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Lamont D said:
Is this part of the enquiry? Because I cannot find my WhatsApp messages!

Have tried everything, even the CAB did help. It is just nobody cares. Had this for a long time, been to court and won still couldn't get any benefits. It wasn't until I became a pensioner that she got P.I.P.
And P.I.P.is not counted when asking for benefits, grants etc. Any claim is always offset by my company pension. Losing employment before retirement, seriously emptied any savings and my bank account, which through harsh thrift and cutting out a lot of comfort buying, we are just about back to be able to afford a little bit more. It is enough without extravagance. No holiday, no big Christmas, certainly cannot afford a wet room. This is what Mrs L requires!
The lady from the council, was apologetic and sympathised. And would do as much to impress on the final outcome of the decision of how much we need it. I won't stop trying.

According to our new Home Secretary. Some places in our country are .....holes!
well he has overseen the wreck and ruin of our country, so he should know!
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I think as Ann said its determined by your wife's state of health and it is not means tested.
D.
 
Annb said:
I've just spent an hour and 40 minutes "chatting" to the BT helpline to try to get my phone to work. (It's not that I can't afford the time, I just find it difficult to dig deep enough for the patience). It seems it won't work without an extra thing to convert the analogue to digital signal. The engineer said we wouldn't need that yet - only when we get fast fibre. Anyhow, they will send out the little box of tricks and I guess Neil will set it up. That will only work for the one phone though. However, if it works we can get another one for the 2nd phone. I am assuming the little extension hand held phone that connects to the main one, will work off its "mother-phone". I guess, if all else fails, I'll just have to give up on the landline and get a mobile. Have to find someone else to get it going for me though.

I think I need something stronger than tea to recover from this session. However, since I don't drink alcohol at all or coffee more than once in a blue moon, it will have to be a stronger than usual cup of tea.
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Oh dear. Mind you, there are psychoactive components found in “magic mushrooms,” that may have therapeutic potential in these situations without the addictiveness and overdose risks found in other mind-altering drugs, such as cocaine, methamphetamines and alcohol. Reminds me, where is my mushroom knife?
 
Annb said:
Glad to hear Mrs M's sister is well enough to get home. I hope she wasn't too disabled by her stroke although, if alternations are needed to her house, there must be some measure of disability. Sorry about that. Promising group of rocks there.
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Thanks @Annb - sister in law has very little movement down left side - just some movement in fingers and foot at present and her left eye is currently not functioning. So, no stair lift. Alterations are all on ground floor.
 
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Good morning everyone on what is going to be a smasher of a day here in the dark and dangerous north. Getting up at 4am this morning, for no identifiable reason means that I can extend the dark bit on this point on the rotating oblate spheroid, or reference ellipsoid if you like, and listen to the voices arguing about why the alleged sensible one is losing the plot. Well I am not Spartacus so probably fallible in all sorts of ways and anyhow if we are all now going to be job seekers looking for home working opportunities I best get in the queue for the position of online mature companion to the bewildered, dust off my dancing pumps and become an ‘influencer’ and tic toc sensation. Hope you all have a pleasant Thursday. Art bit - some more moss gathering stones. A bit early yet to put the bins out - they get a bit scared sitting out there in the dark. Now, where did I put that koffy?


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Grandson got to the top of the clubs table tennis ladder again, he was top of all ladders last year.
Cos they all are integrated into the men's ladder.
He thrashes his uncle a long time player.
But the uncle enjoys beating my daughter telling her how he gives her difficult play.
She in turn shows her battle maiden Viking humour as a result.
Poor s.i.l. usually had enough already walking 12 miles every day carrying the post.

Sport brings out the best in people!:)
 
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Morning all. Fbg was 4.5 at 7.05 today. . Should be very quiet hereabouts as planes are largely grounded and a large part of 12k people in the area are quietly feasting. Happy Thanksgiving..God bless and protect those who protect us - let's be clear about this taking control nonsense. I'm listening to Amazing Grace by Judy Collins as I type just to blend in and because it is sublime. Odd day yesterday in many ways. Venerable RR now has fully working suspension again and an MOT - all within my budget so I’m off for my drip trip in said veehickle. MIL sat in hairdressers with JKP until a nice young hairdresser politely asked if MIL had the right day. Back again today. Squirrels went to the fire station but sadly no Sam or Jupiter. Local Sainsburys car park heaving with large cars and in store men and women in fatigues surveying turkeys. I don’t like leg of lamb but I like a bargain so half price leg of lamb came home with us along with two mini Christmas trees for the front porch. No, I don't have a rocking chair on which I sit chewing tobacco and shooting at cans. There's fitting in and there's taking the whatsit. I will be watching plenty of NFL though. @dunelm thanks for sharing the wonderful art again. Many bins are put out here by twilight the night before probably because of the shift people work. Enjoy your day
 
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dunelm said:
Some folk will still need a doctor to check out their prostate no matter what sized heels they choose to wear.
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When I was being treated for prostate cancer c.20 years ago we used to go to the church coffee morning during doing our shopping in local town. One lady of a certain age c.60 asked me how the therapy effected me.
When I said it's basically chemical emasculation she didn't ask any more questions.
:) D.

I must say I prefer Mr Spock's quote to Captain Kirk. Its life Jim, but not as we know it!
 
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lindisfel said:
When I was being treated for prostate cancer c.20 years ago we used to go to the church coffee morning during doing our shopping in local town. One lady of a certain age c.60 asked me how the therapy effected me.
When I said it's basically chemical emasculation she didn't ask any more questions.
:) D.

I must say I prefer Mr Spock's quote to Captain Kirk. Its life Jim, but not as we know it!
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First part I understand. 2nd part probably funny Derek but who they?
 
ianpspurs said:
Morning all. Fbg was 4.5 at 7.05 today. . Should be very quiet hereabouts as planes are largely grounded and a large part of 12k people in the area are quietly feasting. Happy Thanksgiving..God bless and protect those who protect us - let's be clear about this taking control nonsense. I'm listening to Amazing Grace by Judy Collins as I type just to blend in and because it is sublime. Odd day yesterday in many ways. Venerable RR now has fully working suspension again and an MOT - all within my budget so I’m off for my drip trip in said veehickle. MIL sat in hairdressers with JKP until a nice young hairdresser politely asked if MIL had the right day. Back again today. Squirrels went to the fire station but sadly no Sam or Jupiter. Local Sainsburys car park heaving with large cars and in store men and women in fatigues surveying turkeys. I don’t like leg of lamb but I like a bargain so half price leg of lamb came home with us along with two mini Christmas trees for the front porch. No, I don't have a rocking chair on which I sit chewing tobacco and shooting at cans. There's fitting in and there's taking the whatsit. I will be watching plenty of NFL though. @dunelm thanks for sharing the wonderful art again. Many bins are put out here by twilight the night before probably because of the shift people work. Enjoy your day
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Hope the drip trip goes well today @ianpspurs
 
Krystyna23040 said:
Hope the drip trip goes well today @ianpspurs
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Thanks. Actual process no problem but 3 hr delay as IT system down and all treatment needs patient data, bloods and prescription double verified and signed. I am in an outreach centre not CUH. Eventually agreed that use of secure NHS email to this practice then printout would be a medical and data protection friendly workaround. The medical centre staff can't access CUH systems. I/we all have all the required data on the CUH app on
my/our phone but the nurses can't sign to say they gave the treatment that way. Some patients may not be treated today as the infusions are time sensitive.
 
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