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Today, I shall mostly be...
Not, not, hot ...Rain and cooler, so that's the gardening out. Still, much sorting still to do.
Enjoy your day!
Serial wrote: "Hot, hot, hot....Mankini slipped on, ready for action.
Let's hit the coast........"
I'd love to se a picture of that, Tim! 😎
My only plans for today are the fan at full blast, a horror movie or 2, and a very cold bottle of red wine tonight. 🍷
"I'd love to see a picture of that, Tim!" - a horror that can never be unseen?"very cold bottle of red wine" - heathen!
I could use it to scare people. Those snobby wine connoisseurs would have a field day with me. What can I say...I don't like it warm.
"What can I say...I don't like it warm."No comment....
Dirty mind alert! Too hot for your nonsense. 🙄🙄Watching 3 In A Bed on All4. No pulling out the loo brush to see if it's bogging or not, pulling the shower plug thingie up, running your finger in silly places looking for dust, or stripping the bedding off in search of a short n curly in those days.
fookin' jaysus, haven't seen so many jellyfish on Atlantic coast, feels creepy when swimmin' or even looking where placing your foot...It was hellish scorching week at work (to remind I'm welder). Today was ONLY 26C, and it felt fresh!
Tonight more Dr. Death episodes, it's a good one, great cast and basaed on real life events.
Fuming over an iD (Carpetphone Warehouse) mobile phone upgrade. Too annoyed to type, will explain this on Monday, seriously avoid like the plague!
TheFoe wrote: "Fuming over an iD (Carpetphone Warehouse) mobile phone upgrade. Too annoyed to type, will explain this on Monday, seriously avoid like the plague!"It's a bit of a strange combination, carpet fitting and mobile phones.
And so the sun is breaking through the early morning mist, yet again, and it's only 8am. Sick of it at this stage.
If I wanted to live in temperatures in the late 20's I'd have moved somewhere other than Ireland.
"in the late 20's I'd have moved somewhere other than Ireland" - a flapper in Chicago p'raps?
I'm the same way re this heat. Another day of drowning in a pool of sweat. Give me Winter any time. At least if you're too hot then you can take something off or turn the fire down.We were supposed to do the garden today but I think D's leaving it til tomorrow now, thank god.
I am regularly thankful that I live on the east coast - the North Sea keeps us a few degrees cooler in summer and warmer by a similar margin in winter. Folks out with coats on walking dogs this morning (nesh buggers). Heading for Sheffield shortly so will swap a high of 20 for 23.Minnie has quite a thick coat of black (soft and sooo fluffy) hair so I've taken to wetting her down with a watering can before walks. Seems to do the trick.
Brass Neck wrote: "I am regularly thankful that I live on the east coast - the North Sea keeps us a few degrees cooler in summer and warmer by a similar margin in winter. Folks out with coats on walking dogs this mor..."I've tried that trick with our Dog. But straight after wetting her she immediately goes and rolls all across the dusty gravel yard, or the edge of a sand pile I have. And then wants to come in the house later.
Awful animal.
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"I've tried that trick with our Dog. But straight after wetting her she immediately goes and rolls all across the dusty gravel yard, or the edge of a sand pile I have. And then wants to come in the house later."Girl or boy? Suppose dogs have same need for a makeup as us (well ladies in particular, my observation). We had golden retriever girl before latter retriever boy, she was snow white with irresistible urge for rolling in dogs poo. After procedure she felt nice, smelly and happy...
"Carpetphone Warehouse"unlimited free tufts!
Tech XXIII wrote: ""Carpetphone Warehouse"unlimited free tufts!"
Mobile Rug Warehouse, for those bald emergencies.
Serial wrote: "Tech XXIII wrote: ""Carpetphone Warehouse"unlimited free tufts!"
Mobile Rug Warehouse, for those bald emergencies."
I believe you're thinking of the high st mainstay Dorothy Merkins?
Ok, so firstly 'Carpetphone Warehouse', I either typed this tired or drunk, or both. :-)Anyway, my gripe with them is quite trivial in the grand scheme of things, but it still pissed me off at the time, so here goes.
A few weeks ago I received an e-mail from iD, (Carphone Warehouse), to inform me that I was due an upgrade. 2 weeks later I received another one telling me to, "Get Excited, only 2 weeks from an upgrade". So, I selected and paid for a phone that cost £10 and £17 a month, 24 month contract, (iD phones are normally free but this model, Samsung Galaxy A22 5G, was only on sale from June this year). Pretty much straight away I was e-mailed informing me I was successful in upgrading and my order would be processed in 24hrs. The next day they e-mailed me again to say I was ineligible from an upgrade, even though my account was saying and still does at the time of me typing this, that I am eligible.
I tried speaking to a 'bot' (no crude jokes BN/Serial), on their website, but because they seem programmed to only answer yes or no questions, they were of little use. I tried talking to a real person online, but mysteriously they were all busy even at 8pm. iD have no phone number, and neither does Carphone Warehouse in my nearest branch Poole, (Googled it, it doesn't exist). However, considering my supposed upgrade was premature, a quick check on my mobile banking showed the £9.99 withdrawn from my account.
Quite annoyed now, I drove to the Poole branch on Saturday just gone and queued up for 20+ minutes. When I was finally served, I was told there was nothing they can do until Monday as the manager was absent and he was the only one who could sort it out. Now slightly fuming, I returned today and spoke to the manager who informed me that it was a computer error and they would return me the money within 3-5 days. Fine, but as I said to the manager, had the handset have been more expensive, and some top £100, what would have happened if I hadn't noticed it and a few days later a bill might not have been able to be paid? Plus I've had to make 2 unnecessary trips to Poole, wasting time and petrol.
They are crap, and have lost a customer, their coverage is poor too!
gathering together various bits of paperwork in advance of my Ryan AIr flight back to the UK tomorrow, most of which would probably have been unnecessary if I'd come back next weekend. Thank you Boris you brain dead tosspot.
I'm not even going to be in the UK long enough to complete my 10 day self isolation period.
Derek wrote: "gathering together various bits of paperwork in advance of my Ryan AIr flight back to the UK tomorrow, most of which would probably have been unnecessary if I'd come back next weekend. Thank you ..."
I don't listen to news much, but think I heard that France is not included in the new more relaxed conditions, probably due to the higher incidence of the South African variant there, which hasn't really got a foothold over here so far.
Tonight's plans...a nice cold bottle of Moscatel and a horror movie.
My mates 60th birthday tomorrow. So making lamb seek kebab mix and a thai green curry.Picked up a cake for him today too,
He's staying here tomorrow night, couple others calling in.
Alcohol will be imbibed and fun times had!
Been sorting the kitchen cupboards most of the day, so we made a curry for tonight. Have converted the DH to my favourite lentil and egg curry which he's always shied away from in the past. Brilliant! :o)
Serial wrote: "My mates 60th birthday tomorrow. So making lamb seek kebab mix and a thai green curry.Picked up a cake for him today too,
He's staying here tomorrow night, couple others calling in.
Alcohol will ..."
FFS, don't get pissed and put the mankini on. 😱
Opening six months worth of post which our next door neighbour has been collecting for us.
Thanks to Tim for the compost bin website - up and running!
Isabella wrote: "Thanks to Tim for the compost bin website - up and running!"😎👍
Waiting for somebody at the AA to answer the bloody phone!
Isabella wrote: "Have converted the DH to my favourite lentil and egg curry which he's always shied away from in the past."I do hope your windows open wide.
Gordon wrote: "Isabella wrote: "Have converted the DH to my favourite lentil and egg curry which he's always shied away from in the past."I do hope your windows open wide."
:o)
Gordon wrote: "Isabella wrote: "Have converted the DH to my favourite lentil and egg curry which he's always shied away from in the past."I do hope your windows open wide."
.... and back doors ...... probably?
Listening to some Whitesnake while I wait for an Amazon delivery that's due, then tonight a nice cold bottle of red wine and a horror film of some sort. The Lost Boys or An American Werewolf In London maybe.
Another day, another A&E dept.Kerry A&E yesterday, then down to Cork today, to the emergency eye clinic.
I don't recommend getting a big dollop of corrosive wet plaster in your eye, anytime soon.
Had to sit over a sink in A&E Kerry yesterday, with them pouring 6 bags of saline through my eye, to flush it out.
Happily after todays visit to the Eye Clinic, no lasting damage and should heal.
Fks sake :0
Eye drops for next 2 weeks.
Glad to hear your eye is ok after that. Don't store the drops anywhere close to the building materials now!
Cleaning, ready to fly back to France tomorrow.
Was in Cork for a couple days, for different reason though, holidays. First day city, next - Fota Wildlife Park with plenty of giraffes, cheetahs and nice weather, not too hot (check out photo).Last year got metal splinter in my eye when sanding, got to go to Sligo hospital to pull it out. Wife was driving. Awful day. '0)
"Wife was driving. Awful day." - I'm sure she did her best!
Brass Neck wrote: ""Wife was driving. Awful day." - I'm sure she did her best!"To me it's never enough!
Post Soviet wrote: "Was in Cork for a couple days, for different reason though, holidays. First day city, next - Fota Wildlife Park with plenty of giraffes, cheetahs and nice weather, not too hot (check out photo).L..."
Yes, Fota is great, we were there with the kids recently. Tempted to leave some of em behind in the Monkey enclosure.
Post Soviet wrote: "Was in Cork for a couple days, for different reason though, holidays. First day city, next - Fota Wildlife Park with plenty of giraffes, cheetahs and nice weather, not too hot (check out photo).L..."
Sounds awful (the splinter more than the driving).
They used these dry PH strips in my eye, nasty, nasty..... :0
Triage Nurse in the Eye Casualty, told me since Covid eye injuries are rife, as so many people are trying out DIY.LOL
My favourite DIY story concerned a neighbour, several houses ago. He was nailing down carpet gripper strip, as he hadn't heard of underlay for rugs and wanted to stop the rug moving about. Naturally, one of the nails went through a water pipe. So he fixed that and dried everything out and made a plan so that he didn't do the same thing again. Sadly, he was as good at plan making as he was at DIY, so a nail went through the pipe again. By now, we'd heard the story and pointed him in the direction of a carpet shop to buy the underlay ...
As my DH always says, if the old lady (me) can't do it, get a man in. (Or the S-i-L).
"Sounds awful (the splinter more than the driving).They used these dry PH strips in my eye, nasty, nasty..... :0"
All those head related pains are so irritating. If I must choose between sore eye, tooth or ear... I dunno.
Tonight's plans...a very large Black Russian and 2 episodes of Silent Witness.
Weekend started early Collette? Hope it all went down well.
Collette wrote: "Tonight's plans...a very large Black Russian and 2 episodes of Silent Witness."'very large Black Russian'
That D, he's a very tolerant man.
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Mankini slipped on, ready for action.
Let's hit the coast........