Thread two for the 3am crew

Morning all. Hope all goes well for you MayBee and you have a good visit.
We are about to seed the bottom of our garden.It was all veg beds but a bit too much for us now.
Quiet day in the offing, but a walk into the village for the Sunday papers first thing. 3 mile round trip. Best done when the sun shines.

Thanks J52. I’ve always got on with my neighbours so it’s knocked me for six.

I’m awake as well. After a long run of sleeping well, I’ve had a couple of nights when I just can’t get to sleep.
I’ve listened to a story, looked at the I pad in the dark downstairs to avoid disturbing DH. None of this has helped. I’m going back to bed now to try again.
I hope you have a good holiday MB70 and can forget about your neighbours.

I’ve just had a cup of coffee as I’m going away at 6am and am still packing things. And I’ve got to put grass seed down and put moss killer on the path. I can’t put the seed down while the dogs here in case it gets into her paws and I’m hoping it grows while I’m away. Is it just me but, on the very rare occasion that I have an argument with someone it makes me quite ill and I can’t stop going over it all in my mind trying to make sense of it. I envy people that can just move on from such things. It’s a good job I’m going away; it should clear my head.

I had a very early night and was asleep by about 10.00 pm which is very unusual for me. I was so tired all day yesterday, but here I am again. It’s as though I can’t stay asleep for more than four hours.

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Not sure if this link will work but I’m still in such a state about the row with my neighbours about the blocked drain that I can’t sleep. So I’m hoping that listening to some Tom Hardy bedtime stories will help me to wind down

I ve been awake a few times just relaxing trying not to think some vivid dreams I can’t remember
No Maybe my drain problem is nothing to do with fat or food going down, it’s an outside problem,although it has a cover on it , the cover had moved slightly and I believe with the rain and wind etc over the winter some soil around it has got into it I ll have one more go but I think it’s a ‘pay for’ job….boo

A little later today, around 4:30. Tired last evening but watched another episode of Woman of Substance, until the predictability got on my nerves. Sunny again today so out in the garden I expect. ….as snooze in the sun?

I’m awake, been awake an hour. I always put off doing anything for at least an hour in the (usually vain) hope that I’ll go back to sleep.
I managed to have a nap in the afternoon so coped with my 12 hour day of busyness.
Today is much quieter, for which I am grateful.

Afraid not. Again, I have things to do in the morning, so here I am. I need to be able to pay attention, too - I am more likely to fall asleep I think. It’s so annoying when this happens.

Hello anyone wideawake. I woke up at 3.00 and have been reading the news headlines and will make a cup of tea and then read my latest library book of short stories by Helen Dunmore. All very different. A hard back in slightly larger print.
I hope all regular posters are fast asleep.

It's such rubbish isn't it? I am sorry this insomnia problem is so widespread amongst the gran brigade.

I've been awake since 4.00am. I was tempted to log on here, but am trying not to pick my phone up when I can't sleep. As ever, I have a busy day after a sleepless night. I don't think it's the thought of the day itself (the cleaner comes today, I have a class this morning and a list of chores/errands for this afternoon, plus a visit to my MIL in a care home). None of that is stressful, but I wonder if knowing that I'm not able to sleep till I wake is making things worse.

I'm very tired though, and am not going to be on top form for my class, or feel remotely like doing the chores and errands. My watch tells me that I more usually report being tired on Fridays than any other day of the week, and my routine is usually much the same. Food for thought?

A very disturbed night. Woke several times by very vivid dreams. Coat and shoes stolen in one … but all a bit sad and worrying.

Been awake for a while. No one came to clean the blockage yesterday. Three days without a working loo is not pleasant… And my bad cold seems to have come back with a vengeance.

Cheesed off. I’ve been awake for the last two hours.
Normally it wouldn’t bother me, but I’ve got a very full day, including hosting a meeting this afternoon and I need to have all my faculties about me.
Re. Drains Clogged with fat - I find washing soda and hot water more effective.

“Does fairy liquid unclog drain?
"Pouring a little washing-up liquid followed by hot water down the drain can be an effective first step to get things flowing again. "The washing-up liquid helps to break down greasy deposits and loosen trapped debris, while the hot water flushes it through more easily”.

BlueBelle

Not the same at all but just commiserating, my kitchen outside drain is blocked, I m very careful about stuff going down from the kitchen, but I don’t think it’s from the sink, although I have a cover over it with slats in it I think soil has got down outside
So rubber gloves on and hands and knees up to my armpit in sludge but I can’t do it, so looks like I ll have to get the folks out, that ll be an expense, at least it only affects me.
Always something May

Have you tried hot water and washing up liquid?

At least one of the neighbours came round this morning and we’ve made peace. He said did I want to apologise to the other neighbour and I said Ihave nothing to apologise for given that the blockage originated on her property and I had been trying to sort it out for her. I did manage to get back to sleep this morning. I still woke up feeling quite sick and shaky though and my heart rate whenI checked it last night was off the scale. There is a plan of action now though for when it happens again. I’ve still got an open sewage drain directly outside my back door. Thank goodness the dog is having a few days at my partners; I don’t know what I’d do if she was here as I can’t walk her because of my knee. If I hadn’t been awake at 2am yesterday morning none of this would have happened!

My To Do list will outlive me!!!! Maybe DDs will inherit it!

Bluebelle. My outside drain gets blocked easily from blown in leaves. I am going to
cut a length off my stiff hose which has a bit of flexibility and use that to poke around before buckets of soapy water. I think I will be able to push it round a bend. I need a drain cover or even just some chicken wire over the top of the drain. Must do that before the autumn this year. My To .Do list gets longer!

Not the same at all but just commiserating, my kitchen outside drain is blocked, I m very careful about stuff going down from the kitchen, but I don’t think it’s from the sink, although I have a cover over it with slats in it I think soil has got down outside
So rubber gloves on and hands and knees up to my armpit in sludge but I can’t do it, so looks like I ll have to get the folks out, that ll be an expense, at least it only affects me.
Always something May

Bless you MayBee. Hope all gets sorted. Some people are just naturally ungrateful, aren’t they. Have a good time when you are away and try to forget all this. As they say ‘ All things shall pass’ which applies to your sewage system also. 🤭

So this morning 2am I realised the sewage pipe was blocked. I arranged for the water people to come out and pushed notes through my neighbours doors as quietly as possible. Told them the ref number and phone number of the drains people. Couldn’t get to sleep till 5. Later that morning went to the house where the blockage usually originates from to check that the engineers could access it. Was told the other neighbour was going to fix it later that day so I phoned the water people and asked them not to come out till tomorrow but that I would cancel it if it was sorted. When this evening I spoke to the two neighbours they complained that I’d woken them up by pushing the note through their letterbox. I cancelled the engineers only to find that my drain was still blocked. It ended up with one neighbour telling me to leave their property ( that was where the blockage was and no one was keeping me informed about what was happening) and another one shutting a door in my face when I tried to tell them there was still a problem ( she said I’d been rude to people)I’m going away on Saturday for four weeks and can’t use any water in my house ( including the loo). Whenever there’s a blockage I’m the one that alerts everyone as I’m at the end of the row but no one has ever thanked me. Everything I’ve done today has been to help everyone. In fifty years this is only the second time I’ve ever had an argument with any of my neighbours ( the first one was about a fence and the neighbour, unknown to me, was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s). I don’t think I’ll sleep tonight as I’m so upset and wound up. I can’t believe that the only comment I had was about me putting the note through the letter box. At 4 am I was still trying to unblock my drain. I never lose my temper but when I do it actually makes me ill. And then I start blaming myself for everything.

I'm wishing you well Roses 🌹 .
I fell asleep watching Face The Music and woke up to watch Far From The Madding Crowd .
And managed to get to sleep asleep again .
Over the last couple of years I've developed hay fever and until the anti histamines kick in I feel so congested .