Fri 181220 Brought statue at Emmaeus. Streatham Job Centre/Renewed my 6 month bus travel discount pass(unregistered).

9 AM VISITED EMMAEUS, AGAIN...TO BUY £4.00 STATUE

I re-visited Emmaeus at 9 AM; they actually open up at 9:30 AM...but, the lady who knows my face very well...let me in early to go buy the 'female nude' statue I saw, yesterday, for £4.00/(I gave her 8 x 0.50p coins).

9:30 AM PHONED STREATHAM JOB CENTRE TO INQUIRE ABOUT RENEWING TRAVEL PASS

I phoned Streatham job centre to inquire about buying myself a brand new travel pass. 

However, the lady that answered said this was the Universal Credit phone number; and, how did I get it? I told her that's the number I saw written down on my Streatham job centre 'sign on' card.

She said she would do some inquires to find out who it's best to contact. When she came back to the phone...she said, I must give her my details such as: name/phone number/National Insurance number; and, she would get in contact with Streatham Job Centre...who would, then, later on, post me a form to sign. I told her I'd rather go in person to Streatham Job Centre...and, sign the form there the very same day. She said they would be waiting for me in 1 hour; but, I must also have 2 passport sized photos available.

10 AM VISITED WEST NORWOOD POST OFFICE/BROUGHT 6 TRAIN ID PHOTOS FOR £5.00

I visited West Norwood post office where I brought 6 x train travel ID photos for £5.00(the machine swallowed a whole £5 note).

The photos were delivered really 'quick'; (though, I had to stick my hand in the top of the machine to find it...as the photos didn't just fall down).

10:30 AM STREATHAM JOB CENTRE/RENEWED 6 MONTHLY TRAVEL PASS

Soon after getting my photos from the GPO; I went riding my bike off to Streatham Job Centre...where I told them my name; and, that I'd also made an appointment. 

They got a person to see to me...a short Indian man/with long hair. He fetched a travel form for me to go and fill in. I filled it in...and, he said the post office themselves would take care of the photos part. 

11:AM STREATHAM POST OFFICE/ATOP WH SMITH/RENEWED TRAVEL PASS

From the job centre; I went along Streatham High Road...until I came to WH Smith shop/the GPO is above it. 

I went upstairs...and, got my travel card renewed. One more step to do, though; which is to get the travel card registered.

11:30 AM WENT WEST NORWOOD/YORK HILL PICTURE SHOP/BROUGHT 2 x SETS OF PICTURE HOOKS

I went to West Norwood picture shop...which is at the bottom of York Hill; and, inside there I brought 2 sets of picture hooks (to hang up pictures on the wall). I would have brought 1 @ £1.99; but, the lady at the till said...£4.00 is the minimum spend; this forced me to buy 2.

12:00 MIDDAY I BROUGHT A SAUSAGE ROLL IN GREGS FOR £1

I went to Greggs cake shop where I brought a 'hot' sausage roll costing £1.00.

12:15 PM BROUGHT COCONUT DROPS IN JAMAICAN SHOP

I brought for £1.50 some coconut drops inside of the Jamaican shop; which is next to Gregg's cake shop.

12:30 PM BROUGHT 1 BEEF PATTY INSIDE OF THE JAMAICAN SHOP

I brought 1 beef patty inside of the Jamaican shop opposite West Norwood post office...costing £1.70(I gave them a £2.00 coin...which was all the money I had left...apart from a single 0.50p).

1 AM  VISITED WEST NORWOOD CEMETARY

I visited West Norwood Cemetary...; it wasn't easy to find my mum and aunt's grave; not since they wet and chopped down the two trees that used to lie either side of the head stone.  

Nevertheless, eventually, I did manage to identify it...by picking up the overturned green plastic wreath...; it said, 'mum'...but, the flowers had completely gone.

I stayed there to say a prayer or two; and, also, prayed for the whole family who died. Dear God, may they all RIP.

Afterwards, I eat both my hot sausage roll...which had gone totally cold. I also ate the Jamaican beef patty which was still hot, fortunately.

1:40 PM RETURNED BACK HOME

I returned back home...at around 1:40 PM

When I returned back home...it was to go take a 'quick' rest...; have a cup of tea/and, also, eat...I ate the Jamaican coconut drops.

Right now, the time is 2:41...and, it's far too late for me to go to Brixton to go pick up my bike from Brixton Halfords...as the bank is closed...and, I need to arrive there before 3 PM. There is no way I'm going to be able to make it there in less that 10 minutes time. (The bike repairs cost £77.00.)

This all means, I shall have to pick up my bike, tomorrow, from Brixton; and, at the same time, I will be able to register my bus travel pass at Brixton tube station.

-(NOTE: I did try registering my travel pass at Wolfington Road newsagents/and, also, at the newsagents opposite West Norwood train station; and, both of these places said they would not accept registration there.)-

 

Thu 171220 Visited Emmaeus charity shop/Topped up electric key meter at GPO

5 AM WENT AND COLLECTED NEWSPAPER FROM WEST NORWOOD TRAIN STATION

At around 5 AM early morning, I went down the road to go dump some rubbish.

Then, afterwards, I went to collect a newspaper from West Norwood train station. When I arrived there, I noticed that the papers were for yesterday, Wednesday; I decided to collect up a whole bunch of them in order to practice doing some drawing on. In all I must have collected around 20 newspapers.

6 AM WENT BACK TO WEST NORWOOD TRAIN STATION TO COLLECT THE 'LATEST' NEWSPAPER

At around 6 AM I had to revisit West Norwood train station to pick up the 'latest' newspaper...meaning a copy for today, Thursday.

10 AM WENT TO VISIT EMMAUS CHARITY SHOP

Earlier, during my visit to West Norwood train station...I had seen through the shop window glass...as ancient looking female nude sculpture...around 1 foot tall; and, I had made up my mind that I wanted to buy it...so long as it was under £10.00.

So, when Emmaeus had opened...I went to take a much closer look at the sculpture...which cost £4.00; but, I couldn't quite make up my mind whether to buy it or not.../or else, wait for something far better in quality to come along...? Therefore, I left the shop without actually buying anything.

10:30 AM WEST NORWOOD POST OFFICE/BROUGHT £10.00 KEY ELECTRICITY (DOWNSTAIRS LIGHTING)

My electric key meter was fast running out...I think, there was around £2.00 left...something like that?!

So, I had to go and top up the electric key at West Norwood Post Office.

10:45 AM BROUGHT 2 X LAMB PATTIES FROM JAMAICAN SHOP

I brought 2 x Lamb patties from the Jamaican shop opposite West Norwood Post Office. The cost was something like £3.xx.

11 AM BROUGHT £3/10 X CHICKEN WINGS

At the shop opposite West Norwood train station...I brought £3.00 worth box of chicken wings/10 x chicken wings altogether..

    

Wed 161220 Going to collect my bike from Brixton Halfords...

11:02 PM BIKE COLLECTION FROM BRIXTON HALFORDS

Last week, Saturday, Brixton Halfords told me my bike is fixed...and, so, it is now ready to go and collect.

They also mentioned the charge to pick it up is £77.00 (approximately). 

This means, I'm going to have to withdraw some money from out of my bank a/c.; and, then, afterwards go and pay to collect the bike.

I would have gone and collected the bike, immediately, straight away on Saturday...if I thought I could afford to do that...; but, the truth is, I don't have that sort of money to spare; the money I do have left is meant to be used to pay for other things...

- The house has got, at least, 4 serious leaks going on in the roofing. This means, I must hire roofers to put up scaffolding...and, fix those leaks; which, I'm sure, is going to cost a fortune...possibly, £100's/if not £1000's...?!

- My mum and aunt's grave stone still have to be paid for...that's another £1,000.00 cost.

- I need to pay to do courses which involve serious online learning...an offer I saw today at Eduonix...lifetime courses access...was for £550.00. (I want to become a 'professional' programmer.)

- I desperately want to get an iPad Pro/with pencil...cost: £1500.00. (I want to become a 'professional artist'.)

- Etc.

Too, I got to think about having enough money left to pay all of the other regular incoming bills...

• - TV
• - Internet
• - Phone
• - Gas
• - Electric
• - Water Rate
• - Council Tax
• - Credit card bills
• - Etc.

For these reasons...due to lack of having sufficient funds...I'm, sometimes, tempted to gamble -(which is a total illusion/as most often I lose)-; or else, I just try my best to spend money very 'slowly', indeed.

 

 

 

Fri 111220 Bike gone for Halfords repairs/Walked home from Brixton/Fitness level: poor!

11:30 AM WENT TO BRIXTON HALFORDS TO HAND IN BIKE TO BE REPAIRED

At around 9:00 AM I received a phone call from Brixton Halfords bike shop; stating they had ordered certain parts for my bike which had arrived; therefore, I should bring the bike in as soon as possible.

At around 11:30 AM I left home with the intention to go and visit Brixton Halfords; -(cut through Brockwell Park...where I say 2 guys practicing doing some boxing pad work)-; when I arrived there...I gave them my bike to fix; had to leave it...they said they might fix it some time over the weekend.

12:00 MIDDAY VISITED CURRY'S 

The electrical superstore, Curry's is located next door to Brixton Halfords. So, I decided to go and in and look...just to see what are the 'latest' in electrical items on offer to buy there/and, also, for what price?

I didn't actually buy anything; but, must have spent a whole hour just looking. I saw huge TV's...with new technology: NANO screens/OLED/UHD/-etc. All too expensive for me to even 'think' about buying.

I also saw other stuff...

- Sound bars

- Computers: Laptops/Desktops

- Phones

- iPad 

- Printers

- TV Ariel's

- House monitor devices

- Fridges

- etc.

1 PM WALKED HOME FROM BRIXTON

Because there was no money left on my bus Oyster pass; therefore, I had no other choice but to walk home from Brixton.

I decided to walk back home the way I came...which was to walk through Brockwell Park.

This time I exited through Trinity Rise...went over to the Library...asked if there was any 'new' timetable...the receptionist said not until next year.

I then walked towards Hillsbury Road...past Hillsbury Park; spoke to the guy who runs the pet shop on Amesbury Avenue...asked him how much it would cost to buy a large bag of 'cat litter'? His reply was anything between: £10-£20.  

After that, I just continued walking home coming up Leigham Court Road. 

CONCLUSION

The walking experience taught me just how 'unfit' I am...I can hardly walk...nevermind, run! When I was in the park...and, saw people running by me...I didn't even bother to join in...as I felt I need to get my 'walking legs' strong, first; before I can ever consider developing my 'running legs'.

I'm trying to study computer programming at home by just watching the computer screen...; but, no, that approach just isn't working, I'm afraid...; namely, you don't learn anything at all if you don't actually do it 'hands on'. 

Also, I need to get some sort of fitness routine together...by which I mean stretch...; my body feels so stiff all over going from head down to toe...that I can hardly move at all.

Thu 101220 Brought home 3 x 18 inch sized super pizza's

10 AM BROUGHT HOME 3 x LARGE 18 INCH SUPER SIZED PIZZA'S (£8 each/£24.00)

Because, I'd forgotten to go and collect my 18 x inch super sized Pizza, yesterday; therefore, I decided to collect it during the next morning.

I showed the shopkeeper my 'receipt'; thus, proving I had, in fact, brought it...also, the guy was able to remember my face. So, in the end, there was no arguments...which was something I wanted to avoid.

In fact, I actually decided to go and buy 2 more 18 x inch super sized pizza's, as well.

Thus, in all, I made 3 bike trips down to the West Norwood SuperPizza shop; and, then, back home, again.

1 x 18 Inch super sized pizza: Vegetarian Hot - £8

1 x 18 Inch super sized pizza: Mexicana - £8

1 x 18 Inch super sized pizza: Seafood - £8

Total cost: £24.00

Normally, I tend to eat 1 x 18 inch pizza per day; so, this lot should last me, at least, 3 days.  

Wed 091220 Brought 1 x large 18 inch sized Pizza/Shopped: CoOp/Iceland

10 AM BROUGHT 1 x LARGE SIZED SUPER PIZZA: VEGETARIAN HOT FLAVOUR

Somewhere around 10/11 AM...I decided to go out and buy an £8.00 Pizza from West Norwood SuperPizza shop.

Because, I didn't wish to 'wait' around of the Piazza to be made; which might take anything from 10-20 minutes long. So, instead, I decided to move off...and, just go and do some other shopping.

10:05 AM PICKED UP A FREE COPY OF METRO NEWSPAPER FROM WEST NORWOOD TRAIN STATION

I collected a FREE copy of Metro newspaper...from West Norwood train station.

10:15 AM SHOPPED AT THE COOP

I visited CoOp...where I brought...

3 x large packets of Walkers Max Strong Jalpeno & Cheese crisps costing £1.00 each.

10:25 AM SHOPPED AT ICELAND

I did a lot of shopping in Iceland...I  brought...

7 x pies (3 x Steak & Kidney/2 x Mince/2 x Mushroom)

1 x packet of miniature chocolate cakes

2 x tins of chocolate custard

2 x tins of normal custard

1 x packet of chocolate ice cream lollies

1 x Vienetta chocolate ice cream

 

2 x tubs of pop corn

4 x bags

-etc.

...in total, I did around £40.00 (£38.xx) work of shopping.

11 PM RETURN BACK HOME

I returned back home...by balancing 4 bags...2 bags on either side of my bicycle handle bars.

When I did arrive home...I decided to make 1 x Steak & Kidney pie...and, also, ate 7 of the miniature chocolate cakes.

At that point I fell asleep.

6 PM WOKE UP

I woke up sometime during the evening...; and, noticed it was already dark...after all, it is winter.

I was on the computer playing around for a while...when, all of a sudden, I realised that I had ordered Pizza...but, had completely forgotten to go and collect it?!

Anyway, I decided it's too 'late' to go and collect, now; therefore, I will have to return to collect it tomorrow. 

 

Sun 061220 Next door neighbour, Fiona, knocked - Philip Firsov/Zoom/Architecture drawing/painting class

2 PM NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR, FIONA, KNOCKED

Somewhere around 2PM, I was really 'busy'...; when, all of a sudden, there was a 'persistent' knocking at the door. In the end, I felt I had no other choice but to answer it.

Normally, if somebody is delivering a parcel...they will knock maybe once or twice. Similarly, if people are dropping leafet's...about the same amount of knocks. However, if the knocking is 'persistent'...; then, that's probably somebody who knows you.

Some weeks back, Finona, my next door neighbour dropped a note though my letter box...saying I should contact her; but, most unfortunately, I did not.

When I went and opened up the door...; sure enough it was her.

I explained, thanks very much for calling...as nobody else around here seems to be interested enough to want to call; and, therefore, I was very appreciative of her time and attention. 

I also said, the reason why I didn't reply back to her...is my mind is elsewhere...namely, tend to sleep days and wake nights; also, I wanted to reply...but, many times, my mind kept on getting distracted.

I informed her about my family situation...and, the history of the house/family.

She mentioned she would like to buy the house...; but, I answered if I had any choice in the matter then I would not wish to sell...not after living here for over 50+ years long.

We also discussed the builders work they had done on the house...started it...; but, never really finished; however, the most important stuff was achieved...namely, they rebuilt the floor...which, otherwise, was in danger of collapsing.

Before, Fiona left...I gave her a few gifts...

- 1 x remote controlled helicopter drome

- 1 x Roulette set

- 1 x Pressure cooker

...all of which I helped take across to her door.

5:30 PM PHILIP FIRSOV ZOOM ARCHITECTURE CLASS

Philip Firsov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEFFogMKWbk&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1yZxaI3aFAJMVpSPHjWyhzx6-7jXGqFa0-jKH_084eLaiYr8vJh_2Hvd4

When I went and checked out my Facebook Instant Messenger...I noticed a link from Philp Firsov(one of my former art teachers).

Then, I went and checked out Facebook...where I found the link to the FREE online class. I decided to join in.

The class was over 1 hour long...; and, was a very good demonstration of how to create an architectural drawing of the head of building's decorative column. 

The class was recorded; and, the recording is available to view for the next 7 days.

 

Fri 041220 Hot Water bottle burst/Chocaholism

08:51 AM HOT WATER BOTTLE BURST IN BED

So I'm in bed wearing my usual boxer shorts/and, t-shirt...; when, all of a sudden, I notice the back of my boxer shorts are really wet...?! Well, sure enough, when I checked the hot water bottle had burst.

Hot water bottles come with instructions; that you are not to..,

- over fill them

- place boiling hot water inside of them

- place pressure on top of them

...unfortunately, I regularly went and broke all 3 of the above rules.

Luckily, I have some other hot water bottles around here some where...; the only question is where...?! 

BEEN EATING FAR TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE STUFF

Whether I want to admit it or not; I'm actually a 'Chocaholic'; meaning, once, I've opened something chocolate...be it biscuits/sweets...then, I'm never going to stop until when the whole entire packet is gone; then, I wish to go and open more up, as well.

The only way to beat having this type of hopeless food 'addiction' is to not buy any chocolate at all; or, buy as small an amount of chocolate as is possible. So, instead, of buying 10 packs of biscuits; buy, just 1...then, if you run out...that would necessitate another trip going off down the road if you wish to buy more. (I don't like going shopping too much; prefer to do it, once, a week/fortnight; then, that's that all done.)

- Yesterday, I finished off a whole pack of chocolate truffles. 

- Then, this morning I went and finished off a whole pack of chocolate Smarties.

There is one more pack of chocolate truffles still left/and, also, 1 more pack of chocolate Smarties; and, I'm trying so incredibly hard to resist not opening them...?!

(LATEST UPDATE: I already went and opened up the 2nd pack of chocolate truffles.)

Furthermore, the effects on my teeth/weight/mind(lack of will power) is really bad; so, I've really got to stop.

Instead, I should be getting my sugar a lot more naturally...by stocking up/and, eating plenty of fruits. The only trouble there is...whenever I buy fruits...many times, they tend to go off before I eat any. Sometimes, I just have to take all of the fruit; and, dump it in the bin...as I left it far too long, and, now, it's become totally inedible(apples/bananas/-etc.).

At least, with things like biscuits/chocolates...it tends to say 'fresh' for quite a while; though, of course, I realise that's a really poor excuse to continue eating all of that total 'crap'.

Another thing I need to practice cutting down on is 'white' sugar. I need to switch to eating 'brown' sugar; but, right now, in the house...I only have 'white' sugar remaining. I use it to sweeten my tea...2 full table spoons! I think, it might be far better to drink tea with absolutely no sugar at all.

09:17 AM CHECKED MY BANK A/C. - TOTALLY FLAT BROKE!

I just went and checked out what is my bank balance online...; the answer is: £0.17p!

10:15 AM FOUND A MINIATURE/BABY'S HOT WATER BOTTLE 

I was feeling rather 'cold'; so, I decided to go and look to find another hot water bottle; after one had burst. 

Downstairs, I found a miniature baby hot water bottle; which I filled up...and, am currently using.

However, the question remains inside of my mind what did I do with the 2 full size hot water bottles, I had found before? My guess is, I must have hidden them so well...that I just can't find them, anymore...?!

LATEST UPDATE

I tried using the miniature hot water bottle for just 1 day...; at first, the tap tread came out...; and, got stuck inside of the bottle. Then, later on the bottle broke...was leaking water, constantly; so, eventually, I had no other choice but to throw it away.

10:28 AM FOUND 3 X FULL SIZE HOT WATER BOTTLES

After searching for a bit, I found 3 x full size hot water bottles; 2 x red/1 x blue(note: the taps are small/as opposed to regular large size). They were located outside of the bedroom door landing/along the stairs. The only difficulty I can detect is the bottle skin is really 'thin'...as opposed to 'thick'; the thicker ones tend to last lots longer; the thinner ones...I'm really not too sure exactly how long that's going to last for? Hopefully, though, these will last up until when next summer comes.

Thu 031220 Missing cat/Brixton Halfords/Fast food/Brixton Halfords, again/Boxer in Brockwell Park

8:30 AM WOKE UP TO FIND CAT MISSING?!

I told Alexa to set an alarm to wake me at 8 AM; because, yesterday, I'd booked a Brixton Halfords FREE bike check appointment at 9 AM. When the alarm sounded at 8 AM; I told Alexa to 'stop' ringing...; and, basically, I went back to sleep for a bit.

At around 8:30 AM I decided I only got 1/2 an hour left to get to my Halfords appointment...; so, I better get up/washed/dressed/-etc.; as usual, I leave everything only until when the very last minute comes!

One of the first things I noticed when I went downstairs...was no cat greeted me in the morning...; as she usually wants her food really early. So, I thought to myself, most probably, she's not in the house. I went and opened up the back garden door; and, still no cat appeared? Seeing it's raining hard outside...; and, normally, when she's out there...and, it rains...she will immediately come in as soon as the door opens up. My conclusion was the cat's gone missing...?

Anyway, I had my bike to get fixed...so, I got dressed and went out...riding all the way down to Brixton Halfords...3 miles away. 

At Herne Hill...I decided to cut through Brockwell Park...where I saw some guy practicing doing some boxing moves...whilst at the same time...running. The guy seemed to move really pretty well...so, as somebody who is a keen boxing fan myself...I couldn't help but to be fascinated. As I passed him on my bike...I shouted out...'boxing'...the guy looked; but, didn't actually say anything...just kept on doing what he was doing before. Me I went on my way...

9 AM BRIXTON HALFORDS FREE BIKE CHECK

When I arrived at Brixton Halfords...there was a guy who asked me did I book a bike check appointment...I answered him, yes.

He then, proceeded to look at my bike...with the aim to fixing it. 

I told him...

- the handle bars...keep sliding off the handles

- the chain keeps on slipping

- the gears don't see to be working, properly

- there is a constant 'clicking' noise

- the bike wheels might need pumping up

At first, the guy was going to charge me £20.00; but, then, I said I brought a 3 year bike warranty; he said, if you have a bike warranty...; then, labour is FREE.

NOTE: He did also say the 3 years 'labour/not parts' bike warranty I'd paid for...runs out on: May 7th 2022/(at least, I think, that was the date he gave me).   

Well, the guy didn't take too long to do what he did; maybe, 15 minutes or so. When he'd done...he said he's made a few gear adjustments...; and, finally, pumped up the tyres.

I said to him I'm 'amazed'...; because, I thought they were going to say...we are all fully booked up this Christmas...and, so, you need to come back Friday/when we will give you a call. 

But, instead, they guy said, no; the bike is fully working, now...just go and ride.

9:30 AM LEFT BRIXTON HALFORDS TO RIDE MY BIKE BACK HOME

As soon as I'd left the shop, I could sense that something still wasn't quite right about the bike...for instance, I could still hear a 'clicking' noise every time I pressed on the pedal; and, basically, it didn't quite feel right...slow/heavy/not smooth. 

However, there was a part of me...that was really pleased to have my bike still available to ride/and, I was also happy that both tyres had been fully pumped up; in other words, the bike did feel a little bit better to ride than before...; but, still nowhere near 100%...more like 50%. 

I cut through Brockwell Park...and, came out at Herne Hill, Trinity Rise church entrance.

I stopped to inquire at the former Library...if there were any classes; the receptionist replied not until 2 weeks time...we will have a 'new' Timetable.

At that point, I thought to myself...well, this bike really isn't working too well; maybe, I should take it back to the bike shop to be looked at, again. At the same time, it's cold/raining...and, I just can't wait to get back home. So, I decided why not go home; then, phone them...and, explain what's going on about the bike...; see what they have to say about it, then.

10 AM WENT TO THE PICTURE STORE IN TULSE HILL

I went inside of the picture store in Tulse Hill...where I tried to buy some picture hooks; only to discover they had completely run out.

10:10 AM GREGGS, WEST NORWOOD/BROUGHT 2 HOT SAUSAGE ROLLS

I decided to buy 2 hot sausage rolls from Greggs...£1.00 each; because, it's been such a long time since I've tasted meat. (Mostly, I cooked eggs/baked beans, instead.)

10:20 AM JAMAICAN FOOD STORE...(OPPOSITE CHEMIST/NEAR PETROL STATION)/BROUGHT COCONUT ICING

I stopped inside of the Jamaican food store; where I brought 2 x different flavours of 'Coconut icing'; coconut drops/and, coconut 'red/white' paste. £1.50 each.

10:30 AM JAMACAN FOOD STORE...(OPPOSITE POST OFFICE)/BROUGHT 2 BEEF PATTIES

I brought 2 beef patties from the Jamaican food store, opposite West Norwood post office; they would only accept 'cash' payment; so, I had to withdraw £10.00 from the Post Office ATM across the road. 

10:40 STOPPED AT THE OPTICIANS/(BUS STOP OPPOSITE WEST NORWOOD TRAIN STATION)

I told the optician that I had lost my glasses; and, when will I be due for a next FREE pair of glasses; he said he would go and look; when he came back he said...not until next year December 2021. 

10:50 AM RETURNED HOME/STILL COULDN'T FIND THE CAT...

When I got home...again, I opened up the back garden door to see if the cat would appear, no! Then, my mind started wondering where the hell could she be...did she have an accident, possibly.

It is my cat's habit when she is seriously sick to go hide underneath the bed; so, I looked underneath the bed using a torch; but, she wasn't there, neither; instead, I found 2 missing items...

- My glasses

- the back cover for the remote control battery compartment

11 AM PHONED COUSIN SHARON

Before eating, I decided to phone my cousin, Sharon...just to tell her my cat's gone missing.

Her husband, Geoff, answered the phone...; and, I asked how he was/how's his mum/-etc.

Eventually, he said Sharon had returned back from walking in the rain; and, was dripping wet.

After a while, I got to speak with Sharon. I told her I can't find the cat anywhere...; then, really quite weirdly enough..the cat appeared at the back of the room...she was asleep, and, hidden by two black boxes(the cat herself is black).   

We talked about me going over there Christmas...; but, I explained I really don't know how I will be feeling that day...Christmas Eve...; so, it's better to ask me during the last week.

She asked me about my aunt/mother's grave stone; but, I told her I'm far too broke to be able to afford that, right now.

Anyway, we closed the conversation there.

Afterwards, I had something to both drink/eat.

11:30 AM I PHONED BRIXTON HALORDS BIKE SHOP TO REPORT BIKE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY

I phoned Brixton Halfords bike shop to report the bike is still not working properly, yet. 

- The chain fell off

- Still hearing a 'clicking' noise

...they told me to bring the bike back in.

2 PM MIDDAY, RETURNED TO BRIXTON HALFORDS WITH BIKE

I returned back to Brixton Halfords with my bike...; they said they would take another look at it. Which they did. Then, they told me to go and ride it around the car park.

- When I tried switching gears, the chain fell of

- Still a, constantly, 'clicking' noise

...they took the bike over to be seen by one of the mechanics...who said certain parts are worn out/and, will need to be replaced. They gave me a receipt...stating that they would order the parts...and, inform me/phone me when to come back in.

2:30 PM BROCWELL PARK/ENCOUNTED BOXER, AGAIN/BUT, DIDN'T SEEM TO WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME

Again, I went through Brockwell Park...few people inside there...as it was still pouring down with rain. 

Opposite the Lido area, there is a 'black' empty floor space where people work out; and, there I saw the boxer guy, again...a slim white guy/looks relatively young...I'd say around early 20's. He was practicing boxing in the rain.

So, I parked my bike inside of that space; and, tried going up to him and chatting...I asked him 'is it boxing/or, kick boxing?' ; but, basically, the guy just completely ignored me, altogether...; after which I immediately backed off.

When you are dealing with complete and total strangers...you never quite know what their mindset/or, intention is...they could be angry/or, 'mad'/or, just simply plain quarrelsome; I didn't want to get into an argument/nor a fight with a total stranger who I don't know; and, especially, not a skilled fighter...I could see this fighter was skilled.

For a minute, I just stood by the railings and watched; then, due to feeling rather uncomfortable that the guy might not want me watching him...so, I very quickly left.  

This time I cycled home...taking the Rosendale Road path...and, coming out at West Norwood Cemetary.

 

Wed 01220 Halfords appointment: 9AM THU 3RD DEC 2020

07:45 AM BOOKED ONLINE HALFORDS BRIXTON FREE BIKE CHECK 

I booked online an appointment to take my bike to Brixton Halfords to get a FREE Bike Check Up.

The appointment time/date is: 9 AM THU 3RD DEC 2020

Tue 011220 Told Alison to stop certain specific food deliveries

2 PM (approx.) PHONE ALISON TO STOP CERTAIN SPECIFIC FOOD DELIVERIES

Sometime, after midday...I contacted Alison -(of Paxton Green Time Bank)- through Facebook Messenger app.; and, told her to stop sending me certain specific FREE food items being delivered on Monday evenings...which I wasn't interested in eating.

- White Bread

- Indie Bay Crunchie Pretzels