The Retirement Thread

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Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Found my missing earbud. Although it’s bright sunshine ☀️ I took a torch out and played it over the ground very slowly. The focused beam helps to concentrate your vision on a small area. It was lying in plain sight, I just couldn’t see it.
 

oldwheels

Legendary Member
Location
Isle of Mull
Found my missing earbud. Although it’s bright sunshine ☀ I took a torch out and played it over the ground very slowly. The focused beam helps to concentrate your vision on a small area. It was lying in plain sight, I just couldn’t see it.
It is often easier to see things like that after dark. Night dives revealed all sorts of things not seen during daytime.
 

12boy

Guru
Location
Casper WY USA
Happy birthday, young Drago.
Yesterday I planned a walk but biked to the mail drop 3/4 mile away, said to myself " f#*! it" and rode for an hour or so. My phone got cold and didn't register mileage after a bit but I reckon 12 miles. Windy and below freezing but still fun. It is supposed to snow today and be windy but perhaps there will be another ride. Definitely a little yoga.
Our time change is March 14th.
My grandad used to say that how easily a person got bored was a measure of their intelligence but I was never sure if getting bored easily meant you were stupid or smart.
Be safe and well and enjoy what you can.
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Found my missing earbud. Although it’s bright sunshine ☀ I took a torch out and played it over the ground very slowly. The focused beam helps to concentrate your vision on a small area. It was lying in plain sight, I just couldn’t see it.
I had a similar thing in my kitchen the other evening. I had dropped a small nail that I use for hanging a clock on the wall. I could have found another nail to do the job but knowing my luck I would eventually stand on the missing nail and stab the sole of my foot.

What worked for me was holding the torch very close to the floor with the beam horizontal so the nail cast a big shadow.
 

gavroche

Getting old but not past it
Location
North Wales
Just a note to myself: do not , I repeat, DO NOT watch the weather forecast next Monday as they are going to come up with the same old lie as they do every year, announcing that it is the first day of spring...... and I will be annoyed again.
 

graham56

Legendary Member
I’ve been retired 6 years now, age 65, and loving it. Still keep myself busy, installed 4 new rads at my sons house today. They were different size from originals so this meant floors up and alter pipework to fit.
Back home now enjoying a beer as I’m on my chinstraps.😴
Still not bad for an old fart.😁
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Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
Barnet,
I’ve been retired 6 years now, age 65, and loving it. Still keep myself busy, installed 4 new rads at my sons house today. They were different size from originals so this meant floors up and alter pipework to fit.
Back home now enjoying a beer as I’m on my chinstraps.😴
Still not bad for an old fart.😁 View attachment 576088
I am not normally a lager drinker, but the Estrella Galicia is a good drink
:cheers:
 
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