The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Just bought a season ticket for Marwood Gardens.
http://www.marwoodhillgarden.co.uk

We normally go 4 times a year. That costs us £48 plus cost of coffees.
Season ticket is £40 and includes a free drink each visit.
As we cycle past it fairly regularly it seemed a no brainer to use it as a coffee stop.
Let's see...cycle past about once a week...2 x coffee @ £2 a throw = approx £200 a year saving.

 

[Dirk]

Been not for a short ride this morning and it bloody well rained!
None forecast. Dry when we set out. Quarter of a mile down the road and down it came!
I hate weather forecasters!
They spent £100m on new facilities at the Met Office, 60 miles away, and they still can't get it right!

Got home and the sun's come out!

I'm going down the pub.

 

[midlife]

Been not for a short ride this morning and it bloody well rained!
None forecast. Dry when we set out. Quarter of a mile down the road and down it came!
I hate weather forecasters!
They spent £100m on new facilities at the Met Office, 60 miles away, and they still can't get it right!

Got home and the sun's come out!

I'm going down the pub.

The Met Office have lost a few weather forecasting contracts recently, some Scandinavian mob have taken over iirc.

Shaun

 

[Drago]

Fircones and seaweed are the working components of The Met's new super computer.

 

[Dirk]

I once heard it said that the most accurate weather forecast was to look outside and say 'tomorrow's weather will be the same as today's'.
Apparently this has been proven to have an accuracy of well over 60%, which is a greater degree of accuracy than the Met Office claim for their forecasts.

 

[Dirk]

Good morning dossers. Wassup today?
I've got two Ridgeback tourers to give a deep clean/service today.
Getting them ready for our Cotswold tour next week.

 

[Drago]

Going to ride Colin the Claud over to Hanslope, track down an OS cut mark on the church there. Just a gentle 10 mile loop.

Mrs D isn't too good today (Multiple Sclerosis, can vary in health radically across two or three days) so other than that I won't be doing much.

 

[Dirk]

One cleaned and ready to go.
One more to go.

 

[Venod]

Cleaned the patio at the back and the block paving at the front with my new jet wash patio cleaner, purchased from Aldi yesterday £14.99 Karcher ones are £50-60 ish
An excellent piece of kit and a cracking job much quicker than just using the lance and it will keep the Yorkshire Water share holders happy, I could hear my water meter scrambling for a higher gear.
I have left all the plant-pots/planters for Mrs Afnug to put back, I could place them mm perfect to where they came from but I would still be wrong.

 

[perplexed]

The Met Office have lost a few weather forecasting contracts recently, some Scandinavian mob have taken over iirc.

Shaun

That'd be quite cool - the theme music will be ace and there will be lots of moody photography

 

[Drago]

Now feet up in front of the hypno-box. Mrs D still not right, I sent her backnto bed where she remains, so I'll stat close by in case I'm needed.

 

[Dirk]

T'other one done.
Missus bought me a nice bottle of Malbec as a reward for a job well done. 



 

[Dirk]

And very nice it is too.


 

[clid61]

Was going to retire , no mortgage , part tjme job. But out of blue. We split up own places and more debt but I'm happy

 

[Drago]

Today its wipe the grass, cut the gutters, de moss the windows, then out for a ride on Colin.