@Flumpy; I understand you with the whole timing issue. Our problem is because we are predominantly volunteers people expect us to be at their beck and call instantly no matter what the time or weather. (Did I tell you of the man who demanded a welfare visit even though I'd been to see him the day before during the worst of the beast from the east so I risked myself, my vehicle, my toes that didn't defrost for days, to find out he wanted taking for a hair cut).
The popular trick at the moment is to say they've completely run out of food (even if you went two days ago) and so need an emergency welfare visit. When you get there actually they just need a bag of salad and their cupboards are full but "I thought if I told you that you'd make me wait and not see me this morning."
Or my personal favourite "I really fancied a trifle. Oh I don't need anything else; my daughter did a big shop for me yesterday". 😐
People don't seem to have the ability to plan ahead - or wait their turn any more.
I sometimes think we all need to to go back to basics and grow, even some cress on the windowsill, to see how long things take.
Clarington, I can really relate to your job, we get phone calls demanding to deliver scripts only to find out they have a car on there drive and just don't want to come out in the rain
yesterday I had a 28 year old who only lived down the road wanting a delivery, when I said our driver had finished she seemed miffed and said "God! I'll walk up then!, and guess what, it was only moisturising cream ggggrrrr.
we often have to deliver scripts after hours just coz they won't wait til the next morning and they only ordered that script in the morning and you don't get a thanks kiss my a... Nothing.
Glad you had such a lovely time Dove - the weather must have helped
We’ve had a great day - cycled to Gouda and then got the train back. Found a little gem called Oudewater for lunch .....so pretty. Here are some of the flower market in Utrecht, our lunch spot, and then Gouda doing what it does best
Looks delightful chicky. You sound like you're having a lovely time. You both thoroughly deserve it flumpy - I sympathise totally. People are tw*ts. Lazy tw*ts
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I dunno. No supermarket deliveries here tho they do have more and more places that will pick out your order and pack it up for collection. Pharmacies are not expected to have huge stocks of medicines but anything ordered by 5pm will be delivered the next day for collection. There are decent services for those registered ill or disabled and need food, meds etc but nothing for the plain lazy or stupid.
We are 20kms inland but the roads to our 3 nearest towns for shopping are all on the holiday routes so we stay away on weekends and do our shop on Thursdays or Friday mornings. The good thing is that having all the incomers means I can find chilies and ginger and lemon grass and even proper baked beans and ginger jam...... Still have to raid the Asian shop in La Roche if I want kaffir lime leaves and so on.
Lovely afternoon spent sorting out all the roses in pots - weeding, pruning, feeding and watering. 28 of those. Then a sort out of clematis and shrubs lingering in pots and a good prune of one of the wisterias and a teeny bit of planting. Poor old OH had a torrid time digging out the new bed along the ruin. It was full of ivy roots, two dead tree roots, stones large and small but he's managed to do about 4m of it and just has about 3 more to go before I can get in and plant.
FG - hope you get your hill tomorrow. Chicky do try some old Gouda. It's like proper Cheddar but even better. Dove, glad you're both home safe and tanned and rested.
Off to get clean now and cook some dinner and have a large glass of wine. Enjoy your evening everyone.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Flumpy, I am so glad I am out of it. I suspect that between us and punkdoc , we could write a book. For instance, the lady who wanted some lorazepam. Five brands later, nothing suited her. I sent her back to the GP. GP phones up, why haven't we got any lorazepam. ? We have, it's just that she wants them in a pink box, and none of the five brands I offered her are in pink boxes. Shall I get the felt tip pens out?
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The popular trick at the moment is to say they've completely run out of food (even if you went two days ago) and so need an emergency welfare visit. When you get there actually they just need a bag of salad and their cupboards are full but "I thought if I told you that you'd make me wait and not see me this morning."
Or my personal favourite "I really fancied a trifle. Oh I don't need anything else; my daughter did a big shop for me yesterday". 😐
People don't seem to have the ability to plan ahead - or wait their turn any more.
I sometimes think we all need to to go back to basics and grow, even some cress on the windowsill, to see how long things take.
yesterday I had a 28 year old who only lived down the road wanting a delivery, when I said our driver had finished she seemed miffed and said "God! I'll walk up then!, and guess what, it was only moisturising cream ggggrrrr.
we often have to deliver scripts after hours just coz they won't wait til the next morning and they only ordered that script in the morning and you don't get a thanks kiss my a... Nothing.
but we keep smiling through our teeth 😬😁.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We’ve had a great day - cycled to Gouda and then got the train back. Found a little gem called Oudewater for lunch .....so pretty. Here are some of the flower market in Utrecht, our lunch spot, and then Gouda doing what it does best
flumpy - I sympathise totally. People are tw*ts. Lazy tw*ts
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We are 20kms inland but the roads to our 3 nearest towns for shopping are all on the holiday routes so we stay away on weekends and do our shop on Thursdays or Friday mornings. The good thing is that having all the incomers means I can find chilies and ginger and lemon grass and even proper baked beans and ginger jam...... Still have to raid the Asian shop in La Roche if I want kaffir lime leaves and so on.
Lovely afternoon spent sorting out all the roses in pots - weeding, pruning, feeding and watering. 28 of those. Then a sort out of clematis and shrubs lingering in pots and a good prune of one of the wisterias and a teeny bit of planting. Poor old OH had a torrid time digging out the new bed along the ruin. It was full of ivy roots, two dead tree roots, stones large and small but he's managed to do about 4m of it and just has about 3 more to go before I can get in and plant.
FG - hope you get your hill tomorrow. Chicky do try some old Gouda. It's like proper Cheddar but even better. Dove, glad you're both home safe and tanned and rested.
Off to get clean now and cook some dinner and have a large glass of wine. Enjoy your evening everyone.