Good Morning Monday

Bucks Fizz in North Wales! And sunshine Pantglas! I was supposed to be off today on a week’s walking holiday in my beloved Wales with a group of (female) friends (Heart of Wales railway route) so feeling a bit deprived. Never mind - re-booked for next year and things this year seem to be looking up, don’t they?

Today is getting worse! Just been to get our click and collect, seems our payment was declined. No reason why but it has meant a visit in store to customer services which we have been trying to avoid!

Happy Star Wars day everyone. my darling DS2 was born today 38 years ago. My most loved lovely sweet boy. Why is it him with all the problems? Sod’s law in action,
Grey here in E Kent but not too cold.
Monday is cleaning day, hate it! But hey have to do it.
Have discovered that the lethargy most of us are suffering from is called “*allostasis*”!
Stay well, stay safe.

A late good morning from mid-Notts. Hazy sunshine outside. I'm afraid I've been on a bit of a wobble these past few days when I should be thankful that we are all safe and well. Ah well today's another day - stay safe everyone x

Cloudy in Harrogate this morning. Well, now my washing is ready to be hung out, it's showering!! Typical!!

Good morning everyone, although it is technically afternoon here in Malta where we have beautiful blue sky and the temperature is set to rise as the week progresses.

Gosh, it’s busy on this thread today! I woke late thinking it was Tuesday, thank goodness for Mick or I wouldn’t have realised!

I’ve never watched a Star Wars film in my life, but wish all fans, and everyone, a good day. Live long and prosper!

Hello all, I am not doing much housework these days, I'm afraid. Nobody visits after all. I am trying to learn to play the guitar. Also I am trying to learn Spanish on line with a course called Synergy Spanish by a man named Marcus Santamaria. I have learnt a bit and tried it out successfully in Spain last year and also in Ecuador a couple of years ago. So many countries are mainly Spanish speaking. Best of luck, and have a nice day!

Good morning everyone ,my first post but I read your messages every day .A nice sunny day here in Preston, am hoping to clean the outside of the conservatory today.This will be the first time for 12 months because my late husband used to do it.We must be lucky here as all 4 bins are emptied fortnightly.The grey household has been full to the top and very heavy since I'm starting to empty the garage.But I did treat all the binmen to some home baking which they really appreciated. Hope everyone keeps cheerful and those that are I'll start to feel better.

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Hello Just Widowed and welcome to this lovely thread - it’s glorious weather today isn’t it along the West coast. Hope you pop in again and let us know what you’re up to - although until lockdown is lifted we’re all just muddling along aren’t we!

Good afternoon from a cloudy Pudsey West Yorkshire (smile)
Hope you all stay safe

If I get any later coming on here I'll be having to say Good Tomorrow Morning! But never mind, it's a nice-ish day on the Angus coast and my hair's dry now after my walk. We're forecast a few days of good weather for the rest of the week ?. Lovely of you to have missed me Kalu - hadn't realised I'd missed so much. Was on a bit of a downer for a while, but I'm up again now. I sometimes feel very alone, which is silly because I enjoy being alone usually. It's probably because it's not me making the decision just now! As I write this there is the most beautiful plump thrush hopping around the patio - what a beauty. Earlier on there were goldfinches looking to see if the cornflowers are ready for them. I usually have great tits nesting in an old amphora on the corner of the patio, but no sign of them this year sadly. Welcome to Justwidowed. This must be a very hard time for you, but you'll get lots of support and a few giggles on here so I hope you keep popping in. Enjoy your busy (doing nothing) days everyone (I love that song!) and look after yourselves. ???

Waiting for my Tesco delivery this evening which I ordered yesterday afternoon. Should be here 7-8pm.
Another booked Thurs from Sainsbury's.

Received a letter from the council today to let me know that the Government has allocated funds which have arrived in their coffers.
Those who get help with their council tax and/or rent have £150 towards CT and a rise of almost £200pm on the rent allowance, depending on their circumstances.
This letter was sent to all residents regardless of their situation but it's pleasing to know that the help has arrived for those laid off or working part time.
I read that most areas have received their grants, so far so good.
Boris is doing ok. ??

Serendipity22
Could you ask the highwaymen to include speed bumps...??

We're still having weekly bin collections. Refuse and recycling on alternate weeks (Biffa)
Food caddies weekly. Can't fault Waverley.

Tesco has my vote. 8 bags, all beautifully chilled packed and in date to 19th May except flat leaf parsley to 8th and coffee/ walnut cake 11th. Great prices too.
I'm going to continue after lockdown is over. ??

What was it you said about people only booking one online delivery slot per week GabbyG ?
If you order food for 7 days there is no need to order twice in one week. Most people have fridges and freezers

How quickly you seem to have changed your tune.....?
Waiting for my Tesco delivery this evening which I ordered yesterday afternoon. Should be here 7-8pm
Another booked Thurs from Sainsburys
Sauce...goose...gander?

Perhaps Gabriella doesn't have a fridge or freezer, MawB.
Not everyone is lucky enough to have enough room for anything other than a tiny tabletop fridge.

Could be Callistemon but why didn’t she take that into account when preaching to us “lesser mortals” ? It was very late at night as I remember, perhaps tired?

8 bags from Tesco and another delivery from Sainsbury's on Thursday
Is that for just one person?

I like my food too but we only book a delivery once a fortnight and have only succeeded to book with Tesco.

I have been having an online conversation with Waitrose as they are very unhelpful.
Their distances quoted for Click and Collect are wildly inaccurate too.

Hi
The 8 bags were just for me but to clarify, they put one item (pizza subs) in 1 bag as they're from the frozen part of the delivery van. I bag had baked potatoes w cheese x 2 as it was chilled, 1 had casserole veg x 2 and another had 1 pack of sliced spring greens and 1 sweet potato mash 2 x Cappuccino chilled coffee and butter, all in chiller section.
The remaining 18 items were divided between the other 4 bags.
I do have a fridge/freezer, the fridge is new with a 1/3 size freezer section. White goods are usually included with rental properties which mine is and the new f/f was bought by landlord.
The Sainsbury's slot is bring shared with a lady whose DH is 84 although she is younger and found she could not get slots nor wanted to queue.
I offered on Nextdoor and she ordered last Wed and again this week so my shop will be tiny think it's only Vittorio tomatoes and bio plant food but I have to order minimum £25 to keep slot till she sends me her list. Then I take all the filler stuff out and put hers in, which is usually about £100.

Waitrose are still going through the list of vulnerable and elderly people provided by the government and contacting them as and when. If you haven't shopped with them regularly, they say it's unlikely that the applicant will hear from them.
You must have a MyWaitrose card.
By the time they get it sorted it'll be 2021.

The one slot per week means only one slot with the same supermarket.

Well, given how hard some people, who have no alternative to delivered groceries, are finding it to get a slot at all, one a week sounds pretty excessive if you are able to get out to shop.