Davina's diary vol 3, life goes on... continued

[Stottie Girl]

What model Austin do you have Davina?

[davina61]

Its a 1951 A40 10cwt Countryman, estate version of a Devon saloon. Well it looks like one, its highly modified. And then I am building an Austin Hereford, that will look like one but all the running gear has an upgrade.Look on my You Tube and you will see them.

[Stottie Girl]

My first car was an Austin. A crappy 1.0l Metro City! Didn't even have a cassette deck! Still had a choke.

[davina61]

I need the heater control knobs off a mk1 metro for the Countryman as it has a metro heater unit, not managed to find any yet. Hope its cool enough to wear my sweat shirt today as suffering from welder flash burn on my left arm, I put sun block on but still got UV burn and its a bit sore. Lots of good skin cream is helping.

[Stottie Girl]

Chucking it down here this morning and definitely more bareable temperature so hope it's better down there for you. Enjoy your day!

[big kim]

Rained stairs rods here. Proper Lancashire summer weather!

[davina61]

It just started light here at 4, hope it stays away for a bit as the bloke is repairing my workshop wall where Ds lift nearly punched a hole in it.
 Just ate 2 sirlion steaks for dinner, had some of mums broad beans with them. That was good, going to chase it down with a strawberry ice cream cone.

[davina61]

Just what I needed today what with food and fuel prices the Landlord is putting the rent up by £20 a month from August, a few curses uttered when I read the email!!

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

Just what I needed today what with food and fuel prices the Landlord is putting the rent up by £20 a month from August, a few curses uttered when I read the email!!

That's never good news. I remember when I rented it went up every year without fail. Is that the case with yours? Imagine an alternative universe where it sometimes went down.

[Lori Dee ✅]

I hadn't lived here six months before they raised my rent. Now the property is being sold, so we are convinced it will go up again when the new owners take over in July or August.

If they make a decent offer (like give me something in exchange for more money), I will consider staying for another year. Since that never happens, they just want more without offering anything in return, so I am actively searching for a new home. Hopefully, closer to the gold fields.

😁

[Stottie Girl]

I was shocked when I saw how high rental costs are now. It is eye watering! When I last rented I was paying £420 for a 2 bed upper semi detached flat with front and rear gardens in a nice area of the city near the metro line. I would probabably be paying close to a grand for that now if not more.

[davina61]

Yes it will be £705 ,its a good job I get £500 housing benefit. Electric direct debit has gone to £110 as well but need to build up a credit on that before winter. Back on bread and water then!!!!

[davina61]

I did 6hrs of cutting, grinding and welding yesterday and slept like a log. Only problem is I woke early so posting a load of twat just for something to do!!! Shopping day again and not sure what to get for dinner, going to make a banana cake as the 2 I have are going very ripe so need some pecan nuts. Weather is all over the place today so what to wear? Thinking leggings and a dress and a short fleece jacket as its raining and very windy.
 Reading on here about folks needing therapists, I only had one meeting and that was at the gender clinic. No follow up as they realised I didn't need one! Going to be busy this afternoon, call in on chemist to get my order on way back from shopping, cook a cake and make a curry, ring internet folks to see why my landline is not working, do clothes wash, vac and try and mend my sofa as my lardy backside has made the seat sink.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

Hope you get everything sorted and have a good day today. Sounds like your outfit will be very cute and you'll look lovely.

[davina61]

Cheers me dear, well its 4.30 and I have given up on the sofa. Rang about my landline not working, said it should work on Monday as it takes them 4 weeks to change it over!! Thats a load of horse poo taking that long. Banana cake looks good, put dark Muscovado sugar in as had no light but that will give it a richer taste. Bought a  lower leg of lamb (£13.40!!!)  and cut it into strips 1ins wide and thin to make a traditional curry, the bit left on the bone went in air fryer and just about enough for a dinner.
 Got my patches but 4short, she said it looks like they no longer make this brand so she is having a look to see what she can get.