Did The Earth Move For You Darling?

Only in my dreams. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the piles of earth in my front garden was able to move itself. I shifted some of it during the week, it was easier then because the earth was dryish. And then it rained I have spent most of today shifting it. The soil has become wet and claggy, just like digging into fudge. It sticks to the spade but I am able to use the fork to move it into the wheel barrow. My next door neighbour is very pleased that his garden is looking look neat and tidy. I have got rid of his nettles - dandelions and I have removed all the builders rubble.

Was He Looking For Eye Candy?

About a week ago this guy approaches me on Saga Zones. He writes that he's read and likes my profile, do I wanna chat? I thought "Why not?" After a couple of emails he suggests we converse by IM. During our only session I feel uncomfortable. I ignore his invite to resume at 6:30pm but we continue to correspond by daily email. It hasn't taken him long to work out that I have a brain. Surprise surprise he's suddenly gone silent. So where are they? Are there any nice men out there? Maybe.

People Who Have Let Me Down

Last Christmas the campervan wouldn't start, something was draining the starter battery. I contacted a mobile mechanic, he inspected the system, disconnected the battery and said that he was very busy so he couldn't do it then but would come back later. He phoned me after about two weeks and said he hadn't forgotten and would be back. I waited patiently but he never got back to me. A couple of weeks ago I contacted another and made an appointment. Even though I waited in all day he was a complete no show. In the meantime I found someone else, he came yesterday and said that he was worried, as it hadn't been charged for two months the battery might have sulphated and I would need another one. He took it home to recharge , he phoned me shortly afterwards and said it was charging OK so would bring it back at on Thursday. I really do hope he doesn't let me down. If he comes up trumps it will have taken me over two months to get this resolved. Then there's the "slime ball" cheating nearby neighbour who took advantage of my good nature. I wanted to build up the earth in my front garden, as he was digging out a hard standing he had soil he wanted to get rid of. We came to an agreement. On two occasions he moved earth over and promised me he would dig it over and level it. I was quite happy and trusted him. Last November I went away for a few days and came home to find piles of it, more than I wanted or deal with. He had moved everything he wanted rid of into my garden and did it while I wasn't there to stop him, oh how he must have laughed. It hadn't cost him a penny and I was stuck with the problem. If I try to talk to him about it I am met with a reception committee, all standing there in the doorway with their arms folded across their chests. As I am articulate they are probably frightened of me. Being blunt these people are uneducated and ignorant so I can't reason with them. I would guess that there aren't many in my neighbourhood who have what I would call 'middle class moral values', it's the way these council tenants appear to live. Being both desperate and cheeky I came to an arrangement with my immediate next door neighbour. I asked if I could spread it over his front garden and he agreed. He doesn't do gardening or look after it so I would actually make it look better. Later on the same day his nephew, who lives opposite, knocked on my door and declared he would do it for me on Sunday. He was another 'no show'. Monday was sunny so I dusted down the wheel barrow and spade. I spent all morning manoeuvring earth from my side to his. I haven't done much exercise since last autumn so I didn't over exert because this earth is damp and very heavy. I have dug out all the nettles from his side. I have moved over quite a lot the surplus earth and will continue until both gardens look good. If there is any surplus earth I will use it in my back garden. My attempt to benefit both the weasel faced "slime ball" and myself turned totally sour. And my faith in human nature has been shaken. My wish is that they'll all rot in hell, not very Christian is it?

Apathy Monster

I don't know what is wrong but for quite some time I've been struck down. It's best described as apathy. The following is a good example of how I am behaving. Last summer I bought a very expensive single ticket to see Tina Turner perform at the O2 Arena. The performance is tonight so this afternoon I should be making my way to London. I really can't face travelling to Waterloo, getting myself to the O2 and back by Thames Clipper and then not getting back home until about 2am. I know the journey and staying up late will make me feel awful and it will take me several days to recover. I would rather kiss goodbye to £120 and put it all down to fate and experience. I actually feel relieved that I have made the decision not to go. I've never ever behaved like this before. If I am very lucky Tina will be unable to perform and I will get my money refunded. I would guess the cause is because in the last few weeks I have been badly let down by people who have lied and cheated. I chose to live alone so I can close my door on the the world and then choose who I let in. But living alone means that I have no one to lean on, help out or advise.

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Service With a Smile

Bad Banks and Good Banks LloydsTSB weren't very interested. The clueless Halifax staff were unable to give me an appointment for several weeks. What am I talking about? Transferring the Guides Rainbow account from Alliance & Leicester. As treasurer I try to make life easy for myself. A&L have very few branches and there isn't one in Cosham High Street. I can pay in cheques via the Post Office but they won't take the cash. I pay the cash into my current account with Lloyds, write out a personal cheque to the Rainbows and then pay that in along with other cheques via the Post Office, all rather unethical. Queuing in line today took 20 minutes. On the other hand Barclays Bank couldn't be more helpful. Branch members and telephone staff are both personable and knowledgeable. I'm a rate tart, Barclays have a 12 month regular savings account paying a massive 6% interest so I've opened one over the counter. Over the phone I set wheels in motion to get the A&L Rainbows account transferred over to Barclays. I do hope they don't let me down.