Stormy Weather

[Serial_Apologist]

Been a lovely day today. Yes, i9 cannot believe it's 26 years now. Well, I can, my son is 26 yrs old!

Well I guess that was one way of coping during the bad weather!!!

[mercia]

is pabmusic in the area of the Philippines where they had an earthquake ?

[Petrushka]

is pabmusic in the area of the Philippines where they had an earthquake ?

I wondered about that as well. Not been on here for while has he?

[Pabmusic]

is pabmusic in the area of the Philippines where they had an earthquake ?

I wondered about that as well. Not been on here for while has he?

I'm here and well. The quake was about 120 miles away, but we did feel it slightly.

I know I haven't posted anything lately, but I've been trying to fulfil a commission for a piece of music and I've become rather intense because of it. Also, a number of (smallish) family concerns have arisen at quite the wrong time.

I'll be back soon. Thank you for your concern.

[BBMmk2]

Great to hear, Pabs!

Marthe, good to hear that your ok!

I think members will have to post something in a trhread, hmm, isn't there one called TTFN, on these boards, if members are going to be away?

Dull and raining today! pah! just as well I am at work! Ah Voices8 at the school this evening!!

[salymap]

Hello marthe, glad all is well.

Tell HH he can barbecue a steak for me- feel lazy tonight.

Very wet indeed here today and got soaked just popping to local shop.jJolly glad they are there though.

[Serial_Apologist]

Sunny and remarkably warm here today - 17 degrees C reached, no record for mid-October, but with lightening winds a great opportunity to get out and about. Flu jab this morning, the doc's seen his way to extending my prescription to 2 months - they really are professional at the chemist I use - and tomorrow (if I can wake up early enough!) a visit to the local hospital where they do tests: I have to have a couple to check that the statins aren't having any adverse effect on my liver.

The warmish temperatures look likely to last into the weekend!

[salymap]

Sunny and remarkably warm here today - 17 degrees C reached, no record for mid-October, but with lightening winds a great opportunity to get out and about. Flu jab this morning, the doc's seen his way to extending my prescription to 2 months - they really are professional at the chemist I use - and tomorrow (if I can wake up early enough!) a visit to the local hospital where they do tests: I have to have a couple to check that the statins aren't having any adverse effect on my liver.

The warmish temperatures look likely to last into the weekend!

Glad they are looking afteryou S_A. local surgery and hospital here arein amess.

[Petrushka]

Glad they are looking afteryou S_A. local surgery and hospital here are in a mess.

Poor doctors here as well, won't bore you with details but they are shocking. As for the hospitals round here well, you only have to have been watching the news for the past couple of years.

Back on topic, a pretty warm day here in the sunshine but a bit chilly out of it. Some rain this afternoon.

[EdgeleyRob]

Lovely warm dry day in Manchester today.

[salymap]

I'm chained to the kitchen trying to peel, cut-up and cook all the apples that decided to drop in the last few days

When I remember the pies, crumbles and apple sauce I used to prepare.Oh dear my mum would be shocked to see that I've bought ready made topping.

Sorry, more for the food thread. Anyway, seems a nice day outside.

MY chutney, all ingredients home grown except vinegar, of course.

[EdgeleyRob]

Nice start to the day here,finshed work early,off on leave next week,now it's raining.

[Anna]

a visit to the local hospital where they do tests: I have to have a couple to check that the statins aren't having any adverse effect on my liver.
The warmish temperatures look likely to last into the weekend!

Hope all went well with the tests S_A, it does seem benefits outweigh side-effects re statins, it's now been confirmed that they do ward off the risk of possibly developing Alzheimers (not for a minute am I suggesting ... oh, you know what I mean!)
Swiftly back ontopic, we were 18° yesterday and just under that today. One morning my new central heating clicked on, around 6am, so it shows it's working. I've turned the thermostat down now as I've had my letter from SSE about price going up 8.2%, not as bad as British Gas price rise though! What an own goal their Twitter Q&A re price rise turned out to be!
Finally got a start date for windows/door works after a months delay, now scheduled for October 28th - weather permitting - so draught-proof back door and double glazing should impact slightly on heating bills (but I'll still prefer to layer up when at home and deny the fat cats their bonuses!)

[mangerton]

I left work at 4.30 today (two weeks' training down, one to go) and it was a grey, dark, dank, and damp evening.

As Anna points out, these price increases are deplorable. Living as I do in an SSE area, their electric prices are dearest here, so I am with Scottish (ie British) Gas, even although I don't have gas. Fortunately I am on a prix fixe contract, until Feb 2014.

All the suppliers will have put their prices up by then, so at that point I shall look closely at all the tariffs on offer. I strongly recommend that all boarders do the same, as the best we can do in this deplorable cartel situation is to go for the cheapest option. There are some very good comparison sites online, but examine at least two.

Here endeth the lesson.

[Anna]

As Anna points out, these price increases are deplorable. Living as I do in an SSE area, their electric prices are dearest here, so I am with Scottish (ie British) Gas, even although I don't have gas. Fortunately I am on a prix fixe contract, until Feb 2014.

All the suppliers will have put their prices up by then, so at that point I shall look closely at all the tariffs on offer. I strongly recommend that all boarders do the same, as the best we can do in this deplorable cartel situation is to go for the cheapest option. There are some very good comparison sites online, but examine at least two.

Here endeth the lesson.

But, mangerton, you're alright - Alex Salmond says once Scotland attains independence your energy bllls will decrease by 5% per year .... (not properly read that yet, seems he had a bit of an Ed Milliband moment?)

I cannot at the mo look to change, having just had an A rated gas boiler installed in place of a 30 year old Zero rated one, so, as I don't know how many therms I may be consuming - at least until the Winter is out - I don't think a fixed price is the way as this new system may be deap cheap and a fixed price not. My annual energy bills (gas & elec) were, historically, around £750 a year I think before the old boiler packed in. I sure know my income has not risen by 8.2% pa.!!!