General Chat

Afternoon All,

Weak sunshine but a heady 7 degrees here. A night of getting up here, probably due to drinking a lot of water as I realised I hadn't drunk enough too late.

I hope today's journey to the hospital is uneventful Vera after the nightmare last time. It's good your next appointment will be in the morning so no bus needed. OH has to go back for a more thorough inspection of his eyes with the strong eyedrops. He had noticed a new shadow, which they say is a floater, but want to be sure it isn't pulling at the retina. It's the eye that has had all the laser treatment.

I hope you manage to go with your friend to Sainsbury's AnnG as the weather has kept us in a lot lately and a change of scene and chat will be good.

Mel it sounds as if at your surgery you still book in at a reception desk. For a few years we have had a screen inside the outer door where you book yourself in. Do you have screens in the waiting rooms that show your name and which number room to go to when they are ready to see you? It's chaos when the screens don't work though. Our forecast is dry tomorrow which will please OH for footie then two rainy days.

OH is going for his walk, so I will pop out. Then he is off to a council meeting.

good morning all 6 degrees and sunny.
Good luck with the bus Vera hope driver knows the rout by now.

Might be going to Sainsburys with my friend over the road later. so BBL

Morning Mandy and all,

Nice bright morning so far and both the cars have fern patterns on them. I had a rotten night slept for a couple of hours then a visit to the loo. followed by lying awake till the next time I needed the loo and then the next time. Must have dropped off for an hour or so just as it was getting light.

Its 5 degrees and pc says temps to drop by next Wednesday.

Wonder if BIL will come today?

Morning all,

Don't think there was a frost this morning ,the suns trying to peep through the cloud but the clouds are looking a bit grey so hope we don't get any rain .

Vera I hope your bus journey is better than last time and that your hospital appointment goes OK.

Thanks everyone for Lewis's birthday wishes ,no Vera I don't make the birthday cakes for them like I use to , they usually go and pick a cake from the supermarket now.

Better get in the shower next bit late doing that this morning as we've sat chatting.

It's rained pretty much all day and it has been so dark and gloomy. January 15th was my Dad's birthday so he's been in my thoughts a bit today, not in any morbid way but just remembering the little things like how he was always singing. He'd get up singing and he'd go to bed singing. I do miss him.

I hope OH's eye test went OK Annx and he hasn't got to spend a fortune on new glasses.

It's good that you managed to see the nurse Mel. She might not have seemed to do much but it was probably reassuring for you.

We went to the Health Centre this afternoon for OH's X-Ray and got there a few minutes early. He was seen immediately and was out again before his allotted appointment time. The radiologist said to OH that the urologist has requested a CT scan for him. This was the first OH had heard of it and the radiologist said that if we hadn't been given an appointment within 2 weeks to contact them. It looks as though it will be done at the Health Centre which is good as we have had to go to the hospital for scans in the past. It was pouring so hard when we came out that we decided to give Tesco a miss. I only wanted some fresh salad. I'm thinking of trying to get to Waitrose first thing in the morning as we like their fish and I'm nearly out of fish in the freezer. It's 20% off on Fridays and I can get some salad at the same time. I've put in an order with Tesco for delivery on Monday.

It could be a bit of a rush tomorrow as we have to get to the hospital. We'll go by bus again as I never know how long I am going to be there and it could well be dark before we get home. We'll need to get back from Waitrose, grab a quick snack and be out again about 12.15 to get the bus which takes just over an hour and should get me there with about 40 minutes to spare. Keep your fingers crossed that this time we get a driver who knows where he is going. My next eye appointment is already booked for March and it is in the morning so OH will be able to drive without worrying about it being dark when he has to drive home.

I did intend to have a read of the local paper online but I think I've looked at the computer screen quite enough for one day so I think I'll close down now. Have a good night everyone.

Afternoon All,

<3 :-) Happy Birthday to Lewis. Did he say what he would like for his birthday Mandy? Not a ride on a Bin Lorry I hope. I still chuckle about the cake. After I saw the weather forecast for today I did the same and nipped out this morning to do a couple of errands.

They say it takes 30 days to change a habit Mel so keep resisting the ciggies, it should get easier. It's good you managed to be seen at your surgery instead of the hospital. We have to wear a mask at ours if you have a cough or cold and they meet you and take you into a seperate room so you don't mix with people in the waiting room. I think it's helpful that the nurse reminds people how much worse they may have been without the flu jab. So many still think the jab stops you getting flu and even more don't realise it can stop you being so ill if you do still get it. Vera is right saying not to expect miracles. When dad had the Hong Kong/Mao flu in 1970 he became so weak mum had to feed him with a spoon. Me and a chap who worked for him kept his business running and he was so ill he never even fretted about it. I was married by then and would call with any post he needed to see, but mum wouldn't let me in the house worried I might catch it. He stopped his 20-40 a day smoking habit straightaway and never touched one again, even though mum still smoked a few. I have one of those oximeters you put on your finger at home.

I hope your OH's xray results will be good Vera and that his cough starts to improve. It's handy if you can do a bit of shopping too.

It's still raining here too AnnG and OH just managed to fit a walk in before it started. He noticed they are digging where the new warehouses will be. Now it doesn't know when to stop raining. Our window cleaner comes when it is raining too.

Openreach were down the close a few doors from us talking to a neighbour this morning when I went out so I expect they will soon be digging as they seem to be moving down the close. I must say I won't be happy losing the landline phone as I prefer it to the mobile.

We have had a label of instructions of what is to go in the extra bins for kitchen waste soon to be delivered to us etc. It's annoying that there will be too many bins to fit out of sight at the side at the front of the bungalow and it looks as if the rubbish bin will be bigger to accomodate the kitchen waste bin if people want and wouldn't fit down the side anyway. I think it would be easier if they wrote what we can put in each bin as the list of what can't go in will confuse a lot of old people. They seem to think everyone drives and has a car to pop to the tip with this and that as well.

Who would have thought after paying for our bins to be emptied and carried to and from the back of our houses years ago, that now we still pay for the service, but then do the job of sorting it ourselves free of charge, so the council can then get the additional payment for what is recycled.

O I forgot to wish Lewis A Very Happy BIrthday <3 <3 Hope you have a great day with lots of nice things and chocolate.........

Been to the nurse. They are having more security put in down the surgery and there was a big van parked right outside the entrance and people queing at the window but the man I spoke to outside the nurses place said he was for the nurse so I waited with him when I should have gone to the window and said I was here. Anyway I went up there in the end and told them I was here and been waiting. I went in after a while and all she did was listen to my chest and put the reader thing on my finger to measure my oxygen levels and told me it takes a while to recover from flu and did I have the flu jab and I said yes and she said just think what it would have been like if you had'nt had the jab!!! Did'nt think that really helped but I did tell her I hav'nt been smoking.

Hope hubby gets on ok with his x-ray this afternoon Vera, I shall be thinking of him. <3

Iv'e had a slice of toast and honey, the good stuff, and now I want a nice hot drink.

raining here now, washing in the drier and the windows have just been cleaned. They always seem to come to us when it is raining.

Hope all goes well with the nurse Mel.

Happy eleventh birthday Lewis. Hope he has lots of nice presents and has a lovely day.

Good morning all

Dark and wet here with a yellow warning of flooding. Yesterday it seemed as though spring was on the way, today spring has turned its back on us .

Happy Birthday Lewis. I can't believe he is 11 already. Do you still make them all birthday cakes Mandy?

I hope the nurse is able to help you with your cough Mel. OH has his X-Ray this afternoon. I'll go with him. Thankfully it's at the Health Centre which is less than 2 miles away and not too far from Tesco so, depending on the weather, I might pop in for a couple of bits of shopping.

Morning girls,

Late up today and I have the nurse this morning so a brief post . Dull and 6 degrees and pc says its raining.

BBL

Good morning all very dark and damp here, not currently raining but it is forecast. Fortunately I don't need to go out. I should reall take 8 books back to Irene, but that can wait until a dry day. I read 7 books while at daughter's.

I have a load of washing in. Not sure where it has all come from this week. I seem to have done three weeks wash in one week.

Morning all,

Very cloudy but dry so far ,we should have rain later and it should get heavy so we're off to get the shopping a bit earlier so we don't get to wet.

Lewis is 11 today ,where have those years gone ,it only seems five minutes ago when I asked him what birthday cake he would like me to make and he said a Bin Lorry lol
Can't remember what I made now but it wasn't the bin lorry .

Good for you Mel. You’re doing really well to avoid smoking.

It seemed to turn cold here this afternoon as well.
Well done Mel if you can find something that you enjoy doing to put I place of when you would have a smoke that would help. And would probably help your breathing as well.

Oh Mel your doing so well not smoking keep it up you don't need them and with the money your saving give yourself a little treat .

It turned really cold this afternoon, we were later lighting the fire and the heating came on about half four but I couldn't get warm ,perhaps because we were outside a while this morning.

Done another wash this morning and did a load of ironing so I feel as though today has'nt been wasted.

I watched lost and found on BBC 1 at lunchtime and found it very moving. I have now watched a couple more of those programs.

Meat pie for dinner tonight sprouts and mash and thick gravy.

No I have been good and not smoked since 26th December. Keep thinking when Iv'e finished the ironing I'll have a cig and then tell myself NO be good. I miss going out and feeding Robby while I used to have a smoke. I do go out inthe morning to feed Robby but forget during the day when I am doijng other things.

Done a bit of casting today the first of the new year. They need to dry right out before drilling.

Afternoon all,

It was sunny here after a frosty start but that soon disappeared and its been a bit hazy ,we got the tree all chopped up and in the brown bin and we were glad to get in for a coffee to warm us up .

That was good the traffic was a bit easier so you got there and back OK Anng

Our market place is closed to traffic now for 12 weeks while they alter the bus stops so the buses can pull in better sometimes there's four buses at once and they hold all the traffic up behind them as they can't pull into the stop .
They are taking a couple of disabled spaces from outside the co op and moving those across the other side of the road then the buses can pull in the disabled spaces ,but in the mean time all the buses are going into the car park just a few minutes walk away so it's muddled the whole town up ,I expect the poor shops will suffer as people will stay away .

I hope the rest of the tests for your OH go OK Vera it's going to be a busy rest of the week for you both .

Shopping day tomorrow so I must check my list and I still haven't looked at a pattern to see how much wool I'd need.

Well the paths were clear of frost and the roads were surprisingly clear od heavy traffic. Still temporary lights (5 way) and temporary pedestrian lights as well but it all worked smoothly and even felt better with fewer cars being able to use the road where the hairdresser is. I quite enjoyed the walk and feel pleased that I have had some exercise. Then, while I still had my shoes on I took a couple of bits down to the shed, which I wanted to check for leaks, over a month since I last went down there. All was well in there but the storm had blown tha parasol over on the lower patio, nothing damaged so I have rolled it into a better position and left it down.

Yes Ann I hope they will change that February date too.

Mel several time in past years when I have had a cough it has lasted up to 8 weeks. Hopefully the X-ray will be clear. Have you gone back to smoking? I know that you stopped when you had breathing problems.

Better think about getting some lunch now I suppose.

I hope the nurse can sort out your cough tomorrow Mel. You must be exhausted. A persistent cough can wear you out. OH’s cough isn’t new; we both went down with a cough and cold a day or so after Christmas but where mine has been gradually getting better every day his cough has hardly improved at all. He saw the doctor on Monday and now has an X-Ray tomorrow though we’re not expecting it to show anything much. It takes a long while to recover from flu Mel so don’t expect miracles. I’ve only had proper flu twice in my life, the last time about 4 years ago. Each time it was about 6 weeks before I felt back to normal. Be kind to yourself, stay warm, eat well, drink plenty of fluids and don’t try to do too much.

It’s not very warm but it is still bright and sunny. Hope it’s sunny where you are. The sun cheers everything up. Snowdrops are showing white buds ready to open, hellebores are in bud and the early daffs are poking through. Spring is on the way though I’m sure there’ll be plenty of wintry weather to come first.

OH is on the computer ordering me a new cordless vac so I had better go and sort out some lunch for him.

Morning All,

White over here this morning too, yet I was so hot last night I shoved the throw off and the duvet down to my knees.

I think a cough with flu can last a few weeks Mel, probably more if you smoke and it can take a long time to get your energy back. Often it's the change in temperature in the bedroom that can start you coughing at night and I found taking sips of a warmed lemon and honey drink helped with the bad tickly coughs I used to get.

Your poor OH must be worn out Vera, as must you with all that's been happening lately. I see you are having a 'medical' week, but at least it's good the doctor's test for your OH was clear. I hope all goes well with the rest of the tests and that they can soon sort him out. I'm not surprised you threw your rubbish in the wrong bin. It happens when your head is all over the place. I'm intending to get rid of my big dyson this year as I never use it now. Like you say it is heavy compared with the stick ones and to think I thought it was so light after having even heavier hoovers before. I do want to get another stick one though so I have two. Then if one packs up or needs repair I have another to fall back on in the meantime.

It sounds like you will have had a tricky walk this morning with the frost and all those road repairs AnnG and have to be careful and allow extra time. It will be good if you can get your February appointment changed. I would be having visions of the possible weather and it being dark and more traffic at that time too.

OH has gone for his eye test now, but if they use eyedrops and if he can't drive, I will go and fetch him and we can fetch his car later when the eyedrops have worn off. It is less than a mile away so not far at all. A bit of HW and decide what's for lunch now.