David's blog

Last week I got a text from the housing association saying someone would be coming round to do some plastering, which I assumed was to deal with the damp in the living room walls. I wasn’t looking forward to the disruption, but figured it had to be done, so I agreed. I remember someone coming over to talk about the damp problem, explaining what they planned to do, and we both agreed there was no point plastering until the issue was fixed. On the day the plasterer arrived, I told them they needed to sort the problem first.  They eventually agreed and left, but came back a few minutes later claiming someone would be coming to fix some slates and put something on the roof, and that the boss would call me. I let them go ahead as they sounded plausible enough, but later it hit me they were probably just messing me around. I haven’t heard from the boss or seen anyone working on the roof, which is frustrating and makes me feel conned by these cowboy builders.  Now the job is done, an...

  It is another nasty day today a wet and cold one though it is winter I guess and hopefully spring is here soon.  I hope we don't have a late spring like we did few years ago when it was still winter in March. It is another day of the place being quiet I think I might struggle when the noise level goes up again whenever that is it seem nothing will change for three weeks though I get the impression people are getting fed up now and stretching the rules as they are not a lot can be done the language has been awful this crisis ie lockdown why would you put people who are under the threat of pandemic in a lockdown its ridiculous to say the least  Apparetly there are two more cases of this thing in the village I am not sure you catch it really as its very low in Wales right now you would have to be very unlucky. The vaccine you get for this seems to only give you a level of protection from getting too ill and no one knows if it stops you speading it they have dished it out b...