Great evening chewing the cud.
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It was great to meet up Mick, hopefully weâll all be able to get together soon.
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My mum who lives in a care home in Rochdale was taken unwell on Friday morning and the home thought it was pretty serious and she was taken to Fairfield in Bury. So up I dashed on the train to my brothers in Greenfield to wait and see. Well in the end it wasnât as serious as first thought, likely to be just heat exhaustion/medication reaction. However as she was on a general medical ward we werenât allowed to visit and she was wasnât allowed back to the care home until she had a clear PCR test. This meant the earliest she would be back would late Saturday or Sunday morning. So as the weather was nice we had a trip over the hill to Holmfirth, had a bit of a look around and and beer then back over to Greenfield for a few more.
This morning informed by the home and hospital that although the PCR test was clear their rules are she has to have two clear tests. At the point as mum was otherwise fine decided to head back home where I arrived an hour a go. Just as I sat down the care home called to say she was back home. All a bit frustrating but at least she is well, spent two days with my brother and had a few pints of Tiger Rut. Will go up again late August for a normal visit.
A few pics although some are form a moving bus.
Heading up to Saddleworth moor.
The moor.
Holmfirth
Up coming concerts at the Picturedome.
and a pint of Tiger Rut outside the Wellington in Greenfield.
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Your ma is well mate 
, so look as it as an unexpected lovely day out with your bro 
Indeed, most important thing is my mums health. A bit of time with my brother in a nice part of the world is a bonus.
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Haymaking - well, the sun was shining.
Started by spreading out haycocks from yesterdayâs work. These are the origin of the phrase âcocking upâ. Cut grass needs to dry to make hay, and if rain is likely then the mounds of grass (haycocks) are made to reduce the wetting. If you need to make these then you have cut at the wrong time, so a mistake.
Then a demonstration of scythe assembly.
Followed by a couple of hours of cutting. I just about got the technique this time. No photos.
Then a lot of raking.
Some of the fresh-cut grass was taken to another site to spread seed, while the rest was raked into rows on the field.
The dry grass from yesterday was added to the hayrick.
Knackered now.
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relieved that I donât appear to have fallen for a push-payment fraud.
Honestly, all the red flags were on parade accompanied by a marching sousaphone band. I could see the red flags very clearly. But I was impatient and Iâd had a couple of sherbets, which helped my decision-making skills no end.
So instead of waiting for this morning and phoning the payee to confirm that the banking details really had come from him I just blasted through, set it all up and paid.
As it is heâs mailed this morning and it all looks fine, but honestly Iâve been pretty bloody stupid.
Maybe Iâll remember this incident next time 
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I thought the account name had to match the account number now, my bank certainly wonât allow me to make a payment unless the business or account name matches the details.
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Looks like it is active but only the main banks are obliged to enforce itâŚ
Mine merely discourages payment if they donât match, or if the target information is unavailable.
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Waiting in for speakers + stands delivery, only for four bags of stand filler to arrive instead, shipped directly from the manufacturer.
That explains the whole âtwo different couriersâ confusion.
No veils being lifted today then 
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Try them as outsize Black Ravioli.
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Watching more rain in the middle of âsummerâ. I might have to have an early beer to get over the disappointment of not being able to start decorating the front of my house. Grumpy.
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Being dragged around the picturesque hell that is Ambleside, including paying nearly a fiver for a (admittedly very nice) cheese and onion pieâŚ
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Teach you for breaking your journey to the delights of Barrow.
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was it busy?
Fucking rammed, because thatâs where you are required by law to visit when itâs raining in the South Lakes.
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Weâve had thunder and lightning and torrential rain here, so I hope you missed out on that as being forced to shelter in a pub is a hardship you donât need to face.
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Pubs were rammed (see above), as were all the nice cafes. We only had one heavy rain shower, so ducked into Costa, which had plenty of tables free for some reason 
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