Progress not Perfection

Sun_Addict

Mr SA's scooter was collected at lunchtime and the back axle has snapped. I don't know whether this was as a result of yesterday's fiasco or something that happened when he went out later in the day and broke down. Unfortunately they don't have a courtesy scooter spare at the moment so he's confined to barracks. He's already tried to take the dog out on his stroller and I had to stop him. It took him absolutely ages just to get across the road from the park on it yesterday so I don't know what he's thinking of. He goes stir crazy when he can't get out so he's not going to be easy to live with until he gets his scooter back or a courtesy one. This is why I refuse to buy him a scooter as he just trashes them, he's always banging into things.

jwil

I hope it's not too long til the scooter is back. Pavement parking is so ignorant.

beanielou

Hope scooter is back soon.

Humdinger1

Can you put in a complaint re the pavement parker? Absolutely infuriating love Humdinger xx

Sun_Addict

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82092074#Comment_82092074

It was someone using the local shops so depends if he does it again.

Sun_Addict

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82090718#Comment_82090718

If anyone is stupid enough to block the pavement then they can't moan if their car gets scratched. I know on the occasions I've had to squeeze by a car I don't do it carefully. There was a black mark all along the van's side which I suspect was a result of Mr SA's black armrest where he tried to get past - in fact I hope it is!

Sun_Addict

Morning all, happy hump day.

WFH again.

Mr M delivery arrived at 6am.

The gardeners arrived at 8am. Managed to save money on the bricks for the path as the builders merchants had run out of matching ones so I've told him to use the bricks from the bottom of the garden where my hanging chair is. The chair doesn't need to be on bricks, he only needs 80 and there'll still be plenty left.

Mr SA is still scooter-less. The scooter is in fact in at the seaside as that's where the repair shop is. He sneaked out to the park on his frame yesterday which I suspected he might try. He didn't get far but he was desperate to go out. Thankfully he didn't try to take the dog.

Mid-week finance check done and cc balance cleared. One of the 6 months regular savers has matured today so have set aside the money needed for spending money, taxis, etc and the rest has gone into the home improvements pot apart from £250 that has opened a new 12 months regular saver account. A few oddments totalling £15.73 have gone to the Christmas pot.

I'm hoping to make a veggie lasagne for tonight's dinner provided that the almond milk is still ok to use.

Today's exercise is yoga (done), running up and down stairs dealing with the gardeners and Zumba at 6pm.

Sun_Addict

Just a quick bit of MSE info, B00ts are doing vitamins/supplements etc half price today only and online only. I've just ordered 4 boxes of Mr SA's plant sterols £5.50 a box instead of £11 so a good saving.

Sun_Addict

Afternoon all.

The gardener and his helper did a great job yesterday and well worth the £300 charged for 8 hours work. He's coming back to quote for a new fence at the bottom of the garden and a trellis next to the pond.

After they left Mr SA was getting stressed about not going out so got his wheelchair out and took him and the dog on the park. What an ordeal that was. Because of the steep slope he insisted on pushing the chair down himself then of course he's too heavy to push up a slope so that took forever with him pushing it. This in turn led to him stressing about taking the wheelchair to Ibiza and how it wasn't going to work. I reminded him we'll only be going out and about close to the hotel and won't be going up or down any slopes. I just want this short break to be relaxing not going miles all over and looking round loads of shops for man bags/shoes/wallets/bracelets/whatever because that's what will happen if I give in and hire him a scooter.

No news on the return of his scooter today so he's been confined to barracks again. I went into the office for a few hours to make up for not going in on Tuesday, WFH this afternoon. Will do the same tomorrow as DD is working and he'll be on his own.

Stopped off at Lid! on the way home for essentials only with me not being able to put it on Mr SA's scooter. Picked up a free doughnut for Mr SA, now got another free bakery item plus the one from 🐙to pick up tomorrow along with what I couldn't manage to carry today.

Today's exercise is walking to/from work, strength training and Zumba.

Tonight's dinner is a portion of veg chilli from freezer stocks on a baked sweet potato with salad.

KajiKita

I haven’t read all of your diaries so don’t know exactly what are Mr SA’s limitations (not meaning to be intrusive either) but I get the impression that he has a lot of surplus, unused, restless energy. Are there any local groups or activities that he could ‘spend’ that energy at - wheelchair tennis for example, or lawn bowls at the other end of the scale, to ease the pressure on both of you?

KK