Very hot again yesterday,did a good watering in the evening .
Had to cal United Utilities ,a very damp patch has appeared in the side lane , running towards my house.
For such a narrow way quite a bit of traffic uses it for rear access , garden maintenance etc, and there are service pipes there.
U.U. Came very quickly .located some points he needed ,but one appears to have been built over by young neighbours who have done their garden well and have fruit bushes growing ,their two little girls can just pick and eat !
Their daddy used massive baulks of timber as edging for raised beds and
seating ,tables etc .I remembered where one stop tap was but I am pretty certain it is now covered by timber.Each house would have one.
The previous owner slightly overstepped the boundary when putting new fencing in place, so enclosing the mains tap inside the garden!
There is another in the pavement of the nearby road so there would probably be a connection from that so that is where it will be turned off I assume.
My mains stop tap is in the back lane so I don’t think it will turn mine off when they come to repair the leak.
This leak is in the side lane.
Looking up the number to ring ,from a list supplied by Bury Council ,do you know if I have leeks ,yes leeks not leaks , they give the number to ring.
I was not sure who or what would arrive —— a mobile greengrocery van perhaps.
! Honestly !
Friend called just for a chat, the repair done by her neighbour seems O.K.
The loud banging in the pipes had terrified her.It was the ball cock that had failed seemingly so a new one fitted ,must have caused an air lock.
She came when I enquired was everything alright.
She us like a tiny little bird, terrified of so much .Gets in total panic.
I saw her home and two minutes later she was at my door in such a panic, had she left her special sunglasses ,well yes we found the down the armchair.
Honestly she can’t weigh six stones.
She cooks as best she can and just manages to do one potato, open a tin of carrots or peas and has those with one slice of ham every day .
Frightened to use the microwave, terrified of the washer so washes by hand ,oven broken ,fire broken no central heating ,worries about the immersion heater , her late sin did so much but sadly died only sixty.
One daughter has gone to live in the Lake District , the other has no contact .
I have no idea and of course won’t ask ,why such neglect by her daughters.
I can but be friendly , but have to shout quite loudly as she has hearing priblems too,but my son working above in the bedroom can then hear our conversations which must annoy him .She also is interested in the house purchase so asks about that —— .
What a very sad situation she is in ,her daughter who has buzzed off to Cumbria has put in her mind that Home Helps etc will rob her!
So she struggles on alone .
I count my blessings despite the many many cups of tea all day long I make for my son who is tied to the computers for long hours ,international time zones etc.
Well eight of the clock on a wonderful June morning, blazing sunshine and glad I did a good watering last evening .
I must watch the pond the water was actually really warm yesterday evening so a little trickle ,cold ,needed .
From the hosepipe , ought to keep it cooler today ,there is an overflow in place,.It is a raised pond as put in place when Flash Harry came every weekend , the solar powered pump and filter has stopped working but still under warranty so another on its way ,from “ Pondkeeper”.
WellI had better get up U ,U said they would be back .
Cheerio everyone, I got the wrong sun block — for babies,a spray but will have to use it as no other left ,factor 50.
It might make me look young again !
Viktoria.
