General Chat

And now its pouring with rain.......

Morning all

Dull and Damp here today.

It looks like next door has the men back to fix his gate, there's lots of knocking and banging going on at the moment right outside Sandra's bedroom window and she's still sleep, not for long I shouldn't think though.

It sounds like you have auto correct on your computer Frank, see if you can turn it off, then when you type it shouldn't try to correct you anymore. Fancy taking the wrong bit for repair off your conservatory Frank, mind you these things happen, I did a similar thing myself when I wanted to swap some ties over on my dressing gown, I took them off very carefully then ended up sewing them back on in exactly the same place without swapping them over, needless to say they stayed that way and never got swapped over in the end. I hope it's all sorted now. Is your shower still working, the last thing you need in hot weather is a broken shower.

Have I missed a post about your car Jane, the thought of it bursting into flames must be a worry. Have the garage worked out what's wrong with it yet?
So James did lose his job in the end, I do feel for him and really hope his luck changes for the better. Hope the chrome handle is changed for a white one soon, like you said having one white and one chrome isn't a good look. At least it works, so that's something for now.

Pleased to see your tum is feeling a little better now Vera, let's hope it stays that way. It sounds like your OH is improving more now.

Oh Ann, that poor man trapping his hand like that, it sounds like he was in agony, I hope he didn't do to much damage to his hand. I've let OH know you have plenty of choocy biccies in ready for his painting job at yours :-D :-D Have you had lots of free time to yourself yet with your OH having the programmes to look at, it's going to take him a while to get through all of them isn't it?

I have the last two Poldark's on the planner, so I'll be watching those today Mel. Sandra is looking forward to watching Britain's Got Talent, it's all the winners from past shows and starts on Saturday, which should be interesting to watch and of course I'm looking forward to the F1 coming back on this weekend.

Well, OH did have an infection in the end, so he's now on antibiotics and will go back to the dentist to have the tooth out next month as planned, he said the pain is starting to ease a bit now, so he should be okay in the new few days.

Someone at the door, see you all later.

Vera, you certainly weren't in lecture mode! It was sensible sound advice and thank you for it. It can sometimes be difficult to strike a happy medium over personal things, so your thoughts were very welcome!
Not a bad day, cloudy, but warm! Not sure what we're up to, but it won't be too energetic!!
I don't envy your son having to work this week Jane! It must be very dispiriting, but I guess it's all part of the procedure! I hope that once he's gathered his thoughts things improve and eventually go well for him. He should enjoy Portugal, nothing like a break right away to get things back in perspective. I think they still like us there, not so sure about Spain!!! :-(

Morning all,

Did everyone sleep well last night. It was much cooler here and I slept like a log.

This morning is cloudy and theres a bit of a breeze which is blowing a door somewhere in the house, probably oh's study. Yes the sky is very grey today.

I have a lot of ironing that needs doing and I also need to hoover if my back will let me. I may be safer with the ironing but shall need some steam I think. Everything has dried out so much in this heat and the uti room is the warmest room in the house so its all too dry to iron.

Hope AnnG had a nice day yesterday and enjoyed heranniversary outing.

I hope youget some sleep tonight Vera. Its still quite warm here but we did have a short sharp shower as I was coming home from Bideford today but it had stopped when I arrived home. Then a little later we had another.

I keep meaning to say did you see the last Poldark last night?

I’m back again now. We drove into town and OH made his way slowly from the car park to the opticians while I trudged around in the heat doing some food shopping and going to the bank. Then I put all the shopping in the car, walked up to the opticians and OH was just ready, so perfect timing.

Tum has settled down a bit thank goodness. I am fairly sure it’s just the heat upsetting me. I hope you and your OH are also feeling a bit better Ann. We could really do with some rain here; the air feels so heavy.

Poor James. He must feel very down at the moment but perhaps before long he will be able to be more positive and look on it as a new opportunity. I wish him well.

Gill I hope OH got his tooth sorted OK and that he isn’t too sore.

Frank, Val’s life does seem awful at the moment. Her OH doesn’t seem to have any empathy. You do have to wonder what happened to “for better, for worse”. I wouldn’t presume to try to advise you as I obviously don’t know the people involved or the full story but I think when my FIL was alive he had access to a dedicated Parkinson’s nurse that he could call if he had problems. I wondered if Val has the same (it is Parkinson’s that she has got isn’t it?). Someone like that could probably drop in casually to check on her welfare without appearing to pry.

Pippyn, I totally understand what you are saying about not wanting to put much family information on here. It is an open site and we all have to decide what feels right for us. I have put general information about, for instance, brother’s operations, daughter’s new job etc but I haven’t given names and specifics. When I wanted to email the folks on here with something my granddaughter had done at University I got her permission first. So no need to tell us anything private, just come and chat generally.

Sorry, I think I went into lecture mode there. This heat has definitely fried my senses. I hope you all get a good night’s sleep tonight. See you tomorrow

I am so tired I can't comment on all your posts but I do think you must ring someone about Val Frank. She can't be aloud to go on like she is without some sort of help. In sickness and in health comes to mind and for a church goer he said that in church when they married so he should be keeping that in mind while he's in church.

Poor James fancy making him work the week out. Will he get any sort of redunancey money at all? He's done some good work for that firm in the past.

I too am having to go through the numbers of the pages to get to todays posts. As for the Error page its still coming up for me when I post a posting. I am getting really fed up with it all now and sneaky posters.

I want a bit of rain Ann. Not a spot so far here . We must have missed the downpour Frank had over at his. What is it about chocolate digestives that makes them so good??? I like the Milk Chocolate :-D

Poor man getting his hand stuck like that Ann :-( It sounded quite a nasty injury :-(

I have got another 2 bites now Ann!!!! . Luckily I don't get such a bad reaction as you do . But mine are looking a bit angry now. I must stop scratching :-S.. It does feel so good though to have a good scratch :-D

I like choccie digestives too Gill so that's good! Plenty of tea with 2 sugars as well should keep him happy while he paints. :-D ;-) I hope they've been able to sort his tooth out one way or the other as toothache is a horrid pain. It sounds like you have been busy sewing. I bet OH needs buttons on some shirts now. He hangs them at the ends of his shirt row now, so I can find them easily as he's usually out when the mood takes me to do them. Sandra is very organised with her programmes isn't she. We quite liked Sanditon, but I must look up the Confession one.

I decided to cut back the foliage poking through the trellis at the side of the path earlier. There wasn't much but I still got 4 insect bites and one had spread a red hot patch was about 4 inches across already. Since those stings before I worry about anaphylactic shock so took antihistamines straightaway and smothered them in antihistamine cream. The redness of the worst one started to fade after about 20 minutes so it worked. I must carry some in my bag in future.

We called in the garden centre after we put our prescriptions in as the one nearest to us is air conditioned. OH dropped me at the door and went to park the car. When he came in he said he'd heard awful screaming and that a man driving the community bus to pick people up outside had trapped his hand in the folding ramp system at the back. He said several people were trying to free him. We went back outside and the man, who was tall and looked very muscular and strong was free but sitting looking very shaken with his arm elevated. A carer with the group that were waiting to be picked up was with him and we could hear someone ringing for an ambulance so we went back inside.

I think today has been the hottest we've had here! The car was showing 38 degrees when we set off and although it is always hotter to start with we've never seen it show that temperature before. Thankfully we have had a drop of rain now and it may cool down.

It is worrying about your friend Sue, Jane. I hope she hasn't deteriorated or worse the poor lady.

Afternoon All

Happy Anniversary AnnG . I hope today has been a special day for you <3

Just had a message from James and it is done. He just has to work out the rest of this week and then that is it :-(

Frank , I think if things are so bad at Vals and she is being neglected this something really needs to be done.. Maybe try CAB or Age Concern and just explain that you are really concened about the well being of your neighbour.It is a difficult situation for you but Val is a Vulnerable person and her life may well be at risk. The fact that Val rang you to ask for help says a lot .She sounds frightened,poor lady. :-(

Vera,Ann, all these tummy upsets at the moment I think could be heat related. I too have been a bit'that way'. It often happens when it is too hot :-S I was so glad I took the frozen water bottle to bed last night. Other than helping me keep cool until I fell asleep it also cooled down my itchy bites on my leg. All of us have midge bites. Why do they get so bad at night!!!!. James crept in at 2am to get the itch cream off me.

I got my car into the garage this morning . Chris followed behind me to make sure it didn tburst into flames or anything :-D. So I just have to wait to hear back now to see what the trouble is. We came home and then I took his car as I was meeting a friend for coffee at Tesco. I had a really nice iced coffee.
Got home ot find the window man here . He has fitted 3 new handles BUT they are not white :-S They are chrome. He ssaid there is a problem with the suppliers for white handles at thw moment . I will make sure I get something in writing to make sure they will be replaced with the right handles. Having one white and one chrome handle on the same windows is not a good look :-S.

Gill,I hope OH doesn't have an infection and that his tooth was taken out with no trouble. He must get through an awful lot of sugar with all those cups of tea !!!!! I have to say though I do like sugar in my tea. Coffee is different as I don't mind sweetners in that. At the moment though other than my 2 mugs of tea in the morning I tend ot drink iced water through the day. The ice melts too quickly though at the moment :-D

Interesting prizes in the raffles Mel :-D :-D.Poo bags :-D.. I still use them for when I need to clear any clumps out of the litter tray.

I must have missed a post about shoes Mandy ! what was that about? I think there has been so many posts lately that have whizzed past and escaped me. Apologies x

Frank, if you get onto the thread look at the at the top of the page just underneath the number of pages you will see 'post date', (in blue) just underneath 'more page's. If you click on that it will take you straight to the last post and saves all that scrolling down hundreds of posts! Its so much quicker and always works!
Sun out again here!! and OH has made a cuppa!!

Hi all the Internet is now back on, I took advantage of not being able to do OH's tree and caught up with a few sewing repairs, OH's pockets in his jeans had holes in where his keys have rubbed, he was fed up of them falling through the holes and dropping down his jeans leg, so that's done, Sandra had a few holes in her dressing gown, I say holes I think she's pulled a few threads here and there so they were more like ladders so they've been sewn and some of her slipper socks had holes in the soles so I've darned them, plus sewn a few holes I had in one of my nighties, so that's a big job out of the way.

OH is at the dentist now, so hopefully they'll take the sore tooth out, unless he has another infection in which case he'll return with antibiotics, either way he should be pain free soon. He's finished painting the kitchen ceiling and done the first coat of gloss paint on the the two doors, plus the skirting boards in the kitchen, he'll do the second coat later then all the painting will be finished inside an out.

His next jobs Frank are painting my mum's hall and her friends new place once she's moved in next month. I'll then send him to Vera's and then onto Ann's lol ;-) ;-) Poor Val, Tony sounds an awful husband, Ros is so kind isn't she, she's always helping people, you must be so proud of her. It's difficult to know what to do in that situation, maybe you could phone social services just to put them in the picture, I'm sure they'll do the right thing and Val will have some much needed help. You don't need to tell them who you are, just say you're concerned about the way she's living and think someone should check on her. She obviously needs help and Tony sounds more like a bully than a carer. I can see why you're so upset, I think anyone would be knowing she's being treated like that.

OH's favourite biscuits are choccy digestives Ann :-D and of course a nice cup of tea, he does love his tea.
I'm pleased to see your OH got the collection his friend promised him, it sounds like it was a big job so I'm not surprised he needed a rest after lugging them from house to house. At least you'll have some time to yourself now he's got lots to look at. Sorry you and your OH have bad tums, hope it clears up soon.

Hope your tummy clears up soon to Vera. Have you tried Imodium Instance, they work straight away, you'd have peace of mind going out then and you can always take one with you just incase. It does say on the box to take another does if needs be, but I've found I've never had to take the second does. They are very good and handy to have in the house just in case this happens when the chemists are shut.

It's clouded up here to Pippyn and we've just had a few spots of rain, it's still quite warm though. We're suppose to be having thunder tomorrow, I'm not surprised though with all the heat we've had lately.

I'm going to sort out OH's tree now, I was on a roll last night and just as I was finding records Ancestry stopped them being free, when I looked at the time it was three minutes past midnight, so I packed up and went to bed. I have two trees so I need to go through them and make them match now, as I've got more on one than the other. I was going to do it this morning but had no Internet so it's had to wait until now.

Sods Law, I just emptied the Washing Machine, took it out to hang on the line, and the bloody heavens opened. I had only hung up two pillow cases and some Hankies, so soon got them off the line and all back in doors. Being the good neighbour I am I rang next door as he had a line of washing out. Our washing will have to sit in the basket until the morning when MADAM will be able yo hang it out. HER WAY. I bet she had something to do with the rain. ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) So only the greenhouse to water tonight.

What on earth is wrong with Genes. You wait ages, then get the error page, if you go through the Community page and try to go from page 1 to todays. Iggives me the error notice again, so you have to go though a few hundred pages at a time to get here.

Yes Annx, He is a bit of a BAR STEWARD, the way he treats her. I just stay well clear, otherwise being the type od person I am, I would THUMP HIM, and end up with an assault charge. I wish I had Val's Sons telephone numbers, I would ring them, and get them to sort things out. I was bought up by a very strict Victorian ex Chief Petty Officer, FATHER and was taught to respect people, especially woman. My oh My, if anyone needs putting in his place, it's HIM.

I am going to try to hang out the washing, I think even though the sun has disappeared, it's still warm enough to dry it.I know it will not be to Madams liking, but that's the way the cookie crumples. lol lol

Everyone seems to have HIC CUPS, Mel and Pippyn, is it in the water. ?? lol lol

Who' a SILLY OLD SOD then ?? I managed to put the the wrong bit on the Conservatory door. Instead of the catch, I put the bit on, that the catch goes into. So I had to undo FOUR SCREWS and start again.

Ros did a coloureds wash this morning, when that was finished, she put on the whites i.e. Sheets and pillow cases. I said when it finishes I will hang it all out. Half was thought the wash, the machine stopped. I restarted it, and still waiting for it to finish. How long it was off for I don't know. As for the front lawn, that will just have to wait for another day.

I think it is as hot today, as it was yesterday. I have all the doors and windows open, TWO FANS in the lounge, and I have turned on the overhead fan in the conservatory, but still I can't get cool. I think a cool shower might be the answer, the only trouble is, when Ros tried to shower this morning, it wouldn't work (NO WATER PRESSURE) So I will try it again, when the W.M. is finished. Have just tried the shower and it's WORKING. Thank goodness for that, as I can't live without my daily shower.

Join the CLUB Vera. I laid on top of the bed again last night, clock watching until 3.30 am, I was awake agin by 6.00 am and up before 7.00.

Just had some pork pie and coffee, now going to try to hang this blooming washing out. IT'S bound be hung wrong, to how Ros would do it, but tough LUCK. Like it or LUMP it, is all will say.

I hope you ENJOYED your shopping day Mel. Thinking of James, and hope it all goes well for him.

Clouded up a bit here with a slight threat of rain!! Luckily the washing is all dry, and its still very warm, so we shall sit out this afternoon under our overhang!
Hope you have a lovely day AnnG!

Afternoon all
Happy anniversary Ann and T. Hope you have a lovely day out.

It’s wall to wall sunshine here and very hot. I think it is even hotter than yesterday.. I had very little sleep again last night and have had a dicky tum all morning so I am not feeling at my best. I think the tum problem is probably down to the heat and too many salads. I shall have to take some anti diarrhoea pills as OH has an appointment late afternoon at the optician and I am still wary of letting him be out on his own for too long in case he gets tired and seizes up.

OH has just called out that he has made me some toast so I’ll post this and come back later

Afternoon all,

Happy Anniversary AnnG and T. Hope you have a smashing day out.

Its quite hot here this mroning and we have sunshine and then clouds pass over. There is blue sky but also a lot of clouds.

I shall be thinking of James today Jane and hope he gets on ok and sending good luck for him.

Mandy hope you find the shoes for the children and they choose the ones they like and you like.

Shopping day Again, I can't believe how quickly it comes around each week and how soon the fridge seems to empty itself.

I AM GETTING THE ERROR PAGE AGAIN AND CAN'T GET A NEW BOX UP TO WRITE IN SO AM ADDING TO MY LAST POST IN THE HOPE IT GOT THROUGH.

Afternoon all,

Happy Anniversary AnnG and T. Hope you have a smashing day out.

Its quite hot here this mroning and we have sunshine and then clouds pass over. There is blue sky but also a lot of clouds.

I shall be thinking of James today Jane and hope he gets on ok and sending good luck for him.

Mandy hope you find the shoes for the children and they choose the ones they like and you like.

Shopping day Again, I can't believe how quickly it comes around each week and how soon the fridge seems to empty itself.

Good morning to you all,

"HAPPY ANNIVERSARY" ANNinG. I of hope you have a nice day out. 59 years is going some. IF I had stayed Married mine would be 60 in Oct.. Thinking about it 17 years was quite enough. ;-) ;-) ;-) lol lol

Ros has her Gyny appointment at 11.40 this morning. Carolyn will take her as they are going shopping. So I have a nice quiet day by myself.

I must try to get the catch on the conservatory door, and mow the front lawn. I know it will Bu@@er me up, but things just have to be done. With Harver and Barry both on holiday, I have no one to help me out.

This blooming computer is taking over my life. I type one thing, and something totally different comes up. I am getting fed up having to keep changing things. :-P :-P :-P :-P

Jane I had no idea we had been on the thread for 10years. I was a young man then lol lol. Good luck to James today. When is he and Hannag going to Greece ??

LUCK BE THE LADY then Mel, Three raffle prizes. I like you wouldn't have known what to do with the POO BAGS. lol

Gill your OH is like a ROBOT, going from JOB to JOB sound your bungalow. What's next on the AGENDA. ??

Conrad flew back to Spain this morning. He is having the rest of the jerk off, to get over his holiday, and will be backninthethrows of things next Monday.It's Harvey's Birthday today. We phoned his this morning to wish him HAPPY BIRTHDAY I think he is 53 or 54 today. I get mixed up, because he is so close to my Simon's.

We had a phone call from Val next door last night, She wanted Ros to go round to help her. When she went in, she asked where TONY was. "He's Buggered off out again" He told her to get the place cleared up before he got back, or there would be trouble. She was in tears, saying HE would make her homeless. Ros helped tidy up and put loads of things,from the bed and bedroom floor, into the washing basket. The place STUNK, as thought hasn't been cleaned for months. They still have FLANNELETTE SHEETS on the bed. Ros said she will have words with him. I told her to keep her NOSE out. He needs reporting to SOCIAL SERVICES. He is totally neglecting her needs, in every way.He just doesn't realise, just how ill, the poor woman is. Do I ring Social Services or the DOCTOR ?? She either need carers in daily, or taken into a nursing home. I doubt the poor girl hasn't showered or changed her cloths since ADAM was a BOY ;-) ;-) ;-) All he seems to do, is go out every morning and evening, I expect to feed himself and have a few beers. This is a person who goes to CHURCH, every Sunday morning. If that is religion, he certainly doesn't know how to show it. He is such a self centred, ignorant Bastard, that I have ever met. (SORRY FOLKS) but I am fuming at the moment. :-0 :-0 :-0 :-0

Another beautiful day out there, I got the bins in around7.30 this morning and watered all the pots in the front and down the side. The patio and greenhouse will bedonethis evening.

Have a good day all, and DON'T get BURNT. !!!!