The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

I am back. A 5k shuffle with a short walk either end. Just off to jump into the bath now.........well, step in or there will be a big splash!

 

[Salad Dodger]

Good morning, world!

Today, Planet Thanet looks dull, grey and a bit damp.

I shall mainly be toddling along to Screwfix for some rodent bait, and a box to place it in, as Mickey Mouse seems to have taken up residence under the kitchen floor......

Have a good day, everyone.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Good day had by all yesterday. Our friends tirned up at midday and we sauntered down to the Black Horse for lunch. Several beers were consumed alongside the turkey roast.
Back home, putting the world to rights and general banter before the evening session. Cheese, pate and picky things. 3 bottles of wine between us..........and so to bed to sleep it off.
Dog got up at 4am and wanted to go out!
Bacon, egg and mushroom sarnies for brek and a walk on the beach before our mates drive back over Exmoor. They turned up in their 'fun' car - a 2017 Mazda MX5. Nice car for the run from Lynton to Porlock.

 

[welsh dragon]

Cooooee. 3 deg here. Calm and quiet.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, cold and gloomy again. Forecast for the rest of the week is for more of the same.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Its cold grey and drizzling here this morning, it looks like I'll be riding tomorrow and doing housework today instead of the other way round.

 

[welsh dragon]

You will all be pleased to hear I have no doubt that today is the shortest day of the year.

 

[Mo1959]

You will all be pleased to hear I have no doubt that today is the shortest day of the year.

Nope......it's tomorrow officially

Takes a while before you notice much difference though.

 

[Tenkaykev]

.Good morning folks,
Grey and chilly here in Poole. I've been down the rabbit hole of the excellent UK Gridwatch website and looking at the locations of the various interconnects. There are undersea power cables between Folkstone and Sangatte, Portsmouth and Caen, Kent and Rotterdam, South Ayrshire and Antrim, North Wales and Dublin and even a link between Blyth in Northumberland and Norway. Fascinating to watch the real time supply and demand for Electricity and the various generation methods.
Apart from that I've a trip to Screwfix for a new stiff brush head for the outdoors broom. ( and a flashback to the " triggers broom" episode of Only Fools and Horses 😁)
Stay safe folks 💉👍😷

 

[Tenkaykev]

Nope......it's tomorrow officially

Takes a while before you notice much difference though.

I suppose Dirk will be heading to Glastonbury for the Solstice 😉

 

[BoldonLad]

.Good morning folks,
Grey and chilly here in Poole. I've been down the rabbit hole of the excellent UK Gridwatch website and looking at the locations of the various interconnects. There are undersea power cables between Folkstone and Sangatte, Portsmouth and Caen, Kent and Rotterdam, South Ayrshire and Antrim, North Wales and Dublin and even a link between Blyth in Northumberland and Norway. Fascinating to watch the real time supply and demand for Electricity and the various generation methods.
Apart from that I've a trip to Screwfix for a new stiff brush head for the outdoors broom. ( and a flashback to the " triggers broom" episode of Only Fools and Horses 😁)
Stay safe folks 💉👍😷

I know TV is cr*p, but, why not try Netflix or Prime?

 

[welsh dragon]

I am back. A 5k shuffle with a short walk either end. Just off to jump into the bath now.........well, step in or there will be a big splash!

Apparently the shortest day of the year is not on the same day each year and according to all the newspapers it's on the 21st this year. But I am sure 1 day doesn't mean a whole hill of beans as they say, it's still bloomin dark

 

[Mo1959]

Apparently the shortest day of the year is not on the same day each year and according to all the newspapers it's on the 21st this year. But I am sure 1 day doesn't mean a whole hill of beans as they say, it's still bloomin dark

Still very gloomy here. I find it's around mid January before you really start noticing much difference.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Apparently the shortest day of the year is not on the same day each year and according to all the newspapers it's on the 21st this year. But I am sure 1 day doesn't mean a whole hill of beans as they say, it's still bloomin dark

This is my “go to” site for such things...

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Still very gloomy here. I find it's around mid January before you really start noticing much difference.

When I was riding home from work the sunset was all important, I used to notice that quite early in January. Nowadays I’m far more interested in sunrise.