General Chat

Afternoon All,

Sunny and nice and 11 degrees here. We were having a nice lie in this morning or so we thought when at 8.00am a huge beeping lorry witth crane reversed past our bungalow. It was delivering to the new house that was built that had loads of deliveries last year when they were building an exension. It is an elderly Sikh couple that live there and it looks like they are doing something with the back garden now. Then a van turned up at the bungalow that had months of work with a chap constructing lean tos all around the sides of the bungalow with banging of nails into roofing felt last year from dawn till dusk. It must have leaked as a company turned up the past week or two to redo all the roof. Now this morning another van has turned up with banging as they must be renewing a window/s round the back. lol. OH gave up and decided to get up.

We decided to get lunch delivered today as I can't be bothered with cooking and we can't be bothered to eat out either! Oops I think the driver's here so toodle pip for a while.

But it will be on there eventually Mel if not immediately.

No they won't put it on as you have to pay the premium each month to watch certain popular things on ITVX player. Its just so people wil pay the sub each month to go ad free and see the programs that are watched a lot.

Its now 11 degrees here and we have had some sun and pc says partly sunny. :-(

Good morning all. Bright here, sunny but dark clouds in the distance 9 degrees so warmer than yesterday morning. good luck with the dentist Mel.

I am sure it won't be long before Midsummer appears as a recording on ITV3

Morning all,

Cloudy and miserable today and pc says 9 degrees but it is dry so I suppose thats a bonus.

Dentist this morning and I am hoping to get my new set.

I know what I mant to say. I forgot Midsomer Murders on Sunday so thought I would watch it on ITVX. No you caan't do that now as its Premium and you have to pay to have no adverts. What a silly idea. When I go into ITVX it takes ages to load and to flick down to see whats on. Why do they have to change everything. Being an OAP I begrudge paying a monthly sub.

Sounds like everyone is getting on with things. I had a letter in the post from waterboard saying they were going to fit us all new meters etc. The line line reads:-

Further information can be found on the enclosed leaflet. NO LEAFLET!!!!! Nothing about a break in the surply of water or for how long or if we have to run taps because dirty water will come out. I can remember once them working on the pipes and I had a white wsh in the machine, yes you've guessed it all came out ginger brown and they had to send me a sachet of something to put in and wash them all again. I am sick to death of the waterboard this year and now I have had an email asking me to do a short survey andwould I like to be on a panel for discussions once a month. No thank you very much, I get enough rubbish mail already and don't have time.

Good afternoon folks

It's a dray day here so far and the wind has dropped but there hasn't been much sun and it's not very warm.

Mel, your garage and sheds are real treasure troves. Who knows what you will find next? I wish I could discover something as interesting as a hunting horn in mine.

That sounds like an interesting talk you had at the U3a meeting AnnG and a nice walk today. If it's dry and not too cold a walk like that does lift the spirits a bit.

I hope it was all good with OH's car after you drove him to collect it Annx and he didn't get held up by roadworks on the way back. Men aren't generally very patient about these things are they?

It sounds as though your tablets might just be beginning to work Mandy if you are finding a little more energy to get into town. You will probably continue to feel tired for a little while as it will take time for the pills to really perk you up. You mentioned how lots of people used to have brass bits and pieces. Just after we got married I was given a box of small brass ornaments. We had them along the front of the hearth and on the mantelpiece above it but I used to get fed up keeping them all bright and polished. An aunt was visiting one day and said how much she liked them so I gave them to her. She was thrilled and thought I was so generous but really I was glad to see the back of them.

We had a good chat with friends yesterday afternoon and, yes AnnG, we did have cake with our tea and coffee. Very nice it was too.

We didn't go to our usual coffee meet this morning as some of the group were going on a tour of the orchards of a company that produce apple juice. The idea was to see all the lovely apple blossom and it was supposed to be next Thursday but the company rang to say they reckoned the blossom will be over by next week so to come this week. That wasn't so convenient for us so we didn't go. I had an exciting trip to the supermarket instead as we are running out of some fresh things and my next delivery isn't till next Tuesday.

This afternoon I've done a little bit of tidying in the garden, which is a bit of an overgrown mess, and I've also potted up some tomato seedlings. There's more than we need but any spare plants can go for sale at the Club's coffee morning fund raiser in June or the plant stall at the village fete at the beginning of July.

I think I need to go and get myself a cup of tea now. I might even have a ginger biccy :-)

I have been painting for three hours.

Its now 12 degrees here and the sun is in full swing and its very warm when you are in it but the air is really chilly and its warmer outside than in.

That was a nice walk seeing the blossom and hearing the birds sing. Robbie has been umpteen times today and is taking away three and four worms at a time.

Mandy you'll feel more private once the wood is up over those bricks. Hope it stays dry so you can get the grass cut. Iv'e had a couple of pots ruined by the frost this year too. I always forget to put them in the shed for the winter.

I think its about time I got myself something to eat for lunch as I had'nt realised what the time was.

Afternoon all,

Clouded over here a bit now but we have had some sun this morning got the shopping done and called in at homebase for some wood that Colin needs for the wall where he's putting new wood up to over the open patterned blocks .
Got two nice pots from Aldi I do really need to sort my pots out as I have a couple of clay pots that have the rims crumbling with the frost .
Hope to get the front grass cut later so long as it stays dry

Sounds as if you had a nice walk out Anng good idea to take your stick to help you along .

Just you and me then Mel. Just back from a 40 minute walk round the next estate and through the small copse. First time I have gone through there this year as it is too mudyy in winter and after rain. lots of blossom on the trees, lots of birds singing, the trees suddenly all in leaf and I saw a baby squirrel but couldn't get it on camera. I took my stick today as, after sitting still for so long yesterday at the meeting my legs are playing up today. sun is shining but there are also clouds it is 11 degrees now feels warm in the sun but still a nip in the air when a cloud covers the sun.

Good morning Mel and all. wow I went back to sleep around 5am and woke up at 0900. I did get up more than once in the night so had broken sleep with a quite long gap at one stage. very sunny but only 6 degrees so far. Better go and get dressed now. Not that I am going anywhere.

Morning all,

Bright sunshine this morning so far and pc says 6 degrees and mostly sunny so we could be in for a very nice day. It dos'nt look like there's much breeze today either but not been out there yet.

Hope you al slept well, I did no dreams that I can remember and up just te once then dropped off again.

Teas and coffee is after the talk Mel.
He didn’t have a single note and talked non stop, didn’t even have a sip of his water. He must be in his seventies now.
Ann to engrave on such small things he has a very strong contraption like a microscope/fixed binoculars very clever.
Mandy this booster is 75 and over.

Evening all,

Its been another cold day ,we've just had thunder and lightning and a very heavy shower, I woke up in the night and felt quire chilly yet I was under the covers ,tonight I think I will lay my dressing gown over my legs .
We walked up town to go to the butchers and go into boots for our tablets ,I felt tired by the time I got home but I was pleased I managed it ,the last few times I've gone up I was so glad to get home as I felt so drained ,hopefully the tablets are now beginning to give me a little more energy.

Ann hope your journey back to pick up the car isn't in the leaving off time ,I always worry about getting in the wrong lane when you can't see the signs on the road ,some of those cycle lanes just seem to stop and if your not careful you can suddenly have a cyclist beside you in the blind spot as you move over to the left .

Anng thats a long time for that chap to talk I bet he was glad of a drink after all that time .

I don't think I'd be old enough for the next covid jab ,is it just for the over seventies this time ?
I noticed Aldi has now done away with the hand sanitiser as you go in the shop so we used the bottle I carry in my bag .

Vera the doctor must have been happy with you if he's given you eight weeks before seeing you again.
Hope you enjoyed your afternoon tea and chat with your friend .

I think years ago everyone had lots of brass things in the house ,now they are out of fashion because of all the cleaning they take .
My friend use to have one of those horns hanging over her fireplace and a big brass bell that came out of the pub they ran , they used it for calling time .

Yes I've just got a COT too Mel after another trip to drop OH off to pick his car up. He is not a good passenger and I had to quietly remind him who was kindly giving him a lift and did he want to be delayed by causing me to have an accident. He went quiet! :-) I know he was bothered about roadworks he'd got delayed by this morning and as he needed to go that way to his meeting after picking his car up I'm sure that was on his mind, but no excuse.

I noticed the closing date for getting the covid jabs is around mid June this time. I think a lot of people won't bother this time now it's quietened down. It looks like I will be the last of us to get one this time AnnG! I meant to ask you more about the micro art as I envisaged painting with a couple of hairs under a big magnifier! It does sound interesting, but it might have been better to have a 10 minute break from what you say.

Thunder and rain lashing down here now!

Don't you get a break fro a cup of tea at these meetings Anng? I think I wouldhave fallen asleep with a whole hour of talking.In fact I could just drop off now but I won't I shall go and make myself a COT.

The winds still blowing a hooley and its also still very very cold. Pc is saying rain tonight just as the chicken pen has dried out.

Mum had a small hunting horn on a green cord with a tassel on it and I always loved it and she gave it away to her aunt. I was so annoyed. I bought this one in the hospice shop I think and it was many years ago I wanted to hang it above the door in the diner. It does sound like yours Annx.

I had a message from the surgery to book my booster, then several days later I had one from NHS suggesting I book with several options and it said book with the nearest. My appointment with the surgery is 27th April.

That was a very interesting talk. But too long and too fast, really tiring concentrating as he spoke without a break for an hour. He actually engraves verses etc on all sorts od small things. A disc that fits in the eye of a needle, a cufflink, a nail head. But his talk was also about who he had met along the way. Princess Michael of Kent, Princess Anne, Ronnie Barker, Uri Geller to name a few. Interesting and tiring.

Oh just spotted Vera and Mel have posted so an excuse to leave the pruning a bit longer.

I had a long copper hunting horn that hung above our stone fireplace in the 70s Mel. It sounds like it might have been like yours as mine was sealed, although it wore off. It had a brass mouthpiece and a red and gold rope it hung with. I'll see if I can find a photo with it on and send to see if it's like yours. I think I must have sold it.

Vera your journey sounded better than ours was today and it was good you were seen quickly too. You got in quickly with your covid jabs as ours are not until May.
We got notifications to book from our GP and from NHS.

It's hard not to get too involved in things isn't it! It's right to consider the group's own insurance. I don't know, but suspect seperate insurance may be needed, not just for the members, but also for speakers that are invited. Think who would they claim against if a member tripped them up and they hurt themselves? I don't know whether your group hire a room, but if so it could be a good time to look at the terms and conditions for that. It 's best to revisit and review everything whilst a new name is considered as the new name would have to feature on any policies like insurance and probably a fresh constitution document that will be needed anyway if the old one is lost. Good luck!

Afternoon All,

I expected a much colder morning but it's been a sunny and nice day up to now.

We both drove into the city to take OH's car to the garage doing the update for 9.00am and it took an hour and 20 minutes to do almost the same trip I did to work as a teenager that would take me 25 minutes. We both went a different route and both said it was horrendous and would rather take a less well paid job out of the city these days. On the ring road that's supposed to keep traffic moving they have removed a lane to make it a seperate 2 way road for cycles, but only a short length. No cycles on it though and pointless being so short. They have put a bus lane actually in the middle of another section of the road for a short distance.What was a neat crossroad junction with 3 lanes, one right, one straight on and one left has been reduced on the left to make a cycle lane so that traffic turning left or straight on share the same lane now. You don't know approaching it which lane has gone though and whether the right hand lane is now for right turners and straight on instead. No chance of seeing the road markings with queuing,shuffle stop traffic covering them. People were getting stuck in the yellow sin bins because others had blocked their exit. They've blocked off the dual carriageway where you could turn right into the garage so I have to go further and make 2 right turns to go and turn in the Space Centre carpark and blow me there were roadworks and traffic lights there. Now we just need to collect the car later hopefully before OH has to get to his meeting.

The blind man came at lunchtime so was nice and early in the slot we were given and that job is now done so that's good.

AnnG I had to visit many self eployed people in my job that were behind with sending their stamped cards in etc and many confessed their paperwork and admin got behind because they focussed on the work and admitted they preferred doing that to the the other things, so it isn't surprising to me that Jake sounds similar. He seems like many immature but willing young men whose mothers always remembered things for them, so isn't quite used to all the responsibilities he now has. I hope the prompts mean he will prioritise your work when he gets back.

Our plumber and window cleaner jet off to sunnier climes in winter Mel. They must both earn a lot as one always goes to America and the other likes Australia.

Well I'd better go and prune a humper full for the garden bin while waiting for the garage to ring.