The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Have you seen the price of them?
£15 for a single rocket!!

Wow. They don’t officially make an entrance fee, but did politely suggest a donation of around £2.50 to pay for next years. Fair enough I think.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Wow. They don’t officially make an entrance fee, but did politely suggest a donation of around £2.50 to pay for next years. Fair enough I think.

Years ago we used to go to a display in a local park, one of the local pubs used to put it on, they would send someone round with a bucket during the display to collect donations, I think the pub used to make most of its money from extra beer and food sales.

 

[Chief Broom]

Didnt get far on the bike today...13-14mph head wind and then it started raining ho hum cant win'em all
Fireworks?....fffttttt cant be doing with them, dogs ive had didnt like them either.
Just put Doc Martin on still watchable even though ive seem them all

 

[Mo1959]

I’ll watch the next part of Dalgliesh tonight. It was ok. Just checking if there had been any reviews and see the usual bunch of snowflakes went straight on Twitter saying how upset they were about the first murder scene! I usually end up swearing at the telly every time they warn of scenes some viewers may find upsetting…….it’s a crime/thriller. Don’t bloody watch it if you’re going to be upset.

 

[GM]

Have you seen the price of them?
£15 for a single rocket!!

I've still got a penny halfpenny banger from 1961, looks a bit shabby for 60 years old but hasn't been lit. I must have bought it when I was 12.

 

[classic33]

OK guys serious stuff. I think it was either @dave r or @Dirk who posted the story about the vicar whose house was sold without his knowledge and he has now lost it because it is legally registered with the Land Registry after being sold to someone else. Apparently Bedfordshire police have arrested someone on fraud charges.

Mrs P heard the story on the R4 "You and Yours" programme today. One can sign up for alerts from the Land Registry if there are any changes to title at the LR. There is a free service which simply sends an email alert or another service which for £40pa means nothing can be altered without one's express consent.

I've signed up for three properties this afternoon. Our allotment, garage and house are on three separate titles so have to be monitored individually. It's very simple. The only tricky bit was our address wasn't recognised in the property search, caused a mild panic till I saw the option to search by Title Number.

Here is the link if anyone is interested or concerned https://propertyalert.landregistry.gov.uk/

Do they only appear once on the register.
There's a few properties on the street that appear at least twice.

 

[classic33]

I’m not able to remember all the details . I remember reading a Yorkshire carpenter carved a mouse as signature on his work which was usually on the end pieces of church pews.I can’t remember all the details.
Perhaps our Yorkshire members could provide more information

Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson

https://www.dalesdiscoveries.com/more-inspiration/143-by-the-mouseman

 

[welsh dragon]

Ooh. Just heard a firework.

We usually have a parade in October. It goes through Mach and there is a firework display in the local park after. They charge about £2.50 and ask for donations for next year's display.

 

[classic33]

The council and my housing association must have come to some agreement and today said council picked up the black rubbish bags
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That wouldn't be a SITA/SUEZ bin lorry would it?

 

[PaulSB]

Do they only appear once on the register.
There's a few properties on the street that appear at least twice.

If you're asking about my house, allotment and garage they appear once each. They're not adjacent so couldn't link in anyway.

 

[pawl]

Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson

https://www.dalesdiscoveries.com/more-inspiration/143-by-the-mouseman

I’ve been racking my ageing brain where I red about the mouseman I think it was a book by James Herriot were he took his children into a village church (can’t remember the village) to look for the mouse carving’s.

 

[classic33]

Oh, where did I see it that really funny video of an old man parking his car in his garage? Seriously, it doesn't sound funny, but wait until you see it...!

Hopefully, it wasn't in this thread or elsewhere on CycleChat. I'll search through my YouTube history...

Here you go!



If he tried doing that here, someone would nick his bike while he was doing it!

There's this one you saw two days ago...
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/why-do-you-watch-youtube.280950/page-3#post-6577447

 

[classic33]

The banging has started

Started at 1400 this afternoon here.

The annual artillery barrage that is. I assume you meant the same thing.

 

[classic33]

I've still got a penny halfpenny banger from 1961, looks a bit shabby for 60 years old but hasn't been lit. I must have bought it when I was 12.

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Is the powder still stable, no chance of it going off in yer pocket?
Best I have is a box of Standard fireworks from 1985. Might even open them one day.

 

[classic33]

If you're asking about my house, allotment and garage they appear once each. They're not adjacent so couldn't link in anyway.

Did you check adjoining properties to yours.