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[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

You don't have a UPS?

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Still struggling with this cold, really breathless today, am wondering if it has turned into a chest infection/bronchitis. Luckily the dentist has agreed to give me antibiotics for my sore tooth, so hopefully they will help my chest too, am getting a sore throat from coughing. Probably not going to get time to pick up the prescription and get to the chemist though. Traffic was still bad, but at least we have blue skies today, although it was only 4 on the way to work. Got so much to do and struggling to decide where to start! At least we have cake today.

Do hope your daughter is OK today Lynne, being sent home bleeding doesn’t sound good. Bless your grandson. Good luck choosing paint colours Alicia, I hate it - went too dark with the bathroom but cant' be bothered changing it!

[Kath]

Afty! Big shop this morning as family coming for the weekend. Editing etc this aft. Sunny here but bitingly cold.

[M.T.]

Morning all, glad things are peachy.

It’s chuffing cold here, just waiting for McMini to burst in from school! So not morning any more then.

Have been sorting out more parents stuff. Dad’s assets are now gone so before we start on Mum’s I want him evaluated and to see if there is any chance of local authority, or even NHS contributions to his care. It’s a mine field though. Lots of interaction with Age concern and a lot of reading but I know what to say when we ring the lady from Social Services tomorrow, now, anyway!

Yes, to confirm, ear spoon for wax removal is what I hoped. Finding an object designed for such a repulsive purpose would be brilliant! Sadly I’m pretty certain not now ... the ‘spoon’ end is a bit too jaggy I suspect.

With that lovely thought I must dash as I have to revamp Space Dustmen so I can start work on it again.

Cheers

MTM

[Alicia]

Lynne (Tigger's Mum) wrote: "Daughter did get her op, late this afternoon. It didn’t go as planned but because they had no beds she was sent home. Hope to goodness she’s ok overnight. Sent home bleeding is not acceptable but p..."

Hope she is okay. Did they say what to do if she's in bad shape? That doesn't seem safe.

[Alicia]

Jud wrote: "I can't imagine living like that with water Alicia, I am conscious of not wasting water but it's not something we need to actually worry about here. Hope you get your colours chosen soon, I find decisions like that really difficult.
..."

I'm used to being careful - I grew up in Mexico City, and water was erratic some times - plus it's a Girl Guide thing to be responsible. My sister used to keep a bucket in the shower for the cold water that comes out before it gets to the right temperature, and more than once needed that to rinse the shampoo out or flush the toilet.

Drives me crazy when people just let the tap run for no reason - every drop of water in our pipes is fit to drink, and has been processed to get it to be that clean.

But I still panic when the water stops. We stored five gallons in New Jersey, and I still remember filling the tub before Hurricane Sandy!

Oh, and colours picked: I paid for sitting on the floor too long, but the job got done. Process of elimination, mostly. I have a good amateur eye, just find the one that clashes the least and doesn't make my head hurt.

[Alicia]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Still struggling with this cold, really breathless today, am wondering if it has turned into a chest infection/bronchitis. Luckily the dentist has agreed to give me antibiotics for my sore tooth, s..."

Watch that breathless feeling, Desley. Don't let it get too bad before they make sure it's not pneumonia - it takes a while for meds to kick in. The right antibiotic might be a different one - or the one you're getting might indeed get both! Hope so.

[Alicia]

M.T. wrote: "Morning all, glad things are peachy.

It’s chuffing cold here, just waiting for McMini to burst in from school! So not morning any more then.

Have been sorting out more parents stuff. Dad’s assets..."

Good luck with the Social Services people. It pays to be prepared. Your folks have been paying taxes all their lives.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Alicia wrote: "Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Still struggling with this cold, really breathless today, am wondering if it has turned into a chest infection/bronchitis. Luckily the dentist has agreed to give me an..."

Dentist gave me amoxycillin which is normally what the doc starts with, so should be OK. Must order a new inhaler though, checked mine after using it and its out of date.

Glad you have picked colours, even if you are paying the price. Good luck with social services MT

[Jemima]

Having trouble keeping all the messages thread, but glad to hear colours are picked and daughter is home from hospital, and Dexley is on a/bs and MT is girded up for Social Services conversation.
Whew.
Sorry if I missed anyone.
Nice day here that turned to rain in the afternoon. I was doing notices for the golf club before going to a meeting there this afternoon. I'm sure I did something else as well. Oh yes, pulled nettles out of the flower beds.
It's my life, and I live it...

[Will]

Two days ago I was horrified to see that the spring growth had started with nettles and brambles.

[G J (Gaff to my friends)]

Kath, relating to Amazon, take a look on my author thread. It relates to royalty payments and I didn’t want to annoy non-authors by posting it here.

Though I am thrilled their advertising Inquisitor!!

[Patti (baconater)]

Good morning!

What are you doing up at this time of day, Gaff?

Light teaching day today, so the day will drag. I'd rather be with the kids.

Mustn't forget I have duty!

[Jim]

Will wrote: "Two days ago I was horrified to see that the spring growth had started with nettles and brambles."

the snow drops are out in force round here

[G J (Gaff to my friends)]

Morning all. Brighter today in the valley and lovely and crisp. I hope that's an omen!

[Benjamin]

Morning, everyone. Still freezing cold here, though at least it's dry.

[Jud]

Morning!

Our daffodils are well up.

Crisp and cold today, going for my first run since 5th December at lunchtime, I'll hurt tomorrow.

[Anna]

Hope problems go away and that spring brings better health for all.

Spring? Well you mentioned daffs and snowdrops!

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Morning

My sister has crocuses in the garden and lambs in the field.

I don't expect spring here for a few months.

[Kath]

Eh up! Mild so far here so nothing has really stopped growing including the lawns.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

My chest is worse today, but I did remember I had a new inhaler in the cupboard, so swapped them last night. Traffic was bad last night, so decided to get my prescription from Asda, I needed 2 things and came back with 7, although 3 were for my neighbour, and I did stop myself buying things just because they were on offer. Struggled to get up this morning, my cough kept me up last night. Was -1 this morning, set off early to scrape the car and forgot my phone! The trustee is supposed to be coming at 7 to do the paperwork for the girls, she actually said paperwork/adoption fee, which I’m not happy about seeing as they’ve had practically free care in the 16 months I’ve fostered them.

[Will]

Our neighbour has spring lambs already, too

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Gingerlily - Weird and Silly wrote: "You don't have a UPS?"

I have given that some serious thought. By my calculation, I would need.

One for the main server.
One for the main NAS
One for Sophie's NAS
One for the main network switch
One for the wireless router
One for the second switch

The other problem is that most UPS's are only good for about 15 minutes. So, providing that Linda is not out shopping, she will be able to shut everything down in an orderly manner.

I'm now wondering about a generator.

Good afternoon everyone.

[Alicia]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "My chest is worse today, but I did remember I had a new inhaler in the cupboard, so swapped them last night. Traffic was bad last night, so decided to get my prescription from Asda, I needed 2 thin..."

Did the new inhaler help?

I usually let things go too far because I hate going to the doctor and wondering if they're going to order a lot of tests, each of which will take a huge amount of energy and time (for me); on occasion I really wish I'd gone in sooner.

[M.T.]

Same here, Mum and Dad’s gardeners mowed their lawn last week and in our garden all the bulbs are peeping through already.

Sorry I’ve slipped on my keeping up but I hope everyone’s had a good day.

Cheers

MTM

[G J (Gaff to my friends)]

Morning all, dry and crisp again today, though not as sunny as yesterday was. I just wish it wasn't so dark all the time :-D

[Jim]

yesterday was stunning. Got up on the fells behind Orton and it was cold but beautiful

[Kath]

Morning. Off out for lunch with some village mates today. Have a good day, each.

[Benjamin]

Morning, all. Covering for colleagues today so I'm off all over the place.

[Jud]

Morning

Actually have had some work to do this morning. Amazing.

I can't get in touch with my bestie :o( She was complaining about having lost the plug for her phone charger so hopefully she just has a flat battery but I don't like not hearing from her.

[Will]

Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo) wrote: "Gingerlily - Weird and Silly wrote: "You don't have a UPS?"

I have given that some serious thought. By my calculation, I would need.

One for the main server.
One for the main NAS
One for Sophie's..."

If you sit in a car park for long enough, a bloke in a white van will be past to sell you one.... (works round here, anyway0

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Paperwork signed for the girls, although I don’t have their chip/vacc details, between the upset of Sooty (neighbour has been told he likely has cancer and not long, I love him like he's mine) and dealing with paperwork, I didn’t have a proper tea, so woke up with a headache and feeling generally down, although had a lovely purry Chanel trying to cheer me up. Didn’t seem that cold this morning, but car said 0, is now foggy again. Yesterday my legs kept feeling like jelly after simple things like walking upstairs, but that seems better today, as does my cough. Forgot to mention yesterday, I needed to scrape the car, sprayed it and then tried to remember where the scraper was, gave up after a few minutes and used a store card instead, was telling a colleague as we were leaving the office and it dawned on me that I took it into the house to de-ice the freezer! Now back in the car!

Not sure Alicia, wasn’t breathless yesterday so didn’t use it, yesterday my legs kept feeling like jelly after simple things like walking upstairs. I’m really bad at leaving docs too late, have been shouted at a couple of times.

[Alicia]

Glad you weren't breathless today, Desley, but keep an eye on the whole matter - you have small furry things depending on you.

So sorry about Sooty.

[Patti (baconater)]

Good morning!

Yay, it's Friday!

[Jim]

Patti (baconater) wrote: "Good morning!

Yay, it's Friday!"

Is life getting any more sensible that it was last term?

[M.T.]

Desley, glad you’re feeling better but sorry to hear about Sooty and keep an eye on the wobbliness - you don’t want to go getting a chest infection or something crappy.

Patti, what Jim said.

So glad it’s the end of the week! The early mornings kill me when it’s dark ... actually let’s just leave it as the early mornings kill me.

Cheers

MTM

[G J (Gaff to my friends)]

Morning all. Dark this morning in the valley but the rain is keeping at bay. Thank heavens for Friday!

[Benjamin]

Sorry to hear about Sooty, Desley. Must be hard.
(Our oldest cat has the same name, but came with it when we adopted her)

Morning, all.

[Jud]

Morning

Sorry to hear about Sooty, Desley but glad you are feeling less breathless. I hope the wobbliness disappears too.

Kitty didn't want me to go to work this morning, she wanted to stay with me all day and wished it was the weekend. Then she happily waved me out the door. We're both feeling the TGIF feeling today.

[M.T.]

Thanks for the good wishes about Mum and Dad.

Mum and I had a lovely chat to a lady from social services over the phone on Wednesday. Now we have to wait for the assessors to give us a ring and book a time to see us. That should be some time next week I suspect and I’ll try to arrange it so they come on a Wednesday so I’m there to talk to them too.

Cheers

MTM

[Kath]

Afternoon! Seem to have let the morning slip away!
Looking forward to son and family arriving for the weekend. Includes grandson. Tired already!

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Tried sleeping in my plantar fasciitis socks, ended up with really twitchy legs that stopped me sleeping, so won’t do that again! Didn’t want to get up again this morning, and it was still slightly foggy. Knees are really sore this morning, suspect it’s my shoes, glad I only have a couple of bits to do after work. Thought I was feeling better till I just walked up the stairs, really congested now, although not sure my gum is improving!

Thanks Alicia, I certainly do! Thought I was feeling better till I just walked up the stairs, really congested now, although not sure my gum is improving! Aww, bless Kitty! Fingers crossed the assessors can come on the day you are there MT

[Shreemayi]

Will wrote: "Good morning all. Hope everyone is fighting fit and well."

Your right!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Patti (baconater)]

Jim wrote: "Patti (baconater) wrote: "Good morning!

Yay, it's Friday!"

Is life getting any more sensible that it was last term?"

Ha!

[Jim]

I'll take that as a 'no' then? :-(

[Kelly]

My cold, that kept leaving and then coming back again, is finally gone for good. I hope!

Desley, so sorry about Sooty. Hope you're feeling a bit better.

M.T., thank goodness your mum and dad have you to look after their interests.

The first full work week of 2019 hasn't been easy. When's my next holiday?

[Shreemayi]

Shreemayi wrote: I'm so happy it's Friday today!!! "Will wrote: "Good morning all. Hope everyone is fighting fit and well."

Your right!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[M.T.]

Bollocks. Bit of a pisser today. Sent a Christmas card to a lovely chap who was my boss many years ago. Didn’t send one last year, didn’t send many. Got a message from his wife today to tell me he died in March. He was a lovely fellow. Me and everyone else who worked for him would have happily complied if he’d asked us to lie down in traffic for him. I am sad that I didn’t get to pay my respects or go to his funeral, and extra sad that I must have caused his wife and daughter pain by writing his name in their card (whether I knew about it or not).

He was only 62. He had a lung infection and a lot of operations. I just feel a bit shit. If you’ve read my books and you want to know what he was like, I based Phillip Softone on him - especially the description.

People do start dying a lot when you hit your forties and fifties don’t they? In that respect, there’s a lot to be said for having kids late. They are so up beat.

Cheers

MTM

[M.T.]

Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Tried sleeping in my plantar fasciitis socks, ended up with really twitchy legs that stopped me sleeping, so won’t do that again! Didn’t want to get up again this morning, and it was still slightly..."

Have you managed to get yourself referred for podiatry? I have it, plus knee bollocks, and I wear insoles that have saved my chuffing bacon. If you can get an evaluation it’s worth it. The insoles are horrifically expensive to buy so you want to get them on the NHS if you can but my goodness they are wonderful. You have to work at them though, wear them a little bit and increase it each day until you can wear them all the time.

Cheers

MTM

[Alicia]

M.T. wrote: "Bollocks. Bit of a pisser today. Sent a Christmas card to a lovely chap who was my boss many years ago. Didn’t send one last year, didn’t send many. Got a message from his wife today to tell me he ..."

So sorry to hear about your former boss, and what a shock it is to find out that someone not old has gone on. So much wasted potential, it seems.