The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

It's the seeds that worry me. Has it started to breed? Is it female? Is it fertile?

Questions. Questions. So many questions.......

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You were too late.
Whatever were inside has burst out, and as we speak may be seeking a new host.

 

[Drago]

Garden centre for brekkie!

 

[Mike Ayling]

Everyone remembering the clocks go back tonight? ⏰

Good news is that you all get an extra hour of sleep.

 

[PaulSB]

You were too late.
Whatever were inside has burst out, and as we speak may be seeking a new host.

So the film was true to life?


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[Dave7]

I don't really object to the clocks going back/forward although I don't see the need.
What i do, strongly l, object to is having to get out of bed at 02.00 and doing it.
AND that is for every clock in the house.

 

[Mo1959]

I don't really object to the clocks going back/forward although I don't see the need.
What i do, strongly l, object to is having to get out of bed at 02.00 and doing it.
AND that is for every clock in the house.

I can't help thinking they could do away with it now. Was it not originally thought up to help farmers bring in crops in the summer when the war was on or something? Maybe I'm making that up.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I don't really object to the clocks going back/forward although I don't see the need.
What i do, strongly l, object to is having to get out of bed at 02.00 and doing it.
AND that is for every clock in the house.

We had a Drayton programmer for our central heating. It lived in the airing cupboard. A small backlit display and a few up/ down / select buttons. It was installed pre interweb, kept excellent time and automatically adjusted the time in spring and autumn without intervention. It's almost as if it is possible to predict this many years in advance....

 

[Paulus]

Good news is that you all get an extra hour of sleep.

But I find it don't. I go to bed tonight at the same time, have the same amount of sleep as usual, and when I wake up around 6am it is an hour later than normal.

 

[Dave7]

BTW..... this soft lad was in tears last night.
Long story short.......
When my daughter was a little girl (maybe 8ish the school sent them out to play when the snow had turned to ice.
She had a fall and lost 3 of her 2nd teeth.
We were devastated as you can imagine.
We tried to Sue them and got a solicitor.
(Bear in mind... this was 1979ish, we were skint, lived in a 2 bed terrace-toilet down the yard) and the solicitor told us we needed a barrister and if we lost it would cost us money we just didn't have.... so they got away with it.
Over the years the problem went worse as her upper jaw started to crumble.
About 12 months ago she was offered private treatment to fuse the jawbone and fit implants.
Money !!!
Fortunately the bank of Dad was on hand.
Upshot......
Yesterday the treatment was completed and she looks great. She can now eat properly eg eat an apple.
The mistake my daughter and SiL made last night was to thank me with hugs.
I'm not good at that sort of thing and fell apart with lots of sobs.
So......I couldn't help her years ago but was so pleased I could do it now.
If only Sue could be here to see it.

 

[PaulSB]

But I find it don't. I go to bed tonight at the same time, have the same amount of sleep as usual, and when I wake up around 6am it is an hour later than normal.

Pssst........don't tell anyone..........the clocks go back........it'll be an hour earlier

 

[Baldy]

I don't really object to the clocks going back/forward although I don't see the need.
What i do, strongly l, object to is having to get out of bed at 02.00 and doing it.
AND that is for every clock in the house.

You don't have to do it at 02.00, the world won't end if your clocks are out for a few hours while you're asleep.

 

[Dave7]

You don't have to do it at 02.00, the world won't end if your clocks are out for a few hours while you're asleep.

Now you tell me. 78 years old and you wait till now

 

[numbnuts]

We has rain
and I'm having mushroom omelette and a few chips for lunch

 

[Mo1959]

I used to hate when the clocks went back on the night shift. It was already a 11.30 hour shift so it made it 12.30.

I popped out for a couple of miles before lunch. The wind is baltic. Glad I put a cosy jacket on.

Big bowl of chicken and veg soup for lunch followed by Greek yoghurt and mandarins.

 

[Dave7]

Piddling down here.
Sun with clouds was promised.
Can I get my money back ?