Rambling on...

Sun_Addict

Good to hear from you. Glad the switch over is progressing.

UncannyScot

Afternoon Folks...

The switch over to the 8 legged provider went well and I am now up n running without any further issues.

Been enjoying the good weather and been oot n aboot, hiking, biking and camping with assorted nuts and the dug 

Have switched away from MONZO to STARLING... after having used MONZO for quite a wee while I was suddenly being hit by charges for cash withdrawals. At first I though it was the ATM that had applied the charges but no, it was MONZO. 
So, long story short, I'm not paying charges to access my funds and I'm switching to STARLING.

Reading - Now on to the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde.

Seen that Ben Aaronovitch has teased that next book will have Scottish influences (Deeside) and I'm hoping to see an appearance by Clutha and family 

Otherwise, plodding along as per...

Hope awbiddy is doing grand

Much love fae me an the Dug 

Sun_Addict

Good to hear from you, glad all is ok. Bit of a cheek to charge you for cash withdrawals, don’t blame you for changing. 

beanielou

I would have changed too0.
Blooming cheek.

Chris_Jay

Hi. Long time! Glad you're happy with the changes, and it's a flipping cheek to have to pay to access your own money! Shops have stopped cashback for so long now, I've almost forgotten about it. I liked those that would give you what you wanted instead of insisting on a £10 minimum, when all I wanted was to take up to the next £10, like being given the change for a cash payment. Does that make sense? Bit dopey today, lack of sleep catching up.
I haven't handled the very warm weather well, it's set off the joint pain from the arthritis, also my garden is full of dried ex-greenery, all that hard work for nothing. Some of it may revive if we get some decent rainfall but I don't have much hope.

Reading - I finished the first eight London books, plus Abigail's Summer (?) and one of short stories, some of which left me confused, and am waiting for book 9, in the same series of editions as the first lot. I think it's due in September. I'm taking some light relief with a pile of Jack Reacher doorstops, and they'll be returned to the charity shop when I'm done.

My cat 🐱 said hi to your dug 🐈 
Bye for now, Chris 😀

UncannyScot

Morning Awbiddy

Been a wee while since last update.
Still plodding on.
Like everyone else, I am concerned about the so called "Cost of Living Crisis" or as me and my mates call it "Tories Bu**ered Up Brexit" or TeeBUB for short.

The rising costs in the shops are due to the difficulties in sourcing and importing goods from Europe, which previously wasn't an issue. Anyone with any connection to Transportation and Logistics will tell you that... at length and with a lot of profanities... 

The rising costs of energy is due to the pure greed of the energy industry. It has nothing to do with Russia and the war in Ukraine and the rubbish (and outright lies) spouted by the UK Government... Have a look at what folks in other countries are paying for their energy compared to the UK...

Anyhoo... that's my wee rant for the day.

I've been working hard on getting myself prepped for the coming winter. I'll be using my outdoors experience indoors and heating the humans (and Dug).

Still reading my way through the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde.

Hope awbiddy is ok. We'll get through this current mess
Keep on plodding on 

Sun_Addict

It was on the radio yesterday we don’t get our energy supplies from Russia so they can’t use that excuse, although it seems to be a convenient one for them. 

Good to hear all is well with you apart from that though. We’ve survived some tough times lately, just waiting for the aliens to land now 😆

UncannyScot

Afternoon Folks...

So, there's another unelected tory PM... another thatcherite...
Things will definitely get a whole lot worse, there will be more disasters and failures ahead for this failed UK government. 

Sadly, the focus of the UK Government is upon power, not responsibility.
Maybe, when a PM comes to the realisation that they have been given the RESPONSIBILITY to SERVE the people, rather than gaining power over them, things will change for the better.

They're promising to sort out the cost of living crisis, that they'll deliver results... the only results they've delivered have been failures...

For those of us who are trying to get back on our feet, to get some savings put by, to cover our bills and put food on the table and power and heat our homes... the struggle has just got a whole lot harder...

Ach, I'm pure scunnered with the lot of it.

Nothing else for it but to hope that the English electorate see sense and get these bampots out of office ASAP

 

Chris_Jay

Hello.
Her acceptance speech was nauseating! The only ray of sunshine right now, for me, is that Patel and Dorries have resigned, but the thought of Dorries getting a title out of it is high up the ladder of hypocrisy.
We'll have to wait and see. Her previous track record of changing course might just mean that she'll work out all right. I have whiplash, following her career to date.

Anyway, glad you're okay. 

beanielou

Scunnered is the word