The Retirement Thread

[172traindriver]

An update on my earlier post, the gentle rain has now turned into very heavy rain

 

[172traindriver]

Send me your number.......I will phone you

Get behind me in the queue

 

[172traindriver]

We went shopping in the metropolis yesterday. Parked in the main car park and Mr WD went to the pay and display to get the ticket.

However he made a mistake pressing the buttons and put the wrong reg in. He was 1 letter out. Mr WD had to buy a second ticket. It ended up costing £1.40 to park for 30 minutes.

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Pays not to take him in the future

 

[classic33]

That's these bloody scam phone calls started again this morning. Supposed to be from BT saying your internet will be cut off unless you press button whatever! Feckin annoying.

Remind them it's now OpenReach, not BT.


Dial 1471 and get their number.

 

[Paulus]

If MrsP wants to shopping, unless there is something particular that I want, I don't go. I rather be doing something, anything else.

 

[classic33]

Morning all.
Its cold
Its windy
Its hissing down
I have a little man inside my head with a VERY BIG hammer (after last nights match).
Golf, I will not be playing

Why?

 

[Mo1959]

If MrsP wants to shopping, unless there is something particular that I want, I don't go. I rather be doing something, anything else.

I hate proper physical shopping too. If I can’t find something online, apart from local food shopping, I don’t buy it. No wonder shops are closing as I think many people are the same.

 

[Paulus]

Why?

Fairweather golfer

 

[Dave7]

Fairweather golfer

I am a fairweather everythinger

 

[dickyknees]

That's these bloody scam phone calls started again this morning. Supposed to be from BT saying your internet will be cut off unless you press button whatever! Feckin annoying.

We too are having a spate of these calls. I answer, wait for the person to speak and sing “scam, scam, scam” vaguely similar to Monty Python’s spam chorus.

The other one I enjoy is the “have you had an accident and it’s not your fault”. Again I answer, wait for the person to ask the question and reply saying in all seriousness that the accident wasn’t my fault but I have no memory as the police said I was four times over the limit! Haven’t had many of those recently though.

It’s childish, but it cheers up a grey morning like today.

 

[PaulSB]

I hate proper physical shopping too. If I can’t find something online, apart from local food shopping, I don’t buy it. No wonder shops are closing as I think many people are the same.

On the other side I'll happily buy something like chainsaw chains, phone cover online but never clothes etc.

Two issues with this, I can't feel or touch the fabric. Secondly why order and pay for a load of clothes of which 90% I'll have to return which means going to the store or post office. I don't get it but as my son - in clothing with Bestseller - reminds me - I'm old!!!!!!

 

[Dave7]

We too are having a spate of these calls. I answer, wait for the person to speak and sing “scam, scam, scam” vaguely similar to Monty Python’s spam chorus.

The other one I enjoy is the “have you had an accident and it’s not your fault”. Again I answer, wait for the person to ask the question and reply saying in all seriousness that the accident wasn’t my fault but I have no memory as the police said I was four times over the limit! Haven’t had many of those recently though.

It’s childish, but it cheers up a grey morning like today.

I have tried several responses to these.
When I asked "how did you know about that" she just put me through to an expert, at which point I hung up.
Twice I have said "yes, it was terrible. I lost both legs and both arms, then they had to amputate my head". For some reason the line went dead at that point.

 

[roadrash]

I just ask if they can claim for amnesia, they usually get all excited, yes of course we can, …..GOOD..... BECAUSE I DONT REMEMBER HAVING AN ACCIDENT,...…. FECK OFF.

 

[welsh dragon]

I just ask if they can claim for amnesia, they usually get all exited, yes of course we can, …..GOOD..... BECAUSE I DONT REMEMBER HAVING AN ACCIDENT,...…. FECK OFF.

. I might steal that one

 

[Dirk]

Chip butties on the way.