OS Singlies - We Do It Our Way!

moneyistooshorttomention

Cats-wise...I'll just settle for being amused watching a regular visitor in my road. That is, a certain cat that comes visiting a neighbour twice a day every day for meals and is, apparently, tolerated by her own cat. Furry Visitor is putting on weight in front of my eyes and I'm certainly wondering just how many meals a day it gets in total whilst on its rounds:rotfl:. I wouldn't be at all surprised if its a "Six Dinners Sid".

Anyways, I'm apparently officially a self-builder on this house I'm renovating:rotfl:. Well...yep...it does feel a lot like I'm virtually having it rebuilt from the ground up:cool::(:(...but I have the trade card to prove it when buying my "supplies":rotfl:

Still t..i..r...e...d with all this going on, but making a few extra bids for freedom. I've volunteered myself for a bit of public-facing voluntary work on the one hand and have joined the U3A and shall be attending a few things with that soon. Now got mental visions of my house having a little face/arms/legs drawn on it and using said arms to cling onto me saying "You shall not go"...whilst I sneak quietly out the back door at intervals in said bids for freedom:cool:;)

Thinks...is that where the phrase "better late than never" comes from then? Only about 40 years late for a "university" of sorts....hmmm...

JustKeepSwimming_2

mum2one wrote: »

Apparently every day while we were away the cat would sit by the back door waiting to be let in, then when the new pup arrived - she took an instant dislike to him and never came back to us, x

Bless - "our" cat stays out all night patrolling/partying then appears at my back door as soon as he hears someone is up; think he hears our lav flush. He's a clever one who doesn't appear until he knows someone is there to feed him - no yowling on a Sunday lie in here. He troughs his breakfast, then disappears upstairs to whichever bed he fancies for the day, only waking when DS & DD come home from school & his peace is shattered. What a lovely life .

Even better, his real owners pay all the vet's bills, while I get lots of cuddles.

skogar wrote: »

Hope the new cats settle in well.

We had to have our wee beastie put down a 3 weeks ago as he was so ill. The house seemed so empty without him that we couldn't not have another cat. I lasted less than a week before ringing the rescue centre.

So we now have a lovely female cat about 2 years old. She is a friendly thing although a bit nervous of sudden movements / strange noises.

I'd struggle in a home that didn't have a cat & would be straight off to the rescue centre if we didn't have our visitor. Sure she'll settle down soon when she realises she's in a safe & loving home.

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Cats-wise...I'll just settle for being amused watching a regular visitor in my road. That is, a certain cat that comes visiting a neighbour twice a day every day for meals and is, apparently, tolerated by her own cat. Furry Visitor is putting on weight in front of my eyes and I'm certainly wondering just how many meals a day it gets in total whilst on its rounds:rotfl:. I wouldn't be at all surprised if its a "Six Dinners Sid".

Anyways, I'm apparently officially a self-builder on this house I'm renovating:rotfl:. Well...yep...it does feel a lot like I'm virtually having it rebuilt from the ground up:cool::(:(...but I have the trade card to prove it when buying my "supplies":rotfl:

Still t..i..r...e...d with all this going on, but making a few extra bids for freedom. I've volunteered myself for a bit of public-facing voluntary work on the one hand and have joined the U3A and shall be attending a few things with that soon. Now got mental visions of my house having a little face/arms/legs drawn on it and using said arms to cling onto me saying "You shall not go"...whilst I sneak quietly out the back door at intervals in said bids for freedom:cool:;)

Thinks...is that where the phrase "better late than never" comes from then? Only about 40 years late for a "university" of sorts....hmmm...

I now have the same vision about your house GQ - a bit like having a toddler. Does it help to know that it will all be finished eventually? And look fabulous when it is?

Exciting joining the U3A - they do some interesting talks in the next big city that I'd love to go but can't due to work. I hope it will still be running when I retire (around 78 I think :rotfl:) & that I'll still have the energy to go. What are you hoping to do when you go?

Glad curry was yum LB - I'm having HM for tea tonight but doubt it will be as yummy as yours. My two are a bit woossy when it comes to adding spices so everything is a korma....

Have a good day all - only two more days in the salt mine then it's the weekend :T

I always get a little bonkers from Thursday in anticipation of the w/e

moneyistooshorttomention

JustKeepSwimming

So, "your" cat is just a Two Dinner Sid cat then?:rotfl: Just sharing affections between two households by the look of it. I'd be just so tempted to send him home with a little note attached to his collar saying "Hi, I'm his other owner (translate "slave"). Just saying hello:rotfl:".

U3A thoughts to date are walking/reading group/Welsh conversation (though I only really need to talk to pretty much any of my neighbours for that...because nearly 100% of the people in my immediate vicinity are native Welsh speakers).

groatie_queen

BookWorm wrote: »

Evening GQ

Sorry to hear you had a grot Monday. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Sleep well!

Thanks BW. It was a heavy few days, and I got very weary, but went to Scrabble this morning, was good fun and the company was great. I have had lunch and now I have a little list to tackle!

Forms to fill in and post off
Car MOT to book
Travel insurance to check
Letters to post
etc... and also the usual domestic stuff.

Two good friends are both down with viral pneumonia at present. One is married and her husband is doing the necessary. The other isn't having any luck, as her central heating boiler broke down on Monday and despite several visits and different parts replaced, only got fixed last night. Daughter lives 400 miles away, so no one to cook for her or even go to the shops, a real singlies typical situation. I live in a distant town to her, so I'm unable to help.

I've long maintained that in Utopia there would be a membership based national singlies support service, with a monthly subscription, where practical help would be available when ill, e.g. for running errands, doing a bit of housework, making meals etc.. Like the AA but for supporting singlies when they "break down".

I suppose the next best thing in real life today would be to have the local number for a recommended paid care agency, and keep a pot of money, say £250 or so against needing to use their services from time to time.

Something I must give more thought to, with no local friends or family to help out should I be confined to the house.

This isn't intended to be gloomy, just practical. I think we know to keep a store cupboard and food in the freezer, but what about taking a script to the pharmacy and changing the bed or laundry done when incapacitated? I know from experience just how hard it can be.

How would you manage if really off your feet?

lostinrates

groatie_queen wrote: »

Thanks BW. It was a heavy few days, and I got very weary, but went to Scrabble this morning, was good fun and the company was great. I have had lunch and now I have a little list to tackle!

Forms to fill in and post off
Car MOT to book
Travel insurance to check
Letters to post
etc... and also the usual domestic stuff.

Two good friends are both down with viral pneumonia at present. One is married and her husband is doing the necessary. The other isn't having any luck, as her central heating boiler broke down on Monday and despite several visits and different parts replaced, only got fixed last night. Daughter lives 400 miles away, so no one to cook for her or even go to the shops, a real singlies typical situation. I live in a distant town to her, so I'm unable to help.

I've long maintained that in Utopia there would be a membership based national singlies support service, with a monthly subscription, where practical help would be available when ill, e.g. for running errands, doing a bit of housework, making meals etc.. Like the AA but for supporting singlies when they "break down".

I suppose the next best thing in real life today would be to have the local number for a recommended paid care agency, and keep a pot of money, say £250 or so against needing to use their services from time to time.

Something I must give more thought to, with no local friends or family to help out should I be confined to the house.

This isn't intended to be gloomy, just practical. I think we know to keep a store cupboard and food in the freezer, but what about taking a script to the pharmacy and changing the bed or laundry done when incapacitated? I know from experience just how hard it can be.

How would you manage if really off your feet?

Re prescriptions.....


Lots of pharmacies now deliver.this is how I have to receive mine for various reasons. They manage the prescription so if a GP sees you at home or you get a repeat it can go straight to them, be processed then the meds delivered to your home later that day/next day as urgency deems appropriate. Yes, its not as quick as going your self, but its often the best way managing alone (as in practice I am often having to do) .


Re food......for friends in extremis and one family member I have in the past arranged a delivery of !!!!! !!!!! ping meals, a supermarket delivery to their door. . Not what we might normally eat, but chicken soup andeasy cook veg and mash, even a microwave or oven cook hot pud or whatever.its possible to arrange this to addresses not your own, I have done it several times. If you cannot get to a friend/relative its often the nearest thing you can do to help. Although its more expensive I've done two or three smaller deliveries rather than one big one, because unloading a big load of shopping when you are unwell can be just too much. Similarly , if you cannot go out but can get online, this is how to do it I think.

Byatt

I have probably more potential help than at any other time in my life, including being married.

Recently I have been laid low for a few days with a chest infection, I did consider shopping online if I ran out of stuff, but mostly was drinking water and cuppas. If it was a broken limb, not sure what would happen, as I would have to sleep downstairs as my bathroom is downstairs. I can live in squalor without being too upset for a while, , so cleaning etc takes a back step but then that stops me from asking friends for help. I did consider asking a cleaner to come in, and if I was ill for a length of time, I would do that. My DD, sadly because of her autism, cannot appreciate that her coming along to do shopping or wash up would be a wonderful thing to do. Things I did for my parents, my DD just doesn't do for me. She has no concept that I might not have eaten or need someone to do things for me to make it easier.

RosiePuddingPaws

Illness when alone is one to think about further. Shopping online would help but I can see that the groceries might mostly have to wait on the kitchen floor or counters for a day or so. Guess it is a reminder not to let stocks get too low before going to the shops. When down with the flu or the like, it is hard to find enough strength to make regular hot drinks.

RPP

lostinrates

Byatt wrote: »

I have probably more potential help than at any other time in my life, including being married.

Recently I have been laid low for a few days with a chest infection, I did consider shopping online if I ran out of stuff, but mostly was drinking water and cuppas. If it was a broken limb, not sure what would happen, as I would have to sleep downstairs as my bathroom is downstairs. I can live in squalor without being too upset for a while, , so cleaning etc takes a back step but then that stops me from asking friends for help..

First line made me sad for your past and happy for your now.

Then read about cleaning. I posted on another thread that the latest summer I spent in bed my resident parent and DH managed to Hoover twice. Just twice. Now DH is great , but just doesn't see dirt and is only here for such a short time and was doing EVERYTHING else outside and with animals at weekends, so I'm not really cross about it, but I do feel RP could do more. I asked RP to Hoover today and it brought on such agonies and took SO LONG ( has given up now, unfinished, vacuum in one room, bits in another) so I'll do it in the morning. Its so much more draining that either not doing it or doing it alone,:(

grousescot

Hi folks

I see there's been a fair bit of activity here since I last looked in. Thanks for all your good wishes re my eye op which was yesterday. I have been suffering with increasingly frequent instances of hazy eyes over the past few years and thanks to someone generously donating a cornea after their death, this is the first day for about six years my right eye has been clear. I am beyond delighted even though it will be a year until I know it's taken.

I'm not sure I want to go home quite yet. I'm in a private room and every couple of hours someone stops by and offers me food or drink!

I'm struggling a bit to navigate here as I haven't yet tamed my nee smartphone but will write more when I get back to my laptop.

Check your donor cards - your eyes can still help someone else.

groatie_queen

Wow grousescot, what an emotional experience for you - well I felt emotional for you when I read your post!!

I wish you all the best with your corneal transplant and send thoughts to the person (and any next of kin) who made it possible.

I hope you have support at home whilst you recover. How lovely to read such good news.