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MikeyBikey said:
Haven't these people got their own bins, or are they sub-tenants or just plonkers!
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Well when the system changed years ago there were only 4 of each bin for a block of 6 flats but due to amount of people in 2 flats they qualified for an extra bin so there is now one for each flat, ours is out back as the stations out front only hold 5 and I think it's just pure laziness as to get to the ones out the front they would have further to walk xx
 
A whopping 9.2 today, oh well hopefully when this lurgy decides to pack its bags and go my numbers will start to improve. On a better note, I had a letter from the hospital yesterday and although they haven’t said my biopsy were clear, next appointment is not until 8th Feb, so I am taking that as a good sign that I don’t need to be seen sooner.

@Robin congrats on your HS.

have a good day everyone.
 
I just disconnected the electric cooker!
I didn’t die!

The consumer unit is so badly labelled that it was a gamble so I tested the circuit by just sticking wet fingers* onto the bare wires. That’s how the professionals do it I think.

Hopefully the electrician will sort that out when he’s here next week.


* of course I didn’t do anything half as silly. I just poked around the inside of the socket with a knife
 
Well it seems there was a trio of 3.2s earlier this morning. Not sure what that was all about. Maybe it came in with the storm. Unfortunately there was a long flat red length of graph on my Libre preceding mine. 😱 The only good thing is that there was no evening Levemir in my system to drop it any lower. Decided to do a finger prick double check expecting a reading in the 4s as my sensors usually read at least a whole unit lower. Finger prick confirmed 3.2. Yikes! Why does this new sensor have to be so accurate!! Had a fizzy worm and a Lift and managed to get back to sleep and woke up on a nice 6.2..... so that is the number I am reporting for this morning.
To be fair I did a lot of exertive work quite late last night, carrying horse rugs up to the top field and grooming 4 muddy horses and rugging them up before the storm arrived, however my levels started to skyrocket at bedtime so I jabbed a correction in and that was clearly a bad move but I couldn't resist the temptation when my Libre showed 9.1 with an upward sloping arrow. If I had only left it at 1.5 instead of adding an extra half a unit I would have been fine. Can only blame myself for bad judgement. I wavered over that extra half unit for several seconds and then I had an image of the great hump on my Libre graph a few nights ago and decided I din't want another one of those, so dialed up the extra 0.5.

Many congrats to @Robin on your House Special this morning. Love that we can now give out gold star "likes" for this!

Fabulous that you have such a bright and aspirational nephew @ColinUK. Not surprised you are really proud of him.
 
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6.7 - shopping day today so extra steps coming my way 🙂 Every little helps. Have a good one folks
 
8.8 this morning. It’s getting worse, despite increasing basal rates right throughout the night. It did reach 11.0 at 3.43 am. Wondering if the insulin in the vial I am using has gone off a bit, or was it last night’s curry and dahl with a spoonful of rice. OTOH I note that my total basal is only 10.71 and ISTR last winter it was over 12. Have increased basal again by a touch.

@ColinUK how fabulous to have such an intelligent nephew! Gives you faith in the young.

@Robin congrats on the HS.
 
Morning All
A 7.2 this morning, was 7.3 at bedtime so along with the 6 units of Lantus I ate 3 biscuits.
So I know the result of 3 biscuits!
What good it does I don’t yet know?

Yesterday I had a shock when asking DN about Xmas Party meal. I’ve not been out for meal yet but have been invited to the Scuba Dive Club Christmas Meal. The menu looks absolutely lovely so I showed the menu and asked what could I eat.
The answer was, “eat what you want as it’s a treat and yes increase NovoRapid by one and then we will balance later”.
Great. To orbit here I come. Or may it be better to say, to infinity and beyond.
Well done @Robin on the HS
@eggyg Will that be an out of stock item at the North Pole?
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How are all you fairing up? Has the storm hit you yet? Up here we've had trees down, snow, wind has been wild since this morning, schools were closed early, vaccination centres in the neighboring 3 towns have been shut, stay safe folks! xx
 
Just blustery still here. Will be happy if it gets no worse but no doubt it will. To be fair, so far this autumn we really haven't had much wind to strip the leaves and it has been mild and dry here so can't complain at getting a bit of a one now as we are nearly into winter.
 
Kaylz said:
How are all you fairing up? Has the storm hit you yet? Up here we've had trees down, snow, wind has been wild since this morning, schools were closed early, vaccination centres in the neighboring 3 towns have been shut, stay safe folks! xx
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It has been extremely cold and wet here wtih winds of up to 40 km an hour. My central heating has not worked for the past month and I am perished. The plumber has hummed and aahed and done bugger all. I have a log fire downstairs in order to keep warm but the heat doesn't reach the bathroom and showering each morning is a pain.
 
Michael12421 said:
It has been extremely cold and wet here wtih winds of up to 40 km an hour. My central heating has not worked for the past month and I am perished. The plumber has hummed and aahed and done bugger all. I have a log fire downstairs in order to keep warm but the heat doesn't reach the bathroom and showering each morning is a pain.
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Sorry to hear that :( Hope they pull their finger out and get it sorted soon!

Wind is hitting 60km an hour here at the moment, heating has been on for an hour 3 times today yet I'm still sat shivering xx
 
Kaylz said:
Morning

8.9 today

Mum slightly p'd off as the purple bin isn't due to be emptied until Tuesday and the new neighbours have been using it and filled it right to the top (they did the same with the black bin not even flattening the dog food boxes etc) she struggles enough to get it round and down the steps with our own rubbish in because of her back so will be a real struggle next week, we'll also have a bag of rubbish to try and get in there before then so hoping they don't put even more stuff in! xx
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Kaylz said:
How are all you fairing up? Has the storm hit you yet? Up here we've had trees down, snow, wind has been wild since this morning, schools were closed early, vaccination centres in the neighboring 3 towns have been shut, stay safe folks! xx
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All quiet here in Herts, stay safe
 
Kaylz said:
How are all you fairing up? Has the storm hit you yet? Up here we've had trees down, snow, wind has been wild since this morning, schools were closed early, vaccination centres in the neighboring 3 towns have been shut, stay safe folks! xx
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Absolutely freezing cold and heavy rain this morning. Still freezing cold now but forecasting sleet/snow later. Wind is starting to get up now.
 
@Kaylz I need my tongue cutting out! Half an hour after I posted a reply about the weather, it started to lash down with rain and big wet flakes of snow/sleet, right when I was going out to sort GGs for the night. Got absolutely drenched and would have been cold if it wasn't for the fact that it's a good yomp up a mile long hill and 2 trips to do. Not entirely pleasant weather! Back in the house for the night now, out of wet clothes and snuggled up in my PJs with a hot water bottle and a warm port toddy and some cheese. Can't really complain, especially when you think of refugees trying to survive in makeshift tents/camps.
 
Some guy further up North has had a caravan blown over the wall into his garden, lorry blown over on the dual carriageway, trees blocking roads all round, fence across from Bruce's half of it down, suspect they won't be allowing the 3 Rottweilers out like they usually do, fence along the main street down taking the bricks it was attached to the wall with with it, it's mental here xx
 
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