The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Good morning chaps. I see underhanded shenanagins is afoot re phones. . I agree with dave r by the way.

Ah! I was hoping for the female perspective. Especially the retired, cycling female perspective

Think I’m going to get busy eBaying all the stuff I’ve been meaning to sell for a while. Should cover the phone cost quite easily.

 

[PaulSB]

Meanwhile I’ve just boiled my porridge. Bugger.

 

[arch684]

Morning all,today i will be replacing the roofing felt on my shed and repairing fences,thanks to yesterdays weather

 

[welsh dragon]

Meanwhile I’ve just boiled my porridge. Bugger.

Porridge

And your welcome

 

[PaulSB]

Porridge

And your welcome

I was waiting for that.

Time to get the bike out.

 

[PaulSB]

Today is going rapidly down hill...........

We go away on Monday. So I cancelled the milk. It seems I may have got the dates wrong as the milk lady hasn’t been

Mrs P will want coffee when I go in the bedroom for my kit........

I don’t think this will be a positive contribution to the new phone situation.

 

[welsh dragon]

Today is going rapidly down hill...........

We go away on Monday. So I cancelled the milk. It seems I may have got the dates wrong as the milk lady hasn’t been

Mrs P will want coffee when I go in the bedroom for my kit........

I don’t think this will be a positive contribution to the new phone situation.

Just as you thought your plan was going swimingly well.

 

[Dirk]

Hitching up the van later and trundling back home.
We've had a great week with decent weather and would like to stay on a few more days, but the pitch isn't available and we could do with doing a few jobs around the bungalow before we shoot off down to the Seaton Cycling Festival at the end of next week.
26 nights away in the caravan so far this year.

 

[screenman]

It is hot, the swim has been done and very shortly I will be having a dirk.

 

[perplexed]

It is hot, the swim has been done and very shortly I will be having a dirk.

Thankfully I read that twice...

 

[perplexed]

Good morning. I have a dilemma which woke me very early. I think I need a new phone - screen cracked and camera is nackered on my iPhone 5 which is six years old.

I’ve a feeling Mrs Paulsb isn’t going to see this as a “need,” more of a “want.”

What’s my best approach? Buy one first, negotiate first or simply state I’m going to buy one? It will be a Motorola, about £150.

Perhaps I should mention I need a new phone because the nackered camera won’t scan the QR code on my new Wahoo. Mrs P doesn’t know about this and I’ve funded all bar £10 via Evans cash back, selling my Garmin 810 and a couple of secondhand club shirts

I think it is 'Banksy' who said - 'It's easier to seek forgiveness than permission...'.

 

[perplexed]

If I was full time, I would've got home around 0400am if I was lucky... And would have done the same in the morning.

Instead of which I went to bed at a normal time for human beings last night. Similarly I got up at a sensible time, have had coffee and toast, and am now contemplating going out into the garden and having a crack at the Hornbeam hedge.

I cannot tell you the sheer bloody relief at not having to work at least 50 odd hours this week.

 

[rb58]

It’s not bad this retirement malarkey is it! Rode down to Teapot Island for a plate of (bouncy) scrambled eggs. Warm, sunny, no wind, gorgeous Kent lanes and very little traffic. Gave the ‘fast’ bike an outing too.

 

[welsh dragon]

If I was full time, I would've got home around 0400am if I was luck... And would have done the same in the morning.

Instead of which I went to bed at a normal time for human beings last night. Similarly I got up at a sensible time, have had coffee and toast, and am now contemplating going out into the garden and having a crack at the Hornbeam hedge.

I cannot tell you the sheer bloody relief at not having to work at least 50 odd hours this week.

Great isn't it.

 

[perplexed]

Great isn't it.

It is... It's actually quite hard to express the relief. It's also a little weird because whilst being relieved, it is also a little odd.

I think it is going to take a couple of months to get used to it if I'm honest. And that is certainly not because I miss being there - I don't, not for a second.