Preparedness for when

mardatha

O god kittie I WISH! I hate winter without snow!

Popperwell

missrlr wrote: »

We have just had the energy bill in, and I am concerned about the usage, I know we had a have time with the repairs using more power than usual but really the costs are STOOOPID considering all things

The worst thing is having to pay a charge even if you cut back...and that will always happen. And as Pineapple says how do you manage if you have taken things as far as you can?

Luckily I was cosy in bed and though not really warm as I write this it seems milder so I am not as cold as usual.

craigywv

Hello all , just logged on there now and i am so very happy to have such good friends on here! THRIFTWIZARD i hope your mum gets the attention she deserves maybe going to the doctors on her behalf ,actually making the appointment in her name then you being there instesd of her to speak to the doctor might help....it did for me my mum complained to her doctor on the phone for months same old same old paracetemol etc.i went demanded a call out to house ended up she had bad gout in her feetand was in excruciating pain, granted it might not work for most doctors but this doctor delivered me when i was born so knew our family really well, sometimes its the doctor so overloaded with work that they need a face to face to see how bad the situation is, i hope she gets better xxxx UNIXGIRL i so sorry about your work only giving you a weeks notice thats really bad , my oh was told in aug this was happenning so we were able to prepare for this he was supposed to leave in sept but they kept saying another week another week so chin up love we all on here for the same thing and thats support and a chat . I always free for a chat if ANYONE needs to off load xxx ESMF73 thts a big bill but with a bit of planning im sure you will get it paid and be done with it, not nice at this time of year, and thanks LYNN,GREY Q, VANOON, POPS , for your support , i hope you all have a great holiday time and a PROSPEROUS new year ...thanks for being on this thread xxxxxxxxxxx

craigywv

meme30 wrote: »

craigyw:-:grouphug:

thank-you thats a lovely emotion xxx

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oh my, more amber warning rain coming in and so many areas are still under floodwater here and it is still draining over some lanes. Was hearing tonight about all the people along the village lane who were out in the dark last time, clearing drains as much as they could but people driving cars caused bow waves, which overtopped their sandbags. It is coming off the fields and down the hills, nothing to do with local rivers

wondercollie

It's warming up to -12C today, so it's snowing on and off. The roads aren't bad but the drivers are. Found a white scrape on the driver's side rear bumper and the husband will go nuts when he sees it. The joys of marriage. I think I got scraped by a trolley in a supermarket.

I have to work December 24 and 25, so I really need to start cooking.

The only good thing about this weather is I can keep the turkey and ice cream out on the deck without having to worry.

It feels like nuclear winter here. Well, that's if anybody is old enough to remember the post nuclear wars movies of the '80s.

mardatha

Collie - think of the Little House on the Prairie episode called The Long Winter ! Have a safe journey to work and back and once xmas is over have a good New Year pet.

thriftwizard

Situation with my mother put into perspective - just heard that one of neighbours was killed cycling in the big city up the road a couple of days ago. Thinking very much of his wife & young daughters; it must feel as if their world has shattered, completely out of the blue. Trying to work out how, and indeed if, we can help...

pineapple

thriftwizard wrote: »

Situation with my mother put into perspective - just heard that one of neighbours was killed cycling in the big city up the road a couple of days ago. Thinking very much of his wife & young daughters; it must feel as if their world has shattered, completely out of the blue. Trying to work out how, and indeed if, we can help...

It sounds trite but I think it always seems worse when tragedies happen at Christmas. I think that's partly because we realise that Christmas will always bring up bad memories and will never be the same again, for those left behind.
Tricky for those that want to help. Every circumstance will be different but when a friend's 3 year old died of a brain tumour just before Christmas, I was going to cancel my planned stay with them but they insisted I still come. Because they wanted the other child's Christmas to be as normal as possible.

Uniscots97

I have an interview tomorrow. They were quite taken with the fact that I said I was available to be interviewed before christmas so they've rearranged their schedule to fit me in.

I'm nervous, but fingers crossed. just heard a colleague has got another of the jobs i'd gone for. I've not told him I had gone in for it as he's so happy and I don't want to take that away from him. I'm chuffed for him, hopefully it'll be my turn next.