(Tues) I Went out with Alfie across Eaglestone Park. It was surprisingly foggy. It was the first time I've actually seen someone leaving their house for work. So, there are people out there! Perhaps it's because we went out a bit later than usual. It always seems very quiet and people-free. No word of 'good morning' or anything. Don't people speak to one another any more? Are they totally obsessed by social media. Older people tend to speak to you, but the younger generation seem to have lost the power of speech. It's rather sad.
We walked a good deal further the we usually do this morning (Wednesday). Walking along the Redway a bicycle came up behind me and I was somewhat taken by surprise. The rider did at least stop. I could hear something behind me and managed to look round, but most just speed past and I doubt many would stop to let you get out of the way. This one had headphones on so I doubt he could hear. It's surely dangerous to ride a bicyle with those things clamped over your ears. Probably work with Bluetooth to connect to a phone or other device, but having cables connected would possibly get caught round parts of bicycle. But, in all honesty, it's crazy when you can't hear other people or vehicles. Are people mad or what, walking about with their mobiles in front of their faces and these ridiculous headphones clamped over their ears? No sense of danger at all it would seem.
Some low-lying mist hanging over the grassy areas of Eaglestone Park. Giving a somewhat mysterious look to the whole surroundings.
I had a meeting with Alison, yesterday morning(Tuesday) who is the financial caseworker from C.A.B. (Citizens Advice Bureau) who works for Macmillan. She helped me and Carol set up the benefits we received when Carol was originally diagnosed, which included Housing Benefit (which we organised ourselves) as well as the P.I.P. (personal Income Payment) as well as E.S.A. (Employment Support Allowance). The Housing Benefit stopped when Carol died so I had to go into the council office and reapply. It was set up relatively quickly but for some reason it doesn't completely cover rent on this house. Alison said that there was no reason why I shouldn't get what they call a discretionary payment to pay the whole amount, so I went into the council offices this morning. Unfortunately they don't handle housing benefit on a Wednesday, so it means I'll have to return tomorrow morning. I'll make sure that I get there early enough so I don't end up waiting two or more hours as I did last time. Just annoying, but there's not much I can do about it so will just have to be patient.
It's a good deal milder today. As I mentioned, there as a certain amount of mist and fog when I went out with Alfie earlier. I had the central heating on when I got up but by the time I got back fro town the house was really warm. The sun has been out and there was no point in keeping the heating on, so I turned it off. There seemed no sense in wasting gas by having the central heating on. Remarkably mild, considering it it early February. One might even be able to think it was spring-like.
We walked a good deal further the we usually do this morning (Wednesday). Walking along the Redway a bicycle came up behind me and I was somewhat taken by surprise. The rider did at least stop. I could hear something behind me and managed to look round, but most just speed past and I doubt many would stop to let you get out of the way. This one had headphones on so I doubt he could hear. It's surely dangerous to ride a bicyle with those things clamped over your ears. Probably work with Bluetooth to connect to a phone or other device, but having cables connected would possibly get caught round parts of bicycle. But, in all honesty, it's crazy when you can't hear other people or vehicles. Are people mad or what, walking about with their mobiles in front of their faces and these ridiculous headphones clamped over their ears? No sense of danger at all it would seem.
Some low-lying mist hanging over the grassy areas of Eaglestone Park. Giving a somewhat mysterious look to the whole surroundings.
I had a meeting with Alison, yesterday morning(Tuesday) who is the financial caseworker from C.A.B. (Citizens Advice Bureau) who works for Macmillan. She helped me and Carol set up the benefits we received when Carol was originally diagnosed, which included Housing Benefit (which we organised ourselves) as well as the P.I.P. (personal Income Payment) as well as E.S.A. (Employment Support Allowance). The Housing Benefit stopped when Carol died so I had to go into the council office and reapply. It was set up relatively quickly but for some reason it doesn't completely cover rent on this house. Alison said that there was no reason why I shouldn't get what they call a discretionary payment to pay the whole amount, so I went into the council offices this morning. Unfortunately they don't handle housing benefit on a Wednesday, so it means I'll have to return tomorrow morning. I'll make sure that I get there early enough so I don't end up waiting two or more hours as I did last time. Just annoying, but there's not much I can do about it so will just have to be patient.
It's a good deal milder today. As I mentioned, there as a certain amount of mist and fog when I went out with Alfie earlier. I had the central heating on when I got up but by the time I got back fro town the house was really warm. The sun has been out and there was no point in keeping the heating on, so I turned it off. There seemed no sense in wasting gas by having the central heating on. Remarkably mild, considering it it early February. One might even be able to think it was spring-like.
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