The Garden Fence - proper Old Style support and chat!

Softstuff wrote: »

Part of the reason we always loved her classes is her boundless joy and it's infectious.

Funnily enough, that's the main thing I hate about zumba - the relentless enthusiasm of the instructors.. :rotfl: Smiling and whooping away - I end up muttering expletives under my breath

Glad you are on the mend Fuddle, and good to 'see' you burtha, we've been worried.

Well it's a glorious day here - OH and i went out for an early morning walk, it's so lovely.

Wishing you luck with the move NM. The house I am in now is the longest I've lived anywhere - coming up for 20 years. When we moved into it there were a few hitches and we ended up being on holiday whilst the sale was going through. We got off a boat from Spain at 9.00 Wednesday morning - with a 4 hour drive ahead of us. The packers came on Thursday and we moved on Friday. I was 10 weeks pregnant with a 2 year old and sick as a dog - I walked out of the old house clutching a broom in one hand and a bottle of gin in the other :rotfl: (we couldn't close it properly so it had to come with me). Regrettably, I couldn't clean the house in that time

Our house is all but finished, after 6 months. Photos will follow... hopefully today.

VJsmum wrote: »

Funnily enough, that's the main thing I hate about zumba - the relentless enthusiasm of the instructors.. :rotfl: Smiling and whooping away - I end up muttering expletives under my breath

I get what you mean. I left a class that was all skippy, hi-fivey, fake smiley glee... I was grumbling under my breath about the instructor in her tiny skirt and knee high socks :rotfl: And she didn't break a sweat. This one is different to me, she's not faking it for one, and she sweats and works hard, but it's all horses for courses

I can't wait to see your house! :j

Monna, read the Marie Kondo books, it may not help with your decluttering but it'll give you another reason to procrastinate for a day or two

ivyleaf it needs someone else to point out the clutter he will most likely leave you to sort out in the end. You're too close to him.

Soft stuff beat you too it this morning monna.

You have got me thinking what am I going to do with my old coat when my new one comes. This little bin will be half full with that in it and it has to last two weeks. It's no good for anyone else the stuffing is coming out through the lining. I am not paying £92 in M&S again when a cheap one lasts at least 3 years not two.

I actually ordered two one for spring and one for Winter in a sale in on an American site. They gave the measurements of everything to be sure they get sizing right. The only thing they do not give the measurements for is the buttons. Should not have the problems I had with the last one.

No monna the bins outside! They will not allow anything but a little tiny bin which they supply. Nothing will be taken if it is not in the bin. If the lid is just slightly ajar they will not empty it. They will not empty a recycle bin if it has anything that should be in another bin in it. like an envelope in the plastics one.

This is our problem with the refugees. They go on piling things on top of the bin until it falls all over the yard. They put things in the wrong bins even though the council have been and labelled them all with pictures. After someone sorts them out seconds later they are all piled up again.

There are no recycle bins at Mr M. Mr S does not have an nor are there any in the car park on the rest of that trading estate. All other supermarkets are two buses each way. I don't think there are any recycle centers except at the tip which is a £13 taxi ride away each way. I am not paying £26 to get rid of a coat.

We have acquired a lot of stuff waiting to go to the tip. We may have to waste a box on the bits. I think I may as well have two collections. I ordered a new computer last night. It is here already. That,s two computers, plus the peripherals, DS's old hair drier, a book case, a very old iphone dock, an old stick vacuum cleaner (not one of these modern ones, even and old broom and mop, just lots of stuff you are not allowed to put in a dustbin any more.

When they stick recycle centers in an area where buses don't go they just don't think of all the people who don't have cars. I bet the same people also work out what people on benefits need to live on, so they don't allow for cars.

I think they will refuse it as it is spring. I think I will have to put it with the other stuff to go out as we will have to pay to have it collected. I just hope they don't charge £35 per item like West Sussex did as most things are smaller than a shoe box in size. I waited until someone visited with a car. They counted everything that was a separate item if it was part of something ie a sideboard was charged £35 for each door and each draw and then the body. My dresser as counted like that would cost £270 to take a way as it also comes to pieces.

I would never give it away. It is huge solid rubber wood made by hand with no nails or screws but it does have draw and cupboard handles in metal. I don't know if I can afford to store it somewhere if it won't fit into my new flat, where ever it may be. I do know DD loves it so they could end up house hunting for a room to fit it.

DS could not get an appointment for the two bedroom flat he saw advertised yesterday, as it is not vacant yet. The one bedroom flat was so small it would all fit into this room, all the walls were curved. He could only fit a single bed into the bedroom if he put it against the wall, there was no room for furniture anywhere. The lift was barely big enough for two people so you could not get anything in anyway.