Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30-1-2023 — The Light has Gone Out.

30th January, 2023: The Light has Gone Out.

Right … it’s Monday: and the start of an exciting new week.

Well, I say exciting.

I suspect it’s going to be quiet: bar a meeting on Friday.

Heigh ho!

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I’ve got the radio on: inevitably.

Radio Four’s Today programme is countering away in the background.

Complete with an audio version of this piece.

Telling us that it’s getting increasingly hard for the over fifties to find work: as a majority of employers don’t want to hire people in the age bracket.

I’m one of those people.

Frankly?

The article only confirms something I’ve known for a while.

But it’s nice to see it in print … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-10-2022 — World Food Day.

16th October, 2022.

It’s official: I woke up this morning with an earworm.

Yes: Dutch girl band, Luv’, were dancing around my head: Trojan Horse was literally being a aural trojan house.

Thankfully, it’s now faded.

But I’m willing to bet something else will turn up, later.

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At any rate … ?

I had an adventure, yesterday.

Sort of.

You’ll possibly be aware that I — like so many others — are eligible for a £650 top up our benefits.   And for £400 worth of help with our electricity bills.

That £400 is automatically credited to our bills for those of us paying by direct debit.

For those of us on smart, pay-as-you-go meters?   It’s automatically added to our meters.

For those — like me —on dumb , pay-as-you-go meters?

We get vouchers: ones we can ‘spend’ in pretty much the usual way.

Head for a shop with a PayPoint machine, hand over our card/key, and the voucher, and the shop assistant tops the card.

My first voucher?

Turned up, yesterday.

So, as I was heading into town, anyway … ?

I took it with me.

Figuring I could cash it in at one of the two shops with Paypoint terminals.

The first one … ?

The assistant happily admitted he had no clue how to put the thing through: but a colleague who did would be on shift later in the day, if I’d like to come back … ?

The second?   At the other end of the High Street?

Had no idea, either: as his terminal wasn’t showing him what to do!

I sighed, told him not to worry, and went to pick up my medications.

And — on the way back home? — popped into my local Nisa’s, the only other place in the area with a PayPoint terminal.

It turns out they’d had a few people top up with there: and were able to do the transaction in a matter of minutes.

I’m feeling the irony.

I went all the way to the High Street to spend that voucher.

And indeed up cashing it in, around the corner … !

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Oh, JUST so you know?

I’ve finally caught up with Memento Mori, the fourth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

It’s rather good!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2-10-2019: Gandhi Jayanti

2nd October, 2019.

Did I mention it was my sister, Ruth’s, birthday, yesterday?

I didn’t … ?

It was my sister, Ruth’s, birthday, yesterday.   So you know.

And, inevitably?

We ended up having a posh meal: at a little place called the White Hart, in Margaretting.

In their all weather space pods, I should add.

Which were nice.

But very cramped … !

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Oh, as a quick thought … ?

Apparently, here in the UK, internet usage spikes on Wednesdays.

At nine in the evening.

That’s … 

Interesting to know if you write pub quizzes.

But possibly not the first thing you’re going to wonder about … 

Unless your download’s hanging on a Wednesday … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 19-11-2018: International Men’s Day

19th November, 2018.

Yep: it’s a Monday: which means it’s another day, gloriously job hunting.

Where I’m not, you know … thinking about job hunting.

Or trying to access the internet — here or at Brentwood Library — so that I can, you know 

Job hunt!

You can see a theme, here, can’t you … ?

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At any rate … ?

You can possibly tell I’ve had some time on my hands.

Obviously.

Right at the moment, I do know I’m worrying about the basics: food, gas, electricity, what have you.

I’m OK for a few days … but thinking I may have to put in for a hardship loan of some description.

Here’s hoping I can find out who I get that from … !

If the interview I’m due to go to on Wednesday doesn’t pay out?

Well … 

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One nice upside … ?

Is simply the fact I managed to catch last night’s episode of Dr Who*.

Which, granted, wasn’t necessarily the strongest episode: but still one that was rather good.

About my only complaint, thus far: one I know won’t be actioned until next year, at the earliest …?

I miss these guys … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-10-2016: World Food Day

Oh, but that’s something … 

I’ve had a good night’s sleep … after watching a movie.

Which sounds … less trivial than it actually was … 

But … ?

Well, frankly, I’ve been meaning to catch Deadpool for some time.

Can I make a confession … ?

I was in a bit of a grumpy mood, last night.

Deadpool?

With its fourth wall breaking, wide-cracking main character?

Was a very good remedy for that.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 2-10-2016: Gandhi

Did I mention it was my sister’s birthday, yesterday?

I’m sure I did.

At ANY rate … ?

At any rate, it meant ending up at a mildly posh restaurant in Billericay.

Or was it just outside Basildon?

The latter, I think.

At ANY rate … !!!   I think we can say Ruth enjoyed herself.

AND that everyone had a good meal.

Although frankly?

Frankly, this morning, I’m thinking I could do with more sleep!

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The Daily Teaser — 30-1-2015

Oh … dear … 

I don’t know about you, but I like weather.

More specifically … ?   I like sunny weather.

Well … 

Let me re-phrase that: I don’t like it when it’s raining or snowing.

I think I’m like most people I know: I have to be in the mood for these things … !

The reason I mention this … ?   Is quite simply the fact today’s payday: which means heading into town … in the rain … !

Nice … 

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