Double charged, contradictions and worry

 In Sainsburys yesterday, the checkout cashier was young, disinterested, unsmiling, yawning and clearly didn't want to be there, she didn't look at or speak to us.  Whilst I was packing things, I happened to notice that she scanned one thing twice - I pointed it out to her.  A minute or two later, she did it again with another product - not deliberately, just carelessness.  So again I had to tell her so she could void it, she didn't apologise either time, just voided the item without a word.  When we'd finished and paid, I spent a couple of minutes going through my receipt before leaving the shop, just to make sure we hadn't been double charged for any other items, fortunately we hadn't.  When I briefly worked in a supermarket, we were expressly told to be polite and friendly and engage with the customers - the girl yesterday must have missed that training talk!  And it made me wonder just how many other customers she'd inadvertently overcharged with her carelessness.

The coffee morning at the neighbour's house was good, mostly.  I say mostly because, as always, husband never stops talking, he could talk the hind legs off a donkey.  He's always been the same so I mostly stay quiet and let him do the talking.  The thing that does irritate me though is that, whenever I do talk, he will constantly butt in and finish whatever I was talking about.  And, even more irritating - and this is a fairly recent thing - he almost always contradicts me, regardless of what I was saying.  I don't think he actually means to, it's just that with his very poor memory nowadays, his recollection of events is often very different to mine.  It's like the Queen said when Harry & Meghan had come out with some claims....Recollections may vary!  But it's annoying because it makes it seem like I was lying.  I sometimes long for time alone, or at least time to spend with friends without husband dominating every conversation.

He actually did go out yesterday afternoon, so I had a lovely hour or two of total peace and quiet, getting on with the crochet blanket.  I've finished the border and made a start on a few little flowers - another couple of sessions should see it completed and ready to gift.

With regard to the housing situation....I know we'll get offered a place sooner or later - well, it's most likely to be later.  The Council themselves say the average waiting time for someone to be offered a property is around 3 years, or more, unless they are on the Homeless and Emergency list, which we're not.  It's not uncommon to have a wait of 5 years - there are very many more tenants waiting for homes than there are available properties.  My worry is that the longer we have to wait, the older we'll be - if we have to wait 5 years, husband will be 77, I'll be 68, and our health conditions aren't getting any better.  I'm just worried that I might not have the physical or mental capacity to cope with it all when the time comes - and it will be me who has to deal with everything.  It's all such a worry.