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A few hours ago I went to check my car, because I hadn't driven it since the car service before Xmas, and I have an important hospital appointment in England this week. Black screen. Car won't start. No green light on the starter button.
"I'm conserving battery' it says on the screen then goes black again.
What?

Scrabble scrabble...finally I get the car started. So, decide to go for short drive to charge battery up.

Then after a few miles I saw a Starbucks. I'll treat myself I thought. Fortunately I had grabbed my bag on the way out. But as I parked...oops. I am wearing debatable indoor clothes with denim shorts. I have never in my life gone outdoors in shorts. Oh well, I am sure people have seen worse. Next problem as I get to counter, is I realise I haven't got my sound processor. So, oops, neither can I modulate my voice (I now need incoming sound for that), nor can I hear a thing, nor can I lipread through their masks, and neither do I have my I'm Deaf, I need to see your lips to lipread badge, because I had not intended leaving my house.

Finally I nodded yes to everything she said behind the mask, and prayed. I ended up paying £3.70, and went back to the car to drink lukewarm chocolate with squirty cream that had as much staying power as snow in a rainstorm.

Nearer home after all car screens are behaving themselves and not reverting back to black mode, I find my local fish and chip shop, which had been impossible for me to use since lockdown as you had to telephone the order in. But now there are double Perspex screens from ceiling to floor, with various cubby holes in it. Weird arrangement. It was like a science laboratory. You had to speak through a microphone. My voice is not very good by now, it is better when I can hear incoming sound. And he had not a clue what I was saying. The actual menu was high on the wall of every Chinese dish possible. But my miming skills were not adequate for prawn fried rice. So, instead I mimed a fish with my hands and body swimming...

He did stare at me a bit, but understood that, but I got chips as well which I hadn't wanted. He opened the Perspex cubby hole his side, locked it closed, then indicated for me to unlock and open the Perspex door on my side of the cubby hole. I felt like I was in a Wuhan laboratory...

I got home, am under my electric blanket, a hot fresh cuppa tea, and this fish is delicious, so fresh, it must have still been swimming in the sea at midnight...

I think a nap is in order now...
 
gennepher said:
A few hours ago I went to check my car, because I hadn't driven it since the car service before Xmas, and I have an important hospital appointment in England this week. Black screen. Car won't start. No green light on the starter button.
"I'm conserving battery' it says on the screen then goes black again.
What?

Scrabble scrabble...finally I get the car started. So, decide to go for short drive to charge battery up.

Then after a few miles I saw a Starbucks. I'll treat myself I thought. Fortunately I had grabbed my bag on the way out. But as I parked...oops. I am wearing debatable indoor clothes with denim shorts. I have never in my life gone outdoors in shorts. Oh well, I am sure people have seen worse. Next problem as I get to counter, is I realise I haven't got my sound processor. So, oops, neither can I modulate my voice (I now need incoming sound for that), nor can I hear a thing, nor can I lipread through their masks, and neither do I have my I'm Deaf, I need to see your lips to lipread badge, because I had not intended leaving my house.

Finally I nodded yes to everything she said behind the mask, and prayed. I ended up paying £3.70, and went back to the car to drink lukewarm chocolate with squirty cream that had as much staying power as snow in a rainstorm.

Nearer home after all car screens are behaving themselves and not reverting back to black mode, I find my local fish and chip shop, which had been impossible for me to use since lockdown as you had to telephone the order in. But now there are double Perspex screens from ceiling to floor, with various cubby holes in it. Weird arrangement. It was like a science laboratory. You had to speak through a microphone. My voice is not very good by now, it is better when I can hear incoming sound. And he had not a clue what I was saying. The actual menu was high on the wall of every Chinese dish possible. But my miming skills were not adequate for prawn fried rice. So, instead I mimed a fish with my hands and body swimming...

He did stare at me a bit, but understood that, but I got chips as well which I hadn't wanted. He opened the Perspex cubby hole his side, locked it closed, then indicated for me to unlock and open the Perspex door on my side of the cubby hole. I felt like I was in a Wuhan laboratory...

I got home, am under my electric blanket, a hot fresh cuppa tea, and this fish is delicious, so fresh, it must have still been swimming in the sea at midnight...

I think a nap is in order now...
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Whoa, what epic tale.

What starts with an OMG

Your determination battles and defeats

Then the " everyday" things so many take for granted, have to be skilfully navigated and / or endured, in some fashion

Then the crowning glory, the fish that taste delish .

A day in your life @gennepher

It's like a cross between Tom cruise's Mi movies & sonic the hedgehog,

leaping jumping & bounding through all those hoops to get the coins, and finish a level....

Bravo, BELLISSIMO, Respect :)
 
jjraak said:
Whoa, what epic tale.

What starts with an OMG

Your determination battles and defeats

Then the " everyday" things so many take for granted, have to be skilfully navigated and / or endured, in some fashion

Then the crowning glory, the fish that taste delish .

A day in your life @gennepher

It's like a cross between Tom cruise's Mi movies & sonic the hedgehog,

leaping jumping & bounding through all those hoops to get the coins, and finish a level....

Bravo, BELLISSIMO, Respect :)
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Hi @jjraak
:)
I do often find that ordinary everyday things when I am out of the bungalow are often an adventure for me :happy:
Might as well seize life by the horns.
No point in being a shrinking violet...
Thanks :happy:
I will have to see how many more levels I can finish....
 
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gennepher said:
A few hours ago I went to check my car, because I hadn't driven it since the car service before Xmas, and I have an important hospital appointment in England this week. Black screen. Car won't start. No green light on the starter button.
"I'm conserving battery' it says on the screen then goes black again.
What?

Scrabble scrabble...finally I get the car started. So, decide to go for short drive to charge battery up.

Then after a few miles I saw a Starbucks. I'll treat myself I thought. Fortunately I had grabbed my bag on the way out. But as I parked...oops. I am wearing debatable indoor clothes with denim shorts. I have never in my life gone outdoors in shorts. Oh well, I am sure people have seen worse. Next problem as I get to counter, is I realise I haven't got my sound processor. So, oops, neither can I modulate my voice (I now need incoming sound for that), nor can I hear a thing, nor can I lipread through their masks, and neither do I have my I'm Deaf, I need to see your lips to lipread badge, because I had not intended leaving my house.

Finally I nodded yes to everything she said behind the mask, and prayed. I ended up paying £3.70, and went back to the car to drink lukewarm chocolate with squirty cream that had as much staying power as snow in a rainstorm.

Nearer home after all car screens are behaving themselves and not reverting back to black mode, I find my local fish and chip shop, which had been impossible for me to use since lockdown as you had to telephone the order in. But now there are double Perspex screens from ceiling to floor, with various cubby holes in it. Weird arrangement. It was like a science laboratory. You had to speak through a microphone. My voice is not very good by now, it is better when I can hear incoming sound. And he had not a clue what I was saying. The actual menu was high on the wall of every Chinese dish possible. But my miming skills were not adequate for prawn fried rice. So, instead I mimed a fish with my hands and body swimming...

He did stare at me a bit, but understood that, but I got chips as well which I hadn't wanted. He opened the Perspex cubby hole his side, locked it closed, then indicated for me to unlock and open the Perspex door on my side of the cubby hole. I felt like I was in a Wuhan laboratory...

I got home, am under my electric blanket, a hot fresh cuppa tea, and this fish is delicious, so fresh, it must have still been swimming in the sea at midnight...

I think a nap is in order now...
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Result.
jjraak said:
Whoa, what epic tale.
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Tail, son, tail. Wearing a bit fin now though, I guess. Won't go on any conger - people will just start carping:angelic:
 
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Brenda from Bristol says January 4th. What another one? @SlimLizzy as @jjraak says you must have needed it and long term it will do more good than hours of toil. I'm willing to bet there will be "things to do" long after we are all nothing but memories. @gennepher thanks for sharing the art, so kind as always. Swipey still all boxed up here until two checks on other issues done - no problems just routine MOT type checks on decaying 66.5 yo. Prepare yourselves crew - maybe a Bertie Booster Booster will Boost ya:angelic:
 
gennepher said:
A few hours ago I went to check my car, because I hadn't driven it since the car service before Xmas, and I have an important hospital appointment in England this week. Black screen. Car won't start. No green light on the starter button.
"I'm conserving battery' it says on the screen then goes black again.
What?

Scrabble scrabble...finally I get the car started. So, decide to go for short drive to charge battery up.

Then after a few miles I saw a Starbucks. I'll treat myself I thought. Fortunately I had grabbed my bag on the way out. But as I parked...oops. I am wearing debatable indoor clothes with denim shorts. I have never in my life gone outdoors in shorts. Oh well, I am sure people have seen worse. Next problem as I get to counter, is I realise I haven't got my sound processor. So, oops, neither can I modulate my voice (I now need incoming sound for that), nor can I hear a thing, nor can I lipread through their masks, and neither do I have my I'm Deaf, I need to see your lips to lipread badge, because I had not intended leaving my house.

Finally I nodded yes to everything she said behind the mask, and prayed. I ended up paying £3.70, and went back to the car to drink lukewarm chocolate with squirty cream that had as much staying power as snow in a rainstorm.

Nearer home after all car screens are behaving themselves and not reverting back to black mode, I find my local fish and chip shop, which had been impossible for me to use since lockdown as you had to telephone the order in. But now there are double Perspex screens from ceiling to floor, with various cubby holes in it. Weird arrangement. It was like a science laboratory. You had to speak through a microphone. My voice is not very good by now, it is better when I can hear incoming sound. And he had not a clue what I was saying. The actual menu was high on the wall of every Chinese dish possible. But my miming skills were not adequate for prawn fried rice. So, instead I mimed a fish with my hands and body swimming...

He did stare at me a bit, but understood that, but I got chips as well which I hadn't wanted. He opened the Perspex cubby hole his side, locked it closed, then indicated for me to unlock and open the Perspex door on my side of the cubby hole. I felt like I was in a Wuhan laboratory...

I got home, am under my electric blanket, a hot fresh cuppa tea, and this fish is delicious, so fresh, it must have still been swimming in the sea at midnight...

I think a nap is in order now...
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through all adversity - and a fishy tale - smashing
 
ianpspurs said:
Brenda from Bristol says January 4th. What another one? @SlimLizzy as @jjraak says you must have needed it and long term it will do more good than hours of toil. I'm willing to bet there will be "things to do" long after we are all nothing but memories. @gennepher thanks for sharing the art, so kind as always. Swipey still all boxed up here until two checks on other issues done - no problems just routine MOT type checks on decaying 66.5 yo. Prepare yourselves crew - maybe a Bertie Booster Booster will Boost ya:angelic:
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Oh no - blue Monday - another thing I now have to worry over - but fear not, I will have forgotten all about it by the time I make my koffy
 
Good morning everyone, it’s a wonderful pale blue sky here in the dark and dangerous north
It’s girl in the bubble day today - all day - as she does not return to nursery until Thursday. Mrs Miggins has started upstairs. Paint - do not touch this, nor that, nor that - I shall keep well away. Dinner last night - Chicken and green chilli Jafrezi curtesy of those people at lowcarbfood - you know, the ones funded mainly by @ianpspurs - I got some sort of starter pack and a pie to have a go at. Mrs Miggins is bewildered at such extravagance and called me a lazy sod (a culinary term). Pretty good actually and I did like the hit of the whole green chilli pieces in it. In London last year I bought a book of prints and drawings by Hokusai, the intention was to send to my mother. However, on our last zoom call she showed me a huge hard back A3 book of Hokusai prints that she has so I get to keep it for myself - bonus. Something to get inspiration from and like all good students of Chinese and Japanese art, always practice by copying from the masters.

Anyhow, more ink and water today. Have the best day that you can. Time for some koffy

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dunelm said:
Good morning everyone, it’s a wonderful pale blue sky here in the dark and dangerous north
It’s girl in the bubble day today - all day - as she does not return to nursery until Thursday. Mrs Miggins has started upstairs. Paint - do not touch this, nor that, nor that - I shall keep well away. Dinner last night - Chicken and green chilli Jafrezi curtesy of those people at lowcarbfood - you know, the ones funded mainly by @ianpspurs - I got some sort of starter pack and a pie to have a go at. Mrs Miggins is bewildered at such extravagance and called me a lazy sod (a culinary term). Pretty good actually and I did like the hit of the whole green chilli pieces in it. In London last year I bought a book of prints and drawings by Hokusai, the intention was to send to my mother. However, on our last zoom call she showed me a huge hard back A3 book of Hokusai prints that she has so I get to keep it for myself - bonus. Something to get inspiration from and like all good students of Chinese and Japanese art, always practice by copying from the masters.

Anyhow, more ink and water today. Have the best day that you can. Time for some koffy

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Thank you for sharing the gift of your art. Glad you enjoyed the products my Dragons Den startup provided:angelic:. I shall be interested how you find the pies since opinions vary over on the Semi Skimmed thread. They - The Low Carb food co- are incredibly customer focused, especially Sam.
 
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Good, cold, wet Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those folk who feel they don’t fit into the Ladies and Gentlemen category.
A 5.3 on that meter of mine this morning, question if 5.3 is multiplied by 10 will the answer be a prime number? Which brings me on to “ what is life, is full of care, we have no time ponder “ questions such as the two that have just been asked.
Here in Tilehurst Towers it is day two of decoration strip down, Mrs J has banned me from making helpful suggestions.
Please stay safe all, more and more people are succumbing to the dreaded covid virus.
 
No FBG today

Yesterday, the pain in arm upped a notch

(After checking dressing other day, smelt horrid.
Redressed and cleaned )

Today GP call has me off to hospital for pin in thumb to be assessed, possible infection.

Concern. Is it travels to bone

So worry warting away, while trying not to worry.

Sat in A&E waiting, passing the Hospital time as best I can without falling foul of the Covid soup, I hope .

Stay safe all

☹️
 
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