The Retirement Thread

[mikeIow]

I went to the farm shop earlier to get eggs for myself and my daughter.
She wanted 12 medium
I wanted 6 large
When i got home I found the boxes weren't labelled M or L and I cannot see any difference. My SiL checked and he also cannot see any difference. I am annoyed as I dont know what I've paid the extra for.
I normally go to Aldi and get Extra Large which are excellent.
Farm shops can definitely be a rip off.

Nipped into Costco today for a few bits…got their big box of eggs. One of them was HUGE!
Ought to get my callipers out and measure it: the others were a decent size, but it had to be gently coaxed out of the box 🤣

 

[PeteXXX]

Morning campers 👋

 

[PeteXXX]

Thunderstorms forecast for today. Tomorrow, too, possibly ⚡

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all, a nice blue sky at the moment but a tad cool. It's going to cloud over by lunchtime with showers forecast for this afternoon.
Some domestics need doing today before I get a bike ride in.

 

[Dave7]

Good morning Pete and all other old farts.
We also have thundery weather forecast for a few days.
Assuming I 'get going' I must have a shower and shave as I have the fortnightly cabaret lunch from 12.00. Been to 3 so far. Its a nice break for 2-3 hours but the acts are very iffy.
Have a good day all.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Weather's looking a bit naff today, so we are taking BiL on the train.
That'll while away a few hours.
Last night I learned all about helium testing of a pressure die cast unit he worked on years ago.
It was thrilling...

 

[Chief Broom]

Morning folks not a good start...ran out of sugar so looking in the cupboard found a coffee jar full which i couldnt remember filling, anyhow sat down with my usual morning high octane coffee and....ptuueeee it was salt! found some honey and made another cup
Back again to my Knockarthur hill this morning...getting a bit obsessive...

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning from a very wet Dorset. I was planning a walk to Wimborne when the heavens opened! Heating has come on and it's very grey outside. On the bright side at least the solar panels have had a good wash 💧
Will procrastinate further over a coffee.

 

[welsh dragon]

Cooooeee. Not nice here at the moment. 7 deg but very windy and wet. We had a lot of rain last night.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Dave7]

Morning folks not a good start...ran out of sugar so looking in the cupboard found a coffee jar full which i couldnt remember filling, anyhow sat down with my usual morning high octane coffee and....ptuueeee it was salt! found some honey and made another cup
Back again to my Knockarthur hill this morning...getting a bit obsessive...

Going back 70ish years i recall the family in some cafe. We all had cups of tea. The sugar and salt were in bowls as against cellar/shakers.
I recall my Mum put a spoonful of salt in her tea. Spat it out and went and bought another one......only to do exactly the same thing again.
She got it right the 3rd time.

 

[Dave7]

Cooooeee. Not nice here at the moment. 7 deg but very windy and wet. We had a lot of rain last night.

Stay safe peeps

Ive said it before but i/we have had many holidays in Snowdonia......that place can rain!!!

 

[Binky]

Morning.
Sunny/showers and blowing a cold gale. The weather will make the packing go better .
Ton of things to do before tomorrows early flight and if I rememer I might well be first to post come the morning seeing as I'll be up at about 01:00(!).

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. I put the heating on at 5.45. Geez, it was cold. Wind howling and rain rattling against the windows. Have I missed summer? Is it November? I keep thinking to myself "I must get on with the allotment, nothing much planted." Then we get a morning like this or I go on a bike ride and get reminded of how cold it is. No point in planting things out as at best the plants don't grow, at worst they get a cold shock that it takes weeks to recover from. I filled some pots and seed trays with compost at the weekend and brought them down to the utility to room to warm up. I'm going to sow peas, lettuce, kale and Cavelo Nero today.

It's our u3a AGM this morning. As Treasurer I have to present the accounts, my fourth year, no one has come up with an awkward question.....................yet! Later I'll get to the gym as some exercise is needed.

 

[welsh dragon]

Ive said it before but i/we have had many holidays in Snowdonia......that place can rain!!!

It can indeed. In fact it's hissing down at the moment

 

[numbnuts]

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