Return to grouchyness now that the party's over

SO FINALLY, all the Royal brouhaha is over, and we can get back to our normal, everyday concerns and troubles.

Ours appear to be growing faster than my seed potatoes!

Thing is, I damaged the rental car whilst on holiday – not too badly, just a bit of paintwork nicked.

A quick spray over and the job is done; I was in half a mind to do it myself before I took the vehicle back.

Now I’m sent a bill – and not just for costly repair job (taking up to four days)  but for a further two weeks’ rental which I’ve already paid in full.

I’ve dispatched emails to both the rental company and the car hire site I used to locate the vehicle.

Neither seems to be able – or willing – to help, and they keep passing the buck from one to the other.

And since I’m unable to pin anybody down I find myself dangling, impotently, at the mercy of the wretched internet.

Another problem, a bank transfer has gone agley on us – a rather hefty sum of money has left one account but hasn’t arrived at the other end and over a week has now elapsed. Again, a flurry of emails has produced no satisfactory solution, just another buck-passing situation.

Then there are all our health concerns, with medical appointments unable to be made or visits arranged.

And in the midst of all this we have a four day Royal jamboree when everything seems to grind to a halt and nobody is available to do anything!

If I sound grouchy, it’s because I'm being frustrated at every turn.