A whole new world, for now

doingitanyway

dd being here last week.  The disruption she brings was a welcome distraction this time

I like this. Glad to read the dog went peacefully at least

Cherryfudge

One of those weeks . I'm sorry you've had those things to deal with, and I hope the mechanical things are soon solved. Good to hear you are continuing to win against Mr Wii. Is your DD still at home?

satchmo1

Have you tried cleaning the filter? I found a cotton makeup remover pad in mine, and after that was taken out, the machine worked fine. 

in_need_of_direction

Satchmo, we’ve considered the filter but no luck, thank you.  

Yesterday was an incredibly lazy day with little done but no takeaways as we ate from what we had.  Sent a few work related emails to gear up for this week and am awaiting replies.  Had a brief conversation with ds while dd arrived back this morning from a weekend away.  I have also been researching washer driers and completely fail to see the need for these to be Wi-Fi enabled. I’m happy to use technology as appropriate but most homes using Wi-Fi have a single point of failure, why potentially increase the impact of an outage.  

Right, need to fire up my laptop well in advance of popmaster.  Today I am grateful for
a chat with ds and clarity on his recently passed big birthday present 
dd’s safe return 
potato bread for breakfast 

beanielou

Pass the potato bread 
Wi-fi for a washer dryer. The mind boggles TBH.

jwil

I don't see the point in smart appliances either

teapot2

Nor me, just seems like more to go wrong. Mind you, I remember the days when you had to go over to the TV to press a button to change channels 🤣🤣

milann

What a time you’re having….hope you find a suitable Wi-Fi free washer and the car is repaired quickly. 

Cherryfudge

I remember when we had to replace our (now rather ancient) washer/dryer and I came across smart appliances for the first time. We settled for good ol' fashioned turn a dial and press a button technology, but I was rather taken aback to realise my children could potentially control the appliances remotely and I would have no say in it!  

in_need_of_direction

Interesting what you said about your children, cherry. We hide the central heating controls when ds is at home to avoid him messing around with the settings. 

 Well, one work matter was finally resolved yesterday which is good.  I retired to bed around 4 o’clock for a lie down. DD rather sarcastically asked if I’d been working hard to which I replied yes, I managed to not tell a client just how incompetent he was being.  Believe me, it was tough going especially when he set up an online tutorial for me that served only to highlight the issue I had been raising that he clearly hadn’t fully researched.  

We also finally got a quote and lead time for a window.  We have had a hole in the wall now for 4 weeks.  I’m disinclined to go with it as they have take so long to get to this point but DH reckons we need to avoid delays by trying to source elsewhere.  So the deposit will be paid today. 

Right, need to jump in the shower before getting the work day underway.

today I am grateful for
possible progress on building work
clarity on client work
meals from stores