Well done on the Christmas shopping, most impressive.
Lethargy is bad. Do you know if anything causes yours? Blood tests showed I had thyroid problems. Though I suspect it was caused by the medication which also caused weight gain. Strange to develop thyroid problems so late in life 
Could just be laziness on my part... 
lol 
Did you see Chris Packham's iceberg programme? He wasn't in it that much. Didn't like the blockbuster music and the attempts to show scientists in danger etc 
The quiet nature bits with him were the best.
I didn't watch it, as I am sceptical about melting icecaps not being a natural part of the planet's cyclical nature (we are due an iceage, the poles tend to be ice free then). Also, the way they play down the adaptability of polar bears is annoying.
But, I know I'm on the "nutty" side of that argument, so I'll wheest now. 
Chris bits were always going to be the best bits.
Ya missed nothing, except for Chris surreptitiously feeding an arctic fox who visited the camp.
Not a believer in global warming? I know we've been through various climate changes, but still... Hmmm.
I believe in global warming/climate change... just not that it's all our fault.
Artic foxes are cute.
Ok... I don't know much about it in depth. Just what I see on tv
Just started my Christmas shopping online. A combination of M+S and Asda should do it. I don't want to use Amazon as I have gift vouchers and it'll look like I used them to buy the same people pressies back!
Well done making a start.
I have vouchers too, want an kindle touch, but no one sells them that takes my vouchers... I may have to bite the bullet and get the kindle fire, but the battery life drops from 8 weeks to 9 hours.
Wow thats a big difference
Where are your vouchers for? Maybe we can do a swap 
I don't want my Amazon vouchers The intercom is broken to several flats here which makes deliveries from them difficult a.t.m.
I downloaded the kindle app thingy onto my little netbook. Only bought two books so far by Hilary Mantel - both won the Booker prize.
*Feels all intellectual*
"Suddenly a wild internet appears. Hitch uses capture. It's super effective!"
It's such a difference because the Fire is more a all round tablet than an ereader. Which is why I wanted the touch, built-in support for the .aa audiobooks.
Have Kindle and Audiable on my phone, but I'm due an upgrade next month... Going to be a faf.
This year Amazon suddenly got shirty about there being no flat number on my address. I didn't mind changing that, but they time they said they tried to deliver I was at the bottom of the close waiting for someone.
What a pain. Amazon mostly use Yodel couriers [formerly HDNL] who aren't that great.
I have to ask couriers to telephone me when they arrive as the intercom is still out of order in this building. Depends on whether the message gets through to the driver or not 
Delivery guys are the worst. Best of luck with it.
On a bad note I got another letter [the sixth] from Mrs Madwoman which I'll pass onto police. They've suggested they charge her with harassment... I would have said ok to it before but I was scared of angering her further.
Oh heck. Any other options?
Dunno Hitch. My community nurse is calling today and I'll talk about it with her. Also I'll call the local community police officer PC Iain [ a Scot] who has always been great help, to see what other options there are.
The police are looking for her and they'll arrest her for sectioning if they can find her.
This could only happen to me. How much trouble can you possibly get into when you're agoraphobic!!!
Hopefully they'll find her soon.
*props up a box with a stick, places some bait under box, ties string to stick and hides behind a bush with the other end... waits*
If only that worked in real life.
lol thanks 
if only.
She still has the keys to this building's front door, which is a bit of a worry. Ahh I'l be allright. I carry a spray bottle filled with vinegar when I go down to check my post. [ it works like tear gas if sprayed in the face] I'm going to buy a personal attack alarm too.
Even pondering getting a baseball bat I am from Belfast you know.
Here's hoping it doesn't come to that. *nods* 
Aww thanks Hitch
Hope you're ok and your back is getting better?
