Sunday, March 08, 2026
a bad applicaton
I have got caught out by an application that is a pain and very persistent.
Time for a spring clean. This is on my phone.
M
Samual and Isabel are growing fast
Much to my surprise they have apparently overtaken Katherine,and Grannie.
I think I have mostly seen them sitting recently.
M
Next door
I have not seen Jonathon, next door for a bit. Nor any sign of his car being moved. Plenty of his wife.
M
adding rucksack
Tomorrow I try Waitrose in Tonbridge again, and this time adding my rucksack to the carrying capacity. I think it should be ok since it was the arms that really complained before.
M
Saturday, March 07, 2026
having to rebuild the latest tablet
I somwhow managed to screw up the android system, and had to start again. Do not know what happened.
It was a bit of a mess so no harm really.
M
reducing shopping weight
I was carrying back too much at a time, and having to get my breathe back frequently. This was inefficient.
Now with reduced loads I walk coninuously the whole way back home with no stops. Ok I may have to do some extra journeys, but overall a saving and much more comfortable.
M
charging honda
Had some success in charging the honda battery. All rather smooth, though there are a lot of cables at the front door.
Rain is tge main problem
M
Wednesday, March 04, 2026
pruning the tree in the road
Told a guy putting out cones. I told him that they could use our drive if it helped them. They want to do it's regular prune, something like every 4 years.
M
difficult after power
Of course, I will disagree with my successors at Old Lodge. I have strong opinions on most things. But it makes it slightly difficult to hang around a task that I would not have done.
I can only see walking on to other things as the solution.
I think it was too risky to have a bonfire where we did today. I said I would have put it out. And walked away.
Must be very difficult being an ex-prime minister.
M
Reduced tesco loads
I tried multiple tesco journeys and less purchase weight. This worked very well, and I made the journeys without stopping for breathe.
Ok, there will be more journeys, but it is tge time that is important. It is also heathier to not to over exert oneself.
M
Tuesday, March 03, 2026
Google does not want to find this
I thought I would try to find an entry in this blog. Completely failed. Silly.
M
T's Catheter
I clearly did not do much blogging in the past, and there is no reference to the months when T had a catheter.
M
adventurous
The catheter is often uncomfortable for a variety of reasons. I have tended to just accept it as par for the course.
However I am currently trying to see if I can ease things with things like savlon. So far so good, with absolutely tiny amounts providing lubrication and reduced inflammation
Obviously I am getting fed up with the inconvenience of the things, as I do more walking and playing. I should get called to Pembury any day now. Here's hoping.
M
Jono's cold
Both feeling tired and under par. No doubt caught from J. He is so sociable that he probably will be giving us both welcome future immunity. But it does sometimes make us feel decrepit.
M
South heath birds
I sat listening to the songs and calls.
Tawny owl over the fence was most satisfying. Within striking distance of new box.
Buzzard, linnets. Bullfinch. Gold rest, robin, raven, skylark, blue tit, crow.
Did not see anything.
M
Monday, March 02, 2026
Better understanding of my condition early on
I am beginning to understand my early inability to see myself as having a problem. I was too enthusiastic about my own detailed logic and thoughts. I was not critical enough about not having a good understanding of the general situation.
An example was my bed wetting issue. I spent a lot of effort in avoiding damage etc, but none to the question of needing medical help. No doubt my damp avoidance techniques were good, but that was hardly the point.
On the other hand, nobody asked the question for me, as far as I know, until a chunk later.
My memories of these early phases is very poor, which is another indication of the problem.
M
Aired the car
Lovely day, with a breeze, so perfect drying weather.
Opened all the doors.
Wedged open the carpet hole behind the drivers seat, with a wooden stick.
M
Waitrose Monday
So I went to Waitrose in Tonbridge, and had a good shop.
The journey there was pretty good, and walking from the castle was pretty quick.
It was wonderful being back in a large quality store. I probably bought too many heavy things, which I would regret at the other end.
Very quiet at this time of day. Only one checkout operating, as far as I could see, and no queues.
Bus back fine, getting off at paydens, which gave a flat run back home.
M
Saturday, February 28, 2026
or fold back an area of carpet
And then use a sponge or something to mop up the water under the carpet.
M
syphon out the water?
In the car, could I syphon or wick the wayer out?
A wick might be easier to organise. Cut a slit in the carpet, stuff one end into the whole and the other in the air, and or out in of the car door?
Where to find material? Top kitchen?
M
exercises to get off catheter
Regrets the day after
T has routine of loving one day, such as our visit to Penshurst with Katherine plus 2, and then having deep regret the next day.
i put forward the idea that this was natural, and overall a good indicator not a bad one. This was dismissed of course, and that the correct thing was not to over enjoy the main day in the first place.
I still stand by my theory and will show how the maths work. It is important to take the two days together as a whole.
Say we score out of ten, day one positive, day two negative.
A great day might have scores
9 - 5 = 4
A poor day
4 - 1 = 3
So the agony on the good day is terrible, but overall still better than playing ultra safe.
M
T's exercises
T has restarted some of her exercise routines. I think this is a very good idea.
M
tonbridge security
What a laugh. The school has activated a plan to have every visitor registered with at leasat a daily neck tag.
this includes photo, and details.
It is largely showcase stuff, in that security in the grounds is pretty well impossible.
I showed how I could easily break the code to the squash courts, just with a mobile phone taking photos, since users hands could easily be seen and photoed, and the codes were all the same. Ah well, it is just advertising.
M
waitrose
Discussed issue that local tesco is too small, and a large waitrose would be a useful add on.
Note that the Tonbridge waitrose is easy to get to from the 7 bus stop at the castle.
Will give this a try next week. For things like flour, bread, veg, prepared meals, offal, spuds, cheese, decaf tea, loo's
Not for milk, cheddar, some soup, apples, bananas, pears, olive oil, detergent own brands, grapes, some bread, butter, marg, live pickles, pates, and tesco own brands generally.
Waitrose will be good for all things bread, offal, prepared meals, all things health, fermented things, pates, tea, coffee, household goods such as bags,
We will find out how it splits, but aim is to be able to carry everything fron tescos plus bus stop.
M
M
boot locked
Now that all the door locks work as expected, i still have the boot locked for no apparent reason.
I dont understand fully
I think that on the way back from crowborough I must have skidded off the road, giving the car a knock that jambed some of the lock mechanisms. Hence when home I found myself rather locked in. Hence the struggle to get out, and to keep the contents safe. Etc, etc.
Actually once I understood, recently, that the door locks could reset quite easily in fact, the only difficulty left is the boot lock.
M
honda boot lock
This seems completely stuck, and cannot see anyway to proceed.
But utube seem to think this is fun, and there are lots of options
Watch this space.
M
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
cathetor on leg
When doing my first replacement of the new supply of surgery's bags, I attached it to my left leg as opposed to my pants.
So far much more comfy and practical.
M
drying out the car
Good progress on this front, with use of paper tissue used to absorb water squeezed from the sloping carpet material.
Weather is also helping the whole interior.
Did quite a bit of pruning in the street frontage.
M
car locks
Finally realised that all the locks on the car doors can be used without difficulty. For some strange reason, I thought one of them was impossible to open.
I just opened it without difficulty after my realisation.
Some of the foundations of things I thought true, were clearly barmy.
I also can now remember some strange images of Tricia's old bedroom or maybe the playroom, which i would visit after my bad sleep and bladder leakages. Very grand.
M
better understanding of my illness
Had a good discussion withT about my illness. Clearly I was very protective of my independent thoughts, and not able to see the bigger picture.
Hence my locking into theory about an accident at the maths confrence, which was grossly exaggerated. Also my errors on the timings, thinking it started much earlier in September.
I was clearly trying to solve things myself, rather than seeing the wider picture.
Still not sure where tamsulosin fits into the starting picture, and what its dates were. I am guessing that I need to establish the dates of this which should be in the anima database.
M
forgot card
I forgot to take my card to tescos.
They were very good at dealing with my plight. I had of course to go home and return, but everything else dealt with brilliantly
M
