The Retirement Thread

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ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
We all had it at the time...





... the show was first broadcast pre-Decimalisation! :whistle:
In case @12boy didn't quite get that one - LSD! :okay:
 

12boy

Guru
Location
Casper WY USA
It is crazy. The amount of government subsidy to the rail network has tripled since privatisation and fares are 20% higher than in 1995 in real terms after allowing for inflation. Governments in Germany, the Netherlands and France are shareholders in the companies and parent companies running around a dozen UK rail franchises. The profits they take out help subsidise rail travel in those countries. ( source, fullfact.org, an independent, fact checking charity set up by a cross party group whose board includes representatives of different political parties and viewpoints. )
I wish we had a passenger system. There is Amtrak and many major cities have a subway system but nothing like yours. If I could hop on a train here in Casper one evening and wake up in Albuquerque the next morning (about 800 miles) that would be bitchin.
 

12boy

Guru
Location
Casper WY USA
ColinJ, I am familiar with LSD. I'd pay money not to take it now. I need whatever IQ and grasp I have on sanity, and the only psychoactive ingestion I go for is caffeine. Just can't give that up and I don't think I need to. Having said that, I am not opposed to others having a drink or three or banging the ganj, as long as nobody gets hurt. Not so tolerant of meth and opiods, though. Sermon over.
 

gavroche

Getting old but not past it
Location
North Wales
Good evening. Had a good day today with the Tour de Mon and pleased to report I did the 1 mile TT in 2'19 which is my best so far. The 46 miles was covered in 3h12 at 14.4mph average so very happy with that too. This is my 3rd TdMon and my best so far so I must be getting younger as I get older.^_^
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Mrs Tenkaykev had her Sunday email from our veg box supplier. Tells you what’s going to be in the box and gives you the opportunity to swap / change stuff. They also supply organic bread flour and it’s often cheaper than the supermarkets. In sure and certain proof that there is a ( insert deity of choice ) Today’s email is offering to deliver beer! To the doorstep! On a Tuesday morning! Needless to say there’ll be the clink of glass early Tuesday morning, and it wont be the milkman 🍺🍺😎😎
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
We all had it at the time...
have to say I have never tried any sort of drug* .....never smoked either.
*apart from prescribed.
I have nothing against marijuana etc and I was close to it while going through my cancer treatment but never tried it.
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
have to say I have never tried any sort of drug* .....never smoked either.
*apart from prescribed.
I have nothing against marijuana etc and I was close to it while going through my cancer treatment but never tried it.
There’s newish “ Care UK “ retirement / care home just a few roads away from me. It’s on one of my cycling/ running routes and from time to time I’m aware of the smell of Moroccan woodbines as I’m passing by. When you think about the age of the residents it’s unsurprising as they’d have been young adults in the 60s and 70’s.
 
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