The Retirement Thread

[Salad Dodger]

Good morning cycle chat chums!

Its bright today, but definitely breezy. I shall mainly be taking a stroll to the super-dupermarket for some brioche buns (how posh is that?). A red wine box might accidentally fall into the basket as well.

I need to do some bass playing practice, and there is a ukulele club zoom meeting this evening. Another busy day on Planet Thanet!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,
A lovely sunny day, felt quite fatigued yesterday post covid jab so had a couple of hours in bed. Just a low grade headache at the moment so a couple of Paracetamol for breakfast.
My sister in law is getting married today, it was postponed from late last year due to restrictions, lovely that the weather is gorgeous for her special day.
I wonder if people will reconsider the costs of elaborate ceremonies, receptions, etc, there seemed to be a "Wedding Exploitation" industry with dress makers, Cake Makers, hotels and hairdressers all seeing the £ sign when a wedding was being organised.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Another nice day here on the Cornish peninsula.
Hitching up in a couple of hours and towing up to Padstow.
We'll be off grid for the next week - no mains EHU.
That's how we like it, nice and basic for £7.50 a night, with views like this.

 

[numbnuts]

 

[gavroche]

Salut tout le monde.
Busy morning today: trip to the tip at 11.10 for my daughter in law so must go there first and load the car. Hope she hasn't got much.
Lidl on the way back and then let the dogs out at my other daughter in law before coming back home to help my stepdaughter write a letter to ACAS regarding her ex-employer who won't pay her what she is due when she left.
Lovely day here and the sun is out.
Stay safe every one.

 

[oldwheels]

Another nice sunny morning with a light southerly breeze. Temp 7.6C when I got up at 7.15. Had a reasonable sleep but still feel pretty washed out and lethargic.
Got some bread doing it's thing so once the first rise is done and it is moved to the baking tin then out on the trike to see if it will waken me up a bit.
Will also try a bit of the garden with wild flower mix but unfortunately only annuals to see if the birds find it before it has time to germinate. May forestall them by covering it with some fleece.
A neighbour a couple of years age tried to fill in an old flower bed using grass seed. Every house sparrow for miles around descended on the space and gobbled the lot within hours.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Morning people

Exciting time - it's bin day today - how did that come around so fast???

I am living dangerously this week
I normally check what bin is required on the WWW every week - no matter what bins people have put out. One week there seemed to be a variety of opinions so I always check

But this week I have just assumed the people on the main part of the estate are correct as they have all gone with blue and green
In our close (cos we is posh) no-one had bothered when I went out last night - they all put them out after me
so if I have got it wrong I may be in trouble with the neighbours!!!

This retirement is exciting!!!

 

[Dave7]

Morning people

Exciting time - it's bin day today - how did that come around so fast???

I am living dangerously this week
I normally check what bin is required on the WWW every week - no matter what bins people have put out. One week there seemed to be a variety of opinions so I always check

But this week I have just assumed the people on the main part of the estate are correct as they have all gone with blue and green
In our close (cos we is posh) no-one had bothered when I went out last night - they all put them out after me
so if I have got it wrong I may be in trouble with the neighbours!!!

This retirement is exciting!!!

We get a sticky calendar which goes inside a cupboard door....each week is colour coded to show which bins go out which week.

 

[BoldonLad]

I'm wondering about voucher gifts in future. It's something our kids often give us as a present. It's a really good idea but Covid-19 has changed that. They would give us either a voucher or tickets to an event they know we'd enjoy or they think we should try.

It's difficult now. No 1 son gave us a Ticketmaster voucher at Christmas. It expires on December 7th. To use it I've been watching for an artist we want to see at a local venue we think can be Covid-19 secure. Not an easy combination.

First one I found is Amy Macdonald at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester in late October.

I never give vouchers. Don't see the advantage over cash. Too much risk of expiry/voucher Company going bust/Vouchered company going bust.

Is vouchered a word?

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

We used to get a printed calendar - but they stopped sending it a few years for - presumably - economy
You can print one from the WWW - but as we only have a B&W printer the colours are wasted on us!

 

[BoldonLad]

Good morning fellow retirees,
A lovely sunny day, felt quite fatigued yesterday post covid jab so had a couple of hours in bed. Just a low grade headache at the moment so a couple of Paracetamol for breakfast.
My sister in law is getting married today, it was postponed from late last year due to restrictions, lovely that the weather is gorgeous for her special day.
I wonder if people will reconsider the costs of elaborate ceremonies, receptions, etc, there seemed to be a "Wedding Exploitation" industry with dress makers, Cake Makers, hotels and hairdressers all seeing the £ sign when a wedding was being organised.

Indeed, but, I doubt people will "see sense".

A pal of mine paid out £30,000 for his daughters wedding (which, as I understand it is not considered excessive these days). Marriage didn't even last 12 months. He moans a lot about the cost per month of the "marriage" (ie £10,000/month).

We have four daughters, one(44) not yet married, two (50 and 48) had "modest" weddings, one (46) had a grand event. We just agreed to pay a set amount towards each one, if they wanted more than that, they had to fund it themselves. Youngest has a potential on the go at moment, next one has split, other two, still with original husbands.

 

[Drago]

Muttley walked. Again, because it isolating I didn't walk the school run but this time headed out the village in a different direction.

Slight frost and a bit of a nip in the wind at first, but by the end it was quickly warming up.

 

[BoldonLad]

We are having a few weeks "away" in Motorhome. At this time of year, we would normally have been meandering North through France, after escaping UK winter in Spain/Portugal. Not possible this year of course. Currently at Wythall, about 8-10 miles south of Birmingham, and, waiting for sun to warm the place up before venturing out cycling.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We are having a few weeks "away" in Motorhome. At this time of year, we would normally have been meandering North through France, after escaping UK winter in Spain/Portugal. Not possible this year of course. Currently at Wythall, about 8-10 miles south of Birmingham, and, waiting for sun to warm the place up before venturing out cycling.

I did an Audax that started in Wythall, started at the rugby club, rode out from Coventry and did the 100km route, around 62 mile, then rode home, ended up riding around 120 miles that day. Theres also a small bus museum there.

 

[welsh dragon]

Exciting day here as well as its main Bin day for us. The fun just never ends does it