Wol's Riverbank tales: Part 3 Restoration

Karmacat

I totally agree!

Oh - didn't realise the thread had moved on - I'm agreeing with Nargle and LT, that life gets in the way of a good book sometimes!

Wol2

Lemon_Tree wrote: »

i'm in the middle of reading the lost symbol, i'm enjoying it but like many a book i've read since i got married i don't get time to read much at a go. Once upon a time i would have sat for the whole weekend and just read it but can't do that any more.

Nargleblast wrote: »

That's the trouble with life sometimes - gets in the way of a good book!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:....so true Nargle and LT.........in the old days I would work myself into the ground, go home and do all the chores.......have no time for any "me" time and then suddenly - once every four or five months or so I would just "crash"......buy a good good book and wouldn;t stop reading til I'd finished. During that time, I was completely oblivious to anything (even the doorbell)...or my then Oh trying to make conversation...:rotfl::rotfl:

Nargleblast

I set aside about an hour for reading when I go to bed, helps me wind down and prepare for sleep. Half the time I find I have read the same sentence two or three times, then I know it's lights out time!

Wol2

taxi73 wrote: »

Don't suppose that's bad for the insurance then all things considered.

It's unlimited buildings cover, and there's generous relocation allowance (which was in fact exceeded during the flood because I was out for so long in rented accommodation) plus the accidental damage cover for the lap top etc - and legal fees (I was thinking I might try and claim on the latter if I have to take the insurance company to court for professional negligence :rotfl:........but somehow I don;t think they'd agree :rotfl::rotfl:)

Bit miffed about not being abe to get any casback though - new customers of theirs get £50 on quidco :mad:

Sorry to read about your "sequence of unfortunate events" Taxi

xxx

Wol2

Nargleblast wrote: »

I set aside about an hour for reading when I go to bed, helps me wind down and prepare for sleep. Half the time I find I have read the same sentence two or three times, then I know it's lights out time!

Now this is part of what I am trying to do atm......in fact the idea tonight was to have a nice hot bath and go to bed early wth a good book as part of the new alcohol-free/get myself back on course routine

Unfortunately i have ended up giving Muffin a bath instead as she has gone and got herself a very wet dirty bottom :eek: Not quite sure why she chose tonight of all nights to wee all over herself (insert confused smiley)...but i cant leave it otherwise she might get urine scald..:(

Ah well, tomorrow is another day.

Wol toddles off to find a hairdryer

ZTD

Wol2 wrote: »

Well I got my finger out this morning and decided to sort out my home insurance (B & C) renewal quote and try and get some cash back.

Went on Quidco and thence to Go compare (yuk I hate the advert) just to get an idea.......of the 58 insurance companies that came up, I only got ONE QUOTE :eek::eek:

Over 75% will not quote at all owing to "flood risk" and the rest won;t quote because either
a) I am too young (thanx Saga :T- made me feel better) or

I used to be insured by Saga. And yes, I did tell them my (our) age, and it didn't seem to bother them back then.

Wol2 wrote: »

I notice however that this year there is a new compulsory excess of £250 in every category for "escape of water" - Must have been a lot of burst pipe claims this year during the cold weather :cool:
(I assume that's burst pipes and the likes rather than what I would term Ingress of water courtesy of the stream??)

Spookily enough I renewed mine today, and I have a similar excess for water - and £1000 for subsidence.

Considering mine is contents only, that's pretty dramatic subsidence they're expecting... :eek:

Wol2 wrote: »

I'm off out to a pub lunch with my elderly neighbour today - it's becoming a reglar thing and is good to get me out of the house as I feel I am fast becoming a complete hermit (is there a feminine equivalent of hermit or is it unisex?)

I though hermit *was* feminine, and hismit was the masculine...

ZTD

Wol2 wrote: »

Now this is part of what I am trying to do atm......in fact the idea tonight was to have a nice hot bath and go to bed early wth a good book as part of the new alcohol-free/get myself back on course routine

Unfortunately i have ended up giving Muffin a bath instead as she has gone and got herself a very wet dirty bottom :eek: Not quite sure why she chose tonight of all nights to wee all over herself (insert confused smiley)...but i cant leave it otherwise she might get urine scald..:(

Ah well, tomorrow is another day.

Wol toddles off to find a hairdryer

Fluffy Pig...

Wol2

ZTD wrote: »

Fluffy Pig...

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Tixy

Wol2 wrote: »

Now this is part of what I am trying to do atm......in fact the idea tonight was to have a nice hot bath and go to bed early wth a good book as part of the new alcohol-free/get myself back on course routine

Unfortunately i have ended up giving Muffin a bath instead as she has gone and got herself a very wet dirty bottom :eek: Not quite sure why she chose tonight of all nights to wee all over herself (insert confused smiley)...but i cant leave it otherwise she might get urine scald..:(

Ah well, tomorrow is another day.

Wol toddles off to find a hairdryer

Prepare for a ticking off Wol

Tut tut its 1.31am and your light is still on. You were going to have an early night remember and I can't believe Muffin is still being dried - she really will look like that fluffball above.

Sorry I haven't been posting but I have been reading and keeping up to date with all thats been happening.

Do take care of yourself Wol.

Tixy x

NOW GET TO BED!

Karmacat

Hismits.... fluffy pigs.... wet dirty bottoms.... its all on this thread, isn't it! Wol, I'm glad Tixy was there to wag a finger at you - hope you managed to get some sleep.