On Monday, the man from Calor contacted me and asked me if the next day was possible to meet me. Naturally I told him that there was no problem at all.
Tuesday morning was very frosty and foggy. I had cause to go see a colleague at the warehouse and take him the Railway book he had lent me. I also gave him to read a book which told about the last days of Mablethorpe Railway. Before that I parked up and went to get my Pension and my T.V magazine. Off I set and immediately found my rear end of the car starting to slide, it really was slippery. Even more so when I parked in the warehouse parking area so I took it steady. I managed to get back home without any trouble.
I thought about the man from Calor because it was still frosty and foggy at 11.00am.
I received a call a little later and the guy told me he was in Boston and would travel to me. I told him it would take around an hour.
It would be around an hour later when he arrived at mine. I found out he was not from this area and was working here because of the guy whose area it was, was on sick leave. He was less than impressed with the rural roads and many tractors that travel around making travel a bit of a problem. This was especially so as it was foggy and vision was severely diminished.
He looked at where I proposed to have the gas bottles and agreed with me that it was a good position and no problems should arise at all. We then had a long talk about things in general. He told me that he had been to University and had run up debts of many thousands of £s but he would eventually manage to pay off his debts.
One thing he did tell me was that I must not put any wooden protection as this would be a fire hazard. This being so I have decided to leave the bottles open and he was happy with this suggestion. Eventually he left and had to travel back to Stoke, a journey I would not envy him at all.
So now I wait for the change over from my bulk tank to my bottles.
While we were talking the door bell went. It was the man who had delivered the Compacter(whacker plate). He told me that originally it was supposed to be here for 1 day but a phone call told him that it had been extended. I did inform him that I was relieved to see it go for it must be an expensive commodity and I was worried in case it would be stolen but now all is well. I still have sand, cement gravel and fittings etc. but this doesn't worry me at all. More soon.
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Friday, 17 January 2014
The very latest
I must admit I expected Calor Gas to contact me and sure enough this happened. I have said this before, they have been most helpful and this morning was no different.
The lady first asked me what was happening so I filled her in with all the details. First telling her that as far as I was concerned it was a no go especially as the engineers told me that the barrier had to be sited 1 meter from the tank, this meant it would be nearly 6 feet on to my driveway and would look an eyesore. I then informed her that I would like to have gas bottles instead of the tank and that as I had signed a 2 year contract would of course honour the agreement and would pay. After the 2 years or even before the 2 years was up they could remove to tank but I would keep using the bottles.
I was somewhat surprised at her remark, she was sue they would not charge me for the 2 year period if I was not using the bulk tank, she went on and asked me if it would be alright if she contacted the Bottle representative to come and give a quick survey as one of the engineers had noted that the site was suitable for the installation of gas bottles.
I readily agreed with her, she gave me the guys name and that was that. Well not quite because she then told me to contact her if I got low on LPG and she would arrange a top up. I thought that was very considerate of her.
About 30 minutes later I had another phone call, this time from the area representative saying he had just received an e-mail. He asked me where abouts I was, then was very apologetic because he couldn't get to me until Monday. So hopefully I will finally be getting somewhere. More soon.
The lady first asked me what was happening so I filled her in with all the details. First telling her that as far as I was concerned it was a no go especially as the engineers told me that the barrier had to be sited 1 meter from the tank, this meant it would be nearly 6 feet on to my driveway and would look an eyesore. I then informed her that I would like to have gas bottles instead of the tank and that as I had signed a 2 year contract would of course honour the agreement and would pay. After the 2 years or even before the 2 years was up they could remove to tank but I would keep using the bottles.
I was somewhat surprised at her remark, she was sue they would not charge me for the 2 year period if I was not using the bulk tank, she went on and asked me if it would be alright if she contacted the Bottle representative to come and give a quick survey as one of the engineers had noted that the site was suitable for the installation of gas bottles.
I readily agreed with her, she gave me the guys name and that was that. Well not quite because she then told me to contact her if I got low on LPG and she would arrange a top up. I thought that was very considerate of her.
About 30 minutes later I had another phone call, this time from the area representative saying he had just received an e-mail. He asked me where abouts I was, then was very apologetic because he couldn't get to me until Monday. So hopefully I will finally be getting somewhere. More soon.
Thursday, 16 January 2014
Aborted
This time it is my fault regarding the re-siting of the LPG tank.
There were 2 men who came around 8.30am. When they measured up and told me just where the tank would be I was not happy. They then told me that the barrier that would be fitted to stop any vehicle hitting the tank should be at least a metre away from the tank it finally made my mind up.
To be honest I was not happy with the original idea of having the tank encroaching on to my driveway and to be honest I was sure it would reduce the value of my property.
The two men understood what I was on about and fully agreed with me that the moving of the tank would not look good at all. To me it would be an eyesore. Anyway that is how it was left.
I did inform them that if all else fails I would be happy to have bottled gas.
I will wait and see what happens next. More soon.
There were 2 men who came around 8.30am. When they measured up and told me just where the tank would be I was not happy. They then told me that the barrier that would be fitted to stop any vehicle hitting the tank should be at least a metre away from the tank it finally made my mind up.
To be honest I was not happy with the original idea of having the tank encroaching on to my driveway and to be honest I was sure it would reduce the value of my property.
The two men understood what I was on about and fully agreed with me that the moving of the tank would not look good at all. To me it would be an eyesore. Anyway that is how it was left.
I did inform them that if all else fails I would be happy to have bottled gas.
I will wait and see what happens next. More soon.
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
A little surprised
When I returned home I bumped into my Postman friend. He gave me a bill but also some circulars including one about my District Council.
To be honest it was not until late last night that I read it. Inside was a piece about the refuse collection services. I noticed that one of the pieces was about going online to pay for the green Waste Collection. This would cost £25 for a collection each 2 weeks commencing the end of March, but over Christmas and the New year there would be no collections. I thought to myself, this would suit me fine but there is a snag. There always is and this was. Green Waste and what they would collect. Grass cuttings I do not have any grass, leaves, plants, sticks, pruning's and cut flowers. Amongst the things not allowed was, wood that has been treated or painted sawdust, obnoxious weeds chipboard and no food or kitchen waste including vegetable/potato peelings.
I was surprised and disappointed as I eat almost every day several vegetables including potatoes. I also eat a couple of apples during the winter which are peeled and cored. I reckoned that with not being allowed to put cabbage leaves, pea pods, broad bean pods etc. in the green waste bin it would not be worth my while paying the £25 for a year as without these going in the bin I would have, at most 8 bins to empty each year. So what I have decided to do is this. From now on ALL my garden waste that I use for my personal use, such as cabbage, cauliflower, peas broad beans etc. will be placed in my Domestic Waste Bin. This disappoints me as until now, all I have had to put out each 2 weeks is a Supermarket bag which is quite often about 50% full only.
Something that the District Council stated was that they would save £400,000 each year. I personally think it will cost them more. If people are like me, instead of putting far less that 1 kilo of waste each two weeks. I will guess that my total will be more like 4 kilos a fortnight. Such as pea haulms and broad bean plants I will burn them as I live in the country and I do have a large garden. I certainly will not grow as many vegetables as I have done in previous years so neighbours will not get so many freebies.
Incidentally the local radio announced that the Council Tax will be increased this year so the £25 will go towards the increase.
I have emptied my Green Waste bin so it is now empty, what I have done is place the vegetable peelings etc. in a plastic bin liner in the bin ready for the next collection a week tomorrow.
Tomorrow should be my big day for the installation of a replacement Bulk LPG. Tank and the removal of the old one. We will see. More soon.
To be honest it was not until late last night that I read it. Inside was a piece about the refuse collection services. I noticed that one of the pieces was about going online to pay for the green Waste Collection. This would cost £25 for a collection each 2 weeks commencing the end of March, but over Christmas and the New year there would be no collections. I thought to myself, this would suit me fine but there is a snag. There always is and this was. Green Waste and what they would collect. Grass cuttings I do not have any grass, leaves, plants, sticks, pruning's and cut flowers. Amongst the things not allowed was, wood that has been treated or painted sawdust, obnoxious weeds chipboard and no food or kitchen waste including vegetable/potato peelings.
I was surprised and disappointed as I eat almost every day several vegetables including potatoes. I also eat a couple of apples during the winter which are peeled and cored. I reckoned that with not being allowed to put cabbage leaves, pea pods, broad bean pods etc. in the green waste bin it would not be worth my while paying the £25 for a year as without these going in the bin I would have, at most 8 bins to empty each year. So what I have decided to do is this. From now on ALL my garden waste that I use for my personal use, such as cabbage, cauliflower, peas broad beans etc. will be placed in my Domestic Waste Bin. This disappoints me as until now, all I have had to put out each 2 weeks is a Supermarket bag which is quite often about 50% full only.
Something that the District Council stated was that they would save £400,000 each year. I personally think it will cost them more. If people are like me, instead of putting far less that 1 kilo of waste each two weeks. I will guess that my total will be more like 4 kilos a fortnight. Such as pea haulms and broad bean plants I will burn them as I live in the country and I do have a large garden. I certainly will not grow as many vegetables as I have done in previous years so neighbours will not get so many freebies.
Incidentally the local radio announced that the Council Tax will be increased this year so the £25 will go towards the increase.
I have emptied my Green Waste bin so it is now empty, what I have done is place the vegetable peelings etc. in a plastic bin liner in the bin ready for the next collection a week tomorrow.
Tomorrow should be my big day for the installation of a replacement Bulk LPG. Tank and the removal of the old one. We will see. More soon.
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Quite busy
This morning I was busy, much busier than normal. I got prepared for the usual Tuesday run, going for my Pension etc. but I had much more this morning.
My first port of call was the bottle bank to get rid of my coffee jar. I then drove round and parked up and went for my Pension. I then called in the Newsagents for my T.V. book. After that I went to the chemist. My last delivery of prescription medicine also contained a leaflet. I went to ask what it was all about. The assistant told me that it was just to confirm that I wished to continue having my medication picked up and bought to me so that was settled.
I then went to Mablethorpe and called in at a garage that does M.O.Ts. I have booked a full service and M.O.T on February 6th. I now have to contact my Italian friend to see if he will call at the garage and take us both to my home for a coffee and a chat, this way killing time as I live 7 miles away.
My next port of call was the sort of discount warehouse. All I picked up was a pack of rich tea biscuits and a swede. The biscuits were Crawford's and were just 50p cheap I thought. The total cost being just over £1. When I got to the checkout I was asked if I had seen this guy who I know. I told her I hadn't seen him but she told me he wished to see me. So off I went seeking him, I guessed where he would be and I was not wrong. He had a Railway magazine that contained something about the record speed attained a few miles from Grantham and told me that some old drivers had said they had gone equally as fast as Mallard. I told him that this was possible as I had been with a young driver on a Sunday special. As it was Sunday, the signal box at Stoke summit was not manned. Normally each train is given a set time to pass a certain point and Control would be informed if that time was not met. This young driver told me that he would take his time up to Stoke summit, by the way it was quite a drag, and he would make up time going down from Stoke to Peterborough. This we did and I told him that my driver guessed we would be travelling around 100 mph. maximum. Anyway it was an interesting read for me.
My next call was to go to the Bank. I expect to have my LPG tank filled very soon so I must have sufficient funds in to make sure that payment is collected.
After that I then went to the Co-op and parked the car, went to have my hair cut then I went into the supermarket walked to the deli. counter and remarked that the lady serving looked a little put out. She told me that a customer had verbally abused her. She then told me that customers had the right to complain but it seems that she hadn't. To be honest I have always found her to be polite and helpful. I picked up 3 X4 pints of skimmed milk then off to Lidl. I didn't want a lot there and soon was on my way home. It had taken most of the morning to get all done but at least it is done.
Now I wait and see what Thursday brings. Let us hope that finally I have my tank re-sited and all will go smoothly. More soon.
My first port of call was the bottle bank to get rid of my coffee jar. I then drove round and parked up and went for my Pension. I then called in the Newsagents for my T.V. book. After that I went to the chemist. My last delivery of prescription medicine also contained a leaflet. I went to ask what it was all about. The assistant told me that it was just to confirm that I wished to continue having my medication picked up and bought to me so that was settled.
I then went to Mablethorpe and called in at a garage that does M.O.Ts. I have booked a full service and M.O.T on February 6th. I now have to contact my Italian friend to see if he will call at the garage and take us both to my home for a coffee and a chat, this way killing time as I live 7 miles away.
My next port of call was the sort of discount warehouse. All I picked up was a pack of rich tea biscuits and a swede. The biscuits were Crawford's and were just 50p cheap I thought. The total cost being just over £1. When I got to the checkout I was asked if I had seen this guy who I know. I told her I hadn't seen him but she told me he wished to see me. So off I went seeking him, I guessed where he would be and I was not wrong. He had a Railway magazine that contained something about the record speed attained a few miles from Grantham and told me that some old drivers had said they had gone equally as fast as Mallard. I told him that this was possible as I had been with a young driver on a Sunday special. As it was Sunday, the signal box at Stoke summit was not manned. Normally each train is given a set time to pass a certain point and Control would be informed if that time was not met. This young driver told me that he would take his time up to Stoke summit, by the way it was quite a drag, and he would make up time going down from Stoke to Peterborough. This we did and I told him that my driver guessed we would be travelling around 100 mph. maximum. Anyway it was an interesting read for me.
My next call was to go to the Bank. I expect to have my LPG tank filled very soon so I must have sufficient funds in to make sure that payment is collected.
After that I then went to the Co-op and parked the car, went to have my hair cut then I went into the supermarket walked to the deli. counter and remarked that the lady serving looked a little put out. She told me that a customer had verbally abused her. She then told me that customers had the right to complain but it seems that she hadn't. To be honest I have always found her to be polite and helpful. I picked up 3 X4 pints of skimmed milk then off to Lidl. I didn't want a lot there and soon was on my way home. It had taken most of the morning to get all done but at least it is done.
Now I wait and see what Thursday brings. Let us hope that finally I have my tank re-sited and all will go smoothly. More soon.
Friday, 10 January 2014
200 litres
Yesterday I had 200 litres of fuel added to tank, now I have 20%. Heaven knows what they will think when they get here on Thursday next week.
Had to go to the Surgery for urine test and B.P test too. The Nurse first took my B.P and it was high. I had told her that all the way to the Surgery I was followed by a Police Car. Not that I was speeding or doing anything wrong but it is still disconcerting all the same. Anyway we talked a while and she took my B.P again asking me to think of something nice. this time it was much better, she then checked my urine and told me that there was a slight trace of glucose but certainly nothing to worry about and she gave me the all clear for now. So all is well for now health wise.
I now have my Central Heating on high, my thermostat is set so that the temperature in my sitting room is now at 27c. Around 80f. Will be pleased when I get this lot sorted out once and for all. More soon.
Had to go to the Surgery for urine test and B.P test too. The Nurse first took my B.P and it was high. I had told her that all the way to the Surgery I was followed by a Police Car. Not that I was speeding or doing anything wrong but it is still disconcerting all the same. Anyway we talked a while and she took my B.P again asking me to think of something nice. this time it was much better, she then checked my urine and told me that there was a slight trace of glucose but certainly nothing to worry about and she gave me the all clear for now. So all is well for now health wise.
I now have my Central Heating on high, my thermostat is set so that the temperature in my sitting room is now at 27c. Around 80f. Will be pleased when I get this lot sorted out once and for all. More soon.
Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Surprised
Having been told late yesterday that an engineer would visit me on Thursday to put a further 200 litres of fuel to make sure I would last until Thursday next week, I was surprised to get a call from an engineer.
I had originally intended to put a note on the tank requesting the driver to contact me prior to putting any fuel in as I was sure I didn't want 200 litres as an emergency.
Anyway the man had already checked the gauge and he informed me that I had about 7% left. Not bad as I had guessed that I would have about 5% by today.
He told me that it was sufficient to last me until Thursday next week and then the work on changing the Tank would take place but he didn't know if it was going to be in the morning or afternoon.
Yes! changing the Tank, so I will be having a brand new tank. He had a few on his lorry and told me that there should be no problem at all once the base had been done. I did count the base material and was surprised for it contained 7bags of sand 2 bags of gravel and a bag of cement as well as the plastic base that I presume will be laid after the groundwork's have been dug and then after these plastic lengths laid, then the concrete will be poured in. Once it is set then the new tank will be placed in situe.
I will be happy though once everything has been completed, hopefully by next Thursday.
I did remember to phone the guy who will be erecting a barrier protecting the tank against any motor vehicle reversing in to the tank. More soon.
P.S. I still have to go by Google to access my blog, a little annoying really. The good thing is that the print is large so I can read and write it O.K. More soon.
I had originally intended to put a note on the tank requesting the driver to contact me prior to putting any fuel in as I was sure I didn't want 200 litres as an emergency.
Anyway the man had already checked the gauge and he informed me that I had about 7% left. Not bad as I had guessed that I would have about 5% by today.
He told me that it was sufficient to last me until Thursday next week and then the work on changing the Tank would take place but he didn't know if it was going to be in the morning or afternoon.
Yes! changing the Tank, so I will be having a brand new tank. He had a few on his lorry and told me that there should be no problem at all once the base had been done. I did count the base material and was surprised for it contained 7bags of sand 2 bags of gravel and a bag of cement as well as the plastic base that I presume will be laid after the groundwork's have been dug and then after these plastic lengths laid, then the concrete will be poured in. Once it is set then the new tank will be placed in situe.
I will be happy though once everything has been completed, hopefully by next Thursday.
I did remember to phone the guy who will be erecting a barrier protecting the tank against any motor vehicle reversing in to the tank. More soon.
P.S. I still have to go by Google to access my blog, a little annoying really. The good thing is that the print is large so I can read and write it O.K. More soon.
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