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Kaila said:
@hollydolly
I was very happy to hear that you had an outing with your friend, and to the wonderful place, took the nice photos, and you also got those extra specs of yours picked up, etc.(y)(y)(y):)

Gosh, though, about the surprise gift, and with its being so very heavy and awkward, and then, delivered to a different house..... :rolleyes::oops:o_O
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thanks Kaila..., but we're like that in my road.. someone will usually take a delivery for another neighbour if they're not home. The problem was that my neighbour was busy decorating and she told the delivery guy just to place it inside her hall.. said the guy must have been super strong because he was carrying it by himself, and he just put it inside her door, so she thought it was lightweight .. it wasn't until she and her sister went to lift it they realised how heavy it was once he'd gone.

It weighs 25 kilos... (55 pounds)

The weir and the pub in the pictures are very local to me, only a few miles up the road in the next small town.....so we go there often.. it's a picturesque in the summer...plus we have our boat moored up on the canal quite close to there 🌷
 

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@Trila Poor pitiful Andycat! You deserved a tongue lashing from him, and you're lucky if he doesn't report you to the ASPCA😿

@hollydolly Sounds like you had a great day...except for the 55lb mirror exercise.

I worked this morning...again in a very pleasant atmosphere. I'm finally learning enough to work smart so that I don't have to work so hard.

@jujube I sure hope the hurt finger isn't your...um...er...social finger:ROFLMAO: I got an infection in mine once that was left untended until it turned into blood poisoning. After it was treated, it was wrapped in a HUGE gauze bandage, and I was instructed to keep my hand up. IOW, I was giving the finger to everybody I saw. It was embarrassing then, but it's funny now.

In any case, I hope you get it taken care of soon and as painlessly as possible.
 
hollydolly said:
thanks Kaila..., but we're like that in my road.. someone will usually take a delivery for another neighbour if they're not home. The problem was that my neighbour was busy decorating and she told the delivery guy just to place it inside her hall.. said the guy must have been super strong because he was carrying it by himself, and he just put it inside her door, so she thought it was lightweight .. it wasn't until she and her sister went to lift it they realised how heavy it was once he'd gone.

It weighs 25 kilos... (55 pounds)

The weir and the pub in the pictures are very local to me, only a few miles up the road in the next small town.....so we go there often.. it's a picturesque in the summer...plus we have our boat moored up on the canal quite close to there 🌷
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@hollydollly, after the awful winter y’all had there in the UK, it’s greet you can get out and enjoy the sunshine and flowers 😀

otoh, surprises are nice but surprises that weigh more than 50 lbs should probably require a little heads up!
 

jujube said:
Well, today was not good. Shortly after getting up, I somehow tripped over my own feet and fell down in the living room. Didn't hit anything but came down hard on my right hand, bending the little finger in an unnatural manner.

Swelling and bruising and Boy Howdy, does it hurt. I iced it, got dressed and headed to the walk-in clinic I usually go to. I was told it was going to be a 4-hour wait. I asked if they had any appointments later in the day and she said she'd put me down for 4 p.m.

I show back up at 4 and am told it will be at least a 2-hour wait. What the hell? The clerk says, "well, I sent you a text!" Uh, no, I didn't get any texts.....what telephone number did you use? She rattles off a number I've never heard of and says, "that's the number you gave us." Uh, no again. I've been coming to this clinic for more than 5 years and they've always had my correct number.

I asked why they gave me an appointment if they didn't plan to honor it. The answer to that is that it's not an appointment, it's a "time slot".

The explanation is that they're "short handed today". Not my circus, not my monkeys. They're part of a large hospital system here in the state.....send someone over to take up the slack, fer cripes sake!

If it's still hurting badly tomorrow, I'll try another clinic. Meanwhile, I stopped at the drugstore to buy a finger splint and the pharmacist looked at it. "Hmmmmm", he said. I guess that's all I'm going to get for free.
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So sorry you fell Diva! Ouch, Then not to be able to be seen at the walk-in, boo.

How is your finger today? Did the splint help the pain?
 
CinnamonSugar said:
@hollydollly, after the awful winter y’all had there in the UK, it’s greet you can get out and enjoy the sunshine and flowers 😀

otoh, surprises are nice but surprises that weigh more than 50 lbs should probably require a little heads up!
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yes it's lovely to have the sunshine we've had all this week CS..all our spring flowers are blooming... but it's not going to last apparently we're going to get a big drop in temps next week... so I'm making the most of this week's high temps.. .. :love:

yes I agree about the mirror.. I've just been having a very awkward convo with my estranged o/h, and he's agreed to come and look next week to see if he can put it up for me... so we'll see if he does.. if not I'll have to hire someone in to do it..
 
Don M. said:
I played "fire fighter" today. About noon, one of the neighbors stopped by and asked me to call 911. He spotted some smoke on the property across the road....nobody home there, as they both work. I called 911, then put my boots on, grabbed my leaf blower, and rushed over there. The dead leaves in the forest were burning, and the neighbor was hosing down the yard near the house so it wouldn't spread to the house. I started blowing the leaves that were burning and by the time the fire dept. arrived, about 15 minutes after I called, we had the fire under control close to the house. The rest of the forest was a mass of smoke and fire, and the firemen could only let it burn while trying to keep it from spreading further. My wife called the neighbor lady at work....she's a teacher...and by the time she rushed home, we all had things pretty much under control. There's some deadwood and stumps that are still smoking, but the rain is coming soon, so that should get rid of the remaining hot spots.

So, it was an interesting afternoon....but, I wonder how it started, with no one over there since they went to work this morning.
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You're a hero!
iu
 
I had a slow start to my day. I'm not an early morning person unless I have an appointment or Zoom call. Neither was the case today so I was happy. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I still work part-time until late May when I will fully retire. So I have been working at home all day taking periodic breaks.

Tomorrow will be much busier so the more I can get finished today, the better.
 
Did the grocery thing today.....another good minimum week...... $ 29.21......last week was $41.30.
I have lots of food in the house.....there are times i over shop.
Cleaned some stuff i have stored and not used for a long time.
2 crock pots
stainless bowls
3 roasters
countertop electric roaster
pyrex pie plates....nice ones with the fluted edges
swivel bar stool
collection of ninja processors

Someone coming to buy stuff tonite.

This is called downsizing :)
 
MickaC said:
Did the grocery thing today.....another good minimum week...... $ 29.21......last week was $41.30.
I have lots of food in the house.....there are times i over shop.
Cleaned some stuff i have stored and not used for a long time.
2 crock pots
stainless bowls
3 roasters
countertop electric roaster
pyrex pie plates....nice ones with the fluted edges
swivel bar stool
collection of ninja processors

Someone coming to buy stuff tonite.

This is called downsizing :)
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I like my 'stuff', but I always feel kind of cleansed if you get what I mean, when I get rid of stuff that's no use to me any more.. none less than the 182 pound lying cheating bar steward that I got rid of 8 months ago...
 
Did some grocery shopping this morning. Full shelves, at least for most items on my list. Noticed flour and flour based foods like pastas, breads and crackers were abundant, though I didn't happen to need any.

Car was at a bit lower than half a tank so I filled up... $5.89/gallon for regular unleaded. Not as high as some stations. If I fill up more often it doesn't seem as outrageous. Mind games. ($4.09, @RadishRose? I'm envious!)

Came home and made a big pot of chicken-less chicken soup. Think broth and a lot of traditional veggies, but we don't eat meat so I skipped that part.
 
Georgiagranny said:
@Trila Poor pitiful Andycat! You deserved a tongue lashing from him, and you're lucky if he doesn't report you to the ASPCA😿

@hollydolly Sounds like you had a great day...except for the 55lb mirror exercise.

I worked this morning...again in a very pleasant atmosphere. I'm finally learning enough to work smart so that I don't have to work so hard.

@jujube I sure hope the hurt finger isn't your...um...er...social finger:ROFLMAO: I got an infection in mine once that was left untended until it turned into blood poisoning. After it was treated, it was wrapped in a HUGE gauze bandage, and I was instructed to keep my hand up. IOW, I was giving the finger to everybody I saw. It was embarrassing then, but it's funny now.

In any case, I hope you get it taken care of soon and as painlessly as possible.
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....everyone takes Andy's side! He is an outdoor cat!!!! LOL
 
It is the end of the day. I have done several important things today like turn in my paperwork before it is too late, got a covid test in time for a medical procedure this weekend, made someone happy, now I am tired as usual for this time of day. Instead of watching TV as I usually do in the evening, I checked in with all of you and now I am going to take a book to bed and read until I can no longer keep my eyes open. 🤓:sleep:

I am avoiding the news because it was troubling my sleep too much. The best I can do is make a few people happy and I need a good night's rest so I have the energy to do what I can do.
 
PamfromTx said:
Back from the grocery how. How I drove... I'll never know as I am not a morning person; but was determined to find everything on my list. Didn't find 2 items; but, it is OK. My eyes look like two red beets. lol
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Well done, Pam what time is it there now
?.. Mid-day here, I've been out in the garden in the sun, still waiting for my Gas Boiler inspector to arrive...
 
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