trogg

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  1. My day was going well to start with I loaded my car up and went to the local recycling centre ,I started unloading my car and walking to the first skip and a young gentleman took the items off me and put them into the skip for me, thanked him and went back to my car. Here I took out a bag of tarmac which had hardened off years ago a man came up to me and took it off me, stating thats too heavy for you let me do it, again I thanked him and went home. When I arrived home I told the wife about it and that I had been helped by 2 very polite men, I then thought do I really look that old and i
  2. Can anyone help me , my fruit trees have started budding but the problem is that pigeons have been feasting on these. I have never noticed this before, is it normal as they seem to be at it all day or is it me not paying attention for years.
  3. I have had a sleeping bag and gas cooker in my shed for years, I find it a great hiding place when chores need to be done. In fact I find it very relaxing in there, I cannot wait till summer so I can spend more time in there , I did consider putting a window in there but some one would be able to see into it and find me, I feel safe in there as I lock it from the inside.
  4. I have had that situation before, knowing the Independent candidate I would have voted for them, but there was no way they would be in the majority party. So I voted for the party most aligned to my views. Without being the majority Party there is very little chance of much changing.
  5. It was Ben who was flirting Loouby Loo, not poor innocent Trogg, it was Ben, I am back sitting near my flower pot.
  6. Happy birthday Margie, sorry it’s late in the day, I have only just just picked up my iPad, so enjoy some more chocolates.
  7. Thats what I aim for every morning, I achieved it again today. Well I think I did but the way I feel I am not too sure.
  8. If Albert reads this the offer of a lift to meetups is still open to you, we all would love to see you again,
  9. I made a start on cutting my lawns today I never checked on the batteries first, I have 2 but both were only about half charged ,so it was a case of waiting for them to recharge before finishing the job. I still have one to do but that can wait for another day.
  10. Brew I have been doing all my chores under supervision for years, I always wait till I am told what to do and how . I do know when and how to do these chores but I always wait till I am told , if I started before instructed she might have the impression I like doing these chores. I still like my bit of rebellion even if she does realise it.
  11. Greenwood was also a Bilateral School, I went there in the G Grammar form it also had a T Technical form. I left at the end of the 4th form, my own choice, as in the June of the 4th year my mother was panicking over purchasing my uniform etc for the next year. 5 of us at home , 5 already left and only I parent, so no one cannot convince me that the financial position of parents does not have an effect on the childrens education. If I had gone to Padstow just think what I could have learnt from Ben.
  12. I tried the search to find somewhere to post this, but I gave up so I thought well this has Victoria in the heading , so if it needs moving please move it thanks. In the Evening Post are 12 photos of Victoria Station in the link below. Nottingham's Victoria Station in 12 fascinating and nostalgic photos - Nottinghamshire Live (nottinghampost.com)
  13. The wife is out of Hospital now after nearly 2 weeks ,she is very weak and in bed or asleep on the settee , I have told her I will bring the ironing to her in her bed. But I am still doing it and all the other housework. I will admit it women are better organising and doing the housework, Thankyou all for your concern. PS her problem was something to do with blood veins and her colon.
  14. A couple of weeks ago I posted about having covid after returning from holiday, the after effects are slowly going but that is the least of our problems. On the flight back the wife was coughing and had a pain in her lower stomach and had to have oxygen for the rest of the flight. After a week in bed and antibiotics she was OK, a few days later early in the morning she took ill and was loosing lots of blood , it was an ambulance ride to Hospital. She was in for 9 days on antibiotics . Eventually they decided it was an infection on one of the veins supplying blood to the Colon, she is home now
  15. I had the same moss problem on one side of my lawn next to a fence, for years it was the same plenty of moss killer, sand, aerating and scarifying. When it looked OK it was Autumn and the moss came back with a vengeance so after 20 years of trying it was time to change. I laid sleepers 6 foot from the fence and laid fabric and covered it with blue slate chippings, I then planted a few conifers , barrels with bamboo plants in them and decorative grasses in the slate, now I have to do nothing at all , its great.
  16. I dont have any of my school reports, but thinking of subjects taught at school I can say with pleasure at 76 years old I have never had to use Algebra. Was that one of the subjects taught but of no general use , what else do you think that was not worth the effort at School.
  17. Hi I have never stopped in the North but I have driven up there, the north tends to be a bit cooler but still is hot, the landscape is a lot greener than the south. If you have the chance go up Mount Tedi you will need some warm clothes with you as there is normally snow up there . As the island is duty free cigs and alcohol is cheap, but this time we brought ours on the plane going out and coming back, electricals perfume etc is also cheap. As for face masks I have always been a believer in them and still wear them when near crowds shopping etc but this time they seem to have failed me. I fe
  18. Beekay my passport ran out 5 years ago I was never going to renew it again but I finally did , what a waste of money. I suppose its only use now is to prove my ID.
  19. I have just had a week in Tenerife as I was fed up with the winter, it was great in the sun, but after every pleasure there is a cost. The wife and myself both wore face masks at the airport and on the plane travelling back, after an hour she collapsed and needed oxygen for the rest of the journey. She was in bed and was on her antibiotics for several days. Me feeling left out and having to do all the holiday washing and ironing felt rough and started coughing my son called in and made me take a COVID test, for the first time I was positive. After a week mostly spent in bed I am clear but am s
  20. I know what I want to be, well I will when the wife finally tells me . But she has already told me where to go.
  21. I have been on Alodipine for years and a variety of others at same time. I have to take home blood pressure tests for a week every couple of months and receive telephone calls from the doctor over this to often,and listen to the reasons why I should stop smoking. My readings vary greatly so as yet they haven’t yet found a tablet to control it which will not affect my kidney,
  22. I cannot wait to see young Miss Sparrow in her School uniform standing under the Quadrant. oops I didn’t write that did I. I was only thinking it, I promise honestly.he he
  23. Well said Jill I am the same outlook at 76, I am to old to worry about what others think of me and my actions. I do not go out of my way to annoy people, unless necessary, but leave me to do what I want.
  24. Hey Beekay it may be a long time since you Have seen Boolwell Bogs but now the water is clear and the surrounding area has all been tidied up. It is a great time walking along the side o the Leen and watching the amount of wild life on ,in and around it. There is plenty of benches about to sit and chill out.
  25. I have to go for blood tests on a regular basis and every time it is the same "we are having problems finding a vein". A few weeks ago Nora the Needle had 4 attempts before she found blood and she told me the normal thing drink loads of water before you arrive. I could not wait to get out and find the nearest toilet before I had an unfortunate accident.