General Chat

Well I will have to see how I get on next week with my order Annx. Missed your post there.

Hope everyone had a good night. I did'nt drink my water last night with my meal and I got up three times for the loo!

Morning girls,

Dull and grey but dry here at the mo and its 16 degrees and pc says rain starting soon.

Woken up with another gnat bite on the side of my right leg at the top. Thats the trouble when you fling the covers off because you are hot.

Well I wonder if I will get a delivery today, personally I don't think it will come so I may have to go shopping as the car goes in for MOT tomorrow, more expense! Iv'e had enough this month anyway with one thing and another.

Yes at the bottom it says 'book a slot,' which is confusing when you have a delivery slot with having a delivery pass anyway and you have to scroll down further to get to 'continue' which you don't know till you do it. I don't like that you don't see what's going in your basket like you did before either. I get to the checkout by clicking on my trolley picture at the top. I don't think it's the way you should do it but at least it works!

Ann it seems there are lots of people complaining about the website at Asda and the time I had to wait for someone to answer me I bet they are getting lots of calls. With the last order I made I could'nt get past the continue to checkout as it kept asking me to book a slot. I did find where to ask for a refund while going around the site but I am sure I shall have trouble finding it again in the future. I also had trouble finding where to amend the order. All the calls I made they were saying theres a glitch on the site. When you think of how many customers they have its not a wonder is it? I think a lot of people are having problems. The number I was told to ring comes up as Asda garage!


Its been overcast all day today with a little rain bt not enough to do any good really. Its 21 here now and theres that strange light.

gLAD YOU'RE HOME SAFE AND SOUND AND DONE YOUR WASHING AND ENJOYED YOUR CARDS.

Sorry I was making new files.

The problem I had with Asda is that I had deleted my slot for tomorrow. I don't think I am getting any order tomorrow and I have paid £47.49. Because I delted my slot I booked the same slot for tomorrow but they gave me a charge for a basket and a delivery £8.50 in all. I have a yearly pass so that should'nt have gone on the bill. Anyway many phone calls later they tell me I will have to wait 5 days for my money to be returned. I am interested to see if anything turns up now and it will all be going stright back if it does.

Got my own runners for dinner with a meal for one of beef stew and dumpling and I am doing some mash too. Some for tonight and some for the freezer.

Vera hope the speaker is interesting tonight. Its awful if a speaker is long and boring ruins the evening with friends.

Mandy still quite a way to go then with the blanket. I'm dying to see it when its finished.

I feel like I hav'nt done a thing today and maybe thats because I hav'nt. I did have a go at the little hen pheasent I am making but if I cough the feathers go everywhere so have to hold it till I can turn away. Not sure if its going to be a success or not yet.

Afternoon All,

It's overcast today and cooler which I prefer after all the heat. We had a few minutes of rain that was more like mist and then it stopped. We could do with a few hours of steady rain for the garden though. We went for my belated birthday lunch today at the usual Italian place and had chicken skewers and garlic mushrooms and OH had roast vegetables and I had the house salad and we had some garlic bread between us. We've had the same meal there before and polished it off and a pud as well, but with being used to eating less now neither of us could even finish the main course let alone want a pud! I was pleased to see the most uncomfortable chairs with big hollows in the seats seem to have been replaced, although the one I was sitting on had a wooden bar under my knees that was cutting off the circulation. It's another hazard of being short with short legs.

It's good you got home with just one short holdup AnnG and are already catching up with jobs and your cards. Were there any plant casualties while you were away?

Mandy you have done such a lot of squares! Nearly there now as well as you say. Will you join them with the heart colour wool? I bet Chelsea keeps asking about it too!

Vera have you checked whether the handyman is on FB? If so there might be some clues there as to what has happened. A lot of workmen are on FB now, my bathroom fitter is, as they like to post photos of jobs they have done for people to see. So you have a mystery speker at your group this time. I hope it is an interesting one.

Mel you seem to have had different problems to me with the new Asda website. Mine were more to find things like where to request a refund after the driver has gone. Also I was confused to see that they put a delivery cost in the trolley before you even add any shopping making me think I had already started an order when I hadn't. Also things like offers when you buy two of something showed no reduction in price when I added them, but seemed to get corrected by the time the bill was paid. I told the driver yesterday I wasn't keen on the new website and he told me nobody likes it. Before the pandemic we shopped mostly at Sainsbury's which is less than a mile away and opposite Asda the other side of the road. I was put off Sainsbury's online shopping for some reason then and looking today their delivery pass choices seem overly complicated, but ok to just book a slot. Since we have found we really like some of the things Asda do like the lamb shanks and have carried on.

Oh dear Mel, you are having problems. I am with Vera, I would change to another supermarket.

Thank you Vera and Mel for your lovely cards. I have just opened a large pile so yours were not alone.

I have done the washing from the week and am just going to start the unpacking. Shouldn't take long.

It is 21 degrees here, was very cloudy all the way home and only 18 degrees but the sun has come out here now.

I will read the posts later but just to say hello from Gloucester. Home now, not unpacked but a load of washing is in. Good journey until the very big road works on the outskirts of Gloucester when we had a 20 minute hold up. BBL

Now what's happening with Genes? On the left of the posts I have no avatars and none of the information like "Member since xxxx"

What a hoo-hah you are having with Asda Mel. That must be so frustrating. Is there another supermarket that delivers round your way? If there is I would be inclined to switch. Friends of mine got fed up with Asda and changed to Sainsbury's and have found it much better.

Safe journey home AnnG. I expect you are well on your way now.

No, Mandy, we don't know where our handyman gets his supplies from. If he buys locally then it will almost certainly be the large merchants where OH has now ordered the paint we want. When they ring to say it is in OH will go and collect it and I'll suggest he asks at the trade paint counter if anyone has heard anything. Of course, he might buy online.

Just had a call to tell me that one of our group was taken seriously ill at the weekend, was rushed into hospital and had a major bowel operation. She is likely to be in hospital for several weeks. As we all get older this sort of thing is happening more and more often. It's very sad and makes me realise just how fortunate we both are.

It's warm and cloudy today and we have had a couple of showers but not enough to wet the ground much. It was just enough to stop me hanging washing out. So far today I've changed bedding and done the week's washing, sorted out tonight's meal and taken copies of several forms that we have had to fill in.

These forms are for a Memory Assessment Clinic where OH has an appointment tomorrow. He is worrying about dementia although it's mainly forgetting names of objects etc and to a lesser extent people, and misplacing things. This sort of forgetfulness is common as we age so that may be all it is. He has never been good at remembering names and has always been good at losing things. Anyway I have to go to the clinic too and it is a 90 minute appointment. Luckily it is local so only a short drive.

My job for this afternoon is to sort out a Tesco order for delivery on Wednesday and then if I have time I want to take a few penstemon cuttings.

Tonight we have a meeting of our small social club. Under Speaker the programme says TBA so we have no idea what we are going to get. I hope it's something interesting.

Now its raining to top it all off. :-(

Morning from a very frustrated me.

I have been on to Asda this morning as I was told to put my order in this morning and they cancelled the one I had done wrong but when I went to pay at the checkout it kept telling me to book a slot and I have a yearly pass. I waited on the phone for 45 minuets before someone answered and then she could'ntt sort it out so now they are going to email me within 24 to 48 hours and my delivery should be tomorrow.

Don't know if I will get the right order or not. They had charged me 4.00 for the basket and 4.50 delivery and said I would get that back with my next order. When I put the order in today there was no chage on it but when I went to the checkout it said to book a slot. I went to the slots and mine is there for the right time and day.

I was on the phone for 57 mins inthe end and now have to wait for them to email me and put my order in so I have had to copy the order put it on here and then copy it again and send it to myself so I remember what I ordered if that makes sense.

I have just about had enough now and ma going to get dressed.

Morning all,
Overcast with a little drizzle this morning and just as I wanted to hang some washing out .
Had a busy weekend doing one thing or another, there always seems to be something to do .

Ann you asked about the crochet squares, yes still plodding on with them ,last count 37 ,I laid them all on the bed the other day to actually see what size I need and I think I do need 7x 7 so forty nine squares so not to many more to do .

Vera I hope you hear what has happened to the chap as he has your money for the paint ,do you know where he buys his paint from ,perhaps you could enquire in the shop/ trade place ask if anyone knows anything about him ,word soon gets about in the trade if anything has happened .

Oh Mel i hope you can get the asda order sorted out ,what a hassle for you ,these things are sent to try us .

Safe journey Anng hope the traffic isn't to bad today .

The confimation for my asda order came through and it was the same as the one I cancelled so now I have to do it all again tomorrow. Iv'e just about had enough now I rang the phone out of charge while speaking to someone about it and had to ring again with the phone plugged in.

A horrid end to a day that started so well. :-(

Just been to a farm where they diversify by growing lots of flowers for weddings etc. they had jars that you could buy and pick as many flowers as you wanted to fill it, like a large jam jar without a lid. for a bouquet. No good for me as travelling home tomorrow they probably wouldn’t survive so took lots of photos instead.
Very warm again today and clear blue sky and sun.

The one good thing about it was after reading Vera's post I put a lamb shank on my order. Hav'nt had one for a while now so thank you Vera for reminding me to treat myself. :-D :-D :-D

i HAVE BEEN ON TO aSDA TRYING TO CANCEL MY ORDER AND PUT ANOTHER ONE ON THERE AS THEY HAD CHARGED ME FOR THE SLOT AND THE BASKET CHARGE £8.50.

tWO PHONE CALLS LATER i HAVE MANAGED TO SORT IT BUT IT TOOK WELL OVER AN HOUR.

Sorry about that in my confusion I thought I had put the tab lock off.

This episode has spoilt a good mornngs work with BIL and I could have done so much more in that hour. Now I need to get something to eat and maybe carry on this afternoon. Thing is once I have eaten I seem to lose my energy.

It's getting quite hot again now and probably feels hotter than it is because the sun is shining so brightly.

You've had a busy morning Mel. Bil is good to come and help you so often.

Yes Annx, the situation with our handyman is odd but we have no reason to think there is anything dodgy about it. We both think he may have had a heart attack or stroke and be very ill (or sadly, no longer with us). In this last year he has had heart problems and a mini-stroke. I couldn't believe it when I found we didn't have an address for him so I checked his website. Under address on the "Contact Us" section, it just says Based in South Suffolk. As he gives three other ways of contacting him that is perfectly legal. I do know that he lives fairly locally As well as phone and email address I have all the details of his bank account and when I first added him to my list of payees I got confirmation from the bank that all the details were correct. Hopefully the mystery will be solved sooner or later. We may end up having to kiss our money goodbye but it was only for the paint that we wanted to use in preference to the paint he already had, so not a huge amount.

I have just noticed the time. As I am supposed to be doing a dinner for 2 pm I had better go and prepare some veg. Lamb shanks today. Might bbl.

BIL has been and gone and we had a good little clear up in the garage and he took away a lot of metal stuff like the old scarifyer that went on the back of the mower and anything else we could find in the way of metall, O and the old step stool so now I can get round to the latch to close the door. I just have to have a good sweep up round there. I think he also took a band saw thing that has been outside for years. Then we moved on to the box hedge and I drove the old mower with the trailer on and he cut down a lot of the brimbles growing out of the hedge and the thug rose. All things that attach themselves to him when he mows down the edge of the box hedge. You should see all the blackberries on the lawn now and I am hoping the birds will eat them. So all in all a good mornings work. He went off home with a cue, plums and long beans.

I have just fed the fish and am now going round to the girls to cut some nettles off which are growing where I open the door and it won't go back enough.

Morning All,

It's 17 degrees here so quite cool at the moment, so why my brain isn't addled with heat I will sort some financial things out.

That is a concern for several reasons then Vera with paint and ypur payment. Do you have his address and could drive by and see if his vehicle is there? I would note his reg number if so, just in case you need it as it is becoming rather odd. I know it sounds a bit extreme but it is the 'Inspector' in me coming out. There might be issues with him you don't know about and I do hope what he has told you is right. Hopefully he will at least be in touch soon.

I'm glad you found some plants AnnG and got yourself a Mouse Ears. I find my Hostas are quite tough, even if the slugs find them before I notice. I once travelled in the car with plants on the floor between my feet coming back from holiday because I was determined to get them! :-)

Mel if you don't need rain, send some here as we badly need some. Some bedding plants in the hot middle beds look burnt by the hot sun now.

Food delivery today as well so the fridge needs a sort out and wipe, so I'd better get on with this paperwork.