The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Good morning all .
A good kip was enjoyed and I slept till 06.30.
Enjoyed my coffee and will sbortly do an Aldi dash.
Today I plan to do precisely ......nothing. I declined the request to visit the auntie (again) so I could do err nothing .
A quick wash then I am off..

Q. How often do you shower/bath ??
I used to shower every morning but now ir's every other morning...... a good wash suffices on other days.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all from a grey, blustery and rainy Barnet.
This afternoon I will be attending a retirement do in Putney for 4 of my colleagues who have packed their train keys away over the last year or two. This is the first opportunity for a bit of a do for obvious reasons.
All the usual stuff to do before that though.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning it's

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. It's been a horrible night here torrential rain and winds all night.

Oh well. Never mind. Only another 6 months of this at least

Stay safe peeps

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks, it looks a tad damp outside, shopping day today, if it dries up I'll take my Good lady out to lunch.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning all .
Q. How often do you shower/bath ??
I used to shower every morning but now ir's every other morning...... a good wash suffices on other days.

Once, sometimes twice, a week, its the way I've always done it, most days a wash down in front of the sink is enough.

 

[Chief Broom]

Morning folks got the heater on and looks grey out but not too windy. Will be taking 'my precious' out on the wet/grimy roads and wondered whats best to wash the grot of with when i come home? could get in the shower with it i spose
Tourists have thinned out and the beach was almost empty yesterday.

 

[welsh dragon]

And the heavens have opened up again. I did think of doing my shopping today but I don't think I will bother

 

[Tenkaykev]

A pinch and a punch folks.
Had a follow up Email from Octopus Energy a couple of days ago. Out of interest I went on to their website for a quote, as if I were a new customer. I don't have the exact figures as to my annual fuel consumption so I just went with one of the presets. The quote was double what I was paying to Avro ( and I am in credit with Avro to the tune of more than £350.)
I expect that things will settle down to a more realistic figure after a few months.
Coincidentally the heating came on this morning, I set the room stat quite low prior to going away a couple of weeks ago. This got me wondering what others find to be a comfortable temperature. I'm happy about 18 degrees, Mrs Tenkaykev about 20 -22 degrees.
I can jump on the Turbo if I'm feeling cold, or put a jumper on. Another option might be to see if I've still got a Kaftan up in the loft 😉
Peace and unity folks, peace and unity...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

A pinch and a punch folks.
Had a follow up Email from Octopus Energy a couple of days ago. Out of interest I went on to their website for a quote, as if I were a new customer. I don't have the exact figures as to my annual fuel consumption so I just went with one of the presets. The quote was double what I was paying to Avro ( and I am in credit with Avro to the tune of more than £350.)
I expect that things will settle down to a more realistic figure after a few months.
Coincidentally the heating came on this morning, I set the room stat quite low prior to going away a couple of weeks ago. This got me wondering what others find to be a comfortable temperature. I'm happy about 18 degrees, Mrs Tenkaykev about 20 -22 degrees.
I can jump on the Turbo if I'm feeling cold, or put a jumper on. Another option might be to see if I've still got a Kaftan up in the loft 😉
Peace and unity folks, peace and unity...

My contract with OVO is finished in November, they've quoted about £132 a month for another flat rate contract, I've been on the comparison sites and all are around £130-£135 a month, if I stay with OVO without a contract they automatically put me on a variable rate at £83 a month, which is about the same as I've been paying.

 

[PaulSB]

Morning folks got the heater on and looks grey out but not too windy. Will be taking 'my precious' out on the wet/grimy roads and wondered whats best to wash the grot of with when i come home? could get in the shower with it i spose
Tourists have thinned out and the beach was almost empty yesterday.
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You live alone. This is perfectly acceptable behaviour**. Go for it.

Bucket of hot soapy works for me. Do it before the bike dries.

** It's actually perfectly acceptable whether one lives alone or not. The problem for those of us cohabiting is when we get caught. White fluffy towels are a dead giveaway dark blue are better.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Yay! Tis Fish Friday again.
Doggie walking first thing, then a stroll down to the Aggi for lunch.
Haven't been in our village pubs for a couple or three weeks - need to catch up on the goss.

 

[PaulSB]

A pinch and a punch folks.
Had a follow up Email from Octopus Energy a couple of days ago. Out of interest I went on to their website for a quote, as if I were a new customer. I don't have the exact figures as to my annual fuel consumption so I just went with one of the presets. The quote was double what I was paying to Avro ( and I am in credit with Avro to the tune of more than £350.)
I expect that things will settle down to a more realistic figure after a few months.
Coincidentally the heating came on this morning, I set the room stat quite low prior to going away a couple of weeks ago. This got me wondering what others find to be a comfortable temperature. I'm happy about 18 degrees, Mrs Tenkaykev about 20 -22 degrees.
I can jump on the Turbo if I'm feeling cold, or put a jumper on. Another option might be to see if I've still got a Kaftan up in the loft 😉
Peace and unity folks, peace and unity...

Ofgem moved us to British Gas following the collapse of People's Energy. We were on £83/month and I'm expecting to go to +/-£130 when BG eventually send the details.

Mrs P likes to live at 21+C, I prefer 17-18C. I can often be found in shorts and T-shirt around the house in the winter months. Simply too hot.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, wet and windy again.
@Chief Broom to answer your question about bike cleaning, this is a how long is a piece of string question. I’m sure there are many many discussions about this on the more bike related bit of the forum. The main thing is to keep an eye on brake pad wear and to keep chain/gears relatively clean and well lubed.

 

[Dirk]

Its a two minute job on the website.

https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension

Just make sure that you don't get fooled by the headline figure of what you might be entitled to. Always check the NI contributions page to see if there's any shortfall.