The Retirement Thread

[screenman]

Like my missus - missed out by 6 months.

Not sure how long mine missed out by.

 

[screenman]

The state pension will only be extra pocket money, as far as I'm concerned.
Might buy a state sponsored Jag.

That is called gloating

 

[Dirk]

That is called gloating

Yup!

 

[Drago]

I'm going to spend my state pension on scotch whisky.

 

[perplexed]

I'm going to spend my state pension on scotch whisky.

Why, you run out of firelighters?

 

[Drago]

Being dragged into town in a bit for a spot of shopping

 

[Dirk]

Typical pensioner.... thoughtlessly clogging up the town centre and getting in the way of the workers who only have the weekends to get things done.

It's not thoughtless; we do it on purpose.

 

[screenman]

Just finished breakfast in spoons, be out of the way of the lay ins before they are even out of bed.

 

[Dirk]

Just finished breakfast in spoons, be out of the way of the lay ins before they are even out of bed.

I'm still in bed.
No point of going into Barnstaple before 10.30, as we have to wait for all the Grockles to get up and sorted before we can go in and clog things up.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I'm still in bed.
No point of going into Barnstaple before 10.30, as we have to wait for all the Grockles to get up and sorted before we can go in and clog things up.

Barnstaple - is this a healthy eating town? We fancied some chips to munch on the hoof and couldn't find a fish & chip shop in the town There was one unappetising looking fish restaurant that we didn't fancy and that was it as far as we could see.

So, we had to wait until we got to Ilfracombe (where we couldn't park) and lovely Wife had to dive out of the car and grab some chips whilst I evaded the traffic warden.

 

[Dirk]

Barnstaple - is this a healthy eating town? We fancied some chips to munch on the hoof and couldn't find a fish & chip shop in the town There was one unappetising looking fish restaurant that we didn't fancy and that was it as far as we could see.

So, we had to wait until we got to Ilfracombe (where we couldn't park) and lovely Wife had to dive out of the car and grab some chips whilst I evaded the traffic warden.

Never had any problem parking in Barnstaple or Ilfracombe.
There's some decent eateries in Barnstaple, if you know where to go. Best fish and chips though are at Squires on the main road in Braunton.

 

[Drago]

It's not thoughtless; we do it on purpose.

Hell yeah. Blooming workies should stay at work where they belong, and not clutter up the outside world that we so enjoy.

 

[Dirk]

Hell yeah. Blooming workies should stay at work where they belong, and not clutter up the outside world that we so enjoy.

And they should be banned from Wetherspoons until after works hours.
How can I expect to enjoy my newspaper and coffee ( with unlimited free refills until 2pm) if there is a constant stream of workers asking 'is this table going to be free soon'.

 

[Drago]

They should be locked in their factories or up their chimneys when not working. Its bad enough having workies cluttering up then place, butmy butler informs me that some of them are also poor people. Dreadful.

 

[Dirk]

They should be made to car share as well. The number of times I've been towing my caravan, only to be stuck in a traffic queue consisting of single occupancy vehicles!