A place to rant about things that wind you up ( keep it clean lol)

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That was pretty much it. I could have a screaming rant about something, or I could have a smoke and do breathing exercises with it. There's a reason I went with the latter for so long. Smoking was never my brightest idea but for a long time it was one of the few things I had to enjoy and I refused to give that up.

And besides, vaping wasn't a thing then either. And even when it started, it wasn't great to begin with. It tasted weird, the technology wasn't the best. Would I have picked up vaping instead of smoking as a teenager if the option was there? Nope, it would probably still have been smoking. 🤷‍♂️
 
Busses have had my life this week. They add a combined 3 hour trip to my working day (including waiting time). I've been on 10 this week. 4 have turned up on time, 3 have been at least 25 minutes late (on one of these the bus driver let 4 pushchairs on - blocking the aisle and it was musical pushchairs whenever any one wanted to get off adding even more time to the journey), 2 didn't bother to even turn up at all and the last of them was half full of swearing foul mouthed teenagers who pressed the bell every 3 seconds and stood in gangs on the bus yelling and pretending to punch each other!

The local plant stall at the market wasn't there and I went specifically in to town to see if there was any summer bedding plants as I want to start my collection and start my gardening now the weather is warmer.

Also, just been told that the bus trip to the seaside I was looking forward to going on tomorrow isn't happening because of a broken down vehicle. I'd looked at travel times to try plan my day to see and do the most,where to take the best photos from, my clothes were out, bag packed, sunglasses ready (hopeful!), camera charged ... maybe I will deep clean the bathroom instead and hope I fall down the plughole.
 
Sar said:
Busses have had my life this week. They add a combined 3 hour trip to my working day (including waiting time). I've been on 10 this week. 4 have turned up on time, 3 have been at least 25 minutes late (on one of these the bus driver let 4 pushchairs on - blocking the aisle and it was musical pushchairs whenever any one wanted to get off adding even more time to the journey), 2 didn't bother to even turn up at all and the last of them was half full of swearing foul mouthed teenagers who pressed the bell every 3 seconds and stood in gangs on the bus yelling and pretending to punch each other!

The local plant stall at the market wasn't there and I went specifically in to town to see if there was any summer bedding plants as I want to start my collection and start my gardening now the weather is warmer.

Also, just been told that the bus trip to the seaside I was looking forward to going on tomorrow isn't happening because of a broken down vehicle. I'd looked at travel times to try plan my day to see and do the most,where to take the best photos from, my clothes were out, bag packed, sunglasses ready (hopeful!), camera charged ... maybe I will deep clean the bathroom instead and hope I fall down the plughole.
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As someone who doesn't drive I can confirm busses are a nightmare. It wasn't so bad when I lived in the city but some of the bus routes around here only go once every 2 hours and none run more than every 20 minutes.
 
I'm a bit late to the party, and I hope that those who were having skin troubles a week ago have found relief, but if not. Can you get Aquaphor? When I have really stubborn dry skin, I find it works really well and quickly. It's safe for pretty much anyone, and it's an ointment so it doesn't have as many extra ingredients as most creams. I usually go with vaseline or some sort-of shea based moisturizing cream, but if I need something ... more, Aquaphor is amazing. It is a bit oily/greasy, though ... plan accordingly.

Lorcan said:
Doesn't matter what I use in the bath or the shower at the moment, certain parts of my body hate it. Everywhere else is fine and then the bits I mentioned before get set off, hands and feet get the worst of it. So it's cream on the minute I'm out and dried off.

I have another steroid I'm to use on the chest patches at the moment...but then it's steroids, so I need to wash it off the hands afterwards, and then I have to deal with the hands freaking out at the soap. Mind you if it clears the chest patches up then I'll do it, lol.
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Have you tried goat's milk soap? Or Castile soap? They tend to cause less reactions. Even people I know who react to many, many things can use those.


Of course, I may be the blind leading the blind ... I've got a rash on the back of my knees. 🫣 Same story ... went to urgent care, one look and the guy told me it was fungal, gave me an anti-fungal cream, didn't help, gave me a version with steroid in it, still nothing ... went to my primary care and showed them the rash and creams, was told it's probably not fungal ... I'm currently on a break from all treatment, though I can use Aquaphor or Vaseline if I need to, and I have a referral for a dermatologist.
 
Sweet Potato said:
As someone who doesn't drive I can confirm busses are a nightmare. It wasn't so bad when I lived in the city but some of the bus routes around here only go once every 2 hours and none run more than every 20 minutes.
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My bus route didn't used to be too bad as used to be every 30 minutes and I would be in town within 30 minutes. They changed them in October, took over part of another route and changed it completely. It now visits four different extra villages so is at least an extra 20 minutes on top of the time, and is one an hour early morning and from early evening but during main part of the day every 30 minutes. They must think no one has anywhere to go!
 
Princess Dustmop said:
I'm a bit late to the party, and I hope that those who were having skin troubles a week ago have found relief, but if not. Can you get Aquaphor? When I have really stubborn dry skin, I find it works really well and quickly. It's safe for pretty much anyone, and it's an ointment so it doesn't have as many extra ingredients as most creams. I usually go with vaseline or some sort-of shea based moisturizing cream, but if I need something ... more, Aquaphor is amazing. It is a bit oily/greasy, though ... plan accordingly.


Have you tried goat's milk soap? Or Castile soap? They tend to cause less reactions. Even people I know who react to many, many things can use those.


Of course, I may be the blind leading the blind ... I've got a rash on the back of my knees. 🫣 Same story ... went to urgent care, one look and the guy told me it was fungal, gave me an anti-fungal cream, didn't help, gave me a version with steroid in it, still nothing ... went to my primary care and showed them the rash and creams, was told it's probably not fungal ... I'm currently on a break from all treatment, though I can use Aquaphor or Vaseline if I need to, and I have a referral for a dermatologist.
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I make bars of oatmeal and honey soap with no perfumes or essential oils. I don't have skin problems but honey and oatmeal are a good combination for skin complaints. You can put a handful of Oats in a muslin cloth and put it in the bath like a tea bag for similar results.
 
Builders - roofers in particular.
We have several major jobs that need doing. Started with the roof, if it wasn't for the fact the deposit is already paid for the windows we wouldn't be having them anytime soon as I need a break. Hoping the window fitters restore my faith in having work done, if they don't we will have to live with the leaky plumbing, broken bath and kitchen cupboard doors that fall off because I'm not paying another workman to do half a job with bad attitude.
 
I took Thea to the vet last week as she has had a gunky eye on and off for a couple of weeks. I couldn't find anything in it, no red or soreness or anything bad looking. Rachel (the vet) couldn't find anything wrong with it either. She advised me to wipe it twice a day with cold tea for 5 days. I did this and it's not better. I've just tried to phone the vet for further advice on the way forward, but the ansaphone said I had to WhatsApp them instead. So I sent them a message on WhatsApp. The reply on WhatsApp said I had to phone! I'm just going around in circles here!
 
Doctors appointments 😑 I specified taking calls prior to 1pm would be difficult.

So of course I've been sent a text letting me know I'm scheduled for a telephone appointment between 9am and 9:30am with a physiotherapist on Thursday 🙄 but whatever, I can make it work because I've left it almost 4 years to have my back seen to, so I should probably just take what I'm given.
 
"Why is my hand warm?"
"Why is my hand warm held here?"
"Wait is the air warm?"
"Why is the air warm?"
"Wait is the heating on?"
"Why would the heating be on?"
"Aw (word), the heating!"

And then after getting half up the stairs after turning it off and I realise I forgot the offerings that might keep the Powers That Wheek happy. Sigh.
 
I'm losing the will to live at this point. All day, Cam's been screaming at me. Food goes in, screaming for more. Hay goes in, screaming for more. Hay doesn't work, food doesn't work, refilled the water bottles and that didn't work, adjusting blinds either way doesn't work. There's nothing physically setting him off, except occasionally the wind but the wind doesn't account for 90% of it.

So much screaming.
 
Ah skinny pigs! Haha. They certainly are loud demanding creatures! Hope your ears are getting a rest now.
 
I'm going to end up with the RSPCA on my doorstep at some stage because his screaming will have the neighbours think I'm torturing him, and not the other way round lol. It's not like he's quiet, but he was absolutely relentless for several hours.
 
I'm trying to check in for my flight to Vienna on Thursday. I have gone to the check in page online. There has been a change to the return flight and I can't check in until I accept the change which I am quite happy to do. Problem is there is nothing on the page for me to accept the change. No button or anything. So I can't check in. I have been on the Airline's FB page and tried to chat with an agent. Instead all I get is a bot that sends me round in circles! Even when I tell this stupid bot that I want to speak with an agent and I press the "Talk to agent" button the bot comes back and asks me what the issue is again. All the bot tells me is that I can book in 48 hours before my flight ... er I know this what do you think I trying to do! So the OH and I will just have to turn up and check in at the airport as it's impossible for me to do it online! I do hope we get to Vienna ........ I didn't choose the airline Travel Republic did.
 
Betsy said:
I'm trying to check in for my flight to Vienna on Thursday. I have gone to the check in page online. There has been a change to the return flight and I can't check in until I accept the change which I am quite happy to do. Problem is there is nothing on the page for me to accept the change. No button or anything. So I can't check in. I have been on the Airline's FB page and tried to chat with an agent. Instead all I get is a bot that sends me round in circles! Even when I tell this stupid bot that I want to speak with an agent and I press the "Talk to agent" button the bot comes back and asks me what the issue is again. All the bot tells me is that I can book in 48 hours before my flight ... er I know this what do you think I trying to do! So the OH and I will just have to turn up and check in at the airport as it's impossible for me to do it online! I do hope we get to Vienna ........ I didn't choose the airline Travel Republic did.
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Well on the check-in page it now says that on-line check in is not available for disrupted flights. Disrupted flights?!? I hope that this means there was just a change to the original return flight. It certainly didn't say that before! If I'd noticed it I wouldn't have spent the last hour and a half giving myself a headache! I need to go and lie down in a darkened room, or have a stiff drink! Neither of which I can do as Thea has a vet appointment shortly and I have a rather boring Committee meeting this afternoon.
 
I am fed up with this now. Still have a small and very manageable amount of pain. Haven't taken codeine since 10pm Saturday night after well over a month on it. Now I am having some not so pleasant side effects of not taking it. I had my first acupuncture session with my physio yesterday and was sore on my left side after which she did tell me to expect.

Now today I have woken up with pain in the back of my thigh and calf on the right leg 🤬 pretty sure it was last week's massive flare up and then the soreness yesterday and likely I have held myself funny and put too much weight on it. Plus I still can't sit on the floor with my legs in front of me to even attempt to stretch it. We nipped out for a couple of hours today as I haven't been anywhere that hasn't revolved around my health in months. We went to a local park 10 min drive away, visited pets corner, played on the park and stopped for lunch in the cafe. I really struggled thanks to this new pain in my right leg, so annoyed but at least Jessica got out with both mummy and daddy for a change
 
Yesterday, I had to put up with a load of noise as my neighbour was having his drive and paved over front garden jet washed, today he is having his patio done! The jet washer doesn't half make a lot of noise. I notice my neighbours have gone out for the 2nd day running to get away from the noise! I was wondering why I had a headache!
 
Betsy said:
Yesterday, I had to put up with a load of noise as my neighbour was having his drive and paved over front garden jet washed, today he is having his patio done! The jet washer doesn't half make a lot of noise. I notice my neighbours have gone out for the 2nd day running to get away from the noise! I was wondering why I had a headache!
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Ours was doing the same a couple of days ago. Me and my husband both work from home so it was quite annoying. I know people need work doing but it’s still super annoying.
 
Banks! I would like to open a savings account, apparently they have no tax residency info on the system for me so I can't even open an application form?!
Use the chat function, as they don't like talking to people, oh no, on this occasion I have to talk to someone, as they don't have the details of my application form I submitted, didn't submit one as it won't let me do that! 😡 May as well just put the cash under the bed, well other than lots of places don't like cash any more!
Why does it have to be so difficult?
 
Ants! Not only do we have a mouse about, there's obviously a crack in the wall somewhere behind my sink, and some ants have figured out they can get through it and straight to my washing up pile. I knew the grouting was a good 30 years old and had gaps, but...

So now I have more pests to kill, something which really upsets me, have another cleaning job to do, and I have to touch up the grouting ASAP. And I discovered this new task list as I was getting ready to go for a bath, a rare treat, as my husband finished work early. So I'll do this instead.

I swear, my house really isn't that dirty; that washing up goes in the dishwasher as soon as the baby goes to sleep and I can clean the kitchen. I do it every day. But it feels like I'm just not doing a good enough job at keeping my house safe and clean for my family.
 
poggle said:
Ants! Not only do we have a mouse about, there's obviously a crack in the wall somewhere behind my sink, and some ants have figured out they can get through it and straight to my washing up pile. I knew the grouting was a good 30 years old and had gaps, but...

So now I have more pests to kill, something which really upsets me, have another cleaning job to do, and I have to touch up the grouting ASAP. And I discovered this new task list as I was getting ready to go for a bath, a rare treat, as my husband finished work early. So I'll do this instead.

I swear, my house really isn't that dirty; that washing up goes in the dishwasher as soon as the baby goes to sleep and I can clean the kitchen. I do it every day. But it feels like I'm just not doing a good enough job at keeping my house safe and clean for my family.
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You are doing a fab job. I’m sure your house is a normal house with kids. Lol. I’ve been there. You only need 1 ant to find something yummy and suddenly you’ve got millions of them. I hope you managed to sort it out.
 
poggle said:
Ants! Not only do we have a mouse about, there's obviously a crack in the wall somewhere behind my sink, and some ants have figured out they can get through it and straight to my washing up pile. I knew the grouting was a good 30 years old and had gaps, but...

So now I have more pests to kill, something which really upsets me, have another cleaning job to do, and I have to touch up the grouting ASAP. And I discovered this new task list as I was getting ready to go for a bath, a rare treat, as my husband finished work early. So I'll do this instead.

I swear, my house really isn't that dirty; that washing up goes in the dishwasher as soon as the baby goes to sleep and I can clean the kitchen. I do it every day. But it feels like I'm just not doing a good enough job at keeping my house safe and clean for my family.
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You are doing an amazing job, please don’t feel you’re not doing a good enough job. I know what a pain ants can be. We had them come into the house some years ago. I was routinely cleaning the floor and work surface but they would still come in. They eventually stopped and didn’t come for a couple of years. Then last year or year before they started again.

I found ant station works well to keep them out. I put one under the sink, behind the bin. Then another near the back door. There was one outside but it was a bit useless when it became filled with rain.

I hope you can get all holes blocked too. There was a mouse/rat in the house a couple months ago. My husband had blocked where they can in from once before (with steel wire) but it had bitten through so he set some traps in the loft and kitchen. Didn’t catch it but it left in the end. We never figured out where it came in from.

Hope you can sort everything out soon so you can enjoy a bath soon.
 
When we lived over seas ants were a regular occurrence in the kitchen, there were so many gaps in and around windows etc it couldn't be blocked off, we'd use powder to try and get rid of them but they just found another way in! I'd think I'd cleaned everything but they'd find a crumb of something I'd missed and we'd have a little procession of them, and they were bigger than the ants were have here, as soon as they came they would leave again.
I'm sure you are doing a great job, ants are just opportunists!
Children need to build their immune systems, I sometimes feel we over clean nowadays, try and not worry, being a mum is one of the hardest jobs in the world but equally one of the best (most days anyway!) You are doing a great job. 🤗
 
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