The Retirement Thread

[perplexed]

Mrs GM did her good deed for the day yesterday. The evening before she took the dog over the park for a walk and run, when she found a wallet on a bench. After a bit of detective work she managed to contact the owner, he was over the moon when he collected it yesterday morning so much so he gave her a box of Mr Kipling's cakes

Bravo! (Or is it Brava?) Either way, good karma...

 

[perplexed]

I am having fibre broadband. The new hub arrived today. We plugged it in and put the password into my tablet. Things always work better when you put the right password in. . Now sorted and all well. The fibre internet should be activated sometime on Monday.

You'll get my 'like' sometime tomorrow I guess ...

 

[PaulSB]

Fish died.

Neighbours have informed us it was behaving strangely before they went away. Apparently it kept lying on the bottom and not moving much.

Thanks guys.

 

[welsh dragon]

You'll get my 'like' sometime tomorrow I guess ...

Yay. I got it.

 

[welsh dragon]

Fish died.

Neighbours have informed us it was behaving strangely before they went away. Apparently it kept laying on the bottom and not moving much.

Thanks guys.

Phew. Thank god they noticed it's odd behavior. It wasn't your fault it died.

 

[PaulSB]

I’m just having a quiet sit down after a 65 mile ride - hot! Drank 6 litres of water. I digress.

My wife is half Italian, half Ukrainian (or Polish) depending on where her father happened to be living.

So we are watching Caroline Wozniacki (Polish by birth) who is coached by her father Piotr Wozniacki (Polish). The female commentator is ABSOLUTELY adamant there is no “W” in Polish.

Clearly my wife spelt her name incorrectly for the last 62 years.

 

[roadrash]

@screenman whats the outlook, re the herniated disc, anyone with disc problems has my utmost sympathy, as I found they can be horrible and lead to long term problems if left untreated too long.

 

[Paulus]

A nice ride today, 35 miles, but not to Hertford, my friend changed his mind, so we went the long way round to St Albans for coffee and back. a couple of beers in the Mitre and home. traffic chaos in Barnet as a water main has burst at the top of the hill by the church. A big hole in the road, 3 way temporary traffic lights and many drivers with bad tempers. My friend and i sailed down the middle of the road and got to the front of the queue no doubt adding to the drivers anger.

 

[PaulSB]

Radwanska spells her name incorrectly as well. Gotta love some Brits - shout loud enough and those foreigners will understand, eventually.

I suppose I could change mine to Victor.......

 

[screenman]

@screenman whats the outlook, re the herniated disc, anyone with disc problems has my utmost sympathy, as I found they can be horrible and lead to long term problems if left untreated too long.

Just been to the doc, he suggested some stronger painkiller if needed and physio. I hope that as I am feeling some improvement day on day that I have not done too much damage. Lack of sensation ( pins and needles) is not much fun and the leg giving way on its own accord has got beyond a joke.

That all said I have made a few people smile today, so the day has not been wasted.

 

[roadrash]

Lack of sensation ( pins and needles) is not much fun and the leg giving way on its own accord has got beyond a joke.

I can certainly agree with you there , trapped nerves are no fun, if as you say the symptoms are getting easier then that suggests the swelling/inflammation is going down and releasing pressure on the nerves , no doubt you will have been told that the wall of the disc, once herniated will now always be weak and prone to happening again . take care and I hope you recover well

 

[GM]

I’m just having a quiet sit down after a 65 mile ride - hot! Drank 6 litres of water. I digress.

My wife is half Italian, half Ukrainian (or Polish) depending on where her father happened to be living.

So we are watching Caroline Wozniacki (Polish by birth) who is coached by her father Piotr Wozniacki (Polish). The female commentator is ABSOLUTELY adamant there is no “W” in Polish.

Clearly my wife spelt her name incorrectly for the last 62 years.

My wife tells me that she's the one that got dumped by Rory Mcilroy

 

[PaulSB]

^^

 

[welsh dragon]

Ooh. Looks like i am first today. Morning folks. Another hot day today methinks.

My new smart hub from BT arrived yesterday and is up and running. Now all i have to do is wait until monday when fibre broadband is supposed to be activated. Hoorah. Anything will be better than 2mbs. . Oh the joys of living in the sticks.

 

[screenman]

Lovely day out there but it looks like I will be stuck inside all day.