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General => The Stay Safe Board => Topic started by: louisa maud on Monday 15 April 24 08:35 BST (UK)
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Morning folks
Here we start a new week, how quickly the time is passing .
Refuse collection is going to be interesting this week, seems most of us thought it was brown and green bins, I have just rushed out to see them emptying blue bins, will be interesting also to see if the compost brown bin is emptied, I haven't paid my £80 yet, seems most haven't, I am just biding my time to be honest as there is a lot of discussion going on about it, no doubt we will have to pay, it is not included in our rates and is only a fee for 6 months collection. I think the cost of £80 is excessive.
Sun lurking about but it is decidedly chilly after a couple of nice days, even managed to put a few fuchsias out yesterday hoping they will flourish.
Take care everyone
LM
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Very strange weather again. We had lots of rain and high winds overnight, but this morning it looks quite nice - we'll see what happens.
£80 seems a very high charge for your compost bin collections. We pay £36 per year - collections every fortnight except for 3 times over December/January.
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Well BB
I really have had a laugh, dustman came, looked at my bin and walked away, went 2 doors down and took their bin, appears I need a tag to prove I have paid,
the driver had a paper checking off as he went, good try on my part but I will have to pay up , it is excessive, no other choice, I keep my brown bin pristine, I dont it full up to cause problems if we get a hot summer, so, I have to pay up and shut up
LM .
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Oh, yes. We have stickers for each year and have to attach them to the bin.
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April is the first significant milestone since Jane died. It is the 19th anniversary of our first visit to, and when we fell in love with Australia. The occasion was the wedding of our son Andrew to Celine. No ordinary wedding for them in a church but a civil ceremony in a clearing in the eucalyptus forest of the Opeia Camp site in the Lorne Angahook State Park , Victoria. This was about 100km south west of Melbourne at the eastern end of the Great Ocean Road. I loved the name of the track which led to the camp site- Breakfast Creek Road. Sadly I can find no mention of this site any longer in existence.
As befitting our son and new daughter-in-law, the mode of dress for the guests was somewhat unconventional- fancy dress in wahtever style took your fancy, but Mum and Dad stayed traditional!
I can recall the somewhat basic sleeping conditions- we had a cabin rather than a tent, and the music for the younger elements of the guests just played and played until about four in the morning! No problems with the sound for the "neighbours" as we were well distant from the nearest residential area- but it kept me awake just a few hundred yards from where they were performing!
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It's all getting weirder here in England. Today the weather started wet and windy, then calm and sunny, then we've just had a spell of strong winds and hailstones, and now brilliant sunshine.
AND tomorrow I'm having the second cataract removed - just hoping that all goes as well as the first removal a few weeks ago. :-\ 8)
AND - 16.49 we have hail again !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh dear, I'm getting a little sad, aren't I? :-X
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Mad weather here today, rain, wind and I think we had hail stones , very strange after a nice few days, surely it can only get better
LM
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Glad you got to the Wedding Jeff, a happy and sad occasion too, I expect , missing loved ones.
Sunny here now but what a night!
Hailstones so loud !
Windy and cold albeit sunny.
Heart Clinic today ,lots to sort out no prescription as yet from Health Centre for my next drug which was to replace one I had to stop on Saturday.
All so befuddling .
Must pick up my watch ,new battery ,it had to go back to Accurist to be waterproofed again and I paid for that but found it’s guarantee etc I had paid up front for lifetime batteries , including re sealing.
So a refund I hope.
Son’s Birthday today, 65,he looks about 40 at most ,no wrinkles ,tall and very slender.
He bought himself what he wanted and I have paid ,a rack for a decommissioned very old rifle .
I also got him a vase,black and white Art Deco style ,he likes that and as it is of the ( 1929) period when his - and my- house was built he is revealing some nice original details.
It will be years before he moves in at this rate!
My sister is 90 on the 20th, but won’t celebrate,she ignores birthdays .
I will send a plain card ,I have one of those from the BBC programmes, Spring Watch ,of a glade in a wood carpeted with bluebells .No words!
Just saying hope she has a lovely day.
Well I have not had any notification of many posts,not sure what is wrong.
I do check and find them if I search others’ posts ,but they are not coming up in unread posts .
It will be something daft I have done .
My brown- garden and food waste need a good scrub out as the little bags we are given by The Council are very biodegradable!
Rot away quite quickly so I double bag, but it needs a good scrub out with a brush the builders left ,kept for that purpose only.
Next time it is emptied I will do it.
Cheerio, look after yourselves.
Viktoria.
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My surgery is very keen for me to get my Covid jab - I have had 2 text messages and an email from them over the past week! Actually I booked my jab after receiving the first text, so I imagine something has gone wrong with their system up there.
At one of the endless coffee (and cake, of course) mornings held in the village I learned that 4 of my acquaintances were in hospital for various reasons. I'm afraid we're getting old and suffering age-related illnesses, but it's interesting that most of the societies supported by volunteers still rely on people in their late 70s or even 80s to serve on committees, host parties and so on. I can understand that younger people are busy with their families and jobs, but where are the middle-aged ones to take over from us?
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Gillg
We have the same problem at my church no young ones keen on helping , it is the same group, all over 80, one young woman a schoolteacher has joined I wonder what will happen if all the 80 plus year olds give up, we give our time, give gifts and spend money .
Strange day, sunshine and showers after torrential rain overnight, I saw every hour so I know what the weather was doing.
Take care.
LM
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Right eye cataract now removed. Will be away for a number of days.
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Take care Bumble..LM
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Yes,a difficult few days but worth it ,keep up with thr drops.
Look forward to you being back .
Viktoria.
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Congratulations, on the marriage of your son and new DiL Jeff. I hope you thoroughly enjoyed the occasion and I am glad you can associate this with happy memories of your late and dear wife Jane.
I am glad to hear you have had second op BumbleB. I hope all goes smoothly for you through recovery.
My little bit of news is about the unfathomable game. I am pleased to report victory with this matter. Yesterday, I was finally able to go back to the shop and claim my full refund. :) Was served by same person who refused on my first attempt; - she was all sweetness and light on this occasion. ;)
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Many thanks for your good wishes. All seems to be OK, although a slightly different reaction than the left eye. Yes, I have my "table" to record the drops so that I don't forget them. :o
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And congratulations RTL on retrieving your money.
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Good to see you back BumbleB. I'm glad things seem to be going okay. :)
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My little bit of news is about the unfathomable game. I am pleased to report victory with this matter. Yesterday, I was finally able to go back to the shop and claim my full refund. :) Was served by same person who refused on my first attempt; - she was all sweetness and light on this occasion. ;)
Congratulations ;D
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Thank you very much bearkat. It did feel good to get closure at last. :)
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Well done RTL, persistence paid off.
BB, pleased you are back on board.
Lovely day here, just got back from Drs, as I drove back I though a trip to the coast, wrapped up, would do me good, don't think it will be happening though.
LM
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Glad all that is sorted re game!
Wonder what they will do in the bigger picture. There must be many more people baffled, wonder if it is a translation from Chinese for example ,they lose sense in translation if in China’s idea of English.
Hope your eye gets on well.BB.It is worth it .
Well in May (pre Covid,)every year, Ramsbottom held a War Weekend, 1940’s themed.Church had a NAAFI cafe,it was a good money earner for funds.
Not sure what is happening this year ,we are all about five years older,many not in the same state of health ,time and Covid !
Mad Windy day, my washing line broke! thankfully as I was putting uthe first item, managed to join it. I will need a new one though , it has been up since I came here.
So almost eight years .
Just ordered a new set of water plants for the little pond so with the mini straw bundles and filters cleaned I am hoping it stays clean this Summer.
Well must get on .
Hope those with health issues are alright .
Cheerio.Viktoria.
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Busy as always Viktoria and always interesting snippets with this and that. ANZAC Day next week, 25th and 2nd week of school holidays. Miss nearly 10 granddaughter had to be up so early last year to make the dawn parade with her Sea Scout group, preparing for same but as they're coming down here Saturday and staying for a few days leader is flexible of where she attends if not back in time as long as a photographic record as part of her badge as well.
Well done with persevering with that consumer issue with rewarding result RTL :)
You'll be pleased to have both eyes attended to now BB and seemingly successful ... I won't put up the 'cool' emoticon as it might look inappropriate and even the 'wink' one now might! ...
Getting adjusted to the days drawing in with seasonal change and clocks back but some lovely mild days so far, plenty to keep us occupied with comings and goings etc, flu jabs done at start of week.
Cheers all ...
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Thank you, mare. I can now see so much more than I have been able to for years, mainly unfortunately dust and cobwebs. Back for post-op in a few weeks.
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Yes Anzac Day.
Gosh, I can remember when it was only 30 years previously that what the day commemorated had taken place.
We still had The Empire then.
We celebrated it at school , later in the Sixth Form doing Greek( very badly,)
the teacher pointed out the connection to The Trojan Wars.
Gallipoli ,the beaches and cliffs which trapped the Empire’ sAnzac troops between the Turks and the sea,with the supposed site of Troy above.
Achilles and Patrocles fighting over a slave girl and Patrocles donning Achilles posh armour and getting killed .
The Anzaks’ bravery in France and Belgium, my Dad’s ashes are scattered at Hill 60, which was left as it was,all churned up from the tunnels set with explosives under our and the German trenches ,The Australian and New Zealand troops have lovely memorials as do The Canadians who all fought in that area — amongst any others.
So far from home and very few families could make the journey to visit graves, but there are no individual ones.
Still full of unexplored and unstable explosives it was impossible to move the huge mound of earth.
Hill 60 is the memorial site with a stone monument at the roadside .
Dad is under a Hawthorn tree tree - self seeded
Grazed by sheep and full of wild flowers,a natural wildflower meadow.
He thought it really peaceful and expressed the wish re his ashes.
We still lived in Belgium when he died 1974.
Well a bitter wind but bright and sunny.Washing dry and ironed in no time.
Tuna Pasta bake for tea .
Friend phoned to say her pretty little cat cat died in the night ,all alone ,but perhaps and hopefully in her sleep.
Don’t they break your heart!
Well a tin to open - pasta to cook ,breadcrumbs to crumb and mushroom sauce to slave over, ——- well Campbell’s’ condensed mushroom soup to open .
I still have to slave over the crumbs!
Cheerio.
Viktoria.
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I can now see so much more than I have been able to for years,.... Glad to hear it.
mainly unfortunately dust and cobwebs....... I'm still pretending I cant see the dust lol
Back for post-op in a few weeks...... best wishes
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RTL
Congratulations on getting your money back on the unplayable game, persistence paid off.
I eventually got rid of my bugs with the aid of antibiotics for the chest infection after the flu bug. Much to my amazement I lost a stone over the 4 weeks I was poorly. I’m eating again nearly normally so no doubt will put it back on!
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Sorry to hear you have been unwell Gibel, there is a lot of things going around, I have just had a virus like no other, did a covid test which was negative think goodness, I do all the right things as regards to sanitising but still I got whatever it is, there is always something lurking about.
Beautiful day here but it often starts off sunny and bright but then the rain comes for the rest of the day.
Take care everyone
LM
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Well a tin to open - pasta to cook ,breadcrumbs to crumb and mushroom sauce to slave over, ——- well Campbell’s’ condensed mushroom soup to open .
I still have to slave over the crumbs!
Cheerio.
Viktoria.
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Sorry to hear you have been unwell Gibel, there is a lot of things going around, I have just had a virus like no other, did a covid test which was negative think goodness, I do all the right things as regards to sanitising but still I got whatever it is, there is always something lurking about.
Take care everyone
LM
Hi LM
I had something too and test was Covid Negative.
When I was a boy, it was glycerine, lemon and honey. But honey is too sweet with my food intolerances.
Get well soon everyone, Mark
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Brings back childhood memories, my mum gave me blackcurrant jam and brown sugar slowly dissolved in the mouth, can't think what else she put in, wasn't achohlic for sure, might have been lemon, or honey, might try the red wine medicine!
There seems to be so many things going round but strangely today I have had a burst of energy.
LM
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My Dad's (90 yrs fully vaccinated and boosted) his sore throat and mucus had not fully cleared after over two months, when I went down with it.
My test was Covid negative.
Mark
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Brings back childhood memories, my mum gave me blackcurrant ...
LM
The humble Blackcurrant is rich in polyphenols, mainly anthocyanins.
Mark
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Yes, nice to read people are on the mend.
A very cold breezy bright morning.
Did some big towels ,will soon be dry,
Just thinking about the landing and stairs ,not decorated since the house renovators did everywhere in “ Trade white” ——-
There is paint that reflects light ,the stairs are not well lit .
Carpet mingled grey.
Landing is small, otherwise I would like a feature wall.
I have some nice prints of Greek vases, terracotta and black.
Also some pottery my other son brought back from Athens , I would like to use those but—- the landing is very small so a case of” less is more” .
I also have to cross the top of the stairs to get to the bathroom - so easy to fall down sideways! So landing - such as it is — needs to be clear.
LSo,etime later———
Raining hard now, what a surprise !
Well - Last of The Summer Wine on ,I love it.
Cheerio. Viktoria.
I also need a light at the bottom of the stairs, ,I descend into darkness and can’t differentiate between the last stair and the floor- same carpet on both so I slam down sometimes.
I usually count but I have a small light colour carpet sample on the floor so see that easily and no misjudgement.
Viktoria.
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Not sure if dry red wine might cause other problems? I've noticed a dry mouth more often.
But I'm not sure, due to other health conditions. I need sips of water in the night anyway.
Mark
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Brings back childhood memories, my mum gave me blackcurrant ...
LM
The humble Blackcurrant is rich in polyphenols, mainly anthocyanins.
Mark
My maternal grandfather had a few blackcurrant bushes which provided my grandmother with enough fruit to make absolutely the best jam/preserve. My parents garden had raspberry canes which didn't seem to fruit, except for one year when it produced one berry., which I sampled and from then on raspberries have been my favourite fresh fruit.
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Blackcurrant tea— hot water with a couple of spoons of home made blackcurrant jam dissolved in it —- magic cure .
An Aspirin dissolved in warm water used as a gargle really gets to the pain in throat infections ,no need to swallow it .
A boiled onion ,still hot in a clean cloth on an abscess seems to
“ draw “ out the awful gunge and hence hastens the healing.
Old fashioned remedies ,cost nothing and did the trick very often.
Pre NHS we had nothing else.
Salty water is a good cleanser for wounds .
Clove oil for toothache.
Viktoria.
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I remember my father getting into trouble with my mother because he had used some of meagre ration allowance to make me Butterballs - Malteser size balls of butter rolled in sugar - which he said would cure my sore throat. Don't remember if they worked, but I do remember that they were delicious! And, yes, blackcurrant tea made with a spoonful of jam in hot water was another sore throat and cold remedy.
Butter had to be scraped onto bread as thinly as possible in those days, and then any possible surplus was scraped off again. Same for jam, too. But we did love our bread and jam, an essential for our high tea.
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Well BB
I really have had a laugh, dustman came, looked at my bin and walked away, went 2 doors down and took their bin, appears I need a tag to prove I have paid,
the driver had a paper checking off as he went, good try on my part but I will have to pay up , it is excessive, no other choice, I keep my brown bin pristine, I dont it full up to cause problems if we get a hot summer, so, I have to pay up and shut up
LM .
Here in Hertfordshire, we pay £50 a year to get our garden waste emptied. The council send you a sticker with your number on it and a mention that you have paid. Thought it would be included in our council tax which is extortionate...like £180 a month for a bungalow....
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I also have to cross the top of the stairs to get to the bathroom - so easy to fall down sideways! So landing - such as it is — needs to be clear.
LSo,etime later———
Raining hard now, what a surprise !
Well - Last of The Summer Wine on ,I love it.
Cheerio. Viktoria.
I also need a light at the bottom of the stairs, ,I descend into darkness and can’t differentiate between the last stair and the floor- same carpet on both so I slam down sometimes.
I usually count but I have a small light colour carpet sample on the floor so see that easily and no misjudgement.
Viktoria.
Ask your son to investigate LED strip lighting for your staircase. There's different makes and types on the market such as "solar" powered, or "lit by motion, or battery, etc.,
To give you an idea surf for "Safety Lighting for Staircase" and the usual A --- n website pops up together with other suppliers.
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yes my sis has low level lights which come on when you walk past them ...useful at night ..dont know the other kind
i went to monthly book club this morning ,the theme was history and there was a good variety of books ,
i took the book my mum wrote in 2005 about the people + houses of her village + read an extract about evacuees .
also told some of the story using basic sign language to practice for talk in may for local brownie group
excuse lack of capitals im tying one handed .
happy st georges day for tomorrow
dont think i can attach textile festival photo unless i crop it
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Oooer, and my calendar has 23 rd.as St. George’s Day.
My sister is 90 today,probably still wearing jeans and a big hair do, she still looked very good the last time I saw her which was pre Covid.
Since when she has lost her son but refuses to let it affect her life.
Everyone copes in their own way.
We are going on May 4 th —— Royal Command!
I am told it will be lovely —-
I have all the presents for the Christmases we have not been , 2019 was the last one so 20,21,22,23, all piled up. Books mostly .
She sends me the History magazine each month .
I feel I ought to phone her but she will say it is just another day and I will feel stupid for, phoning but it seems wrong to ignore it.
I did send a small handmade card,no words just mine saying “ Have a lovely Day .”
Well shopping to do so off with my trusty trolley before my son comes round to “help” - he us well meaning but it doesn’t work out like that ,I plan my journey and shopping to suit me and the buses etc.
I always have to rush when he takes me ,so I prefer to sneak out and take my time,have a chat etc.
We are all different.
Cheerio .hope you all have a nice weekend and those not well especially.
Viktoria.
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Think I would prefer to "sneak out" I would prefer to shop leisurely, my husband comes with me now and it makes a difference, I don't do my usual shopping run on a Friday anymore, out at 8am with my friend, a chat and in to pack it away, someone else took away my confidence to do that trip each week.
Yes, a night light would be a good idea Viktoria.
Looks a nicer day so far, fed up with the weather pattern lately, no wonder I have lost my build of of credit I had gathered on my heating bills, by now the heating would have been off but it really is too cold in the evening, my husband feels the cold more than I do.
Have a good day.
LM
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Oooer, and my calendar has 23 rd.as St. George’s Day.
Yes, the 23rd which is on Tuesday. 🇫🇴
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I also used to do my shopping by myself, but no longer feel confident enough to drive, so my husband takes me, and yes, Viktoria, I do feel rushed when he's with me, because I know he doesn't enjoy supermarket shopping. Unfortunately, just like his mother, he is a bit of a hoarder and bargain hunter, so we often come back with rather more than I had planned! I do appreciate his help with the driving, but am sometimes surprised at what ends up in the supermarket trolley.
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Sorry yes officially st George's day is Tues
But we're celebrating 🎉 in Leicester today . St George sent me a Facebook message to ask if I was going to any of the activities
He will be on stilts so easy to find
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That sounds lovely Brigid, good to hear that St George's day is being celebrated. :)
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Absolutely gorgeous day here in Dublin, blue skies and sunshine. It's a balmy 14°C (not up to the standard of some of you down under) but in Ireland we make the most of every bit of sunshine we get ;D. Certainly makes a change from all the rain we've had for the last while. While it's cool in the shade, my back garden is sheltered so nice to get some fresh air. I'm taking it easy though as I'm still getting over a chest infection which took 2 courses of both antibiotics and steroids to clear up. The garden needs work, but it'll have to wait.
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.....and here in Devon we have been sitting out on our patio in warm sunshine, well, at least I have, watching my husband plant out lots of veg seedlings. How wonderful to see the sun and to forget about all that rain for a while. At long last SW Water has declared that the reservoirs are full! Now they can concentrate on cleaning up our river and sea water, so that people can enjoy surfing and bathing again.
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i wish i could post the photos of todays dragons but i think all attachments are too large