The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

I hate the water. I remember years ago, going into the sea and lost my footing. I panicked, swallowed loads of water and thought my time had come. Managed to salvage the situation but it's put me off (never enjoyed it anyway). My heart is racing now just recalling it!

I did something similar. The school took you for swimming lessons and for the first grade you had to jump in the deep end and swim a length. I jumped in and panicked too. I hate being out of my depth now.

 

[pawl]

I hate the water. I remember years ago, going into the sea and lost my footing. I panicked, swallowed loads of water and thought my time had come. Managed to salvage the situation but it's put me off (never enjoyed it anyway). My heart is racing now just recalling it!

Mrs P loves swimming but never in the sea.She likes to know what is beneath her feet

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The weather forecast is your friend! Check the weather for the week and then plan everything else around the good days.

Monday is cycling, Tuesday is usually my housework day but it's sunny tomorrow and lashing down now so I'm blitzing the house.

I'm doing the same, still piddling down here so I've switched to housework.

 

[Dave7]

I did something similar. The school took you for swimming lessons and for the first grade you had to jump in the deep end and swim a length. I jumped in and panicked too. I hate being out of my depth now.

And me. Aged 9 or 10 I had to swim a length to get my certificate. For some reason I had this crazy idea to do it backstroke...... which I had never tried. Nearly drowned and had to be rescued.
Somehow I got into snorkeling and scuba diving AND loved it.

 

[Dave7]

Mrs P loves swimming but never in the sea.She likes to know what is beneath her feet

Same with MrsD. She is actually a decent swimmer but has to be in or close to the shallow end.

 

[pawl]

Mrs P loves swimming but never in the sea.She likes to know what is beneath her feet

After my first wife had seen the film jaws she refused to even paddle in the sea.and that was at Skegness

 

[Juan Kog]

The weather forecast is your friend! Check the weather for the week and then plan everything else around the good days.

You trust and plan your week around the weather forecast .

 

[Sterlo]

The weather forecast is your friend! Check the weather for the week and then plan everything else around the good days.

Monday is cycling, Tuesday is usually my housework day but it's sunny tomorrow and lashing down now so I'm blitzing the house.

check for the week . I check it about 3 times a day and still don't trust it.

 

[oldwheels]

And me. Aged 9 or 10 I had to swim a length to get my certificate. For some reason I had this crazy idea to do it backstroke...... which I had never tried. Nearly drowned and had to be rescued.
Somehow I got into snorkeling and scuba diving AND loved it.

As part of our scuba training we had to be able to swim the full length of the pool underwater in ordinary swimming trunks with no weights, masks or fins.

 

[welsh dragon]

Back from town. Piddling down here as well. Very fine misty rain.

 

[Dave7]

As part of our scuba training we had to be able to swim the full length of the pool underwater in ordinary swimming trunks with no weights, masks or fins.

By the time I did my scuba course (in my late 30s) I could do that. But I was still hopeless at swimming on top

 

[oldwheels]

Miserable wet chilly day. Need to get down to the shop before food supplies run out but no use going until tomorrow morning as the lorry will not be unloaded yet.
My Macbook has been updated to Big Sur with unforseen consequences. The EpsonStylus 415 I have which is very old and has been uninstalled as part of the update. Cannot print and so far cannot seem to get it reinstalled. There are things I want to print but since it is a cable connection cannot print from anything else. IPad has no USB port. No point in ordering just now so need to wait for a couple of weeks till the parcel services calm down a bit.

 

[classic33]

We had a look for it yesterday about 5 pm, clear skies but we concluded that we’re the wrong side of the hills to be able to see it.

Clear (south-western) horizon is best

 

[Dave7]

If things can go wrong......they will.
The aunties transfer is not happening.
The place she was due to go to has a Covid outbreak.........nothing is happening until after christmas.

 

[Mo1959]

Miserable wet chilly day. Need to get down to the shop before food supplies run out but no use going until tomorrow morning as the lorry will not be unloaded yet.
My Macbook has been updated to Big Sur with unforseen consequences. The EpsonStylus 415 I have which is very old and has been uninstalled as part of the update. Cannot print and so far cannot seem to get it reinstalled. There are things I want to print but since it is a cable connection cannot print from anything else. IPad has no USB port. No point in ordering just now so need to wait for a couple of weeks till the parcel services calm down a bit.

Don't use my MacBook that much, but I have fired it up to do the download. Not sure why I don't use it more as the screen is a bit bigger and easier on the old eyes than the iPad when I am in the living room.