The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Hissing down here as well. Spain is looking rather good at the moment. In fact it is looking netter and better with each passing day

Are you planning a visit ??

 

[Drago]

Well, moaning won't help us. It is what it is - we either adapt or die. I expect by this time next year we'll be living in a kind of post apocalyptic Mad Max scenario, but with elderly pensioners picking the cabbages. Imagine an octagenarian Mel Gibson herorically picking more cabbages per hour that the oppressed masses, with a dodgy scottish accent.

 

[welsh dragon]

Are you planning a visit ??

I wish

 

[Dirk]

I won't bang on but if Priti Patel truly believes there are 100,000 UK workers desperate to spend eight hours in a field she really is on another planet.

They might not be desperate, but they could be persuaded into it with incentives.

 

[Dirk]

Right.....off to Barnstaple now to mingle with stale piss and cabbage brigade.

 

[GM]

Morning all. I we need to change the thread title to 'The economically inactive thread'

Although I still pay income tax and VAT and council tax for dwindling services that my rubbish council keep cutting back on. The latest being the green bin collection for garden waste. From April they are going to charge £70 per year for a service that was paid for out of the council tax.

We got that leaflet through the door yesterday as well. Although I disagree with their plan in principle, we have signed up for it. It works out at £3.05 per collection, I thought it's not worth mucking the car up and petrol use to go to the skip.

 

[gavroche]

We got that leaflet through the door yesterday as well. Although I disagree with their plan in principle, we have signed up for it. It works out at £3.05 per collection, I thought it's not worth mucking the car up and petrol use to go to the skip.

The tip is about 1 mile away from me so one trip a month for 9 months will cost me less than £35 a year. Also, it is also a matter of principle. They already only take the wheelie bin every 4 weeks , so what next?

 

[Dave7]

I wish

Me and MrsD are going for 2 weeks in May. I will do some cycling, probably 4 days while MrsD chills on the beach.

 

[Dave7]

Right.....off to Barnstaple now to mingle with stale piss and cabbage brigade.

You have created such an attractive image that I imagine half of the retirees meeting you there.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all. I we need to change the thread title to 'The economically inactive thread'





We got that leaflet through the door yesterday as well. Although I disagree with their plan in principle, we have signed up for it. It works out at £3.05 per collection, I thought it's not worth mucking the car up and petrol use to go to the skip.

Ours is £35.00 a year and they collect once every 2 weeks from March to mid December, so about 2 quid a time.

 

[Dave7]

The tip is about 1 mile away from me so one trip a month for 9 months will cost me less than £35 a year. Also, it is also a matter of principle. They already only take the wheelie bin every 4 weeks , so what next?

WoW...... how do people with, say, 4 kids last 4 weeks. Thats criminal.
Ours is every 2 weeks.

 

[welsh dragon]

Me and MrsD are going for 2 weeks in May. I will do some cycling, probably 4 days while MrsD chills on the beach.

Not listening.

 

[pawl]

Me too - just had two of the lovely buggers for lunch.

Lovely Wife is out today and has hidden* the peanut butter from me so it was regular butter only on them today.

*She's been very devious as I've looked high and low for the seductive jar and can't find it anywhere.

Definite grounds for a divorce.

 

[pawl]

Peanut butter is something I have never tried........it sounds disgusting to me but many people seem to like it.

Even better now it comes with Marmite Got to stop typing the men in white coats have arrived to take me away

 

[gavroche]

WoW...... how do people with, say, 4 kids last 4 weeks. Thats criminal.
Ours is every 2 weeks.

Exactly but we have a brand new, enormous building for Council Offices now that cost the rater payer £36 Million. They found the money for that.