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KajiKita

Well today is going to be a day of contrasts …

Much heavy work in the garden this morning, clearing a huge box plant and relocating a dark hardy geranium and a big fuchsia, along with collating all the red brick half rounds we have no use for and getting them on FBMP - do you think I could swing a £1 a piece for those? 🤔

Then, this afternoon, when it is forecast to be wet, we are going clothes shopping for Mr KK as everything is either a little ‘snug’ or a little frayed and he literally doesn’t have anything to wear and be respectable in for the visit to my parents next weekend … ! (He actually agreed with me when I carefully and gently broached the subject in the week …!) 😉😂 We both hate shopping so we are going to a local outlet type place and hoping we can get it done all in one hit. He needs a pair of trousers, a jacket and two shirts. Wish us luck! 😳😂

KK

KajiKita

edinburgher said:

QMS = quality management system?

And today’s winner of Abbreviation Bingo is Ed! 😊👏
Yup. I do QHSE, the full shebang in a small manufacturing company. 

KK

edinburgher

I used to help keep a QMS updated in a past life

It feels like a million years ago - we were so dedicated to this thing but the company was an absolute riot - we lost our only contract after 7 years and I moved on to greater things.

debtfreewannabe321

I recently bought DP a bundle of clothes on v1nted as he doesn't do shopping. I knew what he liked and just went and bought his favourite colours / brands (that way I knew it would fit). 

I used to hear DP talk about QMS like he thought I knew what he was on about 🙃 so I'll not pretend to know here because I don't. It used to sound like a cruise ship to me. 🤣🫢

KajiKita

@edinburgher, it’s becomes very theoretical when a company crashes for financial reasons. Been there <rueful grin> …

@debtfreewannabe321, I used to buy Mr KK clothes but he doesn’t take care of them and tbh I have no idea what size he would be now … 🤷‍♀️

We have been hard at it since 7.30am and the box and fuchsia bushes are out! The fuchsia needed a long plank and two of us digging underneath and levering to get it out! Mr KK wants to replant it but it has a huge rootball and the hole we’d have to dig, I’m not sure it’s worth the effort …

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After:



Glad that’s done! And that we have a tip run booked for tomorrow. 

KK

edinburgher

Good graft, well done 👍🏻 

KajiKita

Shopping done. Mr KK has a pale fawn jacket, navy blue trousers and two shirts for £166 and new shoes, insoles and spray protector for £82. I picked up a new top and soft and cuddly cardigan for winter from Roman and now we are home collapsed on the sofa with a cuppa and cake! 

It’s actually properly raining now, for the first time in months ❤️

KK

Merlin's_Beard

Some good work going on in that garden! Well done.