FRIDAY - Bought a new printer from Curry's Pc World its a Epson with a eco tank that's suppose to last for ages obviously depending on amount of printing you do in any one day its cheaper than a ink subscription will see once it is set up .I also claimed £30 cash back from Epson so with four full ink tanks its cost £169 four inks cost £44 from Curry's so it was a good buy . Will set it up tomorrow when I have had some sleep .
THURSDAY - Helen brought home two Lenovo x1 carbon laptops 16mb memory , 512 ssd drive i7 processor running window 11 pro very light weight laptop sound quality great , colours super had a slight problem with one not starting and powering on fixe dit by reset hole underside for laptop this fixed it it powered dup and came back to life .
TUESDAY - Its raining again the clocks go back this weekend so it will be darker on a morning when I take the dogs out unless they sleep in ,
Years ago I read two books "Stop The Ride I Want To Get Off "and 'The Rides Back On" both brilliant reads and both about Dave Courtney who sadly took his own life the Sunday before my birthday R.I.P Mr Courtney you was a true legend .
Had my haircut this morning at HD Seven in Slathwaite I had the usual two cups of coffee and a grade one side and back cut short on top Messed up with with wax thank you Sophie .Helen had hers dyed blonde and cut into a Bob like it was when we meet seventeen years ago .
cooked chicken for me and the dogs I had mine with chorizo and chips they had theirs with rice .
I also put a tin of Delmonte peaches in the freezer left them a couple pf hours nice and cold ice cold peach juice the best .Finished reading the Shari Lapena "Every One Here Is Lying " very good an abrupt ending not impressed another chapter would have been better .
Helen went out at half past three in the afternoon she is doing readings in a pub near to Pendle Hill .
We can get two Lenovo laptops i5 500 with ssd drives and 8gb ram super fast both for under the price that you would pay for one , they have virtually not been used even if we get these the thing is I still want a Mac book even if I get a windows machine I still want an Apple no two ways.
WANTING TO BUY - Canon Printer , Cider , and cookies .
LOOKING FORWARD TO - Pay day and the weekend .
READING - Gillian McAllister "Wrong Place Wrong Time .
LISTENING TO - Rolling Stones "Hackney Diamonds ".
MONDAY - Today is foggy and damp but I don't care I have no work for the next two days and short weeks at work are the best weeks . I took Rosie and Bailey out just after seven a.m it is also getting colder. Rosie's eye treatment seems to be working her eyes are looking very much improved she is a great little dog she is my bestie .
Birthday it's my twin sister and my birthday today. On the day we was born was two months premature our mother didn't even realise she was having twins .We was christened baptised straight away as we was only given a fifty percent chance of surviving so the hospital Chaplin as well as the fantastic doctors and nurses welcomed us in to the Iworld .The rest is history we both made it and sixty plus years later we are both still here fighting the good fight .I don't think we are doing much we might go out later , Helen has a couple of readings to do mid morning .Went out to get her some cigarettes we also needed toilet rolls and milk lifespan's essentials .
My daughters mortgage as gone up from £650 to £1100 how scary is that don't envy any one who has a bigger mortgage a lot of house owners out there are going to be in trouble what a shit fest .
Might start buy the magazine Computer Active I use to throw it the shopping trolley years ago when it first came out use to be full of good information at a reasonable price .
After we had the storm we have water marks on the downstairs ceiling near the front window some how rain water as gained entry to the roof space either through the tiles or the flashing I have booked a repair hopefully its a quick fix .
There is very little I need for my birthday I am not rich but don't really want for anything If I have cider in the fridge and chicken and battered fish in the freezer I am usually happy if I had enough money I would get a Mac book air I don't think I want to go back to windows as my main computer if I did I would still want a new Mac book .If I receive gifts I like something that will survive me last year I got a Leatherman I still have it , I carry it most days at work and have used it often .
Think we are going out for fish and chips making it a perfect Birthday what could be better crispy battered fish and chips with salt and vinegar scraps and bread and butter .Went to the fish shop ordered two fish when I got served I noticed it said cash only I didnt have the cash I was paying by card which was never a problem since covid set in , I told them its a man and wife team they said no worries bank transfer it when you get home , I have been there before but I cant say I am a regular customer depending on which fish shop is open and where we are it varies , but what an amazing gesture of trust , I offered my phone number they was not interested of course I sent Helen the bank details and the money was transferred before I got home .The fish and chips were still hot .
LISTENING TO - Rick Astley - "Are We There Yet" & Scouting for Girls "The Place We Use To Meet ".
READING - Every One Here Is Lying .
WATCHING - "Dead Mans Hand" which is a western .
ETING Fish and chips from the chippy .
SATURDAY - The rain has stopped so was able to walk the dogs.After I went to the farm shop for bread cakes and bacon .Did nothing all day caught up on the book I am reading did a few more chapters of "Every One Here Is Lying " by Shari Lapena its a gripping read like all her books .
SUNDAY - A day very much like yesterday forgot how much pain in the arse windows is all the fussing on updates and drivers and permissions using the registers etc etc .Trying to add Helens Samsung to the printer is a nightmare I had to download plugins in it was working ok then it stopped a fcucking pain .
I cooked Yorkshire puddings to go with the roast beef dinner I am cooking after the Yorkshires have finished they cam out ok
FRIDAY - Its is torrential rain and it looks like its in for the day lucky I have no work I go back Wednesday after my birthday .
I have the slow cooker on with two massive pieces of braising steak and veggies be ready in seven hours I will do pancakes and dumplings put quite a bit of red wine in as well should make it tasty trouble is smelling it cooking makes you hungry.
The stew turned out really nice the gravy with the wine very tasty the dumplings best yet very filling we also baked a apple turnover and a apple pie which we will have with either custard or ice cream .
WEDNESDAY - Helen has gone to Whitby for the day when she text me she was sat the Magpie fish restaurant eating fish and chips I am jealous I could just eat decent fish and chips .
THURSDAY - How can the American government charge their citizens in Israel x amount of dollars tp fly them back home when the country is a war zone is America that broke or in desperate need of money that they do this Joe Biden needs parachuting into the Gazza strip and lets see how he copes .
Finally laid the last bit of flooring its the door way under the stairs you cant see the floor because the corner sofa hides it the sofa is on castors which I fixed on so you can open the door .
The glass screen that we got put on in the ridings by the vendor in the middle of the walk way was utterly shit it was a waste of money I was skeptical they over charge and all the goods they sell you can get for the quarter of the price or less on eBay or Amazon I ordered two new protector screens for £3.99 where as the vendor charged us £12.99 for one what a rip off stay away from these pretend shops .
FRIDAY - Still waiting for a phone call to say we can pick helens new desk top all in one pc up if you ordered online you can pick a store and collect the next day ordering in store shouldn't be any different .
SATURDAY - Took the dogs out came home cut the grass in the back garden it was long the blade in the mower got stuck twice with wet grass clogging the blade up but got there in the end .
No sign of a email text or call telling us we can pick her new pc up maybe tomorrow . I might buy her a sound bar for it .
WEDNESDAY - We finally got a email that we could pick helens new pc up why its took so long I don't know then when when we went down with the paperwork to collect it the sales assistant couldn't find it she was adamant it wasn't there then she realised she had been looking for a laptop not a 27" all in one , obviously the store is only as good as the staff that work there oh well it all come good in the end .The price of the pc we bought is now gone up by £149.97p to £898.97p we bought it when the price was at £749
The pc was a breeze to set up keyboard mouse and installation no issues nothing like the Windows I remember from a decade ago I need to watch and read some stuff on Microsoft Windows 11.
MONDAY - After a relaxing weekend its back to work I break up next Thursday for five days off including the weekend .I would like to go to Saddleworth moors and visit the reservoirs its been a while go for a pint at the Clarence .
TUESDAY - Went to Pc world Helen bought a black all in one Lenovo pc intel i7 8gb of ram and 512 ssd hard drive with key board and mouse running Windows 11 we can pick it up in the next few days it has a 27 inch full hd screen and four USB ports for £749 it comes with a wireless keyboard and mouse she will have to buy a CD/DVD burner for around £30 .
She then went to Vodaphone and part ex her iPhone 13 pro max for a Samsung S23 ultra 256 gb storage in black its on a three year contract at £57 a month for three years that's nearly £2000 spent on tech .
SUNDAY - Went to The White Rose centre in Leeds Helen bought some fur lined Dr.Marten Chelsea boots for £179 minus discount for my Blue light card saving over twenty quid .
From there we drove over to Harrogate to the Ivy restaurant our first visit very smart very plush we ordered drinks Helen a East 9 hold up cocktail and me Sassy cider .For starters we had the duck liver parfait with apricot and apple chutney and caramelised almonds very nice with toast we both enjoyed for main we both had slow braised beef and lamb shepherds pie with cheddar mash rosemary and red wine sauce with a side order of sorting broccoli with lemon oil and sea salt and Truffle and Parmesan chips both sides cooked perfect .
for deserts Helen had Apple tart fine with vanilla ice cream and calvados flambe , I had the chocolate bombe with vanilla ice cream honeycomb centre with hot salted caramel sauce both once agin perfect I also had another cider served in a ice cols walled glassed .
THURSDAY - Off buying pumpkins for Halloween and Autumn need a different design for the scary face I use the same one for the last five years or so .
Went to the farm shop they had cooked a joint of roast pork so I had a hot pork sandwich for dinner perfection and not much more than a pre made pre packed supermarket cold sandwich no contest .
Bailey was meant to go to the grooming parlour for his wash cut and spruce up they always send a text reminder I never got one and a sa result I didn't take him this was on the fourth of October .
Thinking I need a new pack back for work the one I have lives in the boot of the car its neither at the side of my desk or in the trunk of the car .I took a load of garden waste to the tip which had been bagged up for a while I guess either one bag as leaked and its putrid liquid gone on my bag it also had snail tracks on it which is no big deal but it kind of smells .I have looked at a green camp one on Amazon its better than the one I have I might get Helen to buy it for my birthday.
SATURDAY - Helen out from half past one home alone watched some prime cooked chicken legs and chorizo for evening tea watched Prime and You Tube did nothing .
LISTENING TO - Jon Batiste play list on Spotify .
WATCHING - " The Nun 2 " and The Equalizer 3.
READING - " Every One Here is Lying " by Shari Lapena
MONDAY - Need to finish one small peace of flooring in the door way and then re-hang the door then there are two rips down the side of the stairs and that door to cut and re-hang . I need to re-cut the plinths by the thickness of flooring on the kitchen base units then start putting the edging strips to cover the 10mm space that I left for the floor to expend should it wish .
We went to Ikea bought a new rug in brown and new seat covers we also bought rugs for each the side of the bed .The room looks a lot bigger with the flooring run length ways and should be good for the next ten to fifteen years fingers crossed .Its been hard work and for a cost of around £750 a big improvement .
Helen as mentioned flooring the bedrooms not sure moving the furniture wouldn't be easy specially the wardrobe and side drawers but it could happen .
WEDNESDAY - Glad its mid week looking forward to the weekend already really tired I wish I had booked more days annual leave I have three days to make a long weekend breaking up on the 19th of October .
TUESDAY - Break up after tonights twilight shift until Monday evening which is good for me .
WEDNESDAY - Bought twelve packs of laminate flooring to packs of underlay and two lengths of edging coving to cover the expansion gap around the edges of the new floor and skirting board the cost just under £300 I reckon we need another £250 to complete the downstairs living room dining area and kitchen hopefully not much more .
The bin shed the accommodates the black and green bib wa snot fastened by the person leaving us a package I didnt notice it had been open in the middle of the night the lid blow up and ripped apart the hydraulic hinge the lid is now focused .I ordered some T-hinges and bolts and a padlock with a long shackle hoping to fix the lid I will see when I get the items tomorrow .
THURSDAY - Bought another seven packs of laminate flooring and three more packs of underlay we should have enough now to lay the floor .Fixed the bin lid it wa sa good job I ordered the 16 inch T-hinges as I hd to bend them to follow the curve of the bin roof for now I just did the side that was broken I need more bolts to fix the other hinge in place .
SATURDAY - Flooring I have laid it twice took it up twice finally its going done right have made huge progress should be 95%done by tonight
SUNDAY - Bought another two packs pf flooring its all nearly finished I pulled the fridge out and the washer to do the flooring I pulled the dish washer out but there was not enough on the hoses to get it farer enough out to lay the boards now the dishwasher does not work it might get the plumber to disconnect it so I can do the flooring then plumb it back in .took the kitchen unit plinths off also I have to cut down a door its not going over the new flooring .Need anew saw after cutting laminate it ruins the teeth .
Also the microwave as gone haywire it won't turn off .Guess its a new microwave .
THURSDAY - Today is minus six degrees went out with the dogs this morning it was sunny but ice cold if it gets colder will have to invest i...
