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O/S Daily Friday 8 September 2023
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Morning all
Another lovely day ahead yesterday got so hot it was 36deg at lunch time 🥵 it’s unbearable at night though, I have ordered a small air con unit from Amazon which should arrive today hopefully it will make a difference.
Off for electrolysis this morning I am only going about every 8 weeks atm but will stretch the next appointment till just before Christmas there are two of three very thin hairs left do it will be nice to get them gone.
OH is treating us to a TA tonight my choice he said 😃 so will see what I fancy later. I have put a wash on this morning and there is another to go in after.
Izzy have a lovely holiday xxx
Have good days all and take care xx11 -
And a lovely holiday to you too Wicked Lady - and fingers crossed for the car repair.DP1 - what a treat, first family assembly. Take a hankie. Poor DD, I hope that the rest of her time is relaxing.TA - good luck with Sparkle.10
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Morning everyone and thank you for starting us off nmlc
It's a bit hazy here atm and I think a bit cooler.
I am going to see a friend in the village this morning for a coffee and chat.
Hope everyone has a good Friday and that Sparkle goes into her carrier without too much trouble9 -
Late this morning but wanted to wish Izzy and WL a lovely holiday
Still trying to sort the house in between visits to DMIL just over a week to go to moving day
Hope everyone can cope with the heat stay well hydrated
Hugs to those who want them
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Good morning, I’m not sure how to use this forum, as I am a beginner and an old lady of 72. Thanks for the good wishes about poorly people. My feet are really swollen from the heat and I have to sit down a lot.
I hope you all have a good afternoon xx11 -
Bleeboop said:Good morning, I’m not sure how to use this forum, as I am a beginner and an old lady of 72. Thanks for the good wishes about poorly people. My feet are really swollen from the heat and I have to sit down a lot.
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Welcome from me too BleeBoop. I can give you.a few years too! I agree though the older you get the harder it is coping in hot weather. I hope your swollen feet soon go down when the promised rain arrives! Xx"If you dream alone it will remain just a dream. But if we all dream together it will become reality"5
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A welcome from me too BleeBoop - my feet are swollen now too. Mind you, I've been sitting outside in the blazing sun with friends for too long. I need to sit with them up for a while. (not complaining!)5
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BleeBoop - 1950 was a good year - my Birthday is next week.
Got up at 5.45 to get a room ready for the carpenter. It was my craft storage ROD. I had to move stuff out and into the other ROD plus some went in our bedroom. Carpenter T arrived at 7.50.
Just before he arrived - I went into the bathroom where he fitted a door yesterday - I got locked in. Had to bang and call out to Mr F - who is profoundly deaf. He managed to wiggle the handle and free me.
I told T about my mishap - he said - really - that shouldn't happen - went in there and was locked in - this time wiggling the handle did not work. T shouted through the door - you will need to get a hammer and screwdriver to take off the door jamb. This I started to do - Mr F wouldn't have been able to do it as he is not practical. When we could see the door catch - T said - that isn't going to work. I said - my neighbour is a handy chap - I will go and get him - he wasn't in but I saw a workman up the road - about to get in his van and drive away. So this woman in slippers and her 70s ran along calling please came and help - the carpenter is locked in the lavatory - couldn't resist - sounded better than bathroom. This big burly chap covered in tattoos followed me home and tried to release T - no good - so he went to his van for a jemmy and some other tool.
T had arrived early so he could fit 2 doors and finish early to get his weekly shopping. Splintering of wood filled the air along with a swear word which the workman apologised for. The catch was stuck - there wasn't room to use an angle grinder even when the door jamb was fully removed. Eventually T was freed and we had a battered door surround. Workman would not take the money I offered so we will put it in the collection on Sunday with our usual offering.
I then had to rush to get ready for a 9 am meeting at SA. I came home to find that the road workmen had dug an even bigger hole and needed to do a bigger repair than anticipated.
Water was turned off again and T finished hanging 2 doors and making good on the bathroom woodwork.
There was a lot of cleaning to do - I did in the house and Mr F tidied in the back garden where T had been getting the doors to correct sizes.
So it has been an eventful day.
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