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Thanks DIA . Being on edge for hours and having to start over again is a diabolical Liberty.
looking at a reply I got from the more aggressive email sent by me, it looks that the surgery made that mistake . I think the gvt have a lot to answer for , where if it's not broke don't fix it . This should've been a straightforward prescription and delivered because of my circumstances. My friends daughter who has adhd and uses the same practice and my friend cannot seem to understand why mine can't be.
Anyway, it's all ready to be collected albeit in half measures.I fell asleeep while watching tv while sitting up .Just having some food shortly . Crisps now gone , but I am getting more hungry..4 -
Regarding the food its so difficult at the moment isn't it? All I think about is food! I've been doing more cooking and consequently more eatingDebt free and Keeping on Track5
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Totally agree Mrs p😼
I was thinking of change of weather , but it's because we're stuck in ..4 -
Gigervamp said:Hi everyone. Haven't been around due to being in hospital with sepsis, after my kidney stent stopped working. Home now but very weak and climbing the walls due to lock down. Hope you're well AC.I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.5 -
another_casualty said:Just having some food shortly . Crisps now gone , but I am getting more hungry..If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 0/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt March -1,119 (April) -889 (April) -498 (April) -378 (May) -875 July (190)4 -
Okay! Yesterday was an absolute joke of a day , and I also felt unwell and fluish.
Just hot headed in mote ways than one .Today : got up at 5am to put all my weekly recycling out . Yesterday ,my next door neighbour the snoop slider in a general note telling people off for putting things in the wrong bins, not folding boxes or separating etc. I slipped a little looking at the list ( maybe not ), where I have been putting all of my stuff into carrier bags or black bin liners . Because of the situation with minimal contact etc this is temporary and I haven't the time to be out there for longer than a few seconds .My friend has just brought me my missing medicine . I have lost count of the ciders and guinnesses I owe him .🍺🍺🍺🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
I looked at the new email from mr trainer 🏋️with new workouts and terns abd conditions etc . I see that I've paid 3 months in advance without realising .It has got me thinking . What with yesterday being a miserable day, I was thinking that maybe I'm better off not going to Bournemouth for sometime if at all as this home workout may be better in the long run and tbh I'm not a fan of the bus journeys . TBH ( I keep saying that ), I think I'd only need a few weights and a long bar and I'd more or less have everything. I've lost track of time slightly as to how long I've been stuck in and how long left after the 12 week period . Mr trainer will be calling me today .On the same tangent , I wI'll refuse to go to the job centre until I feel it is the right time to do so once the time has expired whenever that is .
Yesterday , I thought long and hard about my food situation . The fridge freezer is full
However, something said to me to order stuff like bread rolls, mouthwash , green and blacks and blue ribband bars . This means I shouldn't want to do any food shopping for sometime . I managed to get a slot for tomorrow 2-10 pm for £2 . So I jumped at it
Had another "window clean " from the managing agents. They missed a window .of course they never wipe . Just squeeze a long pole with water and they're away. Raining anyway .
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Just looked at my universal credit payment for 5th May £409.89 . Gone up from £317.82 .👍3 -
I wonder if the gyms will do as well after this. More people have discovered online workouts can be just as good without the hassle. I am still enjoying my class.
Well done on getting a delivery for just £2
An extra £105 a month sounds good tooIf you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 0/1000
Buffer fund 0/100
Debt March -1,119 (April) -889 (April) -498 (April) -378 (May) -875 July (190)3 -
Thanks DIA 😼
Looking at those figures again , my universal credit payment has increased by £92.07
( sorry DIA I had to double check 😸). I was under the impression it was only going to be going up £80 max , also £400 was mentioned as well . So I could say I've got £12.07 more than expected . I've not had anything to add to the u c journal, and still haven't heard from DWP about the appeal , or service charges . They're snowed under so I'll find out eventually .I spoke to mr trainer today 🏋️, and he said that a couple of people have given up .
I think you raise a good point DIA . The recession and uncertainty will hit gyms very hard imho.
I'm glad that you're enjoying your new fitness regime DIA .In time I will have to buy a couple of bits to complete my home setup . Mr trainer keeps mentioning a bench, but I'm unsure of the room in my flat . I used to have a bench and heavy weights years ago when living with parents . I do have a foldout chair bed and have asked mr trainer to give his opinion of using that instead. He may not like the colour though. I have got resistance band set coming tomorrow/ Friday and that will be incorporated into the training . Home gym stuff is way too pricey at the moment because of 😷. It used to be fairly inexpensive . I have enough to get on with for now anyway .
I'll leave it there ..4 -
Mmm..very gloomy and reflective couple of days. 😾
Having said that, I think you probably agree ( you may not ) , that I tend not to dwell too much.What's been going on lately ? Feeling very 'heady ' at times . No cold or flu symptoms but something. Sleeping pattern all over the place again. 🛌😾. Obviously staying in totally ,and the crap situation with the surgery and pharmacy not helping 💊💊
I didn't do any exercise for a couple of days , but did some today🏋️I had a deep weekly chat with mr trainer, and we both agree that I could do a mixture of all the tasks I have been given everyday. This is what I started today. The way I see things is that I can't really see this situation changing till about July and will see what gives as things progress .I cleaned up the flat today, albeit a couple of days later than usual.Yesterday evening I had a call from my mad brother . Hard work . 3 hrs again . I felt very ill and rundown afterwards. He repeats things round and round . He never listens to advice ,and basically sounds like a racing commentator when I'm trying to help him with whatever it is 🐺
Ontop of all that , he doesn't seem to grasp that I have actually left the London dump hopefully never to return . When I made my mind up to move , he was telling me I'm going to Poole to die . Cheerful stuf . Yesterday he was telling me ( yet again) , that we should buy a place together etc . I tell him that destiny says that is not gonna happen . Then he starts trying to open many cans of worms as to why not,basically to start an argument .
I told him a few reasons about why he annoyed me . Like a narcissist and a stuck vinyl record he refuses to hear what I'm telling him . I obviously don't want to tempt fate here, but I told him that this move is the best thing I've ever done . 🤞🤞
Onky one other thing to mention on that score: The time I was working in that rancid company in the sh tyy of London 🧻. I remember standing by the goods lift waiting and saying " London is a f dump!"long story . That memory in itself is enough .
I also told my brother that it would've been a nightmare trying to commute let alone do a job . Plus the oppressive buildings . He still doesn't get it though . Still, enough of the eccentricity . Seeing as it's part of the diary, I think I had to include it .Other news, I had to send a message on the EDF app to wait for their meter readings due to being in a communal area and being locked in . Still, I'll be rid of them soon ..
Enjoy the weekend ⛅️ ☔️💨🌧⚡️Hello Harz 😸5 -
I've been gloomy this week too AC. Unfortunately I no longer have Alfie cat as he had to pay a final visit to the vets last week. He was nearly 18 so getting on in cat years and had developed heart problems over the past few months, and that suddenly worsened last week. The vet did say they could try an operation but she wasn't sure he would survive it, and it was only likely to buy him a few more months so I knew it was time to let him go. I have had cats for over 40 years so the house feels a bit strange without one, and Alfie in particular was a real character - a big ginger "bruiser" who used to disappear for days at a time when he was younger. He would always stroll back in though as if nothing had happened and wait expectantly by his food bowl. In the last few years he turned into a bit of a softie though and always had to be near me (or on me if I sat down) and followed me around the house and garden, so I miss him but appreciate the time I had with him. Other than that I have the usual worries about my kids, both who are "at risk" - one through illness and one who is an NHS nurse, but personally I don't miss going out and about. I have never been a fan of shopping and am quite happy pottering round the house and garden, doing a bit of crafting, or reading, and I am extremely good at just daydreaming so in lots of ways social distancing seems to be suit my introversion.
Despite being sad about Alfie there was some humour in the whole "visit to the vet". I had to make an appointment and turn up in the car park at the appointed time. When the nurse came out (in mask, apron and gloves) I had to put the cat box down and retreat so she could advance and pick it up. Then there was a phone converation with the vet (which I couldn't hear very well due to being a bit emotional and the pigeons in the trees being very noisy), and other people turning up with their animals and going through the same retreat/advance procedure. I said to my daughter later (on the phone) that I felt like a spy passing on secret information but she said it sounded more like a drug deal! I'm not sure I know how that feels but I take her point. Take care AC.4
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