Friday I did what I called my first “pocket money work”, it was a bit like old work, as it was IT, setting up a new PC. It actually went very smoothly. Thank you Martin Ives for offering this.
Category: General
General life story
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Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown part 1
23rd September Wednesday night, Claire went to bed but said she felt strange. Neither of us thought much of it.
Next day, I was up at some stupid o’clock, I heard Claire alarm go off, went upstairs and got washed and ready for the day. Claire said her head felt funny and body was feeling strange. She got washed and dressed and came down, she did her blood and it was 23 (this is very high). Usually from pasted experience, this means she isn’t well, but she didn’t know what.
She had her breakfast, but still wasn’t feeling great and did her blood again and now showing 25, I said you need to ring 111 for advice. For around the next 30 minutes, I kept saying she needed to ring 111 as she just didn’t feel right.
Finally she gave in and rang, after going through various questions, the call taker put her through to a consultant. Further questions were asked and they said are you alone or with someone, Claire I have my husband, please get him to take you to hospital.
So I drove Claire to a hospital, again because of Covid19, I wasn’t allowed in. Within in an hour (that is pretty fast in England) she was in a bed and waiting to see a consultant.
I went home and waited.
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Week 30 – September 21st 2020 – Week 27 of lockdown
We decided in the sales and with some vouchers that we would treat ourselves to a American fridge/freezer.
We ordered online and could only arrange for one of the old devices to be taken away.
On delivery day, I ask if they could put the other one at the top of the drive, to see if an iron monger would take it away.
On leaving, we gave them a tip, they said thank you and would take the other device as well, I asked it wouldn’t cause an issue, they replied no as no one checks anything ??
The old fridge and freezer 
New fridge freezer combined -
Week 29 – September 14th 2020 – Week 26 of lockdown
So as requested after my hospital visit, I raised an eConsult to have a call with my doctor regarding my leg and foot.
After the call, I was actually asked to come to the surgery next week, which during COVID19 times is very rare.
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Week 29 – September 14th 2020 – Week 26 of lockdown
New Year and 100 posts up and what timing. It’s my birthday week.
Thank you as always to my lovely wife Claire for arranging this and also for letting me retire.❤
It’s been a strange year, knowing that at the start I would be made redundant in 60 days’ time after 21 years plus service (21 years, 1 month and 11 days to be precise).
Feeling quite depressed about it, yes leap year day, very apt, what was I leaping into, then in less a month time, were in Covid19 lockdown!!
But nearly 7 months on, I feel like a new man, I can actually do DIY, the mortgage is paid off, back playing cricket (shame not bowling) chatting with my local MP and keeping my wife happy as she gets used to working from home. ? More to come,
It’s Birthday and officially retirement time!! -
Week 28 – September 7th 2020 – Week 25 of lockdown
Yes it’s the first full week of September and we purchased a Father Christmas at Polhill. When we got to the queue for the till, the shop assistant had said she had been trying to work what we were carrying when she saw us approaching. ?
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Week 22 –July 27th 2020 – Week 19 of lockdown
Thou Claire likes her bench, she wanted to sit on the garden now and again to catch the sun, so she decided to get this beany bag seat :}
New beany bag seat I thought I would give a try too.
Taking some rays in, I deserve it don’t I? -
Week 22 –July 27th 2020 – Week 19 of lockdown
Claire enjoying her new bench.
I’ve learn’t over the years, it always good to have a happy wife ?? 
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Week 20 –July 13th 2020 – Week 17 of lockdown
My retirement wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for my lovely wife Claire.
Here relaxing on the patio, of course with the IPhone. 🙂
Relaxing but of course on her Iphone. 
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Week 20 –July 13th 2020 – Week 17 of lockdown
Yes a haircut, first since February. Felt so much better after having the mop cut. Especially in the good weather we were having.
