Better late than never

Just been watching the news and there are all our MPs trying their best to look as though they know what they are talking about as they showed John Healey, the so-called Flood Minister around Bransholme. I suppose there will be more of the same tomorrow when Hazel Blears pays a visit. What no one has mentioned is that Hull was effectively cut off from the rest of the country for quite a spell. The A63 had to be re-opened to let people through even though they were getting stranded. As we found out on our way back in that Monday, only the most determined got through. Still the paranoia continues with the weather every ones main topic of conversation.
Still life goes on. We managed to get our new windows in before it rained. I hope they were as lucky at their afternoon job. We got the car back okay after its service but there was some confusion the next day when we got a call from the garage about some problem with cracking of the headlights! We take it in tomorrow for that and a recall fix on the head restraints!! As the workmen had finished the windows early, we were able to get on and put quite a lot of the stuff back. Must check the PVR and see if my connections have worked okay. Routed it through the video so I can watch it on the TV in the dining room. There was no walking for Barbara on Monday night so we sat and vegetated in front of the box.
Tuesday and Wednesday, we followed our normal routine. Barbara goes to fellowship and I catch up on stuff and then we zoom over to Leeds to meet Rowan. I say routine but it will all be finishing very soon when Kirsten starts full time school in September. So we are enjoying it while we can. The kids were very good this week even when Mum and Dad went to school about Kirsten starting full time and we had to put them to bed. I'm sure we'll both miss the contact we have with all of them. However, maybe we can turn into "doting grandparents"
Shopping, a bit of tidying and a trip to the tip while Barbara was at a funeral make up today's excitement. The promised Community Wardens (the council assessing the full state of the problem) came round asking about the flooding but they didn't come to us. They knew where people had been affected and started there. I must say that I expected better for my retirement. Where is all the global warming? I have loads of shorts and can't wear them!