Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Sixteen Years Ago

 I just saw a not on Facebook that it was 16 years ago when I lost my hearing and when this tinnitus started.  I was so ill - I roused myself to do a talk about the history of the Lodge and we had all sorts of things going on including a Banner re dedication and I managed to drug myself up for that day.  I ended up seeing my Doctor who was very worried saying that my ear drums were swollen and he gave me the highest antibiotics he could which actually did the trick.  I was so ill though that I missed a couple of assignments on my University Course and had to drop out which was sad but inevitably, whilst I loved my course, to try and catch up when I was that ill wouldn't have been possible.

I was doing so well and my assignments were all attracting good marks too.  Oh well, it probably wan't meant to be was it?

Today I am about to go and get some work done in the garden and remove a fallen tree that's landed on my oil tank!  That needs to be out of the way as it will be inspected as part of the work next week when we get the MegaFlow tank changed.  This is a main pressure water tank and I didn't think it looked good when I called the Heating guys in to maintain the boiler.  It needs a new one, it's expensive but should last 25 years if properly maintained.  These guys are good and so I'm confident that they'll do a good job and they always check the tank and lines as part of their job!

Interesting times in UK finances.  I recall the 1970s as I started work just after the 3 day week and remember the blackouts and all sorts of nonsense going on, strikes, rubbish piling up in London and so on.  I certainly hope that those days don't come back but the way this lit are going I'd be surprised if we don't have some serious problems coming down the line at us.  I'm not sure where they think that taxing us to the point of our own bankruptcy is the way out of their self inflicted own goal but I often said to my bank "How can I been overdrawn when I've still got cheques in my cheque book!"

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