The Big Adventure

katep23

Well done for being pro-active with the doctors, it sometimes seems like you have to be quite forceful to get things done as they should.

Goldiegirl

katep23 wrote: »

Well done for being pro-active with the doctors, it sometimes seems like you have to be quite forceful to get things done as they should.

I've been reading the online reviews for this surgery.

Firstly, it entertained me that these days, everything has an online review.

Secondly, people were saying the things that I've experienced - feeling like they've been fobbed off, a rude receptionist and delays, not to mention the appointment booking system.

This doctor is in quite a convenient location, but there is one nearer, within an easy walk. I'm beginning to wonder if I should get myself transferred, but I've no idea if this is easy to do, and I probably should check the reviews of the other surgery first, as they could be even worse.

Habibiboo

Goldiegirl wrote: »

I've been reading the online reviews for this surgery.

Firstly, it entertained me that these days, everything has an online review.

Secondly, people were saying the things that I've experienced - feeling like they've been fobbed off, a rude receptionist and delays, not to mention the appointment booking system.

This doctor is in quite a convenient location, but there is one nearer, within an easy walk. I'm beginning to wonder if I should get myself transferred, but I've no idea if this is easy to do, and I probably should check the reviews of the other surgery first, as they could be even worse.

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Hi Goldie, yes I'd check the reviews first and I also wouldn't make a move whilst you're in the middle of investigations etc ... The system doesn't seem to cope with it and either no information or, possibly worse, the wrong information tends to get passed across!

Glad you had fun at HP world and the countdown to the holiday, as well as to retirement it seems, has well and truly begun!

Ps: Mr Hbbb is less than impressed that your thread has revived my long lost interest in jigsaw puzzles ... Ben and I used to spend hours doing these and last week when I was listing stuff on Freecycle I noticed someone was offering 5 x 1000 piece puzzles (mostly fine art pics) so I contacted them and they even dropped them round to me!
Now just have to unclutter some of Mr. Hbbb's [STRIKE]mess[/STRIKE] vital papers from my workroom table and I'll be away! X

Goldiegirl

Just out of curiosity I checked out the reviews of the doctor I was thinking of..... Fantastic reviews, he seems to be a proper old style family doctor. Then I clicked on another couple of links, and found that he'd sadly died in April and the surgery has closed for good.

What a terrible shame, he seemed genuinely respected.

The other option I looked at was the Health Centre, but that's got even worse reviews than my doctor. I think I'll have to stay right where I am.

Hbbb, well done on the jigsaws, they'll keep you going for a week or two!

Goldiegirl

I have a reasonably relaxed type of day ahead.

Shortly, I'll go out to the shops and pick up some milk and tea bags. I won't need a major shop until I come back from holiday (will probably aim for a delivery date of 7th July, so ages away yet), so just need a few bits here and there to keep going.

Will also have a recreational look round the shops.

Then back home to finish the housework, most was done yesterday.

Oh, must phone credit card company, to tell them I'm going abroad. I rarely use my credit card when I'm away, but it's a useful backup.

I tend to keep foreign currency from one holiday to the next, to save changing it back and forth. I will get £50 worth of Euros next week, just to top up.

Then I'll do my holiday packing list. I usually start this about 3 weeks before I go, so I'm quite late this time. But it's only a week's holiday so it won't be a long list.

mouche

How organised you are Goldie - love the sound of the recreational look at the shops! I got a special low rate credit card for overseas spending this time. I too used it as a backup to cash and have now tucked it away safely to be used on the next holiday as the rates in the UK aren't that great.

Secret_Saving_Squirrel

Those recreational looks around the shops are too dangerous for me. You must be very strong willed if you can do it safely!

Goldiegirl

mouche wrote: »

How organised you are Goldie - love the sound of the recreational look at the shops! I got a special low rate credit card for overseas spending this time. I too used it as a backup to cash and have now tucked it away safely to be used on the next holiday as the rates in the UK aren't that great.

I think it's probably easier for me to be organised, what with only being at work two days a week and only having two people in the house. It's everyone with children/elderly parents/jobs who do an amazing job being organised - I salute you all!

Secret_Saving_Squirrel wrote: »

Those recreational looks around the shops are too dangerous for me. You must be very strong willed if you can do it safely!

A couple of years ago that would have read 'recreational clothes buying'. I've found, now that I buy less, when I do make a purchase, it has to be special, and absolutely right. I also tend to make purchases only when I have vouchers for money off, additional points or cash back.

I was very tempted by a handbag, but it wasn't quite the right colour.

But I did see a rucksack, which I'm going to point out to Mr Goldie on Saturday. It's just what we need for days out, to take packed lunches etc. as it'll be him carrying it, I thought I'd better show him first before we buy.

Habibiboo

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Holiday list, holiday money, holiday packing ... starting to sound like a countdown to some well deserved R & R Goldie!

Goldiegirl

Habibiboo wrote: »

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Holiday list, holiday money, holiday packing ... starting to sound like a countdown to some well deserved R & R Goldie!

10 days to go :j


But only 2 days at work, as I've also got next week off work :j:j


Not much going on here today. Just went to the garden centre for our June free loyalty club coffee, and bought a few flowers to fill a large empty pot.


As directed by the doctors surgery on Monday, went back today to pick up the stuff for my blood tests...... but they posted it out yesterday. Let's hope it turns up.


This afternoon I've been looking very critically at the eBay items I've been trying to sell forever. Out of my long list of unsold, I'm going to carry forward 5 items - most of the rest will go into charity bags, as we are always having these put through the door. A few others I've put into bulk lots, and will list after my holiday.


I just want to concentrate on things that will sell, and decluttering the rest, as my decluttering has stalled a bit this year. Last year I de-cluttered about 380 things - this year it's about 100, so I'm way behind. I don't include things I've sold for my friend in these figures though.