The Garden Fence - proper Old Style support and chat!

I think Macmillan have a reputation for truly being a helping hand in such stressful times and organisations listen to them because it would be a travesty if the press/social media got wind of negatives, ignorance or inaction. The emotional aspect is too huge. You're sensible for going to them NM. They were around for us when dad was Ill, really when he died and my mam didn't like that. I remember one did a little work with me as a 10 year old. I don't remember what went down but I remember it had a positive effect.

Hester I can appreciate how much a battle mental health can be and I'm so sorry that life is so stressful for your DD. It adds to your stress too. It's not been a good week for you has it

Monna you know me well. I have looked up as much as I can with what the doctors said yesterday, drawn a blank and settled on an asthma attack. The steroids are bringing a lot of not very nice stuff up from my lungs and I am so sore today. Having never had an asthma attack I didn't recognise it, didn't act and thought it was all heart. I dunno, a bit confused but I am still researching. I've moved on to a new strategy to learn about - chamomile flowers. I know they are ok for me, have a calming effect and I am going to be as self sufficient in them as possible on the plot (although I will be buying this year as I haven't got a bed for them yet) so I'm taking control but only in a way that I know how how really.

I'm doing ok. My heart bounces hard as I walk up the stairs and I am breathless but I trundled the hill on the little school walk and managed to still talk to DD a bit. The ticker has had some stress and faffing with meds of late so I'm hoping that will calm a little and if not, I just have to get to Tues. BP is beautiful so I doubt I'm in any danger.

I'm about to finish my cuppa then the children people are being summoned to help with house work. Hanratty's Yard here.

I have been trying to switch electricity suppliers all day. Mine runs out on 20th. They want £50 a month extra to stay with them but I have a feeling their computer refuses to let anyone leave.

I have found another suppler who want less than £50 a month in fact it is just over a tiny bit more than a third of the price I am paying.They have all gone up so this is a pleasant puzzle.

I had a look at my account for the last two years, It keep giving me a different type of meter to fill the numbers in 4, 5, or 6. It has never once
given me the same twice in a row. When my older two were kids and I was trying to count stitches when knitting they would shout out random numbers all the time so I could not count. Well my record of my readings looks like that. No wonder they can't get it right.

I refuse to pay them £50 a month extra and then probably still have to have them again next year and so on until DS dies. They just will not sort anything out. I would like to be able to phone the ombudsman but I have to go through my present supplier. They will delay answering me for three or four months, then they will not have given an answer to the complaint so I will have to try again. I cannot even get their computer to allow me on the correct for for a formal complain. I have threatened them with the ombudsman 5 times in the last year. If I follow the correct procedure they wont so I still can't get to the ombudsman.

Has anyone got any ideas.

I am also trying to make a lasagna but it is going like plaiting fog. In my kitchen cooking is like trying to do one of those little puzzles you have to keep moving tiles but without the space to move them around. I always end up with my hands full and no where to cook. I told DS to expect dinner some time after my birthday 18/04/1018.

Whenever I've changed supplier NM I've gone with the new company. They have then sorted the changeover with the old company. I've never dealt with the old company except to supply end readings. Only when I'm out of contract though.

All I can say it it was like I was suffocating. My stomach was sucking in the breath and I felt like my respiration rate was slowing down. With pneumonia, specifically when I had the double effusion, it felt like that but the respiration rate was fast then. I just dunno. It just doesn't sound like text book heart, asthma or chest infection.

fuddle (((0))).
I really hope you feel tonnes better very soon x

Busy today but got lots done, including re-tuning 3 tv's! The main transmitter has been altered apparently.

Have to wrap some pressies tonight and get together some party supplies to take to a client in a care home - I am going to pick up her friends and take them to visit so I thought I'd take a cake for her to share. (The care home do a communal chocolate cake but she doesn't like it!). I'll take a few napkins and something to drink and a batch of cheese scones as well. Hope the forecast snow doesn't stick!

Puffinbertha I have been doing that all along. I tried a few different ones last year but my supplier kept objecting to everyone and most of them do not even bother to contact you. I ran out of time and it was sign up again with them or end up pay at least half as much again.

I have signed up with Ebico. I have asked them to contact me if iSupply object, because they have no legal grounds to do so, only their own continual errors. There continual objections just messed up the MSE Cheap Energy Club part of the website.

I have kept trying to get the proper way to complain. No one else can do anything for me it has to be the owner of the account and that is me. I am getting past coping with all this. I wish I could go directly to the ombudsman.