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Jun 23, 2020 05:14AM
Well, didn’t end up having a very productive afternoon yesterday, but some interesting conversations! Had to go to bed early last night as sciatica was making sitting on the sofa uncomfortable. Realised about 10 mins after starting work today that I still hate working from home, so my plan is to go in as much as possible, even though I am more productive! I do have the option to do half and half, which I might do, as that would be the best of both worlds. Lucy also isn’t impressed with me working from home and not being a butler! Physio was late again this morning, one advantage to it being remote, I could work until my phone bleeped. We are doing a Covid19 study and I have been volunteered to be interviewed! Wasn’t too bad, although I stumbled a bit when he asked if I knew who to report to if I developed symptoms, I know this week, but it might change, depending on what happens with my boss. I suspect there are going to be more changes, our receptionist isn’t being brought back either.
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G'Day!I bought a loose top in Asda's sale last autumn (you know what a snappy dresser I am!), ideal for the warm weather when you don't want to burn your arms. It never felt very comfy and as I undid a button this morning, to stop the high neckline choking me, I noticed a label. I've been wearing it back to front! In my defence, I've never had a blouse that buttons up the back. The clues were there. The 'front' was longer than the back, and there were, on closer inspection, small bust darts at the side (though they could have been for my shoulder blades?) It feels much better when you don't wear it like a div!
Kath wrote: "G'Day!I bought a loose top in Asda's sale last autumn (you know what a snappy dresser I am!), ideal for the warm weather when you don't want to burn your arms. It never felt very comfy and as I un..."
Please forgive me for laughing. I don't think I have anything that buttons up the back, either.
It felt good to chuckle at something small but significant.
Kath wrote: "G'Day!I bought a loose top in Asda's sale last autumn (you know what a snappy dresser I am!), ideal for the warm weather when you don't want to burn your arms. It never felt very comfy and as I un..."
This is brilliant. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kath wrote: "G'Day!I bought a loose top in Asda's sale last autumn (you know what a snappy dresser I am!), ideal for the warm weather when you don't want to burn your arms. It never felt very comfy and as I un..."
Thanks for that, I laughed outloud
Thank the lord that men's shirts all fasten up the front to save us embarrassment :-)
Good morning, looks like the hit sunny weather might be here today. Yesterday’s hot sun was wet here. Yes Mary message me and I’ll send it to you.
Well done Kath, that’s a good blouse you can turn it round if you get the ‘front’ mucky. I can’t talk. I wore something inside out for most of the day last week -I only noticed the label in the afternoon.
Have a good day all. .
Thanks for the laugh Kath :DThe weegies have a good phrase "do you think I button up the back?" for when you think someone is making a fool of you...
Had a really busy morning, suspect my colleagues might be glad I’m back! Am feeling more positive about my job now I’m back, had a lot of people say they are glad, and my temporary boss said I’m well thought of, which is always nice to hear. Decided to work from home today as the weather is nice, so I can sit outside reading in my lunch break and I don’t have to drive home in a hot car. Much easier now I’m busy. Now I’m back at work, I keep waking up at 6am, and my appetite is better. I finished a 790 page book last night that I only started last Wed (and didn’t read any on Thu), was very impressed with myself – if I hadn’t had to come back to work I reckon I could have finished it on Mon. Felt I had to give it 5* for making me read it that quickly. My local coffee shop announced yesterday they are opening again on 4th July, can’t wait to see what cakes they have – a friend is desperate to go to the pub that day, I haven’t offered to go with her, as I don’t think it will be a pleasant experience in the beginning. That’s funny Kath! I would be puzzled by buttons at the back too. I did go to work once with a dress on inside out, luckily a colleague noticed after I’d been in about 10 mins, I had wondered why the one button at the back was awkward to fasten!
That's a significant size book - good story?
Thinking about Kath’s experience ... I did take McMini to nursery once with one beige trainer on and one bright red one. They were different heights and everything ... only noticed when I got back into the car!
Woke up really early again this morning as I was too warm. Not good as I have a 12.30-1pm meeting and a 1-2 meeting and forgot my breakfast and not got a big lunch as I knew I didn’t have much time. Had more interesting conversations with Directors, the second told me I need to realise how popular I am, even our MD was pushing to get me back off furlough. Hoping to get an update on my boss in the meetings.I did enjoy it Alicia, although it is a Jeffrey Archer, so doubt a lot would agree. Wow MT, I don’t know how you managed to do that!
Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Had more interesting conversations with Directors, the second told me I need to realise how popular I am, even our MD was pushing to get me back off furlough...."It's nice they appreciate you Desley!
Pam wrote: "It's nice they appreciate you Desley!.."that's what I was thinking.
They're not things anybody had to say.
Yesterday was seriously hot here, we're now eight or nine degrees cooler than that :-)
Nice comments to get Desley.Lovely here too yesterday as we had that sea breeze which always makes it more comfortable. The fog is back this morning though!
New neighbours really are pretty annoying but at least they're keeping us amused
My new neighbours are lovely. They are so quiet too. I’m so glad as my OH is a real worrier about things like that. He and the dog both bark at the slightest excuse 😀 The storms seem to have missed us again.
The amount of litter being left by all these demos, gatherings and beach goers is unbelievable. Has this virus affected their brains in some way. I dread all the broken glass left on the beach locally for when we are finally officially allowed to use them as families.
I wish they’d ban glass beer bottles on a beach and taking them outside pubs and clubs.
Another early morning wake up! Decided to work from home today so I could take part in our Virtual Happy Hour, then going to do the food shopping. We had a bit of rain earlier, but still feels very muggy (was 21 at 10am!), lets hope the thunderstorms do something to clear the air, but the last couple haven’t. Yes, it’s been lovely having such compliments, will be interesting to see what happens next week, boss’s sick note runs out on MonSorry your new neighbours are annoying R. I don’t understand people littering unfortunately and shocking seeing pics of some of the beaches, people really are forgetting we are still in a pandemic.
I made it through the first week! Felt a lot like I was chasing my tail yesterday though, trying to work out which bits that haven't been done no one will notice, bits that will be obvious when we do end of financial year stats next month, dealing with the new stuff from this week, and then trying to do the stuff I've been tasked to help grow the business. Shouldn't complain though, better to be busy! Made the mistake of asking neighbours if they wanted anything when I went shopping, so got stuff for 3 people again. Lucy shocked me last night, she crept in the house, when she got near me, I realised there were legs dangling from her mouth, she had found what we think was a baby rat, it was barely as long as my finger and it's eyes were still closed, so we tried to find a nest, but nothing, so we let her back out to see where she went - opposite direction to where we'd been looking, but still didn't find it. Raining today, but still feels stuffy, don't think I'll be going for a walk, and will do housework instead.
Morning each! And a happy Coronamas Day to you all.Our granddaughters, 11 and 15, decided it wasn't fair that we couldn't visit at Easter, their summer holiday was cancelled and they'd have to attend a few summer school sessions over their usual school summer break. As there was no celebration in sight till Christmas, they and their dad came up with Coronamas! We've made each other cards and gifts and we're all having - individually but together - a celebratory meal this evening. It's actually been rather nice having the anticipation for the last few weeks, and the purpose to making the little presents. Although I do rather hope we don't need to celebrate it again next year!
Coronabox tomorrow!
We haven't seen our only close child - in San Francisco - since January. Zoom is good, and safe, but I really miss a hug.
Trying to be nice does not always work. In this world people seem to very suspicious of that like. Oh he`s trying to be nice nice. Must want something then. We`ll soon knock that out of him
Morning all, had lots of intermittent heavy rain yesterday, so just nipped to Co-op and Lidl, made two of my vegans friends days by discovering Lidl were selling the new Galaxy vegan choc, got some for vegan neighbour and when she came to pay, she had got me a vegan millionaires shortcake as a thank you for getting her stuff, bless her. Wet and windy again, so a mix of housework and TV. Hope you enjoyed the 'celebration' Kath, I agree it's good to have something to look forward to in these strange times.
The smell of paint is really putting me off my coffee😀Perhaps I should get moving and help.
The double rainbow last night was amazing - the brightest and biggest I’ve ever seen. It seemed to be based in the Haven just in front of the house so the water reflected and spread it even more. I just gawped and didn’t take a photo until it was too late as usual.
I'm always too late with the camera for these things, Lynne. It's really windy here but dry, so I've managed to get the raspberries picked. I love fruit glut season. Going to try to get a serving of peas for tonight's tea, too.Finding my concentration still not good enough for novel writing but being invited to contribute short stories to anthologies is keeping me writing. Fourth this year!
A quick vent, if I may. I'm a bit knackered this morning. Think I have blotted my copy book with one of the detecting clubs I'm in as well. May even have been thrown out although it's difficult to tell.
My experience of metal detecting was extremely pleasant and benign until last year when it pretty much turned into an episode of Detectorists over night - you know one of the ones where the two clubs are feuding and there's a mole ...
There's a lot of secret squirrel involved about dig locations, but that's fine. However, last year, there was a falling out between the ex chairman of one club I'm in and the peps who run it now. As a result, I have to be very careful what I say where as I'm not supposed contact or speak to this ex chairman or be in any groups where he's a member ... except they are so maybe that's OK so long as I don't talk to him. I dunno. Anyway, I'm not very good at that kind of thing at the best of times. He's a friend and yes he can be an idiot but basically, he's a decent enough bloke and he's always been kind to me.
So, I got mithered as to which facebook group I was in and dropped a clanger. Someone talking about putting on a dig and wondering how to go about that within the guidelines. I, told them that I knew of a club that was doing digs, ten people at a time. Ex chairman pariah pops up and says, 'that's illegal' quack quack oops! I reply that yes, I see that and my bad, it's six. All the sign ups say no more than ten but it's two separate car parks and two completely separate fields, no cross pollination allowed and five peps and an organiser on each one.
The current club leaders are incandescent, which is fair enough, although I'm not sure whether because I've opened my giant gob - or because I've replied to verboten pariah member. But didn't want to leave it looking as if they were doing digs illegally (although in my defence, if they'd put me on the message group in time, I'd have been on one of the digs and I'd chuffing know).
Anyway, instead of contacting me, explaining and telling me off, current leaders posted on the club's chat group that 'someone' had mentioned the club's activities on a forum where pariah was present.
Realising that this was, probably, aimed at me, I had a bit of a head scratching session as to what I was supposed to do. Seemed the honourable thing would be to fess up and apologise, and I sort of assumed that I was meant to and that it was put on the public forum in order to ensure I was taught a humiliating lesson in front of the others (except I was bollocked enough at school to be completely unfazed by that kind of thing). I decided that this probably was what I was meant to do so I did.
Yeh we know it was you, they said. Okaaaay. I was duly bollocked by the organisers, who will see this public shaming as an act of my own doing. Presumably it wasn't the manufactured situation it might have been.
No one else said anything and we moved on.
This club is quite unusual in that when they have digs they sign everyone in at 9 am and you're not allowed to come for the afternoon. Well, I was once but having said it was fine, and arranged an arrival window, during which I turned up having phoned them with an exact eta first, they went on to give me loads of grief about how they couldn't do any detecting until I arrived and had to wait by the gate. Even though another club member was waiting there, and had opted not to dig.
They have made it clear since that it's not acceptable to attend for the afternoon. They are the only bunch that do this. Every other dig organiser I've encountered is fine with me turning up for the second half but that's fine, it's how they do it so I'll go with that.
McOther and I used to divide Sundays up so he would do car boots at crack of sparrow's fart and I'd go digging in the afternoon. Alas, a lot of the other digs I go on are organised by the ex chairman with whom these guys have had a spat, the one I'm not allowed to contact on pain of exclusion from the club.
I'm not sure this set up is for me. a) because I have a giant gob and I am clueless at keeping track of who I've talked to and not talked, and doing so seems a bit petty and b) because I think if someone fucks up, you have a quiet word, you don't bounce it on them in public and c) I didn't like the ban, the other guy is a friend, and I don't see what the company I keep has to do with them.
I thought I'd give it a go for a year to see if things settled down. Doesn't look as if it will.
Obviously, I've the wit to keep very quiet about any dig times and locations. BUT I'm not very good at all the other you-can-say-this-here-but-not-there and speak to them-but-not-them, secret squirrel bollocks. It strikes me as just a case of them dragging the rest of us into their own feud.
And I do get mithered.
Hence, my inadvertently replying to the fellow I'm not supposed to talk to on a feud-neutral group which includes members of both clubs.
Anyhooo public humiliation duly administered, I said that sadly, because the car boot season has just restarted, I won't be able to do any Wednesday digs because my mother is too far gone to change her day now, and explained about the car boots and that I won't be able to come on any Sunday digs until October. I have now been removed from the messenger group. Not sure if this means I've been fired from the club or just removed from the messenger group because I have a giant gob and can't come on a dig until October anyway.
However, the first I knew about their resumption of digs was by din't of being added to the club messanger group and receiving 52 chat messages about a dig I'd already missed so I'm leaning towards interpreting it as expulsion.
They're all lovely peps, but I suspect that club is not really the right environment for someone with my Clyde-sized mouth so I should probably resign anyway.
But now I have a conundrum: resign straight after my public bollocking and it looks rather too much like flouncing off in a fit of pique. And it would be taken as such. But I would like to resign, because I have better things to do than contend with this kind of partisan stuff. And also it would be nice to retire gracefully before they actually chuck me out, which I suspect they are going to do, indeed, may even have already done ... without telling me. Because in their book, the fact I'm looking a bit leery about letting them tell me who I can and can't talk to is an act of great disloyalty.
Jeez other people are such hard work.
Cheers
MTM
M.T. wrote: "Jeez other people are such hard work...."you don't need this crap
They're a metal detecting club, they really ought to grow up and get over themselves.
Just message them the equivalent of 'so long and thanks for the fish'
You can politely point out that you can no longer make mornings because of your partner, child care provision and visiting your mother. (Dress it up nicely)
In due consideration you feel that it would probably be better to let your membership lapse so that you're not taking a place somebody else could more profitably use it.
(If you talk about letting your membership lapse it avoids all talk of resignations or sackings and stops accusations of you flouncing out :-) )
Jim wrote: "If you talk about letting your membership lapse it avoids all talk of resignations or sackings and stops accusations of you flouncing out :-)..."Genius, lapse is absolutely the kind of word I was reaching for. I just couldn't find it. Mwahahaharrgh! Jolly dee.
Cheers
MTM
I used to watch the detectorists. That sounds just as if it was based on your club.
Lynne (Tigger's Mum) wrote: "I used to watch the detectorists. That sounds just as if it was based on your club."It definitely felt like it. I have officially 'lapsed' my membership and I feel so much better.
M.T. wrote: "Jim wrote: "If you talk about letting your membership lapse it avoids all talk of resignations or sackings and stops accusations of you flouncing out :-)..."Genius, lapse is absolutely the kind o..."
I just lapsed a commercial site which has consistently refused to answer my emails through various methods. Fortunately, credit card information just changed, and I'm not telling them the new one! So there!
Was there money involved in these groups? Otherwise, you can just - not go to their discussions. No one can force you to check your social media.
Alicia wrote: "M.T. wrote: "Jim wrote: "If you talk about letting your membership lapse it avoids all talk of resignations or sackings and stops accusations of you flouncing out :-)..."Genius, lapse is absolute..."
I paid a yearly sub last year and I think it’s up for renewal quite soon, can’t remember when. Having sent them a message bowing out, I got one back saying, ‘OK Mary, quite understand.’
I know I’ve done the right thing because it was such a relief.
I won’t get as many opportunities to go on digs but bizarrely, I will still go on more, because I’ll be allowed to do a half day.
It’s really quite liberating clearing no longer used or wanted items or memberships etc. from our lives and homes. I’m trying to de-clutter and it’s hard to let some things go but once they’ve gone I feel lighter in spirit. It’s as if the things own us rather than the other way round. I’m not quite ready to be a hermit yet but I do not want what I do not have. It’s sometime a matter of confidence for me anyway. I’ve noticed that some people I know well buy and collect things when they feel stressed or need reassurance.
Woke up before my alarm again, would be nice if that continued! It was nice to have that weekend feeling again, and I made time to finish my book and nearly watched a whole TV series, as well as some cleaning, so I do like the extra time I have with the restrictions, and I would like certain things to continue. Wet and windy again today. Had to come in the office today as a colleague is leaving. No update on boss yet though. We were saying earlier that it’s a bit strange, we have gone from being micro managed to not seeing our temporary boss since last Thu! Vegan neighbour has ordered a vegan pie for us to try, so that is tea sorted for tonight. Glad you feel happier about the situation MT
Thanks everyone. Desley, glad you're feeling relaxed.
Lynne, glad to have 'helped' you de-clutter by cannibalising your Kindle Keyboard for parts.
My kindle has a new screen and is working again. So now to spend the rest of the afternoon on the important, executive task of reading books! Mwhahaharhgh.
Cheers
MTM
Lynne (Tigger's Mum) wrote: "It’s really quite liberating clearing no longer used or wanted items or memberships etc. from our lives and homes. I’m trying to de-clutter and it’s hard to let some things go but once they’ve gone..."Get rid of lots. We got rid of well over 90% of our possession in New Jersey before the move - and have had to buy three or four things in the past two years. Yay us! Plus we have another good cleaning ahead of us.
You won't miss the great majority of it - and someone else may be able to use it.
Whoop whoop. Mary. Glad to be of help. It was an American friend’s 90 year old mother who started me thinking. We were all invited to her birthday and she insisted on no gifts. She said she’d cleared everything she didn’t use or need and put her affairs in order.
I’m losing the plot on dates and days. It’s our wedding anniversary on 4th July. I know that. I knew it was the 20 something of June well past midsummer day so how I thought the 4th of July was a week on Saturday not this Saturday is scary.
I’ve really cocked up with that. But we can’t have any sort of celebration inviting guests or even family. Wales is behind England in the lockdown restrictions. Obeying our current regulations means even our daughter shouldn’t come inside and have a drink. The weather forecast gives rain for the weekend so standing outside would be miserable.
We can have a family do later, I’m not upset though and neither is OH. We aren’t party animals. 😀😀
At least we have lovely memories of our wedding day. The girl who cut my hair just before the lockdown had her big. wedding planned for May. I feel so sorry for her. Her husband to be is a farmer so getting organised for a wedding and honeymoon booked for Spain, with cover for the farm was especially difficult. . To have it all scrapped must have really hurt, emotionally and financially.
Woke up before my alarm again! Got in to an e-mail from temp boss to tell us our boss is back from today, but he is working from home. Bizarrely, he didn’t do the daily meeting, which we think is odd as you’d think as he’s been off for 2 weeks and we haven’t been copying him in stuff, he would want to know what we are up to, even if he wasn’t a micro manager! He didn’t e-mail us till 10.45. We all came in as we had a 10am meeting, which started half an hour late! Forgot to mention, the main reason I was able to relax and read/watch TV was Lucy was very cuddly this weekend and kept sitting on me. I also feel sorry for people who have weddings etc this year.
Our middle son has his wedding planned for October.Everything is up in the air - no idea what they will do, or how we will be able to celebrate. They're in Colorado and we're in California and her family is in Texas.
My thought (which I have not voiced - the kids didn't ask for advice) is that they should go get married civilly asap - and then have as big a party as they want when it's safe. They are working from home, and sheltering in place quite well - and seem to be perfectly content with each others' company and the outdoor things they can still do.
That sounds a good idea to me too Alicia, I’ve pinched Kath’s idea and put some treats on my Tesco order for Friday for daughter, we can drop them off on Saturday and they can have a nice meal at home and so can we. She’s happy as her her little rescue dog has just had an op and she won’t have to leave her unattended and risk any harm coming to her stitches. We don’t want her jumping off furniture and busting her stitches. She’s only tiny.
Woke up before my alarm again! Had a frustrating meeting yesterday being told to do something that my boss has previously told me not to do and was just told to do it, then at 4.15 was asked by old boss to arrange a meeting this morning, when we were told my boss is leaving the company on Fri, just relieved that there is a resolution although it doesn’t help when people keep asking me to do things that aren’t part of my job so have had to ask new boss for a meeting to know what I should be saying. There are still two people in my team on furlough, so we haven’t finished with changes yet. Can’t believe it is July already! Shame you can’t suggest that to your son Alicia.
Desley (Cat fosterer) wrote: "Shame you can’t suggest that to your son Alicia."They're grownups - and they know our physical limitations.
If they go ahead, they'll also make sure we can attend via iPad or something. If they ask first, we'll tell them our preferences. It's nice having kids you trust - and I'd rather see them married when they're ready than be there. (Long story.)
Day got slightly better, the sun came out and I got a cheque from the car insurance, for the excess I had to pay after the car accident – just scanned it using the app, was a bit of a faff, but easier than hoping the post office will cash it for me. Was going to treat myself to something, but then remembered that I had to do the cat biscuit order, so I ordered a larger size than I would have got normally. Neighbour fed the Bengal on Sat, so she has been coming every day since, but getting aggressive towards our cats, so I went and knocked on doors last night, but no one has moved from there recently (I wondered if something Covid related had happened to her owner but they all seemed to know each other), so not sure where to go next. Need to go to the chemist after work. New boss has pencilled in a 1-2-1 already, as much as I don’t like them, I’m glad he has, as things have changed a lot since he was last my boss.
I love being able to deposit checks with my phone - we were able to keep our long-time bank - even though it has no offices west of the Mississippi. We can use any ATM (they refund the fees, if any), and the statement are online, and didn't have to go figure out a new bank. I'll take it.
G'day! Raining again. Should be grateful. I've only had to water the greenhouse, not the whole veg and fruit plot.
At least I got the lawn mown yesterdayI think I've driven further this summer on the ride on lawnmower than I have in the car!
Raining again and was up ridiculously early! Still being given more work to do, I should be grateful that people think I’m capable of it, but there is that much I just keep sitting looking at my list wondering where to start! Better than being bored though. And would rather be working than figuring out what to do with my time in such awful weather. Old boss rang us all on his way home from the office this morning, saying it was a pleasure to work with us etc, so at least it ended better than we expected. Slightly sad that in the circumstances we didn’t do a leaving card/present.
Wish we had rain - probably won't happen until winter again.It's been hot - I only go out early, because the pattern here, due to low humidity, is that it gets cool when the sun goes down, and takes a while the next day to warm up again. Even when it's going to be very hot.
You can have some of our rain. It’s beating on the windows and Husband has just put the heating on so we are very cosy. Not exactly beer garden weather though is it not that we could go to one yet in Wales.
Well what a surprise, breakfast in bed, champagne, strawberries and coffee. Good job i was lying down 😁😁. Bless him.
urgh, still woke up ridiculously early and probably shocked a couple of colleagues as I was thinking about work and realised that my laptop was at home, so rather than wait till Mon to suggest something, I sent an e-mail at 8.20! Neighbour wanted me to go on an errand with her today, but sciatica is twingy so the thought of spending over an hour in the car but if I just stay at home and do housework I might get bored. Could do with nipping to Lidl to get some fruit, but don't think the rain is due to stop today. Wow, what is the occasion Lynne?
It’s grey but there is sunlight today, if that makes sense. Just done my blog post, written 1.6k and hit 69k on the novel that was supposed to be 50. Mwahahaahrgh. Never mind. Anyway, off to sew up a beanbag now as McMini is online with his mates, gaming (aka caning the internet).
Cheers
MTM
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