Only if he's using Fairy liquid.
Mind you, if mrs Mottie uses fairy, her fingers peel like an onion - something about too much salt in it.
Mine did with 'Elbow Grease', but no problem with Fairy.
What have you been doing today?
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Mine did with 'Elbow Grease', but no problem with Fairy.
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Cleaned the bathroom whilst listening to India v Pakistan from Melbourne, cracking atmosphere over 90,000 crowd
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At the very least she should recycle old tech. The local second hand shop would have given her a few quid too
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I cleaned the bathroom today. Scrubbed the shower tray with bleach and the loo too. The pan came up nice but the corners need a blast with 10% HCl limescale remover. The last one I used was Harpic black, but the latest reviews say it smells foul.
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I'm trying to get rid of some mid 80s stereo equipment, but nobody seems interested. I'd rather it went to somebody than on the tip.
Facebook Marketplace works well for such, and it's free.
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Cheers for that idea.
A disastrous day and few days - I would have been further forward, had I simply stayed in bed...
The OnlinePharmacy, were due to deliver my next two months worth of my essential prescription meds last Friday, but nowt was delivered, so have had to wait in since then, so far as they are concerned with no meds. I rang them Monday, to find they hadn't even made my delivery up, but they assured me they would be sent out for next day delivery (today), so wait in yet again [1]. They had no excuse, they picked up my prescription in good time. This was there third prescription, they got it right the first time, but let me down and without meds for five days the second time, and likewise again the third time.
They even provided a RM 48 hour tracking number, a bit of research suggests RM are on strike.
Then a message from surgery yesterday, to say make an (phone) appointment with the doc, for a prescription review. That meant getting up early, to play the 'get an appointment' lottery, before they all went at 2 minutes past 8. Their main list doesn't make clear whether F2F, or phone, until you pick one, if it's the wrong variety, you then have to cancel and try for another. Confused, I picked an appointment for Tuesday 14:00 two weeks away, thinking it was for today.
Waiting in, I had run out of milk, so desperate to get out to Lidl, but stuck waiting in for my promised meds delivery and my phone appointment until 14:00. No meds and no phone call either, checked again and realised the latter was 8th November, and so decided to risk missing my delivery and go on the bus to Lidl with a long list including milk. I then checked how the buses were running and none due for a whole hour, so waited at home. At the time it was due, walked the 100 yards to the bus stop, only to find the road had been closed due to gas works, so the diverted buses ran from a mile away.
Yep, I could get the car out and drive to Lidl, but the way my day was going, I thought I would be tempting fate to even get behind the wheel.
Cancel the idea of going to Lidl on the bus, instead walk the mile there and back to a local shop for just the milk. During my walk, the pharmacy rang to apologise and say they had missed the pickup yesterday, but I would definitely receive my meds tomorrow, delivered by DPD - mmm. So wait in yet again for the delivery. Not impressed at all, plus wound up, I gave them a right bo!!@cking.
Tomorrow I will need to get up early again, to join the appointment lottery, to try to get a same day appointment, cancel the one on the 8th November and once again wait in for my delivery.
The OnlinePharmacy, were due to deliver my next two months worth of my essential prescription meds last Friday, but nowt was delivered, so have had to wait in since then, so far as they are concerned with no meds. I rang them Monday, to find they hadn't even made my delivery up, but they assured me they would be sent out for next day delivery (today), so wait in yet again [1]. They had no excuse, they picked up my prescription in good time. This was there third prescription, they got it right the first time, but let me down and without meds for five days the second time, and likewise again the third time.
They even provided a RM 48 hour tracking number, a bit of research suggests RM are on strike.
Then a message from surgery yesterday, to say make an (phone) appointment with the doc, for a prescription review. That meant getting up early, to play the 'get an appointment' lottery, before they all went at 2 minutes past 8. Their main list doesn't make clear whether F2F, or phone, until you pick one, if it's the wrong variety, you then have to cancel and try for another. Confused, I picked an appointment for Tuesday 14:00 two weeks away, thinking it was for today.
Waiting in, I had run out of milk, so desperate to get out to Lidl, but stuck waiting in for my promised meds delivery and my phone appointment until 14:00. No meds and no phone call either, checked again and realised the latter was 8th November, and so decided to risk missing my delivery and go on the bus to Lidl with a long list including milk. I then checked how the buses were running and none due for a whole hour, so waited at home. At the time it was due, walked the 100 yards to the bus stop, only to find the road had been closed due to gas works, so the diverted buses ran from a mile away.
Yep, I could get the car out and drive to Lidl, but the way my day was going, I thought I would be tempting fate to even get behind the wheel.
Cancel the idea of going to Lidl on the bus, instead walk the mile there and back to a local shop for just the milk. During my walk, the pharmacy rang to apologise and say they had missed the pickup yesterday, but I would definitely receive my meds tomorrow, delivered by DPD - mmm. So wait in yet again for the delivery. Not impressed at all, plus wound up, I gave them a right bo!!@cking.
Tomorrow I will need to get up early again, to join the appointment lottery, to try to get a same day appointment, cancel the one on the 8th November and once again wait in for my delivery.
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Getting hold of an appointment with the quack is dreadful these days.
You have to be in the first 5 or so people to get through first thing otherwise you get told to ring again the next day.
No longer can you ring up and say, "When is your next available appointment?"
You have to be in the first 5 or so people to get through first thing otherwise you get told to ring again the next day.
No longer can you ring up and say, "When is your next available appointment?"
Usual dog walk and saw some big mushrooms. Again, I was too chicken to pick and eat them.
After that is was over to the allotment to help unload a lorry load of supplies for the allotment to sell. Only trouble was, the lorry was too big to get down the end of the allotment where the storage containers are so we unloaded it at the gate, loaded my car up and I made several trips to the containers - saved a lot of carrying and/or borrowing. Planted my autumn onion sets. Picked a couple of pumpkins for my nieces and some butternut squash and leeks for my sister-in-law.
Went home, watched telly, fell asleep!
After that is was over to the allotment to help unload a lorry load of supplies for the allotment to sell. Only trouble was, the lorry was too big to get down the end of the allotment where the storage containers are so we unloaded it at the gate, loaded my car up and I made several trips to the containers - saved a lot of carrying and/or borrowing. Planted my autumn onion sets. Picked a couple of pumpkins for my nieces and some butternut squash and leeks for my sister-in-law.
Went home, watched telly, fell asleep!
A quick morning at work today and then over the allotment with my little helper. He picked up his pumpkin and pulled up some leeks, carrots, beetroot…….
I then introduced him to my weed burner. Nothing was safe - beans, paper bags, piles of leaves, sticks, bamboo canes, plant pots - he had a great time.
Unfortunately he blabbed to mrs Mottie as soon as we got home about Grandads 'fire machine' and she hit the fecking roof! I’m still in the doghouse now. Ah well, women will never understand the absolute joy and power of fire to a young (and old) boy.
I then introduced him to my weed burner. Nothing was safe - beans, paper bags, piles of leaves, sticks, bamboo canes, plant pots - he had a great time.
Unfortunately he blabbed to mrs Mottie as soon as we got home about Grandads 'fire machine' and she hit the fecking roof! I’m still in the doghouse now. Ah well, women will never understand the absolute joy and power of fire to a young (and old) boy.
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It is awkward.
I loved fire as a kid but didn't understand it was ouchy.
I loved fire as a kid but didn't understand it was ouchy.
I was a bit of a pyromaniac in my youth/early teens. I loved a good burn up.
Me too, but now I have to make do disposing of what falls for my trees out back, in an old repurposed washing machine drum, fitted with legs, for an incinerator - works great BTW, much better than anything I could buy ready made.
A quick morning at work today and then over the allotment with my little helper. He picked up his pumpkin and pulled up some leeks, carrots, beetroot…….
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I then introduced him to my weed burner. Nothing was safe - beans, paper bags, piles of leaves, sticks, bamboo canes, plant pots - he had a great time.
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Unfortunately he blabbed to mrs Mottie as soon as we got home about Grandads 'fire machine' and she hit the fecking roof! I’m still in the doghouse now. Ah well, women will never understand the absolute joy and power of fire to a young (and old) boy.
That boy's growing fast.
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