Hoping this year starts to improve soon

[mickle]

1st Jan: child #4 jambs his finger in the fast spinning transmission of his fixed wheel bike as I'm demonstrating the 'so called Mickle method' to him. The chain ring bites his nail in two. Trip to A&E.
2nd Jan: Nursing bitch develops mastisis. Tit nearly explodes. Trip to vets and large bill.
Jan 3rd: I arrange to do various tasks to a client's property while they're away over Xmas. Cleaners unexpectedly enter and traipse up the freshly painted basement stairs. The boiler that I arranged to have repaired (and paid £340 for on my credit card) on Monday now no longer warms the radiators, so they're about to return to a freezing house.
Today: the boiler has sprung a leak.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Never mind it could be worse. You might have found a scratch on your chainstay.

 

[Slioch]

Nae luck there. Hopefully that's all the cr*p out of the way early doors, and the rest of the year will be better.
Boilers and radiators are the work of satan

 

[raleighnut]

 

[Dave7]

Child #4.......how is he? Reading that made my stomach turn.
The other 'stuff' is just 'stuff'. Not nice when it happens but will be sorted.
In the last 4 weeks we have........
1. Paid £300 to sort out a blocked drain
Only to find the new floors in the loo
and conservatory have got to be dug
up. Insurance job.
2. Radiator valve sprung a leak that
cant be fixed. System has to be
emptied so valve can be replaced.
3. Boiler has developed a leak in
pressure. Paid £40 to find out it
needs manor parts. Trying to sort
that out in warranty.
Sh*t happens but so long as your lad is ok all will be ok.
PS......not making light of your problems.....just saying dont let it get you down.

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

I'm over 6 weeks into chronic back pain. It's with me nearly 24 hours a day.
Good news is I'm no longer getting mind numbing level 9 spasms, I'm starting to sleep a little, and thanks to two chest infections over Christmas clearing up I can get out and walk. Also I had 10 minutes totally pain free this morning. Bliss!

There's no chance of cycling until this goes away, so my chainstay is safe too!

 

[Levo-Lon]

Sometimes you just have to think Fook it...
Only another 361 days left..

 

[fossyant]

Ohh, came close once to catching my finger between chain and sprocket on my fixed. Fortunately I was only turning very slowly.

 

[roadrash]

hoping things improve for you @mickle , sooner rather than later.

 

[HLaB]

My only annoyance this year, touch wood, is a seized clamp bolt on the crank after 2 weeks since I last took it off it has seized solid. The lbs reckon they'll need to drill it out.

 

[Vantage]

2 Jan I got a letter through the post.
My ESA assessment is on 11 Jan. We all know how these things go. So I've just had my last ESA payment yesterday for quite some time.
Happy feckin new year. Grrr.

 

[FishFright]

2 Jan I got a letter through the post.
My ESA assessment is on 11 Jan. We all know how these things go. So I've just had my last ESA payment yesterday for quite some time.
Happy feckin new year. Grrr.

Good look with the random number generator

 

[Slow But Determined]

2 Jan I got a letter through the post.
My ESA assessment is on 11 Jan. We all know how these things go. So I've just had my last ESA payment yesterday for quite some time.
Happy feckin new year. Grrr.

What is ESA please?

 

[Drago]

An ex work colleague of mine lost half a finger spinning a bike chain like that!

 

[Vantage]

What is ESA please?

Employment and Support Allowance. It replaced Incapacity Benefit and other benefits a couple years ago and serves only to make the lives of those who depend on it even more difficult.