System Failure !

another_casualty

A week later, another update ..
Just received a text from universal credit advising me of my phone appointment tomorrow morning with job coach . Not sure what to expect as the masks are back on and there is not a lot I can do at this  time imho. I also maybe stupidly agreed to be seen by a DEA support representative seeing if they can help with my situation . It's voluntary .
I didn't think the appointment would be so soon, but I'm expected to attend job centre next Thursday afternoon. As it's voluntary , and everthing 😷 has been escalated once again I will ask job coach to cancel until next year . 

We'll see.

This morning I noticed the communal door has been deliberately tampered with !
Somebody has loosened one of the screws on the strike plate preventing it from closing .
Easy to adjust which I did , but not impressed  with whoever did it .😡
I sent an email to managing agents advising them of cold entering my flat 🥶, plus mice 🐁🐭and of course security . Hope I'm not turning into vector meldrew .
Things that went into my head were possibly the tenants are expecting parcels . Maybe they want a smoke outside the door , or a tradesman/ woman whatever need access.
My policy now is to not answer my intercom unless I'm expecting something / someone.
Somebody did press my intercom yesterday afternoon , but the song ' I hear you knocking' springs to mind . 

Met friend on Friday . We had a couple of ciders 🍺🍺. We got some connection cables from music shop . I took one of my bass guitars in to be serviced as the tuning pegs were way too tight , plus I wanted a low tuning for effect. The repair tech was a different guy and one miserable bar steward . I await his call and hopefully can collect before 🌲
We went to a vinyl record shop in Poole and my friend persuaded me to buy an original Jean michel jarre album on vinyl due to low cost (£7) and awesome sound quality 
I have all of JMJ's albums and was lucky to meet him and get his autograph on the cd boxset he was promoting at the time . 

One thing to add..due to wearing mask 😷and not being on a bus 🚌for absolutely ages , I was all over the place trying to scan barcode on the machine by bus driver . Embarrassing

I had to move my live session tomorrow with mr trainer🏋️‍♂️ to a half hour later due to phone appointment with job coach .

Cake making going well when I'm in the mood .🎂🥮

I'll leave it there ☁️

MrsPorridge

Glad to hear the cake making is going well.  Will we see you on Bake Off next year?

another_casualty

MrsPorridge said:

Glad to hear the cake making is going well.  Will we see you on Bake Off next year?

Very much doubt that mrs p 😸
Initially I thought maybe Gordon Ramsay may be interested , but to be honest I haven't been using the kind of language that he is accustomed to .Thought I would be , but I'm quite good at following instructions on the packet.. 😼

another_casualty

Just had phone interview with job coach..
She was very understanding and helpful . The conversation was mainly about me getting out etc. 
I asked her if she could postpone next weeks appointment with the DEA consultant about my condition and finding something that suits . ( hard to explain ) 
The job coach has changed it to a phone appointment 📞👍
My next appointment with job coach 😷pending is on 1st March . If I don't feel great that day I can leave note on journal and it can be changed to phone appointment .
So far..so good . A little weight off of my mind for now .

My live session with mr trainer today is a chat only session 🏋️‍♂️📞
No doubt he'll be looking at my bad habits 😬. I have been more hungry of late

Communal door is ok this morning . A one off hopefully .

I took advantage of Amazon offer of using my debit card instead of credit Card and got £20 off my purchase of an early birthday  present to myself . 

I have been out .

Sun is shining 

I'll leave it there ..🌞🔆

another_casualty

A strange and sometimes niggly couple of weeks , with a couple of annoyances..

The brief annoyances about the flat ; 12 days ago on the Monday morning I noticed that someone had unscrewed a screw on 5he door faceplate preventing the communal door from shutting . I immediately screwed it back in, and asked the managing agents if they knew who  may have done it and why. I have my suspicions . I also wasn't  impressed as apart from risk of security to my flat, the cold air and possibility of unwanted guests in my home is not good !🐁🐭 I don't like having to keep pointing things out to the managing agents, but having said that I am paying them etc and am complying with the rules as should everyone else be.
One other thing about the flat ..the boiler pressure needed  to be adjusted. I bled a cou9ke rads. Some I had to leave , due to the stiffness of trying to turn key.
I monitor the boiler a bit more now, and increased the pressure to just over 1.5 .well almost 2 due to it dropping a bit yesterday . Heating feels a lot better but maybe next year or 2 I may have to gradually get new rads . We'll see

A new tenant in one of 5he flats opposite  put a really polite note in my door asking to use my parking space .🚗 I politely declined . It was cheeky of her landlord to mention my space to her . Cheeky bar steward 😾

more 😷uncertainty  as expected . People complying here . 

I picked up my bass guitar from repair guy. Different and more cheerful chap. £40 but at least nothing major and it's like having a new bass as it is not tuned as standard. Very l--ow ! 

Haven't seen my local friend lately due to cold weather etc. However, 4 of us are going to Brockenhurst tomorrow .🍺🍺🍺

Universal credit ; I potentially slipped up while volunteering to be assessed to a disability adviser who is aiming to get me back to work . I'm not employable , and won't be for some time . I have the next " proper" interview with job coach in March
However, after the job coach cancelled the disability appointment , she wants to talk to me in January about my commitments. Tbh I think  a voluntary position that is suited to me rather than being chucked at mr is the way to go.
I will be proactive but a little thing called covid 😷is in the way . I will list a few things and prepare myself for the phone appointment  in January . 

I don't want to go to the office just yet as I explained but I'm hoping not to get a bumpy ride next year .  We'll see ..

I managed to order a Christmas 🌲🛒shop from Waitrose for home delivery .
The bizarre thing is I have to collect turkey crown in store and not online 😾

My TV (10 years old ) doesn't want to switch off but I found the actual switch on the tv itself which I never knew I had 🤦

I'll leave it there..🌞🥶

MrsPorridge

How are things going AC?  Did you make a Christmas cake?  Fruit cake is the one thing I struggle with - its always far too dry.  I don't bother making them now I buy them

harz99

Morning AC, and a  very Merry Christmas to you, here's hoping things will look up in 2022...

another_casualty

Merry Christmas Harz, Mrs P,and all who have been here for so long . 🎅🧑‍🎄🤶🎄🎄
plus the lurkers who may have stumbled along here now and again😼

I'll save the waffling for a few days , but will try to get a look at the other diaries I contribute to in the meantime . 

Keep it together , and enjoy !😸🎄

jwil

Have a good Christmas

MrsPorridge

Merry Christmas.