General Chat

Well after the sun had melted some of our snow outside the front door yesterday and the roads had cleared somewhat, I have just woken to find several inches have fallen during the night!!! We must have had loads but I never heard a thing.

The gritters must have been out as the road has tracks so passable with care but not completely clear.

Linda, hope the girls reach their schools ok. Surely the farm trip would be cancelled? As you say sitting in a wheel chair would be freezing or even standing to be honest.

Joan, I hope you are ok and keeping warm. Maybe you didnt get any more snow and your rd is still accessible?

Well daughter and I have to tackle the hall "dumping" cupboard today as each time I open it, something falls out lol I'm sure with a bit of reorganising, it will all fit a lot better.

Slept like a log last night and I was so tired but feel good today.

So off to get dressed now etc and then the work begins.

Will look in later

Florence in the hebrides

We woke up this morning to a goodcovering of snow. OH drove Eve to school, it takes thirty minutes much of it on fast dual carriageway A roads. They were fine because they have been well gritted, it was just the smaller country roads nearer to the school which were a bit slow.
Esme’s special school delayed the opening until ten o’clock, that is a thirty minute drive as well, so they have just set off. Weirdly her class is supposed to be going for a farm visit today, they were still intending to go yesterday. Only Esme can walk well , the other five are all in wheelchairs, I would think they would be incredibly cold just sitting still. Maybe they will postpone the trip, we will see.

Joan, when I visit you( ;-)) I want cows milk, non of that non milk please.

Afternoon all.
Thankfully we didnt have any more snow over night and the sun has melted the roads clear althouygh we still have several inches in our back garden. The neighbours cat doesnt like it very much but the pigeons bless them follow their same tracks so they dont sink lol.

Joan, although I cant drink milk, i do have a splash in my coffee and it has to be full fat blue top milk as i cant stand the green milk or any other so if you came to my house, you would get a proper cuppa :-D

I do now have 2 loaves in my freezer and my baking cupboard is pretty well stocked. Because I cant always get a Tesco slot, I have got used to buying things in bulk. Cupboards are well stocked just now with tins, soup, pasta, tuna & salmon so we wouldnt starve.

The new bedside cupboard arrived yesterday afternoon but after the van went, it would appear that the unit had not been pit together very well, had chips and scratches in the wood etc I was not a happy bunny so tel the shop and they apologized and will replace it next time they are over this way...2 weeks time! Apparently to give me the item asap, they gave me the shop display unit! Hmmm not good enough I said, so they will put together a brand new one. So disappointing for my daughter too as she had cleared a space etc.

Anyway, I have done some ironing but after 1/2 hour, enough was enough and im sitting as knee was sore.

Joan glad your access rd is clear and you got shopping done, such a relief for you.

Linda, hope your daughter reached ok and Esme is missing her too much.

Ann lucky for you no snow.

Well kettle has boiled so a sandwich and a coffee and then to put the clothes away.

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Ooh Joan I am not even keen on semi skimmed in tea, prefer skimmed but full fat milk couldn't take that at all, besides not being good for cholestrol.

Very cold here too Linda, just crept up to 3 degrees. It is a pain when Mummy is the only person little ones want isn't it? Hope daughter gets everything sorted then.

We don’t have any snow so far, but it is freezing. My daughter is on the way to London, her train was on time and I have just checked and so far it is still running on time , she only has another forty five minutes to go. She is staying down there until next Wednesday, so she can sort out the last of the boxes in the house and move them down from the loft. She has a long service award from her company on Tuesday evening, before she comes back.
Esme was fine going to school with daddy this morning, but I bet it isn’t long before she is screaming “ I want mummy” :-(

I hope you get your shopping Joan I used to hate the long life milk as well, but the newer version from Tesco is just the same as the normal red milk

Oh dear Joan sounds bad. No snow here, hopefully we had our share in December. I keep bread in the freezer and UHT milk in the cupboard but it is worrying if you have not got any. Hope your daughter can get through to you.

:-D :-D :-D :-D@ Mark Longhurst. Maybe he needs to go to Specsavers!

good afternoon, it is 2 degrees here and my feet are freezing here in my office/craft room No heating on at the moment not due on until 4.30 but I might be tempted to advance it today. Busy tidying and cleaning this morning and making a few Easter cards this afternoon.

Afternoon chit chatters.

Well like you Joan, we had more snow overnight and quite deep in my garden.Just some footprints of neighbours cats and the pigeons spoiling the white carpet. I hope you son in law can clear a path so postie etc can deliver to you.

We are also on alert for more tonight!! I am waiting a delivery of a bedside cupboard from local shop in town later today. With no delivery chg its cheaper than Amazon! It matches the other drawer unit I bought for daughter so her bedroom has had a makeover and looks very modern now.

I have also ordered a black printer table with a cupboard & 3 shelves to fit nicely beside my computer desk. That will complete my "office" at one side of the lounge.

Joan, I tel my electricity company and got a proper explanation. If you pay by d/d, you get back your monthly d/d amount back to your bank account. So I pay £100 a month. I received £100 back to my bank account but had to apply for the other £100 to be recredited to me bank account. That will take about 7-10 days to get that back.

So do you pay by d/d? have you checked your bank to see if you received anything?

If you dont pay by d/d and pay the bill in full each month etc, then you would need to ring your electricity provider as maybe the money has gone direct to your electricity account?If the money has gone direct to your electricity account, you can then request it to be transferred back to your bank account.

Linda, so hope your daughter catches her train without delays. My brother is in Pembury, Kent and they had quite a bit of snow overnight.

Making a pizza for me tea tonight. Its just a base packet mix and i then cover with whatever I choose. Quite tasty for a quick tea.

With the airports on strike again, no blooming post! Its beyond a joke as they will cut services for 6 weeks soon so no idea what happens with our post then, its a lifeline service for medical supplies, hospital appointments, bloods for the hospital. I so hope the 6 week strike is cancelled as i fear this could cause deaths in some people as cancer treatments and tests on the mainland will not be available here and consultants coming from the mainland will cancel their clinics.

Hope anyone else looking in is ok and keeping warm.

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The weather looks to be dreadful in your area Joan. We haven’t had any snow yet, it is just bitterly cold. There was snow all along the coast yesterday, but it didn’t come this far in land, OH’s sister lives in Filey and we rang her yesterday as it was her birthday. She said they had a good covering in the morning, even the beach was covered, but it all went very quickly and there was non left in the afternoon

We might get some tomorrow which could be a pro as my daughter is due to get the train to London at 8 am. What could possibly go wrong?

Oh Joan, how sad about your flowers. Last year I had pots of tulips and daffs in full bloom and then we got a gale Mar/April time and the whole lot were flattened and ruined and its so disheartening but unfortunately its the very nature of where we live!

My tulips and daffs in the pots havent flowered yet as a bit behind...as usual so I may be lucky but i wont hold my breath. Snow showers are on & off just now and the road looks clearer for now.
Daughter arrived safely at the hospital, so thats a relief and hope that by the time she comes home this afternoon, the roads will still be clear. I can hear the wind whistling through my kitchen vent above the cooker and the draft is terrible.

Just looked out lounge window and the snow now is coming down hard again!

Lets hope it wont stay for very long otherwise my visitors will need to bridge a sledge with them for my nephew :-D :-D

Off to make a cuppa as my hands are feeling cold typing!

That is sad Joan. Nature is being a bit cruel this year. What a shame about your Daffs Joan, hopefully the snow won't last too long and maybe the daffs that are bent not broken off will spring up again after a thaw.

It is 5 degrees here and quite bright not even any rain. I do hope that we don'e get any snow.
Florence hope your daughter can ger to her appointment safely

Morning all
Well it's completely white here and the rd has snow and ice as wee.

Daughter has hosp appointment and has to go otherwise will be waiting another 6 months!

Got my electric bill to find we received £200 extra as we are no mains gas here,nice surprise so heating on and no worries about the cost.

Had a surprise friend stop by yesterday for coffee for an hour,felt uplifted afterwards.

Well better be busy as housework is calling.

Linda keep warm.

Daughter might make a snowman but not me lol

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Stay in and keep warm then Florence, unless you love building snowmen of course :-D

It is bitterly cold here, minus one at the moment, but it might rise to a balmy three degrees. Having said that, it is a lovely sunny day

The white stuff has arrived along with a brisk northerly wind brrrrr.

Yes Joan, plead your case because you are paying for a sub std service and i wouldn't stand for it. Why should you pay when you dont have it available 24/7?

When they installed it, they should have said, it was unlikely to work properly because of the trees. gales etc and as noone told you this, you want a refund and cancellation now without any further chgs. Tell them you are pensioners too and the tv is really important to you both as you cant get out etc etc... if you dont ask these days, you don't get I'm afraid.

I'm sure your daughter could fire off an email on your behalf stating your case for the reasons I have said. You clearly have a case worth pursuing, you may even get a refund in some way as you were without tv for ages.

The trees is just an excuse as when they installed it, it was never mentioned was it?

Good luck.

I have just to put on my duvet cover and then have a shower. I'm exhausted as done ages of ironing, stripped bed, turned mattress and really need to chill. Hall cupboard can wait for another day.

Morning all.
Oh my Joan, what a carryon with your Sky dish etc.

When is your renewal date? I personally would get someone to sort out your Freeview ariel asap and be done with Sky. I mean the Freeview is built in to our tv and free and I for one would not pay to watch any tv.

Well yesterday, as we emptied cupboards there were several packets of salt & vinegar crisps that neither of us like, so daughter scrunched the packets to crush the crisps and threw out the whole lot for the birds.

Next time I looked out the back door, my neighbours cat was having a great feast :-D :-D :-D

Every now & then when he was thirsty, he drank the water from a plant tray and then went back to tuck in.It was hilarious watching him lift his back legs and shake the bits off and he ate from the sides of the pile.

This morning, he was back and now has polished off 5 packets of crisps! Im feeling a bit guilty as it was meant for the birds ooops!

Its a bright day with a few light showers and the sky looks full of snow so its def coming this way tomorrow.

Making food lists for meals when my visitors come 3 April and getting excited as cant wait to see the family and my little 6 yr old nephew as he is now reading his joke book and understanding the jokes so I'm guessing my ears will be sore after hearing them all :-D :-D :-D

Hope everyone having a lovely Sunday

Florence in the hebrides

We got rid of Sky quite a few years ago Joan because of problems with a tree. There is an absolutely enormous tree in the grounds of the Hall just over the road. Every time the wind blew when the leaves were on the tree, we lost the signal. We moved the aerial as far up the chimney as it could go, but in the end gave up. The house is an L shape and we have two aerials inside the lofts for the various tv’s which work fine

good afternoon all. bitterly cold here today. I went to the local garden centre this morning, where I had coffee with two friends and then bought three plants as they were on offer to members. On the three plants I saved £16. (Hellebore Snowdrift , and Coprosma Repens one Pacific dawn and one Pacific night.) It was good to have a chat but it was really cold walking round the plants even with a thick sweater over two other layers a scarf and a winter coat. Nice and warm when I got back indoors.

It is still only 5 degrees here now so we are really heading back to winter again. Poor plants won't know where they are.
Joan what a to do over the TV aerial, hope you are at last getting a picture from Sky.