Cut off by happypat

Cut off

No internet or telephone today after the chap delivering our skip at 7am this morning broke the wire.
According to our neighbour he had six skips piled up & of course we were first delivery.
The internet was very much missed, although a very restful night with no commenting!

Three good things:
1. Prompt service from Open Reach who turned up after lunch but decided they needed the crane. It didn’t turn up so they came back this morning & now we are all systems go!
2. Harry & I had a great time chucking stuff in the skip all day, it’s over half full already!
3. I was ashamed how many bottles, sprays, polishes etc etc I had under the sink....I must never throw any away, just get a new one & push it inside the cupboard without bending my back to remove the almost empty ones.
It must be very satisfying to see that skip fill up.
June 14th, 2019  
Ooh Pat I wondered where were you yesterday - - you really must have felt cut off from the world ! but at least you got busy with the skip !! I am also guilty of a cupboard full of cleaning things ! which I haven't used for years !! A lovely view across your grass - nicely mowed and of a good colour with all this rain !
June 14th, 2019  
Good that you got help so quickly! Thats a lovely fence there - all dark and strong!
June 14th, 2019  
@beryl Harry & I have come to the conclusion that we should get a small skip every few years, we keep far too much stuff & it’s good to chick out! Loved throwing stuff in & it’s so liberating not having much clutter! We had stuff from our farming days which we won’t need any more.
June 14th, 2019  
@maggiemae It was a bit of a farce really. One man & a lad came, looked at the problem, decided to send for the crane, sat in they van having tea & my homemade biscuits. At 3.30pm they heard crane was too far away so they decided they would go back & return in the morning. We watched as they parked up down the road to fill time in before home time. Another chap came this morning & we had to explain the job again to him. He sent for the telescopic lift but yesterday whole afternoon was a waste of time....men working hard, they have no idea!
June 14th, 2019  
@mave dead right Mave...liberating!
June 14th, 2019  
Wonderful shot
June 14th, 2019  
Pretty as a picture!
June 15th, 2019  
I think we should all have to deal with this regularly so we have a better sense of what 'essential '
really is!!!
June 15th, 2019  
So sorry re the internet. What is a skip?
June 15th, 2019  
Lovely lawn and fence. I am not familiar with the term "skip" either. Sorry about the internet.
June 15th, 2019  
Glad your internet and phone were fixed quickly
June 15th, 2019  
@happypat No wonder prices go up with lazy workers like that!
June 15th, 2019  
@jgpittenger @grannysue A skip is a large bucket type thing for rubbish. Sort of oblong with slopey sides! Will take a photo!
June 15th, 2019  
It’s very satisfying chucking stuff in a skip. You’ll feel much better for it 😁.
July 3rd, 2019  
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