What are you all up to
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Rained for most of the day here, with the odd flake of snow thrown in. The moors about 6 mls away are now white, and I guess the Lakeland hills are well covered. Attended our friends and neighbour's funeral this afternoon, mainly just family and a few from the street who knew him well.
Rain finally stopped around 3:00 so managed one dry walk and it was fine when we went to do our shopping. Clear skies now and close to freezing so the pavements could be dicey tomorrow morning.
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It certainly is. Our next door neighbour is an elderly lady who we haven't seen for over 12 months. She has a carer who come about 4 times a day, and a daughter who lives near, but only pops in for a few minutes a couple of times a week. If we lived ajoined to her we would be worried that something similar to what happened yesterday could occur there.
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I remember many years ago my Gran wouldn't budge from her OAP flat despite protestations from her family that she would be safer in a home. It took her friend who lived directly opposite her to die in her flat and not be found for 24 hours to persuade her to make the move.
Gran was lucky at first because her son worked in English Electric (remember them) almost opposite where she lived and called in every day when working for lunch but when he retired he became worried about something happening to her. Gran didn't have a phone.
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Nellie: poor lady. So vulnerable being disabled and living on her own. I do hope she didnt suffer although she was probably very frightened.
It has rained here all day apart from 2 hours of heavy snow early afternoon just as our Morrisons delivery arrived. I felt so sorry for the delivery driver. Snow and rain now stopped thankfully
We watched the Churches Conservation Trust weekly online talk this afternoon. Excellent and really enjoyable.
We heard the best news we have had for a long time this afternoon. Our grand-daughter's fiance has finally got a job! He will be working in customer services at Royal Sun Alliance. He was made redundant last July and has applied for over 100 jobs since. We are so relieved for them. With a young child and a mortgage to pay life has not been easy for them.
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Great bit of news for you and all the family millie, very pleased for you, and him of course.
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These days, and the posts as well, are a horrid mixture of good news and appalling news or is it that I'm too busy watching the news, reading papers as well as posts on here ??
Think I shall go to bed and read a couple of chapters of " Thomas Covenant " Now that could make the happiest Smiley Face Emoji look glum !!
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Thank you nellie. He has applied for anything and everything the last 6 months and the only response he had was from Lidl with 'thanks but no thanks'. So depressing.
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Another miserable, dull, cold and damp day. No more snow, it has even melted a bit, but some rain. Dentist for me today, check on previous extractions, plus a look at 2 fillings that I lost over Christmas. ☹️
Trip to Guide Hall yesterday found one boiler not working, unfortunately the combi which provides the hot water, but no frozen pipes. Have contacted our boiler man, but meantime, reading of the instructions has revealed there is an over temperature reset button somewhere, so will go in past today to see if I can find it and reset things.
We were supposed to be getting delivery of our new towel warmer this coming Monday, came home after being out for a couple of hours yesterday to find it propped up on the doorstep, in full view of the street. Just as well there are very few people passing here!
Wrestled it into the porch, which we only lock at night, so they did not try that door, and will unpack and test today.
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Delivery people just knock and leave anything we've ordered at the moment. I suppose we live in a reasonably safe area but they try to avoid contact due to Covid.
Spring like weather here, misty sunshine.
A lot of apple tree pruning going on. I don't like pruning fruit trees but the cider trees have got a bit out of hand. Local man doing it for us, we have to book him well in advance. The wood will be useful and he's going to chip the twiggy branches which we'll use to build up worn bits on the right of way, nothing wasted.
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Thats unusual? as we have always had an email to track any parcels from everyone so far ,and this week so far we have had an Iceland home del .a camping shop from Scotland )Amazon order)(via DPD) and John Lewis tommorow (via Hermes) is also a pet store tomorrow (via Yodel) and Now tv(sky) via Royal Mail) we have been advised of all, via all the companies tracking systems
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It seems hit and miss at present JVB, we do usually get tracking or text updates, or a phone call. However, in the last 10 days we have had a tile delivery , on the designated day but without the promised 1 hour ahead phone call, a shower tray delivery which turned up on the correct day but no tracking available, and now this towel rad turning up 4 days early out of the blue.
If we know there is something coming, we try to be here, but if not possible we either leave a note in the delivery instructions, or leave half the wooden porch door ajar to suggest they should leave whatever in there out of sight, which usually works.
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We had an unexpected early delivery today, we were in but leave a note if we're going out. We're not getting advanced notices for all deliveries, I think the firms doing deliveries are very busy at the moment, some things have arrived via a car.
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Had a phone call this morning cancelling our rearranged Dental appointment in March for one in July! Our original one was for next Tuesday. However the Dentists young daughter needs regular treatment at hospital and she genuinely doesn't know the dates too far in advance. What can one say? Anyway the kindly receptionist juggled a few things around and we'll now make 2 journeys, one at the end of February the other 2 weeks later to the Hygienist.
We had a delivery from Amazon. Mrs WN always rejects the offer of next day delivery which costs more and 9/10 we get the parcel the next day anyway. Book ordered for MiL 5pm yesterday, arrived 12.00 today.
Cold day with ice underfoot this morning. Went for an afternoon stroll instead.
Welsh First Minister now written into law the changes for supermarkets.
Heard that 3 people living near us now had the vaccine. Met one couple just returning in their car. They had a phone call at 8.30. Can you get down here for 9.30? Yes we can. Great, we'll do both of you.
Their sister had it 2 weeks ago but unfortunately she has Dementia and she couldn't remember having it. What a horrible disease this Dementia is.
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Wouldn’t wish it on anyone WN. ☹️ Every day brings up a different challenge, those who care for dementia patients should get paid in gold bars, never mind minimum wage. We do it for love.
We still have all our snow here. Icy this morning, bit of a melt when sun came out, but a lot still around. Not many vehicles out, a good few abandoned here and there. Snowy woodland walk for us today.
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We envy you getting a Dental appointment KJ and Wherenext! We last went a year ago. Our June 2020 appointments were cancelled and rearranged for October, these were then cancelled and told they will contact us with another appointment - still waiting! OH has lost two fillings, fortunately not painful but annoying, on calling the Dentist he was told just get the filling stuff from a chemist, this fell out so often he has given up now. Fingers crossed they might, just might, contact us sometime soon.
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Both of us have just had a text offering anti virus jabs for next week and second date in April
Ps Had press realease Email from West Essex and Hertfordshire NHS just after lunch (it is timed at) just opened it advising,that it is possible that those in the vulnerable groups may get two letters about vacines ,one from the national vacine rollout ,and one from your local GPs for you to contact either to attend at a set time Please Do Not arrive early as it can cause queues ,
there is a lot of other bumf but that is the gist of it
Just for info for any one interested and waiting
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Good to know you get the date for the second vaccination, I wasn't sure if you did. There is talk they may be extending the time gap between jabs longer than 12 weeks.
David
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We envy you getting a Dental appointment KJ and Wherenext!
Heddlo, we were very grateful when our Dentist started up again in Summer. They decided to invest in all of the necessary PPE gear and they didn't charge us for it by increasing the monthly fee. We both had check ups and Mrs WN has had 2 appointments kept for taking out a temporary filling, having a mould taken and a new crown fitted. They did have to close that dentists surgery for an hour afterwards but we can't complain. However her daughter came down with Leukaemia just before Christmas. Not yet 5 y.o. So whilst appointments have been cancelled they have rearranged them as best as they can, Mrs WN did have the one for the fitting rearranged, so I feel we simply must allow her daughters treatment to come first. Ours is mere inconvenience, hers is life threatening.
We do indeed feel fortunate, twice over.
Hope you get yours soon.
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Why do I have a feeling that things just might go awfully wrong at some point.......🤷♀️
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According to my daughter ,when she had hers a couple of days ago,,the extended time gap is possibly the vacine one is given ,it seems the Pfizer ,is more being given after 3 weeks and the Oxford one is 12 as it has a longer "shelf" life by being able to be kept at fridge temps?
she has three weeks before next phizer jab
And i asked what vacine we would be getting and was advised the Oxford
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My Mum was given a date for her second jab. Rescinded a few days before she was due to go. She had the Pfizer, I have her batch card number and dates safe. No indication yet of a new date.
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Mrs WN just had a faceache message from Hairdresser saying that they have instructions to tentatively make appointments for 3 weeks hence. First week of February sometime. So I can only assume that they have worked out the possible timescale for when the R rate may drop enough to lens some restrictions.
Watch this space as they stupidly say.
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On the vaccine thread AnnB has given a link to the latest stats for jabs and follow up ones, it looks as though it's working quite well so far.
Glad to hear you're next on the list JVB. Not many have had theirs yet where we live.
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