Good Morning Tuesday 17th January 2023

Good morning all from the Scottish Borders. Icy cold with a coating of snow.
Pretty but treacherous. One of our walking group slipped yesterday on the 5 mile walk and although she got up and continued we others were ultra cautious afterwards and missed the views. Here's the river it's the water of Leith.
Today an old pal is coming to lunch with me. I'll take her out because I can't be bothered to cook want to treat her.

I'm glad you got on ok at the hospital Mick
I must give Hamnet another try Urms . I couldn't get into it.

I hope all who are struggling with health, weather and other worries have a much better day today.

Good morning Mick and all who follow. You're so wise to stay home today - it's definitely not the warmest, is it! As usual for us in winter, we're not doing so badly on the Angus coast. It's -2°at the moment, with a clear blue sky - the sun will be over the horizon in another 30 minutes or so. I'm off to Perth this morning for a hearing aid check-up and then lunch with a friend.
Yesterday Andy the Handiman came and sorted the leak under the sink - connection to the washing machine was gradually working loose. I shall know what to do myself next time! He's a lovely chap, happy to turn his hand to any odd job that turns up for only £25/hour - every town should have its Andy.
I'm glad your CT scan went well yesterday Mick. Enjoy your tai chi today grandmattie. It must have been lovely to chat to friends yesterday.
Many congratulations Pitcity, How lovely to have a new grandchild to look forward to!
Enjoy today everyone, and I hope it brings comfort and warmth and healing x

Good morning from a cold, frosty Durham. Meeting a friend at a local garden centre, then I’ll pop to my rental house to check all is well - the heating’s on low so I’m hoping there won’t be any problems, but fingers crossed. An electrician is doing an EICR at the end of the week then it’s good for the rental market. I’d tried to sell it but conditions there just weren’t right, although it should rent out, as I’ve had no problems with that.
A walk with DD2’s dog later - he’s very keen - by which time it’ll be dusk. Roll on Spring.
Best wishes to all. X

Good morning from Suffolk where it is -4 and a covering of frost. The dog has decided to have a duvet day I think having looked around from her bed and then tucked her head in and gone back to sleep. The morning walk may be somewhat delayed!

More of my book I think and perhaps beginning to sort out one of the spare bedrooms… but perhaps not.

Hope you all keep warm and have a positive day.

Good morning from North Yorkshire. It’s very frosty, the sky is clear.
Washing on, hoping to get it dry(ish) outside in the sunshine.
Yesterday’s walk was really good. A group from the village walked about 5 miles. Must clean my muddy boots today.
I think I will venture to the arboretum to see if the snowdrops have put in an appearance yet.
Congratulations Pittcity.
Have a good day everyone.

Morning all from a heavy frosted but bright blue sky S Yorks. the French windows were hard to open, frosted up.

Have to venture out for shops at some time, and have a counselling Zoom. Otherwise a quiet day.

Maybe that heap of admin will be sorted...maybe not...Sky have given me a new deal but omitted to tell me my new landline number and its never easy getting though to them.

That's worrying about your brother, kittylester, glad he can be seen so quickly.

May poorlies feel better, and family and friends meet-ups enjoyed.

Good morning, Michael and all GNs from a positively nithering South Yorkshire. A hard frost, a clear sky, the sun is shining, and my boiler didn’t come on this morning. I had to go downstairs into the garage and thrash it with a branch (think Basil Fawlty). This boiler is three months old. I’m not pleased. Good news is I slept very well last night thanks to a late night dram of Highland Park. I have my Son in law’s accountant coming round this afternoon to tell me why I shouldn’t keep my savings stuffed in the mattress (no wonder I’m sleeping badly! All that loose change!). SiL will come with him because he will remember all the bits I forget. I just hope they manage to get to the front door, as they are resurfacing the roads on our estate today and traffic is banned!
Smashing picture Grammaretto! I’m sorry your friend had a fall.
Congratulations Granny Pitt!👏
Have a good day folks!

Good morning Mick and everyone from sunny but freezing Carlisle where it is -4C. No more snow though. Some of yesterdays melted a little where the sun was on it but now we have ice instead. So not setting a foot out on it today. Wise of you to stay home, Mick

I'll occupy myself with housework and admin this morning and nicer things this afternoon! I'm wondering why British Gas are nagging me for another set of meter readings when they had some a fortnight ago and have sent the quarterly bill. I don't want to find myself paying another one because they don't know what they're doing. I dread the thought of having to phone them.

I sorted out some kitchen cupboards yesterday but found little to get rid of. I can't understand why one person needs so much stuff! DH's constant phrase was 'it might come in useful sometime'. I hope I'm not inheriting it.....

Wishing you all a pleasant day.

Good morning from Glasgow where it is -3 and a hard frost has returned.
18deg is only something I can dream of Urms. Sigh.

Such sad news about your brother kitty 💐

DH is going car shopping to day with his equally, lover of cars sidekick, DD1. which means, for the first time in months, I will have an empty. No idea what I will do but, I do know I will enjoy the fact that DH is making more progress.

Best wishes to all for a good day and hoping an easier day is ahead for those facing worries and struggles.

Good morning all from a chilly Glasgow, its -5°C.

Glad your scan was trouble free, Mick.
What joyful news Pitt.
Its good to hear of the happy events which are happening.
GMBatty, I hope the wee one feels better today.

I had a very restless night, after a very upsetting visit to the pharmacy. I had a meltdown in the pharmacy yesterday, which left me in tears, with an angina attack.
Those of you who know me, know that I am a strong and resilient lady and this is not like me. I was so embarrassed, but DH, who was with me, said I had done nothing to be ashamed of. I was polite and reasonable, they just wanted to cover their own backs and were not prepared to listen.

Once again prescriptions and also a script had gone missing. I had already phoned on Friday and was told they were available to collect, so DH took me, since I'm still not up to driving.
Something made me check the bag in the car, only to find something was missing.
Instead of going back into the shop, which was queued to the door with angry customers, I popped into the GP surgery, where it was confirmed the pharmacy had picked the script up on Wednesday at 15.05
The receptionist told me that they were having serious issues with that pharmacy.

Back to the long queue again, where I asked for the missing medication, the assistant handed me a large bag, which I knew wasn't the meds I was looking for. It contained missing inhalers which had fallen down the back of the shelves, dated 4th January. Politely I explained that this was not what I was asking for.

The pharmacist intervened and said there was no script and I needed to contact the surgery. I once again politely pointed out that the script came across on Wednesday. They are lying, she said. 😱
Eventually, she said they had just received the script yesterday. How can that be?, I asked, when I have the other item on the script in my hand (dispensed on Wednesday) and why did you not advise me that you couldn't fulfil all of the prescription?
We have none she said., They are on order. Come back again in a few days.
She started treating me as if I was in my dotage, speaking in a very slow voice, then ranted at me that I had no idea how hard her job was and she was doing extra hours for nothing. She was four people down and she hated her job.

I calmly explained that she had no idea how she was compromising my health, by incompetence and lack of communication, bordering on negligence and that every week I'm fobbed off when scripts go missing and medication is unobtainable or falls behind other people's meds on over flowing shelves.
I was trying to stay calm, as I could feel my heart racing.
Suddenly I burst into tears and then had an angina attack, having to sit down.
I said I felt unwell, but she continued to raise her voice to me, obviously a woman under terrible stress.
I said that I was sorry for her situation, but that I was desperately trying to stay out of hospital and needed her support.

Trying to change tack, I asked if there was something I could buy for nausea over the counter, to tide me over, as I am battling it on a daily basis.
She then then said that if I waited ten minutes, she would GIVE ME THE MISSING MEDICATION, , which she had previously said was out of stock. She had lied

While I waited, another assistant handed me a bag with the essential heart medication, which has been unobtainable since November, but had omitted to inform me they had it and give it to me, when I was in earlier that morning. If I hadn't insisted that they check, I still wouldn't have it.
Sorry for the rant, but I'm so tired fighting my corner.

Today, I shall phone the surgery and ask them to not send any more scripts to that pharmacy.
I wonder how long it will be, before a major error is made.

To cap it all, the insurance company has informed me that there will be a huge excess, because the ceiling was damaged due to water ingress from a central leaking leak. It never rains, but pours, especially through my kitchen ceiling!

Sorry for this miserable post and bringing the thread down. Just gloss over my post! 😉
Today is a new start! 😁

Have the best day possible!

Good morning all, from a bright, dry -3. Dgd and two dogs dropped here at 7.30 for a sleepover tonight. Extremely cold walk to school this morning. Quiet day planned apart from Sainsbury’s delivery this morning.
Congratulations Pittcity, lovely news.
Hope you all have a good day, hugs where needed.

Heavy frost and some sunshine this morning, a relief after so much rain. The quotation for my roof leak comes to over £4K which is depressing but essential - involves removing redundant chimney stack and as far as I am concerned the sooner the better. Local building firm knows these houses well so I trust their diagnosis. I’m sure

Supermarket this morning and WI this evening so quite a busy day. Always nice to have some social opportunities.

Oh, Marydoll, my heart bleeds for you! It’s so difficult when people blame you for their errors.
I hope that, now all your meds are present, you’ll feel more comfortable.
🫂❤️🌷

Marydoll I read your shocking experience with growing anger on your behalf.

The pharmacist is clearly unable to do her job but that you have had to put up with this while so poorly is awful.
I hope another pharmacy will do better.
Our GP surgery tells me to go to a certain pharmacy and avoid the 2 in the town!

After all that, let's hope the pills work!

I missed congratulations to Pittcity
Such exciting news.
And to Kitty thoughts are with you.

Marydoll that is shocking. I'd have been in pieces too. and the lies!

Definitely time to change your pharmacy if you have the option, even if its a bit further away. Mine is a lovely branch of Lloyds, based in the middle of Sainsburys, handy therefore.

Greyduster very wise to have SiL there, hope all can be sorted into easy managed finances.

Good morning Auntyflo and all x

Good morning from the NE where it is -3 and we have frost again plus yesterday's snow is still lying.
Will potter around today and tidy up, need to file some paperwork, don't mind working in the study as it is the warmest room in the house.
I will make some leek and potato soup this afternoon, will be good for lunch in this cold weather.
Take care when you are out and about.

Mary I’m appalled! You didn’t deserve to be treated like that even if they are under pressure💐💐.

Sending you lots of hugs Marydoll 😢 as you say today is another day. Hope you can keep smiling 🌻

Good morning all and it’s bitterly cold. We have a light frost .
I’m not rushing to take the dog out and she’s not bothered, still curled up on the sofa beside me. Maybe later.

Yesterday my friend and I had a nice lunch and chatted the afternoon away in a nice relaxed, warm pub. Just what we needed on such a cold day.

Today I have bridge club which will be jolly. One of the ladies usually brings home made cakes.

Did any one watch Maternity last evening? Made me chuckle with one of the new mums asking her mother to babysit, - oh you have yoga? How about after choir? , what day do you have Nordic walking? Mother said ‘you chose to have a child , look after her yourself! Us grans do have our own lives. ! 😂.

Agree with Urms - I loved Hamnet, and have read it twice. give it a go !

Congrats Pittcity how lovely 👶🏼. Hope you’re mum is ok!

Keep warm and cosy everyone 🧣. 🧤

I must give Hamnet another try Urms . I couldn't get into it.

It’s a tearjerker Grammaretto. Have some tissues handy.

Strewth Marydoll! I would have been in pieces too. Your GP must find another Pharmacy.

Just seen your news kitty. I have attended the TIA clinic in Leicester and they are amazing. I was there all morning had lots of tests and was given a diagnosis before I left. I wish your brother well.

Congratulations Pittcity.

good morning all. Glad your scan went ok Mick and hope you are keeping warm and safe inside today. It was pitch black when I got up, but a clear and sunny day here now , but just showing up the freezing frosty ground and roofs. I need to go out for some shopping but am watching for the pavements to look a bit less icy . Now the sun is up there are a lot of blackbirds and thrushes rootling about in the leaves looking for a chilly breakfast. I am dressed in usual clothes but now added on top is my latest charity shop buy . It is a long padded gilet with a hood. Stupid colour - white - but think that I shall recoup the £10 cost, wearing it over my clothes instead of putting the heating on, in quite a short time. This pm I am going to a computer club, so hope it will have warmed up a bit by then. I am a mix, knowing quite a lot about some areas and little of others. Things change over time too, so I am going back to computer school. There are some real computer geeks there and so I hope to confirm good practice and root out bad habits and learn some new skills. Was given my phone and have never had any information on it etc and so I hope to learn how to take photos and be able to put them on emails etc. My gardening friends send me great photos of their latest joy in the garden and it would be nice to be able to do the same. At the moment have some beautiful snowdrops out which cheer me as I go out. Have a good day everyone and take care

Blimey Marydoll. You couldn’t make it up!