What are you all up to

Back at the old house today to start dismantling/removing various things, OH was at the new house starting to unpack boxes.

Wardrobe boxes have been unpacked and clothes hung in the walk in wardrobe, and SIL has been detailed to unpack boxes and temporarily stash things on the shelves in there.

DD is having problems deciding where to put things in the kitchen as, despite being larger than her old one, the cupboards are not as good, so she needs to rethink where to keep things.

OH unpacked a few boxes, 3 I think, while minding Callum, and put stuff out on the worktops for DD to put away, there is a lot of worktop space fortunately. Hopefully DD will find time and some cupboards to put it all into!

Tomorrow we have an extra pair of hands to help with dismantling wardrobes etc that are to be moved to the new house, plus an extra child minder, so should get more done.

Old house and new house are only about 400 metres apart, so resonably quick to move stuff over.

Sorry to hear that your hospital appointment didn't go as expected JVB.  OH it having similar at our hospital.  Once you are on their list it seems they are reluctant to let you go.  I hope all your tests go well. If you fancy a visit to a garden centre whilst in Peterborough The Barn garden centre is very dog friendly and even has an area in the café that welcomes dogs I believe. Thanks for the offer of bringing the washing up over to FM.  The certificate of competence sounds very tempting  I hope the weather here cheers up before you come.  It is foul here today.

OH it having similar at our hospital. Once you are on their list it seems they are reluctant to let you go.

Ain't that the truth! After a couple of trips to hospital in an ambulance it was 18 months before they let me go from 'The Elderly Clinic' - who ever came up with that name for a clinic!

Even our very elderly neighbour objected to that description ET, what a name! I hope JVB wont have to spend too much time being checked over, all the best for a good outcome.

New experience at our GPs yesterday, the local group have appointed pharmacists to review the patients (not from the local pharmacy which is attached, these are new, independently paid pharmacists.) I spent twenty minutes whilst the pharmacist "reviewed" everything including the medication she changed "to save money" three months ago which didn't go down well with me (pardon the pun!) I'm now not sure whether we'll ever catch a glimpse of our sole GP unless we go in on a stretcher... The pharmacist told me she has several thousand people on her list and she visits our surgery one morning a week.

This is due to the shortage of GPs, so you have been warned!

ET. Yes what a dreadful name for a clinic.  How old (or young ) do you have to be to be eligible for the elderly clinic?  I dread to think.

Brue.  It is very difficult to see a GP at our syrgery.  There are all sorts of other people with different titles that we now have to see instead. OH wanted to specifically see our own GP last week and when he went to see the receptionist she said 'you are lucky Dr.…(our own GP) .in on duty at the GP Hub on Monday evening I will make you an appointment. OH duly went along thinking it would be heaving and he was the only patient there!! What is the sense in that? 

 Hi you.all. Yes ,,I,m still around !! It's been a bit busy at the B/yd of late ,,lots of lift out's etc ,,maintenance ,,and repairs/ repainting the house 

On the M/home front ,,had the roof light over the bed ripped open by Easterly gales,,so,,wet everything after a week !! New fitting purchased ,but still too windy & wet to change it.My 'Concorde' has a couple of issues on M.O.T to be sorted ,,steering ball joints ,,front brakes/pad's calipers etc 

Off for MY m.o.t today ,,medical for new driving licence (C2) ,with "Doctors on Wheels" at Ashford  Kent.  Looking forward to my usual Xmas & New Year on the I.o.W for ten days wind down/chill/relax .

Hope all gets sorted Trikey and you get away to the IOW

We are fortunate here as our main surgery has 6 GP’s in addition the have recently brought 2 more surgeries so we can go to any where there are appointments available.

Went to daughters yesterday.  The extension is progressing well.  Daughter and SIL have installed to sets of bi-fold doors, 4 skylights and got the roof on.  Done all the work themselves.  We will probably have the grandtwins whilst they breakthrough to the main house.  They will get an electrician and a heating engineer in for 1st and 2nd fies.  Not going to be ready for Christmas so everyone will come to us.🎅🏻🎅🏻

Very  Best  Wishes  for  both  your  M.O.T.'s  Peter,  I've  escaped  reasonably  well  from  my  personal  mot,  but  the  Ducato's  in  on  4th  Jan  so  in  a  months  time  I  should  be  booking  my  whole  years  trips    but  in  no  sort  of  frenzy  !!  Just  get  that  roof  vent  fixed  chop chop  -  nothing  worse  than  trying  to  dry  soggy  bedding ( I  remember  THAT  from  my  tenting  days  !!  )

Good  luck  to  all  you  'youngsters'  trying  to  get  appointments  with  your  favourite  G.P.  --  I  had  that  problem  getting  in  to  see  a  Practice  Nurse, they're  much  busier  than  the  G.P.s  here  !!

Pity I am at the shop .or you could have popped round for a cup of tea, be careful round juc10

Sorry  to  disagree  about  the  Call-Out  Charge NTH but  in  this  day  of  litigation  that  poor  engineer  has  to  be  fully  trained  at  great  expense,  his  certifications  have  to  be  kept  current ( no  pun  intended )  his  vehicle  will  hold  about  5  times  the  kit  that  was  needed  but  a  few  years  ago  due  to  'specialisation'  and  his  travelling  time  must  be  paid  for  too.  not  to  mention  that dirty  word  profit  !.

Way  Back  in  the  mid  1960's  I  saw  the  papers  saying  how  much  the  RAF  were  paying  B.T.  for  yours  truly's  time  and  it  embarrassed  ME  to  see  how  highly  I  was  valued  and (comparatively)  how  little  I  was  paid.