The Compers Inn (part 48)

indie

Morning, well done on the wins rose, euronorris, and hope they got back to your DD leanfun. Hope the weather stays good for you sheils when you visit Skipton my ex MIL use to live there so visited a couple of times.Had to laugh at your hammer and chisel question Alfie. Wish i had 2 loos, it can be so useful not having to hang on sometimes,lol
I got another surprise win in post from Crafts Beautiful of a Josephine Wall project book and CD.Nice end to the week.
Took DS for blood test this morning and was in and out in 5 mins. Got there just as they were opening as know how busy they get.No problem taking the blood this morning.Anyway must get on as popping to shops, hope you all have a lucky day.

nelie

Hello everyone,

Hope you are all okay - lots of nice wins and life treating you all well I hope.

I've just had ankle surgery after a snowboarding accident in April and will be laid up for the next 4 weeks (I've had 4 days and I'm already bored!)
Just bought my first home too - so what better way that to enter some competitions to win some great things!

Hope you are all well.
Lovely to see familiar faces in here still

Helen

sheils6

Hi everyone,


Been a decent day here - got washing dry anyway! Forecast for next 2 days really good.

Went to visit my 86yr old aunt as her son is away in Egypt for 3 weeks so she is all alone.She is doing fine but missing cousin as he pops in every morning.


Hope you manage your DIY Alfie. We luckily have an ensuite as well as the main bathroom. This was essential when 6 of us living in the house!


Glad your son got his blood taken easily this time Indie. I may be talking nonsence but thought I remembered someone saying to drink lots of fluids before getting blood taken. DD always has bother when she goes for blood test. Well done on wins.



Hope your daughter gets her tickets leanfun and weather doesn't get too cold for you. Can't believe we haven't had heating on through the day here in November. Do have it on at night and in the morning.


Good luck with the comps nelie and hope your ankle gets better soon.


sheils x

indie

Morning, Yes they do say drink plenty of water beforehand sheils. The nurse that took the blood yesterday said the one before had tried taking it out of a small vein, and showed DS where here needle point was. But not everyone can take blood easily.Sorry to hear about your ankle Helen, good luck with the comping.It's a chilly start here today with a bit of fog around. Hopefully it will clear and the sun will come out, as got lots of washing to get dry. Hope you all have a good weekend.

leanfun30

Morning sunny here now but a little chilly

Sheils have a good journey tomorrow hope you enjoy.

Nellie sorry to hear about your ankle. Take care and good luck.

DD1 heard about her tickets on way home from work. They said they had emailed her but she had not received first email and had looked in spam. So she has tickets for this evenings tennis and we will be looking after GS.

Yesterday I had a WEM for a family ticket to Leeds castle for Christmas event. DD1 will use this to take GS and friend with daughter. Rereading WEM see it’s annual tickets.

Hope everyone has a good weekend before the cold weather really hits.

nelie

Well done on the wins Leanfun! You're right it is getting a little chiller recently!

The other half has been putting loft insulation in today to get ready for the winter, we moved in and found there's places without ANY insulation! No wonder it's been cold!

Enjoy your weekends everyone, whatever you're doing and safe safe and lucky

AlfieBlue

:hello: Good morning everyone


I hope you're all in fine fettle today. I have just one word re.
plumbing ........ arghhh. :eek::eek: In other words, it didn't quite go
as planned!


The innards of the cistern are just too old. I eventually found
a part which I thought would be ok. Managed to fit it fine (sort
of, after hours of tweeking _pale_) but then the little shut off
screw thingy (on the float arm) gave up the ghost ..... :eek:
By which time I'd had enough, although I certainly ended up
getting a lot of exercise, running up & down the stairs to keep
turning the stopcock on & off!!


I couldn't see the bathroom floor for the amount of tools lying
around - at one point the loo retaliated & I ended up absolutely
dripping in water from the cistern spout thingy (don't ask ).
The cat came in, looked aghast, took one look at me, looked at
the mess and legged it away! Very wise! :rotfl::rotfl:


Anyhow, I finally had to admit defeat and booked a plumber -
he's coming (to bale me out ) first thing tomorrow morning.


Hi nelie :wave: So sorry to hear about your ankle - sending
get well (((hugs))). Good luck with comping, hope you have
many visits from the comping fairy. Big congrats on buying
your first home too, it's always such an exciting time. :T


Very well done on winning annual family tickets to Leeds Castle
leanfun. :j :T


Have a lovely few days away sheils. Enjoy.


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Well must get on, another busy day ahead. Have a lovely
& lucky day all and please take care whatever your plans.


Alfie xxx

indie

Morning, Brrrrrrr chilly here this morning.I have 2 Dr runs today one with DS and one with his girlfiend. Wouldn't go outside if i didn't have to,lol. Well done on trying to fix it Alfie, i would have done the same and called a plumber after trying myself. Thanks for the above link,didn't know about the stamps,will get a couple of collections going in work. We have 3 floors so can do it on all 3.Every little helps.Off to make a cup of tea now,get warmed up. Hope you all have a lucky day.

leanfun30

Morning all. It’s a big brrr. Here too this morning. Indie hope you have a good day when you are back in the warm. Hope Doctors wpvisits go well.

Great idea about collecting stamps.

Alfie know the frustrating feeling about the plumbing. Well done on trying. I had to smile thinking if your cat taking one look and walking off.

Sheils hope you have had a good journey.

Can’t believe how the days are going by. Hope everyone has a good and lucky week.

sheils6

Hi all,


Having lovely time mainly walking the Leeds and Liverpool canal. We visited Saltaire Salt Mills today which was really interesting. I know all about the New Lanark one built by Robert Owen and this was based on it. Buildings amazing and right by the canal too. Our hotel tonight is right on the canal near Skipton. Hoping the food will be good!


Well done trying with the plumbing Alfie. I didn't think you would be able to do anything with it yourself as they are quite complicated . Ours wasn't so bad as once I had worked out how to take the wooden skirting stuff off I could turn off the water at a valve there. Still needed plumber though. Hope it gets fixed soon.


Hope the Drs visits went well indie.


Hope you have heated up leanfun. Got the heater blasting out here as the room was freezing when we arrived. It wasn't that cold here today but then we were walking a lot. Think tomorrow will be colder but we are heading home then.


sheils x