HIGH RISE

 Raining again was going to take the dog out Bailey then come home and cook a full English breakfast I stopped of at the local all night garage last night and bought some sausage and black pudding .I can't be arsed talking Bailey out in the rain either of us enjoy getting wet .gain 

Bailey is limping again went back to the vets another fifty quid he did get better not sure why he might have hurt himself either jumping off or on the sofa we went out came home and he was picking his leg up hopefully more rest or its a cost of 2.5 k to get an operation .

Bought a cold shoe mount for my Hohem gimbal so I now I can mount both a microphone and led light  should I wish .

Also looking at a editing software program Flimora it looks very good and a lot cheaper than Final Cut Pro .

SATURDAY - Went over to Helen's sons new flat he is on the ninth floor , you ca see for miles,  first thing I'd buy , a decent pair of binoculars .He needs carpets throughout and plenty of white emulsion he even has a small balcony get a few plants and a patio table and chair be eating out alfresco if you don't mind the pigeon shit .To be fair the flat is fairly clean the bathroom looks quite new white and clean it is double glazed and has no signs of damp .

A BIG HEART

 SUNDAY - Two garden centres in one afternoon first we went to Newbank garden centre at Royston then we went over to Newbank at Bury it was a drive out and something to do we bought a giant heart made out of twigs and some garden pots and a few plants .On the way home we ended up yet again ordering our Sunday roast from the local pub The Boshaw Trout that is the fourth weekend we have had dinner from the pub obviously its nice food or we wouldn't keep going back , its an hard habit to break .

Bought a black Tushi tactical belt with quick release buckle of eBay I have ordered another two one in jungle camouflage and one in plain grey they are around £8 and I think a great belt .

Also of Amazon I have ordered a gimbal adjustable ring mount that clamps on to the gimbal also you can mount and hold both  a light and microphone for filming at night it was only a few pounds with next day delivery .

Helen son is moving in to a new flat this coming Saturday he is on the ninth floor it over looks a nature reserve lake which is quite a nice view ,

There is also a Greggs , Subway , McDonalds fish shop and post office as well as a pub and working mans club  what more do you want o we bought hime things he needs and  hopefully a friend of mine is sorting out a double bed we can take it all over for him Saturday morning .He already has the keys so hopefully no waiting around as we have other things to do in the afternoon .

YORK AGAIN

 FRIDAY - No work on the shed today its raining and I have to take Helen as she is getting a new set of nails doing at one o clock in the afternoon , then I have work so doubt owt is happening today shed wise .

SATURDAY - Off to York once again used the park and ride at Askham Barr two return tickets only £3.30 each  One can never have enough visits to York its an awesome city OR TAKE TOO MANY PHOTOS off the Minster its less than an hour away people from Japan and America pay a lot of money to visit York and its virtually on our door step .

Went to the Guy Fawkes Inn had a pint of cider and a pulled pork sandwich would have been better if it had more pork in it but it was nicely cooked and presented we sat outside  in the beer garden .We had a meet up with Paranormal Newcastle with Kayleigh and Louise what they don't know about hauntings in York isn't worth knowing hopefully we can meet up again soon and hopefully it will be sunnier and warmer than it was today .

SUNDAY - Fitted two shelves in my shed I was only only going to do one put decided on two on the spur of the moment , still got helens to do will fit them through the week as we are of yo Bury to Newbank Garden centre in Bury over Saddleworth more then through Green fields .We also bought a giant heart made out of twigs .

The heart is too go over our bed at the moment we have a canvas this will look a lot better if it doesn't fall on to our heads .Will put it up tomorrow just had Sunday diner again from our local The Bowshaw Trout .

HIS AND HERS

MONDAY - Took delivery of the green shed it came in the morning I was out getting six paving slabs for the shed to sit on .It was getting dropped off as I got back to the house there was no time to start the shed build .I need a hand grinder to cut three of the pavers .

TUESDAY - Bought a angle grinder and a pack of discs from Tool station just over £40 its always handy to have a disc cutter .Cut the pavers was easy enough dug out the soil and laid the paving .Had to remove three Ikea blue bags of soil got the pavers quite level .

Started the shed build screwed the back panel and one side panel to the base , then the opposite side panel then the two front panels then both apex pieces finally the two roof panels . I also got the two roof  roof panels on and felted , had to stop to get ready for work at six .

WEDNESDAY - Hinged the door and fitted the hasp and staple fitted the side infill pieces and the wood edges that hold the felt down . emptied Helens shed and moved hers alone then pushed the new shed into place , had to change the older shed door to open the opposite way just spited it top to bottom needs the paint touching up where the old fittings where  , both sheds in place need to get some more timber for shelve supports and shelving that will be tomorrow .

THURSDAY - Bought wood to fit out both sheds with shelves the new shed  is just having one wide shelf the old one shelves on three sides rain stops play will have to wait for a day without any rain might be a while this is the U.K .

DEJA VU

SATURDAY - slept in it was half past ten in the morning when I dragged my arse out of bed not slept in that late on a Saturday for years what a waste of a morning . Helen had a couple of readings to do over at the salon in the afternoon .

on the way home we ordered fish and chips from our local Inn The Boshaw Trout we ordered them with baked beans and mushy peas the fish was cooked in beer batter and the chips triple  cooked nice and filling  way too many chips .

SUNDAY - Went to Ikea bought four black dining chairs and two white floating shelves for our main bedroom .

Had another Sunday take away dinner from the Boshaw Trout we both had the roast beef was good .

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MONDAY - Went over to my daughters Salon she did our hair its has been  a while I had  grade one on the back and sides .Helen had hers coloured and cut .

TUESDAY - Back to Ikea got rid of £175 its easily done as well as other soft furnishings and cushion's tea lights and candles bought a giant wood chopping board a bread board two more lamps that you can dim which look like old fashioned lanterns .

FLAT PACKED

Been busy the last couple of days as the furniture flat packs from Ikea arrived Wednesday afternoon we had ordered  a eight drawer unit for our bedroom as can't have enough drawer space and a day bed with three drawers  that converts  into a double bed all you literally do is just pull the base out as its on wheels ,  This is in Helen office work room .There was no major issues assembling wise all went together as the instructions did not have that many spare bits fixings left over and nothing was short or missing both units are solid wood and in white .We will have to move the desk that you see in the picture when we want to pull the bed out but that's only once every blue moon should anyone want to stay over at any time .

The drawers below I have the top right drawer and the drawer below that one  I do have more drawers but that's all I am allocated still I am only a man with limited needs .

Anyone who has never bought an Ikea piece of furniture because they think they are cheaply thrown together or are not solid or will fall apart when moved trust me they are not I have never had any issues with furniture flat packs from Ikea .

SUNDAY ROAST TO GO .

 SUNDAY - Drove to Leeds to the John Lewis store at the Victoria gate we used the on side car park parked up took th lift and exit in the John Lewis store itself .I was taking a pair of Levi Jeans back as they didn't fit they were a Christmas present and with the covid restrictions I had not been into Leeds city centre .I exchanged them for a gift card . I ended up buying a large  Bottle of Jean Paul Gaultier's "Le Beau " very nice I have been wearing Jean Paul for years .

Getting back to the car park was a nightmare we didn't realise the lifts for the car park where located only on one floor we went to every flor and asked various staff all telling us different places to go we finally got out and back to the car only to find out to pay you had to go back to the first floor , I finally paid and we headed home .

We called are local Pub The Boshaw Trout and ordered Sunday dinner I had the roast beef and Helen the roast pork the picture below is before it was covered with a rich dark brown gravy it hit the spot I love beef with a nice horse radish sauce .

The rest of Sunday was spent watching You Tube before going to bed at reasonable time I am back at work Monday doing my 18.00 till 02.00 shifts .My shingles are a lot better but still irritating and still giving me bursts of pain and tingling sensations of hot needles going into my skin this only happens a few times every few hours hopefully I will get back to normal as quick as possible .

MONDAY - Woke up just after six a.m had a shower went down to the kitchen to make a coffee feed Bentley who had followed me down stairs and was nattering me for food ,The road we live on his finally getting tarmac on it the paths were done last week the road this week should only take two days no more dirt road brilliant , they raised the man hole covers and other iron work last week  ready for the tarmac going down .

Will need to iron my work shirt and trousers be nice if I was not going back at all its been nice spending time at home be even better now the weather seems to be getting closer to hot summer days .

We are going to York this Saturday my son starts his night job today hopefully he will continue to be employed for months to come but I am not counting chickens a week at a time hopefully the weeks will come and go and he will still be working without a regular income you have nothing ,Your spending power zero living hard and going without things is common.He has been wanting to get his iPhone fixed for the last few months the screen got smashed hopefully that is now on the cards if he continues to work .

 

ON THE HUNT

 SATURDAY - I will be back at work this coming Monday after twenty four days not at work be a long first shift hopefully without any major issues or hiccups .I have had both Pfizer injections should be safer than ever .

Helen has been looking for Comfort fabric conditioner perfume deluxe Aqua Bloom I bought a bottle and it was a while befog we got round to using it when she did the smell from it was really strong sc ended smell that lasted was real high end perfume smell , of cause we used it and couldn't find it in any of the major supermarkets or retail stores I bought her six 1.178 L bottles of Amazon hopefully we have nice smell clothes and bedding for weeks to come .

We are going on a ghost hunt tonight to Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds we have been here before it will be great if the rain stays away Spirits Within Paranormal we are getting quite  a following us we are trying to get to  book a night at 30 East Drive one of England most haunted houses . And the Old Nick at Gainsborough that was a theatre but before that it was a police station with 23 recorded deaths and suicides 

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                                                                Old Nick former Police cells 

                                                              

Ghost hunting gets us out and about I do prefer indoor locations the weather does not matter  and its usually warmer and sounds are more easily defined with no hollowing wind or birds and other small animals making weird sounds and less ambient noises from traffic and other people near by .

ALL WAHSED UP

Helen had her first Pfizer covid  injection she had no major side effects apart from a sore arm .

 Ordered another set of white drawers from Ikea for our bedroom and also a day bed that pulls out to sleep two people which is also in white and has three drawers built in to its base that's for the spare bedroom, in total that's eleven more drawer space , bet its still not enough .

We are finally getting the pavements tarmac they have been left rough since we moved in over a year ago also next week the roads are getting done so we will be all done proper paths and proper roads all finished even level and jet black .

The microwave got replaced its amazing how a new microwave gets your food a lot hotter then the old one even though they are the same wattage this one was only £50 and w have gone back to white so it matches all the other kitchen appliances .

At the moment my local supermarket are selling Nescafe Dolce Gusto coffee pods at £3 a box that's £2 a box saving so I bought quite a few should last me a few weeks hopefully the price will remain low when I next go back .Also the big jars of Kenco coffee were nearly half price so I got two off them as well .

Bought another two pairs of Jack Jones jeans I now have four new pairs and a black pair should be good for a few years bought two polo shirts as well .

Bailey finally made it to the dog grooming parlour , he was well in need of a cut trim and shampoo he looks like a different dog all washed and spruced up . I do like him when he has just been cut but like it when he is over grown looks like a sheep .

Bought a bottle of Marks and Spencers Bullit bourbon its quite nice a lot better than I thought it would be nice in coffee really had the taste for a whiskey and coffee last night after we had been out my feet were like ice and its even nicer with ice and coke .

SEED NEEDED

 Nearly two weeks on and my shingles are still painful my skin still feel hot but it is not as bad but still a pain I don't need . I have finished my course of tablets and are now just waiting for them to disappear guess they will go if not back to the doctors which won't be possible it will either be over the phone or video link .The itching is the worse it comes and goes driving over rough roads I get a pain inside every time I hit uneven road surfaces .

SUNDAY - We had another barbecue we invited our next door neighbough Aadm round its hard to judge how much food to get you don't want to appear tight but you also don't want to waste food all the food we bought was from the farm shop we did chicken , various kebabs , burgers and sausages it was ok he doesn't drink which made life easier and the evening went ok its alway uneasy when you invite people round that you don't know apart from over the fence on the drive etc .

MONDAY - Went to Meadow Hall bought some Nike t-shirts in various colours as well as three pairs of Jack Jones jeans two in indigo denim and one in black , these are the only jeans i really like , I also bought two pairs of Adidas track suite bottoms not a big fan of track suits bought these are a cross between combats and track suit bottoms I bought a new white pair of Adidas training shoes in white , I bought Helen a bottle of Gucci Bamboo perfume and a pair of black and white Vans .

Helen reseeded the entire back lawn she used three boxes of Speedy seed one box cove sixty square meters our lawn is not even four square metres overkill our what we should have jungle in a couple of weeks .The green you can see coming through is the original grass there is ten bags of lawn top soil thrown on before the sed went down .

NUMBER THREE

 Had another barbecue the weather picked up so we went for it had exactly what we had yesterday it was just as tasty .

FRIDAY - Had barbie number three , I bought some meat kebab skewers  which were nice but covered in seasoning which sort of burnt over the grill a bit too much , and some chicken tikka skewers which had three big pieces of chicken would have preferred more pieces cut smaller just to aid cooking , Helen still insisted  with the sausage and beef burgers to go with her jacket spud and cheese salad bowl , I did buy four bags of charcoal all you need to do is just light the corner of bag so far it never fails .

Ordered a Hohem gimbal for my iPhone it keeps the phone stable when filming videos got to figure out how to use it during night filming guess a head torch is one solution , it cost £69 from Amazon next day delivery . Hopefully its a good buy the reviews are good so will see  how easy it is to set up it has three axis which rotate to keep the phone level and  it comes with a tripod and can also face track to keep the person you are filming in shot  .You have to download an app and have to register to use it .

EATING OUT

 SUNDAY - I went for my second covid vaccination , both the pharmiscist and doctor agreed that mt inoculation should be postponed it due to my shingles outbreak .It as already been re- booked for next Sunday hopefully it will go ahead as planned .

Cooked a chicken for our Sunday lunch had it with carrot and swede with sweet and roast potatoes mash and a giant Yorkshire pudding I did it from start to finish I seasoned with herbs garlic and chicken seasoning it turned out real tasty .

MONDAY - Called my doctors surgery I have been adviced to accept a sick note for another week , as  I am still taking the tablets for the next couple of days although I get full sick pay I miss out on my night enhancements so I do loose money . Hopefully I will return to work after this week .

I thought I would be all good I can't believe how the shingles  are still hurting i  have been waking up early in the morning at around four a.m , I never get back to sleep thank God for Tok -Tok and You Tube it is annoying once awake I then get up just after seven a.m .

TUESDAY - Had our first barbie of 2021 only cooked beef burgers ,pork  sausages , pork steaks and chicken and garlic skewers , I did some jacket potatoes with cheese Helen had salad it was ok it could have been sunnier and warmer but it was warm enough not to be cold ,

Ny shingles although have not spread are still tingling and are painful I am still sore bearable but uncomfortable .

FINISHED

 FRIDAY -Still red blotches cover my back , side and under arm. I  still ache and I am still irritated by the shingles .Still popping the tablets one five times a day .The shingles have not got any worse but my condition as only slightly improved , they seem less hot but moving and stretching on my right side is still painful and restricted some what .Perseverance I guess not sure if I will be allowed my second cover injection this Sunday I do hope so .

The bathroom walls above the dado rail are now wallpapered this happened yesterday I had to take down the mirror and two wall cabinets which was ok putting them back a bit more difficult as all the old screw holes had been covered did it in the end and everything is now been put back and all is finished .

SHINGLES

 SATURDAY - Its snowing fcuk sake its April why now ,  lock down ends this Monday we will be snowed in , highly unlikely but it is getting heavier thicker and whiter as I type this .

Went to the farm shop bought a decent sized chicken and two pieces of braising steak that's dinner sorted for today and tomorrow .

SUNDAY  Woke up during the night to go to the bathroom noticed in the mirror I was covered in a red rash that was slightly raised it was itchy and felt warm .When I woke in the morning I rang the Nhs 111 they booked me a face time call with a doctor , when I got the video call I was diagnosed with shingles and prescribed me some tablets , hopefully the tablets will kick in and it won't get any worse .

I went to the pharmacist and got the tablets and began taking them one tablet five times a day .

I had to drive over to York to see my son Guy to sort some issues out he was having , left the slow cooker on with the braising steak we had the chicken yesterday it was falling off the bone so much better than supermarket meats .

MONDAY - No work for five days due to the shingles its slightly worse its a lot more itchy and feels slightly hotter it is under my arm front on my test and on my back and side it does not seem to have spread fingers crossed it doesn't . The 800mg Aciclovir tablets I was prescribed can take up to three days before they start working , I have my second Pfizer injection booked for this Sunday .

R.I.P

 FRIDAY -  Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh R.I.P had a great innings and a well lived life of travel being waited on and  luxury.Still  a great man no doubt like us all with his faults , but loyal to his wife the Queen of England death a sad but inevitable fate of living .

QUESTION -  How do you help someone who has given up , and totally does not sees any future and is in emotional and psychological pain every day . usually from the moment they wake up to going to sleep and using alcohol and drugs just to mange their inner demons , specially if they don't want to be here any longer and you have done everything you think you can ,

I have no idea what will happen to the person I am talking about  above specially when they refuse all help it will be a struggle over the coming days , its a major worry and heartache when they don't answer their phone and don't response to your text messages , is it because they can't be arsed though drink and drugs or another reason you are constantly thinking the worst .Even though they have sworn and promised  not to end it do you believe them.

NO EGGS

 Bought s voiced control Fire stick from Amazon it automatically set itself to our wifi and to my Amazon prime account it even downloaded all the apps we previously had on my account this is stick out of the box setting the remote one press of the home button , voice control brilliant does not do everything but its a good upgrade as our previous versions didn't have this feature .

We needed one because I gave my son the one we had when he moved out and in the spare bedroom th tav is not a smart tv and we don't have an Ariel socket where the tv is on the wall so a fire stick was a good buy .

The next product I buy from Amazon might be the latest Echo dot or a tablet if anything happens to my Mac book the only other option of doing anything online would be via my phone , hopefully writing this does not jinx me .

SATURDAY - Painted the downstairs w.c it took me only a few hours to give it a couple of coats of Farrow & Ball dusty pink emulsion every room now as colour in it rather than the original creamy magnolia whatever paint they used .

Easter Sunday -We are going to visit the grand children take them Easter eggs thought I would buy them on route nowhere had them petrol stations Tesco express outlets all sold out and the  major super markets and other retailers shut for Easter Sunday never though buying chocolate eggs would be an issue silly me .

We sat in my daughters garden on the patio drinking coffee I could see our old house where the kids grew up in at the end of the lane and the conservatory roof we had built on to the back of the house memories a lot of water as gone under the bridge hopefully a lot more to follow .

EASTER APPROACHING

 BATHROOM - Fitted the dado rail in the bathroom on all four walls I pinned it in situ I use to drill and cut wood pellets to cover the screw heads but today I just used some panel pins and punched the holes filled and painted the new wood and the walls below the wall above the dado will get wall papered next Friday hopefully .

Bought Resident Evil 2 xbox one game of eBay hopefully it will load ok and I can get n to the game most games don't hod my interest I played Resident Evil 1 years ago when it was out so should be quite nostalgic playing as Leon in the game.

SUNDAY - Clocks forward by one hour because of spring daylight changing hours be lighter on a night sprint into summer or maybe spring is the start of summer heat and sunshine .

Went grocery shopping bought beef mince for a shepherds pie x 2 I x onion, gravy mix , frozen mash potatoes x2 , a bag of mixed veg carrot and swede , cat and dog food as well as cat biscuits ,  tea bags , half litre of semi skimmed milk , white and brown sugar , Lurpak spread , bananas,  chewing gum fresh orange juice , garlic , vinegar , bread cakes , cough medicine and a block of cheese bill was a few pence over £60.

Its been a week of work and chilling watching You Tube through the day then looking tea and going to work .

We have had two god days of warm weather and sunshine which makes going to work twice as hard .

I am working good Friday and easter Monday I would rather save two days holidays all bank holidays are added into your yearly total if you want the day off if granted comes of this total so I will work get double time and save two days annual leave .

NEARLY A THOUSAND

 September the 19th 2006 was when I posted my first post in this blog people might still be waiting for something vaguely for me to write something slightly interesting .But this is mainly just my diary instead of putting pen to paper and is not writing to gain followers or any type of audience if people read it and come back to read it again that is fine if not that is also fine it is nice to have others read your shit but some days that all it is my shit .

Anyway saying that my shits have gone and I am back at work at least its a short week and we get paid on Friday yippee .

My son is working twelve hour shifts as from this Friday , also working the Saturday, Sunday , Monday and Tuesdays not sure if he gets extra pay for working the weekend I  hope he does as he needs a good influx of cash .

Helen bought a white board , black board and a pin board for her office will fix them later she as sprayed the wooden edges black , we also bought two lengths of dado rail for the bathroom and some 60 mm bright wire panel pins to fix it into situ ,

FRIDAY -Although it has been a short week still glad its Friday and the weekend looms I know it will be over in a blink of an eye but Fridays night drive home really it is Saturday morning ir  is still special its the best day of the week because its the weekend and no work for till Monday evening .

I am twenty five posts away from 1000 posts on instagram https://www.instagram.com/bobyea16/ 

RATTLER

 No work for 48 hours as I have real bad diarrhoea and as I work in a hospital I cannot attend work basically so I don't infect others it will be Wednesday before I can go back .

Not been in contact with my son I have phoned him over the last three days and he has not picked up or called me back so I have no idea how is job is going or even if he is working which is highly annoying.obviously if he wanted anything he would be constantly harassing me ,

Helen ordered some wallpaper from John Lewis online forty pound a roll will take photos once its up on the wall I can't wallpaper to save my life so I won't be pasting it up , I have trouble with rod chip .

Bought some 6% Rattler cloudy cider I have not had any cider really since my son was staying with us three bottles for a fiver .

Covid deaths in the U.K on Monday just gone was seventeen which is considerably down from previous days which is still too many hopefully it will get down to zero in the coming days .

NEW THRONE

 They are already predicting a third wave of coronavirus would be too much if its happening then its looking like it will never go away and we are stuck with it for another twelve months its too much people have suffered enough too many have died and it seems more will die .Doubt normality won't return ever .

For the young children growing up or yet to be born its scary the planet and the world is fucked what is the future for them going to be like .

SATURDAY - Going to Argos to pick up a pc chair to go behind Helens desk in her revamped office the spare bedroom I find a wider top and a back panel on to the existing Ikea dressing table and it looks good cheaper than buying another desk .

My son started a new job today he will be working five twelve hour shifts six till six in a warehouse it sounds boring but life is boring without money so hopefully he will stick it out and start improving his day to day life .He is biking there and back hopefully 

Went to Penistone picked up some chicken in bread crumbs and some sweet potatoes fries which I will be having for my tea .

Got  home assembled the gaming chair it rises and falls and the back also adjusts and of course its on wheels its better than the clear perspex chair which it is replacing .