How was your day? (Random off topic chat)

😂😂😂😂😂 I cant actually laugh out loud cos my voice has gone! I’m giving up my overpriced tic for NT tonight cos I don’t want to cause an outbreak of plague in London. Imagine their pursuing me, the one who spread this horrendous germ!
But you are so right, TallPaul, I’m no fan of the concrete bunker, shuttering or no shuttering.

You did well to get a till person monkey, there was it appeared just 2 at the large Sainsburys i went to tonight, the queues were like it was Christmas. Had planned to do shop after getting back from theatre as was in area, got back to find my route home shut due to fireworks so decided to def go to Sainsburys, big mistake, took an age wandering round as it's not my normal one, did an attempt at trying on a dress over my clothes as no staff so shut changing rooms and then 30 half in queue and then they wouldn't even accept my vouchers even though I had bought the right wretched stuff. 
Went to the petrol station and went round twice and had to do weird reverse to find one that worked.
15 min route home took nearer 45 trying to find a way back not via shut firework roads, I went past a lot of giant mansions and swore at the satnav a lot. 
Shoved frozen meal in oven but it's still frozen so have snapped and eaten an entire packet of chocolate buttons.

Trains going into London were actually not bad so could have shopped first if i'd known exciting as it was spending several hours staring at the wood effect walls at the national.

V cross woman at old vic, she said she'd spent half an hour ensuring her ticket was accessible and got there to find she had to hike up the stage stairs, after she'd been directed down the stairs to the toilets, sorry loos, and not told about the lift. 

Play thank god was great. 

Going to look for frozen meal, it's probably melted by now.

Today I purchased a Senior Railcard, valid from Monday. Feeling old. Also posting more as I'm determined to get my five stars before Monday!

Received 12 tines of chopped tomatoes and a sponsored cow for my birthday and there was me thinking no one would ever beat the year of the flavoured butter.

I think this post deserves the "‽" award of the month.

(That's an interrobang, for anyone with a font deficiency.)

Oh I like the interrobang, never remember that word.
One half of the explanation if my mother who I believe I've mentioned before, the other half I don't really have one but can I recycle them as Christmas presents that aren't plastic and have a purpose?

Woke up yesterday hoping the dull thud between my jaw and the bottom right teeth had decided to move on, but it hadn't.

This was the same spot I'd previously been advised by my dentist to go to Kings and get properly resolved - Kings on Denmark Hill being the regional emergency/surgical centre of God-like people. So I phoned just after 8am hoping to kill two birds with one stone - the long-term thing and this current dull thud.

They saw me at 10am, said come back at 1:30 for surgery, and so I did. Over about 40 mins, they extracted two back most teeth (molars, I believe). The second took at least 20 minutes as they yanked my jaw between Peckham and Brixton and back about 3000 times. Then the assisting students stood back and the senior people literally destroyed it in situ instead - bits flying everywhere. Lots and lots to pick out from the remaining gum crater.

I felt like organising an annual meetup after that. Instead I got a gauze (in case it starting bleeding again) and some Ibu - no antibiotics these days. Ramming down the Ibu today so no idea of after effects.

Total cost was a filled in form, a handshake and my eternal indebtedness to those wonderful everyday angels at Kings.

You poor thing, londonpostie.
And hope you get home, TallPaul.
We much acknowledge our fellow Boarders' suffering.

I drove through a flooded bit of road today. Do you still have to do that thing of testing the breaks I was taught to do many years ago when learning to drive?

The BBC have finally caught up with the flooding up North....I hadn’t realised there had been extreme weather until I came on here earlier....hope all ok with @tallpaul and that londonpostie feels ok!

I'm pleased to report I made it home safe and sound, unlike some, who had to spend the night in the big out-of-town shopping centre. Downstream in Rotherham, the fire brigade had to rescue 100 by boat, and the concern has now switched to Doncaster, which is on red alert, meaning danger to life.

Ah sorry to hear that @posterj - so much easier said than done to try not to worry. Hopefully there’s something that can take your mind off it a bit - an upcoming show, good friends/family? Fingers crossed for a positive outcome and either way, the best care from our wonderful NHS.