The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

The winter of 1947 was supposed to be really bad as well. I saw videos of people trying to dig out trains that got stuck

 

[pawl]

Is the bonus just paid automatically?

As far as I can remember.It is fourteen years since I started receiving the payment Cant recall having to claim the payment? It is included in the weekly or monthly state pension Not sure about the heating allowance. I have had the letter stating the payment is due.

 

[Drago]

Definitely not riding today. Fog is so bad its really not safe to be on the roads at all in any vehicle, yet people are hooning like Roger Ramjet with a burning turd stuck in hhis ring.

 

[Dave7]

The winter of 1947 was supposed to be really bad as well. I saw videos of people trying to dig out trains that got stuck

I was born Feb 47.....the worst winter on record.
Don't blame me!!!

 

[Dave7]

A quick hello as I have to drop MrsD off to meet her sister......they are visiting the aunt.
Every day is different for me because I MAKE them different eg one day I will have a wash, next day I don't bother. No 2 days are the same

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The winter of 1947 was supposed to be really bad as well. I saw videos of people trying to dig out trains that got stuck

I don't remember 1947, but I do remember 1963, I remember it snowed on Boxing Day and we were snowed up till March, I would be woken up every morning by my Dad clearing our path, we were living in Kent at the time, I remember sledging on the hills behind the town.

 

[oldwheels]

The winter of 1947 was supposed to be really bad as well. I saw videos of people trying to dig out trains that got stuck

I remember that winter when a train in Caithness were completely covered in snow and I think passengers had to wait some time before they could get dug out. Cars were also stuck overnight in some places.
More recently I had a scary trip from Tyndrum to Oban and the road surface was so bad that on the downward slope from Tyndrum I had no control whatsoever and no steering or braking. The snow was banked up on both sides of the road and I bounced from side to side and spun once 360 degrees but the snow banks kept me on the road at least until I could regain control. There was no visible damage to van, just my nerves.

 

[welsh dragon]

One of my grandsons just came running into the house. He has an online lecture and his dad's internet is down. So grannies internet is coming in handy.

 

[Paulus]

A cheese and marmite bun
My daughter brought some down yesterday. She has a pop up Baker in Hitchin that bakes all kinds of bread and cakes.
These are particularly delicious.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Went to pharmacy this morning - the black ice warning light came on for the first time this year

mind you - probably also the first time the car has been out before 10 a.m.!!

 

[Tenkaykev]

I don't use Google as a browser anymore, I use DuckDuckgo instead. And I have an email address that isn't tied to Google either.

welshie@bloomers.cwm?

 

[welsh dragon]

Apparently people in Powys will have to travel some distance to get the vaccination for Covid19. The earnest for us will be Newtown a 50 mile round trip. Not too bad.

The other place for Powys is Brecon so sod that one.

 

[Dave7]

One of my grandsons just came running into the house. He has an online lecture and his dad's internet is down. So grannies internet is coming in handy.

Are you a "grannie" then ?
Our surname is Smith and MrsD said there is now way she will be a grannie Smith. So Nana its been.

 

[numbnuts]

Someones been eating all the mince pies again just had to make another two dozen

 

[numbnuts]

Apparently people in Powys will have to travel some distance to get the vaccination for Covid19. The earnest for us will be Newtown a 50 mile round trip. Not too bad.

The other place for Powys is Brecon so sod that one.

That's not good if you have a heap of snow