Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

SingleSue

GDB2222 wrote: »

I did not post because I have been frantically busy. We are now in sunny Norfolk, and that meant that, apart from the drive, all the stuff I had been putting off had to be done before we went.

I have no idea whether anybody here is a stalker, but I doubt it very much indeed.

I wasn't posting (or even looking, so no idea what happened) as my neck was being a begger and I couldn't bear to be on the laptop it was so painful.

Spirit_2

ivyleaf wrote: »

Doozergirl Ooh, good luck with both planning permission and strictly ballot! :j

PN Today we have had a big tree at the bottom of our garden cut down because when the tree surgeons came to reduce its height they found it was going rotten at the base.

It gave us privacy, and the birds had somewhere to roost (they weren't pooing on anyone's patio, because of the position of the tree) but on the other hand the people who live "over the back" will have a sunnier garden, and it won't end up in their garden (or house!) during a storm.

www have had some tree work done this week. Alarge hazel tree taken down, the stump ground out and the wood and canopy cleared up and taken away, A large conifer and it's roots are gone this makes the garden look a lot wider and get more morning sun.
We have also had a large lower limb removed from a bounday oak
that ou neighbours had vandalised and made unstable. Our tyre and rope swing is no more. A lage low hanging branch from a rowan and Ivy clad limbs of a plum that grows in our hedge and overshadowed our veg plot.

We can now prepare the ground for the floweringcherry we want to plant.

Spirit_2

I continue to report on Nhs services locally . I saw my GPon 12th August and he made a referral to an endocrinologist and to a neurologist. I have appt for endo on 18/9 and the neurologist is someone I know so he has texted me to ask if I would prefer to see someone else. I am happy to see him he is very able and I am not coy. OH beat him at tennis tonight . I have asked Oh if he could let him win until I have had my Consultation.

The shakes continue to disturb my nights. it feels like being trapped in a particularly unpleasant fair ground ride.
I know some np have a terrible experience of the \nhs, my own experience of no stroke rehab was appalling but specialist acut referrals have been outstanding and I have seen a huge variety of specialists this year.

Emergency medicine (ED)
Stroke
Psychiatrist
Gynaecologist
Haematologist
Hepatologist
Cardiologist
Endocrinologist
Neurorologist

In addition Consultant Radiologists, and Pathologists and neuro Psychologist.
I have had MRi/Ct/endoscopy/carotid scans/echo, troponin and angio gram /angio plasty

life saving fast repsones from 111 and ambulance servces twice, and superb communicatoin and access to my GP . Cardic rehab is provided and to a high standard . I pay a small fee for a physio led pilates class held at my GP surgery.I have21 prescriptions a month all free to me.

where things have not been as expected I have told the Consultant asap, as I take the view that if you don't say then how do they learn.
my husband cannot understand how such a fantastic business has such terrible reputation

CKhalvashi

mystic_trev wrote: »

Blimey, rather you than me!

I'm staying in this weekend, as I have too much to do at home.

Actually, that's a lie, I'll be driving to Dorringtons in a minute for a loaf of bread, then driving home again, as whilst I live 5 minutes walk from the town centre, it's too early.

Sorry to hijack S, but following on from the other night, who fancies Albania?

PasturesNew

09:29 It's already been raining hard.

EDIT: 10:13 and now the sun's out and warm.

ivyleaf

PasturesNew wrote: »

I bet they're celebrating! When I bought this I was aware of it, of course, but you can only buy one of the houses available right when you're looking .... so it was with deep regret that I bought it anyway. I'd stare up at it every day wishing.... but believing it'd NEVER go. I thought I stood a slim, slim chance that the branches on my side might get a small shave.... It was a delight the day it went and it's transformed my life, light and some house problems

I do hope you're right. They might be saying "Wot did they want to cut that effin tree down for, it's too effin 'ot in 'ere now!" (Their back windows face due South.)

mystic_trev

CKhalvashi wrote: »

who fancies Albania?

One of my claims to fame is being one of the first 'Tourists' to be allowed to visit the Country whilst it was still closed to Outsiders, in the mid 80's, fairly much like North Korea is now. To get there involved a flight from London to Titograd (now Podorgica) via Zagreb and Belgrade, then a coach journey to the border Town of Shkoder. The trip took longer than a flight to Singapore, to what (in effect) is no further than Greece. Albania then was like turning the clock back 200 years. No cars, and farming was all done using a horse and cart. I managed to shake off my 'minders' a few times and some of the Locals looked at me like I'd arrived from outer space!

I should imagine it's changed a bit in the intervening 30 years.

Generali

FWIW, I went to Oman and there had been 6 tourists visas issued the year before.

PasturesNew

mystic_trev wrote: »

... like turning the clock back 200 years. No cars, and farming was all done using a horse and cart.

You might be surprised to learn that farming here was mostly done with horses until WW2. During WW2 it was essential to feed our own island people, freeing up ships for war work and reducing the risk of deaths through sinkings for the sake of a loaf of bread.

Because of that need the Govt encouraged farmers to use machinery and gave them loans to buy it. There was a special Dept of Farming set up and farmers were closely watched with regard to their productivity and if the Govt decided they weren't good enough they had the power to take them over. As people were fighting in the War the farms had fewer workers available to them, so the whole combination meant they all ended up with tractors etc.

PasturesNew

If anybody has an ancestry account I have a specific public tree I need looking at. It could have been "my tree", the exact one I'm working on, right down to the name .... so I need somebody to pop in and see if it's my 2nd cousin's tree, or a mystery/lost-relative......

The name of the tree is very specifically "THE one ..." so I'm keen to know what they've got and to see what they've made of it.

The fella I was looking for this (free access) weekend is on their tree with a different set of information to what I'd guessed to be true.

ME: Bloke, born 1812 Cambs, probably died there too, but don't know when
THEM: Bloke, born 1817, Cambs, died Norfolk on (presumably they have the date).

Although I realise that some might not have access until next week

And another question: As a free access user, I can't view/access public trees. Can you view public trees from the library edition? If so, I'm even prepared to run down the town tomorrow and log on!