Diary summary week ending 10th August

[Roobarb]

I'd forgotten about that advert, so funny 

Where's our friend LM? No sign of her this week.

[Jebber]

I believe I am correct in saying that Tax discs are no longer necessary as like so many things these days everything is automated. Vehicles are picked by ANPR cameras as they are driven along the roads, if a vehicle is untaxed they are usually also uninsured so there is a ping on the system and the  absence is recorded and then investigated.

[Gillg]

I had to phone our surgery on Monday as I had just taken the last remaining tablet from one of my growing list of pills.  The surgery pharmacy there has a system of issuing repeat prescriptions for medication that patients require regularly, but their system seems to have failed in this case, or as the pharmacist said to me, "You must have slipped through the net".   The particular pill I need has caused problems several times, as it appears to be difficult to get hold of.  This time they only received it from their suppliers on the day I rang up, but, maybe feeling a bit guilty, they made up my prescription for collection that same day.  They still had no reason for my name "slipping through the net".  I'm wondering that will happen with that particular tablet at the end of the packet contents in 28 days time.  I like to have at least two weeks' worth of medication on hand and really don't like to be down to the last pill. 

[Jebber]

I'm with you GillG, I like to have a couple of weeks of my meds in hand. We work on a different system as the my surgery doesn't have a pharmacy, although there is one next door which most of the patients use. I still use the pharmacy nearest to me that I have used for years. I phone the pharmacy when I want a new supply, they contact the surgery and a few days later two months  supply are delivered to my door. It's a system that works quite well as I get them when I want.

With a little Jiggery pokery and skipping the occasional tablet I managed to get them all in sinc so running out at the same time. It worked beautifully until I had a month in hospital in February this year and the hospital used some of my own meds and some of theirs, luckily I have almost got them  back to normal.

[louisa maud]

Hi folks.
Sorry but I am fine thank you, I cannot believe how busy I have been

Meeting about Church fete on Monday,  was pleased my visitors cancelled  off PM.
Tuesday busy and yesterday I had 2 cousins visiting,  today up to the church hall, cannot believe tables of white elephant  stuff, has to go on show as the people who donated will be there, after not getting to sleep till, 3am as you can imagine  I am tired, tomorrow back to the hall for final preparation,  I will be pleased when it is over, I have to do coffees at church on Sunday so won't calm down till Sunday PM, phew!!

I will be back to tell you of our success, new committee with new ideas.

LM

[Roobarb]

No apologies necessary LM, just glad to hear you're okay.  Sleep well tonight,  hope all goes well over the next few days.

[Jebber]

Good luck with your Fete LM.

We have four sales a year, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Today I have been gathering up my donations and ordering raffle prizes for the Autumn one. I always used to be very much involved and miss it now. Although I can no longer get to Church I still like to do as much as I can remotely. What I don’t miss is the exhaustion at the end of the day when we had finished clearing
up.