The Retirement Thread

[gavroche]

Good morning. Well, another trip to the tip at 9.40 am , this time to get rid of loads of box files and french teaching books and papers, not needed anymore and also a fax machine. It is amazing how much one can accumulate over the years until you decide to have a massive sort out . Actually, Mrs G decided that so I had no choice. So now we have quite a bit of empty cupboard spaces, ready to be filled again.

 

[PaulSB]

Yes.......as the recipe says.....
"The secret to getting gloriously puffed-up Yorkshire puddings is to have the fat sizzling hot and don't open the oven door"!

Of course, it helps if you open the oven door to take them out but not until then.

Seconded for the sizzling hot fat. You don't have to use specific Yorkshire pudding tins. I use what I guess you guys would call a "Cup Cake" tin - we call them bun or muffin tins. Put enough fat (oil is OK but fat better) in to cover the bottom of the well. Heat this in the oven by sitting the Cup Cake tin on a baking tray. I put my oven on it's highest setting. When the fat is hot remove tin and tray from oven and place on a gas ring to make sure the temperature is kept high. Ladle in the batter which should sink below the surface of the fat, if fat has cooled down leave on the gas ring for a few minutes then pop the whole lot in to the oven.

For me the secret to a good Yorkshire is to make them small and cook as fast as possible.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. Well, another trip to the tip at 9.40 am , this time to get rid of loads of box files and french teaching books and papers, not needed anymore and also a fax machine. It is amazing how much one can accumulate over the years until you decide to have a massive sort out . Actually, Mrs G decided that so I had no choice. So now we have quite a bit of empty cupboard spaces, ready to be filled again.

I still remember the first time I saw a fax machine, I was blown away by the technology! How things have changed.

 

[Tenkaykev]

A belated good morning fellow retirees,
Following an interesting trip on the Caledonian sleeper followed by a ride across London, Mrs Tenkay and I are relaxing with a coffee with son and daughter in law.
We'll be getting the train to Poole later🚂🚂🚂
Have a lovely peaceful day folks 🏃‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚶‍♀️🏊‍♂️

 

[pawl]

Morning all

Looks like being a nice day today, but a bit breezier than yesterday.
Off fo a walk in a nature reserve this morning.


Never had a bagel in my whole life.....or a pretzel, come to think of it.
Must get out more!

I wouldn’t bother.

 

[pawl]

Diary for the day

11.15 Take the hedge clippings to the tip
1.30 Flu vaccination

Exciting day j

 

[Mo1959]

I still remember the first time I saw a fax machine, I was blown away by the technology! How things have changed.

I remember using a Gestetner copying machine too.

 

[welsh dragon]

I remember using a Gestetner copying machine too.

One of those with the big handle that you turned?

 

[PaulSB]

Diary for the day

11.15 Take the hedge clippings to the tip
1.30 Flu vaccination

Exciting day j

Well at least you've got something to do. I need a new tyre and that's it.

True I'm going to chat about new bikes but really.....................

 

[Mo1959]

One of those with the big handle that you turned?

Yep, that's the one. I'm sure you had to fill it with squidgy black ink too if I remember correctly?

 

[numbnuts]

My multimeter just turned into a genie ................ it went puff in a cloud of smoke........ I think it's broke

 

[welsh dragon]

Yep, that's the one. I'm sure you had to fill it with squidgy black ink too if I remember correctly?

Yep. Gooey thick ink. And you had to be really careful not to get it on your hands.

 

[Dave7]

@classic33 Re yorkshire pud.
I forgot to mention that my Mum was a Yorkshire lass.

 

[classic33]

@classic33 Re yorkshire pud.
I forgot to mention that my Mum was a Yorkshire lass.

No good for the passport, come the revolution. You'd have to be have been born here, to qualify.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm back home and a little annoyed, out on my bike just after half eight, three mile from home, Four Pounds Avenue I got a snake bite in the back, thats my sixth flat this year, I normally only get one or two a year so I've now had more flats in a year than i usually get in three years. I'm now sat here trying to figure out whats changed, what am I doing different, there must be something. I've got a Rubino on the front and a Durano on the back, now whilst the Rubino is new to me, only went on this year, I've been using Durano's for years with out problems, its a puzzle.