Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 10-4-2022

10th April, 2022.

Yes: I’m mildly annoyed.

I’m on benefits: including the housing component of Universal Credits.

My rent’s going up: so, after getting the official letter to say so, I’ve notified the relevant people at the Department of Work and Benefits.

Yesterday — Saturday — I got a message for the relevant bodies: to tell me the relevant part of my benefits wasn’t going up.

On a Saturday … !

A Saturday … !

Letting me know on Friday — a day earlier — would’ve been nice.

Or tomorrow, a Monday.

On either day, I could’ve done something.

Instead, the DWP informs me on Saturday.

When I can’t.

Dear lord … but things can get frustrating.

~≈Ç≈~

Star Trek Discovery — Series 4 Episode 3 — Choose to Live — A Review

8th April, 2022.

It’s Friday: as I think I mentioned in today’s Teaser.

And the end of — for me — what feels like a long week.

Meetings, Zoom calls, more Zoom calls, and trips — however brief — to Chelmsford.

I could’ve done with out the Zoom meeting — an interview — on Monday.

Let’s just say it went badly, and leave it there, shall we … ?

At any rate: it’s Friday.

Which means to things, by now.

Fish and homemade chips.

And Choose to Live: the third episode of Star Trek Discovery’s fourth season.

I’m writing this intro on Friday, 8th April, 2022: and should have the written and video review up by tomorrow night.

Saturday, 9th April, 2022.

Assuming I don’t choke on a chip, or get hit by a car!.

~≈🚀≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 9th April, 2022.

9th April, 2022.

Yes: it’s Saturday.

And I suspect that I’m going to be mildly bored.

Or, at least, twiddling my thumbs.

I’ve had a busy week: so a Saturday where nothing’s happening — bar writing quizzes and finishing of a review — seems … 

Well, par for the course … 

~≈Û≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 8th April, 2022.

8th April, 2021.

Right … it’s now Friday.

You can tell, can’t you?   It’s on your phone or computer’s calendar, isn’t?   Showing up in the corner.

The top right, in my case.

At any rate: it’s a Friday … following two days on the trot, where I’ve had to get up at five.

I’m grateful to have had the chance to sleep in!

~≈Ÿ≈~

The current government?

Is planning to introduce photographic voter ID.

Despite the fact the UK’s never had any.

Frankly?

It’s not something I can support.

The plans include provisions for a ‘free’ photo ID card that you could get from the council.   ID that — from what I can see — requires you to have paid-for ID to show the council who you are: and to pay for the passport photos to go on it.

Free?   My arse.

At any rate, one ray of possible hope?

Is the simple fact that, yesterday, the bill was going through the House of Lords.

As their Lordships voted to widen the forms of ID needed.

Bills getting turned into law is never guaranteed.

So the Voter ID law isn’t a guaranteed thing.

If it does go through?   The Upper Chamber’s actions will make the thing affordable for the like of you and me.

~≈🗳≈~

It’s possibly too early for all sorts of things.

It’s too early to phone calls, I know that.

I’ve just had one from 01633 303 455: and got a burst of conversation in some sort of Indian language … before they put the phone down, at their end.

Quite what that was about?   I don’t know.

But I suspect someone was playing silly buggers … 

~≈☎️≈~

Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 7th April, 2022

7th April, 2022.

Right … Thursdays are … usually just a day.

Except, of course, this Thursday — today? — is going to be busy.

I’ve a weight management meeting, this morning.

Then have to head for Chelmsford, this afternoon, for a meeting with my Restart case worker.

By the time I get back … ?   I fully expect my legs to hurt.

~≈Ÿ≈~

Hopefully … ?

Today goes better than yesterday.

I was Judesitting: on the same day I was due to have a phone meeting with my Job Centre work coach.   She’d change the date from next Tuesday, to yesterday, right at the last minute.

I spent a lot of the morning I was looking after Jude — making a video, so you know — alternating between editing: and desperately try to message my work coach about changing the date.

Which she finally did … five minutes before Jude want home.

I know COVID-19’s meant the Job Centre’s been overwhelmed.

But it certainly didn’t do my chest any good!

~≈Ÿ≈~

Yes, before you ask: we got the video finished, and uploaded.

Quit what Jude’s mate, Jaskaran, will make of being feature on YouTube?

I don’t know!

The simple fact a lot of chocolate was found, may help!

~≈Ÿ≈~