rolled over, got bored, got up.
Ditto.
Slept a bit later, but still woke up to early
Quote from: Mike on May 21, 2023, 08:00:54 AMSlept a bit later, but still woke up to early
Ditto, I can't figure out what is waking me.
I had a short nap before having a long soak. Now that I've eaten, I'm woozy again.
OK
I woke just after 8, but dropped off again until the metal fairies' loudhailer woke me. :grumpy:
OK
It felt like I had been awake for ages, I checked the clock, and it was just after 7. I tried to drop off again, but just lay there until 9:15.
so,so
I didn't hear the binmen! ??? But I woke, got bored, and so got up.
My bladder woke me at a reasonable hour.
OK
OK
I woke after 9 !!
OK
A petrol mower and a chainsaw woke me, but it was almost 9, so I got up.
Ambulance sirens woke me early. Then another. Then another. ???
OK
Just after 4am, I was woken by people loading vans with stuff from the nearest house that was raided by Immigration.
I had a look and saw that the downstairs windows are wide open whilst the "Police" tape is still intact across the front door.
so so
Well-rested for once. But I was woken by a truck being loaded with rubbish, making a loud racket.
The binmen didn't wake me, as they haven't arrived yet. ???
OK
A crane delivery of aggregate being delivered across the street woke me just after 8.
OK
OK
I woke just after 8, rolled over and woke again after 10.
OK
Robot call from the council at 8:25. :grumpy:
Sweaty, and if the wind gets you, it's nasty windchill.
OK
The lad was fiddling with the radio in the bathroom yesterday. This morning it set off its alarm at 6:30. :grumpy:
OK
Renault Dacia are hopeless at communicating internally. :grumpy:
When I bought my 2019 Logan Essential TCE 0.9 this January, I was not given a radio code, so I asked the salesman to find it for me.
He never came back.
Dacia Central phoned to sort out the booking for the MOT and service. I was told that the radio is linked to the car's VIN, so I don't need a code. I told them not to change the engine air filter or cabin filter.
Last Friday, I had an email for me to confirm I would be turning up the next Monday. It stated "change engine air filter and cabin filter. Also "provide radio code £10". In the "work required" box I entered "DO NOT CHANGE THE ENGINE AIR FILTER OR CABIN FILTER, RADIO CODE NOT REQUIRED AS IT IS TIED TO THE VIN".
I arrived at the dealership at 8:15, and was asked to sign the "work required" sheet. It included "change engine air filter and cabin filter. Also "provide radio code £10".
Starting to lose my head, I told the receptionist "DO NOT CHANGE THE ENGINE AIR FILTER OR CABIN FILTER, RADIO CODE NOT REQUIRED AS IT IS TIED TO THE VIN".
She crossed them out, and told me she would phone 30 minutes before the car was ready so that I could hop onto a bus to get there before rush hour started.
An hour later she phoned me to say that the technician needed to remove the radio to reprogram it. £130!!!
NOPE!!!
At 12:10 I got an email telling me that the inspection video could be found online. Suspecting that this meant the car would be ready soon, I got on a bus and was there in a few minutes. I was told that the car was with the valet, but I could see it in the car park. She chased around trying to find the keys. No luck for ages, then she was told that the valet had dropped off the keys at 11:05 and left for lunch.
Another search and there were the keys on the wrong desk! I checked out the car, and it looked like it had merely been sprayed with water as muck was still stuck to it.
Anyway the final bill for Service "B", change brake fluid and MOT came out a lot cheaper at £363.83, just under £100 less than the original quote!!
A gentle wake up at a reasonable hour for once.
OK
A taxi driver rang our doorbell at 5:28, wrong address! :grumpy:
OK
Quote from: Tâf on June 03, 2023, 15:08:01 PMSweaty, and if the wind gets you, it's nasty windchill.
Ditto.
I was woken by a chugging taxi outside just after 5am. :grumpy:
OK
Trouble dropping off last night, but I managed to sleep in a bit this morning
I was so engrossed watching recordings of "How do they do it?" that I didn't notice that it had slipped past 1 am. So I slept a little longer this morning.
Slept better last night
I woke, got bored of listening to ambulance sirens, so got up before 9.
OK
I'm up and feeling OK.
A chugging taxi outside woke me just after 7. Then a robot call from the council woke me just after 8. :grumpy:
Slept better
I gently woke at 9. That feels good.
I'm melting.
OK
It was too hot to sleep, so I watched the tele until after 1 am.
I slept well until an ambulance siren woke me just after 6 am.
After an update Win 10 went clunky, tajking about 10 seconds to react to an icon being clicked. I've done the first every reset in over 3 years.
The missus' PC died after teh update.
I now how to reinstal loads of apps.
Slept well last night, best sleep for months
I went to bed after 1 am again, and slept until a car horn woke me at 7:30. I dropped-off again until about 10:15.
OK
Another late night, but I slept really well.
Quote from: Tâf on June 16, 2023, 08:47:41 AMAnother late night, but I slept really well.
Ditto.
OK
The humidity has me wanting to lay down.
OK
Thirst got me out of bed.
A new PC, ordered Thursday, arrived today. Powered up, passwords set, Win11 started doing updates. And it locked up.
Back to the store tomorrow.
OK
I was awake for ages before I checked the clock just after 7, but dropped off again for a couple of hours.
DPD said they would collect the PC before 5pm... they fibbed. :grumpy:
OK
Still no contact from DPD to collect the PC. :grumpy:
2 hours trying to contact DPD, and the phone rang. It was Currys saying that DPD could not collect the PC until Thursday.
:grumpy:
OK
The binmen woke me before 7. I got up after being bored.
I've been very lethargic all day. :bed:
It was cool enough to sleep with the windows shut, but I still heard an argument in the street just after 7:30. :grumpy:
OK
OJK
Even the cats are still asleep at almost 10am, but I've been up for a while.
OK
A nice gentle awakening, a short lie-in, but I still feel tired. ???
This heat is exhausting. :bed:
OK
Gulls were loud before 6am, and they are still at it. :grumpy:
OK
Quote from: Tâf on June 25, 2023, 09:27:41 AMGulls were loud before 6am, and they are still at it. :grumpy:
Ditto, then the delivery driver was sorting out his load outside our house from about 7:30 until he delivered the missus' replacement PC just after 8.
OK
It was cool enough to close the bedroom windows last night, but the gulls still woke me after a poor night of sleep due to bouts of cramp in my left shin.
OK
I found myself awake just after 6, then it was suddenly after 9. No binmen yet!
I didn't wake until after 9!
OK
It was a bit hot in the greenhouse. :hot:
OK
I woke feeling tired, but could not drop off again.
OK
I woke after 9, but could do with a couple more hours' sleep. :bed:
I had a pre-lunch and post lunch nap, but still felt drained. :bed:
OK
Not so weary after a lie-in.
OK
I'm up, but feel like going back to bed again.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on July 03, 2023, 08:41:20 AMI'm up, but feel like going back to bed again.
Ditto.
OK
The binmen woke me just after 7. :grumpy:
Knackered as the roads were mayhem.
I woke, rolled over, got up after 9.
Tired, couldn't drop off last night
Slept better last night
I was woken by multiple ambulance sirens just after 9.
OK
The sound of an angle grinder woke me just after 8. The mugginess made me get up to air the bedroom.
OK
I woke well before dawn, but dropped-off again a few times until I got bored.
OK
I woke feeling OK, but now I feel I could sleep for ages again. :bed:
OK
Quote from: Tâf on July 10, 2023, 08:51:05 AMI woke feeling OK, but now I feel I could sleep for ages again. :bed:
Ditto.
OK
I woke after 9, the binmen haven't arrived yet.
There has been a stream of ambulances since about 9 when the first one woke me.
OK
Food shop done
I slept like a baby, but ambulance sirens woke me just after 8.
OK
OK
Something woke me just after 7, but I dropped off again for a couple of hours.
I lay down after lunch, rather than had a nap. :bed:
OK
OK
I woke just after 5am, but dropped-off again. :bed:
OK
A loud street-sweeper was outside just after 7. :grumpy:
OK
I was woken by something outside at 5:25. It seemed to take ages to drop off again. :grumpy:
The binmen had the silent EV this morning, but not silent workers. :grumpy:
OK
I could do with a short nap. The traffic was manic everywhere,
Tired
Woken at 7, dropped-off until after 9.
OK
I woke after 9, and feel really tired.
I was knackered when I got back from shopping, but have stayed upright.
OK, slept a bit better last night
I now know what is waking me. A neighbour's diesel car has a faulty exhaust. And it's not just me that is being woken by it. :grumpy:
OK
I woke just after 5, but dropped-off until after 10:30!
OK
I woke just before the District Nurse arrived bang on 8!
Roadworks were active all night in the Tesco carpark. :grumpy:
Woke up twice overnight and couldn't drop off again, so tired today
Slept better last night
Work started in the Tesco car park at 5am! :grumpy:
The council's "new and improved" Medical Waste Collection System takes 6 weeks to issue the relevant bags, and they now only collect "soiled nappies, soiled baby wipes and incontinence pads". They specifically say that "bandages, dressings and sticking plasters can no longer be collected".
:grumpy:
Quote from: Tâf on July 26, 2023, 08:35:27 AMWork started in the Tesco car park at 5am! :grumpy:
Ditto.
OK
The sharps box didn't happen yesterday. "Due to the 20mph speed limits, we can only exchange 60% of filled boxes per day. Your exchange is now scheduled for September 6th".
A robot call at 8 woke me to say that "Our contract with your local GP has been terminated. Please arrange for sharps box exchanges with your local council". ???
And at the same time, the howl of the road sweeper started in the Tesco car park.....
OK
OK
Silence from Tesco's car park. It seems they don't work weekends.
Kids squealing in the street woke me just after 7. No chance of dropping-off again.
OK
Silver was crying in the hallway around 4am, so I let her in. An hour later, she was crying to go out again. :grumpy:
OK
Pol made enquiries about collection of Clinical Waste. Some council dickhead thought this was Hygiene Waste (nappies and incontinence pads). So a guy just tried to deliver a huge yellow bin and purple sacks. Nope, not required.
5 minutes later, the sharps box exchange guy arrived, moaning about only being able to do 2/3 of what he can normally do, due to the 20mph speed limits. If he exceeds the speed limit, he gets a loud alarm in the cab, and a severe warning from his boss over the radio.
I asked him about Clinical Waste, and he said that the same company does that, but in another vehicle. But it all requires an NHS or GP contract. Our GP renewed the contract for sharps boxes over the weekend after it lapsed a couple of weeks ago. But the Clinical Waste contract is still expired.
He took the Clinical Waste bag anyway, as it all gets taken to the same incinerator.
A terrible night. To bed around midnight. Left leg cramp around 2am, Right leg cramp around 4am. Then woken by screaming gulls just after 7am, with no chance of cropping-off again.
OK
Despite a poor night's sleep, I felt quite energetic this afternoon, so got some carpentry repairs done in the garden.
I woke just before 8, a bit wobbly, but at least I slept all night.
OK
I woke after 8, but could have slept longer.
Shattered, couldn't sleep last night
I've just been laid down for 30 minutes. :bed:
Quote from: Tâf on August 03, 2023, 07:54:56 AMI woke after 8, but could have slept longer.
Ditto. A nurse is due to return today on a 2-day cycle, any time from 8 to 8.
So so
Jackhammers were in use in Tesco's car park after midnight, but I soon dropped-off. Awake and up before 9 again. I feel a bit weary but know that I couldn't have fallen back to sleep.
Slept better last night
OK
I'm up, but that's about it.
I'm up, but feel really tired.
OK
So so
It's very muggy. Even worse in the kitchen.
The binmen didn't wake me!
OK
Silver was crying to come into the bedroom at 3am, then cried to get back out at 5am. :grumpy:
The District Nurse didn't turn up yesterday, but appeared at 8am today, saying that she will be back next Wednesday.
OK
One of the main dual carriageways in and out of the city had a cyclist in each lane bimbling along at under 20mph, whilst wearing t-shirts marked "20 is plenty".
It used to have a 40mph limit, now it's 30mph, and the dickheads still don't like it!
:grumpy: :grumpy: :grumpy: :grumpy: :grumpy:
Quote from: Tâf on August 07, 2023, 07:45:43 AMI'm up, but feel really tired.
This is getting boring.
OK, better nights sleep
I woke, got bored, so I got up.
I ordered a cat flea treatment from ebay. What has turned-up is a much inferior version of what I paid for.
There had been no negative reports from the seller when I did the order, but today I saw a whole list of people complaining that they have received the same.
Ebay has sent me a QR code to send the order back.
I did note that the seller had both types of the product on their seller's page, but the good one is now out of stock. I suspect the seller was trying to get one over on it's customers.
:grumpy:
OK
I slept until after 10! :bed:
28 days without tobacco, and I feel OK. The missus failed though, so is doing a mix of ciggies and vaping.
A long, hot soak, and within a minute of drying myself I was soaked with sweat due to the high humidity.
A district nurse could arrive at any time, so I'm up, but already feeling weary.
OK
The nurse will only come twice a week now, for as long as the Podologist says they are needed. The missus is going for a checkup on Wednesday.
Rain woke me just after 8. I'm up, but weary.
OK
Sweaty after cleaning the stair carpet.
OK
The binmen woke me, but I dropped-off again.
Crows woke me, a rare thing. And I appear to have pulled a muscle in my shoulder.
OK
My bladder woke me just after 8am. I feel so weary, but at least the pulled muscle is less sore.
Best nights sleep for a week last night
Sticky, it's just wet and warm enough to boost the humidity.
I woke, got up, then immediately felt like going back to bed.
OK slept well on the top of the bed
I started to fade at lunchtime, so had a lie-down.
OK
I woke just after 7, but the next thing I knew was a neighbour using a chainsaw just after 10am.
OK
I woke at 5, 7, and 8, but got up at 9.
OK
A car horn woke me bang on 7am. :grumpy:
OK
No nap yesterday, no alarms, horns or binmen this morning, so I slept like a log but had an odd waking dream.
I was up before the nurse arrived, but feel like I could sleep all day. :bed:
OK
OK
I was woken by a robot phonecall at exactly 8am, "The plumber is en route". He was already parked outside. Toilet bowl, ball valve, syphon and soil seal all changed to "bring it up to code". He forgot to bring a toilet seat, so our old one has been refitted, but a new one will be "posted" to us. ???
OK
I woke, got up, then saw it was after 9.
OK
I woke about 8, got bored, then got up after 9.
Something woke me before 4am, but the next thing I knew, it was almost 9am.
OK
I walked over to Tesco. Logjams in both directions, and big queues for the petrol station. Petrol at 149.9 whereas it is 147.7 in every other local supermarket. ???
OK better nights sleep as it was cooler
OK
I didn't hear the binmen! I'm up but weary.
No afternoon naps for the past couple of days as I kept myself busy to wear myself out.
I'm up early, as the District Nurse could arrive at any time. But I'm knackered.
Woke to early
I had a good kip for once.
OK
No nap so far.
Not the best nights sleep
The missus was up before me!
OK
I woke after dawn, but managed to drop off a few times until lawnmowers woke me just before 11.
OK
A diesel taxi was sat outside before dawn. :grumpy:
Quote from: Tâf on September 04, 2023, 09:11:16 AMA diesel taxi was sat outside before dawn. :grumpy:
And again. I was about to get up and give the driver hell, when I heard him getting yelled at by a neighbour. He is going to get the same from his boss.
He left, but then something spooked the gulls on Tesco's roof.
OK
Weary after the early wake-up.
The normal route to Asda was filled with "20 is plenty" idiots slowing traffic by walking in the roads. So I took the 30mph route, only to have logjams caused by drivers at under 20mph to demand that route is made 20mph too.
:grumpy:
The Tesco gulls were noisy even before sunrise. The binmen are on strike for a fortnight, but agency staff might clear some of the bins and bags.
OK
It was too hot to sleep, so I watched a film before trying to drop off. I still woke before dawn.
To hot already
Too hot (27c) and humid in here. A nap would be impossible.
So so, I'm sleeping long enough, but not well
I was woken by something loud before dawn, but dropped-off for a while. I had to get up due to the heat and humidity.
Tired
Quote from: Tâf on September 08, 2023, 09:05:17 AMI was woken by something loud before dawn, but dropped-off for a while. I had to get up due to the heat and humidity.
Ditto.
A convoy of trucks went past just after 4am. I think it's the scaffolders for the flats we used to live in. The overcladding is almost finished, so they have started to remove the masses of scaffolding.
I dropped-off again, but the heat and humidity woke me again, so I got up just after 8.
Still tired, was sitting out until it started to spit
I feel a nap approaching :bed:
OK
Another convoy of trucks just after 4am. :grumpy:
OK
Quote from: Tâf on September 11, 2023, 09:16:12 AMAnother convoy of trucks just after 4am. :grumpy:
Ditto.
Quote from: Tâf on September 11, 2023, 09:16:12 AMAnother convoy of trucks just after 4am. :grumpy:
Then the binmen just after 7. They are on strike, so only the food waste and black bins are being emptied.
It's our 37th Wedding Anniversary, and still no arguments.
OK
The missus had what I thought was her first ever panic attack just before 4am. She started to calm down, but her lips started turning blue. An ambulance was called, and they said it could take 2 hours for one to be free.
One arrived at 4:30am, and they decided to take her in. I was told not to call the ER for a couple of hours due to a backlog.
I have been phoning the ER constantly, but it cut off after 5 rings before 9am, then rang for 15 minutes at a time before cutting off. Pol has taken over trying to get an answer. :grumpy:
Tired today
Pol got through to the hospital switchboard. They couldn't get through to ER either, as it is a "dead line" ???
Anyway we were passed to Resus where I spoke to the missus. She has given blood samples and are now waiting on the results THREE HOURS LATER. They anticipate her being kept in for at least 3 days, so I shall pack extra stuff to take to her once they have decided on a ward.
Meanwhile, Pol tried for ages to get through to the Council Emergency Repairs line for the kitchen drain. And the earliest they can the work do is next Monday!
Not much of an emergency then! :grumpy:
Pol is now in a phone queue to cancel the missus' ophthalmology appointment tomorrow. She started as number 16, and 20 minutes later is number 8! :grumpy:
The missus is still on the "medical admit" ward, awaiting a move to cardiology. No sign of the consultant. Their policy now is to use GP records to fulfil her medication needs, so I had a very early call to ask how she takes some of them.
OK
The missus was moved from the "medical admit" ward to Cardio just before midnight, when everyone on the wards was asleep. Angiogram scheduled twice, but still hasn't happened. She feels fine, but the consultant, who still hasn't seen her, wants her kept in for the weekend.
OK
I slept like a log until a robot call from the council woke me at 8:15 on a Sunday morning! :grumpy:
Slightly groggy, felt a bit nauseous last night after the Flu jab yesterday
The council bods will be here to clear a drain this morning, so I'm up and waiting.
Slept a bit later this morning
Unclog the drain took 1 minute. To recover the rubber disk at the end of the drain rod that unscrewed and fell off took 10 minutes.
Considering that most of North Cardiff has had the 20 limit for almost a year, most traffic was being very careful to stay well under 20. Logjams everywhere. :grumpy:
OK
I was woken by loud rainfall, but dropped-off for another hour.
OK
Very heavy downpours woke me a couple of times. :bed:
The agony of driving at 15mph in 30mph zones because people don't understand the new law. I spotted 2 new fixed speed cameras in the 3-mile round trip.
A bit weary.
They have known that the missus' situation is a broken stent, but they keep postponing the repair. She is livid.
Sore arm after COVID jab
The missus has had 9 stent-replacement procedures cancelled at the last moment. She is going stir-crazy, so they fitted her in this afternoon. All done, and they say she can come home tomorrow. If she doesn't get released, she will just walk out, carrying the wifi kit that has been monitoring her blood oxygen levels.
Arm OK today
I was woken by DPD just after 9, so I must have been out for the count.
The missus looks a lot better. Some meds she has been taking for several years have been stopped as they were screwing with her kidneys. Now she looks a lot less bloated, especially her feet. A consultant was on the warpath due to her being on those meds.
I woke with cold shoulders this morning, so time to dig out the pyjama tops.
Ricked my neck in bed last night, so sore neck
I'm back to waking far too early again.
OK
Considering they all have things to do this morning, I'm surprised they didn't get up earlier than me.
OK
Pol was in full-on murder mode when I woke her up.
When I got back from dropping them off, a car was parked across my drive. She had stopped to answer her phone, but someone parked tight up behind her and walked away. So she was unable to get out.
I couldn't go backwards as there were 3 cars and a truck behind me. And I couldn't go forward much further due to a truck that was squeezing through the student cars that were all over the place.
I decided to slip into next door's unused hard-standing, and left them to get on with sorting it out.
When the ladies called to say they were ready to come home, 2 PCSO's were clearing traffic. They sent me around the block to get out!
:grumpy:
That's a weird bug.
I'm fed up with not sleeping properly
OK
I woke too early, but dropped-off again easily.
The binmen did not wake me, as they are on strike again.
OK
Pol booked a concert ticket last March for this evening. She lost the email that will act as her ticket!
Fighting with my new phone and it's driving me potty
Quote from: Tâf on September 27, 2023, 11:40:52 AMPol booked a concert ticket last March for this evening. She lost the email that will act as her ticket!
All sorted, I had a copy of the email.
I woke too early again. :grumpy:
Tired this morning
I faded rapidly just before lunch, so laid down for a few minutes.
OK
I slept well and woke at a reasonable hour for once.
So-so. I woke, dropped-off, woke, dropped off again, only to fully wake far too early.
OK
Well I'm up
Ditto, after waking too early but dropping off a couple of times.
I didn't wake until just after 9!
OK
Tried to have a lie in but noisy builders down the road woke me up
I drove to pick up the missus from hospital.
I dropped off our daughter so that she could bring her down in a wheelchair.
9 minutes to get into the multi-storey car park.
Another 5 minutes waiting to be called to pick them up.
17 minutes to get out of the UHW multi-storey car park.
11 minutes to drive 150 yards to the hospital exit where she and our daughter were waiting.
Then 42 minutes to drive just over ONE MILE to our home.
It would have been much longer had I not used a back road to get around the last stretch of solid traffic.
Didst't sleep last night
Something disturbed the Tesco gulls just after 7am, then a heavy shower woke me shortly after that.
I need a nap. :bed:
Tesco gulls just after 7, then a reversing beeper, a helicopter, a convoy of trucks and noisy magpies, so I gave up and got up just after 8. :grumpy:
Slept better last night
I had a short nap after lunch, and it really did me some good.
I didn't wake until 10am.
OK
OK
I woke after 9, got up but feel weary already. ???
Something woke me before dawn, but I managed to drop off again.
OK
I was surprised that a long, hot soak didn't send me off to the land of Nod.
OK
I woke just after 5, and never really slept again. ???
I had been awake for what seemed half the night. I first checked the clock at 6:26. :bed:
OK
I didn't even hear the binmen. ???
OK
The binmen woke me just after 7am. :grumpy:
Tired
I woke just after 7 again.
Weary
OK
I need a nap but have too many little tasks to complete.
Didn't want to get out of bed
I woke just after 7, then had a leg cramp, so had to get out of bed.
I'm up but weary.
Snap
:cold: A breeze has appeared and that's making the windchill effect. :cold:
A half hour nap did me a world of good. :bed:
OK
The first ambulance sirens woke me just after 7. Getting stuck in traffic is going to end up badly for patients.
No binmen today as they have a backlog due to the strike. But I still woke too early.
OK
I can't believe the twins are 32 years old today.
I realised I was awake. It was just after 5am and I felt cold. So it's time for the winter quilt.
We4ary
The roads were absolute manic, even though it was before 2pm. Cars at 18mph in clearly marked 30 stretches. Cars overtaking me in the blanket 20mph areas.
Sounds like the 20mph rule is a farce
I'm up, I feel like going back to bed already. :bed:
OK
That was a terrible night, I just kept waking up.
OK
The nurse hit a nerve with the flu jab. But I got the pneumonia jab at last, only 30 months late!
I was woken at extactly 6am, then again at 8:20 by the metal fairies on their loudhailer. :grumpy:
Awake just after 7 again, but I just laid there for 2 hours, not wanting to get up.
I woke on the edge of the bed, with a tiny strip of quilt over me, so I was a whirling dervish last night.
100 days without tobacco. And not a single twinge to use it again. :D
Quote from: Tâf on October 24, 2023, 16:43:38 PM100 days without tobacco. And not a single twinge to use it again. :D
Beware, it sneaks up on you. 35 years on it still tempts me occasionally.
I slept like a log, and even the binmen didn't wake me.
Loud rain woke me, but it was a decent hour, so I got up.
I feel like I could drop and sleep for a full 24 hours. But I have loads of things to do.
I woke at 7. Exactly 7. That makes me think it's not by chance.
I woke a bit later, but still feel woozy.
Quote from: Tâf on October 27, 2023, 08:33:10 AMI woke at 7. Exactly 7. That makes me think it's not by chance.
Ditto, and that means it tied to time since the clocks went back last night. :grumpy:
Woozy after a nap :bed: followed by a long, hot soak. :bath:
I set the alarm for 6:55, got up and watched. An unmarked white van appeared, 6 young guys got out, and 6 others got in. And then the driver slammed the back door. There it is, my waking is due to that.
:grumpy:
Half mile from home, and I committed to the main road. I turned the radio on and immediately heard an announcement that the road a mile ahead was blocked due to an accident, and that police would not reopen it for "a couple of hours". Tailbacks were already 3 miles long.
Luckily I know the back routes so was able to peel off and get home in no time. But a bus was blocking the last 100 metres because it was unable to pass a van that had broken down. Myself and 3 other guys managed to push the van down a side road to clear the blockage.
No van door slam this morning. 2 neighbours went over and gave the guys hell yesterday when the van returned at 7pm. Only one spoke English! Immigration has been informed.
Pooped after the shopping trip with the ladies.
I didn't wake until after 10!
A neighbour who works constant night shifts passed word via the jungle telephone that Immigration officials were ready to pounce at 7 this morning, and got all 12, plus the driver and another 2 from inside the house. The house is supposed to be sealed whilst investigations go on from a previous raid.
I didn't wake until after 9, possibly because I got to bed after midnight after deciding to watch Dune. And no van door slamming!
I woke, but didn't look at the clock until just after 9. 10c outside, but it dropped to 17.5c in the bedroom. Almost time for the heating to go on.
I didn't wake up until after 11 :o :o :o
It is nice not to wake too early, it after 9 this morning.
I slept well until the removal van arrived to clear one of the newer neighbour's house at 9. He's leaving to support his parents. He bought the house for £125k and has almost sold it for £299k.
Pooped after shopping with the twins.
The binmen didn't disturb me, but a petrol disk cutter certainly did. Now the workers are hammering something.
No need of a nap today.
They were cleaning the street gutters just after 7 this morning. :grumpy:
Heavy rain woke me before dawn. It sounded like hail was involved.
I woke, got bored, so got up to find it was just after 9.
I didn't wake until just before 11. :o
I woke around 8, but laid there for a while enjoying the warmth.
I felt run off my feet during and after the shopping trip. There was a big snarl-up south of Tesco, but luckily I go north.
The binmen didn't wake me because they aren't collecting today due to the strike. Rumour has it that the council have moved to fortnightly recycling collection "to save money".
Shattered
For no reason at all, I feel totally wound-up and on edge. ???
I'm up, and bored already.
Tired
The lad told me he could smell smoke from Pol's room at 12:40am. I went in and found her and the missus doing something online. Pol said the smell was caused by a bin being against the radiator.
Back to bed, only for the lad to come back at 1:20am, saying he couldn't sleep due to the smoke. So I told Pol to air her room for a few minutes.
Back to bed, only to be woken at first light by the Tesco gulls. No chance of sleep after that. :grumpy:
OK
OK
Something woke me just after 5am. :grumpy:
Well I'm up
The lad's laughter woke me just before 10, so I was out like a light all night.
Didn't want to get up this morning
I didn't wake until almost 11am. :o
I have no desire to take a nap. ???
OK
Pol woke me as she prepared to go for her gym session.
Totally stressed by the traffic today. Many far too fast, others far too slow, and 3 that reversed out of side roads into traffic!
The binmen arrived just after 6, and seemed to hang around for ages. :grumpy:
Shattered this morning
I just laid down for a few minutes. :bed:
I was woken by the sirens of an ambulance caught in traffic just before 8. I couldn't drop off again, so I'm up.
OK
Cool after walking in that wind. :cold:
OK
The postie woke me just after 8, but I went back to bed for a while.
OK
I was wide awake at 4:50, and it felt like I didn't drop off again until I gave up just before 9. :bed:
I slept really well, only to be woken before 9 by scaffolders working a few doors away. :grumpy:
Didn't wan to to get up this morning
Charbon woke me just after 7. I dropped-off easily, only to be woken by a petrol disk cutter being used a few doors away just after 8.
OK
Contractors yakking in the street woke me just before 9. I tried to drop off again, but then they started noisy work.
OK
I slept like a log.
The binmen, post strike, were here before first light to clear the backlog. But I dropped-off again until 9.
Cold
A short nap was a good idea. :bed:
The clanking of the central heating pipes woke me at 8, but I had a lie-in until 9.
Didn't want to get up this morning
OK
I slept well, and only woke after 9am.
Tired
I woke too early, got bored, so I got up.
Tired again
I was feeling a little stiff, so I had a long, hot soak. :bath:
Slept in a bit this morning
Me too. It was so warm and comfy under the quilt.
OK
The binmen woke me, but I dropped-off again.
Pooped and chilled.
Lousy nights sleeo
The lad backed out of having the covid jab just as he sat down next to the nurse. He can apply to have it via the GP at any time, they said.
Too much antivax stuff on social media has his head spinning.
Wanted to lie in, but the bladder got me up
I got bored, so got up.
Managed to sleep in a bit today
A short nap after lunch was a good idea.
I was awake at 4:10, and I don't know why. ???
Then I was woken at exactly 6:30, and couldn't drop off again.
:grumpy:
OK
OK
I woke just before 9, but dropped off again for half an hour.
A half-hour nap was really nice.
The missus has been called for a routine mammogram tomorrow. I just checked Google Earth, and there is no parking there, no bus route that passes nearby, no on-street parking due to a new bus lane and cycle path, and the nearest car park is 500 yards away.
I shall cancel it tomorrow, and she will wait for a mobile screening session that takes place in a local supermarket car park.
Legs feel heavy this morning
Stiff shoulder.
Got a sore ankle
The binmen didn't wake me, as they haven't been yet. So a good kip and a gentle wake-up.
As I set off to go shopping, the car told me that it needed petrol.
So I spent £35 in Morrisons, who have the cheapest petrol around here, and got 5p off each litre to fill the tank.
The first tankful lasted 6 months and 334 miles (32.13mpg).
This second tankful lasted 6 months and 336 miles (33.65mpg).
The crappy mpg is down to driving in 3rd gear most of the time due to the 20mph everywhere.
The Welsh stupid anti pollution law
Quote from: Mike on December 13, 2023, 17:01:12 PMThe Welsh stupid anti pollution law
It's odd that it has been dragged forward by the DEPUTY Climate Change Minister (who worked for Sustrans and as a political reporter for ITV Wales), on the basis that it will "save lives on the roads". Not about climate change at all. And yet the Transport Plan he helped devise, talks about getting people out of their cars and onto public transport, by bringing in Road Charging and Workplace Parking Taxes.
Another gentle awakening after a good kip.
Shattered, couldn't sleep last night
I think I have a dental abscess forming. It's a dull ache. But the dental surgery are not answering their phone. :grumpy:
Santander has been offline since before lunch. :grumpy:
Better sleep last night
Santander was flakey right up to 7pm, then I was able to do my online banking. Gulls woke me well before dawn.
The dentist is still not answering the phone. :grumpy:
OK
My jaw still aches. The emergency dental hotline just said, "Take painkillers and call your dentist on Monday". :grumpy:
It was hard work shifting the leaves. One green bin full (it won't be emptied until next Spring) and all the rest heaped onto then flower beds.
Didn't want to gt out of bed
I woke about 9am, but just laid there for over an hour.
The abscess in front of my lower front teeth has doubled in size, but 111 still says "take painkillers and make a dental appointment".
Struggle to get up again
My jaw woke me several times during the night.
The boss dentist popped both abscesses and I had instant relief. Antibiotics and special mouthwashes now, once Tesco gets stock this afternoon.
Follow-up treatments on 2nd of January with a new dentist as 2 left for private practice. That's why the boss was in from his home in Portugal.
Didn't want to get up again
I woke, ignored the clock, got bored, then got up just after 10. No dental pain this morning.
OK
The binmen didn't wake me, but neighbours taking their bins in did.
Tired after the drive
OK
The whine of the roadsweeper woke me not long after 8. I think I would have slept for ages otherwise. :grumpy:
The roads and the shops were manic. Asda was turning people away as the car park was full at 9:30 this morning, and the queues were several hundred yards long in all directions.
Unlike Lidl and Aldi, Tesco had sprouts that were a decent size, and only 15p.
OK
I woke around 9, but dropped off again for an hour. :bed:
OK
A gap in the curtains let too much light in, so I woke early.
Tesco sent a text to say the missus' missing prescription items were "ready to collect". I got there, and was told there was a 40-minute wait.
:grumpy:
I wandered the store, got back after 35 minutes and was told there was a 40-minute wait:
:grumpy:
A guy next to me said that he handed his prescription in over 2 hours earlier. And there was still a 40-minute wait.
Just then, the assistant I see most often told me that they didn't have one of the items, and it would not be available until next Wednesday. But she handed me the one item they did have. No 40-minute wait.
OK
I had a really nice kip.
OK
Something woke me just after 4am, then I nodded-off for short periods until I got bored.
Ok
:taf:
The nap today was perfect, not even a peep from the rest of the family or cats. :bed:
I slept really well, but woke with a snotty cough.
Shattered
No nap so far, as I have so much to do.
A lot of locals were in a flap about the Flood Alert, so I filmed how the river actually was, and they all went "PFT! That's nothing!"
Still shattered from drive home
The 20 mph roads are getting worse. 10 mph in places as people try to look for speed cameras and watch their speedos at the same time.
Sort of awake
The binmen, a day late due to part two of a strike, woke me at 7 as they threw the green bags into piles. The next thing I knew it was almost 10 and the rain was hammering down.
I woke, got bored, got up.
Lousy nights sleep
OIK
I went to bed before midnight, and didn't wake until almost midday. :bed:
Tired, fireworks until 1.30 then some idiot started again at 4.30
It was quiet here. No-one in the streets, and very few fireworks, even from the usual suspects. I was in bed just a couple of minutes after midnight.
A short nap this afternoon turned into just a lie-down.
OK
I didn't want to get out of bed. :bed:
I was woken by the binmen just after 6, then by a car horn not long after 7. I got bored and got up.
OK
Only half the black bin was emptied. The council say "Tough". :grumpy:
Is this pre-emptive action Taf https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12922775/Fury-incompetent-Labour-run-council-Cardiff-announces-plans-collect-black-bin-bags-three-WEEKS-bid-plug-30million-hole.html
Quote from: Mike on January 03, 2024, 21:14:13 PMIs this pre-emptive action Taf?
There have been mutterings about reducing the frequency of collections. Oddly, only a tiny area of Cardiff still uses black bin bags. The whole waste thing has been green-washed to meet Arsembly targets, but certain groups refuse to play ball, even when threatened with fines for not recycling. And to ACTUALLY fine them would cause cries of "RACIST!"
The list of things we can recycle has dropped yet again, and you'd never know unless you check their website. You are only allowed "one bootful" per visit, dropping the rear seats to make more space will have that load refused. And the number of times a year you can visit has been dropped yet again.
I just had a look at the council website. They have introduced something new. PAY AS YOU THROW. An extra collection of black bags, that start at £20 for 5, then goes up £4 a bag to a maximum of 20 bags for £80.
Tired today
I was awake long before the heating kicked-in at 7, then I only managed to drop off for an hour before I got bored.
I feel cold again today, even though it's 19c in here. ???
OK managed to sleep in a bit this morning
The binmen didn't wake me as they haven't arrived yet. 2 days late.
OK
The bright dawn woke me, but I dropped-off again.
No nap, but I feel fine.
OK
The binmen finally arrived... at 7:05 on a Sunday morning! :grumpy:
OK
I was awake before dawn, but was too comfortable to get up. :bed:
A post-lunch nap was very welcome.
OK
The sound of traffic woke me. The cold air makes it sound louder.
A sudden gutsache when we got home. Trapped gas probably. :taf:
OK
No binmen so far, so I only woke just after 10 when a nearby contractor started using a circular saw.
I was so comfortable that the first time I checked the clock it was after 10:30, so I grudgingly got up.
Weary
Weary again
I woke before dawn, but dropped-off until the clicking of the central heating pipes woke me at 7.
OK
I was woken by an 8:30 delivery, but dropped off again until after 10:30. :bed:
3pm, I had just started to do the washing up when Pol arrived wanting to cook lunch! She put dry pasta into cold water and flew off the handle when I told her that should not be done.
Just fell asleep
OK
Something woke me before dawn, but I dropped-off again.
I've been really weary since late morning. A short nap did not help. ???
Shattered, lousy nights sleep
I was fully awake before dawn again, and I could not drop-off again.
Less stressed than I have been.
E's eczema has returned with a vengence so we are back to see the specialist in a month.
It's actually looking improved this weekend, so fingers crossed we've got on top of it.
Poor kid has been so upset with it. Head to foot, weeping and angry.
The hardest people to see in our hospital are the dermatologists. Last summer the waiting list was THREE YEARS!
I hope he gets the help he needs.
Slept better last night, not brilliant but better
I woke at 3:20, and it felt like I was awake until I finally got up at 9:20.
I slept until the binmen arrived just after 6.
OK
I slept well, but guys yelling in the street woke me before 8. :grumpy:
Cold
It took 4 injections to numb my jaw. The tooth came out in one pull. A hole under the edge of the crown.
It is eerie out there. A solid blue sky, dead calm and hardly any vehicles or people about. Tesco was so quiet!
OK
I had a nice kip. :bed:
A short nap, then I went outside. But I came back in quickly. :cold:
OK
Someone yakking on a mobile in the street woke me before dawn. :grumpy:
OK
I was woken before dawn by someone yakking on a phone in the street. I got up and had a look, but couldn't see who it was. :grumpy:
We're all a little worried about Charbon. I hardly slept at all.
Body is up, not sure about the mind though
R.I.P. Charbon. Liver cancer.
Despite the rain, someone was yakking on a mobile in the street before sunrise. :grumpy:
OK
I just had a nice nap. :bed:
OK
6:20, a bloke yelling at his mobile. Moments later, a woman started yelling, and then it all went quiet.
The roar of the wind actually helped me drop off last evening.
Weary
I woke after 10 feeling great.
Our normal route home is a rat run for people traversing the city. Roadworks have just started, and will continue until at least late April. The tailbacks were horrendous!
IOK
I was woken at 4:20 by several seconds of a loud roaring. Helicopter. ???
No bloke yakking in his mobile this morning.
Fed up with waking up at 7.30
Nothing woke me until I stirred around 9.
Woken up t 6 by a very noisy crow
I was woken just after 5, but dropped off again until my bladder alarm, went off after 9.
So weary that if I was to have tried for a long, hot soak, I would have slept in the bath.
OK
I slept well, but still woke too early.
A cold sore on my lip has appeared for the first time in many years. I hit it with acylovir as that sorts it in a day usually.
I walked to Aldi to buy pizza.
On arriving home I realised I had forgotten to buy pizza.
In the 20 minutes it took me to do a return trip, half a bar of chocolate I had bought in the first trip had vanished. :grumpy:
OK
I woke, rolled over and 2 hours had passed.
Lidl, and the main street around it, was deathly quiet. No driver is wanting to get stuck in a huge traffic jam caused by the roadworks, so they are avoiding the area altogether.
The entire M4 north of Cardiff was closed for hours since early morning due to a couple of accidents. Why does it take so long to clear roads these days?
OK
The binmen were fairly quiet, but their flashing orange strobes woke me at 6:30.
The hops in beer used to knock me out, but I woke just after 4am again. :grumpy:
Tired
I lay down for a post-lunch nap, expecting to drop off. But I just laid there until I got bored.
OK
I had an extra beer, and didn't wake until after 8, then had a lie-in until after 10. :bed:
Sunset has made me weary already.
OK
I woke several times during the night.
OK
I stayed up late to watch Meet Jack Black, then slept until 11:30!!!!
I'm very relaxed after a long soak. :bath:
OK
I woke before dawn, but was so comfortable that I dropped off again for a while.
The windchill out there is nasty! :cold:
Wide awake before dawn again, but I managed to drop-off after a while. :bed:
OK
OK
I had an awful night. It felt like I was awake most of the time. And I heard the binmen approaching just after 7.
I zonked-out after lunch for a few minutes. :bed:
Something outside woke me bang on 5:30. :grumpy:
Chilly after the shopping
One of the new NHS dentists has been poached by a large private company. They paid his contract-release fee of £16k !!!
The other has been approached but doesn't want to move... yet.
Using the Lidl app, I won a Pain au Chocolat. I also won an "item from the bakery section,". But that immediately cancelled itself as it was "not comapatible". ???
Didn't want to get out of bed
I was sort of half-awake when the radiator piping started clicking at 7. But I drifted-off for a couple of hours.
Something disturbed the Tesco gulls before dawn, but I soon dropped off again.
OK
OK
Quote from: Tâf on February 09, 2024, 10:37:45 AMI was sort of half-awake when the radiator piping started clicking at 7. But I drifted-off for a couple of hours.
Ditto.
Sort of awake
I was half awake when the heating came on at 7, but dropped-off again for a while.
OK
I was half-awake before the heating came on, but I dropped-off again.
ok
The binmen woke me in the middle of a vivid dream. But they were late, and it was time to get up anyway.
I think there are a lot of drivers out there that need sight tests.
I slept like a log. :bed:
Lucky you, weary
I fancy a nap, but have indoors chores.
The Tesco gulls woke me at dawn, but I dropped -off almost immediately for a couple of hours. :bed:
Tired
A short nap before shopping did me good. And the prescriptions had arrived!
OK
A bit woozy, but I slept until a decent hour.
OK
I was wide awake at 6am, then Tesco's gulls went bonkers around 7. But I managed to have some light sleep until 10.
OK
I was woken just after 7 by a combination of the radiators clunking, Tesco's gulls, rain and a council truck cleaning the road gutters.
OK
A door clack woke me at 4:15, and it took ages to drop off again.
OK
Cars driving through deep puddles woke me after 7. Then my bladder alarm went off.
The roaring rain woke me about 7, but I dropped off for a while longer.
OIK
:cold: It's dropped off the cliff, temperature-wise. :cold:
Fed up with the rain
OK
Despite the rain, it's really cold for once. Almost wintery out there.
OK slept better last night
I slept well but woke during a vivid dream.
OK
OK
I was engrossed in a programme about gravity, so got to bed after midnight. I woke after dawn, but had a lie-in. :bed:
Tried
It was soooo warm and comfy under the quilt.... :bed:
I had an extra beer. That knocked me out, and I didn't wake until just before 10am. The binmen didn't even wake me.
OK
I woke at a reasonable hour, could not get comfortable again, so I got up.
OK
OK
The roar of rain woke me a few times. I feel knackered now.
OK
I ignored the clock, and eventually got up and saw it was after 11!
I couldn't do the washing up as Pol had not eaten. Then the missus started baking a cake. And now Pol is running a bath, so I wouldn't get any hot water. :grumpy:
OK
Quote from: Tâf on March 02, 2024, 11:34:09 AMI ignored the clock, and eventually got up and saw it was after 11!
Ditto, but today it was just after 10. Sore calf muscles this morning.
OK
I woke before dawn, ignored the clock until I got bored just after 10.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on March 04, 2024, 10:43:19 AMI woke before dawn, ignored the clock until I got bored just after 10.
Ditto.
I need a nap but don't have time. :bed:
A year older
I was woken at half seven by a racket in the street that was impossible to identify, and it went on for several minutes. Not the binmen, as they are going to be late today due to the strike backlog.
I was half awake when a loud bang really stirred me. It was just after 9, so I got up and looked outside for the source. Nothing obvious, but when I went outside a short while later, there was a small crowd gathered in the road. A passing neighbour said that it was a 3-car prang, no-one hurt, but a lot of dents.
Tired
Multiple ambulance sirens woke me not long after first light.
OK
I really recovered after a short nap. :bed: I was totally limp. :old:
OK
I lay half awake for ages from just after sunrise. Traffic noise had already started in the main road.
OK
I woke during a vivid dream, but soon dropped-off for another hour. :bed:
I could really do with a nap, but have things to do.
OK
I woke too early again, but could not drop asleep again.
Traffic was bonkers again with drivers at 15mph in 30mph zones, then being overtaken by loads of cars and vans in the 20mph zones.
I parked at Asda between 2 small cars, but when I came out there were huge 4x4s either side of my car. Impossible to get into any door. So I asked for the owners to be called out to move their vehicles. A security guard came out with me with his bodycam on, as both drivers were very belligerent Irishmen. They both had a real strop on with the guard, but not with me.
OK
The metal fairies woke me. :grumpy:
OK
The binmen woke me just after 7. It then felt like I lay awake for ages, but when I checked the clock it was after 10, so I must have dozed a bit.
OK
A loud clatter woke me just after 5, then I just hoped to drop off again. I was unsuccessful, so I got up after a while.
A short nap turned into a 2-hour snooze! :o :bed:
OK
I woke and found myself yawning which is not usual for me.
I snoozed for a bit longer after waking before 8.
OK
2 hours and 25 minutes to be handed the prescriptions. And 2 items are not available until Tuesday. :grumpy:
One snobby guy appeared with a private prescription without the GPs details. It took 20 minutes for her to answer her phone, and 10 more minutes for her to provide her practice address, which was not on the sheet. He received his item 40 minutes before me, and was not happy with having to pay over £50 for one small item.
I'm knackered and bored from wandering around Tesco.
Seems the Welsh Prescription service is farce, and your new first minister was the Health minister!
Quote from: Mike on March 16, 2024, 17:19:22 PMSeems the Welsh Prescription service is farce, and your new first minister was the Health minister!
Tesco gets hammered because of all the Uni student accommodation in the area. They have asked for extra staff, but just lost a couple instead.
Bladder alarm just after 8am.
OK
A family opposite had a skip delivered at 7:40 during a heavy downpour. It seemed to take forever. I dropped off again for half an hour, then the sound of rubble being thrown into the skip woke me again. There are 2 labourers who look like they were picked for their looks rather than their muscles. They are coming out of the back garden carrying one or two bricks each on every trip.
Quote from: Tâf on March 14, 2024, 10:33:03 AMA loud clatter woke me just after 5, then I just hoped to drop off again. I was unsuccessful, so I got up after a while.
It was a kid on an illegal eBike. He clipped a parked car's wing mirror, then was thrown onto the pavement. Out cold until after an ambulance arrived. The police took his eBike away.
Ok
The early rain woke me.
OK
A call from Scottish Power at 8:30 woke me, asking me to set a date for a smart meter. That's the third call in under a week. Next door has had 3 or more, and none can communicate as they should.
Tired
Warm and comfy until the metal fairies arrived with their loudhailer. :grumpy:
OK
The heating woke me, and I just lay there, not wanting to get up. :bed:
OK
I woke a bit sweaty, but the heating wasn't on, and the bedroom was only 17c.
OK
I stayed up late to watch Top Gun. Then I slept until almost noon!
OK
I yawned just after I woke up. That's unusual for me.
The first junction, 50 yards away, was blocked in all directions by a woman in a van chatting to kids on the pavement. The second was blocked by a truck delivery sand. The third had another car stopped right in the middle!
:grumpy:
OK
My body is preparing for BST by being ready to get up an hour earlier.
OK
The binmen disturbed me, then the sound of someone shovelling stuff across the road.
I was too comfortable to even consider looking at the clock. So a lie-in it was to be.
OK
Tired, trouble sleeping last night
The mention of BST has me waking early, a bit Pavlovian.
I could do with a nap. :bed:
Slept a lot better last night
The light that got around the blackout curtains was enough to stir me, then it was contractors making a racket just after 8. :grumpy:
A nap helped....
OK
The lack of an hour is already evident to my body. :bed:
OK
I'm up, and that's about it. My get-up-and-go got-up-and-left. :bed:
OK
I woke, hot and sweaty. Time to lose the winter quilt.
Lidl was packed! I need a nap, but have too much to do.
Woke to early
I was wide aake at 5am, then the binmen woke me again just after 7. The final straw was a disk cutter at 8 on the dot.
frustrated with the server issues.
please feel free to txt me if there are problems. i dont have much time to log in these days, and i cant fix what i do not know about.
Back on Firefox, happy again
OK on Opera after I logged in.
:taf: Red kidney beans in chilli....
OK
I woke too early, but dropped-off again for a bit.
OK
The central heating woke me at 7,but I dropped-off again.
Rain woke me about 4.30, but managed to drop off again
Quote from: Tâf on April 08, 2024, 09:10:00 AMThe central heating woke me at 7,but I dropped-off again.
Ditto.
Amused. Car has a recall because if a faulty latch on the bonnet.. It could fly up in high speed. Rarely get to high speed on my commute..
Was hoping there would be a garage close to work...
But there's not. So I'm stuck, coz I'm in work all the time!
Quote from: Lisa on April 09, 2024, 20:07:50 PMSo I'm stuck, coz I'm in work all the time!
I was the same with my Capri. A recall, even though it was over 10 years old, and the only garage doing checks was in Bristol. In the end, they sent me a hand-drawn diagram so that I could check it out. No Fault found.
The binmen woke me on their first 2 passes. :grumpy:
Awake
OK
I was still wide awake at 2am, and didn't sleep much all night. :bed:
OK
I woke before dawn, then the next thing I knew, it was after 9.
The missus' items were "ready" but it still took them 20 minutes to find the pack. And the same item is missing AGAIN. :grumpy:
OK
Wish I could sleep properly.
Quote from: Lisa on April 13, 2024, 08:40:31 AMWish I could sleep properly.
Me too. I seem to wake at odd hours. :bed: THhs morning I was half asleep until the lad started laughing at something.
OK
I woke during a vivid dream when the central heating kicked-in.
Embarrassed, friend popped in for tea today... Unannounced.. Worst kind of visit and the house is a state.. Even when all the kids were at home or when I was a childminder it was never like this.
It felt really good to be out in the sun in the garden. And even better to have started ticking-off the list of jobs I have out there.
Awake
Heavy rain woke me at 8, but I managed to drop off again.
:bed: I tried for a nap but gave up.
I was woken at 8:05 by a loud argument in the street, a few doors up. 3 women, by the sound of it.
OK
OK
I woke before dawn but fell asleep until the first pass (of 3) of the binmen.
I felt really knackered after collecting the missus. I dropped-off for a whole hour! :o
I'm really woozy this morning. ???
Tired
Lidl had USB memory in a couple of weeks ago at £10 for 2x64Gb. They sold out before I got there. Today they were back reduced to £5. ;D ;D
OK
A bit more with it than yesterday... so far.
A short lie-down turned into an hour's kip. :bed:
Well I'm up
A passer-by told me that a masked bloke on an eBike crashed into my car. It was on the drive! I checked, and found the rear light cluster badly cracked.
She said he picked himself up, shouted abuse at her, then rode off.
:grumpy:
I'm knackered after tidying-up in the garden. :old:
OK
Well-rested.
Shattered. Put together a new bed in the spare room last night, but not before noticing the damp behind some wall paper, so I had to strip that off and treat the walls.
Gotta decorate it now, was gonna go get some wall paper. But I remembered that we have some paint here from doing E's room last year, so I might just use that on the weekend.
Nervous now, before FA Cup semi-final
Not so pooped today. The walk to Tesco and Aldi woke me up. So many student girls with bare midriffs walking about whilst I was shivering in the wind. :cold:
OK
It felt cool in bed without the winter quilt.
OK
OK, but it still feels cool when I wake.
Traffic was backed-up for over a mile due to repairs to a power cable that exploded the other day. The way back started OK, then the loony drivers made their presence known. 10mph on an open 30mph arterial.
OK
The binmen woke me before the central hating came on, but I just put my shoulders under the quilt and dropped off for another hour.
Quote from: Tâf on April 23, 2024, 09:35:25 AMOK, but it still feels cool when I wake.
Ditto. Virgin BB and TV threw a wobbly yesterday, but it was repaired before they said they had a faulty on their website.
I appear to have been upgraded for free from 200Mbps to 350Mbps.
OK
Miffed, took two days off work to take ma to an appointment at memory clinic....
They cancelled it....
Need to know what we are dealing with so we can work out what to do
OK
I slept well for once. :bed:
The list of chores is getting longer, even though I sort one, 2 more appear.
Woke up far to early
Quote from: Mike on April 27, 2024, 07:25:15 AMWoke up far to early
Ditto, and dropping-off again afterwards was impossible.
OK
I had a lie-in. :bed:
I had a short nap, then dived into a bubbly bath. :bath:
OK
Woozy after an early wake-up.
ok
I checked the clock just after 6, then just slipped in-and-out of light sleep until after 9. I feel knackered. :bed:
I lay half awake for ages before checking the clock, and it was before 8! It took a while to drop off after roadworks were making a racket after midnight.
OK
I was woken by the roar of the rain, then the howl of the street sweeper, followed by the metal fairies on their loudhailer. :grumpy:
OK
The carpark at Asda still isn't finished, and it's manic to get a spot.
OK
I was half asleep when the heating came on at 7. The next thing I knew, it was just after 9 and the phone rang. It was Council contractors wanting to do an electrical safety check, starting at 9:15. Nope, we are on a list which states "work after noon".
OK
I was half awake at 7 again. :grumpy:
I'm really pooped after my work in the garden.
OK
Something woke me not long after 4am. I drifted in-and-out until I noticed it was after 11am! :o
OK
Quote from: Tâf on May 05, 2024, 10:51:34 AMSomething woke me not long after 4am. I drifted in-and-out until I noticed it was after 11am! :o
The same but, 10am today.
OK
I was awake before the heating at 7. So I'm surprised that I feel OK now.
We arrived at the Tesco petrol station. All coned-off, but a big sign saying "No Fuel Sales but Car Wash Open".
So the lad moved a cone, and we drove in, past another sign saying the same. But in front of the car wash is a sign "closed until 9am", but it was 10 am. 2 workers then yelled over, "It's shut until the whole site is reopened".
:grumpy:
Luckily there is another branch of the car wash not too far away, so I'll take the car for a 50mph run.
alright
The binmen woke me just before 7, then the Tesco gulls started a racket as they ripped-open some green binbags across the street.
Then my belly started rumbling.... chippy curry wanted to visit the loo.
The missus is like a cat for hiding any discomfort she is feeling. She woke me this morning to say that she has had a growing pain in the upper jaw for days. The first emergency dental appointment is next Monday!
OK
3 times I've had to nimbly get to the loo, and I feel really woozy. :(
OK
My guts are far less sore this morning, and I slept well.
A local Secondary school has unilaterally changed attendance hours for its pupils. The youngest 2 years arrive and leave 15 minutes early, the middle ones start and end on time, but the eldest start and finish 30 minutes later!
That means that instead of a mass of kids moving around for about 10 minutes, fewer are about for almost an hour. Traffic is having a heck of a time due to all the pedestrian crossings and parents dropping-off and collecting their kids.
:-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
OK
I slept really well.
OK
I woke early, but dropped-off until someone started using an electric plane just after 8am.
The missus got the first twinge from a dental abscess last Wednesday. It was much worse the next day, so I called to make an emergency appointment.
The first spot available was today, Monday, before noon. One of the dentists had a look and wrote a script for antibiotics. Back in a few days to check on it.
Just after we shut the door, he exploded "Why the **** was she told to wait! It's a ***** EMERGENCY SITUATION! She should have been seen the same ****** day! I will not allow a **** charge be made for this **** situation!"
OK
Shattered
The missus is recovering from the mild covid infection she picked-up. Pol is a snotty mess, the lad had minor sniffles, and I have a sore throat I only feel if I cough.
Hopefully, the missus will wake with little dental pain after starting antibiotics yesterday. There was a discussion between the dentist and pharmacist, as the pharmacist had to change the type of antibiotic due to resistance being found to it in our area (several cases of MRSA in the local hospital).
Sore back
The binmen didn't wake me, as they haven't appeared yet. But it's the second morning that I was woken at exactly 6:30. ???
The Dental Hygienist was in a very good mood. All giggles as he worked on my teeth. :laugh:
Slept really badly last night, woozy today
My bowel alarm went off just before 6. Then I was about to drop off when there was a single loud beep of a horn at exactly 6:30.... a taxi van that emptied of one group of young men and then refilled with more. I thought that that house was still empty. ???
I need a nap. :bed:
I woke a bit chilly this morning, but at least it was at a decent hour. A neighbour contacted the taxi firm to complain about the horn being sounded at 6:30 in the morning.
OK
I'm back, have tidied away the shopping, now it's nap time. :bed:
OK
I tried a mate's new chili sauce yesterday. I had a chilli pull-through that woke me just after 5am. :-X :taf:
OK
I woke with a bellyache, full of gas. Deflated and dropped-off again. :taf:
Stuffed
Pooped after a hot soak. :bath:
OK
I booked the car in for 8:30, out by noon. I got it there at 8:25 and was told it would be ready at 5pm (rush hour). :grumpy:
I booked it in on the phone and confirmed online as "full service without oil change, oil filter/air filter/cabin filter change". Coolant change and MOT test". I was told it was only booked in for a coolant change and MOT test. If I wanted anything else done, the next appointment was in July. :grumpy:
I got a bus into the city centre, but got bored after half an hour, so I came home. Our bus is now twice an hour, and only once an hour at the weekend!
Quote from: Tâf on May 20, 2024, 09:33:55 AMI booked the car in for 8:30, out by noon. I got it there at 8:25 and was told it would be ready at 5pm (rush hour). :grumpy:
I booked it in on the phone and confirmed online as "full service without oil change, oil filter/air filter/cabin filter change". Coolant change and MOT test". I was told it was only booked in for a coolant change and MOT test. If I wanted anything else done, the next appointment was in July. :grumpy:
I got a bus into the city centre, but got bored after half an hour, so I came home. Our bus is now twice an hour, and only once an hour at the weekend!
MOT test pass shows online (668 miles travelled since last MOT), but I can't get through to the garage to find out when I can collect it.
MOT test pass shows online (668 miles travelled since last service and MOT), but I can't get through to the garage to find out when I can collect it.
I finally got through to them and was told I would get a callback ASAP. It happened... 40 minutes later. So then it was a very slow bus trip to the garage, and a slower drive home due to building traffic.
Change coolant man-hours : £184.50. Coolant: £20.58. They won't mark the handbook as "coolant changed". And they won't reset the servicing warning light unless an annual oil change is done by them.
OK
OK, I grabbed a short lie-down. :bed:
OK
I found scratches on the car that were not there when I took the car to the garage. :grumpy:
A nap was necessary. :bed:
I woke, got bored, got up.
OK
:cold:
My bladder alarm woke me. At least it wasn't a taxi horn or the binmen.
OK
OK
Bladder alarm at 7:30, but I dropped-off again with no problems. :bed:
OK
I woke with a start at 6:30. If it was the taxi again, a couple of neighbours are going to play merry hell.
I've felt pooped all day. A nap didn't help. ???
OK
I woke more tired than when I went to bed. ???
Sore guts all day. I've had a few "loose" days, but after a hot bath I launched a torpedo. :-X
Shower done, OK
I had a good night's sleep now that I have cleared the gut blockage. But my oldest dental filling, an amalgam one from the 80s, disintegrated last evening. I've been asked to take the bits for inspection on Thursday.
OK
I was half awake for ages. The binmen were noisy, but I drifted off a few times after they had done their first pass.
I was woken just after 8 by someone hammering on a front door and yelling. :grumpy:
Tired
OK
I was half awake, having bizarre dreams, but didn't check the clock until just after 7. But I drifted in-and-out for ages.
OK
I woke, got bored, so I got up. OK so far, but we'll see if I made a mistake.
The lad's giggling woke me just after 8. :-\
OK
OK
I slept longer than I have in ages.
OK
I was woken by women yakking in the street. When I opened the curtains, there was a police van and 2 coppers opposite, but they have just left. ???
I woke just after 6, then again when the binmen appeared just after 7. I got up after 8 as I have to drive Pol to the dentist.
OK
:cold: I had to put on a bodywarmer due to the windchill. :cold:
I woke and dozed off a few times, then finally checked the time and got up.
OK
Pooped, I've not had a nap, or even a chance to take one. :bed:
OK
I woke after 8 but felt so comfortable that I dropped-off again for almost an hour. :bed:
I woke with a start at 5:10, but dropped-off in just a few minutes.
OK
OK
Once again, I woke early but dropped-off again until a reasonable hour.
OK
At least I can now drop off again after waking too early. :bed:
I was woken before 7 by banging outside. A neighbour was using a sledgehammer to try to remove the wheel nuts to change a flat tyre. He's trying again 3 hours' later.
OK
OK
I feel well-rested. No sign of the binmen yet.
A very amorous Jackdaw woke me not long after dawn. His chosen mate is having none of it, so he just calls and calls and calls. :-\
OK
:taf: SBD. :taf:
OK
Bl**dy traffic. Or to be precise, bl**dy stupid drivers. :1106:
OK
Rain woke me, but I snuggled down for another hour. :bed:
OK
I was woken by a burglar alarm before dawn. It's still going off. :grumpy:
OK
I was woken at 8:05 by the sound of bricks being loaded onto a wheelbarrow. The 10 minutes later by a call to move an appointment an hour later than arranged. I had just dropped-off again and the phone rang again to move that appointment to a later date.
A short nap set me up to be quite active afterwards.
OK
I woke early when the family started moving about.
OK
The binmen were very early, but quieter than usual after many complaints. I dropped off again as soon as they had passed.
I was ready for a short nap after lunch, but my brain would not switch off. :grumpy:
I slept really well, only to be woken abruptly by the metal fairies in megaphone mode. :grumpy:
Tiŕed
A nap did me no good. My inertia just wanted me to stay laid out flat. :bed:
Sleepy
OK
I'm up, but woozy.
OK
I woke, dropped-off, then my bladder alarm went off.
OK
Silver woke me just after 3am. She had been hiding, so was now ready for a snack downstairs. :grumpy:
OK
Awful. It felt like I was awake for most of the night, then the metal fairies and my bladder woke me just as I had fully drifted-off.
Dawn chorus woke me and the birds were very noisy this morning
I felt so tired all day. 3 lie-downs turned into 3 short sleeps. I woke after dawn this morning, felt too hot, so got up.
Sweaty.
Too hot under the quilt, to cool without it.
OK
Clear nasal drip and a mild cough. It's probably the covid variant that is all around these days.
Had a better nights sleep, but still feel shattered
A short nap was very welcome. :bed:
OK
I was in bed before midnight, but something woke me just after 2am, and I had a hard time dropping-off again. :grumpy: I'm not too knackered this morning though.
Waves of fatigue all day yesterday, but I got through it. I'm up now because of my bladder alarm. :grumpy:
OK
Working on little things to bring down my stress. Sleeping better is helping.
Sore leg
Awake just after 8, and an attempt at a lie-in didn't work.
OK leg is better today
I woke at a reasonable hour during a vivid dream.
I woke before the alarm and got up straight away.
OK
Home electrical inspection done. Main consumer unit to be replaced (they said the same last time in 2021). Socket in the kitchen to be changed (they said the same last time in 2021). Socket in the dining room to be changed (they said the same last time in 2021). And they will fit our new shower despite it being a private one, not Council. The first date available was July 31st, the only day we have free all that week. And as a parting gift, they will swap the twin tube fluorescent light in the kitchen for a twin LED tube model that only came on sale last week.
I feel better rested. And I didn't hear the binmen! :o
OK
I was yawning in Lidl. ???
I woke at a reasonable hour again.
OK
I'm feeling a bit apprehensive about reading the news about the General Election.
Totally pooped, but I have too much to do to allow a nap.
I'm up early as I have a large delivery due at any time.
OK
A short nap was welcome after the delivery.
OK
I woke, rolled over, woke again after 11. :o
I have to be very careful with a new razor. I just cut my face to ribbons, as the lad had used my older razor and replaced it with a new one.
I had to use a styptic pen for the first time in ages. And then the first aftershave for over a decade.
I was up before the alarm sounded.
OIK. a better nights sleep last night
Pooped after a good run around: Clinic, GP, Lidl, Asda, Aldi, Morrisons then a free car wash.
The first car wash across the road from us was out of service because 2 dicks left their van parked across the exit! It had been there for 3 hours when I arrived.
Awake
I woke too early, dropped off, and then the metal fairies arrived with their megaphone. :grumpy:
I've got a snotty nose that is making me cough.
OK
I'm not dozy at all.
I got bored, so got up.
Tired
My get-up-and-go got-up-and-went again.
OK
I woke during a vivid dream that stopped me dropping-off again.
OK
I woke just after 7, but dropped off a few times until I got bored.
Awake
Something woke me before dawn. After that, I was in-and-out for a few hours.
Sweaty after mowing the lawn. I also hand-weeded the Marestails around the pond.
OK
Woke too early, but managed a couple of extra hours.
Relaxed after a long, hot soak. :bath:
I woke just after 5, and it felt like I didn't sleep again until I woke before the alarm.
OK
OK
I was woken by the binmen using the truck with the squealing compactor for the black bins at 6:32. :grumpy:
Then by the metal fairies' loudhailer at 7:45. :grumpy:
Then by the sound of glass being loaded into the first of the recycling trucks at 8:02. :grumpy:
Bang on 8, a petrol disksaw and a nailgun started. :grumpy:
ok
OK
I woke around 6, dropped-off, then was woken with a start by the metal-fairies' loudhailer.
A siesta was welcome. :bed:
OK
A bit sweaty this morning, 24c in here with the windows open all night.
I zonked-out for a sticky, sweaty hour. :bed:
OK
I had a vivid dream about when we were trapped on the moors overnight during a snowstorm.
I had a good kip for once.
OK
I had a nice afternoon nap for an hour. :bed:
Shattered, an awful nights sleep
I woke early, but dropped-off for a while longer. It's so quiet out there, despite it being the school holidays.
Knackered. Home Bargains, Lidl, Aldi and Farm Foods with the ladies is slooooooow....
Bed at midnight, the lad burst in at 1am to say he was having a panic attack, woke at 7, dropped -off for an hour, woke in a sweat.
No sign of the binmen yet.
OK
The lad has been having some abdominal pains. He called the NHS hotline, and it was busy, with a message to call the GP. The GP line was busy, telling him to make an appointment. The appointment line can't take any more messages.
So he'll go there in person and take on the receptionist.
The woman in charge of NHS Wales has just been promoted to First Minister. :grumpy:
The missus' cataract op:
"The process starts as soon as you arrive.
10 minutes for prep and documentation.
20 minutes for the procedure.
You will then be able to be escorted home."
It's been over 2 hours and no phone call to ask me to collect her, and the department is not answering its phone.
:grumpy:
The surgeon had been called to ER, so didn't start the cataract ops until just before 3. I got the call to collect the missus at 3:20, got there and there were 4 women waiting for the op, with more arriving at any time.
The dedicated car park had been closed-off as some nutter had driven in, smashed into 2 parked cars and the ramp into the building before fleeing. I had to pass a No Entry sign in order to get the car out. I hope that Parking Eye didn't spot that.
OK
The missus has had a letter from HMRC. They have no record of her caring for our twins since birth, or of here Receiving Carers Allowance from when they were about 3 years old.
So she has to check eligibility online, then make a claim to secure her State Pension.
WTAF! ?
OK
The missus cannot get a Government Gateway check as she doesn't have any of the ID they demand. So she is unable to tell them that she was getting Child Benefit and Carers Allowance and therefore had NI stamps.
I'm sure there are other ways Tâf
OK
Quote from: Lisa on July 27, 2024, 19:02:13 PMI'm sure there are other ways Tâf
They have a very specific list. My brother's partner was in the same boat until she actually took every document she had to the local HMRC offices. They eventually accepted her old passport, but was told that would never happen again due to government rules being tightened.
UK or international passport
UK photocard driving licence (including provisional licences)
UK biometric residence permit
UK biometric residence card
UK frontier worker permit
Payslips or P60
Self Assessment
Tax credits (optional Voice ID)
Credit record
I was woken just after 8 be a young kid riding back and forth on his bike shouting "GAME ON!" over and over. But I just realised it's actually his name "Damon".
:grumpy:
OK
Something woke me around 4am, and it took a while to drop off again.
I'm melting.....
OK
That was a very sweaty night, and when I did get to sleep, noise outside woke me again. Kids were out playing just after 7am. :grumpy:
Bin lorry 1 of 5 was here at 7:30. The squealing compactor to wake us all up. :grumpy:
OK
The humidity has soared.
The contract electrician turned up with 4 rose-and-pendant light fittings, wanting to replace 4 that I modified to enclosed globes with LED daylight bulbs. NOPE.
He also wanted to fit a 4ft warm white LED lamp to the kitchen, when Daylight was specified, and it should have been a 5ft one to replace what we already have. NOPE. He can't get a daylight one, so gave me the email and phone number of a charity ???
He was tasked with replacing the back box of a double socket as the nuts for the screws fell out 23 years ago. He just squirted some Fire Retardant paste around 2 rawlplugs he jammed in there instead. "That'll take a few hours to harden, just screw it all together tomorrow".
He bought an LED lamp for the bathroom, very old stock by the look of the case. NOPE.
He fitted the shower I bought ages ago, but has left a hole in the ceiling as he had no mastic.
The shower instruction booklet vanished.
But at least the cooker switch and socket went in with no problems.
And did you know that 60% of taxes from the USA go to King Charles? And covid vaccines killed 70 million people?
Hot, hot, hot
OK
The electrical contractors are not answering their phone or email. :grumpy:
I woke just after 6:30 as a loud tapping went on for about 30 seconds. No idea what it was. ???
A nap after lunch could have turned into an afternoon kip, but the lad woke me.
The electricians are still not answering their phone. :grumpy:
OK
Drizzle
A persistent Wood Pigeon woke me far too early.
OK
A couple of loud blokes laughing in the street about something stirred me, but I dropped off for another hour.
The lad had an early GP appointment and he wasn't quiet as he prepared to go. :grumpy:
OK
Betty Swallocks.
I've been waking at a more reasonable time, but still need a nap after lunch.
Zonked
The binmen were noisy, but I dropped-off again for an hour.
Getting anyone to answer a phone at HMRC is proving very difficult. They swapped from an 0800 to 0300, so using the home phone with Virgin would be 24p/min. So from freefone to bloody expensive.
OK
The lad's laughter woke me, but I lay there for another hour or so.
zonked
The council electrical contractor's online contact forms don't work, neither does their email. And they don't answer their phone ever.
:grumpy:
OK
OK
I wanted a quiet day today, not being up to my eyes on urgent DIY tasks. I woke just after 2am, then just after 7am. No idea why.
I was woken just after 4, fell asleep until after 8, got bored, so I got up.
OK
About 3pm, it suddenly turned very muggy, despite it still being mostly overcast.
OK
The lad woke me with his giggling around 7, but I dropped-off again until the first of the thunder before 9.
Quote from: Tâf on August 10, 2024, 08:41:31 AMI woke just after 2am, then just after 7am. No idea why.
???
OK
I took the missus to the GP, and overheard a bunch of yobs in their black uniforms moaning.
"He sent me to Newport with 150 grams, but I had to take the bus, which took ages. When I got back, he slapped me for wasting time".
"That's sh*t. I had to do a pickup down the Bay, and the place was crawling with cops, so I had to wait for them to leave. I got back and he kicked me out of his place and told me I wasn't being paid".
Police hotline informed.
Awake
I was awake at 2, 6 and at 7, the binmen were the final straw, so I got up.
Despite a poor night of sleep, I wasn't tired, so stayed up a little longer to watch a film. I was still woken at 6 again.
Shattered
It was chilly with the light wind this morning, but this stronger wind is very humid.
I woke at 6 again, and I still have no idea what is waking me. ???
OK
Quote from: Tâf on August 16, 2024, 08:25:45 AMI woke at 6 again, and I still have no idea what is waking me. ???
A neighbour went out just after 6 yesterday morning to have a word with a young woman who has a habit of arriving in her car, putting 2 wheels up on the pavement, then sitting there for extended periods with the rattling engine running.
He asked if she was waiting for someone. No response. He asked her to turn off the engine as the noise was upsetting his sleep. No response. He called the police and was told there was nothing they could do. But when he told them that she sits there with the engine running, a cop car arrived within minutes, there was a conversation, and she left.
Guess who is outside our house again right now? With the car engine running! :grumpy:
I set the alarm for 5:55, it woke me, and I looked outside. There was a police car a few doors down. At 5:58 the car in question drove past very slowly. A minute or so later, it had circled the block and drove past again, and then didn't return. The police car then left.
I went back to bed and slept until after half 8.
Whatever was happening, the police took notice, so I hope it's the end of the early awakenings.
OK
Disturbed night
I wasn't woken at 6am! But I did wake a couple of hours later amid a very vivid dream.
OK
I slept really well, but checked the clock just after 9, and couldn't stop yawning. ???
OK
I was so engrossed in a BBC4 programme about sculpture that I didn't notice that it was after 1 am. I slept until after 9.
I woke after 8, but had an hour's lie-in. No binmen yet!
OK
Next door is growing courgettes. They gave me 3 HUGE ones that they didn't spot until it was too late.
I got bored, so got up around 9.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on August 22, 2024, 08:29:35 AMI got bored, so got up around 9.
8:30 this morning.
OK
Just about awake
Awake before 8, up half an hour later. :taf:
Both Pol and the missus had eye checks to be done at the local hospital clinic as per usual. They have both received letters to not go to the clinic, but to the High Consequence Infectious Diseases (HCID) unit that was built for covid. ???
OK
The lad was moving around not long after 5, but I dropped off again until nearly 10.
Very woozy as I had no time for a nap.
OK
I woke early, felt too comfortable to even check the time until after 9.
I need to wear jogging pants for tomorrow's scan, but can I find them? :-\
The phone rand around 3. I think it was the lad having a callback from the NHS helpline.
I had only just got out of bed when it rang again, an Indian scammer from "the bank security department".
OK
OK
I'm up, and starting to get bored. I can't do the prescription run until the missus and Pol make the lists of what they DON'T need.
ALL the prescriptions were ready and handed-over with 5 minutes ! :o
Nothing missing, but one wrong item.
I watched the penultimate episode of a series, saw it was just after 11pm, so decided to watch the finale. It was so good that I didn't spot that it was TWO HOURS long, so I got to bed after 1am. :bed:
Weary
I woke, I got up, and was glad to see it was after 8 and not stupid o'clock.
Slept in a bit today
Something disturbed the Tesco gulls before dawn. That was it for me, unable to drop off again, so I got up well before 8.
OK
Just dozed off
OK
I tried for a long lie-in, but only managed to half-nine.
I'm in a permanent state of tired and worrying😂
Anyone want to give me winning lottery numbers?
Or a holiday
Quote from: Lisa on September 01, 2024, 13:30:04 PMI'm in a permanent state of tired and worrying😂
Anyone want to give me winning lottery numbers?
Or a holiday
Premium Bond results tomorrow. We'd like bigger prizes please!
The latest power bill came during last week. Unit prices ever so slightly down, but Standing Charges up again.
:grumpy:
We're going out after lunch, so of course the missus and the lad were up and being noisy before 8 this morning. :grumpy:
OK
OK
I was awakened by a noisy diesel van chugging away outside just before 7. It was still there when I got up an hour later. It was a delivery van awaiting instructions. ???
The binmen woke at about 7, then about 7:30, then again at 10. :o
The 3rd lorry makes a loud, piercing whine as it moves, it has raised a lot of complaints so has been moved to later collection periods.
OK
I was wide awake at 7:30, got bored and got up a few minutes later.
Tired
I grabbed a half hour nap before shopping as I really needed it. :bed:
Heavy rain woke me about 8.
An unopened tub of bird fatballs, stored in the shed, is just a mass of moulds. Best Before April 2026.
:grumpy:
It's going back for exchange.
OK
OL
The roar of the rain woke me too often, so I'm knackered his morning.
A nap was welcome, but Silver ruined it with her moaning. :grumpy:
OK
I woke, ignored the clock, and enjoyed a lie-in until I got bored after 10.
Tired, as per usual
Quote from: Tâf on September 08, 2024, 09:43:58 AMI woke, ignored the clock, and enjoyed a lie-in until I got bored after 10.
9 this morning.
Sleepy
No time for a nap, so I'll lay down after we've eaten.
I was wide awake at 7, but dropped-off again until 10, and I'm now up and woozy.
Didn't want to get up this morning
I grabbed a short nap before taking the missus to the GP.
OK
The wind woke me during the night, but the binmen didn't.
Had to put the heating on!
I had a coupon for a free £1.99 load of bread from Lidl. The missus sneaked-in a cheapo pastry, so the bread was full price! :grumpy:
I need a nap. :bed:
I woke around 7, dropped off again until after 10! :o
Shattered
Since Tesco started repeat prescriptions, the system has been that we are given a date for collection by the pharmacy, collect, then mark the repeat form for the items we needed the next time, and were given a date for next collection.
The Tesco staff have been getting hell from many when the surgery does not process the repeats on time.
So from next month, we have to request a repeat directly with the surgery, Tesco will collect the scripts, and 2 days later we collect the items. But the repeats can only be done by posting them through the surgery letterbox, as they STILL haven't signed up for the online system, That's 7 years of waiting. And they are the only one in the whole city.
For 5 years, a large and growing number of people on our street have been sending anniversary messages to the council about the yellow-painted marks on the pavement denoting where tree root damage has lifted and cracked the tarmac pavements.
Today I watched a guy remarking the area around the huge tree outside our home, and I've just had an email from the council to say that pavement repairs are scheduled for this autumn.
But any roots that are higher than the pavement level will be left until arborists inspect and decide the fate of the trees.
At last they decide to do something!!
It was 17c in here when I went to bed and 17c when I got up. :cold:
OK
The lad has suffered from a sore stomach and shortness of breath for ages. Without explanation, the GP gave him a PPI and antacid solution to take after meals.
But it has stayed the same, so the lad went to the ER yesterday. They checked his records and saw no problems with a blood sample he had a while ago, not any sign of blood in his stool. But they had the idea that telling him that he has a small stomach ulcer would calm his fears.
It must have worked as he got up early to take his PPI, then went back to bed and is still asleep 4 hours later.
OK
OK
I woke far too early but dropped into light sleep easily.
I woke a few times to see a strange light on top of a cupboard. It turns out to be my head torch that defaults to "on" when the batteries are almost dead.
OK
OK
I woke too early again, but managed to drop off again until it wasn't stupid o'clock.
I changed the AAA batteries of my head torch, and it just stays on, so the logic switch is knackered.
Off I go to Temu.
The binmen had the newest electric truck today, so were barely audible. So I slept until 10. :o
OK
I had a phone call, from "the dental practice". I was told that my last payment had failed to go through, There would be a late payment charge if I didn't settle the bill online with a credit card immediately.
The alarm bells went off in my head.
"I normally deal with the manager, Estelle".
"She is off sick today".
The manager is not called Estelle.
I hung up.
OK
I woke a bit sweaty, so got up before 9.
I dug up one load of spuds. My back is telling me to lay down for a bit. :bed:
Quote from: Tâf on September 19, 2024, 08:23:09 AMI woke a bit sweaty, so got up before 9.
Ditto. The wind through the drying leaves of the street trees is quite loud this year.
OK
OK
MY eyes feel really sticky this morning. ???
So very tired.
I had a slight nap before giving up and getting up again.
So so
I slowly woke during a vivid dream, got up, then a few seconds later a neighbour phoned asking for advice. I then saw that it was nearly 11. :o
Ok
I'm already bored with the rain.
Tesco (and Boots and the local pharmacy) will no longer automatically send in requests for Repeat Prescriptions to the GP surgery.
We have to log onto the NHS Wales app and request Repeats from the GP Surgery 72 hours before we intend the pharmacy to collect the Script and fulfil it.
But the bloody app demands a video recording of your face from your phone or PC top carry out verification. I don't have a webcam!!!
15 minutes before we were due to get into the car, the diabetes clinic phoned to cancel today's appointment.
:grumpy:
I was woken by the metal fairies and their loudhailer, thought it was still early, but looked at the clock, and it was time to get up.
I need a nap, but have things to do. :-\
The missus' BIL, 4 months older than me, went in for his annual checkup last Monday. Samples taken, and all was expected to be OK as he has always been in perfect health.
He dropped into the GP to get his results on Thursday and was immediately taken by ambulance to the nearest large hospital 50 miles away. Scans found something, and was told he would be kept in for "a while".
Today he was told that he will not make it though this week. There is nothing they can do.
The binmen seemed to lurk outside our house for ages just before 8. :grumpy:
The pavements around the 4 Hornbeam street trees are finally being sorted. They did one up the road yesterday, then appeared outside our home this morning. They advised that I shift my car off the driveway. I did so, then their boss told them to move to the tree the furthest away the other end of the street.
I asked why, and was told that the roots are so close to the surface that they have to wait for an arborist's inspection.
Reversing sounders woke me at exactly 8. But at least the contractors didn't start making other noise until exactly 9.
The missus told me that my afternoon nap resulted in a few snores. :bed:
The missus' prescription items are "out of stock nationwide". GPs are scrambling to find alternatives, but there are no stocks across Europe either. :-\
The missus and I lay down for a short nap, and woke 2 hours later. :o
I only woke just before 10. :o
The pharmacist swore blind 3 times that the item the missus is still missing "does not exist". I asked him to look at Pol's prescription, and there it was, available for well over 2 years. It's their computer that is coding it wrong.
Something woke me before dawn, and then I drifted in-and-out for ages until I got bored.
Quote from: Tâf on September 24, 2024, 17:51:23 PMThe missus' BIL, 4 months older than me, went in for his annual checkup last Monday. Samples taken, and all was expected to be OK as he has always been in perfect health.
He dropped into the GP to get his results on Thursday and was immediately taken by ambulance to the nearest large hospital 50 miles away. Scans found something, and was told he would be kept in for "a while".
Today he was told that he will not make it though this week. There is nothing they can do.
He passed away yesterday morning, just after his daughter left the hospital to meet friends at a local beach. Her mother and brother could not contact her until late this morning.
One kidney totally dead, wrapped in a tumour, the other failing rapidly with tumours. Also a tumour on the stomach. Tests this time last year found nothing out of the ordinary.
I need a nap, but have so many things to do.
Something woke me at exactly 5am, but I dropped-off again.
Pooped, so I'll have a nap soon. :bed:
The lad came back from the GP and found out that the 2 senior partners resigned this morning. That leaves 2 GPs that most people don't like at all.
Quote from: Tâf on September 30, 2024, 08:46:56 AMSomething woke me at exactly 5am, but I dropped-off again.
Ditto. :grumpy:
A 5am wake-up again, and then noisy binmen just after 7. :grumpy:
Very tired. Tiling walls is agony on the back!
Woken at 5 again. But I dropped-off until after 10 as I stayed up to watch a film until way after midnight.
I flaked out for an hour this afternoon. :bed:
I didn't wake at 5am. :D
The Uni students are back, parking anywhere they can find. And to add to that, there are at least 4 taxis operating from a nearby house that was raided for illegals at least twice.
The council sent all tenants a questionnaire. Basically "You only pay half the rent of the private sector. We want to double your rent. In fact, we will once this box-ticking exercise is over. If you are unemployed and get Housing Benefit, you won't pay any more towards the rent".
We have to pay the postage (and an envelope) to send it back when completed!
No 5am awakening, but I did drift in-and-out for a while during the night.
I was woken by a car horn at exactly 6:30am. :grumpy:
Glad to see the back of this cold. It wiped me out
Quote from: Lisa on October 06, 2024, 17:32:31 PMGlad to see the back of this cold. It wiped me out
It might well have been more than a Common Cold. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has gone through the local school and old folks like a dose of salts.
With the snot goblins it could even have been plague.
:taf:
Nothing woke me until Silver came calling at 10:30. Of late, she really yells loudly!
Telling you off
Quote from: Lisa on October 08, 2024, 12:31:48 PMTelling you off
She suddenly became very loud a short while back, often all alone in the hall or living room with the doors open. She has also become a lapcat in her old age.
I feel knackered, as I haven't stopped since I got up. :bed:
I am going to risk a 30 minute lay-down before TV time. :bed:
The bin wagon with the squealing compactor was here at 7:05. :grumpy:
An afternoon nap was very welcome, even with Silver asleep on my chest. :bed:
:taf:
The short lie-down turned into an hour's sleep. :bed:
A bit weary this morning. :bed:
No nap so far, but I feel OK.
Cats Protection was open, but they would only take 2 of the 8 sacks we took to donate.
"Bring the rest next week!"
:grumpy:
Knackered after the early start.
I woke thinking it was tomorrow and that meant I had to make frantic calls to the hospital as they won't take calls on the weekend. The missus has an eye appointment in the early morning that she just cannot miss if she is to get vision back in one eye.
No luck with napping, maybe after the run to the hospital.
I feel physically and mentally drained. :bed:
I feel better this morning, despite waking several times.
A short nap was all I needed. I feel more alert now.
"There is an active Covid infection risk on *Ward 7b*. Visitors are requested to wear masks and use the hand-sterilising station outside the ward doors. Unnecessary visits, especially those out of standard visiting hours, are forbidden. Adults only should visit, but not those with underlying health risks".
Cold shoulders woke me a few times. It's time to change to a winter quilt.
Pooped without an afternoon nap. :bed:
I couldn't sleep, so stayed up later to watch tele. The missus "might" be allowed home today, so we have to stay near the phone.
I was about to drive Pol to her diabetes appointment when I heard the lad on speakerphone "It will be a 5-hour wait for an ambulance, but we will not be treating this as an emergency". Stomach pains again, and he went off like an overwound tin toy. I told him to cancel the ambulance and I will drive him to ER.
I hope he likes waiting, as he is marked down as a "frequent flyer with the same complaint each time".
The missus is home with another increase in her diuretic meds.
I dropped the lad off at ER after telling him to cancel an ambulance. I suspect he will get very bored in the waiting room.
Pol is home with lots of diabetes homework to do.
Glad she's home Tâf.
The lad came home after a 7-hour wait and a 5-minute consultation. "See your GP and stop coming here" was the gist of it.
The hospital got the missus back to early rising, so she was up at 7 making breakfast. But now she's back on the bed, snoring.
:bed:
Shattered now after the drive home.
Al A&E's have a regular users list, we did
I slept really well since the bedroom returned to a comfy 19c.
Tired, all the 1
09 clock changes over last 3½ weeks have caught up on me
I still can't get an account on NHS Wales' app. It keeps asking for a webcam to make a movie of my face.
Shattered, lousy night's sleep after yesterday's jabs
I woke before dawn, but dropped off again until after 11! :o
Despite the good kip and lie-in a short nap was most welcome. :bed:
ok
I woke before dawn, dropped off, but then had a vivid dream about the last few months of my RAF career. And that was very tiring as it became hell unless I was on leave.
OK
I woke at stupid o'clock and laid there until I got bored.
The missus' prescription requests were at the GP surgery on Monday morning, but they didn't get done until Friday afternoon. 3 days my ass.... :-\
A lot of her stuff has not arrived at Tesco, plus a few of Pol's, so back again tomorrow.
Didn't want to get up this morning
I ignored the clock until I was jarred-awake by the metal fairies on their megaphone at 10. :grumpy:
The binmen were late at 8, and our bin and bags were left a few doors away.
So so
The first French grocery's delivery arrived early before 9. And then there was a taxi reversing again and again with a loud, repeating BONG! when it did so.
Tired again, still not gt my body clock right yet
I nearly zonked-out when I lay down for 5 minutes. :bed:
Shattered again
I woke, ignored the clock, but my bladder alarm went off, so I'm up now.
Tesco called to see that the missus' missing items were ready to collect.
I got there and a saw a long line of bags getting longer, with people being told that they just had to be checked by the pharmacist.
Almost an hour later, we could all hear the pharmacist chatting on her mobile phone. Someone snapped. "OI! If you were a Punkah-Wallah, we'd all be sweating to death, and you'd be fired!"
Out came the pharmacist "I'm on the phone if you don't mind!"
"Yes, I do mind! I've been waiting for 45 minutes whilst you ignore your job! Get a bloody grip, you slacker!!"
She disappeared for a few more minutes, came back out and told the staff to clear the backlog. The missus' stuff was second to be handed-over.
I got it home, and the missus looked at me and said "They have given you insulin cartridges, not the prefilled pens".
So I took them back and waited 15 minutes until I got served. "Oh shit, that will be the fifth bollocking today. No chance, I'm off" And he left.
Another member of staff looked at the items, apologised, and said she would order them for NEXT TUESDAY!!!
When I was there earlier, I handed back an item that had "DO NOT ISSUE AFTER 9th SEPTEMBER" on the label. I had crossed that item off the repeat request almost 2 weeks ago, but even with their own pharmacist doing a review, it still got issued!
Still zonked, but not quite as bad
I was woken at 5 again, but dropped-off, and the next thing I knew it was almost 11. :o
Even with the extra hour, had a rubbish sleep
I woke too early, but still got up at an hour I would have liked to sleep through.
OK
The 5am wake-ups are back, so it's man-made. If it's a bl**dy taxi again, there will be trouble from other neighbours. :grumpy:
Pooped without an afternoon nap. :bed:
Robot calls at 8 then again at 9, to say that another French grocery delivery is arriving "sometime today". :grumpy:
Tired
B&M and Aldi were manic as it's half-term.
Our local surgery have no record of the missus' new medication, so they told me to contact their HQ. They would not issue a script as they had not been told by the hospital to issue it.
Then she saw on her screen that they had been told by her specialist to add it to her repeat list TWO WEEKS AGO!
But she wouldn't issue a script until I'd added it to her repeat request, and that would be a repeat request (DUH!) and they don't do them over the phone. And to do that we had to wait another 2 weeks when her repeat could be actioned. By that time, she would be 2 weeks without the new stuff.
"It's not a repeat, it's a new script that is required" I told her. She hung up. :grumpy:
And meanwhile, Tesco ordered prefilled insulin pens and got another lot of cartridges supplied.
OK
I didn't hear the binmen. :o But I did hear the metal fairies and their megaphone. :grumpy:
All but one medication arrived, but the last one is on "back-order" from Greece. I was told to contact her specialists and find an alternative.
Really weary this morning
The vaccination centre was a total madhouse. No parking spaces after the staff filled most of them, so we were told to park on yellow lines wherever we could.
I couldn't even hear myself think inside, as it was packed with people who had arrived half an hour before, and were still waiting. It took a very stern boss lady to get everyone working at a decent pace, so I only had to wait 5 minutes.
Then it was time to rejoin the traffic jams to cross the city to get to Wickes for some DIY stuff that B&Q asks an arm and leg for. I miss it when it used to be 100 yards from our home.
Mine as easy, at the local cricket Club, plenty of parking and no queue
Tired, since when has Halloween been fireworks night?
Very few fireworks here, but large groups of costumed kids.
I woke after dawn, but was so warm and comfy that I drifted-off again until 11. :o
I woke before the alarm, but decided it was best to get up a bit early.
Didn't want to get out of bed
Well I'm up
I got bored, so I got up and prepped my meds for the week and fed a moaning Silver.
The missus' new meds have still not arrived at Tesco. They got the delayed script on Thursday. :grumpy:
OK
I woke, realised it was warmer under the quilt, so dropped-off for another hour.
Struggle to get ut of bed today
I woke with a cold back. :cold:
A short nap helped a lot.
OK
The LED strobes of the bin lorry woke me just after 6:30.
I woke long before the alarm was due, then couldn't drop off again.
The drop-off zone at the hospital entrance was full of parked taxis again. :grumpy:
Tirwed
The missus had to wait an hour as all the ECG pads had gone to the ER overnight.
Awake
I was woken by a nurse calling from the hospital just after 8, but dropped-off again until the postie knocked at 10:50. :o
The quilt had not only turned 90 degs, but flipped over.
Didn't want to get up this morning
The forecast was for a much cooler night, so I put the central heating on. It woke me this morning as the pipes creaked and clanked. That sorts itself out after a couple of days, then it won't be waking us during the winter.
Groggy
Me too, I was woken not after 8 by the whine of the street-sweeper. Picking-up 10 leaves and blowing one more off the trees. And it's just gone past yet again.
I was totally pooped after my garden labours yesterday, but I still woke today at 6:30 on the dot. ???
So so
Rubbish nights sleep
I woke too early, but sleep returned for a while. I have just added a 3.5 quilt for the winter.
The "fix" to allow more people to register on the NHS Wales app still doesn't work. :grumpy:
Slept better, but didn't want to get up
The extra quilt made all the difference. :bed:
A short nap before the flu jabs was a necessity. I felt so drained all of a sudden. ???
I was wide awake at 6:30, but snuggled down for a lie-in.
Weary again
I had a short lie-down before exerting myself in the garden.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on November 14, 2024, 10:48:45 AMI was wide awake at 6:30, but snuggled down for a lie-in.
Ditto, but I didn't drop off at all.
Just dropped off, getting up at 7 for GP appt was to early
Quote from: Tâf on November 15, 2024, 10:29:09 AMQuote from: Tâf on November 14, 2024, 10:48:45 AMI was wide awake at 6:30, but snuggled down for a lie-in.
Ditto, but I didn't drop off at all.
Ditto. I asked a neighbour if he was being woken early, and he said that he thought he heard a noise outside, but didn't see anything.
Couldn't drop off last night
Pol got a call "All your prescriptions are ready to collect".
I got there about an hour later and had to wait 10 minutes to be served.
"You'll have to wait about 40 minutes".
I came back, and waited 10 minutes to be served.
"Here are your items, but we have lost your wife's items, and your daughter's items are out of stock".
Then an assistant gave me a bag marked for Pol. I opened it, and it was the missus' items!
Back again on Monday :grumpy:
OK
I was woken at exactly 4am, then it took ages to drop off again.
Tired
I drifted in-and-out of some odd dreams, but wasn't woken at stupid o'clock.
It was a struggle to go for a shave. A haircut and beard trim are required at some point.
OK
I was woken by a "THUMP!" in the house, or maybe next door. But I dropped-off for short periods after that.
Awake
I drifted in-and-out since dawn.
The heating is struggling this morning. 2c outside, 17.5c in here.
oK
:cold:
When we drove back from Lidl, there was a police car blocking the road outside our home, and a policewoman was taking photos of a car that had blocked almost half our dropped kerb.
The car pulled aside, and she guided me into parking on our drive, then said that she would be prosecuting the driver as it was becoming a bad habit of his.
I woke early, but drifted off for a while.
OK
The post-lunch lie-down was very welcome.
OK
I woke far too early, but snuggled down for a few hours. :bed:
The traffic heading towards us was solid when we left for the missus' jab, and it was solid the other way when we returned. Sheer luck for once.
Tires
I woke a few times, but rolled-over until my bladder alarm went off.
The missus and Pol got up extra early and their moving around woke me.
OIK
It was white van mayhem out there just now. No giving way, pulling out of side-streets and hurtling past well over the speed limits.
OK
Indian scam call at 8:25, then another just after 11. :grumpy:
A shower woke me up, but I faded quickly. :bed:
I thought it was Monday until I saw a neighbour putting her recycling bags out.
I was half awake when a loud thump woke me. I got up and saw that it was a police van and an unmarked Immigration van. Then a locksmith arrived.
A bit later, I was outside and a neighbour told me that the house had been raided a couple of weeks back and many young males taken away. The third time?
So that was why I wasn't being woken by their transport beeping its horn.
Didn't want to get out of bed this morning
The heating pipes clicking woke me at 7, but I dropped-off for a bit longer.
Knackered today
Me too, I need a nap after that shopping trip. :bed:
OK
I woke before dawn, but was so comfortable that it was easy to drop-off until almost 10.
OK
I only got up because I got bored.
My nap didn't last long. :grumpy:
So so
Awake before dawn, but I lay there for a long while, unable to drop off again.
Our neighbour asked me to help him collect 4 25kg bags of pea gravel that were "written off" by a school he cleans. His car is not up to such loads.
When we got back, he started offloading it all into my garden. ??? He had already brought home 6 bags, so these were for me "for being so helpful".
Struggle to get out of bed
I woke amid a very vivid dream that I can still remember.
My brother just phoned:
"We're just back from the Registry Office, we're now married".
"Oh, congratulations".
Out of the blue after they have been together for decades.
???
Shattered now
It was a bit parky in the light wind going to Aldi on foot. :cold:
I was so cosy that I didn't want to get up. :bed:
Had a good nights sleep, but shattered
Totally shattered after shopping with the ladies. Only one till open in ASDA, so a massive queue to linger in.
:grumpy:
I ignored the clock until the binmen's racket stirred me too much. But it was almost 10, so I gave up and got up.
Tried to lie in but failed
Half my hair has gone
I woke before 9, and got bored, and so I got up fairly soon after.
Woke t5o early again
I was one of many stuck behind a car doing 40 on a 50mph dual carriageway. The right-hand lane was full of standing water, so no-one was tempted to overtake.
Then a Transit-type van came barrelling through, well over the speed limit. After it had passed us it suddenly went sideways, then backwards, but made a neat job of sliding to a halt on the hard shoulder.
The chinks of light that got through the blackout curtains woke me, and I decided to get up.
Absolutely shattered this morning
Another Flood Alert robot message. This time it looks more likely that the river will swell a lot. :-\
More awake than this morning
The Taff is rising......
The wind and rain woke me a few times.
OK
Even with the trickle-vents shut, the wind is blasting through the double glazing.
OK
After staying up to 1am to watch a film, I slept like a log until after 11 this morning. And somehow I managed to turn the quilt 90 degs. ???
OK
I'm up, but wanted to stay under the quilt.
Sort of awake
I'm up, but wish I'd had more sleep.
After doing the recycling triage outside, I came in feeling chilled to the bone. So I had a lie down. But I felt more and more knackered as the day passed. After tea, I had another lie down. That has warmed me up and I feel quite refreshed.
OK
The binmen haven't been yet, so I had a good sleep. :bed:
The missus had a 2:15 appointment for a 5-minute consultation in a hospital clinic. She had to wait 45 minutes to be seen, and then THREE HOURS for her 5-minute treatment.
:grumpy:
I woke before 8, couldn't get comfy again, so I got up.
Had a good nights sleep, but I'm shattered
Quote from: Mike on December 12, 2024, 11:16:37 AMHad a good nights sleep, but I'm shattered
Ditto, so I'm going to have a nap. :bed:
Some people around here who have had the flu and COVID jabs over a month ago have been telling GPs that they feel "under the weather, with chills and fatigue". They are being told to get bed rest, take extra fluids and ride it out.
Dragged myself out of bed
Someone honked their car horn several times at exactly 6:30. If it was a taxi, they are in for trouble again.
:grumpy:
OK
I'm up, but already quite weary.
Well I'm up
Someone drove past, honking their horn, but it was after 8. Then someone started vacuuming their car just minutes later.
:grumpy:
A short lie-down, followed by a shower, has left me pooped.
:taf: I woke myself up just after 9 and had to open the windows. :taf:
OK
Totally knackered after our shopping trip. A nap was required after I had put everything away. :bed:
The lad was up early as he had a 9am GP appointment. He is not quiet when he first gets up.
OK
I eventually dragged myself out of bed at 9.
Rubbish nights sleep
Pooped. But I have got a lot done.
A bit weary, but I couldn't bear staying in bed with so much stuff still to do.
Slept better, but woken by a flaming spam phone call at 8.15
:taf: I woke myself. :taf:
OK
My cataracts are still at level one after 5 years, so years to go according to the opthalmist.
I'm waking fully and getting up just after 9 each morning now. A bit more sleep would be welcome, but I can't drop off again.
Same here
I thought I'd slept well, but the quilt was in a know this morning. I had a lie-in, ignoring the clock, but I didn't expect it to be close to noon when I finally woke and got up. :o
I started to fade mid-afternoon, and so I tried for a short nap. No luck, but just having a lie-down helped.
Shattered now after the drive north
Terrible nights sleep, shattered this morning
I woke, rolled over and got up half an hour later. Pooped.
Slept better last night
I woke after 9 again, but felt too tired to get up for a short while. But I have things to do.
Well I'm up
I was woken by a loud bang outside, well before dawn. ???
OK
I was wide awake at 5am, and it took ages to drop off again. An afternoon nap was very welcome. :bed:
OK
I slept through the night and woke gently. But I still feel I needed a lie-in.
Reductions on Xmas stuff at Aldi were minimal. And the shop was almost deserted.
2 in the morning, I woke to the taste of stomach acid and unable to breathe through my mouth. I got a few breaths via my nose, managed a cough, then a burp, and all was back to normal.
Half asleep
I woke after 9, then had a short lie-in. :bed:
Shattered now
I'm sleeping well again, but still need a nap later.
Didn't sleep well last night, never do after a long drive
I woke before dawn, but didn't check the clock until almost 10. It did me some good.
Couldn't drop off again last night
Time for a short nap. :bed:
A very poor kip last night, so when I saw it was after 9 I really wanted to lie-in, but I couldn't get comfy.
Tired after very loud fireworks last night
I was woken before dawn by someone scraping a windscreen, then the binmen arrived!
Slept better last night
A post-lunch nap had me actually drop off totally for almost an hour. :bed:
Weary
Noise outside woke me at 4am. I could hear it but not identify it. ???
I then woke on-and-ff a few times, but got out of the cocoon quilt at 9:30.
OK
I woke several times during the night, but managed to stay warm and comfy.
:bed:
Sort of awake
It felt like I was never going to drop off. Cars driving through the snow and slush kept disturbing me. I'm bleary-eyed and wobbly this morning.
I was asleep almost instantly, but woke to the sound of the central heating pipes clicking.
Abysmal nights non sleep
I told them all NOT to buy anything that would take space in the fridge and freezer. What did they do? :grumpy:
Better this morning
I woke after 9, got up soon after.
I had to turn the shower up to twin-boiler mode as a single one was spitting icicles. :cold:
Slept better last night
I slept until I woke, but felt I could sleep more. :bed:
The phone made a single odd noise just after 7, then I dropped-off again.
Shattered today
No nap yet. I'm running on adrenaline.
Well I'm up
I woke, had a short lie-in, but got bored.
I was the only one at the pharmacy counter, and the staff were stood around chatting, but it still took 25 minutes for our already bagged items to be checked by the dithering new pharmacist.
:grumpy:
4 items not in stock.
Well I'm up
Awake before dawn, but had a lie-in.
I woke too early but couldn't settle again, so I got up.
OK
Bored
Quote from: Mike on January 12, 2025, 15:56:37 PMBored
I was, especially with only one TV programme live each day. But I've been watching Anthony Bourdain's "Parts Unknown" as he goes to countries, towns and regions. Very informative and mostly interesting.
I stirred a couple of times before dawn, but really woke just after 9 which is becoming the norm.
OK
OK
Quote from: Tâf on January 13, 2025, 09:34:53 AMI stirred a couple of times before dawn, but really woke just after 9 which is becoming the norm.
Ditto.
I had a post-lunch nap, then a long, hot shower. That wrecked me. :bed:
Tired
The first of 4 passes by the binmen was before dawn again. :grumpy:
:bed:
An FB mate has been as sick as a dog for several days. A nurse came to test him, and great news for an anti-vaxxer, it's covid-19 and A(H1N1) flu at the same time. Too late for vaccines or antivirals to help, so he has to rough it for a few more days.
He now fully regrets not being vaccinated.
OK
I was up before the alarm, and I'm feeling fatigued already.
OK
I'm up, but feel sooooo weary.
I've not stopped since I left to do some shopping. I need a nap after we eat. :bed:
Awful nights sleep again
I slept well, but woke before dawn to the sound of a neighbour using an electric pump on his tyres. :grumpy:
Slept a bit better last night
I woke, felt comfy, so had a little extra time under the quilt. :bed:
A post-lunch lie-down almost turned in to full-on nap. :bed:
Another bad night's sleep
I was woken by a heavy truck diesel revving hard. It was a drain-cleaning vehicle, and it's still at it an hour later.
I tried for a nap, but the phone kept ringing. Mostly scams. :grumpy:
Slept better last night
Quote from: Tâf on January 19, 2025, 10:44:46 AMI woke, felt comfy, so had a little extra time under the quilt. :bed:
Ditto, but I then blew myself out from under cover. :taf:
OK
No binmen yet, but a large Transit has been parked up opposte us with its engine chugging away since just after 8. :grumpy:
Awake before dawn, but I dropped-off for a bit longer.
OK
OK
The "storm" didn't wake me at all. But a chainsaw and chipper did, just after 9.
OK
I slept well but woke too early.
Cold after being outside for nearly an hour
I woke, lay there for a bit, then I had a calf cramp. It was just before 5:30. But I dropped-off easily until after 10.
OK
I was woken by cars driving through deep puddles, then had a bizarre period of vivid waking dreams.
I
need
a
nap
:bed:
OK
I woke too early and couldn't drop off again. Then a racket in the street, shouting and banging, got me up for a peek. No sign of the cause. ???
Quote from: Tâf on January 28, 2025, 10:14:03 AMThen a racket in the street, shouting and banging, got me up for a peek. No sign of the cause. ???
It was a confrontation between a resident and students who had dared moved his wheelie bins off the edge of the pavement to protect "his parking spaces". The family has 3 cars.
A short nap was very welcome after lunch. :bed:
OK
The binmen woke me, but weren't as noisy as they can be.
I was woken by a bloke yakking away outside, checked the clock, and it was exactly 9am, so I got up.
Tired
The bright blue sky raised my spirits, then the clouds returned. :-\
OK
I woke, got bored, got up, then checked the clock. It was before 9am.
I'm flaky without a nap. :bed:
OK
Quote from: Tâf on January 31, 2025, 09:52:44 AMI woke, got bored, got up, then checked the clock. It was before 9am.
Ditto.
OK
Awake just before 9, up just after.
OK
No nap yet as I have had so much to do.
OK
I woke long before dawn, snuggled down and woke after 10. :bed:
Slept better last night
The binmen were noisy before dawn. :grumpy:
I woke before 8, didn't drop off again, so I got up well before 9.
Good nights sleep, but shattered
The walk to Aldi has left me with red-raw cheeks due to the cold wind.
OK
I woke before dawn, then drifted in and out until I got bored and saw it was already after 10.
An afternoon nap was totally required. :bed:
£1.65 for a stamp! :o :o :o
I woke a couple of times, but managed some good sleep.
Slept well for a change
Sad, need to make more effort to keep in touch with you all.
No excuse. I'm just lazy
OK, my routine is between taking my tablets and breakfast
I feel worried for our newest neighbours. :-\
Sleepy. But I always am on a Sunday
Feeling proud, K has been promoted to general manager of a pub.
E aced all his mocks
A Now lives in Japan and is doing well
And T is working hard doing freelance for a company in America.
I've been very lucky with my kids.
Sort of awake
I woke, got up, and I'm already regretting it. :bed:
OK
I stirred a bit before dawn. The next thing I knew, I was woken by the lad laughing in his room just after 10:30!!! :o
OK
The first bin lorry arrived long before dawn, and once woken, I couldn't drop off again. :grumpy:
Shattered, been awake since 3.30
Surviving work with coffee
Miffed.
I bought 4 very thick bacon chops for today. Over 1kg altogether.
I just found out that Pol had 2 of them for "supper" a couple of evenings ago. :grumpy:
I woke a lot during the night, so don't feel well-rested at all.
Woozy
I need a nap :bed:
OK
I was awoken too early, got bored, so I got up.
OK
I woke to hear the central heating working hard, so I snuggled down for a bit longer. :bed:
Full of bloody cold, again.
I hate sorting the recycling. :grumpy:
Quote from: Tâf on February 15, 2025, 17:21:24 PMI hate sorting the recycling. :grumpy:
we are lucky around here, it all goes in one bin to a sorting centre
OK
One bin for me too
TT locked me out until now with a "Forbidden" message? ???
I woke before dawn, but slept again until after 9.
I find I have to use the. Index.php on the address
OK
I was woken by Uni students slamming their car doors and yakking just after 8:30. :grumpy:
OK
I'm up, but could have done with a lie-in. :bed:
Sick to the back teeth of parents sending their children into nursery unwell.
And I don't mean colds, I mean S&D.
Ffs
Quote from: Lisa on February 18, 2025, 12:43:52 PMSick to the back teeth of parents sending their children into nursery unwell.
And I don't mean colds, I mean S&D.
Ffs
Pol and the lad came home sick as pigs from preschool a couple of days after a few other kids arrived and upchucked everywhere. We got GP advice and kept them home for few days, but the illness went through the preschool, Infants, and Junior school.
OK
To reduce the number of trips required to empty the Food Waste lorry, the council now has a vehicle with a deeper container.
But it also has a flimsy-looking hoist that lifts the filled purple wheelie bin over 20 feet into the air. And that means it fouls on the street tree branches.
The noise of them trying to free it from the branches woke me just after 7:30.
I lay down after lunch. That was a mistake. It took all my willpower to get back up and do my chores.
Really woozy, cars driving on the wet road kept on waking me up.
OK
The water bill has arrived.
Up 33.5% to £1090 pa.
:grumpy:
Tikrerd
A Uni student who parks here drives an EV. Often when he arrives, he does a bit of reversing, stops, but leaves reverse selected. So the car sits there blasting out a loud "BOOP! BOOP!" sound for ages.
:grumpy:
Better today
A really bad night, it felt like I spent more time awake than asleep.
OK
Another bad night. A long tome to drop off, then I woke in a vivid dream far too early.
I'm trying boots own brand kalms. I can't keep on not sleeping
I'm using Kalms as well, seems to help a bit
I was put on a tablet in the RAF, Guinea Pig mode. I slept, but turned into a zombie.
The Taff has stopped rising.
OK
I was woken by a crick in my neck. It felt like my head would fall off if I moved.
Then the phone rang and I had to move.....
No time for a nap as yet. :bed:
OK
A good sleep last night, I almost tried for a lie-in. :bed:
OK
I woke, thought "Sod it" and rolled over for a while. The binmen were in silent mode today.
The bed was so warm and comfy that I struggled to get up.
Shattered
I got bored, so I got up.
A short post-lunch nap almost turned into an afternoon asleep. :bed:
OK
I overslept because I couldn't drop off for ages.
Quote from: Tâf on February 28, 2025, 17:38:54 PMA short post-lunch nap almost turned into an afternoon asleep. :bed:
It actually did just that today. I was soooo comfy... :bed:
OK
A good kip. :bed:
I woke far too early, but decided to stay in bed until a reasonable hour.
OK
OK
I got bored so I got up.
I need a nap, but have so many chores that it looks like I'll miss out today.
OK
Quite a few neighbours have been coming out to retrieve their recycling bags to find the plastic/metal ones unemptied and rejected.
Our were emptied.
Quote from: Tâf on March 05, 2025, 09:50:30 AMQuite a few neighbours have been coming out to retrieve their recycling bags to find the plastic/metal ones unemptied and rejected.
Our were emptied.
They rejected any with cellophane or crisp packets. Most of our black bin is filled with the stuff.
I was already half-awake when the heating kicked-in at 7am.
OK
OK
I woke in a bundle of quilts that was sooo comfy and warm. :bed:
I opened the first carton of beer I bought in January, only to find that the beer "expires" in May of this year. A strongly-worded email shall be sent to complain.
A nap was most welcome. A few of my neighbours also take post-lunch naps.
OK
I got bored, checked the clock and saw that it was silly o'clock, so I tried for a lie-in. That didn't happen. :-\
:dance:
£775 on premium bonds
OK
I was awake for ages, but a metal fairy shouting into a megaphone finally got me to get up just after 9:30.
:grumpy:
I was awake before the alarm, got bored, got up.
OK
The early stop meant the missus wanted a nap before lunch. I had one afterwards. Pol had a screaming paddy about a daily report about her diet that she has to do before seeing the dietician again.
OK
Once again, I woke too early, got bored, got up.
OM
I was woken by the binmen pouring glass into their truck at 7:20. :grumpy:
I had a terrible night's sleep. A beep woke me a few times. It was before dawn that I realised that it was my phone telling me its battery was dying. Then Tesco gulls at dawn, a road sweeper before 8, and finally a noisy diesel chuntering away in the street.
OK
I totally flaked after lunch. :bed:
OK
The Tesco gull Dawn Chorus woke me, then the heating kicked-in and woke me again. An argument in the street was the final straw, so I got up just after 9.
OK
I woke gently to the calls of wood pigeons and collared doves. Then the magpies started machine-gunning them. :grumpy:
The wind dropped to nothing, so I was able to do the recycling triage outside without the risk of frostbite.
Kalms did nothing for me.
But since I now have laryngitis, I'm dosing up on everything with vitamins in.
I'm sick of snot goblins making me ill
OK
The Metal Fairy's megaphone woke me, then the sound of a hedge trimmer. I was a bit narked at that, but then I checked the clock and saw it was almost noon. :o
Despite the lie-in, I still took a short nap after lunch. :bed:
OK
I woke gently for once and was able to cuddle down for a few minutes more. :bed:
I could do with a short nap, but it's been non-stop all day, and won't finish until I walk back from Tesco.
Sore left knee
I was slowly stirring when the Metal Fairy came past with his bl**dy megaphone just before 9am. :grumpy:
I looked outside, and the Uni students have flooded the road and pavement with their cars yet again.
I read yesterday that Resident Only Parking will NOT be allowed if the majority of homes have off-road parking. That's in the Traffic Regulation Order law, so I have no idea why the process to bring it in here is still happening.
Popped after the shopping and manic traffic.
OK
I was woken in the wee hours by a repeated loud tapping. I thought it was someone using a hammer, but a neighbour said he heard it too. It was someone knocking hard on a door somewhere.
Then a robot called at 8:06 to say that the council will be doing gas safety checks, but the date and time were scrambled.
No sign of the binmen yet. It's the return of the green bins, so maybe they are picking up full loads that have accumulated over the winter.
The central heating woke me at 7, then the squealing bin lorry appeared minutes later. :grumpy:
OIK
I managed a short nap. :bed:
I have things to do in the garden, but even the hot sunshine is not calling me.
OL
I was woken by shouting in the street not long after dawn. But I managed to drop off again. :bed:
I need a nap. :bed:
OK
I woke, got bored, got up at 9:25, thinking it was probably much later.
Twice I tried for a nap, but twice I was woken by deliveries.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on March 22, 2025, 09:40:50 AMI woke, got bored, got up at 9:25, thinking it was probably much later.
Ditto.
OK
I was woken just after 9 by the metal fairy on his megaphone. :grumpy:
A very shiny Audi TT was parked opposite my car, but something looked wrong. I walked over and saw that all 4 low-profile tyres were totally flat, and it had obviously been driven on its rims for a while. The tyres were a mess too.
I wrote a note "DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR, IT HAS FOUR FLAT TYRES".
I was about to put it under the wiper when a tiny, irate lady shouted "NO NOT TOUCH MY CAR!!"
She stormed over, so I just handed her the note, She didn't even glance at it, but just got into the car and roared off at speed with the wheels screaming.
I wonder how long before she wraps it around a lamppost?
Wet from the shower
A really good kip until the Meta Fairy appeared. :grumpy:
35 minutes on hold to the council to give them a 30-second message that they won't accept via email or chat. :grumpy:
OK
The sound of the recycled glass being poured into a truck woke me. The next thing I knew, it was after 11. :o :o :o
I was woken by the chimes of the local ice cream van at 7:50, then they sounded again at 8:10. ???
I had to get up anyway to drive the missus for her GP appointment.
We got there, the receptionist said there was no appointment for her, so the missus showed the appointment slip she had been given. That was declared "an error" and she was give another slot in 2 weeks' time!
OK
My thoughts are all fuzzy today, as if I haven't slept for days. ???
Sort of OK
I woke, got up, saw the time, wished I'd stayed in bed. :bed:
A short nap after lunch sorted me out. :bed:
Woke up far to early
A new one today: I was woken by a loud voice, "This vehicle is turning left!" It went on for ages!!! :grumpy:
My nap was welcome. :bed:
Tried to sleep in, but failed
I woke before noon, feeling great.
OK
I was woken by the Council robot at 9:01 telling us we have a gas inspection next week. :grumpy:
A half hour nap did me a lot of good. :bed:
OK
My bodyclock is not accepting BST this year. I was in the Land of Nod until the metal fairy's megaphone woke me a little after 10:30.
OK
The bin lorry woke me, but I dropped-off until after 10 again.
OK
I slept until almost 10 again.
OK
OK
Something woke me at exactly 6:30, but I drifted in-and-out until just before 10.
OK
I tried for a Sunday lie-in, but quickly got bored.
OK
:taf:
No chance of a nap due to the boiler checks and Lidl shopping.
OK
I was woken by the metal fairy and his loudhailer. :grumpy:
Now there is a jetwasher in action, a nearby gymkhana and someone with a chainsaw.
I had a lovely nap, then didn't want to get up. :bed:
Shower has woken me up a bit
7:25: woken by the trash compactor
8:05 woken by glass being poured into a truck.
8:25 woken again by someone shouting at their mobile phone in the street.
Really weary now, so I'll try for a nap after teatime. :bed:
OK
I gt the missus to the GP 5 minutes early, but she still had to wait 45 minutes to be seen.
I had a short lay-down before getting active in the garden.
Oddly, I am not suffering after my exertions yesterday. I woke during an odd, vivid dream.
OK
My lower back muscles are complaining a bit. :old:
OK
I woke just after 8, thought "Sod it" and dropped-off again for a couple of hours. :bed:
I thought it was dogs at first, but realised it was the Tesco gulls at 6:35. :grumpy:
OK
:taf: I woke to the sound of the gulls again, but dropped-off for a short while.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on April 14, 2025, 08:25:22 AM:taf: I woke to the sound of the gulls again, but dropped-off for a short while.
Ditto.
A nap was welcome. The darkness today is most tiring.
OK
I heard the binmen after being woken a couple of times by the rain, but nothing has been collected. ???
I woke in the same position that I fell asleep in. I had the most bizarre waking dream about looking for a group of people as I walked around London. ???
Weary
ASDA is doing 1 kid's meal for £1, so the cafe was a madhouse.
OK
The roar of the rain woke me around 5am, but the next thing I knew it was well after 10am. :bed:
My attempt at naps were disturbed by deliveries and odd people turning up at our door looking for "Lucy". ???
OK
I woke, got bored, got up.
I tried for a nap, but the lad was in loud giggle mode.
Well I'm up
At 10:30 I was half awake when the doorbell rang. It was an elderly neighbour who couldn't open 2 childproof containers.
weary
Me too, the rain woke me at 5 and just kept on lashing down.
A short nap didn't help much. :bed:
OK
The noisy street-sweeper truck did its first pass just after 8, and it came back at least 4 more times before 9.
OK
Late to bed, woken by the bin lorry's flashing lights at 3am, then the lad giggling just after 8. I'm knackered.
Weary aqgan
I woke several times, the last one was the Metal Fairies with their megaphone just before 9. :grumpy:
We went to a chippy for lunch. They were having a new price list display commissioned.
There were the current prices on leaflets on the counter. The lad chose 6 chicken strips at £2.80.
Then the display went live. And 6 chicken strips were marked as £3.40. The jumbo sausage had jumped from £1.90 to £2.20, and chips from £2.80 to £3.40.
I decided not to buy anything.
OK
I woke too early, but dropped-off until a reasonable hour.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on April 25, 2025, 09:18:31 AMI woke too early, but dropped-off until a reasonable hour.
Ditto.
Weary, Tesco was jammed.
OK
I drifted in-and-out since before dawn, and eventually got up after 10.
OK
A squeal of tyres as a car came around a tight bend. A THUMP as it hit the speed bump. Then a graunching sound as it slowed to a stop, sliding on one of its front wheels that had detached. I turned to see the driver looking quite shocked but unhurt.
A queue of cars was already forming behind him, but there's no way through until the car is removed.
Spring Break is over, and the road is already packed with Uni student cars, with more circling looking for a parking place.
A post-lunch nap was very welcome. :bed:
OK
Why do young people like to slam their car doors? It was like a drum section out there soon after 8. :grumpy:
A 6am start is not nice after all the lie-ins.
OK
The early start is already making me fade.
These 2 early starts are going to make me weary.
Shattered
OK had more sleep last night
Quote from: Tâf on May 01, 2025, 08:00:45 AMThese 2 early starts are going to make me weary.
Not enough for me to wake later this morning. :grumpy:
OK
I woke to silence, got bored, got up, then saw it was just after 9am.
OK
Woozy, but it felt like a good night's sleep.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on May 04, 2025, 09:50:33 AMWoozy, but it felt like a good night's sleep.
Ditto.
Quote from: Tâf on May 03, 2025, 08:32:42 AMI woke to silence, got bored, got up, then saw it was just after 9am.
Ditto.
OK
The electric bin trucks must be back in use, as I didn't hear them empty the black bins. But I did hear the glass being poured into steel hoppers just after 10. So I slept almost 10 hours after no nap yesterday.
My nap was total oblivion. I had no idea where or when I was when I woke.
I'm up, but a bit woozy.
Same here
I got the food processor out, I have never used it before. I tried to put on the lid, but it wouldn't go on. A quick look showed that the locating lug was snapped off and jammed into the place where it hits the safety switch.
2 months out of warranty.
OK
I was woken by the Tesco gulls just after 4, but eventually dropped-off again until a decent hour.
The post-lunch nap was 100% kip. :bed:
OK
Up just after 9 as I knew I would never drop off again.
OK
I woke before 9, but decided to have a short lie-in.
A short nap would have lasted hours if the missus didn't wake me. :bed:
OK
I'm up, not feeling rested though.
No nap yet as I have been busy, busy, busy.
The GP says the missus' script was collected by Tesco on the 7th. Tesco says they didn't collect any on the 7th.
We cannot request a new copy of the script by phone, as they class that as a "repeat prescription request".
So the missus has to go in person to see the receptionist, who will pass a note to the GP, who will take 48 hours to sign a new one. Then it will be collected by Tesco "at some point" and be available to collect "in about 2 days".
OK
The Tesco gulls woke me several times after dawn. :grumpy:
Ok
Minutes after I arranged a copy of the missus' script to be sent out, Tesco called to say that they had found the original, and the item was ready to collect.
:grumpy:
I was woken by the loud squealing of the bin truck's compactor. :grumpy:
Pooped, despite a short nap.
The gulls woke me before 5, the next thing I knew, the phone was ringing just before 10.
Really weary today
OK
I was woken several times during the night, so was not feeling at my best when I eventually got up.
Totally pooped. I only just managed to pick up the missus and then get the lad to the dentist with a minute to spare.
Then the traffic was manic all over my route.
OK slept a bit better last night
Quote from: Tâf on May 16, 2025, 09:10:43 AMI was woken several times during the night, so was not feeling at my best when I eventually got up.
Ditto.
I just finished sealing the shed doors when someone lit a fire and the air was filled with paper ash that settled all over them. :grumpy:
Well I'm up
I swapped to a cooler quilt and woke feeling a bit more rested.
Pooped, I'm not a young DIYer any more. :old:
OK
My lower back is complaining about the past exertions of the past couple of days. But at least I slept well.
OK
I was woken before 8 by a reversing truck beeper. :grumpy:
The binmen did their first visit of 4 before 7am this morning, but they were a lot quieter than usual.
We have waited 4 weeks to have the roof gutters and downpipes unblocked. The team is due this morning, but one of their rules is that they can't use wet ladders. And it's raining.
Rubbish nights sleep
After waiting 4 dry weeks to get the gutters and downpipes unblocked, we just had a council worker turn up and say that he is not allowed to climb his ladder if it is wet. So he booked us in for another day, in 28 days time.
Someone has been using a chainsaw since before 8. :grumpy:
Better nights sleep but weary
OK
I slept well and woke gently. But I feel tired. ???
Tried to lie in but failed
I'm in the bathroom queue. The lad decided to get in there and set up camp. :grumpy:
OK
After 2 early evening beers with my old mate yesterday, I slept like a log last night. :bed:
I had a short nap before walking over to Aldi. Now I feel in need of another.
OK
I've had enough of this wind. :grumpy:
Lower back stiffness, I feel old. :old:
OK
I woke before 8, the next thing I knew, it was nearly 11. :o
I need to do the recycling triage, but the wind is too strong for that. :grumpy:
OK
I was woken by a car horn at 5:58, then I was about to drift off again, when it sounded again, followed by someone shouting in Urdu.
:grumpy:
No time for a nap, so I'm a tad weary.
I actually overslept with no disturbances.
Feeling really weary today
No rain yet, but it's awfully humid. The kitchen was a place to avoid.
Rubbish nights sleep
I was woken around half 5 by Jackdaws having a barney. The next thing I knew, it was almost 11. :o
A good night's sleep and no early wake-up.
Better nights sleep
OM
I was woken at exactly 5am again, but dropped-off immediately.
Lidl was packed worse than pre-Xmas.
OK
The drive to the garage was all stop-start. 50 minutes for 3 miles.
Then the new bus station was in a flap as the computerised displays were all wrong, with staff running back-and-forth trying to give the correct info.
Slept in longer this morning
The squall downpour woke me, but I dropped off for a bit more kip. :bed:
OK
Pass#3 of 4 of the binmen have happened, only the glass collection woke me, but I fell asleep again quickly.
The sound of cars driving through puddles woke me around 6am.
Lousy atrocious nights sleep
I managed to grab a short nap before nipping over to Aldi for stuff for the missus.
I was woken at 6am again. I bet it's a car horn. :grumpy:
Better than yesterday
Ok
I slept like a log and woke at half nine with a dripping nose and an urgent desire to empty my bowels. That curry was so spicy!
OK
I drifted in-and-out for ages, then got bored and got up.
OK
I went back to bed after seeing the wind is still here. :grumpy:
I asked a council bod about the best stuff to kill Marestails. He had a look and said they were actually Horsetails as they have "flowers" (spore pods). He said the stuff I already had would do the trick, probably better than the stuff he is issued with. The council would spray them, but for a fee of £160 +VAT and 3 visits. And they would lean on our poor neighbour to kill his infestation ASAP, to the point of threatening prosecution.
A post-shopping nap was very necessary. :bed:
Ok
This early start has me all weary already.
Every time I tried for a nap, someone rang the doorbell. :grumpy:
OK
No binmen yet, so I slept right through until a text message arrived on my phone that I thought was turned off.
I zonked-out after lunchtime. :bed:
The binmen woke me just after 6am. A day late, but still as noisy. :grumpy:
Dozy
OK
I slept like a log until I was woken by a truck reversing sounder. Over and over and over.... and before 8am!
Another afternoon lie-down turned into a 45-minute snooze. :bed:
Shattered, it was to hot to sleep well las night, bedroom was 29c when I went to be
Quote from: Mike on June 14, 2025, 08:35:07 AMShattered, it was to hot to sleep well las night, bedroom was 29c when I went to be
We had every upstairs window open until bedtime, mainly due to the humidity.
I woke thinking it was Sunday, so had a lie-in. ???
Another lousy nights sleep, still to hot
Quote from: Mike on June 15, 2025, 08:33:36 AMAnother lousy nights sleep, still to hot
Ditto, I'm usually not wearing jammy tops at this time of year, perhaps now is the time to ditch them.
I had a short nap, then a relaxing shower. I feel all the better for both.
OK slept better last night
A cooler night with jammies.
Chainsaws and disk cutters since after 8, and a loud crew shouting instructions back and forth. :grumpy:
Phonecall at 2pm:
"I will be arriving in 30 minutes to inspect the condition of your landlord's property as part of our contract".
"NOPE! The timing is not acceptable for us. Please comply with the landlord's covenant, and give us 24 hours' written notice of any visit by a landlord's agent.
"I'll drop off a note this afternoon, and inspect tomorrow".
"Nope! The timing is nor acceptable to us. Please ask now to arrange a visit, then supply us with a written notice at least 24 hours beforehand".
"Next Tuesday?"
"OK, I await your written notice".
Sweaty. The walk to Aldi was awful with the wind dragging heat about over the tarmac.
Hot
I got up very early as the wind was supposed to be zero for a few hours. That meant I could spray the Horsetails. But it's bl**dy windy again. :grumpy:
It was a real struggle to get working instead of taking a nap.
OK
I feel oddly elated that I got to spray the Horsetails. I hope it does the job.
As I got home after dropping the missus at her clinic, the recycling truck was heading our way. In front was a guy in a shirt with tie, wearing an odd helmet with 2 cameras on it, and he was riding an electric trike.
He kept stopping and looking inside the red bags (metal and plastic waste), then putting stickers on most.
He put a sticker on ours, so as he rode off, I went and read it:
"REJECTED ITEMS! Only plastic bottles and their caps can be accepted as plastic waste. All other plastic items must now go in your black bin".
I tore it up and the bag was emptied with no fuss.
If they want to pick-and-choose what they accept, they should give us ample warning.
:grumpy:
I woke far too warm, but at least I slept well enough.
Shattered to hot to sleep
:hot:
Slept better but still shatterd
That was a long, hot night with the windows open. Traffic starts very early near here.
:hot:
Hot
I was woken at 3:10 by the Tesco gulls, then again later, followed by Magpies machine-gunning. :grumpy:
A good kip, and I awoke during a vivid dream about preparing a van for a trip. ???
Shattered again, to hot to sleep properly
OK
I really didn't want to get out of bed this morning. :bed:
I really need a nap. :bed:
OK
A bit of drizzle, and the roads are full of idiots. >:(
A nap was almost a few hours' kip. :bed:
I had a good sleep, and no binmen to wake me.
i had a bad nights sleep
Very sweaty. The one time a bit of wind would come in handy.
I woke before 9, rolled over, and it was suddenly after 11. :o
Weary
Weary again, tried to have a lie in but the bladder wouldn't let me
I woke amid a vivid dream, got bored, got up. But it was after 9, so I did well.
OK
I woke up during another vivid dream, all hot and bothered.
Yesterday, Silver was sleeping on the pavement when a neighbour thought she was a kitten in distress. Then them next door called me over asking if the kitten she was holding was ours.
"No, it's one of your cats that ran away, but eventually adopted us 15 years ago".
Half an hour later, we realised that Silver was nowhere to be found. She hadn't even arrived for bedtime after dark.
Pol had a search around, and I did the same this morning.
I mentioned that she was missing to the neighbour who thought she had been a kitten in distress, and half an hour later she came over to show me a photo on a local FB page.
It was Silver, so she messaged the poster, and she came here to say she had picked her up as she seemed weak and dishevelled. That is how she always looks, especially at her advanced age.
So we walked back to collect her.
She is now on house arrest for a while, and is not happy about it!
Weary
I first woke after 10, rolled over, and it was suddenly lunchtime! :o
OK
I woke, tied in knots in the summer quilt just after 4.
Too hot to nap. :hot: :bed:
Well I'm up
My legs were cocooned in the quilt when I woke up.
Slept a bit better last night
I was woken by the electric bin-lorry's strobe lights just after 4. Then by the crashing of the glass recycling before 8, and then by magpies scrapping with the jackdaws after that. I feel sooooo weary.
I woke at stupid o'clock, but dropped-off until a reasonable hour.
OK
:bed:
Weary
I slept well but still feel weary.
A short nap helped. :bed:
OK
Silver refused to come in last evening, so I had a soggy cat on the doorstep this morning, moaning about being wet.
But I slept well enough.
OK
I ignored the clock until I got bored and got up.
OK
Somehow I have managed to be last in the bathroom queue, and now the lad has slipped in. :grumpy:
OK
I'm more "with it" this morning.
OK
The binmen woke me, but it was close to the time I had to get up.
I buzzcut the lad's hair. He went from greasy rocker to Ali Baba as his beard is till intact. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I was woken by repeated honks of a car horn at 6am. :grumpy:
Then I had a robot phonecall at 8 to say that someone is en route to clean the gutters and downpipes. Still no sign of them.
Weary
The council guys arrived almost 2 hours after we were told they were on their way.
They vacuumed the gutters and left. Their work order did not mention the blocked downpipes or drains.
:grumpy:
Awake
Despite the heat, I woke under the quilt. That didn't continue.
Hot
Sleeping with windows open is not easy when you have a dickhead driving past again and again playing loud music from about 5am to 6am. :grumpy:
Then I could hear Silver out the front being territorial with something. Pol brought her in after seeing her facing-off a big dog-fox.
Hot
It felt OK when I stirred after 5am, but it felt so humid at 8am, that I had to get up and dry off.
:hot: the Aldi car park was like walking across the Sahara.
OK
I was woken by noises outside from about 6am. :grumpy:
Rubbish nights sleep
I woke at a reasonable hour, but then stated yawning....
Sore twisted quickly on the stairs last night and fell down them
Quote from: Mike on July 16, 2025, 09:00:23 AMSore twisted quickly on the stairs last night and fell down them
Time to slow down, Mike!
I was woken by the first pass of the bin lorry just after 7am.
I was awake at 5am, couldn't drop off again, so got up just after 8am.
Side still very sore
Side still very sore
I was awake around 5am again, but managed to drop off until a reasonable hour.
Something woke me at 6am today, but I fell asleep immediately until 8, got bored, got up.
Still very sore, but managed to sleep in
Awake
I woke at a reasonable hour, but quickly realised that a lie-in would be impossible, so I got up just as someone started making a racket with a disk-cutter.
A post-lunch siesta was glorious. :bed:
I was wide awake from 5am again. ???
So so
I thought Lidl would be calm as it's the school holiday, but it was full of kids!
OK
I hardly got any sleep at all due to what happened to our elderly cat, Silver.
Well I'm up
The binmen have only just done their first pass of 3.
I slept well last night, but still had a nightmare that woke me.
Everyone is supposed to be up and tidying-up before the house inspection at 2pm. But it's only me so far. :grumpy:
OK
I had a short nap, and woke wondering if it was morning or evening. ???
OK
A neighbour is having a loft conversion. The hammering started at 8 on the dot. That was the end of my kip.
The little girl who had taken to making a fuss of Silver on the pavement has walked past a few times since Monday. She looked into the garden, under our car and looked dejected that she could not find her.
Her mother stopped this time and asked where Silver was. When I told her that she had been run over in almost the same spot where she was standing, her reply was "How the hell do you run something over on the pavement?"
:'( :'( :'( :'(
OK
Woozy.
Absolutely shattered after lunch. I lay down and dropped-off in minutes. :bed:
Well I'm up
Awake at 9, thought "Sod it" and rolled-over for an extra hour. :bed:
OK
I have been trying to decide on a driving route today so that I can get everything done in the shortest time and distance. But my brain is being a bit uncooperative this morning.
Tired
I woke at a silly hour, but soon dropped-off until a decent time.
I was half-awake when pass 1 of 4 of the binmen happened just before 7.
OK
:taf:
A good night's kip, but I feel a bit woozy.
Shattered today
It felt calming to be laid on the bed during a deluge from the sky.
OK
I woke yawning and in need of a good stretch.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on August 01, 2025, 09:38:29 AMI woke yawning and in need of a good stretch.
Ditto, the Metal Fairies woke me too early yelling into their megaphone. :grumpy:
OK
It felt like I woke many times during the night.
OK
Something woke me not long after I went to bed, but I soon fell asleep, but woke too early.
There was such a kerfuffle at the Lidl till that I forgot scan the app code properly, so I missed out on the 10% off. But back home, the missus gave me the list that she had worked on for days. Easily £100 of stuff to buy at Lidl this evening.
And 20% off cakes and bread after 7pm!
No nap so far, but I feel energised, far more than usual.
OK
Something woke me just before dawn. Sleep was impossible after that. :grumpy:
A post-lunch nap was a total necessity. :bed:
OK
The binmen were using the noisiest diesel truck at stupid o#'clock. :grumpy:
I woke several times during the night, so don't feel well-rested this morning.
Shattered no sleep last night
37 minutes on hold to the council repairs hotline, only to be told that the repair job for the blocked drain was cancelled due to a computer error.
I was fast asleep when the council drain bods turned-up unannounced at 8:05. So I'm awake now, but totally woozy.
Slept a little better last night
I flaked out totally after lunch. :bed:
I was woken a couple of times during the night, and then woke during a vivid dream. I got bored and got up.
OK
OK
I woke, ignored the clock.
I woke, ignored the clock.
I woke, ignored the clock.
I woke, ignored the clock.
I woke, checked the clock.
11:25 :o :o :o :o
Better nights sleep
Something woke me at 4am, then I had trouble getting a deep sleep.
I am about to take a short nap, as I have been so busy to take one this afternoon. :bed:
Well I'm up
An awful night's sleep, so much so that I didn't want to get up.
Too hot to nap.
OK
I thought it was going to be a hot and sweaty night, but I dropped-off immediately and only woke at 6:10 when the binmen were emptying bottles and jars into a steel bin. :grumpy:
And then I realised that I felt cold, so pulled up the quilt. It's 26c in here!
I napped for a good half hour. :bed:
Zonked
Awake
I woke at stupid o'clock but rolled-over for a while. :bed:
I need a nap. :bed:
Sort of awake
I was awoken at 2, then again far too early.
Too hot to nap.
OK
I was woken bang on 7am by the automated Gull Distress Signal being blasted out of the speakers on Tesco's roof.
Then a while later by a crying baby in the street, followed by squealing kids on bikes flying back-and-forth until I got up, and it suddenly stopped.
Sort of awake
I got bored, so got up, then I saw it wasn't early at all.
I got to lie down for a bit, but a proper nap is on the cards soon.
Sort of awake
I didn't want to get up. :bed:
Terrible nights sleep
I was woken at exactly 6am, the seconds later I heard why.... a taxi beeped his horn again. :grumpy:
I hardly heard the binmen as they are using the electric truck again.
Knackered.
Another poor night's sleep
The short nap was very necessary. :bed:
So so
I was laid there half awake when the metal fairies went past with their "Any old iron" blasting out. :grumpy:
OK
That was a lousy night's sleep. :-\
Sweaty, it's awfully humid today.
OK
Something woke me around dawn, and after that I just lingered in bed until I got bored.
I had a nap, woke all sweaty, so took a shower and nearly fell asleep again. :bed:
OK
Quote from: Tâf on August 24, 2025, 10:46:05 AMSomething woke me around dawn, and after that I just lingered in bed until I got bored.
Ditto.
I lay down for half an hour, but didn't even close my eyes.
Zonked
Me too, I was first woken around 2am, then dropped-off for short periods after that. ???
Still zonked
The roads were full of lunatics. An electric bike passed between me and a lorry, and it was going the wrong way!
All set to pick up one of Pol's friends from the airport tomorrow morning. It's been on the family calendar for weeks.
"OOPS! It's not tomorrow but the next day....".
I took the lad to buy shoes. He tried on the first pair. OK. And he wandered away. I chose shoes and slippers for myself, paid for them, then spent 10 minutes looking for him in the shop. He was sat on the floor in the ladies' aisle.
Something woke me not long after 5am again, and I just lay there until I got bored.
Sill shattered
The guy who is supposed to be visiting Pol from Belgium, who she has known online for over 5 years, has suddenly ghosted her. He said weeks ago that he had prebooked a hotel and flight, but now he hasn't replied to her in a few days.
Will he turn up?
Slept in a bit
I decided that if Pol's online friend didn't contact her before I went to bed, I would assume he wasn't coming. The next hour or so will prove me right or wrong.
No sign of her visitor, and Pol is taking it hard.
I fell into a deep sleep instead of a short nap. :bed:
OK
Pol opened up to her Mum. The Flemish guy had been going on-and-on about getting a rented house in England, with the 2 of them living off her Disabled Benefits, whilst he could stop work and live off Carers Allowance. No rent or council tax to pay, and when they had kids they would get more government money. Pol thought he was just fantasising.
But the moment she said that I would collect him from the airport, and he could visit our home before booking into the hotel, his messages stopped dead.
Another weirdo I reckon.
The short nap was lovely. :bed:
Just about awake
A horrible night, waking over-and-over. I finally couldn't get comfy, so I got up.
Quote from: Tâf on August 31, 2025, 10:04:23 AMA horrible night, waking over-and-over. I finally couldn't get comfy, so I got up.
Ditto.
I had a phone call from the same lady 3 times yesterday, and already once this morning.
"Hello I am your local energy consultant. I understand you are the owner of the house".
"Nope, I rent"
"OK, sorry to disturb you".
So so
It was hot and humid in Lidl again.
Groggy
I was about to go to bed when the police helicopter arrived about 200 yards away with its searchlight on one of the tower blocks where we used to live. It was really noisy as it was so low. No chance of sleep until it left.
For the first time in absolute ages, there is not a breath of wind out there. It feels eerie.
I only woke too early once, but then it was suddenly after 10. :o
Still annoyed with P&O
So so
A restless night. Cars driving through the puddles finally made enough noise to get me to give up and get up.
OK
I think it's time to get out the winter quilt, as I felt quite chilled this morning.
The nap was lovely. :bed:
OK
Quote from: Tâf on September 03, 2025, 09:31:28 AMI only woke too early once, but then it was suddenly after 10. :o
Ditto, it was the metal-fairy that woke me finally, gibberish over a loudspeaker.
I was awake before 6, but dropped-off again until a reasonable hour.
OK
Sweaty, the kitchen hot and steamy even with the doors and windows open.
Even before 8am, the traffic was dense and full of nutters.
Awake
Lidl was packed with schoolkids as they have changed their lunchtimes yet again. But at least they headed for the self-checkouts.
The nap was more of a collapse onto the mattress.
Another lousy nights sleep
I woke in a tangle of quilt, so I must have had a mobile night.
The nap after shopping was short, but very much warranted. I was knackered! :bed:
Another appalling nights sleep
I was half-awake, but comfy, when the glass bins were poured into a truck. The actual black bin pass was almost silent.
Slept better, not brilliant but better
I was wide awake around 4am, the next thing I knew it was the alarm getting me up at 8:30.
Sort of OK
The roar of rain woke me a few times. :grumpy:
OK
I really felt the need of a winter quilt this morning. A few friends around the UK put their heating on yesterday!
Stuffed.
Slept better last night
Bedsocks made me more comfortable, but I still woke too early, got bored and got up.
OK
The wind in the trees woke me well before dawn, and the noise kept me awake for ages.
A nap is imminent. :bed:
OK
I slept really well, but was woken at 6am again.
Abysmal nights sleep
Quote from: Tâf on September 16, 2025, 08:58:26 AMI slept really well, but was woken at 6am again.
Ditto, I think a taxi is beeping its horn again. :grumpy:
But I did drop off again, and no binmen have been, so I slept well until almost 9:30.
The binmen were very late as they had to abandon collections the other day due to the wind.
And guess what? They came and woke me from my afternoon nap! :grumpy:
I was woken at 2:40, then again at exactly 6, so I'm knackered.
OK
Sweaty.
Weary
I was woken by sounds indoors and also out in the street. Far too early of course. :grumpy:
I tried to send off the lad's unused TIVO, but the shop's scanner hasn't worked for "weeks" and the other two I could get to are also dead.
OK
A sudden awakening due to a reversing beeper at 8am. Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep .......
I tried for a nap, but there was too much noise outside. Cars, workmen, kids, dogs...
So so
It was a fitful sleep. I seemed to be awake more than asleep.
Zonked
I woke early, rolled over and had a nice lie-in. :bed:
Builders were slamming their van doors at 8 this morning. :grumpy:
And the Uni students are back, and the roads and pavements are packed with cars already.
OK
It was just dawn when the sound of glass being poured into a metal bin woke me.
Weary
Oddly, I don't feel that I need a nap. ???
Awake
Another fitful night, and then the racket started outside at 8. Builders hammering, trucks reversing, and students slamming their car doors and yakking as they congreated to walk over to the Uni.
No time for a nap so far.... I'm fading fast. :bed:
SAo so
I woke after dawn to the sound of van alarms being rest over and over. :grumpy:
A nap was curtailed after a few minutes. :-\
Well I'm up
I was woken at exactly 6am again. :grumpy:
OK
I was woken at 6am again, then the mother next door started shouting "SHUT UP!" at her yappy dogs from around 7:30. :grumpy:
An afternoon nap was demanded by my body. :bed:
I'm awake!
Woken at 6am again. ???
I need a nap. :bed:
A lovely sleep. I only woke at 8:30, then rolled-over for a lie-in until yakking in the street woke me again after 9.
That was followed by a full-on verbal battle between a resident and a Uni student parking his car.
OK managed a bit of a lie in as well
I found out this afternoon why I wasn't woken at 6am. The guy who normally has a go at the bl**dy taxi drivers has been on permanent nights for a while, so he hadn't heard the car horn for a while. But he did yesterday, his first full night's sleep in ages.
He ripped the driver a new one, surrounded by a multitude of South Asian young men who were on a shift change.
No 6am wake-up, in fact no noisy binmen either, so it was a decent kip.
OK
I woke, got bored, got up, and was surprised to see it was almost 10am.
I just checked the Premium Bonds.
The twins got nothing.
The missus got £225.
I got £300.
Tired today
I had a nice, though short, nap. :bed:
Weary again
I woke too early and didn't drop off again, so I'm already shattered.
A student parked her car fully on the road outside our home. Almost immediately, a guy also parked fully on the road, but on the opposite side.
It only took a couple of minutes before a van driver folded their wing mirrors so that he could get by.
A little while later a skip lorry arrived and started honking his horn and shouting out of his window. He was on the phone to the police when the first driver returned, got an earful of very colourful language, and drove off at speed.
The wind in the tress woke me a few times.
Actually manages to sleep in a bit
A short nap was disturbed by the noise of the wind.
OK
I woke before dawn, but dropped-off again for a while.
I woke too early, so had a lie-in. :bed:
OK
Ready for a nap, but I still have loads of things to get done.
Tired, rough nights sleep last night, always the same after my Flu jab
No nap yesterday, so after being woken before dawn again, I am not surprised that the next thing I knew it was almost 11am.
No nap, so I'm very weary.
So so
I was woken at 6am again, then at 7 by the glass recycling truck. And since 8, contractors across the road have been trying to remove the old cast iron soil pipe with hammers, saws and some swearing.
OK
I woke before dawn again, but had a short lie-in.
I went out like a light for an hour's nap. :bed:
I was woken just after 4am, then slept until after 8. Currys are due to deliver our new gas hob and leccy oven today, but their website didn't update the order as dispatched until I had a webchat with them.
OK
Curry's system fell down, so the items were marked as ordered, but not dispatched. That caused the tracking system to do nothing. I had to chat with a guy with a thick accent in India to get it sorted. Now it's 20 minutes away. The old oven is out, the hob disconnected from the mains, so their job will be a lot easier.
Awake
I had a short nap, and it did the trick.
Slept in a bit
I had a short lie-in, but got bored as usual.
In early September, several locals attended a meeting about Resident Parking Permits.
The first thing they were told was "Resident Parking Schemes will not be installed in areas where a majority of properties benefit from off‐street parking".
Only a tiny handful of homes do not have "off-street parking", and those that are still Council Houses will have off-road parking installed "soon".
But last Thursday we all got letters stating that work to make the area Resident Parking Only will start shortly. This change of rules was made after input from the Emergency and Sanitation Services, after their vehicles were often blocked by excess parked cars.
Only 2 passes are available per home, and there are several homes here where they have 4 cars!
A few who have multiple cars went door-to-door to ask people to sign a petition demanding that the scheme not be implemented. They also demanded that pavement parking not require a parking permit. They had very little success.
We all know that once the restrictions are in place, the problem parking will just move further away, snarling up the whole area again. But the council already has plans to extend the area further, and further, and further.
The problem is mostly caused by Uni students parking here, and a notice put up in the main building has already caused panic amongst the students.
Watch out for the creeping charges, we have resident parking, but they brought in a charge for permits this year
Quote from: Mike on October 13, 2025, 09:01:06 AMWatch out for the creeping charges, we have resident parking, but they brought in a charge for permits this year
The letter says it's £20 for the first permit per year, £30 for the second, but their official website says £35 for the first, £90 for the second!!! And Visitor Permits are £30 per 850 hours (only useable via a smartphone app).
I was woken by a call from the Currys' gas fitter to say he was 10 minutes away!
Mad panic ensued to get ready..... but at least we now have the new hob installed.
I was about to leave the local Lidl when I heard a loud squeal of brakes and a few car horns. I looked out of the window to see a tatty white car racing off after obviously ignoring the temporary traffic lights.
I walked to my car in the car park under the shop, and noticed a large white mark on the rear offside of my car. As I quickly inspected the damage, 2 women came over and told me that a woman in a white car had hit mine, got out to see what she had done, got back into her car, shot forward hitting it again, then drove off at a rapid pace.
I asked what the driver looked like and one of the ladies said she didn't want to be considered "racist", the other agreed with her and they walked off. ???
Luckily, the white mess on my car was white emulsion paint! It washed-off easily, but there are several scrape marks in my car's bodywork. No cameras in the car park.
Awake I think
I woke, rolled-over and had a lie-in. :bed:
Despite the lie-in, I needed a short nap after lunch. :bed:
I was woken before dawn by the sound of someone knocking on a door, but it wasn't on our door.
The next thing I knew, it was students yakking outside about a party they were organising for the coming weekend.
No sign of the binmen yet. ???
Slept in a bit t5o 9am
The binmen turned up around noon, but left half the street untouched, as the truck was full. It took 2 hours before thy returned.
I was just about to take a nap when they returned, making a racket.
I was woken by noisy magpies, but I had to get up anyway, so I beat the alarm clock.
Well I'm up
Awake
Pol brought a cold home. She passed it to her Mum, then I got the sniffles. The lad was sneezing yesterday.
The missus got her flu jab yesterday, but Pol and I have to wait until perhaps after xmas!!! :o :o
The lad doesn't qualify for a free one this year, but they will be available "soon" at Tesco for £16. :o :o
OK
I had a lie-in as it was so quiet.
OK
I was woken by the sound of cars riving through puddles, and by next doors' dogs yapping outside. I tried for a lie-in, but gave up quickly.
A nap was necessary. :bed:
Well I'm up
Rain lashing the bedroom windows woke me, but I almost fell asleep again when a neighbour rang our doorbell to ask if I wanted a beer that she "accidentally" bought. ???
I thought I had a good sleep, but just noticed that I managed to flip the quilt upside down and turn it 90 degrees. ???
Twice I tried for a nap. Twice I was disturbed by someone at the door.
Tired, ruddy fireworks going off to 3qam for Diwali
The lad woke me around 2am as he moved about. Looking for snacks, probably.
Then a noise outside woke me around 8. But the next thing I knew, it was after half 10. :o
OK
The bin lorry woke me at 7:10. It was the noisy diesel one, not the leccy one that is supposed to be used before 8.
I needed to be up to accept a parcel, but I didn't need to be awake before 7. :grumpy:
OK
Bladder got me up again
That aspect of growing older hasn't affected me yet.
I woke too early, but dropped-off again into a bizarre vivid dream.
Locals are getting mad.
The Public Consultation and information letters about Resident Permit Parking costs were based on a stock letter from 2020.
The actual costs are now far higher, and the council is refusing to abide by the costs that residents were told would apply.
And many did not realise that to park on their own drive would be free, but to park outside another house (of a friend or relative) would require either an annual Zonal Permit, or Visitor Passes.
The missing meds still haven't been sourced.
OK
Waiting for parcels that go via Royal Mail has become a lottery. :grumpy:
I have deduced that if I lie down for a nap, the doorbell will ring. :grumpy:
OK
The first night with the winter quilt, so I was warm and comfy and enjoying a lie-in when a neighbour powered-up a petrol leaf-blower just after 10. :grumpy:
I was OK wearing a sweatshirt around the house, but the twins and missus said it was time to put the heating on.
So I tripped it on.... and only the circulation pump is running. I can frig it to start burning gas, but that only lasts for about 10 seconds.
Time to call a fixer.
OK
Uni students woke me at 8:25, yakking in the street about some meeting today.
During the colonoscopy interview, I mentioned that we had to wait until after xmas for our flu jabs. The nurse said she had access to our GP's booking system, saw loads of spare slots, so booked us in for 10th November.
OK
I woke a couple of times during the night, then a robot phone call got me out of bed at 8:05. :grumpy:
After dropping Pol off at her clinic. I tried for a short nap. She rang to be collected after only 20 minutes, as she was the only one that had arrived for the clinic.
The boiler repairman could arrive at any time after 8:30. So I set an alarm, woke 5 minutes before it was due to sound, and the clock has vanished. ??? 5 minutes later it didn't sound to let me know where it is. ???
Zonked
Me too, traffic has been manic all day.
Quote from: Tâf on October 29, 2025, 08:44:50 AM.....I set an alarm....
Hours later and I still haven't found it. The twins and the missus are as baffled as I am.
OK
The alarm clock went off this morning, and I found it under the cupboard at the foot of the bed. About 4 metres away from where it usually is. ???
Several residents have been going door-to-door about the "war on motorists", i.e. the £90 charge for a second Residents Parking Permit.
The council also dropped a bomb on a few households with letters saying that only ONE off-road parking space is permitted on council house properties. 3 have gravelled the entirety of their front gardens to park 2 or 3 cars on.
Woke up early
I was woken bang on 6 again. Then it was obviously a taxi horn that did it, 'cos a neighbour was out there immediately giving the driver a piece of advice to "SHUT THE F UP!!!"
A late nap, but it was very welcome. :bed:
OK
I slept through until after dawn.
Tired lousy nights sleep
I woke just after 8, rolled over, and the next thing I knew it was after noon.
OK better sleep last night
The road outside the GP was full, so I turned into the pub car park that we are allowed to use. But a white van was parked right across the entrance. The driver looked like he was not going to move until another car pulled up behind me.
He reversed, filling spots 2,3 and 4. I swung around and went into slot 1. The car behind me went into slot 5, blocking the white van in. :rofl:
I was back in a couple of minutes, and the white van driver was sat in his van swearing and gesticulating, so I didn't rush to move my car. :rofl:
I turned left out of the car park. He raced out and turned right, straight into the high kerb on that bit of road. The crumpling sound was the sound of karma getting him. :rofl:
Knackered, I haven't stopped since I went for blood sampling.
I could have slept a bit more, but felt that I had to get up.
OK
OK
No binmen, no taxi horns, no people yakking in the street. So I slept until it almost 10. :bed:
Yet another car blocking a car park, this time on the hospital site. I managed to get through with a few mm to spare, the car that appeared behind me didn't make it, then shot past me and raced off the site.
The badly-parked car was still there when I went back to collect Pol. I stayed out of the carpark as Parking Security was giving it a once-over with a policewoman in tow.
OK
A good kip, but I still feel too weary to take a bus into town to get to the bank.
I need a nap. Going to the city centre was even more boring than ever before. Prices are ridiculous everywhere.
I have just been told that we have lost another 2 comrades from the RAF. Both fit and healthy until one had a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, and the other succumbed to dry drowning in an aircraft on his way back from his first experience of scuba diving. :'(
And I bumped into my oldest friend, he was our neighbour since we moved-in in 1960. He told me he has just had his 3rd chemo for Stage 1 Lung cancer. :'(
OK
I woke too early, cuddled down and woke again at a reasonable hour.
I enjoyed a short nap. :bed:
Tired
The Metal Fairies were out with their megaphone just after 9, disturbing a decent kip.
OK
I woke very sweaty and had to open the quilt for a while.
I had a 5 minute lie-down, then the missus wanted the bed to sort laundry on.
People shouting in the street woke me before 8. It continued for several minutes, but I was unable to understand a thing. ???
Tired
The lad got his flu jab. The nurse said that the Practice was told to give them to disabled adults after an argument in the Arsembly.
For the first time this season, the clinking of the warming central heating pipes woke me at 7am. The next thing I knew, it was after 9 and students were yakking in the street.
OK
OK
I woke, thought "sod it" and settled down for another hour. No noisy binmen yet.
A short nap nearly turned into an afternoon asleep.
Rubbish night's sleep, again
I slept well, and didn't wake until a decent hour.
Nap time incoming.
Pol's PC problem resolved itself when it finally realised it had an Ethernet device without a driver.
The postie rang the doorbell at 8:15. Within a minute, I was back in bed getting comfy again. Retirement has its perks. :bed:
Spam phone call at 8am
OK
I woke at 9:20, rolled-over and the next thing I knew it was 11:20. :bed:
I've not stopped since I got up, so a post-food nap is incoming. :bed:
Well I'm up
Awake after 9 again, but I decided to snuggle down for a bit longer. :bed:
Couldn't sleep last night
Pol had the first GP slot of the day, so was up and noisy not long after 6am.
Then she phoned home just after 8, then rang the doorbell at 8:20 as she forgot her key. :grumpy:
Noisy students before 9 woke me. I had to take my prep drink, so I got up. I found a parcel on the porch, in plain sight of passers-by. My beer order was marked for delivery from noon to 3, so I was on the loo when the first half of it arrived, just dumped on the porch again, with a faint knock at the door but no ring of the bell.
Slept a bit better last nighrt
Just fell asleep
The walking postie rang the doorbell to deliver letters, as Royal Mail had silently stacked the last 5 cases of beer in such a way that he could not access the letterbox.
OK
Quote from: Tâf on November 18, 2025, 10:55:56 AMNoisy students before 9 woke me. I had to take my prep drink, so I got up.
Ditto, and no sign of the binmen yet.
Well I'm up
Jackhammers before 9, then on-and-off since then.
My belly is rumbling. It'll do more than that in an hour or so when I take the first shot of gut flush.
UP at stupid o'clock to take part 1 or 4 of the gut-flush. It's not a gush-enducer, but you have to be wary of farts. :taf:
OK
The 12:02 bus didn't turn up, and the 12:32 has vanished off the timetable. So I have to hope the 13:02 arrives, or I'll be late.
I just checked on the bus website, and they say our buses will run hourly due to a lack of drivers.
The buses were all over the place today: delayed, cancelled, or turning up at the wrong bus stop.
I got to the hospital with 5 minutes to spare, but was in having the thing done almost immediately.
This year it was just 3 staff, and it all went smoothly. Not 19 polyps this time, just 3 titchy ones and a larger 2cm on the way out.
I am of course bloated with gas, but that will soon be cleared. :taf:
OK
I released so much CO2 that I expect a Green Tax bill from Millibrand.
Don't give him ideas
Awake
Quote from: Mike on November 22, 2025, 12:38:25 PMDon't give him ideas
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I woke again and again from before dawn.
I could flake out, but have too many chores to get done.
OK
A poor night's sleep. :-\
A short nap after the shopping trip did me a lot of good. :bed:
Awake
The lad's beer order arrived at 7:30 am, then another delivery an hour later. I was just getting comfy again when the binmen arrived in loud mode.
Ok
I was sort of half awake from around 7am. ???
No nap yet, I'm fading fast. :bed:
OK
I was half awake when the central heating pipes started "clinking" at 7am, also when the postie rang the doorbell at 8:12.
I managed to snuggle back under the quilt for an hour though. :bed:
Slept better last night
I woke not long after 7, then just laid there until I got bored.
Ok
I was woken at 4 and 7, with fitful sleep all night.
Quote from: Tâf on November 29, 2025, 10:27:04 AMI woke not long after 7, then just laid there until I got bored.
Ditto.
Sleepy
OK
Quote from: Tâf on November 29, 2025, 10:27:04 AMI woke not long after 7, then just laid there until I got bored.
ditto
I'm much better after a short nap. :bed:
Awake
Quote from: Tâf on November 29, 2025, 10:27:04 AMI woke not long after 7, then just laid there until I got bored.
Ditto, it's getting repetitive.
So sign of the binmen yet, and the street is dead quiet, so I don't know what is waking me. ???
A 30-minute nap was very welcome.
Weary
I set an alarm for 6:58, got up and looked out of the window.
At 7:01 a large white van arrived, 8 guys got out and went into a house. 10 guys came out of the house and got into the back of the van. Then the last one in slammed the back door shut. Definitely loud enough to have woken me.
The Council says there are no HMO's in our area, so I used their online reporting thing to report "Overcrowding of a home". That makes 4 within 100 yards of here. Let's see what the Council does now.
OK
My ears are tuned to it now, so I heard the van door slam just after 7. :grumpy:
Resident Permit Parking is now live, but there are still loads of students who think it doesn't apply to them.
I woke totally confused after a short nap. Already dark, so was it morning or evening. ???
My blood test results are finally back. Liver and kidneys all perfect, the rest is OK apart from a slightly low red cell count.
All 4 colon polyps were benign, and the large one has been donated to a genetic study who will micro scan it.
Sort of awake
I was woken by the van door slam, then minutes later by an automated flood warning call,
I had a short nap, but still feel lethargic.
It was not a slamming van door that woke me, but my innards reacting to an OD of chilli yesterday. :-X
OK
Managed a bit of a lie in
I wasn't woken until the lad got up around half 8.
I need a nap. :bed:
Awake
I think the slamming van door person has been warned, as I haven't heard it for a few days.
:taf: and a snotty nose.
OK
The front entrance to the hospital was in uproar as a skip was being offloaded into the no-parking zone. Taxi drivers were giving the driver hell for blocking access.
Was having a lie in but woken by spam phone call at 9
Quote from: Mike on December 11, 2025, 10:19:36 AMWas having a lie in but woken by spam phone call at 9
Ditto. And the caller hung up when I answered. :grumpy:
I tried for a nap, but a neighbour fired-up his very noisy petrol leaf-blower.
OK
I woke before dawn with cold shoulders, snuggled down and the next thing I knew it was 10:30. :bed:
Traffic was manic, most of it heading to the city centre.
OK
I woke too early, and never dropped-off again, so I got up.
A short nap could have been a long one if a passing car without an exhaust hadn't woken me. :bed:
OK
I woke feeling chilled but sweaty, and just couldn't settle. ???
I have now had a chance to slow down, let alone try for a nap.:bed:
I woke, got bored, got up.
So so
I was already half-awake when the heating came on, but I had a lie-in. :bed:
Weary
The first bus didn't turn up, the next was 15 minutes late.
The return bus didn't turn up, the second was 10 minutes late.
:grumpy:
Weary again
I suddenly woke just before 6, then drifted in-and-out for a couple of hours.
Quote from: Tâf on December 17, 2025, 10:52:38 AMI suddenly woke just before 6, then drifted in-and-out for a couple of hours.
I'm told it was a truck tyre exploding a few doors away.
Now I feel like a nap. :bed:
Really tired, but it was boring just laying there.
Weary
I've just had a try at a nap with the missus snoring next to me. :-\
A fitful night's sleep.
Weary again
Pooped, but have no time for a nap yet.
The plan was for a leg of lamb for xmas, but everywhere is being stripped of stock as soon as it arrives. The pork and gammon is still plentiful though.
OK
At the very bottom of the display, tucked away at the back behind large gammon hams, was one lone leg of NZ lamb, the biggest I have ever seen. And cheaper than Asda or Tesco.
The usual suspects dived in after I pulled it out, but the gammon was a barrier to many.
:rofl:
I woke before dawn, but dropped-off again until the lad made noise just before lunchtime. :o
Shattered now sfter drive
Stiff after the drive home
I was half awake when the heating came on at 7. The next ting I knew, the postie was at the door at 11:25. :o :o
I could do with a short lie down. :bed:
OK
I was half awake when the heating came on at 7. The next thing I knew, it was after 11. :o :o
The Easterly wind got me when I went out to sort recycling. :cold:
OK
The noisy bin lorry woke me at 5:50.
The heating starting woke me at 7.
Then the same noisy bin lorry woke me at 7:20.
:grumpy:
:cold: