Hazelnutty's New Start

Hazelnutty

Yeah, I think you're right, vix - I wonder if they've furloughed/let go a lot of staff and have been trying to get by (clearly totally failing).  Now we're switched, I hope we can just get on with things and SSE looks like it's been doing quite well with customer services.

After weeks of very little, I've had loads of PA surveys come through today (including one about attitudes to Britain that had loads of statements about how the UK is the best country in the world, what makes someone a 'true Briton' and following the government right or wrong  ). Scary stuff. I'm usually quite measured in my responses to things and don't think I've ever clicked so many 'strongly' buttons in a survey before!

Have had a quiet couple of days after a spider bite on my ankle went bananas. After a couple of days with my feet up and intermittent ice packs, hydrocortizone cream and painkillers (working half days) I woke up today and it's gone right down. Still looks nasty but means there shouldn't be any issues with walking in the Peaks We're off on Sunday.

Only have £50 left in the food kitty but that'll buy car picnic and some bits for the couple of days between getting back and payday. Ents money is in a different pot and there's £60 left in that for meals out/coffees/icecreams. Putting my OoO on with glee!

themadvix

Have a great time away!

the_cross_rabbit

Monsal trail is a nice flat walk or you can hire bikes. You go through some of the old tunnels and over viaducts.
CRx

Karmacat

I think you've gone on holiday, Hazelnutty?  Hope you have a lovely time  

Sistergold

@Hazelnutty
bitten by a 🕷! Will never tell my DD2 that as she is soooo scared of them already and I always say “house spiders won’t bite you”! 

Happy holidays! 

edinburgher

Reclaimed basketball court? Well I never!

Hazelnutty

Thank you all for stopping by!

We drove back this morning courtesy of Francis. We had all the wet weather gear but as we were due home anyway, decided that driving feeling sodden, sweaty and tired was probably not such a pleasant prospect. Decamped after our full English with Derbyshire oatcakes (which I love).

Every time I go to the hills I feel refreshed and promise myself to make it a more regular thing for my physical and mental health. We're now within 2.5 hours of the southern end of the Peaks so a day walk is more or less doable so am re-resolving to go more often. Hills, rocks, woods, water. Bliss! And my ankle, which had suffered first from a spider bite (sorry @Sistergold it was pretty nasty!) and then from a taekwondo twist, held up just fine. Felt very well looked after at both B&Bs and generally we found that COVID was being taken more seriously in the Peaks than at home (which given OH was a little nervous for our first trip away away, was great). Paid for everything within existing pots too   

@edinburgher yes indeed! We thought it's bound to be tough stuff (much needed in our place) and maple's a lovely colour too. We worked out that once we paid for it to be laid and reconditioned, it'd cost the same as vinyl or laminate but we'd have a hardwood floor to show for it.

Edit: Oh, hang on... paid for the break out of pots but then succumbed as I always do, to the allure of an outdoor gear store  'Outside' in Hathersage has been my Achilles' heel for YEARS. Staff were so lovely and they've just started stocking Cotopaxi stuff and, frankly, it was game over. I'll work out how to pay that off on Friday when I tweak my September spreadsheet.

Hazelnutty

Unfortunately, we came home to some rubbish from one of our neighbours fly-tipped in our front garden. We've had a lot of junk there for a while as there's no point paying for a skip til we have everything together. We did look at getting a skip just to clear this first lot but it'd be over £200. So we've ferried it back into the back garden, which was a really nasty job and not what we wanted to do on getting home from our break. I just hope it'll deter more dumping.

themadvix

You are a kinder person than me - it would have gone back in their front garden (assuming I could work out whodunnit)

Hazelnutty

I wish we could! We put up the Ring doorbell but the focus seems to have gone in the move so it's quite blurry. We scrolled back in the history but couldn't see the crime being committed