Mundane News

[Reynard]

Had a sandwich with seafood sticks and avocado for luncheon, plus two clementines and two

Time to poddle off for some roses. Watching the clock, as the first Formula E race is at 5.

 

[Speicher]

I am sat down with a hot drink after a busy artnoon in the garden, listening to (and watching) Karim Kamal play Bohemian Rhapsody on a piano in a shopping precinct.

Am I showing my age, are they called Malls now?

 

[DCLane]

I am sat down with a hot drink after a busy artnoon in the garden, listening to (and watching) Karim Kamal play Bohemian Rhapsody on a piano in a shopping precinct.

Am I showing my age, are they called Malls now?

Partly They were 'shopping precincts' in the 1970's, shopping centre's after that. 'Mall' is too American imo.

 

[Speicher]

Partly They were 'shopping precincts' in the 1970's, shopping centre's after that. 'Mall' is too American imo.

Thank you for that info. Shopping centres/malls are my idea of absolute nightmare. I cannot remember the last time I was in one, probably about twenty years ago.

Luckily for me here we have a traditional High Street, and several narrow roads leading off that. Most of the shops are independent ones, with the exception of (a very small) Boots, Savers, Holland and Barrett, and Tesco Express.

There is also an excellent indoor market. There might be an M & Ms or H & Ms or whatever. Charity shops? About half a dozen small ones, oh and not forgetting one bank and two estate agents.

Some shops are closed on Mondays and/or Thursdays, and on Sundays only Tesco and one other shop will be open.

 

[tyred]

Just 4 minutes of work left this week

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Lovely ride this morning, and just enjoyed a cup of green tea

 

[mybike]

My place runs 'pre-retirement courses' which these days are nothing more than Microsoft Teams presentation advice on pension options and how to claim them, the state pension and a couple of links on volunteering - which took up a couple of hours this afternoon

Oh and @rockyroller - I'm only taking partial retirement and dropping a few hours per week, but the Cycle to Work voucher is valid no matter how few hours I do and I get a £2400 bike for the equivalent of around £1700

There were too many big hills & fast roads in the way when I was gainfully employed.

 

[Oldhippy]

It's the weekend!

 

[postman]

Mundane exciting news,got an admissions letter to day.Otley hospital as I call it.14th Feb Hydrocele operation,not sure if prostate is being done,but I have a phone ☎ call booked for next Tuesday with the Consultant and I am going to ask for both of possible.

 

[tyred]

I see the snowdrops have put in an appearance.

 

[Reynard]

Success... I bought the last two bunches of white roses in Tesco, I now have a working mobile phone again, and I have watched the Formula E race.

Time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I have had an extremely idle day today. The step counter on my fit band has managed to find 1400 steps from wandering around the flat. That's about 1/10th of yesterday's tally.

 

[Reynard]

I have washed me hair.

 

[Reynard]

Had soup, plus a jacket potato with butter and coleslaw, and the last of that beautiful ribeye steak. It was so nice cold and thinly-sliced.

 

[Reynard]

Oh, and when I was clearing the table, I turned round to find Madam Lexi helping herself to the coleslaw... FFS!!!