David's blog

 I have been wearing glasses since I was very young 18 months old and I remembered having to wear the NHS frames that were issued and I hated wearing them think they were black rimmed and they just looked really enough and but just time went by I I got some new glasses new frames from the private opposition and things started and as I got older I got ones that I wanted not the ones that my parents thought I should have and I have been buying my own classes ever since  I am now getting older and my hearing is going I have been going to the NHS for years to get hearing aids they only have one issue take horrible clunky things which I have been reluctant to wear which I was I was reluctant to wear the glasses when I was younger I am sure that the old speaker clunky hearing aids end up at the back of people's drawers and never get used again so waste of money really so shame their nature has can't be less practical and try to cater for most people so I am now trying to decide whet...

I am unhappy with the local council. They charge too much in council tax and seem disconnected from the needs of our area. Over the years, they have undermined longstanding traditions, such as the village fair, and public transport has deteriorated significantly—when I returned here 20 years ago, there were five buses, but now only one service remains.   Some people argue that Wales has too many councils—22 in total—but some form of local governance is necessary. Ideally, the town council would have more authority and resources to address local concerns, while the main county council often feels remote and indifferent, focusing primarily on revenue rather than the welfare of this community. The local council has left us with a piss poor bus service, and now the village is rammed with cars. I had to learn to use the keyboard as a mouse yesterday as I broke my mouse, google gemini taught me how to do it which was interesting these AI things know a lot of stuff, I guess they will...

  I am writing this blog using the tablet stand I got today or was it yesterday, it took a while to sort out how to put it together but AI helped me saying let me know when you have pushed the ball socket in, it was hard going but it is what needed to be done, AI has helped a lot lately with recipes and with quetions I might have. I am not sure how we managed without it really, there is lot of scaremongering around the AI to be honest I am not too clued up about the worries regarding AI Apparently this AI can plan a trip for you, I guess there is lot of things it can do that I have learnt about yet, it will take time and I guess this is the worst it will be it can only get better whatever that means. It is amazing how it makes music, I know it uses ways that are not good but what it ends up with is great much better than I could ever manage it will never take away the joy of creating something though from nothing writing a song from scratch. I guess this is only the beginning of AI...

A few months ago, I was told solar panels were being installed on the property. The landlord didn’t ask, just informed me. I figured they were free, so why not, and assumed they wouldn’t need much access to the house. Turns out they want to put a huge, ugly inverter inside, which really stands out in a small house without a utility room.   Last week, scaffolding went up, and it’s been a nuisance. I think the housing association should have explained the process and benefits of the panels, but they didn’t. They got a grant, so we’re having them whether we like it or not. I could refuse, but since they’re free, they should at least have done a proper property assessment. Apparently, they don’t know much about the system, which is why they haven’t been around—so why apply for grants for something they clearly know little about?   They refused to let the board be installed, but why are they calling the shots when they know nothing about the panels? I wouldn’t trust them ...

I thought I’d had the worst haircut experience ever when the person cutting my hair started washing her car at the same time. Needless to say, I never went back. But a few days ago, that experience was topped in terms of sheer awfulness.  I went around town looking for a barber—one place had its lights on but was locked, so I went to my usual Turkish barber, but decided against it since they tend to cut too much off. I remembered a friend mentioning a cheap barber around the corner, so I went there, took off my coat, and tried to explain what I wanted. We eventually got there, and off he went, but without an apron, so hair was falling all over me. Maybe he just expected me to take it home with me. He sprayed water on my hair, which dripped down my neck—it wasn’t even warm.  he ordeal finally ended, but his card machine didn’t work, so I had to find a cash machine, get the money, and took it back to the shop. I hoped he didn’t think he deserved a tip, because the only tip I’d g...

I was born with eyesight issues in the 1960s, and having poor vision made me more reliant on my hearing. Over time, my hearing became more discerning, allowing me to recognize the sounds of different cars—a skill my sister didn’t believe I had, though she never stayed long enough for me to prove it. This ability to distinguish sounds better than those with normal sight wasn’t a superpower, just a natural adaptation when one sense isn’t as strong as another. I’m sure the opposite is true as well—someone hard of hearing might develop more acute vision, able to notice details faster or more precisely than those with both senses fully intact. There is a lot of discrimination against people with disabilities, but the irony is that employers are missing out on these enhanced abilities developed to compensate for the loss or weakness of a sense. In the end, no one is perfect, and more than two-thirds of people with visual impairments in Britain are unemployed. I’m not sure about other countri...