General Chat

Afternoon All,

A dull day here, but dry and no cold. I think I saw somewhere that Americans call moons like that with pinky light a Wolf Moon. I thought it made a lovely tinge to your garden AnnG.

I had a similar thing when we were sent a new router Mel. We were told to send the old one back using the return label provided or would be charged £30...........only no label had been provided. I rang them and queued and queued and was told they would send me one in the post. Nothing arrived, so I sent a message on their chat bot and they said they would send a label. Nothing happened so after about 2 years we threw the old router away.

My hairdresser has very long nails and the head massage that comes with your shampoo can be quite painful when she catches you with any sharp bits or scrapes the pointy bits round your ears.

I've just tried notifying the Thyroid Register that I've already been tested since my last annual request they send, but isn't it annoying when you get out all your papers to find the exact dates and results to tell them to then get the message that no-one is available to answer your call?? I tried again an hour later and got the same so decided to leave a message and was just about to ask if I still needed to do their test and a voice said 'thank you for calling' and cut me off! so I still don't know! :-S

Shopping bags can be another problem when you are short like me. So many have long handles which means they can drag on the floor when you are short. Because of back trouble I used a small wheeled case at work instead of a briefcase most of the time when we started using laptops on our visits. When I took mum out or to do her shopping we used a wheeled trolley I had. We could buy much more that way, especially if I took her to Birmingham, as she loved the markets there. There was a fabulous selection of net curtains when they were fashionable and hundreds of rolls of lovely materials and buttons and trims you'd never see anywhere else.

I'd better find a clasp that will match and finish this pendant now. OH is out later.

I had BT email me this mornng telling me that as I hav'nt sent the box back I am going to be charged £30 on my next bill. I got on to BT right away and explained everything about me changing to EE then cancelling it so never got the box, anyway after speaking to two different peole the last very nice lady said she has marked it as returned so I should'nt get that bill again. This all takes ages out of your day and its nice and sunny and 15 degrees here. I have fished leaves out of the big pond this morning and washed up, boiled an egg for a sandwich and thats all I have done this morning, O and I fed the girls and birds.

You tell him Gwyn, hope it gave him earache.

It is a beautiful day here, sunny with clear blue skies. Which means I should be out in the garden. :-D

Good morning all.
Yes thank you AnnG. I received the photo and replied. It looked lovely.
We have a lovely bright and sunny start to today.

I know what you mean about carrying bags. I go into town on the bus and it's very tempting to think 'I'll just get this, while I'm here' and before you know it there's a heavy weight. For this reason, if I'm on my own with no access to the car, I never use a trolley at the supermarket. I can feel a basket getting heavier and know I've still got to get a bus and then walk a fair distance from my destination bus stop :-|
I've been asked to bring 6 cooked jacket potatoes for a function in town at the weekend, so I will go to buy them today. I take a bag, which has long enough handles to put onto my shoulder and I find that helps to carry heavy items.

Not a good start to this morning. The phone rang just before 8 o'clock, which always makes me think a family member or my neighbour needs help.
No, it was someone telling me there was a problem with my internet connection and trouble with the power supply. I'm usually very calm, but I'm afraid I shouted at him to stop conning people, especially at that time of day.
He chose to ring the wrong person :-|

Morning all,

We have a very murky morning here ,looks quite misty in the distance but it should get out and I think they said we might see a little sun .

Colin has a tickly cough so don't know where he's picked that up , he had the flu jab a week ago so I don't think it's to do with that , I'll need to pop out to get a lemon so he can have honey and lemon .

That was a strange pinky light Anng but it did give the garden a nice glow.

Was hoping to do a bit outside but my back is a bit twingy so I think I better rest it today

Good morning all, dry here so far and 9 degrees, not forecast to rain today but who knows? Still it stayed dry yesterday I have just put the bedding in the wash, been waiting until I had a working tumble drier so I will see how it copes with this load. So far i have been pleased with it.
Last night I still continued my sleep/awake mode. also had a stiff shoulder and neck. I never thing the bags I carry are heavy when walking round the shops but I think yesterday they must have been.

Yesterday evening there was a strange light at twilight. I took a photo as it all looked very pretty. I will try and remember to send it out to you. :-) I think I sent it but not sure if it worked as I am on the PC and the photo is on my phone.

My nails tend to grow quite long Mel and when they do I make a lot of mistakes when they hit keys I don't mean to press., then, as you say, it feels odd when I cut them. Sometimes you see these girls with very long nails, I so wonder how they manage with them.

Morning girls,

Its a lovely bright morning here in deepest Devon 9 degrees and its going to e partly sunny by the pc.

Cut my long nails off yesterday and typing is strange this morning.

Waiting to see this new pandant its such a long time since you showed us any beading.

Yes I think she said increasing the minimum wage would entitle them to be enroled in the company pension scheme, so employers will have their share of that to pay as well as the extra wages plus extra employers NIC if the increase breaches the thresholds. They will have the extra NIC increase to pay on all their employees anyway. That will all be passed on to customers as you say AnnG, unless it makes them uncompetative enough to go out of busimess. When she said what they were going to spend on tax evasion OH said we could get our jobs back without needing much training! Now I'm wondering what they have hidden in the fine detail.

What lovely children AnnG and the little girl is at a really pretty stage isn't she and looked so pleased to be holding the baby.

Well at least I should finish the pendant tomorrow. I went wrong a few times, mainly because it was a pattern for lefthanded people, so harder to understand! Also I had to hunt for the rest of a particular bead as I knew I had some somewhere, but now I have them I can finish it tomorrow.

Glad the cake cooked OK Vera ,yes you could leave some sugar out and just add a little on the top but I liked the crunch it gave it, that was Colin's reaction oh you can make this again .
Shopping all done and i got a few goodies to put away for christmas I also needed to get a few bits for sons birthday next week
We had sun today after the grey start and its been quite mild too .
Mel I think I remember you going to the wine and wisdom last year and you said you enjoyed it .

I hav'nt listened to any of the budget in fact I had forgotten it was today.

Done both pond filter this afternoon and did some casting this morning.

Not done anything else its one of those days when I don't want to do anything.

I have been to this wine and wisdom before last year and really enjoyed it.

Vera, I had another strange night, I don't know if it the clocks going back or the effect of the vaccinations but my body seems to have suddenly decided to sleep in one or two hour 'shifts' with about 20-30 minutes in between. Last night though my legs were aching and then I felt congested the latter being the result of the nose op. And then I woke early got up and looked at the pc added a couple of bits, went back to bed about 0630ish and woke up at 0800..

Yes I got aggravated by the complaints that the fare cap would change and thinking that a lot of people on cheap fares are actually earning money. Then another think, and if the buses are more used because the fares are low that can only be good as, hopefully they won't decrease the number of buses.the whole idea is to keep cars off the road so if they put the cap up (bearing in mind that is £6 there and back), it won't be cheaper to get the bus than park the car.

I have just sent out a couple of photos.

Afternoon ladies

Grey and dreary here but it's dry and as there is not much wind it doesn't feel too cold. I didn't have a particularly good night but I had to get myself going early as I had an appointment with the hairdresser. After I got back I did the ironing and prepped the veg for tonight's meal. I've also done a bit of admin and some filing.

Didn't you have a good night either AnnG? You were posting very early on the Offal thread.

I like the sound of Wine and Wisdom Mel. I am sure you will have an enjoyable time and it's always good to get out and socialise for a couple of hours.

Mandy, the Manor House cake was a success and I've been told I can make it again. It cooked perfectly. The only fault with it was that it was a bit sweet for our taste. If I make it again I think I could cut the sugar down by an ounce without affecting the proportions very much and I might leave the sugar off the top. We won't get the nice crunch but it will make it a bit less sweet.

OH has poodled off to Homebase to buy something or other he wants and, unlike Annx, I'm not watching the budget. I might get too angry. I got cross enough constantly reading about how terrible it is that the £2 bus fare cap was going up to £3. Some of us have never had a £2 cap. Recently when I had to get a bus before the time I could use my pass I had to pay £3 to go just a couple of stops

I've just heard OH come in so I'd better go and see whether he got what he wanted, whatever it was.

I got back from town about 1.15, I have seen bits on the budget but nothing much. whatever happens I think the cost of living will go up. She can't increase the minimum wage and expect employers not to increase cost to consumers.

Morning All,

You were up early compared with me Mel! I think you will enjoy Saturday night as you know some people and if it's a quiz you will be joined up with others. It's a good way to get introduced to new people. I must say I wish we'd had a seperate caravan to live in when we were doing my old house up. It would have been a lot easier having somewhere clean to cook and keep clothes when we were knocking walls down and fetching plaster off the walls with all the dust everywhere. It will give your neighbours a bit of a break and rest to go abroad too and they will have recharged their batteries.

We are watching the budget this afternoon, but I'm going to do more of my beading at the same time as I get bored with all the jeering etc and just like the facts. I shall decamp to in here if I get fed up! lol.

It looks dull and dismal outside, so I might clear out the fridgefreezer later and give the kitchen sink a good clean. The boiler man is coming on Monday and said he would also have a look at the mixer tap for me.

Morning girls,

Another grey day here this morning but no wind so it dos'nt feel cold out its 12 degrees and pc says 6% cloud. Don't think the suns going to put in an appearance today at all.

I am sure there will be lots of people I know there on Saturday and some I have never met but with having the fetes and things on the front field I do know a lot of people.

Had a lie in this mornng did'nt get up till 9am.

Morning all,

Very grey and dull here but not feeling cold out ,I just nipped out to bring the bin back in and I didn't need my jacket on .
Shopping day today ,tescos and aldi .
Anng thats good you've got your new dryer, Grundig yes a blast from the past, can't remember what Grundig product we had now ,might have been a television.
Better get on I need to get hoovered round before we go out.

good morning all, very grey and dull here but 12 degrees. Probably going to catch a bus into town as my watch needs a battery (It stopped while we were away).

It will be good to get out on Saturday Mel, you will have different people to chat to I am sure you will enjoy it. Is it a quiz? Difficult at first as people you are normally with won’t be there. But you will make new friends. Enjoy it.

I did do mini's yesterday and varnished some and today I did thier bottoms so once dry completely they will go on Ebay with other things.

I am sure we had more than one Grundig appliance possible the telly and a radio and maybe the tape recorder reel to reel that dad had. We also had a radio in a case that we used to take down the caravan at St Osyth when I was young I can remember dad always had the play on it on a Saturday night I think. Do they still do plays on the radio now?

I wish my docs would do two months scripts at a time but they won't.

Janine came down just after half 4 to bring my plate back and pay for the eggs they had a week or so ago. Today her hubby had to go to the docs as he has a nasty blister on his hand which is getting bigger. She called it something but I can't remember what said it was infected. He could have got a splinter in it or some with doing the work on the cottage. They now have the electric in but are going away in the van till after Christmas as she said its just too cold in the van in an English winter so they are going abroad and touring around ending up in Spain. They are living in the van now while soing the house up.

I have booked to go to the Wine and Wisdom at the village hall on Saturday night but don't know who I shall be with as the couple I went with before arn't going and Janine and Simon are having family come and friends from Barnstaple so they have 6.

Well I better get something to eat but I don't know what, maybe pasta out the freezer I think I have a mac cheese in there so that'll do.