Sunday 23 November 2014

Still waiting for repairs!

No further communications 
regarding our water leak.
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They came, they looked and probed
they may need to remove kitchen units!
they should be reporting to the insurance brokers now!
the water board want repairs done
in 14 days!!!
So do we!
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Hopefully 
things will start moving next week
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Fingers crossed.
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Ann x

Friday 14 November 2014

Water Update ...

Relief!
Our insurers will take care of everything
We will only have to pay any excess.
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There is a leak under our driveway
The water operative couldn't locate it properly with his 
special 'wand' 
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The insurers will send out their chosen drain people.
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The drain people have already phoned us and are coming
out on Wednesday afternoon.
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That's what we pay our insurance fees for!
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Ann x

Tuesday 11 November 2014

Wet, Wet, Wet ... Shock, shock, shock ...

That's all its been today.
Not a lot to write home about
It has poured with rain all day and been very dank and dark!
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We also had a horrible shock in the post this morning
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A water bill for £1,686.22!!!
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As we have a meter and our last bill was for £157.17 we were aghast to say the least!
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Phoned the water board.
Read the meter - the dials were going round at a vast rate!
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Told the water board.
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They said - read it again with your stop-cock under the sink turned off.
We did 
The dials were still going round at a phenomenal rate!
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They are coming to sort it out (hopefully) on Friday
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We only hope the fault is not on OUR side of the water meter!
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Fingers crossed.
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Ann x

Friday 7 November 2014

Fabulous Fungii, Tremendous Trees and Lovely Lydstep .....

We have had so much rain lately - over 2 inches at least! 
Although we don't like it and it floods the lawn and ditch, 
it seems these fungi absolutely love it.
Our lawn is full of them.
They are all a gorgeous shiny dark brown
(Please click on the photos to get a better view.)
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Does anyone know what sort of mushroom they are?
We can't find them in the garden books we have.
Please let us know if you can identify them - thanks.
In among the rainy days we had a glorious sunny warm day on Wednesday.
So we went to Lydstep Head.
It is a fabulous place for a walk.
The skies were blue and no clouds about.
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Just the bare root and branches of some spectacularly shaped trees.
Shaped by the wind and the weather.
There was no wind while we were there
but in the rough weather they must be pretty strong to force this tree to a 90 degree angle!
Just the one yacht out for an evening sail.
Although because of the lack of wind they were under engine power!
Fabulous view across to Caldey Island.
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At least the rain has stopped here now but the forecast is grim
so there are some pleasant reminders of good weather here.
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Hope you are keeping warm, sunny and tucked up in whatever weather you are having.
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Ann x