Diary summary week ending 23rd February 2025

[louisa maud]

Roobarb
I did all of that and told them that I had been a customer before 1969 and was there no discount for loyalty, appears there isn't.

Thank you for the suggestion

LM

[candleflame]

Well we’ve had a very frustrating day!
Fence people came when they said they would, took away what they said they would and cleared up. Good start.
BT subcontractor came , installed the cable drilling through the wall, fastened it to the wall with cable clips then rang the doorbell. Couldn’t continue as the ducting at the front of the house won’t allow the fibre cable through and how long had that ducting been there? We told him 42 years as we’ve been here that long and bought the house from new as in still being built. Only BT have ever ducting, I’ve only ever painted the outside a nicer colour.  So he has to refer the case back to Openreach to send a ‘civils ‘ to us sometime to sort the issue out. He was very nice and did say he hadn’t cut the old cable as if he had , we’d have had no phone and no internet ( and I’m guessing no central heating as the thermostat appears to be one that needs the internet to work to get a signal. )

Then the electricity went off - yet another power cut. Long standing supply issues with an intermittent fault on our estate, so lots of messages, fb posts etc flying about and the MP is now involved . As we look after our grandkids we had to go to their house to cook their tea and text their mum to say this is where we are after you finish work.
We are now home and the heat is on and the cooker clock has been reset again ! I even know how to do that without getting the book out to tell me how to do it as I’ve done it so often.
I’m looking forward to my bed!

[Roobarb]

What a nightmare Candleflame! Thank goodness all got sorted, I hope it's stayed okay.

It's supposedly a bit less cold here today, 6 degrees forecast  and 'feels like ' temperature of 3 degrees but when I went out for a walk it felt more like zero. Brrr!

[candleflame]

Hi Roobarb
Instalment number two today of the BT saga. They turned up unannounced just before we were due to leave for grandkids school pick up so I had to stay home and send OH to get them.
They tried to join us up - one van two men. Then a second van arrived with a man with a small wiggly camera. He tried to get it down the hole and said there’s a blocked duct so they couldn’t proceed. Have to put in a chit for a digger team to come and dig the estate pavement up , but don’t know when that would be.
Then nice BT man said would I like him to reroute the new cable as he wasn’t impressed with the way the subcontractor had done it earlier in the week. So he then rerouted it much more neatly and left it coiled up near the front door until the digger lot arrive. We were only having it done as they said everyone had to move to digital voice! Hey ho.

[louisa maud]

Nothing I is ever straightforward  nowadays.  LM

[Viktoria]

I was told all that would be needed was for EE to change the nub in the house where the phone is plugged in———
Oh I can’t cope  with things like this.
Second son helping but has to leave to see what has arrived via the computers.
. Eldest son here two days,sorting out the new shed for the scooter.
Electricity, a ramp,floor covering ,the floor is wood so needs protecting , some shelving .

A cold rainy day again today.
More photographs and little videos of baby Lily ,such smiles and proper laughter now.
Making noises when spoken to.All smiles.

My utility room had to be emptied. to get at the spare socket,then an outdoor cable properly installed so no water ingress etc. It all has to go back tomorrow!
But it does mean a really good clear out will have been done.

Did old fashioned hot pot with dumplings for tea tonight ,ages since I have done it.
Phone call from Pharmacist ,re eye drops etc Still being prescribed  ones with Beta blockers which make my heart far too slow.
It will get sorted.
 Gosh February has flown by.

Well Trump is blaming Ukraine for starting the conflict with Russia. ———-
Unbelievable !
What a divvy.

Hope those unwell are getting some improvement ,there are some long term illnesses out there.

Cheerio folks. Viktoria.
 

[Jebber]

Sorry you are still having problems over the eye drops Viktoria, it should have been sorted long ago

I'm out or action, had a fall on Tuesday and now in hospital with a fractured right shoulder, of course I'm right handed. It's going to be a long job as I can't use my Zimmer
So can't move around.

I won't be posting for a while but will still be reading the posts.

Hope everyone else is okay.
Jebber

[louisa maud]

Ňh Jebber, so sorry about your fall, won't make the joke about taking more water with it!, but seriously  take care, chin up.

LM

[Jebber]

Thank you LM.

Just been given a strip wash by a tall dark and handsome young man, don't know wether to be flattered or to cringe at the indignity or it.😄