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About sums it up. Glad you C&Pd that Suze cos we can't let it go without a mention. Not saying we have to discuss it, but it needed highlighting. My feelings for Boris and Cummings are not something I've kept hidden in the past but I will save y'all a rant now. Hate is not a word I've ever used lightly but...
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I know, Poppet, and it's heart-breaking because the NHS loses so many damn good Nurses over this - the unbelievably crappy pay that they have to try and live on in return for doing a job that is SO special, SO essential and SO vital to us all that could even be said to be beyond having any kind of a price put on it ;o<A local Nurse responded a few hours ago to the Post with the comment ...
"The next time that Boris Johnson develops any more kinds of respiratory issues and turns up in Intensive Care........ maybe we should just throw a throat lozenge at him and tell him to get lost!! and if his girlfriend was in labour right now? .... she could be told to go home, cross her legs, and hope to hold the baby in forever if Boris isn't up to doing the delivery himself!!.... but we would never do or say anything like that to anyone ever, would we and why? ......because WE ARE NURSES!! and WE WILL ALWAYS CARE!!"
Watching a couple of Frasiers at the mo, then I shall listen to my new Europe album on the Mac, then tonight I'll watch either New Tricks or Independence Day Resurgence. God, I've just bored myself typing that out. 😴
What? - no Munchy Box as well, Collette?!!It's certainly taken a while but I've finally noticed over the last year that they are starting to turn up in various kinds of Takeaways all around Stockport now ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "What? - no Munchy Box as well, Collette?!!It's certainly taken a while but I've finally noticed over the last year that they are starting to turn up in various kinds of Takeaways all around Stock..."
They'll have all that out of date meat they couldn't sell during lockdown.
Expect to see Munchy Box offers a plenty.
Nope Suzy. They're a rare treat these days. Bad for the waistline. 😇They were never closed up here, Tim, so...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Today I shall mostly be ... still unable to get a Facebook Post out of my Head that was written and posted up by a Nurse yesterday on a local community group's Page ;o< ..."In March our jobs chan..."
Take 'em and work 'em for all you can and when they so much as hint at wanting even a liveable wage, privatise 'em to the USA. Apparently, the will of the people.
Just for balance. This is the NHS deal agreed in 2018 covering three years. We will see what happens in the next award; due next year.https://fullfact.org/health/nhs-pay-w...
Do those who are angry want the existing deal scrapped and replaced? Or are they after two slices of the pie simultaneously? What about people who work in those other sectors which have been just as vital - supermarket staff, pharmacy staff etc etc, and who have been just as exposed to risk in the nature of their jobs. You think they'll get an inflation busting pay rise funded by the taxpayer?
I thought you wouldn't be able to let that one go!"What about people who work in those other sectors which have been just as vital" - vital, yes they have been proven so but just as vital as Drs, nurses and care workers? No, you don't die because you can't get bogroll or have to join a socially-distanced queue. Nice try though.
"You think they'll get an inflation busting pay rise funded by the taxpayer?" - since they're not public servants, no. If the Tories get away with privatising the NHS then neither will the nurses, etc be.
It is difficult for the less informed who perhaps didn't realise they had a 3 year deal and it does play to the emotions that the Govt has, for a change, agreed to the increases recommended by the so-called 'independent' pay review bodies for other groups. It's also a sham because the Govt is not going to fund the pay increases so it's up to individual schools or academy chains to find the money from 'efficiency savings' = sack the classroom support assistants and increase class sizes, etc. It's not what it seems on the surface but then again what is under this govt?
Roll on Brexit though and it'll all be milk and honey for everyone.
Tim wrote: "Just for balance. This is the NHS deal agreed in 2018 covering three years. We will see what happens in the next award; due next year.https://fullfact.org/health/nhs-pay-w...
Do those who are angry want the existing deal scrapped and replaced? Or are they after two slices of the pie simultaneously?.."
Tim, I think that first and foremost they want for everyone to know the true reality, the full extent of just what a typical working day for them on the 'Front Line' actually entails - to get themselves heard and listened to on just how utterly exhausted and disillusioned, emotionally traumatised and broken in spirit such a huge majority of them are currently feeling right now.
Then we have Boris Johnson and various members of his Govt popping up on TV and making themselves look and sound good by regularly dropping extremely vague but nevertheless still heavily implied hints in so many speeches given throughout this Pandemic - about rewarding the NHS and ensuring that Nurses will be receiving a decent wage for a decent day's work?
And I'm afraid that this sadly led to so many Nurses actually starting to believe that these were real promises and genuine guarantees that were going to be honoured and realised - but no, it turned out only to be yet more spin with no substance at all to any of it.
The Nurses have just about reached breaking point and the very end of their tethers with all of this and they understandably feel angry and upset, exploited, deceived, and devalued by the Deals that were done between the Govt and their Unions.
This Article might also help to explain the situation a bit better ...
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020...
I don't really want to go there with you or with anyone else either on ever trying to prioritise, distinguish, or determine who is anymore or any less essential or vital as a Key Worker, Tim.
Each Job that you mention is quite unique, and is just as vital and as essential, but I don't really think that they should ever be all held up together in any kind of comparison with each other?
Nurses don't ever have to try to deal with being attacked and abused by crowds of irate shoppers on a daily basis over the stock shortages in the Supermarket Aisles - and Supermarket Staff don't ever have to break the heart-breaking news to family members that their loved ones aren't going to make it on a daily basis either, or get to hold the Hands of the dying in a final act of care as they take their last Breath.
Even if I could, I personally wouldn't want to be doing either Job right now.
Thought I was on the wrong thread for a minute there...Off to Mum's in a bit. Having one of our Prosecco afternoon tea for two's. Glad that's our only plan for today as it's peeing down here. Staying with her til Thursday so D'll be glad to get rid of me for a couple of days.
Putting Gooseberry and Jostaberry wine into Demijohns from the barrel I started it in. Smells strong already.Now 9 Demijohns of various wines bubbling away.
Gonna be good when they all start being ready :0
Finally got around to buying some decent Coffee beans, and wow Coffee from freshly ground beans beats instant by a long way.
Collette wrote: "Thought I was on the wrong thread for a minute there...Off to Mum's in a bit. Having one of our Prosecco afternoon tea for two's. Glad that's our only plan for today as it's peeing down here. Sta..."
Just me venting my own anger, frustration, and sadness at such bad things happening to wonderful people, Collette. It genuinely hurts me to get to see and to hear of such things as these going on in this day and age.
Oooh? - I've never tried Prosecco because I don't like Wine but those kinds of Afternoon Teas are quite a thing down here in Greater Manchester as well. I've often wondered with the larger groups of Ladies that I've seen enjoying them if they have needed to decide on a designated Driver in advance - just to make sure that everyone manages to get Home safely afterwards?! - LOL!!! ;o>
ENJOY!!! ... x x x
Serial wrote: "Finally got around to buying some decent Coffee beans, and wow Coffee from freshly ground beans beats instant by a long way"What Brand of Coffee did you buy, Serial? I've been spending time looking around Amazon because I like reading through all of the Reviews to see what other people are into drinking these days with there being so many Brands and varieties on sale.
And yes, I know it sounds sad?! - but I find it fascinating! ... LOL!!! ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Serial wrote: "Finally got around to buying some decent Coffee beans, and wow Coffee from freshly ground beans beats instant by a long way"What Brand of Coffee did you buy, Serial? I've been spen..."
Looking at the packet now!
Its 'Coffee House Lane Of Waterford' 1690 blend wholebean coffee.
This is it
https://coffeehouselane.ie/product/16...
Yeah thanks, Suzy, I'm now lost on their website looking at all the coffee types!!:0
"Medium Dark Roast for a smooth yet intense Coffee experience"Hmmm? - how smooth and intense has your experience been with it so far? ;o>
I've come across a few absolutely fantastic Brands and Blends of Coffee in a handful of tiny independent Cafés over the years - but as I didn't have my own Coffee Machine at Home back then it never occurred to me to make a note of what it was that I was enjoying so much.
Ever since I bought myself a really fab little Filter Machine back in 2014 I have been on the hunt for my perfect Brand and Blend of Coffee and the closest that I've got so far is Lidl's Deluxe Java Sumatra.
What I'm looking for is a full-strength and full-bodied Coffee with a slightly smoky and a slightly honeyed flavour to it - but I've still not yet come across anything that absolutely hits the spot for me yet.
I think that I'm probably looking for a French Roast but Coffee can be SO expensive including p&p to keep buying ones that I'm not keen on - and I only want to buy Filter Coffee in small quantities because I want to brew and get to drink it at it's freshest once opened and there is only me that will be drinking it.
M&D are only into having the occasional 'treat' (?) of a Costa Skinny Decaf Cappuccino - which are little more than just lukewarm, over-frothed, ever-so-slightly Coffee coloured yet utterly tasteless Cups of watery Milk to me ... (*shudder*)
Serial wrote: "Yeah thanks, Suzy, I'm now lost on their website looking at all the coffee types!!:0"
Oops!!! ... sorry Poppet! - LOL!!! ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: ""Medium Dark Roast for a smooth yet intense Coffee experience"Hmmm? - how smooth and intense has your experience been with it so far? ;o>
I've come across a few absolutely fantastic Brands and B..."
I have a little vintage hand grinder I got on a market stall. It grinds really well. This is the same as mine.
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/264278858986
Then we just use a Cafetiere.
I really love the look of those and the smell too of freshly ground Coffee Beans but I'm all about cutting corners wherever I can these days and so I always buy Ground Coffee and use one of these ;o> ...https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-ICM...
Serial wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "Serial wrote: "Finally got around to buying some decent Coffee beans, and wow Coffee from freshly ground beans beats instant by a long way"What Brand of Coffee did you buy, ..."
Looks good, I'm getting mine from Cork, for third year now, one kilo beans per month. fantastic, every month different blend!
Tim wrote: "Just for balance. This is the NHS deal agreed in 2018 covering three years. We will see what happens in the next award; due next year.https://fullfact.org/health/nhs-pay-w...
Do those who ..."
Go tell that to the nurses at our Royal then Tim. Morale's much lower now than it's been for a long time - much lower than a few months ago when the shit was really hitting the fan. Re this deal, is there not some kinda review clause in it when it comes to stuff exactly like what's been happening? I'm told there is.
Even if said clause didn't exist, FFS have they not deserved a raise? That's not to say many others haven't but surely... surely nurses (hospital and community), caree-home workers etc deserve higher wages after this shit-storm, regardless of any deal previously made, I couldn't give a toss if was made last year!! It's not like they're being paid enough as it is.
It's ok tho, when the second wave arrives, folk will suddenly find a new sense of appreciation, just like last time. Short ******* memories.
Err, apologies, I didn't realized you'd (possibly sensibly) all moved away from the topic. I just answered the first post I saw without looking at the rest. My bad!
I shall delete my other post.
Post Soviet wrote: "Serial wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "Serial wrote: "Finally got around to buying some decent Coffee beans, and wow Coffee from freshly ground beans beats instant by a long way"What Brand of Coffe..."
When I lived in Co Cork we used to go up to Cork City and visit 'Gloria Jean's' Coffee shop, you could buy so many different types of coffee by weight.
Cutting a Nuns hedges all morning.God I hate hedge cutting, especially big Laurel hedges.
But the Nun always tips, so happy days.
Also taking my blood pressure, as the bp monitor I ordered was here when I got home. Could become obsessive.
My other half has had high blood pressure readings, so I got the monitor so we could take it at home.
Mine was 116/81.
I will now attempt not to take it hourly :0
Put the monitor down and step away from it, Tim! :0)
Collette wrote: "Put the monitor down and step away from it, Tim! :0)"I can't help it!!!
And combined with Google it's an obsessive disaster :0
Too much info can be a bad thing ha ha. The novelty will probably wear off soon. D and I were like that when our digital thermometer came a couple of months back. It was like a new toy.
We bought a digital thermometer a few months back, promptly stuck it in kitchen drawer and haven't looked at it since.
Collette wrote: "Too much info can be a bad thing ha ha. The novelty will probably wear off soon. D and I were like that when our digital thermometer came a couple of months back. It was like a new toy."Does the scale go high enough for a hottie like you?
(A bit of sick just came up then....)
Serial wrote: "Collette wrote: "Put the monitor down and step away from it, Tim! :0)"I can't help it!!!
And combined with Google it's an obsessive disaster :0"
You probably just like the sense of constriction as it inflates - you can do it in public, unlike your gimp suit.
i regularly use my throbbing gristle flesh thermometer..................whiiiiiit?
Brass Neck wrote: "Serial wrote: "Collette wrote: "Put the monitor down and step away from it, Tim! :0)"I can't help it!!!
And combined with Google it's an obsessive disaster :0"
You probably just like the sense ..."
Is it a slippery slope from blood pressure cuff to Gimp Suits?
Is that how you started your weird obsessions and latex nightime sojourns, Brass?
Tech XXIII wrote: "i regularly use my throbbing gristle flesh thermometer..................whiiiiiit?"Way too much information.
Serial wrote: "Now at 112/62"You've put the suit on haven't you?! Just make sure the ball-gag's not too tight.
Urgh. Too early in the morning you guys. That vision's going to be with me all day now, ha ha. 🤢Apart from trying not to melt, my only other real plan is contacting Paypal yet again to try and get my case sorted out. You order a garden chair and get sent a bit of foam. Why TF is that so hard for them to understand. 😠I think today's going to be a Perry day.
Collette wrote: "Urgh. Too early in the morning you guys. That vision's going to be with me all day now, ha ha. 🤢Apart from trying not to melt, my only other real plan is contacting Paypal yet again to try and ge..."
LOL!
How big was the piece of foam?
Not big enough and it wasn't memory foam - but then nothing should have to remember having C's bum dropped on it. ;¬)
Brass Neck wrote: "Not big enough and it wasn't memory foam - but then nothing should have to remember having C's bum dropped on it. ;¬)"You're obsessed with the size of my derrière!
Serial wrote: "LOL!How big was the piece of foam? "
It was seat pad sized, Tim. 😇
(Shut up, Mr B! 🙄😠)
Today I shall mostly be ... laughing until I am actually crying at reading up on what you have all posted up on here over the last couple of days! - LOL!!! ;o>
... and resting up after spending two hours sitting out in the middle of our Flower Beds whilst pulling up handfuls of Japanese Knotweed that has once again this year resisted all previous use of both Weedkillers and a Flame Gun.It's a bit of a lost cause really because it's all coming in from next door and they have just told us that they have decided to give up on trying to control or to contain it like they always used to try to do in so many years past ... which means that all we can ever try to do now is to just keep on with trying to stop it from invading and taking over our Garden as well.
My friend's daughter couldn't sell her flat until she'd got rid of the knotweed. Took her 2 years and nearly £5,000.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "... and resting up after spending two hours sitting out in the middle of our Flower Beds whilst pulling up handfuls of Japanese Knotweed that has once again this year resisted all previous use of b..."Glyphosate, the branded stuff is Roundup. Spray it every time it appears. But impossible if the main plant is in next doors property.
We had it here, took 5 years of spraying, and even now a tiny piece will appear.
Bought a second hand table today, nice road trip with trailer.Turned out guy selling was renovating an old cottage, so was there nearly an hour chatting and touring about the place.
Serial wrote: "Glyphosate, the branded stuff is Roundup. Spray it every time it appears. But impossible if the main plant is in next doors property. We had it here, took 5 years of spraying, and even now a tiny piece will appear."
Yep! - we've tried absolutely everything over the last three decades but it only ever just keeps on with coming back with vengeance!
We now settle for using Weedkiller first, then the Flame Gun, and then digging right down and pulling up every last bit of it as much as we possibly can ... being grateful for having a brief season of seeing our intentionally planted Flowers growing in that Flower Bed between our Gardens ... and then we watch it turn up, and take over, and our battle with it recommences all over again.
I wouldn't mind SO much if only our Neighbour hadn't actually deliberately planted it there!!! She really fancies herself as being an expert Gardener and has always loved taking in and planting cuttings from family and friends over the years.
My far more knowledgeable Garden-obsessed Mum just couldn't believe her Eyes, way back in the mid 90's, when our Neighbour called her over and so proudly pointed out her 'new and interesting Plant' that was apparently given to her as 'a gift'(?!!) from her Sister!!! ;oO
We've been locked into fighting a losing battle with it ever since then - and now that same Neighbour has decided that she can't be bothered with dealing with it anymore and so she is just going to let it completely take over the other half of the Flower Bed that is on her side of the Hedge between our two Gardens.
She has a Gardener who comes around with his Wife for several hours twice a week to help her to maintain all of the rest of her Garden but he says that she's told him to just forget about it and leave it be ;o<
Report it to the council! My 'rents did and the neighbours had to eradicate/control it (was one of many sources of friction between them though).https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prevent-j... from which comes;
"You do not have to remove Japanese knotweed from your land, but you could be prosecuted or given a community protection notice for causing a nuisance if you allow it to spread onto anyone else’s property."
Nah, my Mum would never ever agree to that, Mr B.It's sad really though on many levels because Mum still wants to think of these particular Neighbours as being good friends of ours but, in reality, we have come to know (through the Lockdown) who all of our genuinely caring and sharing and supportive Neighbours are - and none of them have turned out to be the ones in our small Road that we knew at all well up until now.
Mum has also helped with looking after their Garden for them for several decades now, and especially while they were often away on Holiday until recent events. She tried her very best to work on shifting the Knotweed each time but you need to keep at it and so it was under reasonable control and almost died out for a couple of years but has come back with a vengeance and seems to be indestructible now.
We were hoping that her Gardener would get onto it? - but he can't take up any paid or unpaid time in doing what he hasn't been specifically asked to do and so he's let it be for the last two years.
It filled in a few hours for us today and now we can get to put in the Plants that I've managed to buy online for Mum this year - as she only dared to go to a local Garden Centre just the once and sadly they had next to nothing in stock when she did.
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