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Re: What are you all up to
It’s mainly been wet and miserable here this week. Everywhere feeling damp. We don’t have any central heating so I’m very grateful for the Aga in a morning - the kitchen is warm when I come downstairs.
Earlier in the week I had a steroid injection in my left knee. The result was magic! By the next day the pain had almost gone. I just wish I could do the same with the other failing bits of my body.
And - avoid doctors’ surgeries- as well as pain relief I picked up a bit of a bug!
Lady Margarets Park Experience Freedom
Just returned from a fabulous three day break at Lady Margarets Park with a difference, we left the motorhome at home and stayed in an Experience Freedom Superior glamping cabin.
Wow, wow, wow it was absolutely amazing and so well equipped, it was spacious and extremely comfortable for the two of us and our little Doris. What made it even more special was that we met friends there that were staying in their caravan.
We had a couple of great days out visiting Chirk, Chirp Castle and Llangollen. There is so much to do around there with loads of walking opportunities and places to visit, we really wish we had more time but work was calling!
As a member you get 20% discount more info here
Land Registry
Some might know this already but here is a heads up for those that don't. Aussuming your property is registered with the Land Registry (some older properties might not be?) They offer the facility to inform you if they have any enquiries about your property. There have been a number of cases where houses have been sold without the owner knowing anything about it because scammers have gathered information from the Land Registry. If you register an email account they will inform you of this type of activity which could save a lot of stress.
David
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Thank you @davidklyne. A good reminder. I learnt of this a few years ago - when a house in Wales, owned by a vicar who worked in a different parish, found out the hard way. Often featured on various radio 4 promgrammes. Sorted in the end, but took a long time.…
Our house wasn't registered at the time, weve since moved, but when we moved we had to pay to register this one with Land Registry - took 18 months. So we are on this scheme. You get emails to confirm nothing happening, 6 monthly or annually too.
Note to anyone who has proper deeds, not Land Registry, ask to have your deeds returned when they've finished with them. Our solicitors forwarded ours once everything was registered. I understand Land Registery copy the deeds, before destroying the hard copies. I learnt whilst working in the record office that sometimes items are not noted, 2 pages turned at once?, boundaries were common issues, old maps don't show who owns what - only the deeds. So if you can have the originals it can save heartache....
Bakers2
Re: What are you all up to
Oh dear @DEBSC.
Reminds me of my youth. My mother was born and bred in Liverpool and so I had no option as a child but to support the Reds, even though they were a Second Division team at the time and Everton were first division. We were in the RAF so it didn't matter but we moved to Liverpool when I was 13 as my father completed his 22 years. We actually moved to Anfield, about 400 yards down from Anfield Road. So eventually I went to the home games with my dad. When I was 22 I transferred from Liverpool office to Manchester as promotion prospects were greater there. I have to admit I was a tad worried, totally misplaced as it turned out although I did get more ribbing from my mates back in Liverpool, one of them refusing to speak to me ever again. I really enjoyed my time in Manchester particularly as I met the fortunate Mrs.WN.😂
I stopped following Liverpool the day of the Heysel tragedy and to this day have no affinity with the team, merely enjoying (mostly) being neutral. I fear for your GDs boyfriend but it will be a true test of his mettle if he is serious. Good luck to him, although at least he has some ammunition of his own to use.
Re: Important announcement regarding Red Pennant
Colin
When you do a bit of research I often found the same even when comparing "so called free" insurance offered by banks. We found that medical conditions often pushed the price skywards so even accepting tha RP was on the more expensive side the reality for what you got was more reassuring, especially for the novice touring abroad. RP wasn't without its flaws, espcially on the medical side as they don't always understand for some conditions, like diabetes, that the amount of insulin you take for example, might vary depending on your blood sugar reading. It was this confusion that stopped us having one last trip abroad with the motorhome. I think there was also an issue with some blood thinning medications that need regular testing. Fortunately on that score more modern blood thinners don't require that testing. So like most insurances if you can tick all the right boxes you are fine. Anything more complicated brings with it difficulties.
David
Re: What are you all up to
It was snowing quite hard here about 6.00am but think it turned to rain now so you can only see it on a few cars. Quite early for snow this far south. Also not ideal for a couple of old duffers with mobility issues!!!
David
Re: What are you all up to
A slight dusting of snow this morning, and temperatures just above freezing, nothing too bad at all but a great day for staying in.
Re: What are you all up to
Cold sunny days are ideal for us - spreading slurry before it rains again.
Meanwhile final preparations are going on for our Big Adventure. We’ve had several test runs through the pasteurising and bottling kit and we’re nearly confident we can take the next giant leap and deliver to the public.
This is not an advert, as people choose the milk that suits them, but just a link to who we are and what we do.
In other news we had a good night out last week - Steve Knightley and his band. Different from Show of Hands but just as good. And he did include some familiar songs - such as Galway Farmer and Cousin Jack.
Re: Important announcement regarding Red Pennant
Hi Neil, Red pennant is not unique in being able to speak English. I have found that the AA, RAC, GreenFlag and LandRover Assistance all have English speaking staff answering emergency phone calls and I am sure there are others too.
