General Chat

Bye Sue - I hope the man visiting will take your views on board.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Hello Berona - my orchids are looking lovely too.

The person visiting this morning is the president, Tec. I intend having a good chat to him and let him know how I feel. He's a good bloke and I think he will listen as he has already said a couple of things regarding the secretary keeping things close to her chest.

I must be off now and get some things sorted. Sorry Berona - we never seem to get to chat anymore :-(

Sleep well Tec and Jem <3 <3

Enjoy your day Berona <3

Good Morning Berona - How lovely to "see" you live.
Sounds like you're in for a lovely day, and the orchids sound great.

Thank you for the article Jemima - I will study that later, probably in the middle of the night :-D

I did something I thought I'd never do today. I cook all the meals here, but can't stand preparing stuff, and cooking it for long. So I've ordered some ready meals that are delivered and you just pop them in the microwave for a few minutes. Won't use them everyday, but now and then will save me. I do feel rather guilty though.

Hi Berona :-) Hope everything is ok with you.

I'm just going- School run in the morning!

Goodnight Everyone <3

Goodness me! I've read all the posts and nobody has gone to bed yet!

Lovely day coming up here again. Real Spring weather. My Orchids look lovely.
Top of 30 expected to-day.

That is definitely not a good way to run any organisation. I have seen this kind of thing happen before, and it's not fair on those lumbered with getting them out of trouble. Someone needs a shake up, and a wake up call.
Eventually the good people get fed up and walk away, which is sad after all the hard work.

That's worrying, Tec. I guess you have to weigh up whether it is worth giving something else a try or sticking with what the doctor tries to do for you. Nothing seems to be working as I would think the antibiotics should be starting to kick in by now.

I can understand your predicament Tec. It's a difficult situation, especially when dealing with doctors etc.

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I've never heard of that Jemima.

The predicament is this - although the medics are getting nowhere, if I were to try something of own, they may wash their hands of me. I have known this happen to others.
It is very tempting though

I'm starting to think that too, Tec. I'm just wondering if our secretary will be back by the next meeting as I can't take the minutes and chair a meeting at the same time. The problem is that when I'm asked to do something I say yes because it's usually a small job but when you put everything together it adds up to a lot of work. Added to that is that the secretary only hands out enough information to get us through. Any out of the ordinary queries and we have to say we don't know. Not a good way to run an organisation.

There's a balm that we use, which works by drawing out poisons etc, called Marshmallow and Slippery Elm Balm, from most health shops. Perhaps you could get it on-line. It might be worth a try if nothing else is working.

I've had everything thrown at it over the years Jemima. They tried honey for a while, that worked for a time, then stopped working.
One consultant told me to go home and put yoghurt on. He had exhausted all his ideas.

I think they are putting on you Sue :-( and taking advantage. Tell them you do have a life :-D

Tec-
If it does not get better soon, I would go to a health shop if there is one anywhere near you and ask to speak to someone there. If the normal way is not working,perhaps try a different method?

But I bet you are great at it Sue!! :-D :-D

I'm fine Jemima thank you. Went to get my leg dressed today. It is just getting worse I'm afraid. I am half way through a course of antibiotics, so hopefully that may do something. It is difficult to walk at the moment, so I'm throwing strong painkillers down me like smarties :-D.

The site is playing up for me too :-(

I will be off earlier this morning as I have a visitor coming over for me to sign some cheques and - in his words - go over some items for the next meeting. I take that to mean that he won't be there and I'll be chairing yet another meeting :-(

So sorry for your Granddaughter too Tec. It must be an awful shock for them all.
How are you today?

How are you and your family Sue?