Afternoon all. Your son is continuing to do well Dove,that's great news. Took grandkids out yesterday.... teachers strike. Lunch on the beach,then the pier. It was 15c,very pleasant. Punkdoc,you love in Sheffield,it said in the news, the council had removed a large amount of healthy trees, and there is a row going on about them. Apparently, they are the second council to do this recently. Folk were complaining about the noise,as it was done at night. According to the council, this was because it was "safer". Do you know anything about this?
Reading back I definitely see small stirrings of spring among the Forkers - people getting a bit more mobile, gardening without a fleece on, meeting friends... Hopeful.
We were supposed to go out last night to hear a friend read from her book at our local historical society. But after my meeting in the afternoon I could barely string a sentence together so sent my apologies and looked forward to an early night. So feeling a little less overwhelmed today.
I do have too much on my plate at the moment, but briefing other people to take on some of what I do actually doubles the work in the short term!
And I've been fretting about my car again. Having had the slave cylinder (?) replaced last year, the clutch is still sticking and sometimes, if I've had to sit with my foot on it in first gear waiting to get into traffic, it will sometimes not let me then get into second gear and that's scary. I have to pull over and pump the clutch to be able to get into gear again. And sometimes doing that stalls the car. But I've got it booked in for first thing on Monday. I fear a new clutch will be the outcome.
Afternoon all. Your son is continuing to do well Dove,that's great news. Took grandkids out yesterday.... teachers strike. Lunch on the beach,then the pier. It was 15c,very pleasant. Punkdoc,you love in Sheffield,it said in the news, the council had removed a large amount of healthy trees, and there is a row going on about them. Apparently, they are the second council to do this recently. Folk were complaining about the noise,as it was done at night. According to the council, this was because it was "safer". Do you know anything about this?
I think this is the Plymouth chop - there is a thread on here about it, called 'unbelievable' I think.... Shocking stuff, really upsetting.
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Yes, it was Plymouth, I've read about it and the thread about it on this site. The speed with which the trees were cut down was shocking.
I won't be gardening at all. When I came out of the hairdressers it was tipping with rain. I did drop off at the GC on the way home and I've bought some spring flowering plants.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Afternoon all, wet and grey start here. I am at local Autoglass place waiting for them to do windscreen from the aborted job 2 weeks ago. Been here an hour and they haven't even taken it in yet!
looks like I might be joining the growing number of forumites needing/having hip replacements. I have known for a few years that I had arthritis in my hips, but decided that other issues would see me off, before surgery was needed. Had hips Xrayed today, severe osteoarthritis, both hips, and so the process begins, deep joy.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Oh dear, @punkdoc. I hope it is all much quicker for you than for my OH. Shouldn't be a Covid crisis with any luck, hopefully, and I hope the hospital roof doesn't need repairing first.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
It's actually been warm and sunny most of the day so we've both been out in the garden. OH has moved one of the water butts and connected it to another in a more convenient place, then I moved an older one to the back of the shed - a right merry go round really. I also weeded the wall bed after lunch but it rained before I could mulch it which was annoying.
Seems like most of us have had or will need hip replacements @punkdoc, hope you don't have to wait long. I'm hobbling now when I get out of a chair yet my GP looked at my hip x-ray and cheerfully said that's only old age! It doesn't feel painful - yet, just stiff.
I thought you were supposed to be retired @didyw! Just say no occasionally.
If the heater's heavy @Yviestevie, could you get a courier to collect it? All your jobs will get done eventually so try not to fret. I bet the new bathroom's smashing.
@Dovefromabove, sounds like Rob is making good progress and if others are now allowed to visit, that might take some pressure off you as well. Typical of the DVLA though.
Hope your windescreen has been fixed by now @Allotment Boy.
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We were supposed to go out last night to hear a friend read from her book at our local historical society. But after my meeting in the afternoon I could barely string a sentence together so sent my apologies and looked forward to an early night. So feeling a little less overwhelmed today.
I do have too much on my plate at the moment, but briefing other people to take on some of what I do actually doubles the work in the short term!
And I've been fretting about my car again. Having had the slave cylinder (?) replaced last year, the clutch is still sticking and sometimes, if I've had to sit with my foot on it in first gear waiting to get into traffic, it will sometimes not let me then get into second gear and that's scary. I have to pull over and pump the clutch to be able to get into gear again. And sometimes doing that stalls the car. But I've got it booked in for first thing on Monday. I fear a new clutch will be the outcome.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I won't be gardening at all. When I came out of the hairdressers it was tipping with rain. I did drop off at the GC on the way home and I've bought some spring flowering plants.
I have known for a few years that I had arthritis in my hips, but decided that other issues would see me off, before surgery was needed.
Had hips Xrayed today, severe osteoarthritis, both hips, and so the process begins, deep joy.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
It's actually been warm and sunny most of the day so we've both been out in the garden. OH has moved one of the water butts and connected it to another in a more convenient place, then I moved an older one to the back of the shed - a right merry go round really. I also weeded the wall bed after lunch but it rained before I could mulch it which was annoying.
Seems like most of us have had or will need hip replacements @punkdoc, hope you don't have to wait long. I'm hobbling now when I get out of a chair yet my GP looked at my hip x-ray and cheerfully said that's only old age! It doesn't feel painful - yet, just stiff.
I thought you were supposed to be retired @didyw! Just say no occasionally.
If the heater's heavy @Yviestevie, could you get a courier to collect it? All your jobs will get done eventually so try not to fret. I bet the new bathroom's smashing.
@Dovefromabove, sounds like Rob is making good progress and if others are now allowed to visit, that might take some pressure off you as well. Typical of the DVLA though.
Hope your windescreen has been fixed by now @Allotment Boy.
Have a good weekend folks.