How are we getting through it?

[DecemDave]

I am going to tell my boss he's been conducting business meetings incorrectly all of these years.

Don't forget to insist on cheese, wine and spouses attending as well.    

[Heedless Horseman]

Don't forget to insist on cheese, wine and spouses attending as well.   

And not a shovel to lean on or upturned bucket 'seat' in sight!
Personally, I have no truck with this whole issue... there are things much more pressing.
But, I do feel sorry for the bunch of guys in the distance... they seem to have lost their 'Maypole'! 

[Techno II]

Booster jab done (yesterday)...

Glad that's done, but it was a painful experience, as the jab centre was really out of the way and wasn't monitored very well as far as a quick turnaround was concerned.

Got there around 20 minutes before we were due to be jabbed, but ended up finally getting jabbed well over an hour late.
Total confusion as to where folk were supposed to go to 'queue' before being allowed into the 'car park', for the wait until you were called into the waiting room 'proper'.
There were folk behind & in front of us that actually gave up.


Once inside, it was much better...though the music they were playing in the 'waiting room' .....Christmas songs and carols being murdered by...goodness knows who ....I mean, how can you get the synth riff of YMCA into "I wish you a merry Christmas"     

The irony was...that when I was at the local surgery for my B12 jab, (an hour earlier)I again checked with the nurse that the B12 wouldn't be a problem with the booster..."Oh...are you having your booster today ?"......"Oh you could have had that here, we're running a clinic just for today." 

Anyway..Glad it's done !!

Cheers - Phil.



 

[fsn]

I had my booster on Sunday at an industrial unit in the back end of Runcorn. Yes, Runcorn does have a back end.

Big queue, but it all seemed to be efficiently managed. Somewhat of a pre-apocalyptic feel, a shuffling crowd being herded through checks with hard faced security staff watching whilst harassed medics ask probing questions about health conditions before administering a perfunctory injection. I think there were two exits, one to daylight and one to a dark inner room where I am sure heavies waited with black bags and bludgeons.

Then again, that's Runcorn for you.

       

No side effects effects, apart perhaps from increased paranoia.

[Steve J]

Nearly all the Xmas food shopping done, which is a relief, with just a few perishables to be bought tomorrow. ASDA was rather busy at 7.00am, but at least I managed to whizz through as it was a normal shop rather than anything seasonal. A lot of people really stocking up on food and especially drink. Looking forward to the madness being over as SWMBO and myself always heave a sigh of relief once Xmas is out of the way.

At least today there was some sunshine and a bit of blue sky, which was nice, the first in about two weeks it seems. Clouding over again now though .

[fred.]

Had my booster last Thursday- very straight forward - queue of 3 or so people, which moved pretty quickly. Was in a random office style building, very anonymous and clearly a pop-up vaccination centre. Arm was sore after and felt a bit under the weather that evening, but nothing significant.

Daughter is finally able to head back from Uni today after having to self-isolate in an empty flat in an almost empty campus - so it will be really good to have her back. 

Bit of food shopping still to do - mainly veg and the like. Have turkey ordered from the butcher to pick up on Friday. 

And best of all finished work now until the new year - really feel like I need a rest 

[Raider4]

At least today there was some sunshine and a bit of blue sky, which was nice, the first in about two weeks it seems. Clouding over again now though .

Came into the office for almost certainly the last time today. Stunned at the lack of traffic. Last time it took me 40 minutes to go ~3 miles. Sailed straight in this time. Schools are off though, so that may have something to do with it.


Beautiful sunrise this AM, lots of red in the sky.

[Big Insect]

Just been trying to help the wife complete here Tax Return and Companies House return.
She closed the business down back in March 2020 - as all the work dried up - but it is a thankless and nail-pulling task to try and do all these on-line submissions.
Her's was a tiny company (Charitable Company) which made next to no profit (it was never designed to do so) but it takes so much effort to do the returns and closing the company down is even more complex.
Hey ho ... it has to be done ... but it is all so counter-intuitive for somebody like her, she being of the 'creative persuasion'.

At 23.00hrs last night - in the depth of despair (when nothing appeared to add up) it all reminded me of that sketch in the TV sit-com Black Books - when Bernard has to complete his tax return and the Jehovas Witnesses knock on the door and 'save' him from having to do it ... "we'd like to talk to you about Jezuss"      : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILysMhm8lXs

NB: It is still not done, as now the Gov.Gateway has locked her out completely!!! I can see another £100 fine for late submission on the horizon, as she's just walked off in a strop.

[Heedless Horseman]

Big Insect. Only tried to do online Personal Tax form once... and got it wrong.... 'seemed' to be ok, though... but might end up with Al Capone! 

Online forms B****y Nightmare. There used to be Tax Offices
Why DO we pay Taxes? 

[sultanbev]

NB: It is still not done, as now the Gov.Gateway has locked her out completely!!! I can see another £100 fine for late submission on the horizon, as she's just walked off in a strop.

Just do it by paper. I do my tax return using paper form, takes 5 minutes. Once tried online for a customer, took over 40 minutes! Never again! You should be able to download the relevant forms from their website and print them off.

[Leon]

I had my booster on Sunday and had quite a rough 24-36 hours sadly, with hot/cold fevers and nausea. It cleared up by Tues afternoon though, so all fine now.

[Steve J]

Our daughter had a rough night with hot and cold sweats too, but after about 24 hours was OK.

I'm finding reading and bits of terrain making when the house is quiet is helping massively at present, as it's a bit of 'me time' which is a precious commodity.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Wife and youngest have had Covid. Wife for the second time...

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Trust all recovered Will.

[Orcs]

In the interim I have persuaded the 'sergeant major' to wargame.  Her only proviso is that it must be with "pretty armies".  What will I do if she wins?

FK has lots of experience on loosing wargames to his wife. Send him a PM