The Retirement Thread

[Exlaser2]

Morning all. Still in bed trying to catch up on some sleep and planing my day . Think they needs to be a bike ride in it to reward myself for the messed up day yesterday.

 

[classic33]

Wondering whether we have a 'ring' toe ... 🤔

"Most people wear their toe ring on the second toe (next to the big toe), in the center, just below or at the first joint."

 

[GM]

Here's one for Classic33, a once and only chance! .....

 

[classic33]

Here's one for Classic33, a once and only chance! .....

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UTC* first, then repeat with BST.


Also known as Zulu Time

 

[Dave7]

Better than a camel toe!

From a male perspective I cannot agree with that Mo..... sorry

 

[Dave7]

Enjoyed our walk earlier. Set off a bit late at 0830 and managed 3.6 miles. To start with I had a jacket and skull cap on as it was a cold wind. By the end I was carrying the jacket as it was lovely and warm.
Tragedy .....our pie day has been put back till tomorrow. We realised there is a lot of salad to be used. I hate throwing food away. So its salad butties for the main meal.

 

[numbnuts]

Went to sainsburys only took an hour, even got two packs of pudding rice

 

[Dave7]

Went to sainsburys only took an hour, even got two packs of pudding rice

What is your rice pud recipe ?

 

[Dave7]

One for @PaulSB and other horti whatits.
Some wild flowers from our walk this morning.
I realise there are numerous small flowers that look the same but have you any idea

A cropped photo.

 

[IaninSheffield]

"Most people wear their toe ring on the second toe (next to the big toe), in the center, just below or at the first joint."

Oh my! You mean it's a 'thing'?!

 

[Dirk]

One for @PaulSB and other horti whatits.
Some wild flowers from our walk this morning.
I realise there are numerous small flowers that look the same but have you any idea
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MrsD reliably informs me that it is Lady's Smock otherwise known as Cuckoo Flower.

 

[PaulSB]

@Dave7 I think it's Lady's Smock also known as Cuckoo Flower. Botanically named Cardamine pratensis.

Not 100% sure but I'll check it out later. Just finishing my pre-ride coffee.

ALDI 0 Tesco 50+

Tesco queue meant I simply turned round and went home. An hour queuing by reckoning. Tesco fail again.

 

[Dave7]

My "oh sh*t" moment of today.
Near the end of our walk we called in at the co-op. Its part of a very small mall of maybe 10 shops and is tucked into the far right corner (that bit is important).
From our walk it meant us approaching from the left and when we got to the door we walked straight in. We followed the arrows etc and completed our shop BUT when we exited, going the opposite direction was a queue of 20+ people .
It was then we noticed the sign "one out, one in"
Coming from the left we had not seen the queue or the sign and walked straight in.
Heads down we scarpered as quickly as possible.
A wonder we weren't lynched.

 

[welsh dragon]

Back from a 10 mile bimble. The wind was biting but when it died down it was really hot.

 

[Tenkaykev]

One for @PaulSB and other horti whatits.
Some wild flowers from our walk this morning.
I realise there are numerous small flowers that look the same but have you any idea
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There's a phone app called "Picture This" that uses your phones camera to identify plants.
I tried it out on various plants in the garden and it's very good.
It has an option to correct a mis-identification, and it is, I believe UK centric with regards to the plants in the database.