Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Morning. They were just talking about body clocks on the TV just now.
I think my mainspring has gone.
I think my mainspring has gone.
Mundane News
- Thread starter Katherine
- Start date
Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
My wife is trying to ring the DSS and has been put on hold whilst their band practice their piece of music. They must be getting very good at it as they have been practicing for hours!
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
What's the DSS?
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
A Damned Stupid System if you ask me! A 3 hour wait on the telephone to speak to someone so that they can send you some forms. You can't do it online and you can't pick them up from the local office.
It is run by the Department of Work and Pensions.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
I know this sort of system: we have run ins with the local one when our clients need help. Most of the staff are hopeless and have to be called a dozen times to do anything, but if they think you haven't filled in a Bt53z6 form correctly, or suspect you possibly owe them money, then they're very fast...
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
On about DSS and that sort of thing,i'll be informing the Job Centre staff that i'm going to apply for this job should it be re-advertised due to lack of candidates.https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co....l-gets-single-bid-for-200000-job/?ref=mr&lp=6, I'll be asking the CC mods for a reference, should i make it past the first stage. I think i could do the job and the money would come in handy.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Did it slice into the side of your index finger as it went home?
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
We have been invaded by a little human! 
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
We have been invaded by a little human!
Oooh scary!
What they lack in size, they allegedly make up for in loudness and awkwardness, not to mention messiness and the volume of equipment they require for daily maintenance.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
He's also in suck it and see mode!Oooh scary!
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Finally crashed out at 3am. Slept a solid seven hours this time. Definitely feeling much more human. 
It's blowing a hoolie here this morning. It's not cold outside, but it feels and looks distinctly autumnal.
Today will be a sewing day and a fabric cutting day. Plus I need to shin up onto the loft to get some cotton lining, as one of the fabrics I'm currently working with needs to be lined in order to protect the back of the embroidery from itty bitty kitty clawsies.
Sewing bespoke cat show drapes is just like sewing bespoke curtains. Same techniques and the same "being told what's required", but on a somewhat smaller scale.
It's blowing a hoolie here this morning. It's not cold outside, but it feels and looks distinctly autumnal.
Today will be a sewing day and a fabric cutting day. Plus I need to shin up onto the loft to get some cotton lining, as one of the fabrics I'm currently working with needs to be lined in order to protect the back of the embroidery from itty bitty kitty clawsies.
Sewing bespoke cat show drapes is just like sewing bespoke curtains. Same techniques and the same "being told what's required", but on a somewhat smaller scale.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Actually, I do tend to chuck them out of the room where I sew. They're a bloody menace when the fabrics and sewing stuff comes out. Poppy loves killing the tape measure, Lexi's terrified of it - although she'll quite happily perch on top of the sewing machine.
They have fisticuffs to decide who gets to sit on the fabric, I have "help" when I'm trying to measure and cut, chalk and scissors etc get knocked onto the floor.Well, you get the picture.
They're actually both currently outside.
