Morning everyone, grey but milder here too. Plumber now due tomorrow fingers crossed 🤞. Part of my grumpiness, with the disruption I realised I just hate getting up in the dark and cold winter mornings. One of the great joys of retirement is we don't have to, I know many of you still get up early and I'm fine with it on a bright sunny day, but there it is.
I am not a morning person, still lingering in bed at the moment. Had to get up early in the past, nursing then having my family. Glad I can just relax in the morning with coffee, my book and my phone.
Not much planed for today but we might get a call to collect our friend from hospital.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
We both worked for the NHS for most of our working lives. Our pay stagnated for over the last decade our our careers. It's one of the reasons I retired when I did there was no point in carrying on falling behind. The only reason we are not in poverty now is because we were very prudent over the years.
Morning all, it's warmer (slightly) today and there was no frost earlier. It was sunny just now but has clouded over. We also hate having to get up early when tradesmen are busy, especially on cold dark mornings so I can understand your grumpiness @Allotment Boy. Some of the ones we use are okay with starting later which is a blessing. A quiet day today I think, I'm going to wrap up warm and toddle outside for half an hour or so, probably will end up being longer. Could do some weeding and spreading bark mulch perhaps. Enjoy your day folks and stay warm poorly people.
Have you started working again @Hostafan1? Probably would do some good to get out of the house occasionally - if only to swear at the grockles!
We both worked for the NHS for most of our working lives. Our pay stagnated for over the last decade our our careers. It's one of the reasons I retired when I did there was no point in carrying on falling behind. The only reason we are not in poverty now is because we were very prudent over the years.
Social work pay scales are linked to NHS scales, so mine was frozen for ages too ... which obviously impacted on my little pension. Not complaining ... just saying. I could probably have found a better paying job in the private sector ... I happened to think what I was doing was worthwhile. However, if I'd had many more years of work ahead of me I'd have had to move on.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Part of my grumpiness, with the disruption I realised I just hate getting up in the dark and cold winter mornings. One of the great joys of retirement is we don't have to, I know many of you still get up early and I'm fine with it on a bright sunny day, but there it is.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I am not a morning person, still lingering in bed at the moment. Had to get up early in the past, nursing then having my family. Glad I can just relax in the morning with coffee, my book and my phone.
Not much planed for today but we might get a call to collect our friend from hospital.
I've not had a pay rise in over 2 years
We also hate having to get up early when tradesmen are busy, especially on cold dark mornings so I can understand your grumpiness @Allotment Boy. Some of the ones we use are okay with starting later which is a blessing.
A quiet day today I think, I'm going to wrap up warm and toddle outside for half an hour or so, probably will end up being longer. Could do some weeding and spreading bark mulch perhaps.
Enjoy your day folks and stay warm poorly people.
Have you started working again @Hostafan1? Probably would do some good to get out of the house occasionally - if only to swear at the grockles!
Social work pay scales are linked to NHS scales, so mine was frozen for ages too ... which obviously impacted on my little pension. Not complaining ... just saying. I could probably have found a better paying job in the private sector ... I happened to think what I was doing was worthwhile. However, if I'd had many more years of work ahead of me I'd have had to move on.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.