The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

I'm waiting on that Christmas classic "Die Hard" to be shown.

Welshie prefers the local version “ Dai Hard “

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Doggie walk on the beach first, then a stroll down to the Black Horse for Sunday lunch.

Buy a coach, £30,000, and convert it to a motorhome. You can then fit the interior out to your own specification.

There's one at less than £9,000 on here.
https://www.coachandbusmarket.com/vehicles-for-sale/buses/

Too much hassle and they never turn out as good. They are also more difficult to sell on when converted than a proprietary motorhome.
Besides......I don't need to.

A BIG commitment. Have you thought of hiring one to make sure it's 'for you'?
I recall when one parked next to our van and it was a real WOW moment.......they can be fabulous.

Motorhome hire is ridiculously expensive and too many restrictions. Better to buy one, use it for however long, and then sell it on.
We have a good idea of what would fit our needs

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
Granddaughter sleep over last night so I’m a bit knackered. Dug out an old DVD player that plugs into the MacBook and watched an old Scooby Doo film that I picked up in a charity shop.
We’ve put up very little tinsel this year, we wandered over the Heath last week armed with secateurs and a stout bag and got lots of Holly, it looks quite effective and quite restful with the green offset by red berries. Have a peaceful day folks

 

[PaulSB]

Dull, grey, wet - dreich is a great word. So it looks like yet another bike ride gets cancelled. I'm not happy about this.

Nothing else planned. There is ironing which needs doing.

 

[PaulSB]

Batch 22, @Drago's band, pop up on my Facebook from time to time. This pic was immediately below yesterday's post.

 

[welsh dragon]

Welshie prefers the local version “ Dai Hard “

. That's a good one

 

[Dirk]

Batch 22, @Drago's band, pop up on my Facebook from time to time. This pic was immediately below yesterday's post.
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Looks like our @Drago has been hitting the sun bed.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. I don't think the ground here can take any more rain. It's running down the road.as it is. Trees have come down because the ground is so wet.

Quite mild though I must say.

Stay safe peeps

 

[PaulSB]

I've decided to tough it out. If no one suggests we cancel I'll be riding. Nuts, bloody nuts.

 

[Mo1959]

I am back. 4 mile jog done, if I can even call it a jog these days. Sort of slow shuffle

It definitely wasn't the 5 degrees the weather forecast was quoting as there was the odd sparkly bit. Soak in the bath and just finished my Weetabix and banana so time for a large mug of something hot.

 

[BoldonLad]

I'm perusing motorhomes on the web.

Big demand for Motorhomes. Delivery dates for new are 6 months plus.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, mild and cloudy here.
Looking forward to the snowcross from Italy this afternoon.

 

[BoldonLad]

I wonder if one would need a PSV licence to drive one after the conversion?

No. But if it is over 3.5tonne, you need a C1 category on your licence. Plus, if over 70, you need a medical, every 3 years, to keep the C1.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I am back. 4 mile jog done, if I can even call it a jog these days. Sort of slow shuffle

It definitely wasn't the 5 degrees the weather forecast was quoting as there was the odd sparkly bit. Soak in the bath and just finished my Weetabix and banana so time for a large mug of something hot.

We used to call it the " survival shuffle " when the legs had given up the ghost towards the end of a long run.

 

[Dirk]

Big demand for Motorhomes. Delivery dates for new are 6 months plus.

Quite a number of places I've looked at have new ones in stock ready to go.
We'd buy a used one anyway. Couple of years old with next to no mileage on it.