Awful weather - typical Brits talk

Davesnave

Well, the dentist chap did his thing and came up with various options., all of them expensive.   He had the same name as someone I taught about 30 years ago, but he wasn't him, so the possibility of mates' rates faded pretty quickly.  Anyway, today was just working out feasibility (and fees-ability, as in "Can you pay this huge amount?" ) and I passed. So, now I have to wait for the call..... Even when he's finished, I still have to go back to my regular dentist to get a crown, so it's looking like about £1100 all in.

After that great news, I went for a walk by the river, looking for some divine inspiration and, sure enough some watery sunshine shone briefly.....

Things could be worse!

in_my_wellies

Davesnave said:

Well, the dentist chap did his thing and came up with various options., all of them expensive.   He had the same name as someone I taught about 30 years ago, but he wasn't him, so the possibility of mates' rates faded pretty quickly.  Anyway, today was just working out feasibility (and fees-ability, as in "Can you pay this huge amount?" ) and I passed. So, now I have to wait for the call..... Even when he's finished, I still have to go back to my regular dentist to get a crown, so it's looking like about £1100 all in.

That sounds like the set up with my dentist, go to his specialist for the ground work then back to her for the crown.  I paid £70 for the first consultation. He looked at the x-ray and showed me how close he would be working to the sinus line. I took the hint that it probably wasn't worth the risk and I could live with a gap. So disappointed that I left in haste and reversed into a low bollard which added another £160 onto the bill

Farway

Davesnave said:

Well, the dentist chap did his thing and came up with various options., all of them expensive.   He had the same name as someone I taught about 30 years ago, but he wasn't him, so the possibility of mates' rates faded pretty quickly.  Anyway, today was just working out feasibility (and fees-ability, as in "Can you pay this huge amount?" ) and I passed. So, now I have to wait for the call..... Even when he's finished, I still have to go back to my regular dentist to get a crown, so it's looking like about £1100 all in.

After that great news, I went for a walk by the river, looking for some divine inspiration and, sure enough some watery sunshine shone briefly.....

Things could be worse!

I thought for a minute it was looking for somewhere to chuck yourself in

Black_Cat2

Lol @ replies 😸

Davesnave

Farway said:

Davesnave said:

Well, the dentist chap did his thing and came up with various options., all of them expensive.   He had the same name as someone I taught about 30 years ago, but he wasn't him, so the possibility of mates' rates faded pretty quickly.  Anyway, today was just working out feasibility (and fees-ability, as in "Can you pay this huge amount?" ) and I passed. So, now I have to wait for the call..... Even when he's finished, I still have to go back to my regular dentist to get a crown, so it's looking like about £1100 all in.

After that great news, I went for a walk by the river, looking for some divine inspiration and, sure enough some watery sunshine shone briefly.....

Things could be worse!

I thought for a minute it was looking for somewhere to chuck yourself in

Still far too cold for that, but definitely a warmer day today.

After breaking the news to Dearly Beloved, I retreated to the garden and opened the small window of opportunity to get a bonfire done before the arrival of  the rain now pattering on my window. (Just to clarify, this was a newly made bonfire, not the normal one that's still sitting there because there may be hedgehogs inside it somewhere. )

Farway

Dave's pattering rain arrived here overnight and looking very soggy outside, at least it will wash some of the cat poo in the border away

Apart from that nothing else to report garden wise

Black_Cat2

Rain here too.  I'm used to the cat poo (unfortunately) but I know how gross it is. 

Cleared up some chunks of moss that have fallen from the roof onto the drive/back patio but that's about it.  Glad it's milder after that cold period we've had.  Hope that beast from the east rumour is just that... a rumour! 🤞🐈

Apodemus

Another beautifully clear cold day here, after a heavy fall of wet snow yesterday.  Roads are a sea of frozen slush and all the vegetation is collapsing under the weight of snow/ice - I think I'm going to end up with gaps in my Escallonia hedge.  Seems I missed a good show of northern lights last night, must venture out before I turn in tonight if it stays clear.  Starting to get a little envious of the green stuff in Dave's picture, as we've not seen much of that lately!

Davesnave

It drizzled most of today, then the rain became heavier.

I dragged a load of trellis battens into the conservatory,dried them out a bit and set-to making some trellis for our archway. Trouble is, when something's made to fit in the wet, it shrinks later, so you have to allow fixings for it to do that. I got one side  worked out and done, so  the other identical side shouldn't take quite as long.

twopenny

Apodemus do you know of this site? It could be useful to you. The links at the side too. The map is interesting

https://aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk/alerts/

I looked at a few and less activity tonight but there may be a faint chance - in both ways.

Into 3mts of mud and rain, if not rain bitingly cold winds. Managed 2 days in the garden moving plants while in layers of clothes and a boiler suit over.

Some pansies and pinks have just rotted it's been so wet for so long. The front lawn is now 80% moss I see. Perhaps I should just make it a moss lawn and set a trend.

It's the dark that gets me. The nights would be drawing out if it wasn't for the dense cloud. Forgotten what the sun looks like