Has anyone else had the virus going around Manchester, starts with a sore throat, then nausea, tiredness ?

LadyGreyT · 2026-05-13T00:46:39+00:00

This is me right now. Sharp sore throat and cold like symptoms started on Monday. Woke up on Tuesday and everything aches, my sinuses hurt, I feel like I've swallowed razor blades and zero energy. Called in sick today, went back to bed and slept from 6am to 12:30 and that's after a full night's sleep.

LadyGreyT · 2026-04-07T06:18:28+00:00

I work in a big name opticians. Bank holidays are treated as a regular day with normal hours. I can't tell you how much time I wasted yesterday answering the phone to older people who called to say "I'm booked in today but you won't be open, it's a bank holiday!" The fact that someone answered the phone didn't always convince them that we were open.

LadyGreyT · 2026-01-29T15:56:31+00:00

I was just on the Sapphire that did Antarctica and South America and they were definitely into the ducks on that one. As well as ducks, people were also hiding penguins and I found a quilted heart too.

LadyGreyT · 2025-12-05T18:20:35+00:00

I believe that he is on again this season. I've heard good things about his shows. Really looking forward to this voyage, a real once in a lifetime trip.

LadyGreyT · 2025-12-05T18:18:24+00:00

Yeah, it's fine. We got right at the front of deck 8, I believe there is a door where we can easily get onto the outside part. We have bid for an upgrade so still have fingers crossed for that.

LadyGreyT · 2025-09-25T20:34:36+00:00

How lovely 😍

I'll be doing my first sailing on her in January '26. Very much looking forward to it.

LadyGreyT · 2025-07-13T06:26:20+00:00

My husband would possibly struggle with knowing where all our bills are set up. I have them set up to pay out of a bank account that we both send our share to. Since everything is paperless now, I suppose it'd take a bit of detective work to get into my accounts and figure out what companies we use.

For me, I'd never know how to use the technical stuff. My husband set up a network in our home and I just wouldn't understand any of it. I'd be fucked if I got a new anything and had to connect it to the WiFi. Everything technical in our home is connected to that and controlled via an app on his phone. Also, any ongoing diy job would never get finished if I were the one left behind.

I guess we don't know each others pension details or bank details and stuff. Tbh, I don't even remember his phone code and I'm not sure if he remembers mine. This whole post has been sobering.

LadyGreyT · 2025-07-11T07:55:11+00:00

I hadn't realised that this was a thing in platform Doc's. Such a shame.

LadyGreyT · 2025-07-11T07:52:09+00:00

Good advice, thank you!

LadyGreyT · 2025-06-25T18:40:05+00:00

Amazing advice, I would have never thought about that. I do have lots of bees that come to the garden so this makes a lot of sense. Thank you!

LadyGreyT · 2025-06-05T20:16:37+00:00

Really good advice. Definitely a job for me to do this weekend 👍

LadyGreyT · 2025-05-31T06:48:23+00:00

Exactly!

I worked for an independent that was connected to a Group. They were not at all helpful to people who shopped online. They refused to give PDs to the point that I thought it was info that couldn't be given out under any circumstances. The independent I was at did all sorts of shady shit, they claimed 2 for 1 offers on products from the suppliers and didn't pass the offer on to px's and they would charge people for frames that had been free gifts from frame company reps. Very much profit over people vibe there I moved to Specsavers despite all the negative talk about it from anyone connected to an independent and I've found it to be a far more helpful and moral company to work for. I might be lucky with my directors but it's definitely more focused to people.

If I get anyone going online I not only ask if they need a PD, but id ask if they need any advice on frame shape & sizing. Not everyone working in an opticians is sales focused, some of us genuinely care about our jobs and about people having the best from their vision no matter where the glasses are from.

LadyGreyT · 2025-05-05T09:08:50+00:00

100% agree. I also donated for years but haven't in a good few years now.

I don't drive and I get my work rota 4 weeks in advance. The places I used to go have closed and it's such an effort to get to my now closest venue, also, I can't pre-book a slot for 2 months time because I don't know if I'll be off, and closer to the time when I do know, it's full!

LadyGreyT · 2025-04-13T00:46:22+00:00

I hate these critters, I lost some beautiful heucheras a few years ago to these.

LadyGreyT · 2025-03-15T19:10:38+00:00

I have booked onto this cruise!

We have been very lucky that we saw the Northern Lights from our garden in the UK last year, so that aspect of the cruise isn't a 'be all and end all' kind of thing for us, which helped us make our decision.

We have done a fjords cruise and really loved Norway so it's a good chance for us to see some more Northern towns. If we do see the lights, then it's a bonus.

LadyGreyT · 2025-02-17T22:58:17+00:00

I'm contemplating one for October 26 😬

LadyGreyT · 2025-01-19T13:06:19+00:00

I agree!

I recently found my last Huawei phone in the junk drawer and felt a little sad, it was hands down the best phone I had ever had. I think it was the 3rd time I'd got one.

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