How did your day go my dear - General Message Board

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Reply #282. Feb 01 09, 7:53 PM

My day was excellent. Part of it involved the home and associated chores, the rest involved having fun and watching a movie.

Reply #283. Feb 01 09, 7:58 PM

satguru

I did wonder Judy, I do lose track as so many people have come and gone since I joined but as you know he does like lost sheep to return so no barriers there.

Reply #284. Feb 01 09, 8:31 PM

Dreading the work i am having to have done in my flat, new kitchen, bathroom, central heating and worse of the lot rewring walls being ripped open and council wont pay for redecoration.

Reply #285. Feb 02 09, 5:27 AM

rosmarinus44

Didn't sleep again so very tired. Several really major things going on today so a tad stressed. Glad to unwind on this site.

Reply #286. Feb 02 09, 2:51 PM

Cymruambyth

Today was relatively mild for this time of the year so I spent part of the day picking up small branches which had blown off the trees in my back yard on Saturday - we had winds gusting up to 90 kmph and I'm surprised that none of my windows broke, they were rattling so much with every blast.

Reply #287. Feb 03 09, 10:52 PM

Monday: went shopping in the snow. Finished shopping, ready to drive home, locked the car with the engine running. (I'd always thought that people who locked their keys in the car weren't firing on all cylinders. I'd like to change my mind about that now please.)

Tuesday: got to sleep at 4am, woken up at 8.30 by a tree surgeon chain-sawing branches. Two hours of intermittent whirring, then they brought the lorry off the drive and on to the road - surrounded by road signs that cut the road down to one lane - thanks very much - and plugged it into the shredder. Two hours of the noise of a diesel engine running, and branches being fed into (and out of) an industrial-strength timber-shredder.

Then the little darlings had a lunch break, and came back to spend two more hours cleaning up, with leaf-blowers that were about as loud as a Jumbo Jet. It was across the road, but the noise still made the things in my house rattle. Don't we love having neighbours?

Today I've had seven hours' sleep - bliss - and am doing as little as possible. :)

Reply #288. Feb 04 09, 10:38 AM

Rest on, Lesley. Hopefully, no one will have trees to shread today.

Isn't the shreading machine loud? It sure saves on having to haul away branches instead.

Did you receive any of the mulch for your garden? It was the least they could do for you.

Reply #289. Feb 04 09, 11:04 AM

Oh, my day was outstanding. Much accomplished and much learned.

Reply #290. Feb 04 09, 11:04 AM

Up early, do a mate a favour. Got home leg and knee was killing but hey thats life. I can go one better Lesley the council is bringing the flats up to decent standard as laid down by the European beaurucrats, is constant drilling hammering from 8am till 5pm. and they not even in my flat yet.

Reply #291. Feb 04 09, 11:54 AM

s-m-w

Although I am sure that the noise and disruption will be an absolute bore, just think of all the positives of having your home modernised free of charge and the pleasure you will get from the finished product. You even get the opportunity to re-decorate and stamp your own mark on the place.

Hang in there Gary, there are many who would love to swop.

My day was super, breakfast out, fantastic evening meal (thanks Bee) and now chilled and looking forward to another day off in the warmm and dry tomorrow

Reply #292. Feb 04 09, 1:12 PM

Humanist

It looks as if Professor and I are in the same boat with major house repairs. We started a complete renovation of the upstairs (floors, painting, new furniture) last year only to tear apart the basement (new bathroom, closets, and partition) this year.

My workdays have been lighter recently which leaves me more time for the really important things: my son, home renovation and FunTrivia! Blame it on the economy, but we're turning our lemons into lemonade!

Reply #293. Feb 04 09, 2:05 PM

Keep sane, Gary. I'll get some earplugs and we'll share them.

Reply #294. Feb 04 09, 4:17 PM

No mulch, Mo. I believe the tree surgeons who cut branches, and do you a great big favour by taking them away, make rather a decent profit when they sell the wood bits.

I would have been happy if they'd loaded the branches onto the lorry, and skulked off to find another "nice quiet area" to do the shredding in. Wishful thinking.

Reply #295. Feb 04 09, 4:21 PM

poneke

Excellent day in my city; Wellington. The Rugby 7's are here! Parts of the central city turning into street parties,and true to form, our blistering heatwave has disappeared!
And with it being our National Day/Waitangi Day on the 6th also; well how many reasons does one need to let ya hair down:-)

Have a good weekend y'all and look out for 7's highlights....it'll be a cracking tourney;-)

Reply #296. Feb 05 09, 5:59 AM

Snow Snow and more snow, Asda was empty the only bright spot of the day. Hopefully the football will be off Saturday so i can sit and enjoy the 6 nations

Reply #297. Feb 05 09, 7:16 AM

Sammy97288

i had a crappy day. went 2 skool, have loads of homework, and am exhausted. its the same evry day. i hate skool. cant wait til summer!

Reply #298. Feb 05 09, 3:57 PM

Had my monthly check up Blood Pressure up, stress levels up, peak flow reading rock bottom. Rock bottom for me atm

Reply #299. Feb 10 09, 12:57 PM