WCMUT....what cheered me up today

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Nope - number 4. A message saying they tried to deliver . . .

Useless, lying basta**s - there are about fifteen staff in and around the reception area, so there is no way they can fail to deliver. What they mean is they're not coming today. :mad: :banghead:
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FFS :(

I've got one pending too, should have been here Weds.
But its also lashing down today, lots of localised flooding, some roads closed, so I doubt I'll see her today either.
 
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Lots of reports on the local hub, of localised flooding, roads closed and effectively cutting off the supermarkets / retail park.

WCMUT?
Fortunately, for no real reason, I went food shopping earlier today, I'd normally go late afternoon and would have been totally screwed!
 
@Sky
Well I did get a reply from the CEO's office ( now we know the email is valid ;) )
In part
<parcels> will be handled through sorting machinery and conveyor belts. As such, any instructions on the parcel e.g. Fragile/This Way Up cannot be followed directly. For this reason, we communicate on our site a comprehensive list of both restricted and prohibited items, as we cannot guarantee safe transit during this process. I can see that plants are part of our non-compensated items list due to the above reasons.

I would like to offer you a goodwill gesture of £5.00 as an apology for the service,

Excuses excuses, just shove it ... and I'll avoid any further seller that uses your service! ...
 
Cobra said:
Excuses excuses, just shove it ... and I'll avoid any further seller that uses your service! ...
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Indeed and justifiably so. I feel the same way and will avoid at all costs.

If I didn't depend so heavily on Amazon, the fact that they use Hermes would drive me away as a customer. Thankfully, it's only about one in eight that arrives is through them - they're the late or damaged ones every time.
 
Cobra said:
@Sky
Well I did get a reply from the CEO's office ( now we know the email is valid ;) )
In part
<parcels> will be handled through sorting machinery and conveyor belts. As such, any instructions on the parcel e.g. Fragile/This Way Up cannot be followed directly. For this reason, we communicate on our site a comprehensive list of both restricted and prohibited items, as we cannot guarantee safe transit during this process. I can see that plants are part of our non-compensated items list due to the above reasons.

I would like to offer you a goodwill gesture of £5.00 as an apology for the service,

Excuses excuses, just shove it ... and I'll avoid any further seller that uses your service! ...
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I would forward that e-mail to the CEO of the seller who supplied the plants.
 
Nod said:
I would forward that e-mail to the CEO of the seller who supplied the plants.
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I fully intend to, and the response too..
 
I'd take the cheque for the fiver as well (and would insist on a cheque) then not cash it/pay it in. That used to screw up accounting systems/audits but probably doesn't now.
 
Here's a great story. A fire-crew responded to a call regarding a women about to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge over the M5 at Exeter. Other emergency services were already on scene and had failed to get her to come off the bridge. The station had a Labradoodle, called Digby, who was used to help crew cope with trauma incidents and firefighter Matt, who is Digby's handler, had a brain-wave. Take Digby. He was a trained 'calmer'...or as the article states, a 'defusing dog' .Firefighter Matt got to the scene and talked to the women with Digby alongside him. He asked her if she'd like to come over and meet Digby. She looked at the dog, smiled and came off the bridge. This incident will surely prompt the use of dogs like Digby for such incidents countrywide.

Meet Digby. Who wouldn't want to make his acquaintance ? :)

inews.co.uk

Hero dog 'Digby' saves woman from taking her own life on M5 motorway in Exeter

Emergency services had been trying to persuade her to move away from the railings, but she only agreed to do so after spotting Digby
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WCMUT?

Leaning that that damned beech tree of my neighbours is getting cut back later in the year,
this thing is about 40 wide and about 25 feet deep. & 25 feet tall ( as tall as a house)
it covers half her garden and 8 feet into mine and her other neighbours.
Although I'm not too worried about that its only one corner and covers the shed roof.
Anything that actually gets near the shed roof gets lopped.

It blocks out the mid / late morning sun to half my garden. So I just get the early and late day sun.
Every autumn is sheds 3 large green bin full ( compacted) of leaves in my garden.
The prevailing wind does that every year :(
And I'm still picking the damned things up in the spring ..

Apparently the "surgeons" have told her that it needs special treatment, to revive it, make it stronger, but she forgets the word they used.
I really hope that they said "Pollarding" That'll cheer me up no end. But I didn't suggest the word to her, as I don't want her googling the word ...
She'll hate it :D
 
Tori_T said:
If you're in when they turn up, ask them about the work, and say "Oh, I thought she said Coppicing..." when they tell you. :angelic:
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I'm gonna make sure that its taken well back to her side if nothing else, the damned roots over time
have pushed / leaned her fence about a foot over to my side, it won't be long before its leaning on my shed.
I need a plan before that happens.. ;)
 
Cobra said:
WCMUT?

Leaning that that damned beech tree of my neighbours is getting cut back later in the year,
this thing is about 40 wide and about 25 feet deep. & 25 feet tall ( as tall as a house)
it covers half her garden and 8 feet into mine and her other neighbours.
Although I'm not too worried about that its only one corner and covers the shed roof.
Anything that actually gets near the shed roof gets lopped.

It blocks out the mid / late morning sun to half my garden. So I just get the early and late day sun.
Every autumn is sheds 3 large green bin full ( compacted) of leaves in my garden.
The prevailing wind does that every year :(
And I'm still picking the damned things up in the spring ..

Apparently the "surgeons" have told her that it needs special treatment, to revive it, make it stronger, but she forgets the word they used.
I really hope that they said "Pollarding" That'll cheer me up no end. But I didn't suggest the word to her, as I don't want her googling the word ...
She'll hate it :D
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Round here the tree surgeons don’t seem to understand “pollarding”, which I think is the answer for street trees. They do what I understand is called a “pillar” cut or just lop off parts of branches :(.
 
sphexx said:
Round here the tree surgeons don’t seem to understand “pollarding”, which I think is the answer for street trees.
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They look so much better afterwards (y)

Normally the tree in question just gets a not so short back and sides, so weak branches are then growing on weak branches, does the tree no good whatsoever
 
Tori_T said:
Got any pesty mates who could acquire some formosan termites for you?
Goodbye tree (and fence, and shed...).
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They are welcome to the tree and fence, neither are mine,
but I'd rather hang on to the shed ( ex-Mews)
Otherwise I'd take it down and let the prevailing wind sort out the fence
 
Cobra said:
They look so much better afterwards (y)

Normally the tree in question just gets a not so short back and sides, so weak branches are then growing on weak branches, does the tree no good whatsoever
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Short back & sides is what they do mostly here. It may be partly the fault of the owners because one local tree surgeon I know personally is very well qualified but still does that sort of thing. One trouble is they are a bit like roofers, people can’t see what they are doing and have no expertise themselves :(.
 
Cobra said:
WCMUT?

Leaning that that damned beech tree of my neighbours is getting cut back later in the year,
this thing is about 40 wide and about 25 feet deep. & 25 feet tall ( as tall as a house)
it covers half her garden and 8 feet into mine and her other neighbours.
Although I'm not too worried about that its only one corner and covers the shed roof.
Anything that actually gets near the shed roof gets lopped.

It blocks out the mid / late morning sun to half my garden. So I just get the early and late day sun.
Every autumn is sheds 3 large green bin full ( compacted) of leaves in my garden.
The prevailing wind does that every year :(
And I'm still picking the damned things up in the spring ..

Apparently the "surgeons" have told her that it needs special treatment, to revive it, make it stronger, but she forgets the word they used.
I really hope that they said "Pollarding" That'll cheer me up no end. But I didn't suggest the word to her, as I don't want her googling the word ...
She'll hate it :D
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You're Graham Lee and I claim my £5!!!

Battle over birdsong ends with tree being sliced in half | News | The Times
 
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Cobra said:
WCMUT?

Leaning that that damned beech tree of my neighbours is getting cut back later in the year,
this thing is about 40 wide and about 25 feet deep. & 25 feet tall ( as tall as a house)
it covers half her garden and 8 feet into mine and her other neighbours.
Although I'm not too worried about that its only one corner and covers the shed roof.
Anything that actually gets near the shed roof gets lopped.

It blocks out the mid / late morning sun to half my garden. So I just get the early and late day sun.
Every autumn is sheds 3 large green bin full ( compacted) of leaves in my garden.
The prevailing wind does that every year :(
And I'm still picking the damned things up in the spring ..

Apparently the "surgeons" have told her that it needs special treatment, to revive it, make it stronger, but she forgets the word they used.
I really hope that they said "Pollarding" That'll cheer me up no end. But I didn't suggest the word to her, as I don't want her googling the word ...
She'll hate it :D
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I know exactly how you feel. 18 months ago the next door neighbour died unexpectedly. It didn't surprise me but I'll leave it at that. He had a plum tree that must have been 20m high and 8m wide. It did all the things you've outlined re stopping light. At least no leaf drop to cope with. In comes new people but the house was bought by an organisation. I had a word with the chap who came round overseeing work and pointed out that 2/3 of this tree was over the garden behind that house. I invited him into our back garden. It looks worse from our garden. He said he'd sort it. He did.It was chopped down. We now get the sun in our summerhouse early morning to the point we have breakfast in it in warm weather. We now see a vast expanse of sky which is lovely when it's blue. We can see the hills to the east now. I don't know what laws govern this sort of thing . Not far from us two houses have eucalyptus tree..they must be 30m tall. . They're right against the back wall of those properties too and I expect root damage to the wall is being caused. These trees can grow to 40m. I did ask the council chap who deals witrh trees and he said there was no height restriction. I spoke to a different chap, who was in charge of matters concerning trees, years ago about some trees alongside the brook. You wouldn't believe his name... Mr Bird :D
 
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We have three trees on our pavement boundary. Every few years we get the two Lime trees cut hard back......this year was their turn again. A few weeks on they are putting on a nice new 'head of hair'.

The middle tree is an Ash, about three years back the same tree surgeons did a grand job carefully reshaping it. And it grew out nicely....so this time we asked them to cut it back to the previous points. As above it is now growing away nicely.

Oh, we also have a lovely weeping Birch....they gave that a very light tidy up :)
 
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He did.It was chopped down. We now get the sun in our summerhouse early morning to the point we have breakfast in it in warm weather.
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I'd call that a result (y)

Between the end of my garden and the end of the opposite neighbours gardens, there is a tree lined walk way, a cut through to shops schools etc.
One tree tree was causing concern, it was large and straggly., it turns out it was some hybrid or other.

This was at least 40 feet tall and about a 30 foot spread. I'd asked on several occasions that they be trimmed. ( the land is council owned)
The answer was always the same we have no plans.
This was all a few years back:- during a particular stormy spring one branch snapped off must have been 20 feet long and a good 12 ins thick.
It was lose and resting on the lower branches, overhanging the foot path, and it wouldn't have taken much to bring it down on the foot path .. God forbid that
someone was walking along at the time!

I reported it as dangerous / hazardous, and even sent images and the exact location.
They sent out a surveyor and they reported that it wasn't a hazard, and no action would be taken.

BUT they had found a couple of hybrid trees, in the area that would be taken down as they were diseased and dangerous.
That was a real WTF moment, so you can imagine my surprise when I got home about a week later ( I'd been working away)
to find the aforementioned tree and the next one to it, down to a trunk, they came back the next day and took it to the ground!

I reported to the council that someone had stolen two large trees as apparently these were fine.
Either that or your surveyor is as blind as a bat, and god knows where he was looking, as its only a small area.

The reply? it was part of our regular planned maintenance on tree management.
I must admit to having a little chuckle to myself over the reply ...
 
Box Brownie said:
Re: trees

We have three trees on our pavement boundary. Every few years we get the two Lime trees cut hard back......this year was their turn again. A few weeks on they are putting on a nice new 'head of hair'.

The middle tree is an Ash, about three years back the same tree surgeons did a grand job carefully reshaping it. And it grew out nicely....so this time we asked them to cut it back to the previous points. As above it is now growing away nicely.

Oh, we also have a lovely weeping Birch....they gave that a very light tidy up :)
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When I had a very badly diseased & largely dead big Horse Chestnut removed last year I found the range of quote was absolutely vast and it’s quite difficult to get an idea of the ‘going rate‘ -- no doubt partly because every case is different.
 
Still on trees.

My parents used to have 3 big conifers in their front garden, all 3 with TPOs on them. Despite several applications to remove the TPOs so that any works on the trees could be done more quickly, the orders were left in place (allegedly because a close neighbour wanted them kept). When Dad was ill and had to downsize, said neighbour bought the house (through a 3rd party because the neighbour is a sneaky organization...) and when I passed the house recently, the trees were gone.
 
Many years ago there was a piece of land that ran between my back garden and a tarmac pathway/alley owned by the local council. It was full of trees that hadn't been trimmed for more than twenty five years and they were blocking light from getting into the back garden. This meant that the grass was all moss and the back of the house and roof were all covered in lichen - my immediate neighbour's being much worse than mine.

We tried everything to get them trimmed, but the council were (as always) completely useless and the owner could not be traced. Anyway, my brother was a keen chainsaw jockey, so one day he came to visit with a few toys and we trimmed all the trees by about two thirds. Boy, what a difference that made. My neighbour who was a little old lady in her eighties was absolutely over the moon. A few weeks passed and the remaining trees were treated the same way by neighbours further up the road as they followed suit.

I love trees, but sometimes you have to be brutal . . .
 
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Not today as such but last week and the week before :-) 10 days to the Outer Hebrides and back :-)
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My next door neighbour had a hen party. No pics ............................. shaky hands! :)
 
Cobra said:
I'd call that a result (y)

Between the end of my garden and the end of the opposite neighbours gardens, there is a tree lined walk way, a cut through to shops schools etc.
One tree tree was causing concern, it was large and straggly., it turns out it was some hybrid or other.

This was at least 40 feet tall and about a 30 foot spread. I'd asked on several occasions that they be trimmed. ( the land is council owned)
The answer was always the same we have no plans.
This was all a few years back:- during a particular stormy spring one branch snapped off must have been 20 feet long and a good 12 ins thick.
It was lose and resting on the lower branches, overhanging the foot path, and it wouldn't have taken much to bring it down on the foot path .. God forbid that
someone was walking along at the time!

I reported it as dangerous / hazardous, and even sent images and the exact location.
They sent out a surveyor and they reported that it wasn't a hazard, and no action would be taken.

BUT they had found a couple of hybrid trees, in the area that would be taken down as they were diseased and dangerous.
That was a real WTF moment, so you can imagine my surprise when I got home about a week later ( I'd been working away)
to find the aforementioned tree and the next one to it, down to a trunk, they came back the next day and took it to the ground!

I reported to the council that someone had stolen two large trees as apparently these were fine.
Either that or your surveyor is as blind as a bat, and god knows where he was looking, as its only a small area.

The reply? it was part of our regular planned maintenance on tree management.
I must admit to having a little chuckle to myself over the reply ...
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Apologies for not repsonding sooner but looking at the time you posted I would have be under anaesthetic into a 2 hour op.after arriving at the hospital at the appointed time of 7.10am. I came out yesterday a bit discom-nukified. No driving for two weeks..not even any shopping, no doing jobs (around the house/garden) .That's what the leaflet says. Wi-Fi was bad and either failed to connect or dropped out. I suggested they move the hospital.lol. When I felt like watching tv there was no sound on ITV and the nurse said it's a only on that corridor. Fortunately, two football games (yes, I know, what's football ?..lol) were on BBC1. I couldn't get a signal to call my wife and the bedside phone didn't work. There was no visiting allowed (Covid) I expect I'll get a satisfaction survey to complete. Staff and food very good. BUT..this must be the same in all hospitals.Along comes the lovely meal lady and with a smile puts down a tray, with whatever meal on, onto the swing bedside table and off she goes to the next room. Bear in mind it's no easy task sitting up in these beds and press the wrong adjustment arrow and the bottom end drops when you wanted the back up. My bed had 8 arrows to choose from. The large bedside swing table had a reluctance to move on it's base wheels..I likened it to a recalcitrant supermarket trolly. So..onto this went the tray . On the tray was eg..a bowl of soup. A small plate with a roll and butter. The main meal with a tin hat on. A tea/coffee pot. A milk jug . I soon learnt to stir the teabag (one) so the tea rersembled tea by the time I came to drink it. I then had to untangle the string from around the teaspoon. There were several sachets of white and brown sugar..much larger than the salt and pepper tiny ones which on the first occasion I was unable to find,asked for some only for the lovely meal lady to smile and say.."Here they are my dear ..under the large sachets.."they are a bit small aren't they" she said..with the lovely smile. Then there was a large plate with the dessert on and whilst eating the meal I was able to watch the ice cream melt. It came on top of a waffle once and if the waffle was warm and soft when it arrived by the time I got to it it was hard and cold. To make room I'd poured the toffee sauce over it.. The toffee sauce was in yet another small jug on the tray. It was amazing how much the tray held. Breakfast had the cereal in the bowl so there was the milk jug for that plus the milk jug for the tea/coffee and two slices of toast in a large chrome toast rack. I'm sure I've forgotten something. Ah yes..the cutlery. Massive. The fork would have been ideal for digging out weeds in the garden. There was a very long knife for the main meal and another very long knife to put the butter on toast or jam on a roll which I didn't have. It wasn't easy getting this huge knife to go inside the small butter wrap. The cutlery was so large I commented on it to my wife when I got home. The loo flush ? Great that you don't have to press a flush button..hygiene and all that but I had to ask a nurse how to do it. She said they call it the '5 hand wave'. You have to pass you hand across it several times. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't .What never did work was the sink stop. It woudn't stay down. The monoblock tap also worked via a sensor. I had to ask nurse how to get the water to run at first. So, it wasn't easy using the sink because the sink stop wouldn't stay down .I had to fill my cupped hands. I mean, it's hard work when you're well let alone after surgery. One night nurse pulled down the window blind but not far enough so a very bright security light in the car park shone into the room like a lighthouse beam into my eyes. It was so bright I could sense it with closed eyes. I was, unfortunately, on eye-level with it on the first floor. They're really busy so I didn't like to call her back.

One night nurse told me to see if I could get some sleep..I slept for 2 hours on Friday..4 on Saturday, three Sunday. It didn't help having my BP taken at 2.00am along with oxgygen levels. You've got to laugh to cope. I can understand the need to check that the BP is ok.

Trees. Crazy people at the council. I've done that..ie send photos and on a couple of occasions they've sent out the lopping team. That 40' X 30' tree is (was) enourmous. That branch sounded to me to be a hazard. At that size and being free to fall it was definetly a hazard. Does it really cost that much to have taken down a tree that's a potential hazard ? I suppose they have a tight budget to keep to. At least you got a good result. I got a similar response once. "Thank you for your report and (whatever) will be looked at during the routine surveys"
 
JohnC6 said:
Apologies for not repsonding sooner but looking at the time you posted I would have be under anaesthetic into a 2 hour op.after arriving at the hospital at the appointed time of 7.10am. I came out yesterday a bit discom-nukified. No driving for two weeks..not even any shopping, no doing jobs (around the house/garden) .That's what the leaflet says. Wi-Fi was bad and either failed to connect or dropped out. I suggested they move the hospital.lol. When I felt like watching tv there was no sound on ITV and the nurse said it's a only on that corridor. Fortunately, two football games (yes, I know, what's football ?..lol) were on BBC1. I couldn't get a signal to call my wife and the bedside phone didn't work. There was no visiting allowed (Covid) I expect I'll get a satisfaction survey to complete. Staff and food very good. BUT..this must be the same in all hospitals.Along comes the lovely meal lady and with a smile puts down a tray, with whatever meal on, onto the swing bedside table and off she goes to the next room. Bear in mind it's no easy task sitting up in these beds and press the wrong adjustment arrow and the bottom end drops when you wanted the back up. My bed had 8 arrows to choose from. The large bedside swing table had a reluctance to move on it's base wheels..I likened it to a recalcitrant supermarket trolly. So..onto this went the tray . On the tray was eg..a bowl of soup. A small plate with a roll and butter. The main meal with a tin hat on. A tea/coffee pot. A milk jug . I soon learnt to stir the teabag (one) so the tea rersembled tea by the time I came to drink it. I then had to untangle the string from around the teaspoon. There were several sachets of white and brown sugar..much larger than the salt and pepper tiny ones which on the first occasion I was unable to find,asked for some only for the lovely meal lady to smile and say.."Here they are my dear ..under the large sachets.."they are a bit small aren't they" she said..with the lovely smile. Then there was a large plate with the dessert on and whilst eating the meal I was able to watch the ice cream melt. It came on top of a waffle once and if the waffle was warm and soft when it arrived by the time I got to it it was hard and cold. To make room I'd poured the toffee sauce over it.. The toffee sauce was in yet another small jug on the tray. It was amazing how much the tray held. Breakfast had the cereal in the bowl so there was the milk jug for that plus the milk jug for the tea/coffee and two slices of toast in a large chrome toast rack. I'm sure I've forgotten something. Ah yes..the cutlery. Massive. The fork would have been ideal for digging out weeds in the garden. There was a very long knife for the main meal and another very long knife to put the butter on toast or jam on a roll which I didn't have. It wasn't easy getting this huge knife to go inside the small butter wrap. The cutlery was so large I commented on it to my wife when I got home. The loo flush ? Great that you don't have to press a flush button..hygiene and all that but I had to ask a nurse how to do it. She said they call it the '5 hand wave'. You have to pass you hand across it several times. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't .What never did work was the sink stop. It woudn't stay down. The monoblock tap also worked via a sensor. I had to ask nurse how to get the water to run at first. So, it wasn't easy using the sink because the sink stop wouldn't stay down .I had to fill my cupped hands. I mean, it's hard work when you're well let alone after surgery. One night nurse pulled down the window blind but not far enough so a very bright security light in the car park shone into the room like a lighthouse beam into my eyes. It was so bright I could sense it with closed eyes. I was, unfortunately, on eye-level with it on the first floor. They're really busy so I didn't like to call her back.

One night nurse told me to see if I could get some sleep..I slept for 2 hours on Friday..4 on Saturday, three Sunday. It didn't help having my BP taken at 2.00am along with oxgygen levels. You've got to laugh to cope. I can understand the need to check that the BP is ok.

Trees. Crazy people at the council. I've done that..ie send photos and on a couple of occasions they've sent out the lopping team. That 40' X 30' tree is (was) enourmous. That branch sounded to me to be a hazard. At that size and being free to fall it was definetly a hazard. Does it really cost that much to have taken down a tree that's a potential hazard ? I suppose they have a tight budget to keep to. At least you got a good result. I got a similar response once. "Thank you for your report and (whatever) will be looked at during the routine surveys"
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Good to hear you survived John. A blackout mask is essential for hospital — Amazon sell nice silk adjustable ones unlike the non adjustable s sold by Boots etc.

Hospitals I’ve been in (Leeds & Harrogate) plus my GP have excellent NHS Wifi with very high connection speeds up & down, I assumed everywhere had it but maybe you were not in an NHS hospital?
 
Called into the supermarket on the way home and the place was almost deserted, no queue at the checkout at all! Apparently the ingerlands are playing kickball (some kind of tournament I think), I hope they win so I can time another shop with the next game :)
 
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sphexx said:
Good to hear you survived John. A blackout mask is essential for hospital — Amazon sell nice silk adjustable ones unlike the non adjustable s sold by Boots etc.

Hospitals I’ve been in (Leeds & Harrogate) plus my GP have excellent NHS Wifi with very high connection speeds up & down, I assumed everywhere had it but maybe you were not in an NHS hospital?
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Earplugs are handy too. I got Mrs Nod to bring in several sets when I was in for a while - not for me; for those who were subjected to my snoring!!!
 
Nod said:
Earplugs are handy too. I got Mrs Nod to bring in several sets when I was in for a while - not for me; for those who were subjected to my snoring!!!
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Yes, though I just take my hearing aids out and then all I can hear is my tinnitus:mad:. Actually hearing aids are a nightmare on hospital wards as they tend to magnify all the alarms and beeps, I can find it makes me quite sick to hear it all:confused:
 
JohnC6 said:
Apologies for not repsonding sooner but looking at the time you posted I would have be under anaesthetic into a 2 hour op.
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No worries John, I'm glad all is well.
 
sphexx said:
Yes, though I just take my hearing aids out and then all I can hear is my tinnitus:mad:. Actually hearing aids are a nightmare on hospital wards as they tend to magnify all the alarms and beeps, I can find it makes me quite sick to hear it all:confused:
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Try eating in Wagamamma with hearing aids! I keep forgetting my little tin I keep them in when I take them out (it's in one of my bike jackets IIRC!). My head also sticks up to just the wrong height in Mrs Nod's MX-5 and the wind noise is annoying. Oddly, I keep forgetting to put them in when we visit Mrs Nod's Mum... Can't think what causes those momentary memory lapses - I always seem to remember them just past the point of no return!!!
 
sphexx said:
Good to hear you survived John. A blackout mask is essential for hospital — Amazon sell nice silk adjustable ones unlike the non adjustable s sold by Boots etc.

Hospitals I’ve been in (Leeds & Harrogate) plus my GP have excellent NHS Wifi with very high connection speeds up & down, I assumed everywhere had it but maybe you were not in an NHS hospital?
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Yes..thanks,Richard..still alive but not quite kicking. :D Takes 6 weeks, I'm told.I'll bear that in mind .re the face mask. No it wasn't an NHS hospital. Had I gone through the NHS there was a 10 month waiting list to see the consultant let alone have an op.
 
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Try eating in Wagamamma with hearing aids! I keep forgetting my little tin I keep them in when I take them out (it's in one of my bike jackets IIRC!). My head also sticks up to just the wrong height in Mrs Nod's MX-5 and the wind noise is annoying. Oddly, I keep forgetting to put them in when we visit Mrs Nod's Mum... Can't think what causes those momentary memory lapses - I always seem to remember them just past the point of no return!!!
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Lol..I take it that Mrs Nod's mum doesn't have a lot that's of interest to talk about, then..:D

My wife said that we we can now go to the outdoor Wagamama we have here at the shopping mall. Not tables outside the restaurant but out in the fresh air. We went to a concert in Cardiff (St David's Hall..apostrophe 's' ? Does it not belong to Cardiff City Council ? :)). and we didn't fancy the restaurants we looked at that were open at 5.30 before the concert and my wife suggested we go to Wagamama. It looked like a Macdonalds to me so I was hesitant but went in. I'd go to one anywhere now. Loved the food. Even got my wife Wagamama recipe books. Really enjoyed the tuna I particularly liked the seared Nuoc Cham Tuna ,edamane beans ..small green beans that I've never had before Bang Bang cauliflower and especially Veg Tempura. I'm looking forward to going when the next warm day comes. Having said that the Covid rate here is rising quickly.
 
I'll be kind and just say that she's a 91 year old lady who doesn't see many people and who's listen holes don't work as well as her talk hole...

Our Wagamamma is so busy that they haven't got the staff to serve the outdoor areas as well as indoors. Being both double jabbed, we're relatively happy to eat indoors but I do have to slip the battery covers back a fraction to reduce the hubbub! If the object of the exercise wasn't to completely avoid any kitchen activity at home, we'd be just as happy doing the click-and-collect but the food is a fraction hotter when we eat in!


ETA... Because we were such regular customers over lockdown (Mrs Nod's studio is about 100 yards from the door so it's VERY convenient!) they gave us a copy of the recipe book as well as the occasional little extra freebie.
 
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WCMUT?
I mowed the lawn yesterday and found about a dozen separate ant nests. ( mostly red ones)
Today I find that my tried and tested ( over many years) seek and destroy system* worked yet again (y)

* Top tip the only way to destroy an ants nest is to kill the queen.
Mix Ant powder with sugar roughly 75 / 25 in favour of the sugar.
In the lawn poke the nest with a long rod and disturb the top half inch or so.

Once the ants are running around repairing the damage, lightly sprinkle the mixture over the area.
The ants will pick up the sugar and take it back deep into the nest and feed the queen with it.
No more ants...
 
Cobra said:
WCMUT?
I mowed the lawn yesterday and found about a dozen separate ant nests. ( mostly red ones)
Today I find that my tried and tested ( over many years) seek and destroy system* worked yet again (y)

* Top tip the only way to destroy an ants nest is to kill the queen.
Mix Ant powder with sugar roughly 75 / 25 in favour of the sugar.
In the lawn poke the nest with a long rod and disturb the top half inch or so.

Once the ants are running around repairing the damage, lightly sprinkle the mixture over the area.
The ants will pick up the sugar and take it back deep into the nest and feed the queen with it.
No more ants...
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What have you got against ants? :(.
 
sphexx said:
What have you got against ants? :(.
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I take it you don't have ants ?
They chew the roots from my plants and small veggie plot and kill them.
Rumour has it, that MK was built on an ant hill, when I was doing "domestic" pest control I'd do about a dozen ant jobs / day through the summer.
And of course we weren't the only local pest control company, all the others I spoke to were doing equal or more ant jobs.

Red ants bite worse than black ants. And your'll know it if you step on a nest.
Worse of course if *you" have young children around the place.
Or even cats / dogs come to that.
They can get into their noses, while they are checking out any apparent nest

If left uncontrolled they will be in your house marching over work tops looking for any opportunity to eat.
Even the merest of morsels that *you* probably wouldn't even see will feed an ant for at least a day.
 
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