What a relief that the fuse box was caught in time @busy-lizzie and that you have some good electricians to get it fixed. But a PITA that you have only limited electricity to use.
My brother has lived in Queensland for about 40 years @Suesyn. Sadly I have never visited him there and probably never will now. Hope you aren't too late with your veg seed. But you could always buy young plants instead.
We will be home the week after Easter so will be able to get planting then. I think the only thing it will be too late for are capsicum so I will probably buy some of those. I hope that by planting later I will avoid having to set up the temporary benches in the conservatory when the seedlings outgrow the window sills. With any luck they will be able to go out in the unheated greenhouse sooner rather than later.
Morning all. Still raining here. Still inundated with politicians on tv. 😡. I really can’t be bothered listening to them any more. When I see their faces, I hit the mute button. 🙄
A clear morning with a slight frost here … we were told someone from the emergency plumbing team would contact us before 9 last evening about the horrendous noise in our pipe work since Anglian Water fitted a new meter yesterday … we’re still waiting … but at least I have a Job No. to quote at them when I chase them …
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning @Pat E, It's elections here this weekend too, Macron has a good chance of getting in although he does have a right wing chap chasing him, luckily we are not too over run with them on the T.V.
Glad you're ok @Busy-Lizzie and have it all under control, could have been a very different story.
Off to work, more baking.
Have a good day all.
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Mild here this morning. Cloudy/overcast but the sun is trying to peep through.
A little anecdote about Pink Floyd. When in London in the early 70s, a friend who was a Karitane Nurse (a NZ nurse specialising in the care of children) called me to tell me that she had a post lined up - it was for a member of Pink Floyd!! Couldn't tell you now which one ) but we thought she was terribly lucky!!
@Busy-Lizzie Phew, that this happened when you were here and not in Norfolk! The people you bought the house from left it in a bit of a state. I would have thought that the electricity installation would have been checked and certified for the sale.
Thank God indeed! @tui34 Thank you all about the electricity. It was checked when I bought the house. The surveyor said the fuse box was elderly and would need changing at some stage but not urgent. The thing that was urgent was the wiring in the garage. I had that re-wired when I finished the utility room and study that the previous owners started. They had got as far as the plumbing, sink, loo, washing machine plumbing and a window in the study.
It will probably rain today so HW. I have finished the sitting room curtain hemming. I must clean the kitchen fridge and leave the door open before I go.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I phoned AW at 8am and have been shunted back and forth a few times ... everyone was very nice and very apologetic, but no one seemed to know which department should be sorting it ... now the Customer Services Team will be Case Managing us, and will be phoning me back ... I have said I have to do some shopping so they'll call either before 9.30am or after 11am 🤞 ... they have apologised that we've not received the standard of service we have a right to expect ... I know enough about Customer Services (I've done many jobs in my life) to know that a request for a copy of their Complaints Procedure is my next step ... that usually galvanises big companies ... I've also mentioned that I've emptied the kitchen cupboard so that they can get at the stopcock so my kitchen is in chaos, and coupled with the noise that is like a cross between a cow in labour and a brigade of novice bagpipers every time we turn a tap on or flush the loo, I might also be driven to using a quavery voice to tell them that 'I'm 70 years old you know!' .... no point in being this age if you can't use it to your advantage sometimes 🤣
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Glad you got home safe and sound @punkdoc.
My brother has lived in Queensland for about 40 years @Suesyn. Sadly I have never visited him there and probably never will now. Hope you aren't too late with your veg seed. But you could always buy young plants instead.
I hope that by planting later I will avoid having to set up the temporary benches in the conservatory when the seedlings outgrow the window sills. With any luck they will be able to go out in the unheated greenhouse sooner rather than later.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Glad you're ok @Busy-Lizzie and have it all under control, could have been a very different story.
Off to work, more baking.
Have a good day all.
Lovely sunny day, after a very cold night.
Very lucky escape @Busy-Lizzie
more seed sowing planned for today.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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Mild here this morning. Cloudy/overcast but the sun is trying to peep through.
A little anecdote about Pink Floyd. When in London in the early 70s, a friend who was a Karitane Nurse (a NZ nurse specialising in the care of children) called me to tell me that she had a post lined up - it was for a member of Pink Floyd!! Couldn't tell you now which one ) but we thought she was terribly lucky!!
@Busy-Lizzie Phew, that this happened when you were here and not in Norfolk! The people you bought the house from left it in a bit of a state. I would have thought that the electricity installation would have been checked and certified for the sale.
Welcome back @punkdoc
A walk down the road to the market this morning. The dog really likes this Facebook tour and often "leaves a comment" !!
Have a good day!
Tui
Thank God indeed! @tui34 Thank you all about the electricity. It was checked when I bought the house. The surveyor said the fuse box was elderly and would need changing at some stage but not urgent. The thing that was urgent was the wiring in the garage. I had that re-wired when I finished the utility room and study that the previous owners started. They had got as far as the plumbing, sink, loo, washing machine plumbing and a window in the study.
It will probably rain today so HW. I have finished the sitting room curtain hemming. I must clean the kitchen fridge and leave the door open before I go.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.