The Retirement Thread
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welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Yes, but they do last errhh 3 daysI just ordered my mummies flowers for Christmas. Gotta get in early to make sure I get a delivery slot. By god the prices are going up. £42.00 for a bunch of flowers
I'd cuddle her.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
The reason that I go to bed so late is that I hate lying awake trying to get to sleep. Normally, turning the lights off at 04:00-05:00 does the trick but last night (this morning!) it didn't. Lights out 04:45, but my mental lights were still on at 05:30. I must have finally drifted off at about 06:00...
Anyway, the relevance of this is that I was dragged from my slumber at 10:00 by a strange noise emanating from my bedside cabinet. My new Galaxy Tab was signalling me that an email had come in.
When I bought the thing it was waking me up all the time with email notifications. In the end I discovered that one can set blocks of time when this won't happen so I set mine to shut up between midnight and 10:00. The result is that I now get woken up at 10:00 even if my alarm is set for 10:50, which it was today.
It sounds like the council worker has some similar tech on their bedside cabinet!
I got put on standby once for a whole weekend. I was told not to stray far from my computer in case I needed to debug some software. It was in the days before I owned a mobile phone so the company lent me one of theirs. I had a huge battle with them to be allowed to turn it off from midnight to 06:00.
I absolutely hated that weekend and it put me off mobiles for years. The thought of that poor council worker being woken up every 10 minutes by 'pings' from some ranting Chorley anti-vaxer nut makes me shudder!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I was forgetting that most people's smartphones do that kind of thing... One of the first things I did with my phone was to switch off all audible notifications except for texts and phone calls.
PS And my morning alarms!
PS And my morning alarms!
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Be careful what you wish for......she may be a clone of WelshieI'd cuddle her.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Too much woman for one man
I can handle it.Too much woman for one man
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Had to think about that one for a minute or two.......😄😄😄
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Thought you were talking about me going to see my granddaughter and hoping for my first cuddle.
My Wife and Sister go mad with me because I always have my mobile volume set low or 'if out on my bike' off completely to avoid those very same annoying 'pings' that you have mentioned..
What I like with this forum is that you can just drop in and out to 'catch-up' whenever you get the chance without there being an expectation on you to have constant back/forth interaction as with some social media sites. I have often been ridiculed for declining invites from people (including family members) who want to add me to their new 'Group Chat' that they are setting up
I'm not miserable (honestly) but, I just like to choose when I join in and not feel that I'm being forced into it.. It is not often you get 5mins to yourself when you work or have a family so it can be a precious bit of time to yourself
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
So I've seen the new bike all built up minus bar tape and minor odds and sods. Should be completed Monday/Tuesday.
She is a thing of beauty. I knew the frame was slightly traditional in appearance. It is but this makes the bike look what it is - an adventure/gravel/tourer and not a speedy summer machine. Silver titanium frame with everything else black.
Even has a head badge - you don't see that very often.
She is a thing of beauty. I knew the frame was slightly traditional in appearance. It is but this makes the bike look what it is - an adventure/gravel/tourer and not a speedy summer machine. Silver titanium frame with everything else black.
Even has a head badge - you don't see that very often.
