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General => The Stay Safe Board => Topic started by: louisa maud on Monday 21 July 25 09:33 BST (UK)
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Morning folks,
Here beggineth another new week, won't mention time flying by but it certainly is..
Saturday in Deal we were very lucky as the deluge of rain came whilst we were having lunch and ended after we had finished lunch, how lucky we're we?. We have had rain overnight but the sun is in and out at the moment, do I trust it enough to hang washing out?, getting withdrawal symptoms., not done any since Friday.
Hope everyone managed to keep dry over the weekend, what a shame as the schools have broken up here.
LM
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Warm sunshine here on Saturday.
A wet day Sunday, with a downpour as I was getting to leave the yacht club.
Overcast so far today, but light rain forecast later.
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Much needed rain for the gardens and the water butts are now full…
it’s such a pity that weekend events have been cancelled ( in my area).. Rockingham Castles reenactment w/e was cancelled, local car show, such a shame when so much hard work goes into the organising….
Previous w/end we were at Kimbolton castles country show and sheltering from the intense sunshine…
Glad LM you managed to dodge the showers and KG enjoying your events.
Looks like a mixed week… normal school holiday weather!
My daughter, hubbie and grandsons are off to Australia for 3 wks to visit my son… wish I could go with them but lots medical things going on so in the too hardbox at the moment..🥲.
Caroline
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Caroline, I am sure your family will bring you back lots of photographs and info for you, in time you might be able to go, be positive.
KG , do you sail, just asking!!
Not having a good day, somehow the kiddie lock has locked on my washing machine with washing in it, initially I was able to open it but it is locked and I can't, even though followed instructions, open it, Grrrrr!.,
LM
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KG , do you sail, just asking!!
No! It's a karaoke session, with snacks supplied. They are leftover from a function on Saturday. What we don't eat gets binned.
Off to hospital (again) on Friday - Pre-assessment clinic.
That's prior to an op (no date yet) to remove stone (Kidney/bladder?) fragments.
Meanwhile I have been referred to our National Sports Centre, and their "Healthy For Life Scheme".
8weeks free use of gym, spa and pool. :D
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LM, will the lock release if you turn off the electricity to the machine?
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KG - sounds like a great scheme to have 8 wks free use of all those lovely gym facilities… hope you find them beneficial.
Oh dear LM child locks always a pain I’m constantly doing that on my cooker hob, no idea how I manage it but it’s a darn nuisance… hope you manage to sort it out ok.
Caroline
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3 brains been at ìt, finally rang the shop where I bought it, the instructions are diabolical, wasn't even the right knobs to press, the shop was so good, we did have a laugh about it, hopefully won't need to do it again, so washing being done but won't go out till tomorrow.
LM.
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Glad to hear you’ve sorted it LM… instructions can be vexing at times!
Once when my OH was trying to sort out some reading on our elec meter what ever he did following the electric companies info it wouldn’t give him the night readings… several phone calls later after a lot of chuntering and helpful lady told him the instructions were useless and sent him a whole new lot that worked perfectly!
Caroline
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I have an AEG washing machine that I bought when I lived in the Netherlands.
Instructions are (naturally!) in Dutch :D
But I have sorted the useful functions in Engliah.
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Glad you got it sorted L.M.
My washer was making odd bumpy knocking noises ,I think I might have overloaded it ,however it finished the wash and we will see when I do another load.
If in doubt I weigh myself with then without holding the washing but big towels and a bathrobe might have been too heavy as I did not weigh in !
A bit of rain today but some sunshine too.
Hope all are O.K.
My sewing machine off again tomorrow ,not working well at all.
Found a little loose spring inside where the spool slots in.
Hobkirks are picking it up, they have a shop/ repair service in Blackburn.
Had a really good laugh this tea time.A shot of a new series of “ Mrs.Brown” .
She is on a mobility scooter in her house and it behaved just as mine did——
shot forward and created havoc !
I know the feeling!
Well off to bed .
Hope everyone has a good night .
Viktoria.
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Viktoria, it's not recommended to put just towels in the washing machine, it throws the balance out. I've had the washer stopping mid spin when I've done that, had to rearrange them and give it another go! I think it's probably because they absorb a lot of water and if your bathrobe is towelling that would too.
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I always do a separate towel-only wash, perhaps with the odd hankie thrown in, but have never found it to create any problems, so I'm wondering what the reasoning behind that recommendation is.
No washing today - there are too many threats of heavy showers.
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I do separate towel washes too with the odd small thing to make up the numbers, I do tend to stuff a lot in :-[
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I always do a separate towel-only wash, perhaps with the odd hankie thrown in, but have never found it to create any problems, so I'm wondering what the reasoning behind that recommendation is.
No washing today - there are too many threats of heavy showers.
It's as I said - they hold a lot of water and can put the balance of the machine out when spinning. Viktoria mentioned bumping and knocking noises so that could be the reason for it.
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I do separate towel washes when the family comes, I have never had a problem either (says she tempting fate).
I never worry about the weight either, my ten year old Bosch has an automatic load sensor and adjusts the amount of water necessary. It also has unbalanced load detection, if it detects an imbalance it repeatedly stops and starts the spin until the washing is evenly distributed in the drum.
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I always wash my sheets separately perhaps with a towel thrown in, I always seem to be washing, even hand-washing if weather allows , must go back to my childhood days when the horrible people downstairs in our house took away my mum's washing line, I had to hump a 9lb bag of washing to the local laundrette , my dear mum said it had to be 9lb, I HATED it, now I have the freedom to wash whenever I want to, bliss
LM
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I have just lost a reply —- I usually weigh myself holding the washing then just me and so get the load weight, so why I did not do that I don’t know !
I will try again with a weighed load ,on a fine day !
It will be a problem if the machine needs a service ,the utility room is long and narrow, washer against the end wall ,so much tio move to get at it and bring it from under the shelf that is all along two sides of the room .
I must read the manual,can’t remember what it says re towels.
Glad to have the advice though,thanks.
A dark wet day here but as yet no torrential rain .
An unexpected visitor this morning ,rather difficult—-her views and mine differ by a million miles !
So all behind this afternoon.
There was a news flash the other day re the tragic Air India crash ,it said one of the crew had severed the fuel,pipe, but nothing more about it .
Well thanks for the advice , I will remember it - well if I write it on the instructions booklet!
Cheerio.Viktoria.
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I don't think I have ever weighed myself with the washing to determine the weight of a load :) just did more loads with family and the cycles weren't so long as the more modern machines. Just the two of us now mostly and easy enough. I have had an unbalanced load, probably more so with one heavy item though but my machine recalibrates well with a little extra time and I do a separate towel wash without too many issues ... or tissues, which were my nuisance often, myself to blame for that with tucking them up a sleeve!
Impulsively purchased a new bed at the weekend, now have to get other one taken away and store it until then, delivery of new one end of next week but we'll be away in the meantime. Another super king size but doesn't have the one massive mattress on the 2 bases but 2 separate ones that zip to one, seemed a practical option for moving it about :)
Lovely days here this week for washing or gadding about 8) ...
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joining the conversation late . not much to say about washing ...full load waiting for less threat of rain ...tho i could always hang indoors if it doesnt brighten up tomorrow.
*KG I like the idea of 8 weeks free gym ....mostly for the swimming pool .& spa im not sure where my nearest is .
i ve been allocated housing benefit and it will be backdated to april ...payment next week . after months of counting pennies and scrimping on food . im tempted to treat myself to a spa day .
i love saunas & jacuzzis and feel they do a lot of good for muscles & relaxation
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Treat yourself. LM
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Quite a bright day here, nice and sunny now.
Have ordered some new clothes ,from a little catalogue, and a nice surprise was they were all with reductions,so I got another item ,so a summer dress, a nice skirt and two summer twin sets of T shirt and three quarter length sleeved cardigans .
Have been sorting out a drawer full of little things of sentimental value only.
But they are so hard to dispose of. I am putting little notes in so whoever sorts my things out will know what they are and why they have been treasured.
My children never really knew my mother,she died when my first son was only five months old.
I never had a grandma,both died years before I was born ,no Nanna to seek refuge with from my mother’s wrath (which I usually deserved .)
Need to decide what to do with my hair, it is in poor shape ,many of my medications have side effects that damage and weaken hair .
I will get a wig,like Dolly Parton’s ,but will stop there -none of her other attributes !
Tasmanian chicken for tea .
Well done England’s Football team ,final on Sunday.
An exciting game yesterday.
Hope are all safe and at least comfortable ,as many have challenging health conditions .
Cheerio .Viktoria.
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You must have kept the nice weather in the west Viktoria, we've had drizzly rain most of the day, although it hasn't been cold.
Perhaps your hairdresser will be able to give you some advice on what to do with your barnet? :)
Personally I'm sick to death of the TV schedules being taken over by sport. I suppose it's an easy win for the channels (pardon the pun!) but it's not fair on those of us who have no interest in it.
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Yes a pleasant day today ,mild but sunny.
Touch wood we have escaped the really wild weather some parts of the country have suffered.
Well today , just by the way ,my son said he would like a middle sized dog.
Not that we are planning to get one!
I am still missing my goldfish.
Still sorting trinkets and keepsakes ,oh dear such a sentimental old
noo- naa I am.
A little set of ring stand ,candlestick and little bowl with lid that has a hole in the lid ,forvputting hair in from your hairbrush .
Must be 150 years old, so,pretty,rosebuds in a border.
Came from my auntie’s so must have been my paternal grandmother’s .
The one from Shropshire.
It will get chucked out when I am gone so it might as well make a bit of money for a charity -we have an Age UK charity shop so I will take it there.
Lots of diaries, like the one of the year we got engaged then the next when we married ,then when we went to Belgium etc ,our babies’ births and anniversaries.I used to write them every day .
Now I am on RootsChat every day almost .
My Delphinium has started sprouting again .The slugs had their evil way with it despite pellets which I don’t really like using .
It was down to ground level.
Well milky coffee time then bed and a good book .
Night night .Viktoria.
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Viktoria
Slug repellent I have used beer in a pot, at least they die happy, so far although I haven't been on a serious slug hunt I have only found 2, but now that we have had quite a bit if rain I fear they will rear their ugly heads.
I am like you, I know things here will go into a skip, youngsters don't keep things like we have done because we are sentimental , it's a shame but that is the way it is.
I am sure your goldfish are being looked after with others for company.
My mother kept a diary from the age of 15, I have then here strangely enough the year I got married and the year I was born not a lot was written, she Di have a few gaps but I am sure it was when there was a bit of a struggle with the living conditions.
Having had a can't sleep night I am up early, won't last the day
Take care everyone
LM
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My father-in-law always kept a diary, mostly to record his business activities, but occasionally a bit of family stuff crept in. We have kept one of them because it records the first day I was introduced to my husband's family at a Sunday dinner and he wrote about me: "seems like a nice girl". From him, as I later learned, that was quite a compliment!
My diary just tells me about birthdays and appointments, so it's forward thinking rather than writing about stuff that has already happened. I do, however, keep notes about the dates when various medical events took place, and the inner cover page has things like my NHS number and NI number, passport number, car reg and medication and the date we moved to our current house (for some reason that's something other bodies want to know)..
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After having days of being almost completely deaf I had an appt at audiology, couldn't help, sent me to Specsavers, couldn't help so it was suggested I had my ears syringed, NHS don't do it so I have just paid a very nice ex district nurse, success, the canals are narrowing which causes problems, worth every penny it cost me, I am a happy bunny.
Don't shout at me please!!
LM
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I honestly think my ear tubes,the external ones ,are closing up.
I can’t get inside iwhen washing my ears ,even my little finger won’t go in.
There seems to be almost a blockage ,I know when the wisdom teeth are extracted that can happen and mine took so long to erupt, there were
cavities where the gum had not fully disappeared so impossible to clean the top surface properly.
They had to be extracted quite soon ,so my jaw has never really been fully extended and my ear canal is really closing up.
I can’t get even the tip of my little finger in the tube ,it is almost a right angle.I can hear O.K though.
A lovely day, mild and gentle sunshine ,pleasantly warm but not oppressive.
Hope it is so tomorrow.
Did a load of washing and the washer behaved ,however it is too late to hang it out now so in the shed in a washing basket ,it will be cool there and won’t get smelly.On the line first thing tomorrow.
Well goodnight ,I am off to get washed for bed and teeth cleaned and an interesting book .
Viktoria.
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Good morning all.
Much brighter day today but thank goodness it is much cooler.
I feel so much happier I can hear much better but I think I will still go back to the hearing clinic.
Had an interesting committee meeting for our forthcoming fete, we accidentally found stocks in the Rev's garage, he wasn't there but as a laugh we all said let's nominate him, we have found out since that for health and safety reasons we shouldn't use them, would have been a laugh I, to myself, thought I would have a go , even sorted out the gear wear, I wanted to be incognito, think that is the word , but the problem was I would be needed to be back in the hall looking bedraggled, so, I don't have to think about it, might have been a laugh though, " who was this mystery person" ?
Viktoria , if you can hear I doubt there is much to worry about with your ears, you could always use an oil if you are worried about wax, but you know your own ears.
Well must get on, another week almost gone.
Take care
LM
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It's taken me a long time to catch on this week. My pet hassle with child-proofing is the car door locks, I get out from passenger seat, try to open rear door - OH bumbles with all the 100s of controls, and finally it opens. My window won't descend, either - it's "Me-proofed" not child proofed!
TY
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I know what you mean, when my grandaughter was very tiny the car door locked, poor girl was petrified, think my daughter had only gone to the boot, she made sure I didn't happen again, frightening for a little one.,
LM
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Viktoria
Do take care with your ears - don't poke anything (cotton buds, fingers, etc.) into them as you may be pushing wax even further down. Our GP surgery no longer offers ear "washing" on the excuse that the eardrum my be harmed in the process. Some people swear by ear "hoovering", a suction process to extract the wax administered by trained professionals. The ear is supposed to clean itself naturally through movements of the jaw in eating and talking, and you are supposed to have a little wax in there to protect the eardrum from dirt or dust. A little olive oil (remember those small bottles that we used to buy at the chemist's for medical use in the days before that oil became popular in cooking and salad dressings?) helps to soften the wax and move it along the ear canal. I do remember my mother warming olive oil in a spoon and pouring it gently into my ear if I had an earache, but a small pipette or dropper is better than a whole spoonful!
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I should have been £60 for wax extraction, it couldn't be done so she reduced the price to £25, an ex district nurse, now trained , came and syringed my ears yesterday, £45, but as the NHS won't do it anymore it was worth the total of £70, BUT not everyone has the spare cash nowadays.
LM
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Yes, no poking in ears, I can hear well too but occasionally a tickle means the only non invasive way to solve it is a wiggle with my little finger just in the opening ,but now it won’t go in even the tiniest way which was all that was needed previously .
Ooooh those bottles of olive oil, often on a card ,held in place by elastic loops.
Warmed up for earache and a bit of cotton wool put in the ear to keep the oil there. It did seem horrible that people would cook in such stuff.
I can remember my Mum telling us that a boiled onion still hit would be bound to the ear , as a cure for earaches.
My daughter when a small girl had an ear abscess ——gosh the gunge that came out when it burst , on the way to the Doctor’s.
Dreadfully painful.
I had one just after I was born , my auntie took me to hospital as Mum was still in bed ,women had to stay in bed for about a week in those days .
It must have been a mastoid abscess as the cut to drain it
can still be seen behind my left ear.
So yes ,I totally agree no poking!
But what a “dear do “ £70,goodness me when you see young people in A&E needing surgery after a drunken night out getting free treatment !
Cheerio. Viktoria.
Cheerio,
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I agree with you Viktoria, i sometimes watch A&E programs on TV and see the ridiculous things they deal with when a trip to the GP would suffice.
LM
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Some people don’t seem to have basic First Aid stuff nor common painkillers at home.
It beggars belief .
We would not go to hospital for some of the minor ailments treated in A&E nowadays.
What a namby pamby lot .
@Viktoria.
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A dear departed friend of mine always said " Never put anything smaller than your elbow into your ear" . Good advice?
TY
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Or your nose!
Viktoria.
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My skin has started to burn very easily in the sun. Last week my left ear had swollen with sunburn. I couldn't get my finger in to scratch it. Similar to your description Viktoria. It is now well on the way to normality, thank goodness. I am well aware of my problem, and haven't been out in the sun until after tea time just for a minute or two. I would have thought the sun would have less effect as you aged. Live and still learn. ;)
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Why is that Jimbo?
Are you very fair skinned or a red head ,people of that colouring are usually very sensitive to sunshine .
Hope you are soon comfortable again .
Well I am off visiting today ,the tiny little lady who had so many problems and eventually was admitted to hospital from where she was transferred to a care home.
Her daughters were not very supportive, but there are two sides to everything aren’ t there .
Another lady who helped her ,has asked me to go with her to the care home this morning .We have had no news from her daughters but someone from The Blind Society told the lady who is coming today they had contact with the care home ,they knew she had helped the person we are visiting.
I have a little store of presents for times like this so have chosen a soft
shawl,a big one like a wide scarf, she is so tiny and thin so will feel the cold .
It has a fastening so it will not trip her up if she stands .
Well .look. after yourselves .
Thanks for your news.
Viktoria.
Just back from visiting ,the lady was O.K. Sadly she had forgotten the lady from The Blind Society, and me too.
The lady we were visiting said her hearing aids were not working ,so I asked an attendant to have have a look , and would she try fitting them ,she agreed and hey presto ,the batteries were in wrongly ,so corrected and they worked ,they had been the wrong way round !
We stayed 90 minutes and got the lady laughing .
She likes her shawl/ stole ,I embroidered her initials on the end so hopefully it won’t get lost.
She was wearing clothes much too big for her ,but said all clothes were “communal” they were certainly much too big for her .
It was enjoyable and we had some good laughs —-especially when she asked who told us where she was.
I said Father Christmas had told us ,” Oo you are daft!”
But so many people just snoozing the time away , very sad.
A Pale sun is shining and it is quite fresh.
Need to make a cheese and onion pie for tea, so Cheerio .
Viktoria.
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Some medications leave the skin susceptible to sunburn, Jimbo. My red-headed brother lived for several years on a boat in the Caribbean and suffered very badly from sunburn on his face and ears. Cover up, if you can.
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Viktoria, you are very kind.
I am off to the new diary.
LM