Modern Technology!

Three yeas ago, this month, we had to buy a new washing machine, as the old one had given up the ghost after nearly thirteen years of hard labour. We were somehow seduced by the whiz bang touchpad ultra modernness of the latest models, and bought a Fisher & Paykel electronic one.
Twelve months ago, when it broke down the first time, we were told that , because we had had a big discount on the price, even though it was brand new, because of a miniscule ding in the front of the cabinet, we had lost one year of the usual two year warranty, & therfore, it could not be fixed under warranty. Eleven weeks ago, it was repaired for the second time, with the same fault! Today it broke down, yet again, with the same fault. I have not finished the washing either. I wish I had listened to my inner voice, and bought another one,like the previous one, and not one like this. So much for the advances in modern technology. One would think that the parts would last longer than eleven weeks!!!

How to lose weight without really trying!

Well, now I have heard it all! It makes me sick to think all these years of angst and strugge I have endured over my weight, and all I have to do is threaten to play some sport or other, and it will scare the weight off! I read this week that lack of sleep, is a contributing factor to weight gain. Well, I now know what to do. Sleep all day and I will soon be as slim a a reed! The fact that I would not be eating much might have some bearing on the matter, too. As I am unable to do anything much in the way of moving around, is a real dampener on that theory, of letting my body think I am taking up sport, or some such.

So, the historians have finally realised that if Charles becomes king, Camilla will be queen. Surely Charles himself should have know that!? There has been some talk in the press about Camilla committing bigamy if she marries again, because she has not sort an annulment from her marriage to Andrew Parker-Bowles. This is guff, as she is an Anglican not Catholic. Andrew , being the Catholic has to do that, and he is already remarried. Camilla has to seek a special dispensation from the Anglican church to remarry, as she did not convert to Catholicism.

Let's hear it for Grandparents!

Well, most of them anyway. Mine weren't all that crash hot, and my children have only known a maternal and paternal grandmother. My daughter particularly has keenly felt the lack of a grandfather. Now she has two boys, and the eldest, Lachlan, is wanting to spend more time with Pop, she is only too happy to acceed to his request. It is pretty boring for a nearly five year old to drag around with Mum & Nan when we do the fortnightly grocery shopping. Today Lachlan went to a clearing sale with Pop, and had a great time. It was a new experience for him.
It is wonderful that his Pop is so willing to take him with him,as he didn't do very much with his own children, and I know they have regrets about that. So do I! Neville was going to try to buy an old header, but finished up buying a mister sprayer! I think he only wanted the diff shaft off it and could have paid $10.00 for one, but it was with a header and the farmer wouldn't let them be sold separately. He only got $10.00 for the lot! Men's thinking begger's belief sometimes.

One Ham to Another

Well, they are everywhere. There were more of them here today. Neville's brother Lew & his wife Maureen are making a quick trip to visit some friends and rellies. They came to lunch , and then we went to Naracoorte so they could see the 'Thistle Farm'. Mionr problem getting in. Neville forgot the key to the gate! He had taken every other one but that one. He & Lew had to climb over the fence, while Maureen & I stayed in the car.
Maureen's nephew & his family own a dedli/cafe in the town. They called in yesterday on their way up here from Millicent. We decided to go there for a cuppa, & Maureen commented that Kate would be surprised to see them again. I said, jokingly, that she could tell her that they had got lost on their way to Bordertown , and finished up back there. I must learn never to say things like that to Mo. She only went & done it!
I walked in just in time to hear her. The thing is, she knows her way round the district & Bordertown very well, as she grew up here. She & Lew raised their kids in Millicent. I had to tell Kate the truth. There was much laughter. Kate should have known Mo was pulling her leg.
I cooked Apricot Chicken & veg, and all but Lew had home grown watermelon for afters. Lew had some jellied strawberries. He doesn't like watermelon. Everyone agreed the meal was 'scrumptious' . Not restaurant standard by any means, but very nice.

The saga of the digital camera drags on.

I told you with my last Blog, that I had had a great deal of trouble getting the damn thing here at all. Now Deb can't use it until she buys a battery charger, as the battery is flat. You would think it would come with a fully charged battery for crying out loud!
Frugal Bastard has had a bitch about SVU's. I totally agree with him. Why do the Yanks think their version of the English language is the correct one? They misspell , mispronounce and misuse words, so we who know how it should be done, get very frustrated. Another thing that annoys me no end, is the incorrect and overuse of the apostophe.
Another thing that I have complained about that really annoys me, is when people call and ask for my husband and treat me as a nonperson!! If they knew how to use a phone properly, I wouldn't feel like they think of me as 'Scotch Mist'.
The other thing is, when they ring and I give them the information they require, and they do not take heed and remember, then have to ring me again the next week and ask for it again!
The person who is in my sights at the moment, is the Works Manager at the Naracoorte council. He has rung me twice in the last week, and did not listen when I told him how to get to our property. As Works Manager, he should bloody well know where the property is! He also took no notice when I told him we don't have the phone on down there, and Neville is never here on Mon & Tues. Neville never said he wanted him to ring him, anyway.
I have written him a scathing letter, but will have to 'hold my fire' as we are trying to get the road into our place sealed. It was supposed to be done two years ago.

Gross incompetance, Pt.2

Well, since my last post, I have had to deal with more incompetance and indifferance from the store where I purchased my daughter's digital camera. Three weeks ago, I had a phone call from them, and the girl said she had my final payment cheque, and asked me which freight courier I would like them to send it with. I had specified one, and she asked if I would like her to ring them, or use one that they use. I asked her to ring the one I had specified, and if they didn't charge more that $10.00, to go with them. She called me back and said that courier service did not pick up parcels from Adelaide, and said she would send it by Australia Post. She said I had to send a further cheque for the coverage of postage. This I duly did that day. Last Wednesday I recieved another call from them to tell me that my two cheques were still sitting in the office, but the guy said he was about to process them. This was almost two weeks AFTER the date to finalise the layby!! Shortly after this call, Neville brought in the mail, which consisted of a letter from this store, telling me that my layby was over due to be paid, but they had extended the time for me. I rang them and the girl checked for me and said that it was not an active layby anymore, so it must have been sent to dispatch. I asked why the cheques had not been processed, and she said the first girl had not known how to, and, and thought someone else would do it. When the camera had not arrived by Monday, I rang them again to ascertain it's whereabouts. The young man said he would look into it for me and ring me back.
After waiting a further hour, with no phone call, I again had to ring them, and this time I got a very helpful young lady who told me that it was still there!!!! She said she would ring the bus company and try to get it on the next bus out, which was the next day. She said that if no-one could take it into the city, she would take the darn thing in herself.
I explained that I don't drive, and that my husband would not be home until after 5pm. the next night. She rang me just before lunch and said she had rung the bus depot and the one here. She said it did not matter what time I went out to collect it, as it is open 24/7.
We duly went to the bus depot, and Hallelulia, it was there! Shelley, the competant girl at the store, apologised for 'the stuff up' and said they had never had anything like that happen before. I hope somebody was taking notes, and it never happens again.

Charles & Cammilla.

It would appear that she is totally shocked by the hostility she had recieved since the announcement of the wedding, She thought that people would have 'forgiven' them and be ready to accept her. She has by all accounts, told Charles to call off the wedding, as it has become a nightmare, and is not turning out how she wanted it to. People have very long memories.