FURST BARBIE IN NEW HOME

Can not believe there has been over 30,000 deaths due to coronavirus  in the U.K its  a disaster a total fuck up by our government , we have been let down big time they have got it so wrong from day one and the people dying every day are the ones paying the ultimate price it is way too sad the deaths throughout the world it does seem like that we are on the Eve of destruction .

I work for the Nhs and I feel front line staff and other staff have been missed lead over the ppe and I feel workers have died to being given inadequate or out of date ppe I owe the Nhs a lot they have paid me a wage over the years so i owe them , but I don't owe them my life .

 Bought another ten solar lights to hang down from the pagoda also bought load more compost must have put 1600 litres on to the garden and borders . I assembled the barbecue we bought the other week  it is quite good made with solid materials not tinny metal like some previous barbecues we have bought over the years I took a around forty minute to put together was pretty straight forward I order a cover for it online .

Went to the local farm shop and bought some piri piri  chicken pieces , chicken kebabs , beef kebabs with garlic  , spare ribs , tonight we will try out the new out door cooking machine ie barbie .
The Haagen Daz salted caramel ice cream lollies the best ever I bought my first pack of three lethal , I also bought some more cloudy cider and other bits and pieces I also bought a another jar of coffee it was half price as well as some cat and dog food and other essential items .

Hopefully thr good weather will continue throughout the week although it is a bank holiday so nothing is more certain to bring forth rain .

NEED MORE SOLAR

SUNDAY  - Watching "Gangs Of London " a tv series set in modern times its very violent from the first episode I have watched and very gory but gripping not for the squeamish nine episodes in total should keep me occupied .

Bought another turkey joint for £3 , a joint of park and some steak for frying all from the Flower fields farm shop I was there just after right in the morning the shop was empty as I was leaving three cars turned up obviously had the same idea as me get there early avoid the crowds avoid queuing .

Put some solar lights on to the pagoda two strips of ten lights could do with more but 20 bulbs is enough I guess we can always add more if needed .Hopefully summer nights will soon be upon us sit out with a can of cider and the barbecue cooking a selection of meats whilst listening to the sheep in the nearby fields bleating away bliss .

GARDENING AGAIN

Went to the garden centre pickedd up  some plants we phoned the order in and collected in the afternoon  , Helen picked up her meds from the doctors pharmacy  which was just down the road. We then went over to see my daughter's which was about a thirty minute drive she stood in her doorway we stayed in the garden well away , she looked well I took her some strawberry and kiwi cider and some cloudy apple cider , bless her seeing her was great not hugging her hard , but we stayed apart just in case , one day hopefully we will hug again roll on that day .

Ordered a electric chain saw of eBay it came today  , I have a few 250 x 125 timbers to cut they are going to border the garden edges next to the fence panels  to form raised beds , simple enough I just need the correct tools to do the job my hand saw not good enough to cross cut these timbers  hopefully problem solved .

THURSDAY - Helen bought six bags of top soils and four bags of compost from the garden centre second trip in two days , whilst we was out I manage to get some more food for the dogs and some pasta strips to do a oven baked lasagne .

Bought a 1800 vegetable trug for Helen along with a canopy and liner and cover.

FRIDAY - Went to B&Q bought some hand basin and bath taps we bought some earlier in the year but never got them for throughout the house now we have enough taps to change every tap in the home , also bought a new hand saw that rips instead of cross cut  and two tape measures a 8m and a 5m  , I also bought a new Hozelock extendable swivel hose arm  , and a square shaped barbecue I also bought two boxes of  fire lighters and a large bag of charcoal we also tried to get two garden loungers but  all was sold out .for the front and back of the hose we bought two gothic style  black carriage lanterns we have nothing at the moment the electric bulbs for them was £9 each , scandalous.

SATURDAY - Back to the garden centre picked up another six bags of 100 litres of compost and some more out door solar bulbs to go on the pergola I have hung two hanging baskets on to the front .

FINALLY ERECTED

started my wooden pagoda which I had some sort of work bench that I could work off cutting wood on the floor or on the patio table  is not ideal .The size and the  length of timber also make sit difficult but onwards and upwards sometimes you just have to start it ,
Also not having plans to work off makes it more difficult its all in my head and of course any snags or hiccups always happens on the first build after that you know all the pitfalls .

The legs are 100. x 100 x 2400 x four pieces  , the cross members are 150 x 38 x 2400 x 8 pieces so we are talking a little bit of weight to get erected and in situ , was no easy task making props and having spring loaded F clamps helped .It also did not help the weather changing cold and rain but luckily the rain stayed away .

Making the frame was the easy bit its all housed in so it locates in the notches cut and will take apart to fix it in situ .

its up , but was harder than it looks I have only a small pair of step ladders the back cross piece and post went up first the end cross pieces left and right slotted into  wall end cross piece then propped up and clamped  front end legs and cross piece assembled then the left and right piece lowed into position prop unclamped after that the other cross members lifted in to place screwed and fixed .

diagonal bracing cut at 45 degrees and screwed in to place realised the left and right pieces should have been placed differently so the bracing does not fix into the inside but the underneath like the two on the front not the end of the world but if I did it again this would be rectified  , £189 for the wood on eBay ones already to assemble varies from £299 up to £424 plus .

SIX CUTS

My hoodie I ordered came to day for under a tenner it was surprisingly  good quality I might have to order a couple more .
Thinking I need a small man bag for when I am walking Bailey to hold my  drink canister hand wipes phone wallet poo bags  etc bought one of eBay fo £12.99  it has various pocket and is in brown leather , but it won't be real leather but it looks ok ,

The cherry blossom tree we planted when we moved into our house has started to flower I really love any type of cherry blossom tree not sure why but I do suppose that's why I bought one bonsai and Japanese Acer trees lucky I have all three .

SUNDAY - The railway sleepers and rest of the timber came at ten o clock this morning they weighed a tonne Helen helped me move them it was kerb side delivery only the sleepers are to divide the garden from the grass area so the dogs can't get over . Had to remove some turf then had to level the ground , the saw I have will not cut the sleepers they are 245 x 125 x 2.4 so I have ordered an electric  chain saw .

the sleepers will go two high I am coming of on the  left hand side with a diagonal timber then off that a raised bed on the right hand side is h=just having a raised bed I have only six cuts to make so to get my money out of the chainsaw which has cost me £80 my do some tree tank log planters or sell it ..

NINE OFF

WEDNESDAY - Trying to purchase some railway sleepers and fence posts and other timbers to build a pergola and a sleeper wall .I 'am not having much success never mind I reckon timber merchants and d.i.y shops will be some of the first to open maybe in the next few weeks if it is deemed safe to do use , of course its not essential but it would make sitting out in the garden look a lot better .


It is amazing what you crave when you cant easily get things the other week it was strawberries this week it is apple pie and ice cream .Have not been to a decent size supermarket for a few weeks I could do with going to get the other items I cant get from the farm shops .


Bought some cleaning wipes and hair gel bought more hand soap just in case its there if we need it .
Ordered some blank cd discs and covers for Helen 100 of each .Might order her a water colour set of paints she has been watching You Tube and now thinks she can paint should be a laugh .She was totally blown away by the tobacco tin I bought her close the lid the cigarette pops out she though it was high tech magic her little faced beamed was worth it .

Another thing Helen learnt is you don't have to transfer money into pay pal to pay for purchases online she didn't know they used her debit card that it came out directly she though you need funds in pay pal  account to pay for your items.

FRIDAY - Break up tonight for a whole nine days off hopefully we will get some sun and we can chill in the back garden .

SATURDAY - Got a call for the wood I had ordered they are delivering it tomorrow between ten and four including the railway sleepers so I have enough to do the borders and to do the pergola I also ordered a water feature it s the same twin oak barrels we had before , I had to order 15m of outdoor cable and a weather proof junction sleeve so should be all set to go in time for summer .

MAD WORLD

SATURDAY - No work today two days off chilling and relaxing doing nothing . I went to two Fram shops that are two hundred yards apart one is more of a butcher from there I got 2 decent size pieces of  braising steak and a turkey joint , from the farm shop 2 x pasties 10 x pork sausage and I packet of smoked bacon , 6x free range eggs , handful of mushrooms  plus 12x  hash browns , and a bag of regular potatoes , 6x Yorkshire puddings  , carrots , leek and the smallest swede ever and frozen chips , sounds a lot but it is for two of us and will feed us for the next five seven days .

SUNDAY -Helen cut the grass while I watered and feed  the front and back gardens whilst Sunday dinner cooked we was having the turkey joint I bought it was under £4 and was awesome had it with Yorkshires and sweet potatoes and potatoes nicest meal and cheap .Helen also made a trifle for desert yesterday we finished the rest off .

MONDAY -Took Bailey out for his half hour walk posted an important letter that will be a life changer in more ways than one when it happens I will tell you what it is .

I went to work at quarter to two in the morning I received a phone call from a husband of one of my night workers currently on 12 weeks leave  he told me that she had died sad sad news. A  few Christmas's ago she had bought me a bottle of Captain Morgan spiced rum . it was not covid  -19 related she had an asthma attack and the paramedics couldn't save her and she died .

TUESDAY - Went to where we use to live we looked at our old plot the garden is dead the new owners have not moved in they have watered the garden boy not enough all of helens hard work dying sad but it is not our home .
the static home site had not changed any we dropped of some books  we had borrowed and Helen had a pair of crocs and shorts for another neighbour  further down the road .In return we got some tinned tangerines and fruit cocktail and two packets of curry sauce and a chow mien sauce not bad gratefully  received .Roll on Friday I have a full nine days off no work .

Stay healthy and covid -19 free  my friends I pray and hope everyone is coping and pulling through unscathed in these stressful times hope we are eating good and getting out for our allowed exercise period so look after one another other and we will beat this at the moment its a mad mad world.

SUN LOUNGERS AND BARBECUES

Was thinking the other day all we might leave behind when we leave this world is what we post on the media web sites Instagram  , Facebook etc. when we have left this mortal coil all what remains is our photos posts and what we write online I think that is quite nice thought so make sure you leave awesome  photos and write nice things .

Bought another ten cans of  Kopparberg fruit cider strawberry and kiwi I prefer pear but on a hot day any cold cider will .

Need to get some baking potatoes to cook in the oven to go with my canned chilli I manage to buy , with cheese on top it is a filling tasty quick  and a meal I enjoy and never get sick off.

Still having trouble buying liquid hand wash soap and boxes of dog food apart from these items everything we require I am able to buy , this is going to local garages petrol stations I am sure if I went to bigger supermarkets I be fine .


Filled the tank up with petrol how the price has dropped I do a few miles each day so its a good saving on my weekly fuel consumption.

Helen is sleeping in the spare room I get home at around quarter to three in the morning I get undressed outside I leave my shoes in a plastic carrier bag outside and enter through the rear patio doors I do hope no one has any security cameras pointing in the direction of my garden . Going inside my house I put my clothes straight in to the washer , I TOUCH NOTHING i go upstairs to the bedroom and wash my hair and myself under a hot shower before putting clean clothes on , I will then go down stairs and have a coffee and feed my two cats then start the washing machine I then eventually get to bed for around half three in the morning I will watch You Tube fore twenty minutes half an hour before I try and go to sleep .

Need to buy a barbecue even if its only a table top one the others we left at the static home were way past there sell by date we need new also need a couple of sun loungers hopefully not an impossible task.

LIFE'S A BLAST

TUESDAY -  Contacted my pension advisor see how much I have in my pension pot it was more than I thought don't get me wrong I wont be on easy street but I wont be in trouble for a few years .I can always try and always get another job be it part time or reduced hours .
Working where I work , I am in the lions den I don't want to be in the lions den its not just one lion there's a pack of them on every corridor , lift or ward and some are invisible the less time spent here the safe you are .


Today was sunny it felt like summer you could feel the heat , the sky was blue and the water from the boating lake glinted from the rays of the sun , lambs are running in the fields birds are signing you get the picture  for a few moments I forgot all the shit going on in the world , the only think spoiling it was me having to go to work setting of at five to get to work for six , it obvious I need to loose the job .
Fuck it I thought as I emailed my advisor to see what I need to do to start the paper work to cash in my pension hopefully a few weeks and I will be in a better position to decide if am out of here forever .


I really hope and pray that normal life returns for everyone as quick as possible ,I know for some this might not ever happen or it might be years down the road  ,I hope the dying ends and no one else ever gets infected and the people of all nations join together and put the world back together again better than its ever been .





WEDNESDAY - My connector that fits on the tap so I can attach my hose pipe came today I was sceptical when I unwrapped it and offered it up to the tap thought it was not going to fit but it adjusts and fits great it is the best tap connector ever , no blow back no leaks no spurting even when the water pressure is fully turned up it stays in place its ideal , it sorted my no outside tap and it is  money well spent its funny how the most simple thing can make your day , I can wash the car now although I 'am waiting for 5 litres of car shampoo to be delivered . Although some doctor twat is telling you not to clean your car  even if it is parked on your own drive ,  and watering the garden is a blast .

TWO EVILS

EASTER SUNDAY  - Hope everyone is well and virus free and are self isolating as recommended by their government hopefully everyone had s great Easter .

Cooked some rib eye steak we had it for tea with mash and peas and made a mushroom and onion gravy awesome the steak was dear but was worth it need to remember to buy some horseradish sauce.

Watered the garden hours later it rained typical hopefully will give all the plants a good watering and keep the soil damp .

I am not looking forward to going to work ,  a porter that I work along side of  posted on his facebook that they are running out of PPE including face masks  , that is outrageous how can this happen no one wants to put their own life at risk people will walk  stay at home and I can't blame them. 2000 deaths recorded in New York in one day and the U.K is over 10,000 deaths not good and the Nhs England can't provide essential ppe to its staff the virus has won .




MONDAY - Chilled out most of the day I cooked chicken breast rice and fries for tea did nothing major all day took Bailey out for a walk in the morning it was quite cold , played on the X-box for all of forty minutes and watched You Tube .


 On the way to work I managed to get some dried pasta and some bread cakes plus some tinned fruit and tinned Stag chilli as well as microwave packets of golden veg rice and bottles of Zoflora . Was finally able to get some Ceaser's  dog food . Some of the other goodies I got are punnet of large strawberries,  4 x nan breads , 3 x baked beans and 4 x tins of fruit and two boxes of coffee pods for my coffee machine cooking oil and anti bacterial wipes to leave in the car also got Helen four packets of chewing gum .


Wild fires in Chernobyl just when you thought shit couldn't get any worse if it aint the Chinkies  its the Ruskies thinking pandemic is bad  now its a bad case of radioactive waste fallout if the fire hits the reactors ,  if the virus don't kill you the radiation will  please God intervene .


LISTENING TO - Bob Dylan " Murder Most Foul " listened to this track back to back three times .

WE WONT SEE IT

Last shift tonight and I can't wait to have he Weeknd off no work until Monday evening .  This week as seemed to go on forever and seems like it will never end I look forward to home time each shift walking to my car and just driving home , I am getting undressed outside each night and then jumping in to the shower before I to go to sleep , But if that what it takes then fine .

SATURDAY - Got up just before nine a.m   took Bailey out over the fields  and behind the houses .I cooked myself a breakfast missed out yesterday only had a dinner all day so I was starving , doing nothing all day chilling out watched the film The Loft which was ok . Did some cleaning around the house took Bailey out again in the afternoon weather quite sunny and warm .

Reports of a vaccine being ready for September FOR COVID 19 hopefully if this is true we will get our lives back hopefully things will return to some form of normality but more than anything hopefully lessons will have been learned and those who have died will have not died in vain . We must make amends to the world and our planet including the animals on land and in oceans we must stop taking risks with the future of mankind and we must stop all wars and rebuild bridges and end all racism treat all equally regardless and start by improving  the lives of those living in slums those who go without  food or clean water everyone must have affordable housing clean clothes the ability to wash and bath and enough food and life's basic necessities to survive and flourish , both the old and young should be protected , and how do we pay for this easy stop build weapons of mass destruction nuclear  bombs and anymore bullets we have enough to shoot the entire population 100 x over  we don't need anymore ever . surely its never too late to learn from our mistakes if we don't we are all doomed the planet will survive will recover the difference is we won't be around to see.

STAYING SAFE

Its a good time to read a book I started and never finished to watch films I have but not yet watched and to listen to new albums , pod casts anything to break the day up  maybe we should all write a memo to ourselves what we are going to do and what we are going to change and how we want to spend the rest of our lives once this shit has ended or just to remember those who was not lucky enough to make it surely we owe it to ourselves to change ,and  do new things to help others and be more grateful for this place Earth and what we all call home its only too late if we stop believing  .

One good thing about going back to work it gives the day some sort of purpose and of course makes paying the bills easier .
Now we have our new home I don't want to loose it I want to keep what I have for me and Helen this might not  happen if I have no job , Saying that I don't want to risk my or Helen's health by getting infected that would be worse case scenario that could happen , can always get another job not sure about another life .

Got home this morning stripped off outside the patio doors at the back of the house and I put all my work clothes straight in to  the washer I left my shoes and belt out side , I then jumped into the shower washed my hair and body can't be too careful it is going to be my new routing strip and shower before bed .

Finally finally got our wheelie bins delivered I put out the recycling waste this morning for collection after the bin wagon called an hour later Kirklees council showed up dropping green and black bins off we got one of each was really happy been waiting since end of February ordered some white numbers of eBay to identify that they are our bins they are brand new will have to try and keep them clean nothing worse than a smelly bin .

Just over two hours and I will be heading back to work will see what has changed today if anything to everything , I don't want extra work and I certainly don't want to wander around checking places and areas that don't need checking just because management think I want something to do if I am not needed I rather just be in the office where if I am needed people can phone me rather than me going to them , makes sense and less contact with people less chance I have of taking anything home with me.

JUST THE THREE OF US

TUESDAY - Last day self isolation I go back to work tomorrow night back at the General infirmary based in the city for my first shift  , I have only three nights to do so its a short week before the weekend hopefully it is quite .

I went to the supermarket as we needed dog food , eggs , bread both white and wholemeal  I also bought a fresh chicken , two packets of chicken Kievs and two packets of chicken breasts in bread crumbs , I also bought two posh  pizzas a spicy one for me and a plain one for Helen.and some frozen cod fillets and frozen potato fries  I also bought some Ginster's Cornish pasties either just for a quick snack or a meal with mash and beans ,

I managed also to get some fruit and salad stuff for Helen  , and for me I bought more Kenco coffee blue top and brown sugar coffee and also I bought more Nescafe Dolce Gusto coffee cappuccino pods  two boxes .
The supermarket was empty more or less of people I went at 08.30 there was only a few shopping most of the shelves were full they had toilet rolls and most of lifespan's essentials I did also stock up on gravy mix oxo cubes bisto gravy granules and stock pots

I washed the car it's not been washed for ages well over six weeks as  I couldn't get any car shampoo whilst I was out I improvised and  I used my Lynx for men shower gel it cleaned it after it dried I then went over the surface again with a waterless wax and shine it looked a load better I  also did the interior and door cills and all the glass .
I have ordered of eBay 5 litres of Simoniz car wash and a new extra large drying cloth for next time I wash the car .

Watered all the plants in the garden back and front its hard without a hose I have ordered a tap connector hopefully to attach the hose to the indoor tap until we can get a outside one fitted .

Cooked a roast chicken dinner with roasted sweet potatoes and white potatoes I also did some roasted parsnips swede and carrot with Yorkshire puddings and a great chicken gravy we had it late on at nearly nine p.m.

WEDNESDAY - Took Bailey out fo this walk I could have done it early was awake at o stupid O'clock but it was just after eight , Bentley for the first time since we moved decided to follow us which was nice not sure the where about of George so it was just the three of us  .

I am back at work tonight at six ironed my shirt and trousers after washing them even washed my canvas O'neil belt after taking the buckle off I will leave this at work until the virus as disappeared for good  so all and all I am set for my first shift saying that roll on the weekend .

RUNNING OUT OF JOBS

Have been coughing and this morning I woke up with a headache I have also been feeling  some what dizzy and I am full of cold but apart from all of this I am fine .
People will still get other illnesses apart from the dreaded Coronavirus its life I don't think for one moment I am ill with the virus but it is scary my cough seems to be going it has not been that bad today . I do feel warm but this house is so well insulated it stays warm even with the heating on low turn it up and it does get unbearably hot quite quickly .

I have a craving for chicken pizza with jalapeños and chilli sauce , for a steak and ale pie and a Sunday roast dinner its weird how you suddenly get the strangest craving for certain foods.
The other day it was chocolate and Coca Cola , I also could murder a really nice cheese cake or trifle .

Today I got delivered from eBay some black face masks a packet of five and a two pin shaver adopter came can re-charge my Braun shaver two things new builds don't have a shaving point and a outside water tap or at least ours doesn't .

SUNDAY - Fixed the kitchen maid in the kitchen area we are not having so that it  rises and falls so it is fixed in situ we are waiting for the S-hooks to arrive so we can hang all the pans up , I found the joist and screwed the pulleys in to place without hitting any wiring or pipes .

Went over to my daughters house filled up with petrol on the way stopped at the Co-Op bought some curries ,bread , chocolate and cider for me and daughter . I  also was able to take  her the Anker ear pods that  I bought her a while ago but never got round to giving her them , we talked over the fence we made sure that we both  stayed well back it was weird to say the least we stayed ten minutes before leaving it was worth it .

BURNING BIN

Did something I have not done for years the last time I can remember I did this was when we lived at Green Hill Road must at least eight years ago if not longer what is it well I ahd  a bath I have made do with showers ,  the van bath we use to live in was only 3/4 size so I never bothered  but now we have a proper full size bath I decided to have a leisurely soak , filled with radox muscle relax it was nice and did  feel relaxing specially on my shoulders and hips but unless it is winter I am really not that into it after I had let the water out I turned on  the shower and showered as normal no doubt twice as clean .

I am starting to hate being indoors days are boring I took the bath panel off and adjusted the hot water restrictor so the water from the bath tap runs hotter then what it was set up for before we moved in this is to prevent scalding , but it was way too cold .anyway I adjusted it before I had my bath .

Am I missing things yes simple things like going to the shops and doing a normal shop  unafraid it  is high on my list meeting family members free travelling to their houses .I am missing ice cream and chocolate fudge cake as well as pizza , I could have bought pizza the other day but didn't , I did buy chocolate  goodies I an also craving banana milk shake .
I have loads of cider in the boot of the car I won't run out for a while which is nice to know .
Bought some binoculars I keep forgetting to take them out with me I shall go hang them up with my coat ready to take out in the morning .

Had two deliveries today we ordered a wooden garden shed that came early this morning I was going to leave it until tomorrow but I though we really shouldn't put off what we can do today so I assembled it with the help of Helen .I assembled one gabled  panel and one side panel then did the other end panel then the side panel with the door opening next I did the two roof panels then did the roofing  felt next I hinged the door fixed the rest of panels with all the screws including to the base put on the fillets on the sides and on the roof took around four hours to complete .

Its big enough to store the gardening equipment and gardening tools as well as some compost and a few other bits and pieces put some hooks inside and a solar pull cord light the panel for which is on the shed roof it is the first shed i have ever constructed which is weird amount of sheds I have had and it just fits on the paving slabs .

The second thing delivered today was an incinerator dustbin for burning house hold waste as we are still waiting for our black and green bins to be delivered  its been over a month ,  council a fcuking joke .

Home made fish and chips for tea can't wait pan fried with bread and butter and pear cider bliss .

NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET

Still not washed the car and then it rained and I thought fcuk as we are under lock down and as I still don't have any car wash soap , and it did look kind of less dirty after the rain , plus we are not going out in it all seemed pointless .

Baked some plain home made scones and to be fair they was pretty good I which I had some fruit sultanas and cherries etc but just had the flour and other ingredients , still they tasted pretty good be better with some clotted cream but never mind .

Bought some curries for tea two chicken Kormas I was suppose to get one Korma and something different for me totally messed up and got two kormas never mind will eat it .
Had the slow cooker out threw in some braising steak with mushrooms , leeks , swede , carrots and potatoes it was cooking all day , we will have it with pancakes and roasted sweet and roast potatoes .

Took the photo this morning whilst I was walking Bailey on my iPhone , I think I walked past this building  the other day no neighbours shops or passing vehicles think it is a forestry building for those managing the trees and land what a job that must be .

Received a call from my Line manager he wants me to do some of my staff appraisals whilst I am at home self isolating , I am due back at work next Wednesday I have started to do the basics and will email him when they are completed .Going back to work is going to be testing specially for Helen all I can do is keep washing my hands sanitising changing clothes washing clothes and generally keeping  not putting myself in harms way , there is cover -19 patients on wards and yes people are dying I think there has been twelve deaths this is sad but it could be worse hopefully when it peaks the death rate does not increase too much if at all .

My Daughter is doing ok she is surviving well with her son she must be missing adult company but she is glad she is not on her own I ring her every day to check she is fine she is doing learning with her son and going for walks and doing the odd trip to go shopping for essential items .

OPTIMSITC

MONDAY -Woke feeling optimistic I think w all have to be optimistic in the present situation being on Lock down makes the days drag if this is like retirement God forbid .

I got up and had a shower then took Bailey out for his morning walk came home did all the touch points again better safe than sorry .

Went for Helen's prescription on the way stopped at the co-op bought some essentials including cat and dog food , white and brown sugar , toilet rolls , tinned fruit , tea bags ,bread and of course more cider and three packets of chewing gum for Helen  . Next time I need to buy chocolate and biscuits we have two Easter eggs that unbelievably at the moment untouched .

Got a parasol for the garden table it was delivered this afternoon which we had ordered  online a few days ago from the Range . I also got another X-Box game Call of Duty Modern Warfare trying to win a copy of Red Redemption 2 which I am currently the highest bid on eBay it end soon fingers crossed.

Some items that I think we need -
Toilet block freshener  cleaner
Chocolate Easter eggs
Coca Cola
Fresh orange juice
Hair gel
Disposable J-clothes
Chili sauce
Tinned fruit pineapple , clementines ,and peaches
Biscuits various malted milk , coconut rings and Nice
Triple Choc muffins
double cream
Kit Kats
Fly spray
Cheddar and Red Leicester cheese
Beef stock pots
Beef gravy granules
Bovril
Dolco Gusto coffee pods
Big jar of coffee

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WEEKEND INSIDE

Hoping Italy pulls through they are a strong nation its devastating and cant believe the shit the Italian nation  are going through it is heart breaking we should all pray and shed a tear for this great and proud nation and for those who have passed away ,

It makes me wonder what is in store for the U.K I believe we have not seen the worse by far I don't believe Boris Johnson is infected with  covid-19 i feel it is made up to make everyone living in the U.K believe its no big deal ,the same with Prince Charles although he stopped being my prince when princess Diana passed and all the shit came out how he treated her .

I am with Helen every day i am looking after her her anxiety and providing for her i have cooked all meals done al the cleaning if she needs or wants anything i am here for her there is nothing i wont do if she gets infected i will get infected with her and we will both either recovery or die together that is my wish if it comes to that i will transfer all my money to my son and daughter I can dot his online  , i will max out my credit card , over draught the lot so they might have a little bit of financial security even if its only for three or four  months ,  if I have it and Helen is clear i will transfer her all my money so she can have it easy for a while , that is all i can do to provide if i am not going to be here .
We need the deaths to cease we certainly need a day where they are none , only then will i believe that maybe things will get better and return to normal .

What else , kicking arse on Tomb raider on the x-box it does distract you takes your mind of things .
Still walking Bailey and Pip if someone is on my side of the pavement i cross the road saying that the other morning i saw no one .
Hitting 50 mbps on the fibre broadband best connection speed that i have ever had the new hub has made it a lot better the seven antennas  inside are supposed to be better .

Need to wash the car it looks like it has been driven through a desert its covered in like sand and dried mud I have no car shampoo might have to use shower gel either way it needs sorting .

The young man in a few houses up from us knocked on my door he was panic strickened he was putting shelves up in a bedroom and he had drilled through a water pipe for ten minutes he had been looking for the stop tap , they are located out on the road at the front of the property they are not inside of the house , water was running down the walls and even into the entrance hall did not look good hopefully it will all dry out .I called round the following morning to see if he needed any water or portable heaters he said no was fine he had the pipe repaired and the water was back on .

ALL CONSIDERING ALL IS WELL .

SATURDAY - Hope everyone is safe and well and doing their bit to be virus free I do think we are being lied to big time and I do believe there is a lot of fake news as nobody knows for sure I think we all agree New York as been hit  bad which is sad very sad feel like crying and for the big part I think Trump is to blame he is totally dealing with this wrong dead wrong. We was supposed to fly there with my daughter be lucky if we ever go .

Bt sent me another hub it came yesterday I wiped it down before opening the box , this is hub number three.
 I called them the other day and they sent me out two digital phone handsets which have to be registered to the hub using WPS they both wouldn't connect  hence a new hub.was dispatched .

I connected the new BT smart hub of course all the devices need the new password , as well as the T.V , Fire stick , Macs and iPhones and then I tired to connect the digital handsets  at first the first phone wouldn't register I tired twice no joy .  I went and got the second handset from the upstairs bedroom and that registered first time so I then tired the first  handset once again and and low and behold that then also registered so both he phones are sorted .Which is great because if I get to a stage where I am only paying essential bills because lack of money I can still have people call us or we can ring out paying BT is five times cheaper than paying for the mobile phones .

I am cancelling my car service plan seeing as they are not opening the garages its only £20 put every penny counts . Do I cancel my car repayments for the time being and sort out it out after this pandemic is over the main thing that we all need to concentrate on is to  beat this virus and save money for essential items and bills .

I consider my ISP bill highly important then it as to be gas and electric , electric over gas I guess .Hopefully one will loose their house or get evicted for none payment of rent due or mortgage holiday for all same for car repayment the whole of the world is on lock down can't see what they can do .

Every morning I wipe down all the touch points door handles light switches everything it helps me feel safer and I think clean surfaces help my safety bubble we all should be living in this time to be clean is essential . What ever you do please don't forget you're mobile phones , keyboards laptops the lot the full Monty so better safe than sorry .

My daughter seems to be doing fine we video chat and talk each day I know she is being very brave but i also know she is putting on a brave front she must be strong she is on her own with her young son and getting them both through this then they will survive anything .

My son was more or less homeless but at the last hour he has manage to secure a room in a house with his friend  he was lucky , he needs to repair broken bridges with everyone including the ones with his girlfriend if that is at all possible , he also needs a job and to stick with it , he needs cash to survive as we all do .

MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL .

It's hard  to know what to do some day soon  hopefully all this will be resolved the main trouble is we don't know what that date will be when the end is in sight if we had a date be great trouble is we don't it could be weeks even months  , I hope we are all praying it will be sooner rather than later like tomorrow that would be fine .

I wish people had common sense and do what their government advises them to do and I do wish that people would behave in a proper manner with kindness and respect I guess when all this is over nothing will have changed we will have learned nothing and carry on in the same old ways if that is the case we are certainly  doomed .

I still believe that there are more good people in the world than bad people hopefully if there is a God he will intervene and change the tide of this coronavirus  out break maybe at a set hour on a set date we should all kneel and all pray together and hopefully our prays will be answered , or we will all be storming Heaven together .

A watering can got delivered yesterday it was smaller than I thought but will do the job we live in a new build and we don't have an outside tap the hose does not fir the kitchen tap and we don't have a plumber we also need our dishwasher plumbing in but that seems low on our list of priorities , most of all we need our green and black bin don't look like it is going to be this week although I did phone them earlier in the week and they said I should recieve them this week sometime .

We are doing nothing much we had some more deliveries today a giant white mirror for the bedroom was delivered it got to us in one piece as well as a smaller one for the bathroom which also arrived intact , but  the mirror which was sent as a replacement because the first one was smashed also arrived smashed  I have requested a refund .

I have some braising steak cooking away in the slow cooker with some diced swede , carrot , potatoes and leek the longer it takes to  cooks the better I also have some ice cold cider in the fridge and ice in the freezer

SURVIVING ANOTHER DAY

Once we get back to normal we will eventually have some normality I will appreciate the country side , I will discover new walks with my dogs, Pippa the Jack Russell who has decided that she now wants too go out for walks she was never bothered but now she is rearing too go out in the great  beyond which is really good . I cancelled the pet plan on both dogs saving £26 the vets that we pay the money to won't see any animals at the surgery so I have stopped paying them bet they phone me up once they realise I have cancelled the direct debit .

Managed to get some food I bought some pork and tomato sausages , bacon , half doz eggs and a small loaf of bread and a pound of minced beef.

We are both doing fine Helen still has a sore throat and aches and pains specially her ribs she doesn't have a sky high temperature but does feel warmer than normal she goes to bed with the fan on .
The pets have plenty off food and are also all fine the two cats are coming and going as they please and return to either the back patio or front windows when they want letting in .

Have been cleaning the house each morning again doing all the obvious touch points we have had deliveries come by courier and Royal Mail all packages we are wiping down with a bleach solution then letting them dry if you have not the means to do this leave them out of the way for 24 hours so the virus can die if you have to touch them before this then wash your hands .

Took Bailey out this morning went for a long walk through the tree forest and woods the walk wa longer than I thought the sun was out the landscape loads of trees and old buildings stone walls and water took my mind of everything looking at all the beauty the wild live and vegetation its so sad the world is in such a mess .

Been doing a few hours each day on the X-box one I am not a serious gamer in any shape or form and I have ordered some more games  Call Of Duty WW2 and Call Of Duty Modern Warfare .

STAY SAFE LIVE LONG

MONDAY - Went to work as I work in a major hospital I am allowed to go to work , have to admit in these uncertain times I wished I worked in a lighthouse. One advantage the motorway were virtually clear of other road users and getting to work without the congestion was twenty minutes quicker .

I walked the perimeter of the hospital instead of walking through it was sunny and warm the Tesco express was open which is good , hopefully it will stay open .

Inside the hospital all looked normal there was only one ambulance parked up out front of the A&E department usually there are around four to six or more. Inside some patients had face masks on given to them at reception when they booked in on the whole it was quiet . If it stays like this and gets no worse then working here won't be too bad .


 There is an uncertainty that the worse is yet to come and it might only take days rather than weeks . All shift I washed and sanitised my hands even so home time at 02.00 a.m could not come fast enough. After a week off  at home doing odd jobs the first day back was ok  but it was very  nice to see my shift end and I could go home .

The local farm shop sent out an email saying no more walk in trade that you now MUST place your order for meat and veg etc via email , they will then ring  you and you can pay over the phone and collect it in a couple of days when the order is made up which makes sense .Within a hour they had emailed me back instead of a mince beef pie I could have meat and potato or steak I was also told I could collect Friday which is fine .I did not go over board in fact there was stuff I could and should have ordered that I didn't I think I will order eggs of the milk man .

TUESDAY - Back on nights but I ended up leaving my shift just after midnight  Helen is  not well we are both self isolating for 14 days and social distancing ourselves from others we are not going near anyone , even though  I am ok Helen has a temperature and is coughing and her anxiety is high its through the roof and her heart is also racing she is seriously panicking over the coronavirus and is worried sick to the point making me get undressed outside before coming in to the house she is so worried  I will bring something home with me and pass it on .Undressing outside bagging my clothes and then showering and washing my hair is the best thing to do leaving my clothes outside if the have the virus on them this will die after twelve hours of course will leave it longer to be safer .

WEDNESDAY - I phoned work spoke to my manager I am off for fourteen days at least . So I cleaned all the touch points in the house all drawer and cupboard handles , the light switches , door handles  , window handles , taps on the sink shower and bath , around the wash area sink , kitchen sink and drainer , banisters and handrails , push areas on doors , microwave and kettle and numerous other items better to be safe than sorry ,even did the X-box controller . I really can't believe people are still going to work on the Tube do they think they ar immune this virus will get you if you let it and it will kill you don't think you are immune or it won't happen to you it is so easy to become a statistic .  Death is around the next corner bump in to the wrong person and you loose .

HOPE YOUR ALL WELL

I think we are all being lied to and I really think the virus is worse than we are being lead to believe .
I also reckon more people are dying than what's being reported on , and I do mean a lot more.

 I also believe things will get ten times worse before they get any  better . I also reckon it will take years to recover from the knock on effects from this virus for people businesses and most of all peoples lives . it is scary times we just have to remember act and do  the very best we can and do what we can to help all people regardless  the virus does not discriminate neither must we .

On a brighter note did the longest walk yet was up at seven a.m, had a shower and coffee before taking Bailey out for his morning jog .I had my Anger ear pods in my ears listening to The Weekends latest album which is mega , the sun was out and I walked down the hill to the reservoir another forty minutes and I could have walked round it next decent morning I will .

On my walk I came across only one other person we talked from eight foot away of each other their is an atmosphere everyone thinks everyone else is infected yet people are still ignoring the message to stay at home and are going to pubs clubs and restaurants hopefully any left open will be forced to close and have their gas and electric cut off so they can't open.

When you see the open spaces and the water and green fields and tress and plants etc its hard to imagine how fucked the world is we need to act now to save the planet if we all beat this virus . Then it must be the worlds first objective to save all living things and of course save the planet as well as  the oceans and the rainforest all the beaches and without a doubt the coral reefs. We must also learn  to put in more than we take out to give more than we take to cultivate rather than devastate  , to stop over fishing and wasting food and natural resources stop being greedy give to those who are needy and act quickly , before there is no u-turn available and we cant undo our wrong doings  and we reap what we sow .

Hope everyone and their loved ones are well and everyone is coping the best they can in these troubled times depending on your own situation , hopefully less people will die each day and we awill ll win the war against this virus .

Tomorrow I go back to work at the Nhs in Leeds city centre Hospital hopefully all my colleagues are well and fine , and its more or less normal , I do pray it is .

DELIVERED BY NINJA

THURSDAY - I have been off this week on annual leave I work for Leeds teaching hospital all my colleagues battle on to help overcome the coved 19 pandemic I have been reading my work emails at home staff are already going on sick leaving the staff that are in work to pick up extra duties the next few months are going to be hard and scary fingers crossed things get better quickly .

I fixed two hanging lights one in each bedroom both have wicker shades the first one was a pain the shade was too small had to re-wire the hanging pendent from the ceiling my eyes are shagged the second one was a lot easier and id it in half the time .

Resealed the bath using white sealant there was a grap all way round the side and end .

Went to the local tip should be the last time .Went to the garden centre bought plants shrubs and bushes for both the front and rear gardens , and four solar lights , I also bought two padlocks for the plastic shed I built the other day they are more of s deterrent than security end of day the handle and hasp are both made of plastic , also got Helen a new spade and garden fork as we left the old ones behind .

Fixed one of the hanging baskets at the front of the house I cant drill the stonework had to go in the cement joints my drill even on hammer won't touch the stone why too hard .

Bought a cherry blossom tree I have always liked these they have some large ones near work when they shed their petals leaves it leaves a blanket on the ground until they all blow away.

Have been getting our milk delivered three times a week and it is not much dearer than going out in the car and getting it yourself and it is supporting local business which in these harsh times all helps  , we also got some fresh orange delivered not sure at what time he comes but we have never heard him or his van a Yorkshire Ninja milkman .

BREAD

Bought a new x-box S 1TB got the full games 1-5 go Gears of War voucher codes to download  as well as The Division 2 which came as a disc with the console and of course I had to buy Lara Croft in Shadow Of The Tomb Raider .If I have to self isolate I ain't being bored .

Coronavirus has hit the shops near us ,  at first it was not noticeable today there was a huge difference not just the supermarkets but local farm shops there was just less produce chicken breasts at one farm shop had sold out other meat was plentiful like bacon and sausage lets face it if you have food for a decent breakfast you won't starve tomatoes and mushrooms and other fresh veg was ok not many swedes but plenty of eggs baked beans was still available and tinned spaghetti .

Manage to buy toilet rolls not to stock pile them because we need them ,  and not forgetting the animals I bought extra cat and dog both wet food and biscuits we have four mouths to feed .
Also bought paraocetamols cough medicine and ibubrofen as well as flu remedies not sure if they will do any good better to have them than not I guess .

Had a email from Cineworld saying it was closing all venues till further notice I think also the Vue and others are also closing their doors .A new pub opened down the road from us a cool one million pounds that they spent on  refurbishment ,  it opened its doors last Thursday shit timing or what it is called The Bowshaw Trout hope it survives ok and I just might get to go in for a pint or two hopefully .

Been using coffee pods for my Nescafe Dolce  Gusto  machine for quite a while but bought some Nescafe ground barista coffee and brown sugar as well as more tea bags for Helen other stuff I bought was a couple of curries and pizzas as well as bread and laundry detergent pods and fabric softener, some of the shelves where empty canned meat there was none , soup and dried pasta was in stock dried powdered milk none yeast and bread flour none Helen can't live without bread she wanted the ingredients to bake her own we finally got a couple of bags of bread flour and packets of yeast oil and eggs that we have , just add a bread baker machine £129 if she only uses it once its going to be an very expensive loaf .

Did no jobs around the house today I went to the tip early in the morning with more rubbish we are still waiting for our green and balk bins from the council they still have not delivered them .

We have gone to council tax band B which is a few pounds a month more than what we paid for the static home but gas and electric have dropped by £50  and it is a warm house so it might drop even further.

Another thing we have is a milkman who not only delivers milk but potatoes and eggs and of course fresh orange juice .

SHED HEAD.

The last few weeks are finally paying off , as every day our new home gets a little bit more finished a little bit tidier a bit more neater as things  and items  get a new place to live and are put away.
Our bedroom completed finished to day putting the tie back hooks in place  and the wooden heart aboveour bed .

Spare bedroom curtain pole fixed in to place curtains hanged and tie back hooks fixed , also two bedside cabinets made for either side of the bed .condenser dried took up and paced in the corner of the room .

entrance hall sign over door re -fixed and shoe rack made also fitted some coat hooks to the side wall now finished .

Harry Potter room under the stairs fitted another two shelfs moved the router hub under stairs now finished .

Bathroom new sink traps to fit waiting a date from our  plumber will also get new bath taps fitted need to buy some ,
downstairs toilet wall unit to assemble and fix to wall hand towel and toilet roll holder to fix .

Outside build plastic shed it will fit two wheelie bins or all our garden stuff and some of my tools .

Need to get a couple of padlocks for it but it’s safe around here the side gate is locked and the fences are quite high pluse we are cured on all sides by our neighbours which is good as well as having two dogs that will bark if anyone comes in to our property.

NEW PANS

Went to the tip again with more cardboard no sign of the new waste bins arriving its a pain having no means of disposing of household waste as everything comes with packaging specially Ikea flat packs .
Unpacked the Shark cordless vacuum its ok think like Dyson they are over hyped it could do with a spare battery not sure of the cost of buying one will look online .




Went to Ikea  bought a few more things for the house including a rug to go under the coffee table , as well as a couple of paper lights , and a hurricane type light for the kitchen as well as another pair of shelves and brackets for under the stairs , I really need to sit the Bt hub on a shelf at the moment it is dangling .


We also got more plants some artificial and some real ones more space more green needed .




Went to bed this afternoon for an hours sleep it does make a difference I feel less sleepy .Why I am waking up after a few hours sleep is beyond me I called in at Asda last night for some food items so it was four a.m when I got home. But  I was still up at half past eight walking Bailey .




THURSDAY - Started to build the sliding door wardrobes with glass panel doors in the spare bedroom was ok couple of hitches one being time the other fitting the glass panels and side pieces of the door frame one side didn't want to fit had to take it apart and redo it got there in the end .

My Anker soundcore life p2 ear pods came pretty good easy to pair sound quality seems good impressed will use these when I take Bailey out for his walks .


FRIDAY - Another trip to the skip after went to buy new sink and kitchen taps the kitchen one is a flexi hose attachment the bathroom taps just nicer than the ones we have at the moment .


Went to Sainsbury's bought some new pans saucepans and frying pans and a griddle what happened to ours not sure anyway new cooker new pans .
Also went to the farm shop bought some fresh mice and sausages a swell as chicken enchiladas and eggs .




The cats went out for the first time the both returned together safe and well which is a major relief .


Got the wardrobes all erected fixed in place the pull out shoe rack and rails for the hangers , getting the second door on to the track was impossible had to slide it on by undoing the track finally done and sliding as they should .


A whole nine days off work going to chill out finish the outstanding jobs and then sit down relax watch some t.v and enjoy the new house .

BROADBAND AND TELLY

Living in a proper stone built house again instead of a caravan which is what basically our old home was , yes I had done various improvements and work on the property , moved walls made a bigger bedroom and kitchen but no way is it a house , a home yes a house no. Having an upstairs is eventfully as Bailey cant manage the stairs he refuses to go up or down and has to be carried both ways .


Today I built another set of drawers for the spare bedroom six drawers to hold some of Helen's things .
We also got our new BT Hub for our fibre connection this time it was straight forward and set up a couple of minutes I easily reconnected all our devices having missed Alexa and You Tube on the tv .


The Samsung T.v got delivered I set it up but was going to work so never really got to mess with it saw the picture the quality and colour brightness looked ok to me .

2ND WEEKEND

SATURDAY -Second weekend in the house so another busy day first job assemble and fit  a kitchen plate rack it was easy to assemble and ok to fix I screwed a baton onto the wall for the unit to sit on then I drilled six holes through and used them as makers for my fixings .

I also  started to put up the curtain poles over some off the windows .I also fixed the entrance way mirror on the wall as you walk through the front door .and a white carved shelf .The mirror was quite heavy yet  It only had one fixing point hopefully it will stay put .Got a Stanley tool box that is on wheels will make life easier than working out of a tool bag it was delivered by Amazon .We had another Indian take away delivered think this is the forth one in nine days .

SUNDAY - 07.00 a.m a delivery came other units ordered from Ikea a triple wardrobe and bathroom unit and two sets of drawers for the bedrooms going to be busy few days .Went over to my daughters house my grandson's fifth birthday time does fly by .On the way bought some supplies just in case not panic buying but being prepped cause you never know , bought extra cat and dog food and coffee pods , cant run out of coffee .Assembled  the cabinet for the t,v it has three drawers and three shelve compartments for a x-box , dvd player etc it is white with black pull handles .


Went to the Fox House Inn for a roast beef Sunday dinner we had booked so we did not have to wait as always the food was excellent and filling we ate at seven I was in bed for half past eight woke up at midnight thinking I had a full nights sleep .






MONDAY -Went to the local tip at Meltham took a few bags of kitchen waste and broken down Ikea boxes as well as some old cups and other rubbish .
I also assembled  a six  bedroom chest of drawers it took a while but although it is Ikea it is quite a good build quality  .I also finally put the curtain pole up in our bedroom not that we really close the curtains .

MAKING PROGRESS BUT SLOWLY .

FRIDAY - I know I keep mention buying and ordering items , of course we are trying to do it all on a budget and we try and save and get discount or buy items that have been reduced in store .We are only buying what we need and not things for the sake of it this is our forever home and its a new build house of course we want it to look right and feel right and project a nice cosy home .Ikea is a good send for us apart from the flat pack and number of boxes the build quality is fine for us and of course end of day we realise you get what you pay for better people than us shop at Ikea .

I really need a good nights quality sleep don’t seem to be getting more than four hours I get home at around quarter to three a.m.  and get up at around half past six seven o clock it is catching up and I am constantly yawning and doing my best to get motivated at work it aint easy .

Left to build one double bed , two bed side cabinets and a drawer unit all in the spare bedroom .

two plate racks that got delivered to day for the dining area  . A chest of drawers for our bedroom which  once assembled will make it complete .

The bathroom is complete  when we get delivered a wall cabinet unit and towel ladder , we do need to buy a bigger blind for the kitchen Helen's measuring aint great .

for the living room t.v cabinet big enough to sit the t.v on  top it is going next to the side of the stairs.

We are lucky and extremely grateful for all we have  we have a new home in a great location , there is numerous reservoirs and moor land farms and forests to walk through , there are numerous farm shops , inns and restaurants serving really great tasting food , we wont ever get feed up of living where we live and will appreciate every day spent here , it has took us years to get to our destination we have had lucky breaks and there as been a load of what ifs but we made it we are happy and we are living our dream cant get better than that.
We have our front of house back the skip got lifted this afternoon its a mazing how much stuff I got into such a small skip 40 cubic metres I think it hold made use of every square inch it was nice to see the back of it .


Put two long shelves under the stair case using eight brackets and four shelves I supported them with wood underneath clued into with liquid nails to help the hollow fixings support the weight more easily so far they are solid .


The router I was on to BT about  not turning up Tuesday came today I was out they are supposed to go through your letter box I have to pick it up from the Royal mail  sorting office on the Saturday morning , assuming that is what they tried to deliver not sure if it is will have to wait and see .


Bought a white metal twin recycle bin for the kitchen it as separate compartments for your  domestic household waste and our recycled waste items .


Took Bailey out this morning the sun was out we walked down to Hade Edge Reservoir  the country side and forests looked nice with the sun out need to get a back pack and some walking boots and do some exploring .The cats are both still under house arrest might leave it another week before even considering letting them go out , the person behind us keeps chickens hopefully the cats wont bother them .

MAKING PROGRESS

TUESDAY - Went back to Ikea and bought some drawers a tall wall unit for the bath room as well as a t.v cabinet which a 65 inch Samsung smart  t.v will sit on . Visited Next retailers bought hand towels and bath mats as well as toilet and towel holders for both w.c and upstairs bathroom


WENESDAY - I Went to our doctors in Flockton to get Helen's prescription then went to B&Q bought some gorilla tape and glue and some cavity wall fixings and a Makita drill set I have had one before and they are a God send. I also bought a wireless door charm and a rotary airy and ground spike .


After I drove over to Pc World  bought a Shark cordless vacuum cleaner having no lead a big plus and it not being a Dyson a even bigger plus .The vacuum I took with me the condenser dryer getting delivered next Thursday .
Today we altered the corner sofa so it was the opposite hand it was not that bad but when I have loads of stuff to do , doing things twice is a major pain , it is now altered and in its place on the wall opposite the stairs .
The fridge freezer came today along with the dishwasher and washing machine are all up and running the washing machine plays a tune when it finishes it wash .
ordered a condenser dryer it will go in the storage cupboard in our bedroom or in the spare bedroom .
Having cold pear cider and ice a must we went food shopping and bought all the sauces that we had to throw out as well as shower gels , Radox bubble baths and various shampoos and hand wash lotions .
Went to the local farm shop bout some rib eye steak and Barnsley lamb chops , bacon and sausage and other bits and pies .


Went back to work really tired absolutely shattered how I will survive till 02.00 in the morning I don't really know .


THURSDAY - Was up just after half past six not sure why cant seem to sleep even though I am shattered . Finally ordered a Samsung 65inch smart t.v it comes Tuesday by then I will have assembled the t.v cabinet , found out today it might be Monday before we can access  the internet they are posting a new router out the previous one did not appear through my letter box ,


Put the bathroom cabinet up and the other pine unit above the toilet they are the  ones that we took from the van the day we left  ,I also fitted a slow close toilet seat in white as well as a toilet roll holder and towel ring .  Bought some plaster board hollow fixings and a big selection of screws , and liquid nails cant be too sure . Also bought HSS drill bits and a new hand saw as well as a stud detector better safe than sorry it is a new house cant break it .
Checked out the local fish and chip shop they open every dinner time and tea time Monday to Friday , no late evenings or weekends .
  

DOING IT SLOWLY

Friday 28th Feb - We exchanged contracts and we got the keys late afternoon I had picked the hire van up that morning it was snowing the person buying our van called round to transfer £85k into my bank using his mobile app , it wasn’t allowed so he did £10k and it allowed it , he had to go to the bank to do the rest , by one pm it was in I had to go to my local bank to transfer 60k to my solicitor so they could transfer it to Yorkshire Housing buying. 35% share of a house it was all finally by the close of business, and it was 03.00 Saturday morning before we got to bed a mattress on the floor of our bedroom .

SATURDAY - Up very early the move is completely done we have Ikea bags every room it’s one big dumping ground we don’t have gas so no hot water or rads are on it’s going to take time went to Ikea whilst I have the hire van it goes back Monday it’s a price of shit but it did it’s job from Ikea we bought king size bed for us and a double for bedroom two , a new mattress, bed side cabinets x4 , a six large bedroom drawers white with black handles , dressing table and a massive corner sofa and a lounging chair for me , it just went into the van of course it adds to the chaos and ness but we will get there I have Monday and Tuesday annual leave next week which I booked last minute and got it granted . Best achievement today discovering we can get fibre broadband order it with BT goes live next Thursday getting the equipment sent out Tuesday next week.

SUNDAY - A local butcher Flowery Fields what a name Hippy or what opens at eight a.m and does a take away breakfast which includes des 3x bacon and sausage, mushrooms, egg , tomato, black pudding, hash brown , and baked beans plus a bread cake for £4.50 and it’s a two minute drive 

heaven. 

I have ordered a skip to get rid of a lot of waste and items we don’t longer want we should fill it today and get it off our drive .
We have the internet going live this Thursday the router and equipment comes Tuesday we have a fibre connection, missing our Amazon echo and You Tube on our T.V.

Went to Curries / Pc World and ordered new fridge freezer , washing machine and dishwasher and are are getting delivered midweek I  got £75 off the price for spending over £750 it all helps .