Morning everyone..It's a new week...11/08/2014

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04:42:16

Morning Bond
They say there is Snow/Rain showers in some towns
that will change over to ALL rain later at least its warmer

Vicky hope you have written down WHO gets WHAT
after your gone with your goodies then as you have it seems
some priceless items
I remember when you showed us the painting ....

I have nothing worth much so will not be a problem
I shall leave as I arrived in this world with NAUGHT

Looking like I have another to do mostly Blaine's
as Spencer washes his own I do not mind doing it its the stairs
that are killing me these days as the Gel is NOT working which I will tell her
when I go Feb 22

Any way not a lot of news this morning so I shall look in later

Hope the ladies had a good night
Cannot wait to hear what your Dr's office said Marge Metropol
is what Blaine takes after his aneurysm to keep his BP in check

Avatar,the oster is coming through so some orange peel around it 
To keep the slugs away so it's said

Good evening, happy birthday to the lads ,how time flies wow 
I've realised today pastry now gives me heart burn 
That's what I had today steak and ale pie chips peas and gravy,it was a big full pie with with top sides and a bottom but it's given me heart burn 
Vicky I'm still seeing the plaque on the wall 
So it's drinks I'll open the bar and put the kettle on

Forgot Ian's birthday is the same as David's 
So drinks all around 
No Vicky I've nothing of value to sell 
My family is just a basic family
Its ok I'm sure everything will work out one way 
or another 

Where's Bond resting after his pub dinner

Carole  have you anything to sell?   Have the boys anything to sell or your Daughter,   any nice bags she doesn't mind parting with?      Just  a few thoughts.

Avatar ....my lovely grand daughter Lily. 15.

There were five who died that day on Capitol Hill Margaret, one policeman and four of the rioters .

Wow yes you've certainly found your get up and go Margaret.

Yes Bond at Clevedon Pier they've got benches all along and some of them have "Dedicated to blah blah" some have stories "I'll always remember this was where I first met my dear wife blah blah" one has "Blah will you marry me Blah" we often said "She must have said yes for the plaque to still be here" some great stories.

We bought loads of Jigsaw's during Covid too Carole, we still have one which bought me one Christmas about 2 years ago which is really nice but not got round to starting it yet.

I always say OJ Simpson got away with murder Carole, that glove incident was a fiasco... he was in prison this time for Armed Robbery and kidnapping two Antique Dealers, if he was trying to get his items back there must have been an easy a way of doing it. the police?

Oh that's us Margaret we never go quickly when it's an inquiry......you have found your Mojo btw.

Oh and Ian.

Funny, I had an upset tummy yesterday also,
think it was the Blueberries I had on my Cheerios
for breakfast.
I could not do the urine capture the Dr. wanted
me to. I got up at 6am this morning and did a
clean sample and drove it to the Drs office as they
opened at 8am.
On the way back I picked up the prescriptions
that had been ready since Wednesday.
Next on the agenda is to wash my hair and call
Supercuts to see what time I can get in there.
After that its off to Brians office to drop off
my tax papers (He put me down as late filer)
and on the way back I can stop off at Cost Plus
to pick up some more Yorkshire Gold tea.
I have a taste for Tomato soup, I had Mixed
veggies soup yesterday,
And some crackers with Margarine and thin slices
of sharp cheddar cheese. Has a few grapes with
them(both white and red)
I could have had some slices of apple instead.
Its amazing what I can do now I am BP pill free
for 4 weeks.
I may run out of energy by lunch time!
I can now set up a dentist appointment in 4 weeks time
to have another Xray done to see if the gum has healed
over enough to get the bridge started.

Had a long talk with Melanie yesterday and she thinks
I am heading in the right direction with the antidepressant/
anxiety meds. She is taking some too.

Its Ian's 60th birthday today. I thought it was only his 59th.
Time is moving too fast.

Yes Vicky I have been catching up on the inquiry shown Live
on U tube. Its taken so long for the problem to come this far
and there can be no court case until this inquiry is done and
a result has been given. then its time for the police to decide
if there is a case here.
It still will not cure what those innocent people were put through.
even if the whole bunch take an early retirement instead of being
fired , they will still be eligible for a pension.
It could take so long that most will die before they see any money.

The whole government should be ashamed that this was allowed to happen.
So far what I see is the legal covering of behinds.
its going to be someone else's fault not theirs.

I have been on Juries where this kind of thing is being fought out in court.
It ends up with there being a settlement made in most cases.
No amount of money will ever replace the years and agony of going
through what the Sub Post office people have been going through.
Its been a terrible price for them to pay.
Branded criminals, lost jobs, lost homes, lost friends and family.
and sent to jail and lost their standing in their community.
Most of all lets not forget the people who took their own lives
because they could not stand the shame through no fault of their own.

We saw Capitol police officers here commit suicide after the Jan 6th
attack on the Capitol building because they could not stop the Capitol
from being invaded. They felt they had let everyone down by not being able
to stop the Mob. This was how dedicated to serving their country and
its representatives on that day they were.
Only one of the rioters was shot and killed who was armed and wanted to get to
the Vice president who was to close out and finalize the vote count which made
Mr. Biden president. At least a dozen officers were treated for PTSD and never worked again.
The Capitol Police position is a valued office that only the best of the best get chosen for.

The rioters are still being prosecuted and jailed from that day.
It does not help the families of those whose lives were taken.
These were good men doing their jobs to the best of their ability.

I feel that every Sub post officer feels the same way, a loyalty
to those they serve. and those Goons in charge had no right to
do what they did.
The rest of the government is hiding behind an invisible legal
shield waiting for the final result.

04:45:30
Morning and its RAINING hard here right now
but its warm and there is a cell moving over us here in Fairfield County
that could produce a thunder and lightening show briefly
Looks like the rain will be on and off all day tomorrow as well
clearing Sunday
In the 60's right now even THIS early and high 60's next week
70's in land

I see OJ Simpson had died ,cancer after being let out of prison
in 2017 not for killing his wife but when he tried to get back items
he said had been stolen from him ,a lot said he was GUILTY but
got away with the crime

I was wondering who the lady and gent standing were Bond
Yes nice avatar Vicky as to being a JIGSAW Bond THAT would
take some time with all that blue /white
During Covid a LOT of people I know took up doing Jigsaws .Ok if you
have somewhere to set it up and can leave it out ,I do not so I as you
might remember took up Paint by Number ,still have one to do that
I never started

So your off for your Friday "NOSH" up Bond enjoy
My sister went Wednesday instead of Thursday as she went with Callum
to the Job center yesterday as he is applying for courses to do and to get
money to help towards the food that Wendy and Derek are now paying for him
Seems he is also Autistic so needs special help I never knew that
Anyway she said he got money and goes back next week to check on courses etc
as I told her he NEEDS to be doing SOMETHING not staying at home all day
he is just 18 ...

OK so I must away and Vicky NOTHING can be DONE for MY problem that only
winning the LOTTO would sort out right now ,so I will work it OUT MYSELF
but thanks for the advise and kind thoughts

Good morning all from Atherstone it's a bright morning here so far 
Vicky that's a great story about the bench
I think we must have about six benches in the market square now I don't think any have a story as good as that ,that's a nice photo of Tower Bridge it would make a good jig saw with all that blue sea and sky very difficult 
Graham was a well known figure around the town as the local photographer mostly unpaid he did alot for the Leading Players with their promotion photos 
I never cry about getting out Vicky I'm usually asking to be let in 
It looks nice enough to be working outside today there is certainly plenty to do with tidying up ready to sit out 
I should be picking up the paint today but I can't see me getting on with the bedroom until we get back from Eastbourne 
Right breakfast and it's cornflakes and cold milk 
Tea coffee and lemon and lime 
Down to the Chase later for lunch the have a new menu started this week so it's a wonder what we will be eating 
Back later

Oh there's a bench in Bristol which says  "To Roger a husband, a father, a brother and an adulterer   "Yes Roger I always knew"   .........I've asked Susan to find it but as yet she hasn't.

Ok I'm off to bed......left Bond shouting through the letter box "Get me out of here, call the police"

Ha ha ha , the times I've talked through your letter box 
Graham was just a very nice bloke in the who died a day after I bumped into him the day before he died ,we had both said we should slow down a bit 
He really slowed down
The avatar is Grahams wife and Mick the Vic 
Levi's, cowboy boots and a leather jacket when he's not in his uniform

Who's Graham Beale Bond?

BTW Avatar is another photo from London ......Tower Bridge

Well don't be too proud Carole  unburden yourself to some of those names I've mentioned,   as the saying goes "Trouble shared is trouble halved"     though don't do what Bond does when he pops round some mornings and is still here 2am as I'm shutting the door, and he's still going on about his troubles through the letter box     even though I've gone upstairs and put my nightie on.  

New avatar
After they cut down some of the dead
trees across from me I can now see
the Beardsley Zoo park more from my
bay window
The water is the river that runs through
the park called Bunnell Pond

I'll be ok Vicky

My word Vicky sit down have a minute I'll get the drinks 
I forgot to say when I walked into town I sat in the market square on Graham Beales bench 
He was well known in the town as the local photographer 
He's had a bench dedicated to him  so I sat and had a word with him to the sound of the church bell pullers practicing a peel ,
Lovely in the sun

Can't you talk your problem over to your friend Linda, or is she still to poorly for you to bother? How about talking to Spencer or your daughter and Margaret is at the end of the phone I'm sure she wouldn't mind leaning on her shoulder.

Well it was lovely to hear that Canada have voted to keep our Royal Family and to hear them singing "God save the King"

Omg Vicky ,what a mess

Hi Marge SO GLAD to hear the DR is agreeing with you
so I'm praying you start to feel better real soon once you
start the pills

I made a Hamburger helper dinner today for later but added
some broccoli to it
I started to eat the small portion I put out for myself ,but left
half ,my stomach just does not feel like it wants a lot in it
ever since I've had the runs that I've credited to the pre packaged
salad mix I've been eating ,so if I want salad any time soon
it will be back to a package of Romaine lettuce
As I've been pooping food like water and had to take Imodium
sorry to be so explicit
That on top of what I also have going on is for the BIRDS

BOND I agree with Vicky though ,maybe a word with your DR
might prove beneficial as it's obvious you have a circulation problem

Rained when I went to the store ,but dried up now ,but more
they are saying on the way ,but it's not cold

Well Lord Arbuthnot gave a very damning report.

Senior executives at the Post Office suggested that "lots and lots of cash lying around in unexpected places" might have meant sub-postmasters were led "into temptation", rather than accept IT failings, an official inquiry has heard.

The inquiry into faulty Horizon IT software at the Post Office, and the associated prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters for theft and false accounting, heard evidence from former North East Hampshire MP Lord Arbuthnot on Wednesday.

He was a champion of victims in the late 2000s and 2010s and appeared in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which reinvigorated interest in the scandal's miscarriages of justice.

As well as those who were wrongly prosecuted many more wracked up significant debts, lost their homes, were ostracised from their communities and suffered ill health, while some left the country.
More than £1m claimed as 'profit' may have come from victims

Rather than accept the IT system's failings, senior officials within the Post Office told Lord Arbuthnot that sub-postmasters were led "into temptation", he told the inquiry.

"Alice Perkins [former Post Office chair] and Paula Vennells [former chief executive] had both raised the problem of there being lots and lots of cash lying around in unexpected places," Lord Arbuthnot said.

"I do not know whether that point - which Alice Perkins made strongly - affected her approach towards the honesty or otherwise of sub-postmasters," the peer added in his witness statement to the inquiry.

Minutes recorded of what Ms Vennells said during a meeting with MPs in 2012 read: "It appears that some sub-postmasters have been borrowing money from the Post Office account/till in the same way they might do in a retail business, but this is not how the Post Office works.
"Post Office cash is public money and the Post Office must recover it if any goes missing."

As early as March 2013 Lord Arbuthnot said he told the Post Office that its convictions of sub-postmasters could be unsafe as evidence of flaws within Horizon had been unearthed by forensic accountants Second Sight, who were hired by the organisation to investigate allegations.

Lord Arbuthnot felt this evidence undermined convictions and showed there was a risk the Post Office wasn't doing its duty to disclose any evidence that might undermine its prosecution case or help sub-postmaster defendants.

Second Sight found Fujitsu - the company behind the Horizon system - could access Post Office accounts remotely.

Lord Arbuthnot told the inquiry: "If Fujitsu or the Post Office can manipulate a sub-postmaster's account without the post business knowing about it, then how can you prosecute that sub-postmaster for something which could not be provably down to the postmaster?"

He added this fact alone undermined the "standard of proof required in a criminal trial".

Sub-postmaster victims of the faulty software were told they were the only ones having problems with Horizon - something Lord Arbuthnot found "profoundly wrong" and intimidating, as he was aware of several cases.

"There was something at the back of my mind which continued to trouble me, which was these people who were being told, 'you are the only person this is happening to'.

"And that struck me as being profoundly wrong, because first - it was obviously disprovable. They were not the only people it was happening to.

"Second, it was isolating those sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses so they could not get support from others in the same position.

"And third, it had an element of intimidation about it, all of which set the Post Office and its way of operating with its sub-postmasters in a bad light."


Lord Arbuthnot said even
'Government refusing to take responsibility'

The whole nature of the government's hands-off approach to the Post Office, which it entirely owns, came in for criticism from Lord Arbuthnot as the inquiry heard he had contacted numerous government ministers about the injustices.

"What this arm's length arrangement essentially means is the government is refusing to take the responsibilities that go with ownership," he said.

"If you have an organisation that is as important to the community as the Post Office is, then the people have got to be able to have proper control over it."

Lord Arbuthnot also accused the Post Office of "stringing MPs along" in a "behind-the-scenes deception process" to cover up issues with the Horizon system.

He said the organisation grew increasingly defensive in 2013 after the investigation by Second Sight.

The peer said: "They knew there was a large number of bugs in the system that they hadn't told MPs about.

"That's what I know now, but I didn't know that then."

The peer also told the inquiry he was not satisfied with the "brush-off" response he received from Ms Vennells after he raised concerns over sub-postmaster complaints about the Horizon system.

During her time as managing director, Ms Vennells defended the Horizon system when it was queried by the former MP, describing it as "robust".

In a statement this week after the inquiry resumed, Paula Vennells said: "I continue to support and focus on cooperating with the inquiry and expect to be giving evidence in the coming months.

"I am truly sorry for the devastation caused to the sub-postmasters and their families, whose lives were torn apart by being wrongly accused and wrongly prosecuted as a result of the Horizon system.

"I now intend to continue to focus on assisting the inquiry and will not make any further public comment until it has concluded."

Later on Wednesday afternoon, the inquiry heard from Sir Anthony Hooper, who chaired the working group that ran the mediation scheme, which consisted of members of the Post Office, Justice For Subpostmasters Alliance and forensic accountants from the firm Second Sight.

He said he knew "by at least the middle of 2014" that "there was likely to have been serious miscarriages of justice".

"My initial view (was) that it was very unlikely that these people had stolen money.

"I wanted people who (had) probably already left prison, people who had suffered so badly, I wanted everyone to get on, identify the miscarriages of justice by one route or another."

Paula Vennells was the one who is on tape saying Horizon had serious faults in 2005  she was the top person in the Post Office and yet she allowed these sub postmasters to go to prison.

I think that is giving evidence Margaret......

The Police are also investigating.       It wont get brushed under the rug Margaret

Afternoon all ,it's been a lovely afternoon here 
I took a walk into town with a big cost on and got top warm 
I'm sure someone adds more tarmac in the night to those hills 
It's been lovely nice enough to sit out with my book 
Mrsb made bread and butter pudding with a jar of mince meat from Christmas 
Very nice sitting out with a coffee and pudding 
I had my gloves on yesterday

I got a same day appointment yesterday afternoon.
Spent some time explaining what I had thought
was a way to ease some of my stress and anxiety.
The Dr agreed with me!
I am picking up a prescription for a low dose of
generic Zoloft (which I was given right at the beginning)
I will have 4 weeks to record my BP at home and then check in
with her again.
The Dr. had my Blood tests done again and I will have a urine
sample in a few hours time.

Would you believe the Post Office Horizon inquiry is on
U tube Live this morning! Watched a little of it but its a typical
question and answer session, more like a deposition than
giving evidence.
it would be how they would question Harry about his
visa problem. (A judge does have all his paperwork now),
its deciding who gets first crack at it.
It usually done without a lawyer present.
You do have to swear an oath that what you say is the truth
but he must have said that when he got his visa.
Trouble is every member of the government here swore that
oath on entering the service to the government and the people
and it seems they have forgotten it.
You pledge allegiance to the flag and what it stands for,
not to a president or Party.
You are promising to live by the laws of this country no
matter where you come from. No matter what your religion
or politics are. No matter what position or title you held
in another country.
No one is above the law but some people think it does not apply
to them.
Peter and I went through this for a Green Card (A permanent
residents visa) we both went through the Citizenship tests
and swearing in.
Peter would never have got a security clearance without
citizenship.

Carole, I feel for you, like me you don't have that shoulder
to lean on at time like these.
I am not close to anyone that I could share problems with.
It helps a lot just to talk about what's bothering you.
Need to get some food inside me as I did not eat yesterday.

Afternoon......and it's 64f not bad and the      but Carole's right you can't tell so far ahead how the weather's going to be....gosh Bond they've said only the other week we're going to have a rainy week and it's been it's been a lovely week,  wait until you get nearer.

Yes Carole I knew you'd said it was personal  I was just saying hopefully you were feeling a lot better today, of course you'd still  have the personal problem but I was just hoping things might be looking better, and we could all cheer you up.  Yes I've got it written in my birthday book your David's birthday.

Bond put your gloves on.   Though a trip to the doctors might be in order,.  

Ok back later.......avatar is another photo Susan took from London.

David got a text from Susan this morning at 7am   Susan had landed in Dublin.

Hi Carole,the fuel has got expensive over here I think it must of been after we changed to metric they sell the petrol in litres it will be down to cupfuls soon 
It wasn't too cold yesterday it's more the blood not getting to my bits 
When I'm driving my fingers that grip the wheel will turn white when it's not even cold 
Ladies have always said I have cold hands 
So warming them on a cup of hot chocolate and playing tents  
with the blanket worked well 
I'm looking at what paint for the bedroom,I had some Egyptian Cotton left from a job maybe that with magnolia,I'll try before I buy

04:42:09
Morning I am not sick Vicky just have a couple of personal problems
that I am not sure what to do about

Mild here again but we should today get some showers getting a
little heavier as each day passes but they say not a complete
wash out

So Bond your leaving on the 20th returning the 24th ?
That is  a long way ahead  to forecast your weather as it could either
be BLAZING HEAT   .or SNOW STORM   that FAR AHEAD
But hopefully it stays dry for you ,but as you said not SURE it will be SHORTS
weather by then
Even over here in May I have seen SNOW ,so you never know these days

Funny when the weather gets warmer here Buddy feels he does not want
to cuddle with me all night like he normally does stuck behind my legs or back
in my bed ,but still wants his cuddle when I am laying on the sofa during
the day
Harry is the complete opposite to Tabitha who ALWAYS slept with Spencer
either laying on his head but ALWAYS on his bed ,Harry does not like to do that
laying instead somewhere on his floor or in the box that I gave him  to use down
there like they BOTH lay in under my table  up here at times  that is almost
TOO SMALL for them but they both like I guess the  feeling of TIGHTNESS it gives them
And  during the day time I have found Harry laying flat OUT on the bottom of
MY BED  he is a strange little fellow different personality altogether  

Marge I hope and pray you get your meds sorted out soon as THAT in itself can be
VERY stressful I wish I was closer so I could help you

Did you get your awning frame sorted eventually ?

Well just  my  and taken my pills like a good girl
Will have to pop really fast to the  for just two things today

Got gas yesterday the cheapest where I always get mine is $3.27gal for regular
He had it under $3 the other week but I see its climbing once again
every where even though I KNOW that is LESS than other places its STILL a lot  
They were saying a family now a days is spending over a $1000 to what we USED to do
for  I CAN SECOND THAT FACT JACK !!!
NO WONDER I'm feeling the pinch

Ah well better get on
I shall return

Bond you REALLY should get SOMETHING for your hands /fingers cannot believe
they turn PURPLE like THAT I mean HOW COLD was it yesterday ??

Morning ladies  & Vicky even blowing your avatar up cannot read the inscription

And a belated happy birthday to Steve ,Davids is tomorrow

Good morning all from Atherstone it's a bright morning here so far some dark clouds on the horizon 
We don't go away for more than a  week yet so a week Saturday then we are back the following Wednesday, so the forecast is not too bad for that week but I think shorts may be a bit too far 
A bit of a easy morning today after yesterdays busy day ,the little chap really keeps you on your toes .
Breakfast and it's Weetabix, sliced banana and a little sliced prunes 
Coffee tea and a large lemon and lime 
Back late
Vicky I can see the new avatar plaque but can't read what it says 
I would think it's a story of the fire

Gosh you were lucky it's rained here most of the day,  every time it started looking as if it would stop, off it started again.    I felt sorry for the Asda man.

Yes wrap your hands around a hot chocolate Bond ......thanks for the blanket

So when are you off Bond?      

Ok speak tomorrow.......hope Carole will be in, feeling better.

Good evening hot chocolate and a blanket to get under 
We have have had heavy rain showers after we got back from kite flying 
We needed a bit of warmth too my fingers were purple blue 
So a hot chocolate it is then

There's been action going on for 20 years Margaret, and when you say all the innocent people please say "the Sub Postmasters" those are the innocent people, As long as Alan Bates got breath in him it won't be brushed under the rug,. And believe it Margaret we, the general public will not let it either. It wasn't just Fujitsu who knew that the programme had faults the big Wigs in the Post Office also knew, the top one was that Paula, who knew all about it about 2005, and was caught on tape talking about it, and yet they allowed the Sub Postmasters to go to prison, lose everything, 4 killed themselves, after all that you think the people, us, will let them get away with it? oh no.

BTW Margaret it isn't the members of Parliament who give themselves raises, it used to be but more often than not the MP's didn't accept a raise, turned it down, believe it or not, so in 2009 the Independent Body took over, they would check up, finding what MP's worked, how much they paid out and then they get what the Independent Body think they're worth. Of course our lot don't get near to what your lot get.

Right it's feeling pretty cold, though tomorrow it'll be dry, for when Susan goes off to Anne's the the day, she's to be up tomorrow morning at 3am to get to the Airport.

Ok any hot chocolate going Bond? I need warming up.

Sometimes the old toys are the best.

I have a feeling that a lot of the knots
of problems to be sorted in the Post office
scandal, will get pushed under a very large
rug.
The innocent people will be kept waiting
so long that there could be a general election
and it all disappear like magic.
It needs more action not talk!
I hate when there are promises made but it takes years
to fulfil them.
All are watching and protecting their behinds legally
before making any moves.
Those who are responsible will walk away with their government
pensions in tact.
Of course the company who made the program in the first place and
sold it knowing it had faults should pay through the nose.
I hate the penny pinching that goes about buying new equpment
or giving people raises when they have not had one in
years.
The Members of Parliament manage to give themselves raises
every year without fail.
I am not just picking on the British government, Its the same here.
Millions of dollars disappear into all kinds of accounts never to be seen
again.
I have always said that the government and the biggest corporations
never issue a end of year accounting of where the money goes.
Its all smoke and mirrors. At least now we know how Trump got away
with it for decades. He just did not pay any taxes!
He bumped up the value of his holdings to qualify for big Loans and
devalued them to pay the government anything.
(the loans never got paid back)
It reminds me of Meghan with her schemes, she is running out of
places that will give her Millions up front and not then deliver.

The CEO and board directors and the share holders never seem
to moan about having a lean year. even if the stocks lose value.
like Boeings will after the latest round of "accidental" problems.

The Post Office here is saying the price of a first class stamp
will rise to 75 Cents here, its gone up 5 times in 3 years!

Arizona high court has just declared the abortion law passed
over a hundred years ago is legal still! It only covers if the mothers life
is at stake. So now NO abortions in a state that was not even a state
when it was passed the first time!
Even the Republicans in that state are up in arms about it.
It comes on the tail of the Supreme Court taking down the Roe v Wade
constitutional amendment passed in the 60s.
In the primary elections we just had where this was on the ballot,
several Republican states voted for legal abortions and passed.
It sure to be on the ballots in the Presidential elections in November.
I wont bore you anymore.

I was at the dentist having an Xray done of the place the tooth was extracted from.
It seems that he can do a simple bridge if the nerve gets fully covered under the gum.
Need to wait another 4 weeks and go for another Xray.

I sat here and cried last night about why I was being forced to take meds for BP
when my body is telling me it hates it.
I did not take any last night and none so far this morning.
I slept most of the night last night and feel better this morning.
Now I have to tell whoever I can reach that I need a consultation ASAP.

I believe I have done a lot of things to bring my BP under control but I
cannot control the amount of stress this whole episode has put me in.
I am going to suggest that I go back onto antidepressants (at a low dose)
which will lower my anxiety level which should lower my stress level.
Which in turn should lower my BP.

I have taken an antidepressant for years for the lingering stress I have
been under from my accident, where a seven year old lost her life.
i did nothing wrong but she was tail end Charlie of 4 bikes on the pavement
and as I got level with them in my car, the last child decided to get ahead by
riding down the driveway apron into the street!
I had no way of avoiding her or stopping in time.
The police did an investigation and found it was an accident pure and simple.
I have lived with this since it happened.
I had to wean myself off the generic antidepressant they switched me to
as it was making my liver toxic.
It happened so long ago that they might not have that in my record at the Drs office.
That experience is not going away, I live with it and always will.
No amount of counseling will erase it and no amount of Beta Blocker will overcome it.
Its what the southerners call a "Come To Jesus" meeting time.
Time for the truth to be told.

The trouble is we've got the wind for the kite but it's been  most of the day.

You'll have to blow this up......a plaque telling you all about Pudding Lane and the great fir of London, there's a museum there also.

Hi what doesn't do Emmett justice is that that old kite stands half as tall 
Again as him ,I bought that kite when the other grandkids were his age ,a good buy
Lamb and mint pie ,mash , cabbage and mint gravy,
Just right for a cold day

Morning.......waiting for Asda man. It is cold as well ......Vest and Pants Bond, those photos will be on Face Book I expect Bond.

Awww what's the matter Carole, if you won't a moan you can, but if you don;t want to tell that is fine too. We're here for you, if you need us,

Good photo Bond.

BTW that book I'm reading is ever so good, you get to know how the Palace is run and those who were advising the Queen {late Queen} also Prince Charles. as he was then and a guy who was shaping William and Harry when they were younger and then a different guy as they got older, Harry wanted to go into the Army and so did William but that was out so Harry went into the Army, and William came up with flying helicopters in search and rescue, of course Kate was on the scene. But Harry was still the "Wild Child" { Meghan wasn't on the scene at that time} but it's really good.

Hi Carole ,windy enough for a bit of kite flying

04:29:20
Morning ,my we do have an interesting chat site all the info
that gets posted on here on various subjects here in the USA
and back home  so well done ladies and gent
Have a few of my own worries this morning but guess they will
all work out eventually
We have showers possibly later still mild temps but not like
yesterday when we actually DID hit 70f along the shoreline

I am afraid I do not have much other news here  
hope you had a better night Marge I did  you yesterday
but you must have been at the dentist as it went into your V/Mail

Your avatar looks interesting Vicky

Have fun with Emmett then Bond whats on the agenda for today

I will look in later as normal

Good morning all from Atherstone it's 6:00 here and a lovely sunrise it looks a nice morning, I've just been out to the bins and it's blooming cold mind I was only in vest and pants 🥶
Vicky I know you have block paving  it was a general comment the other thing that Pudding lane street sign held up well ?
I said it would ,reading it and watching it makes you angry mrsb was shouting at the TV 
56 wow happy birthday for yesterday to Steve the little lad 
Breakfast  of 2 minutes porridge and blueberries before Emmett 
Back later

Hope you can see this  Pudding Lane in London.      Susan took it last Thursday when they went to the Theatre and walked around London for a while,  I've always found Pudding Lane fascinating, that's where the great fire of London started, as I'm sure you all know.    Rachael was thrilled because she's teaching her pupils all about the great fire of London.

Evening all........oh Susan's not staying over night in Ireland just going over in the early hours and coming home late at night, so she;ll not need cases. As I said like a bus.

Did you mean tarmac our Drive? not that you could anyway we've got bricks on our drive.

Yes Carole our Steve is 56 today.......56 how did that happen.

The experts knew about it Margert, in 2005, the head of the Post Office also knew about it,,,,,that's the sickening part, Sub Post Masters went to prison and those at the top knew they were innocent, people even took their lives and those pigs, even the ones at Fujitsu knew it was faulty, but they all stayed quiet.....they should go to prison, even that woman who was one of the top ones, Paula Vennells, was the very top one, she was on tape admitting it was faulty about. 2005, long before the Sub Post Masters started saying they weren't getting the correct number, they couldn't get it to balance, they were told it was their fault, nobody else was having trouble.....when in fact loads had started phoning in and saying numbers wouldn't balance, this Paula Vennells was even a Lay Preacher taking service every Sunday and the sod was allowing people to go to prison for fraud when they hadn't done anything of the sort and the top people knew it, 20 years they went through this, lost their homes, their money, everything.....and some took their live. Fujitsu should pay them everything they've lost never mind our government saying they'll get Compensation ....they should get ALL the money they've paid out from their savings before they borrowed money off family and friends until they couldn't get any more, ALL that should be paid back before they get compensation and from those at the top, get them to empty their savings, selling their houses, Paula could live in a two up two down ....after she's come out of prison for a very long time and Fujitsu we can't forget them.
And Alan Bates gets a Knighthood, if it hadn't been for that man none of this would have come out.....as he said they tried to shut him up ......oh yes and we mustn't forget Ed Davie leader of the Lib Dems who when Alan Bates wrote letters to him asking him to look into this TWICE Davie said there was nothing to look at, he was the
Post Master General at the time and the Government are shareholders. 100% shareholders. then Davie was taken on as a consultant for the law firm in 2019 for the post office, Consultant for Law Firm Herbert Smith Freehills against the sub postmasters not for them, & for about 6 hours a week and in the few years he worked for them, for 6 hours a week, he got £275,000 well SIR Ed Davie {wonder what he got the Sir for, most likely "Service to the Post Office." we haven't forgot what you did to those poor sub postmasters.....so King Charles remove his Knighthood and we'll have all his money, plus him in prison.

As for your postal service same with ours.....stamps here have gone up again as you said ours also cost more than the item or even the card we're sending.

Right speak tomorrow........nighty night.

Hi Marg ,I've been going to say that for days the the BBC were showing in the USA 
programme about the post offices and the computer that was draining money and who knows about it 
People were in prison fined lost homes and had criminal records 
They said at the beginning it would make you angry and it did
Off to pick mrsb up from the baths 
Back later

Just been watching video from S of England about storm
flooding.
Its going to be a bit rough here in the southern states today.
We are experiencing lovely weather this week, its 60f and sunny
at the moment going to a high of 71f!

My settings have gone all funny on here , tiny printing, so had to use
Bold type so you could read it.
Going to reset it later.
It's my Dentist appointment today, just for X rays I was told.

Need to set up an appointment with the doctors office to explain why
i have not taken the water pills .
The Beta blocker I am on has dried my eyes, nose and mouth
and skin so fear the water pills would just make me dehydrated even further.
Don't need all the fuss that would entail.
They are also giving me flatulence like you would not believe.

I am sure you saw the big fuss the Americans made over the eclipse.
I have never seen anything like it before with other eclipses.
It just seems that the population needs a diversion from all the bad
news we are dealing with.

We had the first installment on TV here last night of the saga about
the British Post Office scandal . (It was on PBS Carole)
I had been following it on my BBC news app.
Its disgusting that a service that has always had a sterling reputation
should be brought down through stupidity.
Again, the program should have been tested by an expert or experts
before proceeding with blaming innocent people.
As for expecting them to pay up for the short falls, before an enquiry
was set in motion, blows my mind.
What happened to "innocent until proven guilty" ?

We have and are having problems with our mail service here.
It is being run by a Republican friend of Trumps who got the
board who oversee who gets the top slot to side with him.
Its usually a position given to someone who has had years of
experience in the postal service, not a political appointment.
We cannot trust that all ballots from elections will be mailed in time
to be counted. (They must be postmarked the same date as polling day)

Its easy to slow down the time it takes to get mail where its going.
It is just blamed on anything they can think of.
Christmas before last. All parcels addressed to Australia were non deliverable.
No explanation. Some got there finally in April!
The parcel postal rates are such that it cost more to mail one than what you paid
for the item! It also applies to home made items like jumpers and scarves.
Some immigrants like to mail their families items that they cannot afford
where they live. Its basic stuff like a pair of shoes or clothes.
Its not luxury items.
Its time for me to start moving here. Might try some Cheerios this morning
with a few blueberries. TTFNXXX

Hi Carole yes I can see you have changed your pose
Mrsb doesn't have a colour or anything now just a cut then dose the work herself at home 
I'm getting through my book by Jessie Keane it's a gangster book and they are all in it 
The Krays even Babs Windsor pops in at one of the clubs

Did any one notice I changed my avatar slightly 
Different pose from another day

10:58:01
Whoooo  Bond your so flattering to your spouse 
Yes hope you get a little dry sunny weather then 
Showing here places could hit 70 f maybe a tad cooler along 
the shoreline as the Long Island sound water is still very cold so
we get the cooling right now 
But the suns nice and blue skies and no breeze that I can see 

That's nice of Susan Vicky ,would be hard getting over not seeing 
your brother living right next door to you 
As to hopping a   that's how its done a lot these days 
I'm sure ,same when David used to come here on the train ,he always 
bought the ticket at a machine on the platform 
Talking of David he will be 35 this month 

I'm watching Ancient Aliens on TV 
Back later

Just back from the hairdresser's Mrs had her usual cut 
She looks now as if she can Tamar your drive at a good price 
It's raining but not much you have to have your wipers on but they drag on almost 
Dri glass making that horrible draggy sounds 
Afternoon drinks with a warm hot cross buns

Hi that's sad Vicky,out friends in Ireland did that with us  (catching a plane like a bus )we went to the airport and as much as I remember got the tickets from a machine dropped the cases off and away went 
I hope the wind drops a bit

Hi ,I will miss you if a can't get WiFi in all areas as it's a big place with a 
Big old Ballroom and dinning room 
It's not only the shorts if I take shorts I will have to take boat/ deck shoes as I normally have Chelsea boots not a good look with shorts 
The other thing I will take is a bag of old pennies as the have a old Penny arcade or did do with penny slot machine but also the moving picture one (and what the butler saw) but the ones with little moving figures the one I remember was the last man to be hanged 
And he dropped through the trapdoor,
Another was a fire at a house and a fireman went up a ladder with the flashing flames coming out the windows

I'd take shorts as well Bond just in case, you never know.    But you'll have a lovely time what ever,  we'll miss you though.

Susan's off to Ireland on Thursday for the day, she's going to see Anne, she's a bit down so Susan's going over to see her, her brother who she was very close to, died a couple of months ago and she just can't get over it,  they lived next door to each other and she saw him every day of course, so Susan's going over to see her for the day.....hopping on a plane like a bus.

Good morning all , raining here now ,so I'll be taking mrsb to the hairdresser's later 
Yes we went to the pavillion some years ago now and bring a painter I thought there were as a few places needed a bit of TLC but it must be a massive undertaking to keep it at its best.
 Nice to see you in before lunch So bring us a bit of sunshine Vicky
We just looked at the weather forecast for when we are away it looks cloudy with odd sunshine breaks,cold but no rain so I don't think I will bother with shorts but I will take a couple of t shirts incase.
Kettle on

Morning,  rain and wind here.    Benjie's at the groomers.

Yes Bond we went to Brighton one year,  went to the Brighton Royal Pavilion that's lovely......and of course Malc lived in Brighton.  You could of popped in and saw him and Maria, when he lived there that is.

I see that guy who stabbed that young mother to death was out on bail Bond,  why let them out on bail when they've threatened to kill someone, not sure if it was the young woman or someone else, but anyway he shouldn't have been out on bail.  He'd come over here on a student visa.  

Yes it does look grey Carole but it is a light Olive colour.

Ok back later.

04:37:16
Morning Well I see the U-Conn Husky boys college basketball team
WON last night the championship BACK to BACK two years in a row
the girls got knocked out losing by 2 points
A LOT of excitement on campus last night watching it on TV as they
played Purdue in AZ
One of the colleges David was accepted to but he chose Princeton

Slept good again last night and its supposed to be warmer today before
the rain comes

My bank just changed from a Visa debit card to Master Card so just had to activate
it ,don't know WHY they changed but hey ho but any one I pay with
my old card I have to notify now

I see they are making progress on the collapsed bridge in Baltimore and brought up one
of the four men lost that day who it seems were waiting on cement to dry

Vicky the bag looks grey in your picture but sounds like your on a roll with
your collection

I went to Brighton a few times growing up Skegness as well but never went to
EastBourne {all with our last name ,I believe Bourne meant something to do with
water in Roman times ,same as FishBourne that I went to twice with my
Dad Frank Osborne}
Always remember telling my Mum when I met Gil all I had to do was KNOCK OFF
the OS and insert a "U" to change my last name after we married

Ok so have fun Bond with Emmett your DIL is VERY lucky she has you to watch
him at the drop of a hat

Hope Marge had a better night .... and GOOD MORNING Vicky
back later

Good morning all from a wet and windy morning here ,it's stopped now 
But we had rain in the night,
It's cleaning day today as we have Emmett tomorrow morning as Sara has been asked to go into work to cover as someone is off sick 
That looks a solid bag Vicky it stands well 
We will be having Sunday when we are away at Brighton l really like Brighton 
Great shops in the lanes 
Mrs B will be looking in the charity shops she has bought alot of here bags in charity shops if not all of them in resent years buy they are getting wise and the good ones hold a higher price,the same with vintage records of good condition 
Breakfast and it's cornflakes and cold milk 
Drinks coffee tea and large lemon and lime 
Back later

It's the same bag but different colour,, this is Olive where the other one is black.....Evey had still come in and I said "Got that in Black" she said yes I had, after thinking about it I said days later...."Is the Lulu Guinness one still with you ?" she said it was so I bought that one also. I've just made another offer on a Lulu Guinness bag, pink, it was for £150.00 but she's had it a few weeks so I've made the offer £110.00 I'll hear tomorrow I suppose.

Yes I bought that last September Carole.

Well it's getting late .......speak in the morning.

No smoked glass Bond had to be the proper eclipse glasses
otherwise looking at it could burn your retinas
We did not get a total but saw it when it happened to my North
watching it on tv
Some were crying saying it was like a religious experience
It went darker in the house but then brightened up once it had
passed

Nice pile ? Bond
Is that another bag Vicky ?
Sorry to hear you had another bad experience Marge
Feel better