What I did today.

What? Say "look you" at the end of sentences jeni? I worked with people from the valleys for years and lived in S Wales coast and I never heard it.
maybe it is in a very specific locality they do it?
glass that sounds worrying. Hope he looks better tomorrow. If not maybe time to have him looked at by a paediatrician and not just the walk-in cover GP?
My DIL, a nurse says : People get better service from hospitals etc if they make a fuss. Never be afraid to make one.

Home again after funeral. Humanist service, very moving.
Are they going to remove the appendix glass ? When DH had his first bout of pain they treated him and sent him home, this allows the infection to settle down. Six weeks later it flared up again and they removed it.

harrigran, I'm glad to hear that the funeral went 'well'. .

I do so wish I could let you all hear what I can. Two owls hooting outside, bit of a territory thing, but at the moment there is no other sound, no cars, no nothing. I expect the foxes will start up a bit later though!

I would like to point out, with regard to some Welsh peoples phrases, that I was actually brought up by my Welsh Nan! She was form somewhere near Neath.

crimson , my racing mate, no one is expected to get the hang of a new system immediately. Ask again next time you are there and make notes. In my last job, I went in having never had to build and format an excel table, and as far as I was concerned at the time, PowerPoint was something that teachers or politicians did to people they either wanted to shut up, invite to ask a question or respond to one!

On the subject of racing, last night we spoke to the guy who owns this years Grand National winner; he said his instructions to the jockey were, if he didn't look happy at any stage [and that included going down to the first fence] pull him up straight away. But he loved it. Saw several urban foxes on the way home; no matter how many times I see urban foxes it always thrills me. This new system seems to be more visual; lots of pictures and everything's colour coded...I'm sure it suits some people more than others, as we all process things in different ways [eg I hear what you're saying/ I see what you mean etc]. I'm glad I can just concentrate on a small area of the new system; some people have got to take on board the whole lot . I'm sure one of the main causes of stress in the workplace these days is the constant need for change. I saw a programme last night about the Japanese and fishing [it's still on iplayer and was fascinating]; it said [from memory; could be wrong] that 30,000 Japanese people commit suicide each year, probably due to stress from their work.

Good morning trust you all slept well. Dgs has had another good night.I am off to the polling station think its going to be a long day not expecting much of a turn out

Glad your GS had a good night, glass. I hope he's well and truly on the mend.

Local election?

Good to hear your grandson is improving glass. Have you taken a book with you?

Glad he is a bit better glass. I have written to my MP to tell him why I have deliberately not voted. A protest. I think you will have a quiet day.
Did she say "look you" crimson? is it somewhere in the neath valley they do it?
N Valley was part of my water patch. I remember once going out with a colleague distributing "we're going to turn your water off " leaflets. We knew Peter Hain lived somewhere up that road, he was the MP, and we wanted to make sure we didn't upset him, or anyone else in the road. (delivering a leaflet to every household is sometimes quite challenging!)

crimson we had a near miss with an urban fox last night. It's usually MrDog's job to put the chicks to bed at night and he's always a bit tardy. However he's away at the moment so I did it just at dusk. I was walking back to the house when I heard the unmistakeable cry of a fox calling from the bottom of the garden. I sent our dogs down to chase her away but that was a close call.

glass glad little GS is a bit better

Just realised what election you're talking about, glass. [overmyscottishhead emoticon]

harri You are coping well. Such a trooper
glass one of the worst pains that I can recall, was that of appendicitis. Thankfully, the GP who came to our home, sent me straight into hospital, and a few hours later the surgery was performed. I do hope that your grandson doesn't have to suffer more needless pain. xx

The worst one I can remember was a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. But he's unlikely to have that!

glass I hope your GS feels better soon. My grandson had appendicitis when he was 7, and that feeling of helplessness to make it all go away for them will stay with me forever.

Shed a few silly tears. Post contained in-depth estimate from the builders in Lochgilphead. Almost £35,000 over the estimate we were given when we had a meeting with them, almost a month ago. Mr soop has taken the car for MOT. Won't be back to hear the news until mid-afternoon. We've been so upbeat about the possibility of having sufficient funds to buy the orchard plot and build the wee hoos. It's daft, I know, to feel this deflated. Tried to ring Bags...not that she'll have any answers. Am now throwing myself into a full day of housework. Sorry to be such a poe-faced pal.

...especially when there are people who are MUCH worse off, for one reason or another. Now I feel ridiculous.

Oooh soop , that's rotten! And it's NOT silly at all.

phoenix you have enormous "staying power" in the face of ongoing disappointment. I shall try to follow your example.

celeb hope you're feeling better today.
Glass am also looking after poorly grandson, but after a month I would be concerned to know exactly what the problem is with GS and what the treatment plan is. My little one has an ear infection again!
Harri
Soop - how disappointed you must feel, especially as you have to bear the news alone until Mr. Soop returns.
Crimson - don't let the beggars get you down!

thank you grannyactiv better night, but we fell into gloom watching downton I know we are very behind, just last one to see now!! Made me think of my daughter with sybil dying, and we started having bit of a spat over it, things can get fragile when you feel unwell! h ope your little grandsons earache soon settles is horrid pain.

Cancelled Rosie checkup or rather postponed, but am going to shower now and try tidy up poor OH got painful bursa and saw nurse, waste time, has to make doctor appt tom, one who can treat it not in til then, and now they wont give you appt only on day!! grrrrrrrrrrrrr

Soop that is such a shame, these estimates always seem more thanyou think, do hope it is still dooable for you and that car passed mot ok

Soop perhaps they have over-estimated to cover their backs or as part of the negotiations? It may be possible to go through the estimate with a fine tooth comb and shave bits off here and there? £35k soon mounts up and they may have quoted for more expensive materials than necessary? Look at your original spec and see if you could do anything cheaper?
Do hope you can sort it out

Mr P is coming home today, instead of Friday, so I have put together a delicious smelling venison casserole. Just waiting for him to ring as he's leaving, so that I can turn the slow cooker on.

I have also spent a lot of time with a dustpan & brush, due to the nice man in the shop putting a sack of the wrong sort of cat litter in the car for me, and me not noticing until I went to use it. (Well, not actually use it myself, but I'm sure you know what I mean).

soop you are not being silly! That is such a let-down, after your hopes were high. How on earth could they have got the verbal estimate so wrong? I do hope it can be sorted out...I feel quite sad now.