Ill and coughing from my chest infection this morning, I just reviewed scanned files from yesterday, phoned my parents and heard about my father’s ear cancer and then took Debbie horse-riding later as the day got colder but stayed fine. At a committee meeting this evening, I was advising the parish council to pay more for the village groundsman. Market demand for eggs has fallen by 60% due to Edwina Currie’s silly statements and the US and PLO are scheduling direct talks, leaving the Israelis on the side-lines.
I was shattered this morning and choking with my chest infection as well and came down to breakfast in my dressing gown. I was slow to get anything done afterwards and then sat and reviewed my scanned files from yesterday on the computer. I did not make a great deal of progress and then phoned my parents to see how they are fixed to visiting us over Christmas. My father has a cancerous ear growth needing surgery and must wait until after his hospital appointment next week to see what their plans are. I took Debbie horse riding this afternoon as the day got somewhat colder. At least the weather is fine, and my sole conservatory decorator got on quite well.
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I chased Frost’s this morning and it seems that they intended to put two men on the job, but their workforce is decimated by influenza. At least they intend to get the inside done by the weekend. Once the decorator had gone tonight, I borrowed his paint and brushes and treated the cover on my pump house to protect it from the forecast showers. This evening, I went to a meeting of the Leisure and Amenities Committee of the Parish Council in the Village Hall. I had to try to correct them to pay a reasonable rate for the village groundsman; which should be £3 per hour which is what I pay Pete. The main news this evening is of the US and PLO scheduling direct talks; leaving the Israelis as an isolated party. As the rescue operations peter out in Armenia, more outlying villages are found to have been affected but still the odd person is found alive. British Rail have admitted that an identical signal failure occurred a year ago as points and lights were in conflict as a background to the rail crash. Egg production in the UK has now seen market demand falling by 60% following the Health Minister, Edwina Currie’s, claim the egg should not be eaten with soft yolks. Egg producers are going out of business in droves.