Went up there today to do the weekly food shop, took the coins in my pocket, got there and the machine wasn’t working so had to walk round with my jeans falling down. I was doing a 'smart shop' so could only pay by card. Coins back in the piggy.
What have you been doing today?
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I know someone that's had 7 covid jabs
I've had 4.
Re what Ive been doing today.
Fitted 127mm coving to a lounge and took Mrs for x-ray appointment for 6.20pm then chip shop.
Seems our hospital runs that department until 8pm. Who knew
I've had 4.
Re what Ive been doing today.
Fitted 127mm coving to a lounge and took Mrs for x-ray appointment for 6.20pm then chip shop.
Seems our hospital runs that department until 8pm. Who knew
I've simply lost count - I only know I have had the max..
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Came in today and found I'd left the office heater on 24/7 since Friday lunchtime. £51 of electric used heating an empty office. I usually use around £30 a month!
Err, all morning if you don't mind!You make those mistakes when you've been sitting on yer 'arris all day pretending you are at work.
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Fitting new lights in a shot blast cell, came out looking like a miner, came home for a shower, only had one last week.
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Sorted or Honda out for a service and MOT and now it's time for the Mitsubishi.
We paid nothing for it, so are not upset it's costing a bit to put right.
Wear and tear in the suspension. Plus the check engine light comes on and the tacho goes dead. Dunno what that is but the guy said he can sort it.
They're sorting it as we speak, but the missus has just had a call saying that something broke as they were dismantling it and it'll be an extra £130....
We paid nothing for it, so are not upset it's costing a bit to put right.
Wear and tear in the suspension. Plus the check engine light comes on and the tacho goes dead. Dunno what that is but the guy said he can sort it.
They're sorting it as we speak, but the missus has just had a call saying that something broke as they were dismantling it and it'll be an extra £130....
Stressing out from the minute I got up.
Hearings aids hadn't charged overnight.
Car wouldn't start because of flat battery.
Consultant gave me wrong paperwork for blood test.
Don't know why hearings aids didn't charge as they were flashing when I put them in charger last night.
RAC Rescue, (Advanced policy so full cover), is only open between 8.00am - 7.00pm (??????). Had to back back in the hours to use their website which repeatedly kept bringing the message up about opening times. My wife eventually found a small link tucked away at the very bottom of the page which gave access to the rescue section. Took them 3hrs 59mins to turn up to a guaranteed 4 hour call out. Mr 'Grumpy' was not a happy bunny because he had been working since 6.00am (In that case, change your job!). Instead of inspecting the fault, seeing what was required and if he could fix it, he kept coming backwards and forwards to tell my wife what he had found.
e.g. Knocks for the keys.
Goes to car then comes back and says it won't start. (No sh*t Sherlock! Why do you think we called for you?).
Goes back to car. Comes back to house. "I think your battery is flat".
Wife: Can you jump start it or does it need replacing?
Him: I won't know till I've had a look.
Wife: Ok, I'll leave to get on with it then you can tell me what needs doing and if you have fixed it.
Him: (went back to car for 5 minutes). Yep, your battery is flat.
Wife: Can you jump start it and then we will give it a good run to charge it up.
Him: I'll go and see.
Wife: Thank you.
Him: (after 10 minutes). No, your battery won't hold a charge.
Wife: Have you got one and, if so, can you fit it.
Him: I'll go and have a look. (trundles off to his van and wife goes back indoors).
Him: Yes, I have one thats suitable.
Wife: Ok, can you fit it please and let me know the cost.
Him: (goes to van again). Comes back. It will be £240 to supply and fit.
Wife: Ok, just do it and let me know when you've finished.
A sort time later.
Him: I've fitted the battery and put the old one in my van.
Wife: Ok, thank you. How much do I owe you?
Him: I've got to try it first to make sure it's ok. It should be because it's a brand new one.
By now my wife says she was on the point of telling to 'go away!' 5 minutes later,
Him: yes, it works ok. It has a 4 year warranty and I need £240.
My wife pays him and as he was about to leave she asked what would happen if she had broken down in the middle of the night and couldn't access the website to report it. His reply was, "I've no idea. Suppose you have to stay there till the phone lines open in the morning."
To say she was not pleased with the service or his manner is a HUGE understatement!
While this was going on I had had to take my wifes car and drop our son off at Uni which made me 2 hours late for work.
After work I go for a blood test and discover the consultant had given me the wrong paperwork. Luckily the head nurse was able to pull up my previous tests and print off a correct one.
Everything now tickety-boo, as they say, so we are going to settle down and watch the match later.
Hearings aids hadn't charged overnight.
Car wouldn't start because of flat battery.
Consultant gave me wrong paperwork for blood test.
Don't know why hearings aids didn't charge as they were flashing when I put them in charger last night.
RAC Rescue, (Advanced policy so full cover), is only open between 8.00am - 7.00pm (??????). Had to back back in the hours to use their website which repeatedly kept bringing the message up about opening times. My wife eventually found a small link tucked away at the very bottom of the page which gave access to the rescue section. Took them 3hrs 59mins to turn up to a guaranteed 4 hour call out. Mr 'Grumpy' was not a happy bunny because he had been working since 6.00am (In that case, change your job!). Instead of inspecting the fault, seeing what was required and if he could fix it, he kept coming backwards and forwards to tell my wife what he had found.
e.g. Knocks for the keys.
Goes to car then comes back and says it won't start. (No sh*t Sherlock! Why do you think we called for you?).
Goes back to car. Comes back to house. "I think your battery is flat".
Wife: Can you jump start it or does it need replacing?
Him: I won't know till I've had a look.
Wife: Ok, I'll leave to get on with it then you can tell me what needs doing and if you have fixed it.
Him: (went back to car for 5 minutes). Yep, your battery is flat.
Wife: Can you jump start it and then we will give it a good run to charge it up.
Him: I'll go and see.
Wife: Thank you.
Him: (after 10 minutes). No, your battery won't hold a charge.
Wife: Have you got one and, if so, can you fit it.
Him: I'll go and have a look. (trundles off to his van and wife goes back indoors).
Him: Yes, I have one thats suitable.
Wife: Ok, can you fit it please and let me know the cost.
Him: (goes to van again). Comes back. It will be £240 to supply and fit.
Wife: Ok, just do it and let me know when you've finished.
A sort time later.
Him: I've fitted the battery and put the old one in my van.
Wife: Ok, thank you. How much do I owe you?
Him: I've got to try it first to make sure it's ok. It should be because it's a brand new one.
By now my wife says she was on the point of telling to 'go away!' 5 minutes later,
Him: yes, it works ok. It has a 4 year warranty and I need £240.
My wife pays him and as he was about to leave she asked what would happen if she had broken down in the middle of the night and couldn't access the website to report it. His reply was, "I've no idea. Suppose you have to stay there till the phone lines open in the morning."
To say she was not pleased with the service or his manner is a HUGE understatement!
While this was going on I had had to take my wifes car and drop our son off at Uni which made me 2 hours late for work.
After work I go for a blood test and discover the consultant had given me the wrong paperwork. Luckily the head nurse was able to pull up my previous tests and print off a correct one.
Everything now tickety-boo, as they say, so we are going to settle down and watch the match later.
That job came a close second to changing 72 carbon brushes on 960kW DC motors in a hot, steamy, dusty papermill on a night shift emergency call out. Came away from those jobs looking like something out of The Black & White Minstrel Show!
For many months, my consultants department would send out two lots of blood forms, for every set of samples they needed. Not quite the same samples needed, leaving me very confused as to which one they actually wanted and which to ignore. That took months of complaining to the department, to stop the duplications.
My most recent battle, has been between me and my local surgery and me and my online meds supplier, trying to find out why my meds are such a mess...
I began a few months ago using online pharmacies, who claimed to be able to deliver my meds presorted into twice daily pouches, just tear off a pouch and take the meds at the appropriate time - easy, you think. Nope - the system relies upon a full set of meds being prescribed all at the same date, otherwise complete chaos ensues....
All it needs to throw the issue dates out of sync, is a doctor or other at the surgery, to decide to review one of the meds. The slight revision will start immediately, be sent out as a separate item by the online pharmacy, leaving me struggling to take out of the pouch the wrong tablets, and substitute the revised one and hope I have got it right.
I wasn't at first sure whether it was the surgery mucking things up, or the online pharmacy. I tried messaging the pharmacy, asking them to delay issuing revised meds, until a new batch was due to be made up - they claimed not to be able to do that, so back to my surgery.
It has taken something like five email exchanges between me and my surgery, to get the surgery to grasp the issue they are causing, each time they carry out a minor review my meds. The thing now, is to repeatedly bully doctors and etc., to make sure they keep the issue dates in line/ in sync.
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Filled the incinerator with old paperwork (+8 YO), started the tree pruning and burnt the lot! Far more satisfying than painting windows.
Went and had my eyes tested - they had to put those drops in that make your pupils the size of saucers. Had to wear sunglasses on the way home as they were very sensitive to light. Anyway, all okay and my glasses prescription had only changed by 0.25 so he said it wasn't worth paying for new glasses as I won’t notice much improvement. It was my birthday today so Mrs Mottie and I went over to our son and daughter in laws house in Chelmsford for fish and chips with them and our grandson. A nice end to the day.
A fine day so a bit of work over the allotment. Pulled up mrs Motties gladioli's and planted her daffs in the flower border. Pulled up the last of my beetroot and did a second dig over the potato patch and found loads of spuds that I missed first time round.
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