greyboy56.bsky.social

greyboy56.bsky.social

@greyboy56.bsky.social

I suppose I'm woke. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Totally disillusioned by modern politics from all ends of the spectrum

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Just seen a video on Instagram by the Staffordshire Patriots on their first patrol At the end they say a prayer asking God to look after their leaders and they all finish with Amen By the looks of them all the only time they would go to church is if it closes and becomes a 'spoons

Yesterday, in Newcastle under Lyme they had a flag raising ceremony outside the council offices Reform had said this was needed to show our pride and identity even though there was a union flag already there There was a huge turnout

My sister in law has shared a post on Facebook It's extremely racist The person who did the original post has also posted lots of homophobic comments My husband is really struggling with it Is it time to cut her out of our lives?

In the town close to where I live a huge fire destroyed an empty grade 2 listed building, it had been a landmark in the town and had stood for 170 years but been derelict for as long as I can remember Comments on socials last night " more flats for boat people" As a nation we are fucked

Standing in a queue to get into Lanzarote as they have started to use the new EU entry-exit system and we chatted to a lovely couple She was talking about what they were going to do on holiday and he just moaned about the queue "Well you voted for it" she said He went quite then blamed Starmer

If anyone of those Brexit fuckwits who thought that our future outside of the EU was going to be golden as we would shackle ourselves to the arse-end of the US could they please look at what's going on with Trump and try to convince everyone that it's still a good plan

Today I turned 57, I've now reached the age my dad was when he died of a heart attack If I make it to new year's eve I'll have matched him exactly in years and days If I wake up on new year's day I'll have beaten him It's such a strange feeling of a need to beat him

So during the local elections, Reform said they would fight to keep the Staffordshire Moorlands part of Staffordshire County council and not merge with Stoke on Trent. What a surprise, they have said they aren't against it now That's two promises broken already

I'm currently on holiday and I have been phoning my mum's care to check on her Today they asked if I would like to speak to her Me "Hi mum I hope everything is ok I'm on holiday so I'll see you soon" Mum "You bastard when I get my hands on you I'll rip out your eyes & shove them up your shitty arse"

Today I had my blood pressure review It's crept up to 131/87 I need to make lifestyle changes apparently So I walk 3 miles every lunchtime, I run 3 miles at the gym 4 times a week, eat loads of fruit and veg and I have 2 glasses of wine twice a week I need to cut out the binge drinking apparently

Found this photo of my mum and my late father when they were courting It upset me a bit as it was two people with their whole life's ahead of them but 27 years later my dad was dead and my mum no longer knows who anyone is because of Alzheimer's Such a cruel disease robbed her of these memories

Today I had 2 packs of incontinence pants delivered for my 81 year old mum. They were left behind the bins by the side of my house. They were delivered at 16:00 and I get home at 17:00 to find the bins moved and pants gone. I hope whoever stole them gets some use from them

Well last week I had to make the decision to put my mum into a care home A UTI over Christmas accelerated her dementia and left her unable to walk One day we were shopping and walking around a park feeding ducks, 2 days later she was in hospital and been there ever since How quickly life can change

Went to visit my mum in hospital today, she's 81. A lovely lady in the bed opposite started to chat with me and then said it was nice I have come to visit my sister. "Do I look that old?" I asked . She didn't respond. Don't you just love them

Well every day is a school day My mum has been in hospital since new year's eve, she started out with a UTI and now has complications with her Alzheimer's and vascular dementia meaning she can't walk I have visited her in the day and she has been fine, at night she is vile. Sundowning apparently

So my mum has had to go into hospital after she became very ill over Christmas. She has Alzheimer's and I've been given some forms about becoming a full time carer for her. If I pack in work I can claim ยฃ69.70 a week How the hell is that going to pay my bills

Took my mum out for a drive today and we went past a field of sheep "Look at all those" she said "What are they?" I asked She took a while and then said "Pelicans" she then got upset so I said "They are clouds with legs" She laughed and then said "You daft sod they are sheep" Bloody Alzheimer's

Me and my 81 year old mum. She's got Alzheimer's and vascular dementia, sometimes she knows who I am and other times she doesn't, I'm not sure she even what Christmas is now but every so often the mother I knew from when I was younger reappears

Blimey I feel old. Listening to 20 something year old guys talking about bulking up for 2025 and then chatting to guys my own age (late 50's) about how to lose the weight put on because we dared look at a mince pie over Christmas

Today, I took my 81 year old mum who has Alzheimer's and vascular dementia shopping at her local Tesco I usually self scan everything as we go round and she pushes the trolley but today she asked to do the scanning It took almost 2 hours but when we had finished she told me she wants a job at Tesco

Is there anyone who seriously thinks that a millionaire leader of a political party surrounding himself with millionaires and billionaires is going to have the best interests of the general public who are on the breadline as one of his priorities?