{"id":671,"date":"2021-02-14T10:12:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T10:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bungalowbill.xyz\/?p=671"},"modified":"2022-08-20T21:37:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T21:37:16","slug":"february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bungalowbill.xyz\/?p=671","title":{"rendered":"February 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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28th Feb<\/p>\n

Well, another action packed two weeks. Following a scam email from the \u201cNHS\u201d asking for confirmation details from June for the jab, seemed legitimate until it asked for phone number. Oh – oh, alarm bells, they have all that on file, stop any further interaction. The next day got a legitimate call from surgery for an appointment the following day. Heck, I\u2019m only 66 and they haven\u2019t finished all the 70+ yet. It seems that in the age of political correctness, they have dropped the phrase \u201cjust a little prick\u201d, and replaced it with the bland \u201clittle scratch\u201d, thus removing a couple of well known comments from my repertoire. However, not to be put off, I asked her if I would be able to play the piano. Oh yes was the innocent reply. Great, I reply, coz I can\u2019t play at the moment – ker ching. Nothing like the old jokes on the younguns. I was a bit sore for a couple of days, but June took over a week to bounce back as the CFS\/ME also kicked in. <\/span><\/p>\n

On the subject of scam email, I recently received one for refund of an Apple subscription for a \u201cThreesomes and Swingers\u201d app. Two pointers it being a scam – it was copyrighted 2018 and as we are in a lockdown, why subscribe in the first place! Not a clever Nigerian when I looked at the senders email address. <\/span><\/p>\n

With the spring starting to show itself in the garden, we have been thinking about some of the harder outdoor jobs that I want to be done by those younger and fitter than myself. These include re-laying some paving slabs on the path by the stream, paths for the veg garden and a short path for June\u2019s front garden rose bed. When the quotes came back, it was time for a re-think. So instead of a paved path outside the back door to the intended greenhouse, with raised veg beds at the side, we are opting for a 3.6m x 5.7m decked area. This I can happily do myself and will cost  just over a third of a slabbed path! <\/span><\/p>\n

Having been let down by the plumber again, I bit the bullet and drained the system, cut in the isolation valves in the loft, took out the bath from main bathroom and re-filled the system. I found a rather large hole behind the bath where the waste pipes went through the wall and old mouse droppings on the floor, so after putting in the new drain pipes, I foamed up the hole.  I feel a skip coming on as the debris is starting to build outside the front. We had someone call and offered to take <\/span>away the rubbish for \u00a3150. While thinking about it, 30 mins later, a scrap merchant came and took all the metal away – half the pile – leaving me more room for the kitchen units which will soon start to build up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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