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General => The Stay Safe Board => Topic started by: louisa maud on Monday 23 June 25 15:45 BST (UK)
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Good afternoon Folks
It has cooled down considerably but inside the house is still very warm, hoping to have rain.
Viktoria, hope you get an outfit you like, dress in what you feel comfortable with.
Gillg, pleased to hear you are coming along nicely, before you know it the time will have passed and you will be back to near normal but still taking it easy.
Take care, keep cool.
LM
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Aggressive squirrel or squirrels in the garden. Lst week I had to but a new bird seed holder as the original which had been hanging on the pergola for the past three years had just about given up, not helped by said squirrels who knocked it off its hook and made a "forced entry" to get at the seed.
So a trip to the pet shop for a replacement. Three days it lasted and so another trip to the pet shop to get something, hopefully, a little stronger and more "squirrel proof"./
Picture shows the sad remains of the last one.
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Little monkeys!
LM
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This might be quite a silly thing to ask, someone has asked me to come up with a team name from these 3 surnames, anyone prepared to have a go just for fun, sorry, no prizes
BRAGG, WELLARD and CLARKE.
Hope they don't belong to RC.
LM
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Can anyone please help? i am trying to find a sheet music copy (either Piano/Vocals or Band arrangement.) of the song LAZY DAYS AND MOONLIT NIGHTS. I have tried all the ususal music outlets on line without success.
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Can anyone please help? i am trying to find a sheet music copy (either Piano/Vocals or Band arrangement.) of the song LAZY DAYS AND MOONLIT NIGHTS. I have tried all the ususal music outlets on line without success.
A Google search turned up:
https://sonoton.com/kr/track/SCD024908
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Thanks for that. I'll have a look and see if it fits what I want..rj
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Cooler today and the Professor was advising us this morning. By the time dinner is done the afternoon has usually gone, so a light lunch of buttered wholemeal toast and a tin of sardines, a drink of water, shorts on and a bottle of water to take and a local walk. I only got 200 yards before the knee support went on, but carried on.
Here are a few views.
Stroide Piece, Strod - Saxon for Marshy land, or Strudan - plundered.
"The Burrough" field is the other side of the fence (hiding a farm track) and the Wood in the distance is Bretts Wood, once a small Manor in its own right 100s of years ago.
The Burrough field gently rises to the middle and this is depicted as a raised piece with an earthwork on 3 sides on an OS Drawing of 1817.
I can't help but wonder if it was an ancient settlement. An Iron Age Terret was found in a nearby field and a Monus settlement with worked flints in fields less than half a mile away.
The area is historically criss crossed with public rights of way, even though some field boundaries were lost before the 1842 Tithe Map survey.
Mark
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Nice photographs.
Wet ,cold and overcast today ,so carried on with the sewing .
Son at head office for the week, so a quick tea for a change.
Daughter will phone soon , she never misses .
Son who lives in Bolton,coming in Thursday as I have a blood test due mI also need to speak with the Pharmacist,re Atorvastatin and another of my prescribed medications, they ought not to be prescribed together.
It makes you wonder ,I know everyone is very busy though, however all will be sorted when I get my drugs review, in 2023!
Yes 2023, it says on my prescription forms ——— so not long to wait!
Hope all are alright, at least we are warm and safe and being treated for our ailments
Cheerio folks .
Viktoria.
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Aggressive squirrel or squirrels in the garden. Lst week I had to but a new bird seed holder as the original which had been hanging on the pergola for the past three years had just about given up, not helped by said squirrels who knocked it off its hook and made a "forced entry" to get at the seed.
So a trip to the pet shop for a replacement. Three days it lasted and so another trip to the pet shop to get something, hopefully, a little stronger and more "squirrel proof"./
Picture shows the sad remains of the last one.
Ours is squirrel proof, if one of the varmints manages to climb the pole and get to the seed entries, a wire portion is pulled down by the weight of the little critter and covers the access. No success for squirrels for several years, and has not been knocked off its hook, either.
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I've tied my bird feeder to my washing line. Comical watching them do their high wire act and falling off just as they reach their goal. I feel really cruel but they were costing me an arm and a leg in nuts.
When I fill the feeder up I do put a few nuts and seeds on the grass for them though.
Welly x
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I don't feed the birds anymore, didn't like what they did to my washing
LM
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Sadly I also have had to stop feeling the birds I can no longer reach up to the feeder, my balance is so precarious I would almost certainly end up having another bad fall, I have to keep both hands on my zimmer, especially outside.
I never replaced the bird table either, the small birds never got a look in because the pigeons saw them off, then the gulls came down to investigate and made a terrible mess.
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Although we are about 30 miles inland from the sea we still get flocks of gulls. I try not to encourage them and do not put food out. They find their food from the refuse bags put out for collection. They assemble along the ridge lines of the adjacent houses watching and waiting.We have about four "regular" pigeons who prance around picking up the dropped seeds from the seed feeder, but are generally not a nuisance.
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Although we are about 30 miles inland from the sea we still get flocks of gulls. I try not to encourage them and do not put food out. They find their food from the refuse bags put out for collection. They assemble along the ridge lines of the adjacent houses watching and waiting.We have about four "regular" pigeons who prance around picking up the dropped seeds from the seed feeder, but are generally not a nuisance.
We used to have a terrible problem with the gulls ripping the rubbish bags open, that problem ended with the change to bins some years ago.
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Although we are about 30 miles inland from the sea we still get flocks of gulls. I try not to encourage them and do not put food out. They find their food from the refuse bags put out for collection. They assemble along the ridge lines of the adjacent houses watching and waiting.We have about four "regular" pigeons who prance around picking up the dropped seeds from the seed feeder, but are generally not a nuisance.
We have gulls here too, must be about 2000 km from the Atlantic. Fortunately they don’t hang around our suburban area much. No pigeons either, just mourning doves.
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Jebber, yes the introduction of suitable bins to store the food waste has been helpful to a great extent, but sadly, there are still some folk who need educating in how to use those facilties and who continue to put food waste out in such a manner which will instantly attract the gulls.
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Jebber, yes the introduction of suitable bins to store the food waste has been helpful to a great extent, but sadly, there are still some folk who need educating in how to use those facilties and who continue to put food waste out in such a manner which will instantly attract the gulls.
By-laws here state we must use bins with very secure tops. Raccoons are very adept at opening things, so sometimes one does see garbage strewn around on pickup mornings. Crows like to partake as well, though not very talented at opening the bins!
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Well a very dark wet day ,I have the gas fire on.
Turned the heating off when we had Summer —— feels like Autumn now!
Gosh things are topsy turvey .
Gas fire needs a service but the person who usually does it has just disappeared,last time made the excuse the parts were not available and the fire was obsolete.Installed in 2017.
I phoned the retail outlet who had sold and fitted it ,they said it was nonsense, so came and did it themselves.
I phone the manufacturers who confirmed it was nonsense and said they would send a list of gas engineers in this area who were registered with
them ——-As far as I remember it is a condition of the insurance that it is serviced every year.
Not arrived yet so something else to chase up !
Chat tomorrow re my current medications, with Health Centre Pharmacist ,some if my medications don’t really mix, Atorvastatin ( cholesterol lowering ) and Entresto, a heart medication.
There are others too so hopefully all will get sorted.
Our Health Centre seems to be in a mess , prescriptions always a problem needing phone calls almost every time re things needed not sent , unwanted ones sent and new ones not included .
It seems some delay between the hospital and the health centre and then between them and the pharmacy .
A big chase up every month ,so frustrating.
A big fire in Manchester, at the Hotspur mill.
Wonder if it was where the boys’ comic was printed.
Can’t remember who the main characters were.
Nearly finished my dressing gown alterations , pocket set back in ,but better size now. Enough taken from the sides to make a belt ,much cosier.
Rain all morning but has cleared up now. Ooooool Fish not fed so Cheerio .
Viktoria.
fed!
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Only 30 miles from the coast and suffering from gulls!!!! We (Tamworth) are 75 miles from the coast and we too have a large number of gulls in the area!! AND as for the magpies and pigeons :-X :-X :-X. At one time we had visits from the swallows, but I can't remember the last time that I saw any in the area.
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Just got an email from “ North West Electricity” ???
I am with Utilities Warehouse ,previously with EDF and many many years ago with NORWEB .
They wanted to know any disabilities I might have “ To update their records!”
It would not delete so it is in the bin .
I have no idea about this so called electricity provider, will try to delete it again .
Well—- Donald Trump!!!!! :o
Before I put the sewing machine away I will look to see if there is anything more I need to attend to .
I have a lot of nice things much too big for me now, some never worn, will have a bash at altering them, if not satisfactory I must undo the alterations
and take them to a charity shop ,they are just taking up room in wardrobes.
Trouble is as soon as I give them away, I will put weight on!
Well kitchen to tidy , then a bath and early to bed .
A phone call tomorrow re my medications, some not really compatible with others like Atorvastatin and Entresto !!!and prescribed Vitamin D supplements for bone density and my heart condition which is not a good mix!
Not a nice day today ,not a bit like Summer.
Hope everyone is alright , we are not in a war zone and for that I am very thankful.
Cheerio.Viktoria.
heart medications
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Viktoria
Sometimes I think the pharmacists are a bit gung-ho with our prescriptions. Ours always warns you about potential side effects and sometimes it really puts you off taking them. One of the medications I was prescribed was Bisoprolol - the pharmacist told me that it might make me feel a bit lethargic and boy, was he right! I felt as though I was walking through treacle and suffered from brain fog. Couldn't remember a thing! When I told the cardiologist about this, he told me to drop it, which I did straight away, so now I'm back to my normal self, whatever that is. :D
My wound dressing is now off and I'm looking at a neat fine scar. Well done, surgeon! I have to return to the hospital in 6 weeks time for a check-up and then, maybe, I will be allowed to lift up my left arm high. I had no idea that I used it so much.
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I don't like to talk about medication but one I took for my BP gave a cough for 9 months till my husband checked it on line, an xray showed nothing at all, so it was changed, good result, then statins, well the cramp and muscle pains were unbelievable, my mobility has been badly affected, so, having been off them for 3 weeks I have decided I don't want to take them again, my muscle pains and cramp are easing, I want more if my mobility back, I am not prepared to sit around because my legs are in pain.
I don't think we are told enough about side effects, yes there is a list but if you read it you probably,y wouldn't take any of them.
Take care everyone
LM
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I spend quite a bit of time these days writing. I have limited mobility, awaiting some form of medical aid for my arthritic hip.
I enjoy my writing, most of which is confined to my own pleasure , but sometimes I venture to an external source for possible publication, if the topic and circumstances fit the bill. I can readily accept that not all the content is perhaps of the quality required and may not be acceptable. What does irk me is the often lack of response to either say thank you for sending the article or to tell me it is not acceptable.
So often these days, it seems, that manners, have become a thing of the past.
Rant over!
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I've been taking statins for a while now but have not experienced any of the joint pains that are often mentioned, I'm glad to say.
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No one prepared to have a go at my friends quiz team with names of
BRAGG, WELLARD CLARKE,
can anyone form a team with these names.
LM
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No one prepared to have a go at my friends quiz team with names of
BRAGG, WELLARD CLARKE,
can anyone form a team with these names.
LM
The Craggy Larks :-\
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Wow, that's a good one will pass it on, sorry no prizes.
Thank you
XXX
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Hopefully it will encourage others to think of some :-\
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No one prepared to have a go at my friends quiz team with names of
BRAGG, WELLARD CLARKE,
can anyone form a team with these names in order.
LM
How about using letters from their names in order?
Bragg,Wellard Clarke
B from Bragg, E from Wellard, A from Clarke ,G from Bragg, L from Wellard and E from Clarke.
In order you get BEAGLE ,so THE BEAGLES .
Not as good as the first one though.
Viktoria.
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Really annoying, because one is a Clarke they have gone for Nobbys nuts, how common!!
Thank you for your suggestions, much better than their's
LM
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They obviously did not want to be original :). I hope they are not contravening any type of copyright thingy using a trade mark ;D. Anyway LM it got the grey matter working for a bit. Have a good weekend
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Well it was fun for awhile
Enjoy your weekend everyone, LM