Rapid PLay Chess

 Our waste bins were not collected on Monday. I reported this to the Cheshire East council on the Wednesday but the bins have still not been emptied. They replied, giving me a code number to cite if nothing happens, but it is unclear how this is to be used. 

I took part in the Crewe Chess Club rapid play tournament which concluded with two rounds on Tuesday. I was placed in the lowest section but only managed to score 3 out of 6. A couple of photos I took of the event turned out to be too fuzzy to use. 

I'm not playing in the main Crewe Chess Tournament beginning today at the Mornflake stadium, since I haven't been feeling fit enough for three days play. 

I'm not looking forward to the weekend, if it s going to be really hot. The heat seems to be attracting a lot of little flies into my flat. It is necessary to keep the windows open at times to allow air to move through.

What Storm?

 No sign of the thunder storm we were supposed to get at 5pm today. It's been sunny for most of the day so far.  My front room gets hot in the afternoon. I've had to put up an extra blind. The house next door has been playing jungle drum music at the back, so I had to close the window. 

My GPs or their "assistant practitioner" has refused to allow ne any more antibiotic for UTI, so I've had to resort to paracetamol to control the pain. I hope this isn't a permanent decision. They don't seem to understand that a urine sample given through a catheter doesn't show the state of the urinary tract