Three days to freedom (well, for 10 days anyway!) . . .
The downside (another!) of this FREEZING weather and being deaf is problems with the old hearing aid when wearing a wooly hat. I can choose cold ear or muffledom! GRRRR!
Not good weather for people living on the street; the snow - after three or four days of regular falls - is now...
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The downside (another!) of this FREEZING weather and being deaf is problems with the old hearing aid when wearing a wooly hat. I can choose cold ear or muffledom! GRRRR!
Not good weather for people living on the street; the snow - after three or four days of regular falls - is now...
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Monday's are always a pain in the arse, but when you take an hour to make a journey that usually takes 15 minutes, well . . .
More snow - deepest since 1963 (sadly, i remember it! Was living in north London then, aged 9). No sign of it going soon either - bugger.
Good news; no clients died over weekend, which is amazing considering....
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More snow - deepest since 1963 (sadly, i remember it! Was living in north London then, aged 9). No sign of it going soon either - bugger.
Good news; no clients died over weekend, which is amazing considering....
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gaylordy:
omg...are you a social worker my dear? that sounds like a freaking hard job, i mean hard to take psychologically...
i hope, you kick the snow in the arse and you better be dressed daily properly and cuddly warm out there
i hope, you kick the snow in the arse and you better be dressed daily properly and cuddly warm out there
ancientmariner:
I am a "sociable worker", my darling! :-) xxx
Explain this please:
for two days now, the postman has - apparently - been unable to deliver mail due to the snow; but today, a little chap from the local fast food takeaway/home delivery service managed to stick a leaflet through every door in Splott!
More snow forecast - we have the worst since 1963, allegedly!
:-[) xxx
for two days now, the postman has - apparently - been unable to deliver mail due to the snow; but today, a little chap from the local fast food takeaway/home delivery service managed to stick a leaflet through every door in Splott!
More snow forecast - we have the worst since 1963, allegedly!
:-[) xxx
gaylordy:
i can not explain this...seems like the mailman is pussing out...or he just decided to take all the x-mas mail home and check if there is money is some envelopes 
ancientmariner:
as long as he pays my bills too . . . 
The UK doesn't "do" snow.
We've probably had the most snow in 20 years, and the country has ground almost to a halt - fortunately, I have a full fridge, a working heating system (thank you, god of boilers!!), and plenty of entertainment at home. Consequently, I have not been out of the front door today - back door, yes; had to feed the birds!!...
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We've probably had the most snow in 20 years, and the country has ground almost to a halt - fortunately, I have a full fridge, a working heating system (thank you, god of boilers!!), and plenty of entertainment at home. Consequently, I have not been out of the front door today - back door, yes; had to feed the birds!!...
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ancientmariner:
evening (or afternoon/morning/!!) my lovely ladies :-)
the casserole is in a slow cooker and smell is filling the house - i don't think I'm going to be able to sleep tonight !!
One thing about snow - as I look out my window, at the rows of terraced houses surrounding me, I can see who has effective insulation in their attic and who doesn't !!
Thanks both for staying in touch - for some reason, i can't seem to access any chat room but the general one, and that is a tad chaotic for me (too many people, too much dialogue zipping through, and - sadly - a degree of hostility. Maybe they don't look old guys?)
Have a great weekend - biggest hugs to both of you x x x x
the casserole is in a slow cooker and smell is filling the house - i don't think I'm going to be able to sleep tonight !!
One thing about snow - as I look out my window, at the rows of terraced houses surrounding me, I can see who has effective insulation in their attic and who doesn't !!
Thanks both for staying in touch - for some reason, i can't seem to access any chat room but the general one, and that is a tad chaotic for me (too many people, too much dialogue zipping through, and - sadly - a degree of hostility. Maybe they don't look old guys?)
Have a great weekend - biggest hugs to both of you x x x x
_bishop:
lol. yeah it's real, I just am that lucky 
Great fun today; not content with hearing impaired balance problems, I now have two foot of snow to contend with as well! :-)
It's a "white out" in Splott!!
It's a "white out" in Splott!!
gaylordy:
i don't like snow...if it would not be so cold, i might enjoy throwing snowballs and building ice and snow sculptures, but i never liked to freeze and getting wet 
wanna borrow my ears?
wanna borrow my ears?
ancientmariner:
in truth, gorgeous, there is lots of you i could happily amuse myself with, for weeks :-) x
I'm not a fan of snow either m'dear; especially when it compacts and then freezes, which it is doing here. I have poor enough balance as it is, so "skating" along the pavement is well dodgy.
How's my favourite "SHOULD BE A SUICIDE GIRL BY NOW" person tonight? (though it is morning with you, no?)
Have a huge Dad hug for just being you (((((((((SillyK)))))))))) xx love you sweetie xx
I'm not a fan of snow either m'dear; especially when it compacts and then freezes, which it is doing here. I have poor enough balance as it is, so "skating" along the pavement is well dodgy.
How's my favourite "SHOULD BE A SUICIDE GIRL BY NOW" person tonight? (though it is morning with you, no?)
Have a huge Dad hug for just being you (((((((((SillyK)))))))))) xx love you sweetie xx
Dilemma - wear my hearing aid in the street, and suffer from full assault of amplified and distorted noise;
don't wear it and risk getting hit my a feckin bus !! Hmmmmm . . . decisions, decisions . :-)
don't wear it and risk getting hit my a feckin bus !! Hmmmmm . . . decisions, decisions . :-)
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gaylordy:
oh you mean you could be one of those circus people, who can stop a canon ball with their belly? like homer simpson???
i imagine this with the bus
god...crappy hearing aids...
but i would love to walk you over the street, your arm hooked in mine
i imagine this with the bus
god...crappy hearing aids...
but i would love to walk you over the street, your arm hooked in mine
ancientmariner:
you are just about THE sweetest person I know :-)
LOL; I'm losing my hair like Homer, and - like Homer - I love my kids! (I haven't got a Bart to strangle!), but I'm not yellow (yet!) and I'm not quite as fat !!! However, I would stop a canon ball for you my darling girl.
LOL; I'm losing my hair like Homer, and - like Homer - I love my kids! (I haven't got a Bart to strangle!), but I'm not yellow (yet!) and I'm not quite as fat !!! However, I would stop a canon ball for you my darling girl.
middle of the working week; and i'm losing the will to live!
Spent all afternoon in a large meeting and struggled to hear much of what was said. Hope none of it was important! :-) I have no hearing at all in left ear, and about 20% in right - but have tinnitus as well, so there is competition for clarity of sound. It is...
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Spent all afternoon in a large meeting and struggled to hear much of what was said. Hope none of it was important! :-) I have no hearing at all in left ear, and about 20% in right - but have tinnitus as well, so there is competition for clarity of sound. It is...
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shandyowl:
Well, I have never been in a meeting where anybody said anything worth hearing so I doubt you missed much.
ancientmariner:
you're not wrong there!
My new regime starts here: am going to try and type something every day (ish!!) :-)
Just in from work - gone 9pm; was "IN" by 7:20am. Long day!! The word is knackered.
Being deaf means any meetings or dialogue requires me to concentrate extra hard, so it can be a struggle. Any sensory depravation (unless you choose it in your "games!) is difficult. Being...
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Just in from work - gone 9pm; was "IN" by 7:20am. Long day!! The word is knackered.
Being deaf means any meetings or dialogue requires me to concentrate extra hard, so it can be a struggle. Any sensory depravation (unless you choose it in your "games!) is difficult. Being...
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lovelygamer:
Hai Dad xD I know lip reading sucks. I have some deaf and partially deaf in my family so I am very familiar with it. I am sorry you got saddled with this. Subtitles are you friend!! I am jealous of your holiday break you wrote about on my blog. You work at night? ugh I work early in the daytime and prefer it that way. Well nice to see ya around Take care xD
Take care xD
Is going to try harder in future! I think I'll start keeping a blog, and tell you all what it is like being deaf in an information obsessed world. LOL. I know no bugger will read it, so i can really be truthful!!
:-) x
:-) x
Hi - I'm paul and I love you (in the nicest possible way!) ALLLLLLLL!
heartbaker:
Hi. Welcome to SG
ancientmariner:
thank you VonGeek, hope you had a nice birthday and are not feeling so blue petal. depression is a monster, and it isn't always understood. For what it is worth, I'm sending you the warmest "cyber-hug" from a BIG hugger - least I think that is what they call me!! ((((VonGeek)))) xx Paul