I had an email from Yodel today. Delivery of parcels locally was delayed, so instead customers could collect their parcels from The Groe, down in the town. I got down there to find about 15 people ahead of me. They had been waiting half an hour and not one parcel had been allocated yet. It was a huge pantechnicon full of parcels, and due to their ineptitude, there was a huge delay in trying to locate any particular ones. I waited half an hour (2 parcels handed out, to the same person) before leaving, by which time my legs were frozen from the knees downwards, and even now, 2 1/2 hours on, I have had to put a hotty botty in its woollen jacket across my feet and ankles to restore them to normal temperature. So I am still waiting on two parcels that Yodel have - don't know when those will be delivered. They said they needed proof of identity, but apparently not. You just needed a name and a post code!
Tam is still testing positive, and still no idea of when heating may be restored. As it's Friday tomorrow, she may end up going the entire weekend without any. Victoria - thank you SO much for your helpful advice. Tam has told me because she had touched the heating controls, trying to get it to work, she couldn't risk anyone coming there and perhaps passing Covid on to a vulnerable customer they might visit next . . . Which is all very well, but what about HER health?
Tomorrow the babies have their 2nd innoculation and I am dreading them reacting badly to it again as they did the first time. Poor little souls, they were clearly running temperatures and panting rather than breathing. I hope this 2nd jab doesn't hit them so hard as their body recognizes it.
It was minus 10 here last night. We had the heating on low overnight for fear of the kittens becoming chilled or the pipes freezing. We will do the same tonight - it's already minus 4 and set to be minus 6 or 7 (or more). I will be so glad when it warms up and have a week of rain next week. Totally fed up with the freezing temps now and worried about folk who have to choose between heating and eating. This truly couldn't have been a worse spell of weather when bills are so astronomical and set to be worse next month.
The PD nurse phoned today and we had a chat and she's going to suggest some normal health tests with the GP, so I need to book in blood tests in the morning for next week sometime. She suggested his fatigue could be due to low Thyroid levels as he's on the lowest possible dose of Thyroid treatment possible. He also needs to drink more. Yup - wish me luck with that one! When he did suddenly drink lots in very short order the other night, he was better the next day, but when I try to insist he increases what he drinks I get told he can't do that as he chokes . . .
