Not a lot happened yesterday. I visited my friend P, and came back with a load of battered windfalls which need processing straight away. She doesn't do anything with them at all, which is a waste of good food. Still, she's really good at DIY and was removing the tiles from her en-suite bathroom when I arrived.
I did a little more of my embroidery, but can't work on it too long or my shoulder begins to hurt from my looking down so much. I'd forgotten to do my head to the side and press down exercises to stretch the neck muscles, so need to get back to those.
Tea was a container marked "Chicken Risotto" but there wasn't much chicken in it and freezing it seems to have made it tasteless. I forced it down. 2nd half will be going on the compost heap later . . . At least I have room in the freezer for some stewed apples now.
I tried this the other night. It smelled a bit - strange - herb-wise when I heated it, and it tasted like it smelt. That went on the compost heap too. Delectable it WASN'T! |Inedible more like.
I had to go into a local mini-supermarket yesterday, as I fancied a chunk of crusty loaf with cheese at lunchtime. I got a short baguette. Turned out it was half price. Full price was 82p. The girl serving me had to call to one of the other assistants to ask what was 50% of 82p? Blimey, I was hopeless at geometry and algebra - couldn't see the point! - but I know how to halve something, do percentages and can add up quite long lists, subtract, multiply etc and when I can't sleep I count from 300 backwards in 13s . . . I have a feeling she won't last long there if such simple arithmetic is beyond her comprehension.
I sorted out some stuff to go to auction, so that's a positive. Today I plan to go in Keith's workshop and have a bit of a clearout. I may be gone some time . . .
I am guessing that assistant is one of those who when offered £10 and 10p for a purchase costing £9.10 flies into a tizzy and wants to know what the 10p you have offered is for and has to ask for help in working out the change!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the shed.
I think some people panic when they have to do a simple calculation - I do the same when faced with legal jargon!
DeleteHardly significant mental arithmetic - merely diving by 2. To be fair there is the condition of dyscalculia.
ReplyDeleteWe'll put it down to dyscalcula then. I think they will soon have her stacking shelves and changing the rubbish bags for the garage out front . . .
DeleteWas she new and still a bit flustered. I'm no good at maths - algebra and geometry flew straight over my head, but I can balance an account, check bank statements and always gave the correct change when I worked in a Pharmacy as our till was one that didn't tell you how much change to give, we had to work it out! Have fun sorting Keith's workshop out. Xx
ReplyDeleteThere are so many that can't do simple maths or have poor spelling. Mainly because they don't need to these days. 🤷
ReplyDeleteI can do the same type of math as you, and I also can still do algebra. Spelling is something I do have a problem with, and am thankful for spell check on the computer.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.