The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

Morning.....I feel tired, looking at the weather station it's 31c already, she's gonna be a warm one

 

[Paulus]

You do have a good choice in music imo.
Mine is very varied. I enjoy radio 2 in the morning then switch between Gold, Boom, Planet Rock but I also use my Alexa when I want specific artists on.

I have finally given up with Radio 2 in the morning. I have given Sara Cox a couple of days in the job, but I can't stand her babbling voice at a machine gun pace.
The last couple of breakfast show hosts, including the one who disappeared and then got sacked and his stand in started to grate on my nerves a bit.
Maybe I've just got old and grumpy.
Boom Radio and Radio4 for me now.

 

[Drago]

Morning.....I feel tired, looking at the weather station it's 31c already, she's gonna be a warm one

Morning Jon. 26 celsiuses here.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. 19 degrees here at the moment. I was heading home from my riverside trail loop when I met a neighbour from a few doors along with his dogs so turned back and walked with him for a bit so it added another couple of miles on.

I'm not sure there will be much more exercise today apart from maybe a wander up to the supermarket.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I have finally given up with Radio 2 in the morning. I have given Sara Cox a couple of days in the job, but I can't stand her babbling voice at a machine gun pace.
The last couple of breakfast show hosts, including the one who disappeared and then got sacked and his stand in started to grate on my nerves a bit.
Maybe I've just got old and grumpy.
Boom Radio and Radio4 for me now.

Not listened to R2 for years - listening to old music is not my thing even though I am an oldie myself. R1 is non-stop drivel. R3 is dull, dull, dull and R4 isn't a music channel anyway. BBC Radio is terminally dire, imo.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Excellent news!
The earlier bus is running 5 minutes late and will arrive after 09:39 so I can use my ol' farts bus pass 👌

Its weird isn;t it
if a bus arrives early then you can;t use it
but if it is due before the cutoff and is a few minutes late then you can

I was speaking to someone once that reckoned that some bus drivers speed up to get past as many stops as possible before the cut off!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Morning. 19 degrees here at the moment. I was heading home from my riverside trail loop when I met a neighbour from a few doors along with his dogs so turned back and walked with him for a bit so it added another couple of miles on.

I'm not sure there will be much more exercise today apart from maybe a wander up to the supermarket.

I think I would get a lecture if I suggested I walk into town today!!!

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. HOT! Not much happening here but there has been some big "excitment" in the village in the last few days. Two fully mature beech trees have shed huge boughs across the village road. The first about 9.00pm on Sunday evening simply fell across the road. A team of villagers and the local farmer was quickly mustered and the rioad cleared. LCC Highways followed up the next day. Around midnight Tuesday a beech about 30 yards from my house dropped a bough across the road on to my neighbours car. My car was parked immediately below hers. Her mini narrowly avoided being crushed as the fall was partially caught by a hedge and fence. Another team was mustered in the middle of the night. Community spirit and enterprise in action.

There's now much debate about the safety of a lot of the village trees, discussion on responsibility and who owns what. It's a big can of worms. Tuesday's tree is on private land, six feet from the road. The bungalow is occupied by an eighty year old widow. She rents. Lord, knows who the landlord is.

Today Mrs P and I are having lunch at The White Swan it's my birthday treat from Monday

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Good morning. HOT! Not much happening here but there has been some big "excitment" in the village in the last few days. Two fully mature beech trees have shed huge boughs across the village road. The first about 9.00pm on Sunday evening simply fell across the road. A team of villagers and the local farmer was quickly mustered and the rioad cleared. LCC Highways followed up the next day. Around midnight Tuesday a beech about 30 yards from my house dropped a bough across the road on to my neighbours car. My car was parked immediately below hers. Her mini narrowly avoided being crushed as the fall was partially caught by a hedge and fence. Another team was mustered in the middle of the night. Community spirit and enterprise in action.

There's now much debate about the safety of a lot of the village trees, discussion on responsibility and who owns what. It's a big can of worms. Tuesday's tree is on private land, six feet from the road. The bungalow is occupied by an eighty year old widow. She rents. Lord, knows who the landlord is.

Today Mrs P and I are having lunch at The White Swan it's my birthday treat from Monday

There was a massive fuss around here a few years ago when the counsel cut down a load of trees along the road near us
and in the park

They were nice trees and not that old
the local facebook and NextDoor groups were all saying how terrible they were and how they should all be etc etc etc


I was wondering why so I took the extreme measure of asking out local councillor

she replied saying that a large branch had fallen from one tree a few months ago
and as a result they checked and found that the wrong type of tree had been planted many years ago my mistake
This particular species - a type of beech - is well known for getting to a certain age and just randomly dropping branches
so it should not be planted lining roads and paths for obvious reasons


Apparently no-one else on the groups had bothered to check it out!!!

Turns out that there were published plans to chop the relevant trees down and plant triple that number - some as direct replacement and other nearby as per policy
which has been done but had to wait a few years to allow the ground to stabilise


It was weird when I put this reply on the Facebook and NextDoor groups
I got some abuse for believing "them" (as expected) but a lot of people shut up about it

but I find it weird that so many people were prepared to shout about it
but not actually ask people who might know why

Oh and the local paper just ignored it all - despite me sending them an email!!

 

[PeteXXX]

Its weird isn;t it
if a bus arrives early then you can;t use it
but if it is due before the cutoff and is a few minutes late then you can

I was speaking to someone once that reckoned that some bus drivers speed up to get past as many stops as possible before the cut off!

Fortunately, the X7 is always late 😂

I can imagine the drivers glee! I try not to be a Twirly..

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning from a warm Dorset. I was composing a message at 06:30 but didn't post as I had arranged to go for an early walk with a friend. Just got back 13.13km including a stop for coffee and pain au chocolate at the posh delicatessen up the road ( my friends turn to pay so I skipped past Costa ) 😁
28 degrees according to the weather sensor which is on a north facing wall, feel much hotter 😮
Phone call with Consultant later this afternoon, I had been made aware that it's important to keep well hydrated in this hot weather as it will skew your blood test results if dehydrated.
Off to Weymouth tomorrow for our " Second Friday " meet up 🍺🍺

 

[Dave7]

Not listened to R2 for years - listening to old music is not my thing even though I am an oldie myself. R1 is non-stop drivel. R3 is dull, dull, dull and R4 isn't a music channel anyway. BBC Radio is terminally dire, imo.

I enjoy R2 from 09.30 till 12.00 as its a mix of music and chat

 

[Paulus]

Fortunately, the X7 is always late 😂

I can imagine the drivers glee! I try not to be a Twirly..

I can fully understand why buses run late, but there is no reason other than the drivers inability to follow his timetable, to run early.

 

[numbnuts]

I have not listened to a radio in years
Oh and it's gone up to 34.2c, I won't be going out