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12Michael Tue 12-May-20 06:10:23

Good Morning Everyone,
Yet another bright sunny start to the day here in Brackley this morning.
Today , whilst monitoring my weight , they it seems to go up and down by a kilo or more is snacking between meals and in the evenings.
Yesterday , my cycling magazine issues arrived in the post including back copies .
I am hoping my hair trimmer arrives soon , as I have tracked it from China to Heathrow and then through customs for just under a kilo in weight its been along journey .
Mick

Cathiey Tue 12-May-20 11:16:14

Hello everyone. I have joined today, so this may have been asked many times, if it has sorry. my son is a single parent with 2 under 5’s. if I meet him outside can he have the children with him? he has no childcare? thanks

Urmstongran Tue 12-May-20 11:09:10

Thanks gillgran ? it made me chuckle as I thought of it!

gillybob Tue 12-May-20 10:56:12

Really eazybee pull the other one . How come all the other banks have got their act together then? How come the same messages keep appearing saying this error will be fixed by 7th May . Their tech teams are absolute sh*t .

Ok so perhaps you have a relative who “work” for Barclays but that shouldn’t make you blinkered to their failures.

Sar53 Tue 12-May-20 10:47:41

Good morning everyone from a bright and sunny Essex by the sea.
I have a tea loaf cooking as we speak, it smells delicious. We are having coffee then off out for a walk by the sea.
Welcome to all newcomers and a happy birthday to Harrigran and Marmite.
Have a good day everyone and stay safe and alert xx

eazybee Tue 12-May-20 10:40:29

Yes Gillybob; most of Barclays are working from their kitchen tables (and dealing with childcare at the same time), but I can assure you the tech team are NOT playing video games instead of fixing the errors.

gillgran Tue 12-May-20 10:38:11

Good Morning from a sunny N.,Cambs., pleased that the strong winds have dropped.

I, too ordered hair trimmers & waiting for delivery, soon, I hope, I plan to give DH a shearing!! ( if we are both brave enough)!

Pleased we will be able to drive out, hopefully, soon to get to visit our little holiday home in NW Norfolk for the day. The grass will be knee-high!!

Love your "joke", Urmstongran smile

Annapops Tue 12-May-20 10:23:12

Good morning from County Durham. A cloudy start but much warmer outside than I expected.

DH battling with our hedge at the moment, so that should keep him busy for a couple of hours.

Food shop on its way soon. Plenty of wiping and washing to come. Oh, no, plans have just changed. DH requires my help stopping the hedge cuttings blowing onto the road.

Have the best day you can all. X

gillybob Tue 12-May-20 10:14:34

Indeed it is kittylester not sure where we would send them too though? The whole of Barclays seem to be working from their kitchen tables and the tech team are playing video games instead of fixing the errors . Feeling so let down . Not that they care . Huge organisations such as Barclays don’t want me as a customer anyway. I don’t make them enough ££££££££

Callistemon Tue 12-May-20 10:00:26

Good morning everyone from S Wales, it's sunny but very chilly here so I haven't ventured outside yet.

Oh, were we all on the telly, annsixty ?
If I'd known I'd have tried a bit harder with my unruly lockdown hair and put n some lippy.
I'm sorry you hear you are having such a struggle to get around, let's hope it won't be too long before operations can go ahead again.

gillybob this is totally unacceptable even in these exceptional times, I hope you get some help from a real person soon

Happy birthday to harrigran and Marmight ???

And welcome to all newcomers.

I'm just wondering how long it will be before the invaders try to pour across Offa's Dyke - we're ready for 'em with our broomsticks and home-made cardboard tanks.

kittylester Tue 12-May-20 09:59:58

Good morning all from a sunny but brisk North Leicestershire.

Its lovely to see you post Ann - I'm sorry you are in such pain.

Many happy returns to Harri and Marmight and welcome to this lovely thread to all newcomers.

I too had a bad night and was awake until 2 am. - we could have had a social distancing party!!

Sorting the roof space today so we can transfer the stuff from all the other 'sorting' out of the spare room.

gilly, I am so sorry that you are struggling with the bank still - is it time to send in the grans?

gillybob Tue 12-May-20 09:58:02

I’ve already contacted Martin Lewis thank you Mapleleaf . There are quite a few loyal Barclays Business customers who are being treat extremely badly by Barclays . Their name is mud . 26 years with them too.

Mapleleaf Tue 12-May-20 09:55:58

Sorry to hear you are in such pain, annsixty. I do hope you will be able to have your surgery very soon. ?

Megs36 Tue 12-May-20 09:53:08

Annsixty, lots of sympathy from me, know how debilitating the pain is, hope the electives are fairly near.

Mapleleaf Tue 12-May-20 09:52:33

Good morning all,

It was brighter earlier, but has become grey and dismal looking now. Still very cold, too. Not a lot planned for today other than the supermarket later this afternoon.

Happy birthday to harrigran ???? and Marmight ????. I hope you both enjoy your day.

Welcome to NannyJosette and Julto.

Barclays are not showing themselves in a good light at all, gillybob and I hope that you hear something more positive very soon. Maybe try contacting someone like Martin Lewis - he's doing a weekly tv programme. People like him have a bit of clout when dealing with big organisations. They certainly need naming and shaming, as I imagine you won't be the only person they are treating abysmally. When this is all over, I'd seriously consider changing banks - loyalty counts for nothing theses days it seems.

Be careful today, marydoll and try not to overdo things. Your SiL must be a constant worry.

Keep safe and well, everyone, and may the 'lirt' be with you.?

NannyMcDee Tue 12-May-20 09:47:51

Good morning all. Long time lurker but first time poster here. Lovely sunny day here in Suffolk but quite nippy. First machine load of washing ready to be hung out.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

annsixty Tue 12-May-20 09:35:08

P.S.
It looks as if we shall have a large influx of new members after Lara’s appearance on tv this morning.
Welcome to them all.

Urmstongran Tue 12-May-20 09:33:42

X posts with you gillybob. Bluddy ridiculous situation. If you weren’t on blood pressure tablets beforehand you’ll need to get checked out now ....
?
xx

annsixty Tue 12-May-20 09:31:35

Good morning all from a dull and chilly Stockport.

Thank you for kind thoughts and good wishes.
Sadly my hip and now knee are very painful, I can only walk with a wheeled walking aid.

The GP has upped my painkillers but bone on bone does not really respond and they bring their own problems, just think, lots of prunes, apricots and kiwi fruit.

Also large doses of codeine become addictive and I may be waiting many months.
Although elective operations may start again in the near future my age is very much against me..
No more moans, have the best day you can everyone, we are forecast another sunny weekend to look forward to.

BladeAnnie Tue 12-May-20 09:30:01

Good morning all from a sunny mid-Notts and welcome to all the new posters. As others have previously said this is a lovely, friendly and supportive thread smile. DOH was up early and put the bread maker on - it's starting to smell rather delicious. I had a bit if a wobble yesterday after speaking to DD but I'm ok again now. I managed to get a sainsbury's slot for Thursday afternoon so I need to plan our meals for the next week - such excitement!! Stay safe everyone and may Tuesday be kind to us all x

Beechnut Tue 12-May-20 09:29:19

Welcome to the new good morningers ?

Beechnut Tue 12-May-20 09:27:03

Have a lovely birthday Marmight ??

Urmstongran Tue 12-May-20 09:24:38

Morning NannyJosette and Julto ? we also like to hear on this thread what the weather is like down your way. And the value of your house.
Joke!
?

GrannyGravy13 Tue 12-May-20 09:20:05

Goodmorning Mick and all x

Beautiful blue sky but a nip in the air.

No plans for today......I should be lazing around in Cyprus this week so whenever GrandpaGravy asks if /when I am going to do anything my answer is no I am on my holiday.

Happy Birthday harrigran and marmight ????

Welcome NannyJosette and Julto hope you enjoy GN.

Gillybob sending you a virtual hug..........banks ???

annsixty I do hope your hip is not overly painful ?
Dragonfly and Auntiflo we are missing you both ??

Keep well, safe and alert folks ?

Urmstongran Tue 12-May-20 09:14:09

Good morning everyone from Malaga where it’s chucking it down! The heavy rain woke me at 5am so I rolled over and went back to sleep. Bleugh!

I thought ‘we’re in Spain and it’s more like Manchester’ (except our daughter keeps telling us what lovely weather they’re having) and then that made me think of mancgirl - she’s not posted for a while - hope all is okay there.

Seems Ryanair is starting up with 40% of flights from 1 July and customers have to bring their own masks or won’t be allowed on the plane. Fair enough it’s a budget airline. It’s nice to know we can get home if we want to from that date. Whether we choose to remains to be seen. If we keep healthy and we have glorious sunny weather I think we’ll be tempted to stay!

Many happy returns of the day harrigran. Hopefully gillybob will be able to update us with some positive news today from Barclays.

We have no slogans to follow out here so we will just continue using our common sense.

Hope Tuesday is good to us all. Keep safe everyone that’s the main thing. x

gillybob Tue 12-May-20 09:06:41

Elusive person , not illusion Person . Grrrr