The way my luck is going at the moment I could scream.
So yes the insurance has started paying for all the storm damage, hopefully I'm picking up my car tomorrow after being sandwiched In a queue on a main road, only taken a month to repair. One of my cats has started to recover only 2 weeks hopefully he'll carry on. Yesterday received a letter from the tax office saying I've to pay my tax in two countries, told them this morning in their dreams and for the 5th time they've copied the papers saying I've already paid it. Then I've found out I've won a bottle of champagne I HATE champagne. Give me a break.
I hate November, well this one this year.
Started off with a massive storm here, 185 kms an hour. Luckily we were warned. So shutters shut and as much battened down as i could. Then the fun started. Laid in bed listening to the top of my chimney banging, yes found that in the garden the next day. Moved downstairs, next to go was the roof off my terrace, still haven't found that. Then the trees started, three down, two with branches hanging off, well i was looking for a place for a wildlife pond, now I have the hole with no digging. Then 9 days without electricity, my trips to the rubbish bins with two dead freezers great. No electric, no, phone, can't recharge my mobile, no WiFi etc, cats moaning because its cold, yes no central heating and wood store under the rootless terrace now wet.finally got electricity the morning I sailed for 10 days in the UK. Let's just say England has changed a journey which normally took two hours was fours hours due to road works and General traffic omg so much traffic.
Finally arrived back in france, sigh of relief. More dam traffic and I'm sitting still in a queue of traffic and bang I'm rear ended so hard I'm pushed into the car in front. So I've now only got one side of my car undamaged. The insurance company loves me this week, house, car insurance claims plus one earlier this year for my new knee plus now a hospital appointment to see if its still in place.
Next.
Being a stubborn and independent old woman I need advice
Can somebody please tell me what's happened. I have laid 5 terraces all using the same method and composite decking, so it matches, yes I'm fussy like that. However the last one I've done has problems. The composite decking has decided to split length ways, not just one plank but at least 14 about 50% of it.
Any ideas would be good. yes i have asked my male friends, all i get is head scratching and yes one built his own house and the other a master carpenter.
Thankyou.
Lessons I learnt today. Never spread quick drying super glue with your fingers, yes my fingers look like a snake shredding its skin.
Never never power wash your feet however filthy they become while power washing.
When cleaning out the spa remember to unscrew the outlet.just couldn't understand why the muck wasn't going.
No its not been one of my brightest days.
I had a date last night, it was great, tomorrow I'll try a grape.
My music of a misspent youth. How many do you know. No I haven't put the music on as I've no idea how to.
I'm gonna run away from you -Tami Lynn
I'm on my way -Dean Parrish
Here i go again - Archie bell
Do I love you -Frank Wilson
Out on the floor-Dobbie gray
Sweet soul music - Arthur Conley
Time will pass you by - Toni legend
Long after the night is all over -Jim met radcliff
Be young be foolish - tams
Later music which are my thoughts on getting older
Hero - Enrique Iglesias
That don't impress me much - Shania twain
Another one bites the dust - queen
I cannot believe this is real.
I bought family Christmas presents obviously paying vat, tva in france, posted said presents to the UK again paying more tax. Now find out that they won't deliver the parcel until yet more tax has been paid in the UK. So basically paying 3 lots of tax on Christmas presents and yes there is nothing I can do about it
Told my kids I never want to live in a vegative state
So they unplugged my computer and threw out my wine.
Remember having sex on a regular basis helps keep your memory alive
So I wish everyone a great 2016
This morning when I got up I felt a little brrr round my nether regions, yes time to wear a dressing gown, but that got me thinking about things to enjoy whilst it turns colder outside.
Dont have to shave my legs as often, I can now wait until they start poking outside my tights and glinting in the Sun.
I don't have to blow dry my hair I can just plait it or stick a hat on.
Don't need to paint my toe nails no one can see them in boots plus no more funny looks at my feet, yes I've no big toe nails so only have four painted nails on each foot.
I can eat real food and stop being a rabbit.
What do you look forward to.
The saga of the watch and lies.
My watch needed a new battery simple you think but no, because its used for diving (which I haven't done for years) it has to go back to the Swiss watch maker for not only a new battery but for new seals and testing that if doesn't leak at depth. No surprise there as this happens approximately every six years.
Now the fun starts, it'll be 4 weeks, hmmm that's a little longer than usual, but go with the flow. After 6 weeks I ring for where is it. To be told well I don't know who told you 4 weeks, well you did as your the only person In the shop who speaks english, yes I do speak French which he'd told me was very good, but he insisted on english now that threw him and he'd find out and ring me back.. A week later he rang to say the watch maker had just come back from 4 weeks holiday ???? They've had it for 7 and he says they haven't the parts.
So in my mind now there is only one watch maker in Europe and the place where this, not rare watch was manufactured does not have the spare parts it knows if will need.
Today he rings to say its ready and cannot understand why I just started laughing. Yes in the space of a week its come back from Switzerland, New battery and tested. REALLY.
What springs to mind is lier Lier pants on fire. How to translate that one.
Vent over
I almost had a I need a man moment.
But then I was able to get the cork out of the bottle myself
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