Thursday 2nd March 2017
Javanese: Thursday 2 Maret 2017
0240hrs: Woke in the £300 second-hand recliner chair, disappointed that I could not recall anything about the dreams I knew I had had. However, despite this, I felt far less sullen about life and almost sanguine in my outlook. Why, and what had changed? I’ve no idea: but was so glad at how I felt, praying this outlook will persist a while longer for me.
The wind was howling and the rain was beating down and I made my way to the porcelain for a heavy-duty session and once again, no bleeding from Haemorrhoid Harry or Little Inchy at all. This rare good start to the day almost jargogled my brain as I thought maybe I was really still asleep and dreaming? Hehe!
Did the first health checks, made a mug of tea and took the first medications of the day.
I made sure I’d got all the things needed for the visit to the new prospective bank man meeting to transfer all my stuff to, and I put them in the bag ready to go later.
Computer turned on and worked on yesterday’s post, then moved to start this one while I remembered things I’d done this morning up until now, then back to the Wednesday post to finalise and post it off.
Confirmed via email with Sister Jane that I would meet her in the morning… no, afternoon tomorrow at her bus stop at 1445hrs.
Updated the Health Check List on Excel. Responded to messages on WordPress. Then went onto Facebook.
Onto CorelDraw and titivated the graphic of TFZer gal Suzieann, and posted it to the TFZers site.
Took a good ablutionising session and set off with the bag of nibbles and raffle prizes to drop 
off at the Winwood Social Hut, along with notes from Olive to ask the bank manager at the meeting.
Rather sad to the blokes doing the preparation work for the modernisationing of the dwellings by hacking down the Chestnut Trees.
Penny and Obergruppenfurheress Warden Julie were in. Gave Penny (Past Warden of the flats and now newly self- appointed
Social Hour Organiser) the things and explained why I will be missing yet another Social Hour, then plodded down Winchester Hill into Sherwood.
Espied whatever these berries are growing in the hedgerow over the wall and wondered what they were?The wind was a blowing somewhat, so this is the best
The wind was a blowing somewhat, so this blurry effort is the best I could manage at taking a photo of them.
I was in plenty of time for the meeting, so had an amble up Mansfield Road, noticing that in the Bird’s Cake shop, they had only about six of the iced scones I liked. So I nipped in and asked them if I could pay for a couple and collect them later (Cause they are bound to be sold by the time I get out of the meeting with the bank manager) – and the girl said no problem.
Poddled further up the hill and got a TV magazine for next week then strolled down to the bank and waited for the meeting.
The Bank Manager greeted me in the foyer and asked me to wait a while and that a lady would be sitting in with us on the meeting if that is alright. I said okay and did some of the crosswords in the book while waiting.
My having difficulty in hearing what he was saying and him having a mouth that was so hard if not impossible to lip read made it hard going for both of us, although he was patient. I actually changed the batteries in the Hearing Aids and tried different settings without any luck in getting them to work, this puzzled me until I saw the solidly impacted ear wax blocking the earpiece on the right lughole.
After over an hour of, to me, hard work in form filling signing etc, I thought to myself: They recognise dyslexia as an ailment illness, so why do they not acknowledge folk like me who have similar problems with maths and numbers? Just a thought like.
I had to pull up the manager a few time (3) when I saw him enter details on the computer that were wrong. He misspelt my name on one, put a wrong number in and selection of my personal details on a page, one of the many pages he was forced to fill-in and explain to me as he did so.
About two hours after entering the room, he said we are onto the last session now… another hour later it was all done, and I ended up with a folder of waffle to ‘Read through later at my leisure’ as he said.
They must be 30 forms and booklets in the pack, and I’m going to need a bit of advice and help on digesting all this.
He added that I will be receiving two phone calls from the bank asking about the interview and how it went?
Then a call from him to arrange another meeting to discuss investment opportunities and other accounts and options available. He already mentioned they supply home and other insurances, pensions etc.
All this I imagine, to cover regulations and to satisfy the bank’s natural addiction to quomodocunquising?
We nattered between sorting things, and the lady kindly reminded me tp collect my cream cakes from the shop. Hehe!
I felt well drained as I left to walk to collect my cream cakes from the shop.
Up the hill to the bus stop and nearly fell asleep and missed the stop at the flats. As I dismounted the bus, all of the concrete bollards had ladybirds massing on them. I still can’t find out why, though? Should they even be about in February?
Got in the flat and put the folder from the bank away and visited the porcelain – no bleeding again. Good!
Sister Jane rang, she thought I was meeting her today and had been waiting for me at her bus stop in town… Oh dear! She could not meet me tomorrow but will send hubby Pete to meet me and collect the nibbles and pressies.
Got the nosh going.
The Sourdough bread, unfortunately, was uneatable, it had gone bitter for some reason? And I threw away the tomatoes, they were extremely bitter too. Not that I needed them, plenty of other fodder to eat. The cream cakes were nice afterwards.
I did the washing up and sat down with a mug of orange juice and pondered over whether or not I should get the ever increasing pile of washing done… and fell asleep.
Woke and it was getting dark.
Took the medications and changed into night attire.
Got the TV on to watch some Heartbeat. Fell asleep and woke up again late on.
Made a drink, and settled to watch The Persuaders, didn’t even get to the first commercial break, nodded off again.
I retrieved the dried clothes into the bag, washed the filter and wiped around.
As I came out of the building to get the bus, both hearing aids bleeped to indicate they needed changing. So, bus back to the flat and changed them, luckily it timed well with the L9 to City Bound bus’s arrival, and I caught that into the Slab Square. Chinwag with a few tenants appreciated.
Spent far too much, I blame Marks & Spencers for selling Sour Dough bread, Best Beef Steak Lasagnes, leeks, swedes, Lemon Swiss Rolls and Lamb Moussaka. Never had this before, but it looks similar to Lasagne, so I should like it I hope.
Anne Gyna seemed to be persisting. I could not concentrate to read the book, so got the fodder done earlier than usual.
Took the medications and sorted out the week’s dosage pots.
I don’t think I got anything mixed up this week… but, we’ll find out later. Haha!
The meal came out alright, though.
Laundry room duties to perform today, so I gathered the requirements needed and headed down and got the clobber into the washer on short mode. Had to sweep up a bit, cause someone had been eating a takeaway and bits of food were scattered around the floor, the smell from the bin where they had dumped the box, offered no help in my trying to work out what it was they had – the odour seemed a mixture of stale fish and curry to me. Still, it took my mind off of the depression and boredom for a while.
Yet again back to number 72 where I started this diary off and going.
I hobbled up through the park and into Sherwood, called in the shop that is closing down and got some bargains. Caramel Chocolate Peanuts, Black Bean sauce, Soap capsules, Chocolate Almonds, Mr Muscle cleaner each with 50% off.
contain two iced strawberry and cream buns?
Set about doing this post.
Still feeling nervous.
Computerising on and off all day.
Down again half an hour later and moved the things into the dryer.
An hour later, I nipped down to collect the laundry.
As I went through the inner door on my way back to the flat with the bag of clothing, I noted that the stolen Santa Teddy Bear had been replaced with a much smaller one. Can’t blame em can yer, Tsk!
Sorted out next weeks medication pots, think I got them right first effort this week. Of course, I may fond out differently later… Tsk!
Did some Facebooking on the TFZers site. Posted the diary and some photographs.
Did some shopping at Lidl.
Got the meal ready. Uncle Ben’s Mushroom Rissoto with some crock-pot vegetables and a sliced boiled then roast potato.
I had an idea to do something with this photo for the TFZ site later, given time that is.
Ablutionised in record time ad down to the bus stop. Where I proceeded to get carried away again with nattering to some tenants and… hard to believe, but I got on the wrong bus again!
Walked into Arnold proper and purchased twp cans of fabric freshener.
Got the meal cooking and watched some of a DVD film.
Back down to move the clothes into the dryer. Popped out the foyer door to see if I could get a photograph on the Copse in the dark.
Off to the Social Hour.
Foolishly I got on the wrong bus, muggins here got on the inbound L9 in error for the outbound one.
My alternative plan was to go in the Victoria Centre Mall and go into Tesco and have a wander around. The intended Sainsbury expedition will have to be done tomorrow. Tsk!
Got some bits and wandered out of the centre by the shortest route, as it was getting a bit dangerous with the crowds so large, to walk safely.
I had a further poddle around and then Anne Gyna started playing me up, so I made my way to the bus stop to catch an L9 bus back to the welcoming ‘So glad I live here now’ flat.
Caught the bus back to the flats at the bus stop just out of view at the end of the side road in this photographicalisation above.
The meal I’d placed in foil to try and keep it warm. It wasn’t too bad actually.
Then another for a bit of fun about TFZer pets in my wetroom. Hehe!
the £35 broken second-hand comfy, cuddly chair that I got from the Sue Ryder charity shop and paid £30 for delivery of.
on the ‘Big C’. It was identified as Globus Hystericus and was treatable.
I gave them their pressies and nibbles in different bags, Red for the girl Jane and Blue for Boy Pete. Hehehe!
Went into the kitchen to turn over the two ginormous Wilja potatoes that I was boiling in the biggest saucepan I own, on the lowest setting.
ted them very slowly for about 40 minutes or so.