Yawn,yawn, wakey, wakey 2017

I like good girls

 

Good morning everyone sincerely hope that you are all OK,this morning we have to take Michaila to have her PIP assessment at 8am ,I have owl flu and that's far worse than man flu,but I will soldier on regardless anyway I digress have a good day and look after yourselves my friends

 

Aloha everyone,

@wiseowl I hope you get over your owl flu fairly very quickly . I'm sure nobody on here is going to report you to DEFRA

Re the PIP Assessment: I would have thought by now that they were able to give a permanent assessment without you needing to go there - unless you're claiming more because of a worsening of the situation. I'm sure that you know but if you're speaking on her behalf you should always talk mainly about the situation when she's having a really bad day and don't describe what happens on her best days. Some assessors only write down what you've said about the good days and ignore the bad ones. Don't forget that you can apply, afterwards, for travelling costs. You can claim 25 per mile and your parking costs. If Michaila has worries about small rooms, going up stairs or problems with a lot of people around or too many screens etc. in a room then you should tell them in advance and they must adjust to your wishes. In the past I have made them move assessments to a ground floor room with no computer screen visible.

I haven't had to take Barry for a PIP assessment, yet , as I had managed to get his DLA listed as permanent. They can still call him in and force a change over by assessment but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

Our bridge club Christmas party went well yesterday. Although there were quite a few members away for Christmas we still had a good turn out. We supplied the booze and the members supplied the food . We played light hearted bridge and gave away lots of prizes and everyone had a good time. The lady in the bottom right hand corner with the light pink top is 98 and still managing to play



I've got to go through it all again, tonight, with my Wednesday evening club. This time we shall be playing silly versions of bridge but it will be fun.

Keep well and have a great day

Aloha!

 

Good morning @shiney my friend and thank you,quite an experience ,got there right on time itwas like a prison bars and glass everywhere,receptionist said(didn't even look up and said "Got your letter" to which I polightly replied I do apologise but we did not receive a letter,"yes you did you must have" I then repeated I am sorry but we never received a letter,"well I can't let you in as I don't know who you are to which I replied here is my ID"That's no good I want the applicants ID,has she got a driving lincence" I then said
quietly as to her my Daughter has difficulty in walking let alone driving"can you speak up"
so I raised my voice and repeated my first statement to the recepionist to which she replied"you don't have to shout I'm not deaf" I still can't let you in .has she got any ID on her" I politely and courteously replied she has a bus pass with her photo on it"well I shouldn't accept that,but I will have a look at it,but next time I shall send you away and you will have to make another appointment" ,I said (with my semse of humour in shreds but still intact)thank you for being so resonable and understanding at this stressful time,then a young lady came and called us in,and said only two people are allowed in at any one time so with Mrs Woos permission I went in and mrs Woo waited outside,the next hour is another story for another time

 

Good morning everyone ,to day I am Christmas food shopping ,I am going early so that there are no people about I have to get the turkey out to day and let it thaw for a while before I cook it at least 48 hours its bigger than yours truly I used to cook loads of sausage rolls and mince pies but this year I have to steer well clear of anything which isn't good for woo,have a lovely day and take care my friends

 

Aloha everyone,

@wiseowl I hope your shopping goes well but don't go too early or the shops won't be open . 48 hours? Are you sure it's not an elephant? You are obviously going to slow cook it but you need to be very careful when slow cooking. I'm sure you already know this but the two very important things with very slow cooking is that the stuffing, if you use it, should be cooked first and you should start the cooking for the first hour on high. Both are done to kill off bacteria. We don't want you coming down with avian flu as well as owl flu

I shall also go shopping early this morning but give enough time for the rush hour to finish before driving to town.

Keep well and have a great day

Aloha!

 

Aloha everyone,

@moyra it sounds as though you need to give your car a little run a bit more often or you really need a new battery. Maybe you can get it checked (our little local garage checks things like that for their customers). I guess that even a new battery may go flat if you don't use it much.

Yesterday was a lazy day but I finished spraying a patio cleaner on the paving. It's supposed to be non-toxic to animals and plants. A cousin has used it and their paving looks wonderful. If it works it will save me from needing to pressure hose it, not very successfully, three times a year. It's supposed to take up to three months to show results and I shall take photos each month. Some of the black spots may take longer as the pressure hosing doesn't remove them properly anyway. Mixing up the chemical and spraying it (carefully, as I'm trying to avoid it getting on any plants - despite what they say) has taken four hours of work.

Mrs Shiney took a chicken casserole that I cooked, to a friend of hers whose husband died last year aged 90+, as we thought it a much better present than a box of chocolates or a plant.

I'll do a bit more removal of moss from the flower beds and then have some visiting to do. I also need to chase up the delivery of the bird feed that was due yesterday.

It's the last of the bridge club Christmas parties tonight

Keep well and have a great day

Aloha!