The Retirement Thread

[ColinJ]

The Shetland novels are all superb. Don’t expect to see Tosh though, she was invented for the tv series. A very good addition I might add

Shetland is on my list of unwatched shows! (As is Vera.)

TBH, I can't keep up with all of these programmes and I don't want to be watching more than 2 hours or so a night. As long as I have one or two series to look forward to, that's fine by me. I'm already partway through HSB, Fargo, The Killing, Bosch, Mister Robot, and Deutschland 89!

 

[welsh dragon]

Shetland is on my list of unwatched shows! (As is Vera.)

TBH, I can't keep up with all of these programmes and I don't want to be watching more than 2 hours or so a night. As long as I have one or two series to look forward to, that's fine by me. I'm already partway through HSB, Fargo, The Killing, Bosch, Mister Robot, and Deutschland 89!

Shetland is really good. So is Vera.

 

[welsh dragon]

Chicken casserole for us today

 

[Juan Kog]

I drive a diesel, I will only switch to electric once the range increases and the charging time decreases.

Same here . I’m more concerned with my cars range and fuel economy, than some one else’s asthmatic kids .

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

PS on the subject of remote Scottish crime, Peter May’s Lewis trilogy is fantastic. First one is The Blackhouse.

 

[12boy]

Tomorrow will be the first day of normal activity after my laser vein procedure which precluded riding a bike for a fortnight. Of course, it is predicted to rain all day.
Had a long chat last night with a good friend of mine who was once my employee. 13 years ago she had a premie who is severely disabled, ie, nonverbal, unable to stand, or even crawl, and a host of medical problems. Against everyone's advise at the hospital, she chose not to let him go and chose instead to raise him. Her husband could not initially deal with this and they were divorced so she was raising this child by herself. After some years she met and married a man who loves this child as his own and they have a good life together, sharing the duties and resposibilities of caring for Jake, the child. Jake should have died years ago due to his many medical problems but they have, against all odds, kept him alive, battling not only his medical problems but also employers and Social Agencies with whom they have to deal. Now that I am in a caregiver situation with my wife I think of her and her husband often as a model for how I should be. They set the bar very high as far as I am concerned. There are quite a few of us on this thread who have the responsibility of helping a spouse or family member so I thought I might mention this.
Be safe and well.

 

[BoldonLad]

Mild, dry and sunny here today.

Mrs @BoldonLad riding through one of smarter sections of South Tyneside (I am in my rightful place, ie two metres behind)

 

[Exlaser2]

There seems to be a lot of agro in the news about E10 petrol. Has anyone noticed any differance in fuel consumption while using it ?

You shouldn’t really notice any difference, E10 has been used in Europe for years.

The only problem anyone with a newish car should have is if the don’t use the car for a few months. It doesnt like being left in the tank . If you know your not going to a car for a while ,best to fill it up with E5 . Unless you have a diesel that is 😂😀

 

[PaulSB]

What is this E5 and E10? I just buy unleaded. Has something changed?

Seriously.

 

[BoldonLad]

What is this E5 and E10? I just buy unleaded. Has something changed?

Seriously.

You may THINK you are "just buying unleaded", but, unless you have not bought Petrol for quite a long time, you are probably buying E5 or E10. Next time you fill up, look at the pump nozzle, it will probably have, in quite small letters, the designation E10 (or possibly E5) etched on it.

 

[ColinJ]

I have given up on that damn story competition!

It was stressing me out trying to get it done before the midnight deadline. Anyway, it was a bit like working for a demanding boss who will only pay you at the end of the month if you can roll 4 dice and get 2 double 6s! If I am going to work but probably not get paid, I'd rather it was doing something that I enjoy - developing daft games, for instance.

I can easily knock out a 15 word photo caption, a 50 word tiebreaker, or even a 250 word micro-story but once it gets to a 1,000-1,500 word short story I'm going to need to feel more inspired than I do! (My Trauma of Trawden story was well over 1,500 words, but that was something that I WANTED to write. If the t & c of the competition had allowed it, I would have rewritten that to fit the word limit.)

Right, now I can get back to playing about with the Godot Engine. (It's the development system that I am using. If any of you fancy writing simple apps like puzzle games, it is great. AND TOTALLY FREE! )

 

[welsh dragon]

What is this E5 and E10? I just buy unleaded. Has something changed?

Seriously.

E5 is the old unleaded. E10 is the new one with 10% ethanol in it

 

[Tenkaykev]

Well, my inertia was short lived as Mrs Tenkaykev was heading out for a run and so I joined her. She's following one of the built in Garmin coaching plans as preparation for our New Years Day 1/4 Marathon. Today's schedule was for an "easy" run so I kept her company.

 

[Chief Broom]

I have given up on that damn story competition!

It was stressing me out trying to get it done before the midnight deadline. Anyway, it was a bit like working for a demanding boss who will only pay you at the end of the month if you can roll 4 dice and get 2 double 6s! If I am going to work but probably not get paid, I'd rather it was doing something that I enjoy - developing daft games, for instance.

I can easily knock out a 15 word photo caption, a 50 word tiebreaker, or even a 250 word micro-story but once it gets to a 1,000-1,500 word short story I'm going to need to feel more inspired than I do! (My Trauma of Trawden story was well over 1,500 words, but that was something that I WANTED to write. If the t & c of the competition had allowed it, I would have rewritten that to fit the word limit.)

Right, now I can get back to playing about with the Godot Engine. (It's the development system that I am using. If any of you fancy writing simple apps like puzzle games, it is great. AND TOTALLY FREE! )

and relax! Its one of the hardest things to do..i reckon anyway! Lately ive only started writing when inspired so writing to order is very demanding and i cant really imagine that the best work is going to be produced under those conditions.
I do have a story to write [a long one] but would only undertake if the conditions were right and i had the energy!
I like it when i suddenly have a pen in hand before i know it!

 

[Paulus]

I'm back to my lads place in the morning.
They managed to replace all the broken and missing tiles, took all the gutters down and cleaned them out, but the fascia boards on the back of the house were totally rotten.
They did look like the original 1930's ones. My mum and dad lived there from 1958 untill my dad had to go into care. My lad bought the place and I can't remember them ever being replaced.
Anyway, the new boards are up, but the roofer is coming back in the morning to paint them and then put the guttering back up.
So my day is already mapped out, but I will cycle down there instead of walking.