psychology

Why a £4 custard tart was worth it – a visit to Frome

Making the best of 'just another day'. Long story short. I define a 'good day' as making a difference to the lives of other people no matter whether in a small way or a large way. I thought today, Saturday, is as good a day as any to put this to the test not that I need to but just to have the intention of making a difference to other people and enjoying the dialogue. The implication is that...

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Conversation with a cleaner outside Wetherspoons

I have  a tendency, albeit a diminishing tendency to ignore people who are doing simple jobs such as cleaning, road sweeping etc. This morning I had my usual breakfast at Wetherspoon's. I've got my order down to a fine art.  'table 37, freedom breakfast, hot drink' I like going to this establishment before about 9:30 in the morning because the place is always quiet except for one or two very...

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The unexpected results of buying a mower

Amazing how the mind works to bring us people we need to meet. On my social media site someone offered  a self-drive petrol  mower for £85. My current mower I have had for about six years now and I've abused it so much that it is finally complaining, spluttering, going at variable speeds and I suspect that if I take it back to my wonderful repair agents in Kilmersdon they will shake their heads...

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an evening where nothing went right

I pride myself on organising my life quite well and anything to do with travel it goes like clockwork but on this occasion everything that could go wrong did go wrong, I was looking forward to my Frome Christian men's group's curry evening. I set off on a moonlit evening to travel the ten miles or so. My dislike or driving at night increases because I find the halogen lights used by cars...

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Indian Call Centres -why I dislike them

I so much did NOT look forward to this call Today I had to call Sky to remove an element from my package and also to order a new sky Q box because the Sky Plus box is now redundant. I hesitated for two weeks before calling because my antipathy to Sky as a system is so great I really had to fight to overcome it. Basically the website has been dumbed down so much that outside certain lowest common...

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The Protocol of giving and receiving

The price of prescriptions for eye glasses Today was one of those days when I was relatively free from appointments but the day fills up as it always does. I went for an eye test to my local optician in Radstock. They are always very kind and helpful and the consulted found that I needed an alteration in my prescription I have got used to varifocals so I hope it was not going to be too expensive...

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