So what have you done today..?

It does have that, I didn't - quite - get that far......

Good for hot water bottle too

 

Just received a phone call from my mate in Adelaide/ Australia and had a chat for a hour plus on life etc,No fire issues there or Queensland where he spent the festive season,but could smell smoke but that was probably from the beach barbecue.
He has just purchased a motorhome for touring Aust when the fires dampen down this year.................hmmm food for thought for me.

 

Car serviced and hair cut this morning. The car got a full valet for free and I no longer get mistaken for (the original) Worzel Gummidge Awful weather outside so having a sofa day. Andy

 

Nice four hour ride out, around Gramat, Sarlat and back roads home. Thought I was bit mad at 3.5degress in one place early doors. But a bit smug later when the temperature briefly hit 15degrees! Heated waistcoat stayed in the tobox.

 

A what....!
Where do you live.... 1950

 

Am I the only one reading this and thinking.....

 

got an email this afternoon confirming that we've been approved to adopt another rescue dog from a kennels in Rotherham - Meet "Rosie" mark 2 - approx 3 yrs old and found in a Police Pound - I'm collecting her on thursday

 

She's a lucky girl and I hope you enjoy each other's company for years to come Andy

 

Emptied, filled and prepped my spare room ready to start painting. Got the whole house to do and I'm absolutely dreading it.

 

Did 10 minutes painting once in a hallway...I stopped and phoned a decorator.

 

Hire a compressor and order a few tins of battleship grey

 

Glad to see grey making a come back, tempted to get the ugly done, the John Major shade looks the best of the bunch.

 

When using a compressor and battleship grey it's always prudent to mask the windows

 

Hopefully saved 20% of my annual energy costs today.... moved away from Scottish power.... seems to be going smoothly....
Just need to get my £1600 credit back off them.

 

It's pretty crap they 'allow' you to get into so much 'credit' sharks the lot of 'em

 

To be fair they keep putting my direct debit to £6 and then £24,.....
I say just leave it alone... I'd rather build up a credit than get a £2000 bill.
We normally use a huge amount in a cold winter, this winter is so mild we are using 1/2 what we would normally, plus the circulating hot water is off at the moment.
If I change to Standing Order..... they want to charge me more / different tariff.

 

I've started updating the meter reading every month to stop them bumping it up, still over £1,000 credit is still way off the mark

 

I have to pinch myself, I can't see how it will last, but Bulb are the opposite so far with me! i've never had it happen before.