The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

And then this strange, disreputable fellow approached me. I screamed, "don't hurt me, take my wallet, don't touch my face!"

Lemmy leaped manfully to his masters aid.

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But it turned out that the dangerous looking chap wasn't a mugger, but was in fact me old mate @PeteXXX come to say hello.

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Our brave macho hero drago once again defends the day agains't pick pockets and weird men on bicycles trying to steal his wallet or worse from trying to scar his already ugly mug even more. What a wuss.

 

[Drago]

Of course, there was the occasional twot who didn't understand the concept of "Road closed" who thought arguing with burly biker coppers would make the whole event miraculously disappear and the road re open. It didn't.

 

[PaulSB]

@Drago - great pics. Thanks.

 

[Drago]

My pleasure matey. I TWOCd Mrs Ds smartphone just for the occasion.

 

[classic33]

As a Northerner, I am proud to confirm that I am the owner of four cardigans, I hope this information may mitigate the absence in my list.

In lieu of beer-brewing, may I claim a not-insignificant number of partially consumed spirits bottles in a cupboard?

Half eaten empty bottles or the property of a ghost?

 

[screenman]

Free bar, yippee.

 

[jongooligan]

Cuh! I'm miffed. Some may have read my Pork Pie Ride post where I'd ridden 35 miles to get pork pies for the team at w*rk. Today I went into the office, the main reason being to add the pork pies to the World Cup buffet but also to stuff my face and catch up with the workies.
Turns out the buffet and general World Cup opening jollity had been postponed as loads of the Devs had been sent on a training course at short notice. Nobody thought to let me know. B@5t@rds! That's the trouble with being partially retired; you become invisible. Can't wait until I can pack it in for good.
Anybody want a pork pie?

 

[welsh dragon]

Cuh! I'm miffed. Some may have read my Pork Pie Ride post where I'd ridden 35 miles to get pork pies for the team at w*rk. Today I went into the office, the main reason being to add the pork pies to the World Cup buffet but also to stuff my face and catch up with the workies.
Turns out the buffet and general World Cup opening jollity had been postponed as loads of the Devs had been sent on a training course at short notice. Nobody thought to let me know. B@5t@rds! That's the trouble with being partially retired; you become invisible. Can't wait until I can pack it in for good.
Anybody want a pork pie?

That's terrible. No wonder you arn't happy.

 

[Dirk]

So there I was in the middle of nowhere in Dartmoor. Parked the car up and was just walking away, when two scruffy, dodgy looking characters approached me and asked whether I was leaving any valuables in when car. Turns out they were plain clothes officers of the plod. I did ask to see their warrant cards before I answered any questions and mentally noted the registration number of their car. Of course, I told them there was nothing of any value in the car. I would have done that regardless......you can't be too careful.
Funny thing was my missus; she said ' They don't look like plain clothed coppers!'.
I was so traumatised by the event that I had to go to the pub!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

My bike ride got postponed till Saturday, I went down the cafe in the car and took my Good Lady with me, we then popped into the Hatton Shopping Village on the way back.

 

[Drago]

So there I was in the middle of nowhere in Dartmoor. Parked the car up and was just walking away, when two scruffy, dodgy looking characters approached me and asked whether I was leaving any valuables in when car. Turns out they were plain clothes officers of the plod. I did ask to see their warrant cards before I answered any questions and mentally noted the registration number of their car. Of course, I told them there was nothing of any value in the car. I would have done that regardless......you can't be too careful.
Funny thing was my missus; she said ' They don't look like plain clothed coppers!'.
I was so traumatised by the event that I had to go to the pub!

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It was probably PeteXXX on the prowl for innocent folk to rob!

 

[Dirk]

It was probably PeteXXX on the prowl for innocent folk to rob!

One looked like Benny off Crossroads and the other reminded me of Dirty Den.

 

[Drago]

Ah, Pete has now teamed up with @biggs682 eh?

 

[perplexed]

Half eaten empty bottles or the property of a ghost?

This sort

 

[welsh dragon]

One looked like Benny off Crossroads and the other reminded me of Dirty Den.

Bloody hell. Def showing your age by knowing Benny from crossroads.