Splice the mainbrace Posted September 9 #61726 Share Posted September 9 13c overcast and breezy this morning, at least it’s stopped raining as it rained all day yesterday worst day for many months. There was a car accident near us yesterday on a mini roundabout where the road markings have worn away and it’s difficult to see the lines, there has been a temporary sign up for weeks warning of no line markings after earlier crashes why don’t they just repaint the lines? Many road marking round here are worn away and difficult to see especially in the wet. Anyway a quiet day here but preparing for going away on Saturday to Southampton and embarking on Sunday for a month cruise on Sky Princess to USA and Canada. Early forecasts show a relatively smooth Atlantic outward crossing🤞 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplesea Posted September 9 #61727 Share Posted September 9 Morning one and all. A windy day here and a cool 13c, but dry. The wind is making it feel even more like winter than it has been of late. Going over to see Mum in a bit and a trip to Asda, but other than that and the normal chores nothng planned. Hope every one has a good day. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted September 9 #61728 Share Posted September 9 55 minutes ago, purplesea said: Morning one and all. A windy day here and a cool 13c, but dry. The wind is making it feel even more like winter than it has been of late. Going over to see Mum in a bit and a trip to Asda, but other than that and the normal chores nothng planned. Hope every one has a good day. Off to Morrisons to do some shopping. We are always moaning about the place so went to Sainsbury's last week.more expensive and couldn't find anything, so back to Morrisons. It may not be perfect but It'll do. A bit like P&O.🤣 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted September 9 #61729 Share Posted September 9 (edited) 52 minutes ago, zap99 said: Off to Morrisons to do some shopping. We are always moaning about the place so went to Sainsbury's last week.more expensive and couldn't find anything, so back to Morrisons. It may not be perfect but It'll do. A bit like P&O.🤣 It's what you get used to. We went into Morrisons a few weeks ago because we parked ln their carpark to go to a small shop nearby (DH is too mean to pay for parking on the public carpark) so I decided that we would do our shopping in there but ended up going to Tesco later because I hadn't got half of what I wanted. I agree that Sainsburys has become a lot more expensive recently and Tesco keep slipping small increases on everything too. Edited September 9 by Josy1953 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 9 #61730 Share Posted September 9 In Sainsbury you have to know when the double reduced sticker lady comes out and stick to her like glue.We've got a freezer full of cheapo fish and meat. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted September 9 #61731 Share Posted September 9 We use Morrisons and Tesco and find they have everything we want and they deliver for us .Mrs K buys a monthly pass that works out far cheaper trailing there and back in the car. Best of all if on a rare occasion anythings a miss with the order a phone call sorts .it We had some strawberries that had a use by date less than 24 hours, They just refunded the price and told us keep them and enjoy. Mrs K may use them for spur of the moment things she wants but walking around supermarkets is not one of our hobbies . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplesea Posted September 9 #61732 Share Posted September 9 I normally use Tesco as I retained my staff discount card when they made me redundant, but Asda and Lidl are both nearer. I don't like my local Lidl and I find that the prices in Asda are the same or more expensisve than Tesco, so worth the trip to Tesco, of which there are three all about a 15 minute drive away. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted September 9 #61733 Share Posted September 9 Good afternoon. It's a bit of a nothing day here weatherwise. No sun, but not dark, no breeze, neither warm nor cold, and a drizzly/misty 13c. Typical autumnal weather really, it's just arrived too early. I've ordered a ton of coke to be delivered today before the prices increase next month, saving us £50. It doesn't seem two minutes since I was stocking up the coke store for last winter. The days seem to have flown by this year. Frank had a check up at our doctors last week his results are good and have said to keep doing what we're doing👍but to keep an eye on his weight. It's his 79th birthday on Wednesday and I know he's been bought a box of Lindt and a large box of liquorice allsorts so that's not very likely this week. However as a caring and loving wife I suppose I could always help him dispose of them😉 Have a good everyone. Avril 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted September 9 #61734 Share Posted September 9 5 hours ago, kalos said: Sausage, hashbrown,Tom's,egg,beans and toast . That was so kind of Tom to give you his egg and beans kalos.☺️ Avril 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted September 9 #61735 Share Posted September 9 19 minutes ago, purplesea said: I normally use Tesco as I retained my staff discount card when they made me redundant, but Asda and Lidl are both nearer. I don't like my local Lidl and I find that the prices in Asda are the same or more expensisve than Tesco, so worth the trip to Tesco, of which there are three all about a 15 minute drive away. I don't like Lidl or Aldi and rarely go into either even though I have to drive past one or the other depending which Tesco I go to. I'm not keen on Asda either so don't bother to go there unless I just want a few odds and ends and I am going to M&S on the same retail park for something 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted September 9 #61736 Share Posted September 9 33 minutes ago, kalos said: We use Morrisons and Tesco and find they have everything we want and they deliver for us .Mrs K buys a monthly pass that works out far cheaper trailing there and back in the car. Best of all if on a rare occasion anythings a miss with the order a phone call sorts .it We had some strawberries that had a use by date less than 24 hours, They just refunded the price and told us keep them and enjoy. Mrs K may use them for spur of the moment things she wants but walking around supermarkets is not one of our hobbies . I agree kalos. I shop online at Asda and Morrisons and have a yearly pass, Asda £35 and Morrisons £40. I use both every week and it works perfectly for me. The delivery driver even brings the shopping in for me and puts it on the table so it's easier for me to unpack. What's not to like. Avril 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsgoggins Posted September 9 #61737 Share Posted September 9 58 minutes ago, Adawn47 said: Frank had a check up at our doctors last week his results are good and have said to keep doing what we're doing👍but to keep an eye on his weight. It's his 79th birthday on Wednesday and I know he's been bought a box of Lindt and a large box of liquorice allsorts so that's not very likely this week. However as a caring and loving wife I suppose I could always help him dispose of them😉 Congratulations to Frank and to you for part in his recovery Avril - and I do agree that you should help him out even further, with the box of Lindt especially 😇😋. I’m another with a Tesco delivery pass for whom walking around a supermarket (or any shop for that matter) does not feature on my list of fun things to do, although I do supplement Tesco with quick trips to my M&S Simply Food store and I send DH to Lidl for their GI loaves - trouble is, he normally comes back with stuff from the middle aisle too! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted September 9 #61738 Share Posted September 9 1 hour ago, Adawn47 said: I've ordered a ton of coke to be delivered today before the prices increase next month, saving us £50. If your happy with your drug dealer ,that's all that counts 🙃😉🤣 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsgoggins Posted September 9 #61739 Share Posted September 9 36 minutes ago, kalos said: If your happy with your drug dealer ,that's all that counts 🙃😉🤣 I wish I could give more than one 😁😂 laugher emoji for this! Really good 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplesea Posted September 9 #61740 Share Posted September 9 2 hours ago, Adawn47 said: Good afternoon. It's a bit of a nothing day here weatherwise. No sun, but not dark, no breeze, neither warm nor cold, and a drizzly/misty 13c. Typical autumnal weather really, it's just arrived too early. I've ordered a ton of coke to be delivered today before the prices increase next month, saving us £50. It doesn't seem two minutes since I was stocking up the coke store for last winter. The days seem to have flown by this year. Frank had a check up at our doctors last week his results are good and have said to keep doing what we're doing👍but to keep an eye on his weight. It's his 79th birthday on Wednesday and I know he's been bought a box of Lindt and a large box of liquorice allsorts so that's not very likely this week. However as a caring and loving wife I suppose I could always help him dispose of them😉 Have a good everyone. Avril It's good to hear that Frank is doing well. I agree that you should help him out with his birthday treats😇 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplesea Posted September 9 #61741 Share Posted September 9 Today has turned out to be quiet a nice day, except for the wind, as we have blue skies and a strange light in the sky😲, I think it's called the sun! When in Asda this morning they had reduced their strawberries, so I have spent this afternoon making jam. Now if I make some scones and get some cream ... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted September 9 #61742 Share Posted September 9 4 hours ago, Josy1953 said: It's what you get used to. We went into Morrisons a few weeks ago because we parked ln their carpark to go to a small shop nearby (DH is too mean to pay for parking on the public carpark) so I decided that we would do our shopping in there but ended up going to Tesco later because I hadn't got half of what I wanted. I agree that Sainsburys has become a lot more expensive recently and Tesco keep slipping small increases on everything too. We went to Fortnum&Masons in that London just before Christmas.We bought some preserves and pickles. Very posh. That should impress visitors. The young man in his frock coat wrapped each jar in tissue paper. Very posh. Some cruise companies transport you to Dover in a sedan chair. Very posh and triple the price. P&O will do for us, but we are on Royal Caribbean in a couple of weeks. They will do as well. Only need 3 nights on NCL to go up a grade and get some free speciality meals. Very fussy we are.😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zap99 Posted September 9 #61743 Share Posted September 9 7 minutes ago, purplesea said: Today has turned out to be quiet a nice day, except for the wind, as we have blue skies and a strange light in the sky😲, I think it's called the sun! When in Asda this morning they had reduced their strawberries, so I have spent this afternoon making jam. Now if I make some scones and get some cream ... No comment on the wind thing, ....but all those strawberries. 🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 9 #61744 Share Posted September 9 3 hours ago, Adawn47 said: Good afternoon. It's a bit of a nothing day here weatherwise. No sun, but not dark, no breeze, neither warm nor cold, and a drizzly/misty 13c. Typical autumnal weather really, it's just arrived too early. I've ordered a ton of coke to be delivered today before the prices increase next month, saving us £50. It doesn't seem two minutes since I was stocking up the coke store for last winter. The days seem to have flown by this year. Frank had a check up at our doctors last week his results are good and have said to keep doing what we're doing👍but to keep an eye on his weight. It's his 79th birthday on Wednesday and I know he's been bought a box of Lindt and a large box of liquorice allsorts so that's not very likely this week. However as a caring and loving wife I suppose I could always help him dispose of them😉 Have a good everyone. Avril Blimey sis,how many bottles of voddy would I order for a ton of coke,bro😉. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 9 #61745 Share Posted September 9 Had my cataracts done 3 weeks last friday.They said 6 weeks for the other eye.I arranged an appointment in Boots last thursday and they referred me again.Got a phone call today and they're doing the op tomorrow morning.You don't ask you don't get,lol. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted September 9 #61746 Share Posted September 9 2 minutes ago, brian1 said: Had my cataracts done 3 weeks last friday.They said 6 weeks for the other eye.I arranged an appointment in Boots last thursday and they referred me again.Got a phone call today and they're doing the op tomorrow morning.You don't ask you don't get,lol. All the best ,the future is looking good, or will be for you .🙂 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showingdiva Posted September 9 #61747 Share Posted September 9 1 hour ago, brian1 said: Had my cataracts done 3 weeks last friday.They said 6 weeks for the other eye.I arranged an appointment in Boots last thursday and they referred me again.Got a phone call today and they're doing the op tomorrow morning.You don't ask you don't get,lol. I'm sure all will go well tomorrow. I'm six weeks post second eye surgery. I was back working on a cruise ship four days later ... rocking my "(Wo)Men in Black" look 🕶️ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted September 9 #61748 Share Posted September 9 1 hour ago, showingdiva said: I'm sure all will go well tomorrow. I'm six weeks post second eye surgery. I was back working on a cruise ship four days later ... rocking my "(Wo)Men in Black" look 🕶️ Thanks,no worries the good eye is brilliant now but the bad eye is getting worse.IMO it's putting a strain on the good eye.The sooner the better,Brian. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted September 9 #61749 Share Posted September 9 Fingers (and eyes) crossed for you tomorrow, Brian. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eglesbrech Posted September 9 #61750 Share Posted September 9 It’s really cold here tonight, the heating has kicked in. Over the weekend we had lovely weather and now it’s baltic, Promised a smattering of snow on the hills tomorrow. Hopefully it’s warmer further south. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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