BORING

 THURSDAY - Its my birthday yippee and my twin sister Anne .Got a new debit card still waiting for a pin number so can only use it to transfer and pay bill through my online banking app .Helen bought me a chocolate cake candles and most of all pouring cream. .

Went to B&Q Helen bought some wood and coat hooks so i can make a feature in the hallway to hang up mass coats and jackets mainly Helen's .She also bought me a Bosch cordless drill with two batteries its only for hollow walls , wood and screwdriving screws in or anything else I want to bore .

FRIDAY - Stayed up until after one checked my bank my pension as been paid out so I paid of some bills which will save me money each month  /

Later we went to Furniture village paid for a electric reclining corner sofa and an ottoman king size bed there was change from £3k the sofa we have as seen better days the bed with added storage is a big plus.

After later in the afternoon we drove over to Meadow Hall to drop Helen's phone she was trading in when she got her Iphone 17 max pro .We had fish and chips from one of the outlets on the food stall they were ok .

IT'S A SCAM

 SATURDAY - Went to Fox Valley bought a chicken tikka masala for tea with sticky rice and nan bread .Helen bought three new sweat shirts from Regatta she shops there a lot so much all the staff recognise her I have had a couple of jackets from there in the past .

SUNDAY - Went to Helens parents at Acaster Malbis York we went to the Wetherby Whaler again we are getting regulars I had a large haddock and chips with baked beans yum , yum .

MONDAY - My bank account or card got scammed and my card got blocked I went to buy some Jalapeno and cheese Max crisps I tried to pay using my phone it got declined .I remembered I had a email from Virgin saying my the was fraudulent action on my account I thought it was a scam email anyway I rang my bank someone had tried to use my account to buy bus tickets to the cost of £48 it got declined then my account got suspended so I have a new card coming in the next few days .I have cancelled my payments for Amazon , Ebay , Google and PayPal.

TUESDAY - Rang work going to do a phased return next week I will do Monday 18.00 to midnight will also do this on Thursday the following same hours but working Monday , Wednesday and Friday .Week three doing four days with Wednesday off working 18.00 till midnight , Week four full hours Wednesday off .Week five back to normal .
 

IT LANDED

 MONDAY - Went to Home Sense in Birstall Helen bought new cushions for our settee a couple of throws , a table runner oven gloves nearly £200 and that's supposed to be cheap I have had settees that cost less .

TUESDAY - Went to Home Sense at Birstall Deja vu bought more cushions and one more throw and another plant pot .To make matters worse we then had to go to Ikea prefer the Sheffield store it was a nightmare the self service wouldn't take cash and card although it said it would , you need a receipt to scan to open the barriers plus there is security guards watching you was not a great shopping experience then to top it all we got a hot dog no mustard jut tomato sauce not good enough shitty service not going back  to the Leeds store again .

THURSDAY - Later on Helen received a text message saying her new Iphone Pro max 17 had landed and  was ready to collect we was busy until after seven p.m so we had two hours to get to Meadow Hall Sheffield and get the new phone collected  after showing her passport and bank card we more or less was given the phone and we left on the way out Helen bought another pair of Croc slippers .

Got home started to set Iphone up using using the move to iOS app all it moved was messages and contacts all the other stuff the apps I manually downloaded the only issue was with WhatsApp it worked the date timeline was going back to 2023 this was the last time Helen had a Iphone and I think it backed up using the cloud it is  working just all old messages are included /all in it took a couple of hours thank god for face id and having a secondary device you can link to for authorization purposes .

IN HALIFAX

 FRIDAY - I am with Giff Gaff and at the moment online  they are selling the latest  Iphone 17 pro max in cosmic orange for £25 down then £35.12 an month for 36 months I think that is quite a good deal .Compared to what Vodaphone are charging Helen to upgrade its a fcuking steal .

Completed the first level of my Crash Bandicoot game got to admit its a great game really liking it and I don't mind dying and getting respawned all part of the fun .

Helen had four readings to do in Halifax from 16.00 hrs below is picture of historical monument Wainhouse tower I sat in the car waiting for her I watched some Prime and You Tube just over two and a half hours .Afterwards went shopping got a curry and sticky rice for tea .

SATURDAY -  Went to the local farm shop bought a turkey crown , cabbage , leek and Yorkshire puddings for tomorrows dinner .

Had a minor flood the hose from the dishwasher as a crack in it a large puddle formed on the laminate floor luckily I threw a load of tea towels and got it mopped up and dry extremely quickly. 

SUNDAY - Washed the car which is a pain seeing the hose pipe ban is still in place it was a mediocre clean looked better than it did before I started no spray polish for the paint work so I ordered some of Amazon Car Plan Demon shine spray it  comes tomorrow to be continued .

 Cooked the turkey crown had it with stuffing also cooked some cabbage and leek and mash potatoes the turkey was ok was not impressed with the mash it was bland even though I put butter and milk in the cabbage and leek think it was undercooked it was chewy 

CRASHED AGAIN

 TUESDAY - Helens Esr phone protection screens and iPhone case came today the Esr screen protectors are easy to fit it aligns it self in its special cut out fold cover pull the tab screen fitted no messing she used one for her iPad air 13" and it applied it no messing first attempt .

Helen set of to Skegness with her cousin Sharon who's birthday it is today the are going for a couple of nights in a caravan static home so I am home alone .

I have Crash Bandicoot "It's About Time " , Curry and cider I will be fine plus the dogs and cats hardly on my own am I .

WEDNESDAY - Played on Crash loaded the game had to update the console then update the game played on it for a hour its a great game so better than Zombies and killing people .Crash Bandicoot and Tomb Raider was two games we got with the Ps1 years ago I used to enjoy both , I have the original Tomb Raider on my Xbox one .

Had a curry Dansk for tea with onion bhajis nan bread and rice , took the dogs out for a early evening walk just before dusk spent rest of night watching You Tube .

THURSDAY - Helen will be home later this evening not sure what time , put some washing in will get it dried cleaned the bathrooms , toilet and kitchen , before cooking breakfast .

Completed my Dbs check for my job at Leeds teaching hospital didn't take long to do obviously being an upstanding citizen all my life unlike some  I have no issues convictions or spent convictions I could be come a priest I am that without sin although I am human and  I do have faults just not criminal ones .

Helen arrived home late afternoon she has readings to do from half past five onwards she is also going to be busy tomorrow no rest for the wicked .

MEGA BOX

 SUNDAY - Ribs still hurting , bending , stretching and sleeping is still causing somewhat  discomfort if I am out walking I look fine my breathing is better or at least 98% better and I look fit and well .Its doing household tasks special when trying to bend . lift , stretch that I get pain and twinges a reminder that broken ribs take time to heal and mend , but is a full recovery obtainable or will I never be 100% recovered I can now manage to sleep sort of on my good side but its not comfy its tolerate it for a few hours before I wake up and move back on to my back .

MONDAY - Helen wants to check out if she can upgrade her mobile phone she is feed up of her Samsung and regrets switching from Apple so we are going to check out her option at Meadow Hall after her 11.30 reading .

We went to Vodaphone after getting her details up on their system it was agreed that she can upgrade to the new Iphone 17 pro max costing £1199 ,  of course a new phone will always be dearer than the old phone you are using specially if its been a couple of years and you are getting the latest phone she is getting the 17 pro max in cosmic orange they didn't have it in store it will be around two to three weeks before she can pick it up so its ordered all signed up ready to go .

We went to the Apple store the only iPhone 17 pro max was the 2gb for at £1999 they didn't even have the case she wanted which will be cheaper either on eBay or Amazon .We looked at the Apple watches she will need one now she as both iPad and iPhone it makes sense to get a apple watch.

We went to the food court Helen had McDonalds fillet of fish and I went to Kfc and got the gravy mega box 

 

HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH

 THURSDAY - Still waiting for  a letter from Nhs pension with my final statement of my settlement for my lump sum and monthly pension amount if I  carry on working I wont be paying into a pension anymore will increase my monthly pay by around £250 a month , also I will pay no national insurance another monthly increase of around £125 my monthly Nhs  pension at roughly £475 a month and my state pension of £1001 a month plus my wage because as I have retired and returned of around £2350 plus  my lumpsum pay-out from my pensions from 2013  .if I can do it for at least twelve months should 18 months max I will then quit work full stop and life of my pensions and pension credits .

The big big question is how much do I spend on a camper van and when do I  buy one I think early next year either the end of February beginning of March as I cant see us doing much winter camping specially when the first port of call  will be more likely than anything will be Scotland .

There will be other items we need to buy for life in a van purchasing the van will be just the start that is one reason I want to carry on work .Other things I want to buy is a new Mac book might get the Air and not the pro still be a good buy ,  the last one I bought was in 2012 its still fires up ok but cant run latest OS I put a SSD drive in and upgraded the memory it was £999 when I bought it if I get a new one should be good for the next ten years or so .

My current Iphone is 13 pro max upgrading to the new 17 pro max would make sense but just getting the 17 pro even more sense then I would have the  more storage option  at 512 gb .

I purchased my current phone day before Christmas eve 2021 so the changes would be a great  benefit .My Apple watch was a present from Helen Christmas 2020 I have worn it every day should I up grade money soon spends hence the reason  why to I want to  carry on working .

I also want some new clothes jeans , leather jacket , T-shirts and trainers as well as hoddies and after shave  and of course wont see Helen go short of a new phone she is feed up of her Samsung also might get her the Apple watch for Christmas  hopefully then start saving a regular amount of cash every month the concept also with the van if need arises God forbid I could live off my pension using the van as a home .

 

NEW PAD

 FRIDAY - Went to Penistone Tesco bought a Mexican old Elpaso chilli beef burrito bowel  was not that good not very filling less meat than I expected and a bit bland not impressed ,I also bought ice cream and bananas and Mars bars we have peanut butter and Nutella going to make a milk shake with the Ninja blender , Helen bought some thick glass straws for our morning smoothies . 

Storm Amy hit Hade edge its very dark with rain lashing down with very high winds one of the palm trees in the garden looks like it might be struggling keeping rooted I guess it will make it its roots are ok its if it snaps its trunk .

Helen got her £799 refund paid back which means she now can go buy her Ipad  Air 13" in space grey hopefully they will have one in stock .

SATURDAY - Went to Wakefield's PcWorld they didn't have any Ipad's that you could purchase and walk out with we had to upgrade the storage to 256gb and then nearest store which had any in stock was at Pontefract  about twenty minutes away we paid got the receipt and went to Pontefract picked up Helen's Ipad Air .

On the way home we stopped at Burger King as usual the place was empty and the food cold storm Amy was still ongoing although we had some sun got home set the iPad up it took quite a long time Helen never keeps records  of user names or passwords so set applicants up took ages some were set up using emails others with her phone number got there in the end it a nice bit of kit we put on a Esr screen protector what a breeze no air bubbles .