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Mundane facts about your day: Part Deux.
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proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Madeira is a lovely, lovely place been many times.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
For people of a certain age, Vietnam still seems oddly familiar. It was on the TV every night for year after year. Many people would still be far more familiar with more place-names there than with, say, Portugal, which would have been just two places at that time - Lisbon and the rest of it...
SketchyMagpie
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Spent 3 hours yesterday litter picking around the play area bushes on the field outside of King Eddie’s. Filled as many bags. Let’s see how long it takes it to be overrun with litter again…!
If anyone is interested in voluntary litter picking, by the way, you can email the council via Stafford Streetscene asking for bin bags and a litter picker and you’ll get them for free. You just send them a photo of where you leave the bags with the location and they’ll pick them up. I’m doing it for 4-5 hours a week currently.
I know it should be on the council to keep the streets tidy but it’s actually quite fun! It’s a good way to get a bit of exercise and it’s a good introvert activity, too.
If anyone is interested in voluntary litter picking, by the way, you can email the council via Stafford Streetscene asking for bin bags and a litter picker and you’ll get them for free. You just send them a photo of where you leave the bags with the location and they’ll pick them up. I’m doing it for 4-5 hours a week currently.
I know it should be on the council to keep the streets tidy but it’s actually quite fun! It’s a good way to get a bit of exercise and it’s a good introvert activity, too.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
Today, for no real reason, I realised that I haven't signed my name all year. Since then, I have failed to work out when the last time was, probably several years ago, but I can't come up with any in the last decade...
I wonder when it was?
For something which was once pretty much a daily event to just disappear into the past without me spotting it seems quite odd.
I wonder when it was?
For something which was once pretty much a daily event to just disappear into the past without me spotting it seems quite odd.
Noah
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Algarve got a look in late 60s & 70s
Withnail
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Old man shouts at pie.
Mudgie
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I still sign letters ( including one to 'Noah' this month ) and cheques though not as often as I used to.
Also for some packages delivered by Royal Mail.
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SketchyMagpie
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Do you not write/send greetings cards?
EDIT: never mind, I just realised that you probably don’t sign it with your full name! I sign mine with my artist signature which is just my first name.
staffordjas
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We had to do lots signing electronically when we bought our house 18 months ago . Nothing like our actual signatures on the official documents, every one was different as I tried to use finger or mouse on the laptop and phone screen. Plus as hubby was at work while I was having to send things back by return, he has no idea what or how he signed.
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Benedict
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Cycled part way up the Isobel Trail this morning but before I could get to the 'flood dodge' alleyway, it was closed for tree felling !!
Has to be done I guess, I know an old guy was killed due to a falling tree/branch so can't complain. biked back and went up to top of beaconside road as before and back toward town and onward..
Has to be done I guess, I know an old guy was killed due to a falling tree/branch so can't complain. biked back and went up to top of beaconside road as before and back toward town and onward..
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
He was 58, that isn't old.
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
His wife used work in Sainsburys. Lovely lady.
littleme
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Had a fun afternoon out at the drs & pharmacy...
Arrived at 2.30 for my asthma appointment at 2.40....no sign in machines working, so dinged the bell & waited an age to sign in...didn't see nursey till around 3.10... we'd already discussed my problems at a previous appt, so she sent a new prescription to chemist next door at 3.15.... a further questionnaire etc & I was done & in the chemist by 3.30...
Chemist hugely busy...collected my overdue medicine & was told 10 mins wait for drs prescription......waited, given the wrong (although mine) medicine, told them, told another 10 mins ....again received (my) wrong medication...... Waited again..... By 4.40 I decided to mention if it had been forgotten... Or misdlaid as I'd been waiting since 3.30.......
New inhaler arrived within a few mins....I can't fault the staff at Holmcroft chemist at all, they are rushed off their feet, sooo busy there, to those that walked out in a huff or who had a go about the wait, you should all be grateful that you are getting medicarion at a reduced/free rate , be thankfull that these people are trying their best to help & have done their best...
Well done Holmcroft chemist, your staff are a credit to you....
Arrived at 2.30 for my asthma appointment at 2.40....no sign in machines working, so dinged the bell & waited an age to sign in...didn't see nursey till around 3.10... we'd already discussed my problems at a previous appt, so she sent a new prescription to chemist next door at 3.15.... a further questionnaire etc & I was done & in the chemist by 3.30...
Chemist hugely busy...collected my overdue medicine & was told 10 mins wait for drs prescription......waited, given the wrong (although mine) medicine, told them, told another 10 mins ....again received (my) wrong medication...... Waited again..... By 4.40 I decided to mention if it had been forgotten... Or misdlaid as I'd been waiting since 3.30.......
New inhaler arrived within a few mins....I can't fault the staff at Holmcroft chemist at all, they are rushed off their feet, sooo busy there, to those that walked out in a huff or who had a go about the wait, you should all be grateful that you are getting medicarion at a reduced/free rate , be thankfull that these people are trying their best to help & have done their best...
Well done Holmcroft chemist, your staff are a credit to you....
littleme
250,000th poster!
I should add...done by 5.10 pm where the carer phones to tell me he's spliced his head open at work & can I go back & get him butterfly plasters.....
Theresa Green
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Wind your neck in
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Had a meeting with some Australians, Mango decided this was a great time to steal a bag of rice and decorate the living room.
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
Personally, I think from now on, any shenannigans involving any animal, should be told with photographic proof!