Today has been a little bit eclectic... Took my high hedge trimmer around to my Elderly neighbour...She got a lot of physical problems altho' she's on the ball still... there's nothing wrong with her mind..
In fact she's the neighbourhood gossip, or at least she was until she stopped being able to get around as much, but she knows everyone's business.. she's been my neighbour for over 40 years..
She was telling me all about her probs.. I knew some of them anyway from past chats, but she's 88.. and she's has a colostomy bag.. she's had hip replacements , means she is very unsteady on her feet... she's just had cataract surgery this past Saturday.. like me she has OA in her hands.. and so on,.. so I was there about an hour just dropping off the trimmer, while she was telling me all this...
Today I also managed to find an Electrician who has agreed to fit my new kitchen ceiling light. I have an LED light fitting in the kitchen which blew last week..
in the past my husband was always the one to replace them when the finally died..they usually last about 7 years.., and as anyone who knows what I'm talking about they only take a few minutes to take one down and re-wire the new one..
but everyone I called wanted around £100 to fit it....less that 5 minutes work....I'd do it myself but it's too fiddly for me with the OA in my fingers, plus it's never a good idea to fiddle with electrics when you don't know what you're doing..especially on top of a ladder...
so I eventually called a number my neighbour gave me.. and told them I can supply the new light, but I can't fit it myself.. and they've agreed to come and fit it for nothing.. no fee.. Nada !
..however I have to wait for a call from them over the next few days because they'll fit it in between paid jobs... so that suits me fine..
In the meantime I quickly ordered a new unit, not the same but something similar ... ( another first for me since o/h has been gone, because he always did those type of things, knowing exactly what was what )... ..and I got up on top of the ladders, and undid the non working light fitment, and brought it down, so it'll be even quicker for the Electrician when he comes..