Inconvenient Annoyances

Today is dragggggging at work. Can't seem to focus to get anything done.

Broken blood vessel in left eye!  Nurse says it will go away gradually but meanwhile I look like I've been slugging it out with someone.

Just one of these is perfectly normal and not an issue, but if you start having more, please make sure you get your BP and blood counts checked out ASAP, okay?

(Not to freak you out, but this is how we found out my bone marrow was failing and my platelets were low. My worst burst was right at Halloween. Gruesome!)

Lying Estate Agents

Put down £250 on the house of our dreams. The estate agent made us do a bank transfer as he said they didn't take cc or cash. We were to wait till the landlord could interview us and decide if he wanted to rent to us.
Waited 4 days with no word from landlord. Then get a call from the agent saying they are going to refund the fee. A couple who say the property 10 minutes before us put down a cash deposit and got to meet the landlord an hour later, which was not offered to us.

Clearly we were just given the runaround to get the holding fee, and not only did we lose out on a house we really wanted, but now we lost out on the one we like second best because we were waiting for this one to come through and maybe postponed our move another week, losing us a week train fare.

Just one of these is perfectly normal and not an issue, but if you start having more, please make sure you get your BP and blood counts checked out ASAP, okay?

(Not to freak you out, but this is how we found out my bone marrow was failing and my platelets were low. My worst burst was right at Halloween. Gruesome!)

Thanks, SP. That's why I got it checked at the health centre. The nurse did advise that if anything weird developed to go to the after hours clinic ASAP.

Snow, snow and now we're getting even more snow tomorrow.  We haven't even been able to get rid of what we've already received the past couple of weeks and now we are supposed to get up to another foot tomorrow!  Ugh!    

I normally love snow, but I'm done this year.

Snow, snow and now we're getting even more snow tomorrow.  We haven't even been able to get rid of what we've already received the past couple of weeks and now we are supposed to get up to another foot tomorrow!  Ugh!    

I normally love snow, but I'm done this year.

We better not get another foot tomorrow.  That will kill my chances of getting back to London tomorrow night for sure.   

Snow, snow and now we're getting even more snow tomorrow.  We haven't even been able to get rid of what we've already received the past couple of weeks and now we are supposed to get up to another foot tomorrow!  Ugh!    

I normally love snow, but I'm done this year.

One more flake and I've had it 

We better not get another foot tomorrow.  That will kill my chances of getting back to London tomorrow night for sure.   

One more flake and I've had it 

I'm with you both!  Enough already!

Ophinky...definitely check the airline as the snow is supposed to happen tomorrow afternoon into Thursday morning with the bulk of it happening around 3am, so you may be okay.

I'm really frustrated with the company that delivers my medication. 

They were supposed to deliver it on Saturday between 12 and 2. So we went out and ran errands in the morning to assure we were home in time, got home by 11:30 and waited. And waited. And waited some more. Checked the clock and it was 2:30, so I checked my phone to discover it was dead. When I put it on charge and switched it on, I had a voicemail from BEFORE 11am from the company, saying that the driver was outside and waiting, and would have to leave if I didn't go down to meet him. So I called the woman back and said "My delivery window was between 12 and 2." And she said "Yes that's correct." And proceeded to argue with me continually that she most certainly called during that window and that's when the delivery arrived. I told her that no, I was here and waiting near the door for that entire time, so that was not even possible. But she never gave it up. She said "I called on my mobile, so I can check the time on there, but it was between 12 and 2," etc. I was so angry that I was actually shaking when I got off the phone, and put in a complaint to my MS nurse, and today to my normal rep from that company...

Fast foward to my scheduled re-delivery today, which was meant to get here "after 6." That's all they told me. But I'm guessing that since it's now 9:45pm and it has not arrived that it is not coming. 

I am really stressed and frustrated, as I only have a 3 day supply left after today. It's really worrying that I could conceivably run out, when I have not gone a day without my meds in nearly a year. I shouldn't have to deal with this.

Update on this:

I complained again to the guy from the Royal London who deals with the company. He became very aggressive, and has threatened to take away all business from them if anything like this happens to anyone again... In short, they delivered my medication to my husband's work address today, sent me a bouquet of flowers, a managing director called to personally apologize, and he offered to pay for any time missed out of work for the matter (which was all talk really, because they knew it was delivered to DH's work). I then had a long conversation with the rep from the Royal London who is contacting them to schedule my next delivery earlier, so that I will always have an extra 2 week supply, instead of 1. There has been a lengthy audit (and it is still continuing) as to who messed up and what happened, but I know that the company is surely not going to mess with ME again.

My rep from Royal London though, I have to say, what a sweetheart. He is retired and only works Thurs. and Fri. and has been doing all of this during his days off work. He has been going nonstop for me for 2 days and has been so kind and helpful. I feel really grateful for the care I receive from the NHS!

My rep from Royal London though, I have to say, what a sweetheart. He is retired and only works Thurs. and Fri. and has been doing all of this during his days off work. He has been going nonstop for me for 2 days and has been so kind and helpful. I feel really grateful for the care I receive from the NHS!

Glad your meds got sorted!!! How scary!!  What a fab guy!  Sounds like he deserves a bonus and some flowers himself!!

Well done, PL. You deserve the flowers!

Thank goodness pl!

My IA: staying up arguing discussing politics to DH till 3am! I am tired now!

This isn't really an IA -- but is annoying: just found out on FB that one of my cousin's daughters is "going" to England. Sounds like she's married (?) to someone there. Huh? Why doesn't someone tell me these things 

My IA: Liars! Face it! You've been caught in a lie so just deal with it! 

That's awesome PL!!! Yay!!