Scrimping and saving, ranting and raving. Past retirement age.
I received an email today from Joe at the dry dock, he wanted to know when we were going to pay him for the work he's done!
It seems our prospective purchaser told him we were paying for the survey and the blacking.
Nothing is ever straightforward is it, we've spoken to the broker who is going to try and sort it all out for us.
I went to Specsavers originally as I wanted my hearing aids to have Bluetooth and RBH audiology wouldn't provide me with Bluetooth as I was past working age.
The Royal Berks audiologist diagnosed my vestibular schwanoma but he was overruled by a senior audiologist who claimed (without examining me) that I had blocked eustachian tubes, because they don't diagnose vestibular schwanoma in patients over 60 years of age.
My Dr has tried to make me an appointment with audiology but has been unsuccessful. So I'm stuck with what I've got.
I am also going blind, so I plod on with what I've got and try to make the best of things.
I went to Specsavers to get my hearing aids checked, there is nothing wrong with them so my hearing is deteriorating quite fast. I've already been told that they don't treat vestibular schwanoma in people of my age, so that's that then!
The Specsavers I went to is in a supermarket so I did some shopping, mainly kitchen utensils, fortunately there was a range of items available from £1 each so not too expensive. The flat is very well provisioned with crockery and cutlery by there is a shortage of kitchenware.
I'm sitting in the garden with Beano where it is a little cooler than indoors.
I have a Tesco delivery on Monday so I'll be well stocked then and now I no longer have a car a delivery is the best that ng.
I'm sitting outside in the garden as its cooler now, Beano is asleep at my feet, we are doing our best to keep him comfortable.
He is currently on the lead as the homeowners parents are staying and they own two small dogs, one of them isn't very friendly. He's not keen on being on the lead but it's only until Monday when the family set off on holiday.
They are away for two weeks we have offered to water the garden for them, assuming there isn't a hose pipe ban in place by then.
Steve went off yesterday to the boat, he had to move it this morning at 8am. I've had a couple of messages from him keeping me updated. He assumed he'd be on the boat for at least a week but has just confirmed that he'll be back this evening between 6 & 7. He wanted to stay on the boat until it was surveyed but that obviously wasn't feasible. I expect he will be wiped out by the time he gets home.
I've spent most of today either sitting on the sofa or snoozing in bed, I'm totally wiped out. It's probably a combination of the stress of moving so many times in just a few days, the heat and coping with Steve.
I couldn't cope with the steep stairs in the first Airbnb so we have moved to a different one. This one is also a one bed but it's a renovated barn and it's huge, also We can have Beano with us, I was missing him badly.
It's costing us an arm and a leg but anything cheaper is too far away from Jennie and as she is doing out flat purchase for us we need to be near her.
We can stay here until mid December so I hope we can complete on our flat before then.
