The Pointless Page
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I did that last week Bakers2. It wasn't entirely pointless as I felt very satisfied that I had done it.
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I don't think I could do that . Too many rooms. Too much stuff. I tend to wait until we have visitors then do as little as I can get away with!
My mother would be horrified.
Spring Cleaning, and then Back End Cleaning, meant emptying and cleaning all the cupboards, washing curtains as well as all the other stuff.
Anyway - as soon as I've got rid of the the straw (and worse) that gets in, and dusted up the dust from the solid fuel Aga (coke and ashes = heavy dust), it's time to do something more interesting, and wait a few hours for it to creep back.
When Countryfile filmed us, I did make a massive effort and three downstairs rooms were spotless. Other doors were kept firmly shut.
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My mother was the same Goldie. A whole week would be put by for the Spring Clean and then the Autumn Clean - everything, and I mean everything, was washed and cleaned throughout the house. I have to admit that I am no-where near as thorough.
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Credit card is in shock after a day of retail therapy.
We went to the Lakeland store in Windermere to get a couple of things DD wanted, then OH saw a few things she fancied, and we added to the Christmas present store.......then we had lunch. The restaurant there has never been cheap, but now it is really expensive IMO, at least the parking is free.
On the way home we stopped off at the K Village and I got a couple of good pairs of shoes, plus OH found a couple more Christmas presents at the Denby outlet.
Weather not bad till we got back, since then there has been a lot of heavy rain
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That's ok but I'm a little bemused as to what the pointless aspect is of that particular post? Should that not have been posted on What are you up to today?
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So perhaps it would have been more appropriate to post that comment on What are you up to today.
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Now I'm getting really confused
. Isn't that a comment about what you have seen today? I really can't see the pointlessness in that!0 -
Yes, Tammygirl but that's surely about things to do or places to visit, so why post it in the pointless thread? Maybe this thread should be closed because there's no point in posting something that is pointless and if it's not pointless than it shouldn't be posted in a pointless thread!
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Beautiful morning here, another couple of loads of washing - where does it all come from??
My spring and autumnal cleans don't always involve curtain washing. These days we have central heating via has boiler and a gas fire. I can remember our Aga, absolutely loved it and the Parkray, neither one connected to central heating brrrr, but the work involved just keeping them going let alone housework generated! And I wasnt responsible for housework mum was 😉. The Aga has been gone 20 plus years and we are only just getting used to not gravitating to lean against it 😂😂😂. Pointless
Sadly I won't have time to tackle more autumnal cleaning today as I have an optical appointment and a lunch date 😆
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Nice morning here also, blue sky and a pointless sun
Still refrained from turning the boiler to Winter setting that turns on the central heating, making do with the gas fire in the evenings.Thanks Husky, if it's helping to contribute towards my pension
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My pension is certainly NOT pointless! It's more than what I earn from work!
As long as I keep living, I'll keep getting it! Nevertheless, I still need the extra money from work to add to it!0 -
However, applying for mine 3 months ago does seem rather pointless. It is now due and having heard nothing I phoned the help line.
Oh there is a backlog, but you will get it eventually.☹️
They have only known I would want one for 40 plus years😱 And definitely four months ago, when I told them I wanted to take it from 65.
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Just got back from my early morning swim. Grrrr........the normally well organised lane swimming was invaded this morning by a couple of numpties who just didn't know the etiquette involved, and quite frankly got on the nerves of everyone else quietly getting on with doing the right thing. Even the lifeguards were ignored, and polite, well meaning hints to "swim one way, don't swim across the flow" were ignored. So, trying to get some decent exercise in a controlled environment was ruined this morning........pointless!
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Left Barleywood bathed in bright sunshine, a cloud came over me as we ran into conveys of tractors and trailers carrying tons of chopped up maize which is primarily used for bio fuel. So what happened to growing food? We seem to spend millions on importing food and then use prime agriculture land here to grow stuff that is eventually burned. Pretty pointless really as is my rant.
Got home, van put to bed for a couple of weeks, home by 1145hrs, first load of washing done and lawns cut.0 -
Had a lovely "blow the cobwebs" away morning down on Hive Beach near Burton Bradstock (Bridport.) Coffee and cake in the beach cafe and a gentle stroll with our old terrier on the beach. A few people fishing, nice views across Lyme Bay and Portland Bill, a sparkling sea!
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They shouldn't be in the lane swimming part of the pool then.
It really grinds my gears too TDA. Sessions are clearly identified, everyone does what they are supposed to do then someone with a colossal sense of entitlement and self importance decides that they'll spoil things for everyone.
I just pretend they aren't there. There's loads of alternative pools and times for faffing around. Lane sessions are few and far between
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They were in the wrong session EasyT. You have to be able to swim, and basically the pool is zoned with Lane ropes into slow, medium and fast lanes. Users pick the appropriate Lane for their capabilities, and then swim in what is essentially a double lane, in a circular pattern, up turn, down turn, so you get uppers and downers in the same lane, without clashing, as there is plenty of room. Careful overtaking is allowed, you can stop and have a break at the ends of the pool, many indeed do, but respect those still swimming. Most of the chin wagging goes on in the slow lane, and it is accepted that folks can chug up and down doing more walking than swimming if they want to, as it is still good exercise.
These two, male as it happens, were swimming straight at folks, which is dangerous, were walking two abreast, which causes pile ups as no one can overtake (think 2 HGVs driving up a hill on motorway!) and when politely shown how to swim in the circular manner, disappeared into the fast lane, (fewer swimmers!) to try their techniques out in there. The fast sharks take no prisoners, hence the numpties probably picked up a few bruises in the softer parts of their anatomy! They were last seen heading towards children's lessons in the Leisure pool! After that, I lost interest!
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Known as " the Blue Rinses" in our pool!
I nearly drowned with laughter at one who was struggling with her swimming last week. Bless her, she was killing herself trying to swim in an almost vertical position trying to keep her hair dry. Then along came a chap with a dodgy crawl technique........ it ended with words! On the whole, things are very friendly at our pool, most are on good morning terms.
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Ahh right Lane Swimming! haven't been to lane swimming for a while not since I was 55 as arthritis prevented it! It wasn't advertised as 'lane swimming' just early morning swim session but we all swam lengthwise.
I have memories though some 25 years ago aged 40 after a months radiotherapy had knocked out a large number of red blood cells and swimming lengths was a challenge. From the deep end I would initially swim until I could put feet down and walk to the end of the shallows to hang on the side and gasp for air. After a couple of minutes I would walk back until it got too deep and swim to the opposite end and spend a couple of minutes gasping for air. First session 10 lengths total
After a few months I could manage 50 lengths without break before work. Never a fast swimmer. Stayed later before work a few times to do 100 lengths and boy did I feel better. 1
