The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

RIGHT.... NOTE TO SELF......
next time you go shopping try taking your credit card with you .
Got everything loaded onto the conveyor and was ready to reload the trolley when I suddenly pictured my cards on the bottom stair where I placed them prior to putting my trainers on .
I had to leave the trolley there while I went back home for the plastic.
TROUBLE IS......if I get there for 0800 I miss the peak traffic** whereas going back at 0830 I hit it.
** the road Aldi is on leads from a busy area called Orford to the main A49. From there it leads to either town, Liverpool
L or the M6/M62........it gets really snarled up.
Ah well.....all my own fault

At least you didn’t pop your bus pass on the reader…

 

[classic33]

I'm the opposite I now drink more coffee than tea

The devil's drink!

 

[Dave7]

I stopped drinking coffee about 3 year ago, when I realised that I'd never really liked it.

I bought a machine that makes nice coffee as I don't enjoy granule coffee. I went from maybe 1 cup a month to 1 per day.
I have now cut that back to approx 1 per week.

 

[numbnuts]

The devil's drink!

I'll just be a little then

 

[Mo1959]

New series of Shetland starts tomorrow for anyone that enjoys it.

 

[pawl]

Nor me.
We had penny for the guy and that was it.

I’m waiting to see some kid in the street with a sign on his guy saying payment by credit card only

 

[pawl]

Morning Windy dull Sid the grey squirrel is becoming a regular visitor to the bird table.
For a week or so I couldn’t understand why the bird food was disappearing so quickly

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I bought a machine that makes nice coffee as I don't enjoy granule coffee. I went from maybe 1 cup a month to 1 per day.
I have now cut that back to approx 1 per week.

I used to love proper ground coffee
problem was that I made it too strong and ended up feeling a bit "spinney"
I still have about 5 ways of making it but I have generally gone off it and prefer decent instant

Anyway - off to Runcorn to pick up some better recycling bins - which apparently we need

After that it looks too rainy for cycling so I'll probably catch up wit Youtube
basically Super Yacht stuff, canal stuff and Edd China

 

[Mo1959]

Little break in the rain so wandered round for a few bits of shopping and walked up to the hairdressers and got my hair cut booked for a week on Thursday.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning.....just. Wet, windy and grey here and set like this till Thursday.

STP is here and has very kindly brought D&V with her!!!!! I'm practicing barrier child care. She seems to have perked up a bit going from grey to white to quite pink now .......

Given the weather I've scheduled housework and chores for tomorrow but will fit in as many as possible today.

Shetland. Thanks @Mo1959 I might have missed that. 👍

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

New series of Shetland starts tomorrow for anyone that enjoys it.

One of my favourites 😍
There’s a stushie going on with The Scotsman after they described it as Hebridean

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

RIGHT.... NOTE TO SELF......
next time you go shopping try taking your credit card with you .
Got everything loaded onto the conveyor and was ready to reload the trolley when I suddenly pictured my cards on the bottom stair where I placed them prior to putting my trainers on .
I had to leave the trolley there while I went back home for the plastic.
TROUBLE IS......if I get there for 0800 I miss the peak traffic** whereas going back at 0830 I hit it.
** the road Aldi is on leads from a busy area called Orford to the main A49. From there it leads to either town, Liverpool
or the M6/M62........it gets really snarled up.
Ah well.....all my own fault

Would having your credit card loaded onto your phone have helped ?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Been out for my Outlander loop, steady light rain but mild and nicely autumnal.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Weather still rubbish but it isn't raining
Did a quick trip to Runcorn to pick something up in Argos - whoever designed the parking in that shopping centre wants shooting!!!!

Among other things is a rack of cycle parking - on level D
Yup I'm really going to ride my bike up 5 ramps of a multi storey car park where, especially when even the car tyres were slipping a bit!

 

[Dave7]

Would having your credit card loaded onto your phone have helped ?

Wasn't aware you could do that.
Sounds a bit scary to me.....too many 'what iffs'