The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Cooooeee. 9 deg dry with a light breeze. Not a lot planned for today.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all..
A cool start to the day here, thundery showers and heavy rain forecast for later on.
All the usual things to do and I'll be out on the bike for a ride later on.

 

[PeteXXX]

Dog's been walked 🐶
A slight nip in the air but clear skies 😎

 

[screenman]

Lifting floor boards in the loft for me today, it is going to be hard work as Justines late husband would never use one screw when he could use ten, all cheap flathead as well, little do the screws know yet that I have a secret weapon to use.

 

[PeteXXX]

A rare moment has occurred.. I've been allowed pegs!!
Only because it's all rectangular flat things like towels, tea-towels and a bath mat..

NB: all pegs were matched and as near to the colour of the article being pegged.. 👍

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning from a sunny Dorset. The neighbourhood cat was scratching at the patio door when I went downstairs to make the coffee, I ignored him and he headed off to the next feeding station on his rounds. Speaking of feeding stations we put up a new one yesterday, complete with a couple of new feeders and filled them with sections from a square suet block. The birds have gone crazy for it with over 20 starlings vying for access.
In other news a friend rang me yesterday to let me know that he's given up running. He had a bad fall recently and has had a couple of operations to put his shoulder back in place and now has a metal plate securing it. We've been running together for more than 45 years, a group of four originally who have been mutually supportive as we each faced the various challenges that life throws up along the way. I have suggested we now meet up for a walk instead of a run.
Bin day today, blue bin + food waste bin, then Mrs Tkk's walking group, at least the rain has stopped for that.
Have a peaceful day folks ☀️☕️😎

 

[gavroche]

About the going rate. VAT and labour makes up a reasonable amount of the bill

I had a full service on my car for £120 done by a one man band old school mechanic, then MOT at Renault dealer for £50 so £170 all together.