First I must apologise for anyone that I hadn’t go to this year, as was inundated and couldn’t get to everyone, let me explain.
Most of you know I have a spinal problem though over the last year this has got a lot worse, to the point if I do a pond clean out after sometimes unable to really do anything for sometimes over a week. I have several problems a degenerative disease of the spine, a bulging disk in my neck and also riddled with arthritis, as you can appreciate with all off that I am in a lot of pain all the time.
I talked about all my problems in more detail and how it affect me on my YouTube channel, see video below, and if you are interested please subscribe to my channel, its more photography and about my camper etc. Though even in my down time doing these videos has suffered this year, which the YouTube channel is basically a hobby that keeps me saine 🙂
Though I have been told by doctors that I should give up the pond job as most of you know I really enjoy doing it as even when finished in so much pain, I get the satisfaction that I know you will get more enjoyment out of your pond. Also personally it really helps with my mental health.
Though like I say this year has been a lot worse, at the time of writing this my medication has changed slightly, to give this context I take each day tablets that consist of a nerve inhibitor (this try’s to stop my brain perceiving the pain) A muscle anti spasmodic (this helps with muscle pain) , Slow realise morphine + top up morphine when needed, This is a much as 100mg of morphine each day, and up to 8 paracetamol per day. So basically I’m ratting with drugs 🙂 And yes this is a lot of medication but sometimes doesn’t help as your body gets used to the drugs, so this has to be changed slightly every 12-18 months, which is what has just happened, so hopefully will be a bit more effective.
Getting back to the work, to put this into context I have over 400 customers on my books, and the problem is like I have said I do one job and then I’m really bad and even cant get around the house and when I get calls, text , email etc, I just cant get back to everyone, which really is no excuse, but sometimes don’t even know what to say, as never to sure if I plan a job that i can even get out that morning.
So back to the autumn service, I am starting to book jobs in for November, then possibly into December, which may seem late in the year but as we all know the climate is changing and this mean the seasons are slightly changing so is getting milder weather the later we go in the year. The Autumn service sometimes is the best time as gets rid of any debris that are in the pond, and due to less sunlight easy to get rid of any remaining blanket weed and algae. Also cleaning out filter and replacing UV helps get through the winter and into the summer
For most jobs I can do them by myself, I have tried to find someone that can work with me full time, but have been unsuccessful for various reason, but next year this is something I really need to look into , as really want to continue doing this job.
Well anyway if you are interested in a pond service, or even just filter clean etc, please fill out form below. This is the best way to book a slot as not always am I able to take calls etc.
Well anyway hope to see you soon
Regards Kevin