classic33
Leg End Member
Their tripadvisor reviews says great food and the beer is excellent.Why would you suppose that?
The Retirement Thread
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numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
morning, I've just got up 
classic33
Leg End Member
Wottimedocallthis!
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I found it easier to look at four walls laying down than sat down
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
I'd assumed The Glastonbury was one of your localsWhy would you suppose that?
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classic33
Leg End Member
Four walls, no ceiling to look at while on yer back?I found it easier to look at four walls laying down than sat down
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Breakfast of scrambles egg on toast with mushrooms and black pudding consumed, now back on track.....more four walls or a long walk now
classic33
Leg End Member
Long walk, easy.Breakfast of scrambles egg on toast with mushrooms and black pudding consumed, now back on track.....more four walls or a long walk now
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
My Talktalk deal ended a week ago. They wanted to put our bill up from £25 to £33. Told them I was going to leave, we settled on £23/month, (for same deal we had) including line rental. We never use the landline phone, we have “free” minutes on our mobiles (£9/month from Tesco).
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Exlaser2
Veteran
Afternoon all .
We are a plague household lol . My daughter has just tested positive for covid this morning , she has just had pcr test so we should know for certain in a day or so . So far me and mrs exlaser are clear , but time will tell .
Not the best of timing , daughter will definitely miss Christmas and even though we could go to family meetings as long as our tests stay clear, it’s just doesn’t seem worth the risk to other people plus it would mean leaving our daughter on her own on the day.
Oh well ,it could have be worse . I might have had to go and visit mrs exlaser family 😂😂😀😀
We are a plague household lol . My daughter has just tested positive for covid this morning , she has just had pcr test so we should know for certain in a day or so . So far me and mrs exlaser are clear , but time will tell .
Not the best of timing , daughter will definitely miss Christmas and even though we could go to family meetings as long as our tests stay clear, it’s just doesn’t seem worth the risk to other people plus it would mean leaving our daughter on her own on the day.
Oh well ,it could have be worse . I might have had to go and visit mrs exlaser family 😂😂😀😀
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Colin's exciting adventures in Covid-19 land, episode #347
I decided that it would be too much of a rush to walk to the health centre in time for my appointment so I got my bike out. I haven't touched it since last Wednesday since I have been suffering from a mystery bug. I avoided the little hills that I usually seek out, and took the most direct route. I could feel that I have been lazy & ill - still no 'oomph'. Mind you, I do feel that I am getting better - just in time for the side effects from 2 jabs to lay me low again?
I got to the back door of the health centre with 4 minutes to spare and was shown to the waiting area. I didn't bother to sit down and the nurse came to get me at pretty much the exact time arranged. I had a quick chat with her while she did my flu jab, then exited the building by the rear door that I had come in by.
I had to go round to the front entrance to the building and join the queue for Covid-19 jabs. I got inside in 3 or 4 minutes and then spent around 10 minutes queuing before being sent to a little side room to be jabbed. A helpful young man did the admin and soon a doctor walked in to give the jab. He looked at my cycle helmet... "Oh, you cycled here?" "No, I don't own a bike..." He looked bemused! "I wear the helmet to protect my head in case I faint when being jabbed with scary needles..." He started to give me the reassuring 'just a sharp scratch' spiel so I stopped him. "Only kidding! Yes, I was late setting off so I came by bike." The 3 of us had a little chuckle. I thanked them both and exited the building via a one-way system to a different rear door.
It was all well-organised and running smoothly. I could see that there were a lot of people arriving on a drop-in basis. The drop-in queue was 3 times as long as that for appointments.
I walked round to the bike stands and found a young man doing what I think is a very strange job... using a leaf blower to move fallen leaves from one place to another, but not picking them up. He had his back to me and looked like he was enjoying his work in a childlike way. 'Ooh, let's play "Hide the Bike"!' I stood behind him with my arms crossed and watched as he attempted to completely cover my bike with leaves. Unfortunately he ran out of leaves when the pile was still only 5 or 6 inches deep... He turned to walk away and was mortified to discover that I had witnessed his antics! "Oh, sorry mate - I, er, er..." "...accidentally blew leaves all over the bike?" suggested I, helpfully. "Yeah, I needed to put the leaves in that corner and the bike got in the way!" It takes all sorts...
I nipped round to Lidl and bought a bag of shopping. They are doing bags of carrots, sprouts, parsnips etc for only 19p each on the run up to Christmas! I didn't have room for them in my bag, but I will go back later in the week to stock up.
I wanted to call in at the station to pick up a Metro so I headed up the main road towards the roundabout in the centre of Todmorden. I had forgotten that I was way overdue for a run-in with 4x4-driving-Micropenis-Man! What happened next was so completely pathetic that I almost laughed. I would have done if I hadn't almost ended up in hospital or a mortuary... Picture the scene: 2 lanes of traffic approaching a roundabout. Stationary traffic in the LH lane ahead with a parked vehicle immediately on the left; a RH lane clear for traffic turning R at the roundabout. Cyclist (me!) in the RH lane. Oncoming traffic. I had just looked over my shoulder and spotted a 4x4 approaching me at speed. I was in the middle of my lane. If the driver were going L, he would slow down, pass the parked vehicle behind me then coast up behind the stationary traffic. If turning R he would wait behind me to the roundabout. Yes? NO! He floored the throttle, swung out to accelerate past me, heading straight for the oncoming traffic which forced him to swerve violently to the left again, almost taking my front wheel out. And guess what? Yes - he wasn't even turning R - he braked hard and switched into the LH lane to stop and wait in the queue! I slowed down and cycled past the car, giving the driver my darkest 'Black Look of Death' while doing the customary slow shake of the head. I was going to give him the universal 'tiny penis' hand gesture but decided not to - this guy was already a menace on the road; I didn't want to give him any excuse to 'accidentally on purpose' crash into me in a possible future encounter!
Anyway, I am now safely back home with my Metro and will make a pot of coffee to drink while I do the crosswords. I have taken the precaution of turning the heating up because I had a terrible shivering bout a few hours after Covid jab #2 and don't fancy that again. No issues yet, but last time it was 5 or 6 hours later than this... I am knackered anyway from lack of sleep. I will be dozing on and off all afternoon, even with that coffee perking me up.
I decided that it would be too much of a rush to walk to the health centre in time for my appointment so I got my bike out. I haven't touched it since last Wednesday since I have been suffering from a mystery bug. I avoided the little hills that I usually seek out, and took the most direct route. I could feel that I have been lazy & ill - still no 'oomph'. Mind you, I do feel that I am getting better - just in time for the side effects from 2 jabs to lay me low again?
I got to the back door of the health centre with 4 minutes to spare and was shown to the waiting area. I didn't bother to sit down and the nurse came to get me at pretty much the exact time arranged. I had a quick chat with her while she did my flu jab, then exited the building by the rear door that I had come in by.
I had to go round to the front entrance to the building and join the queue for Covid-19 jabs. I got inside in 3 or 4 minutes and then spent around 10 minutes queuing before being sent to a little side room to be jabbed. A helpful young man did the admin and soon a doctor walked in to give the jab. He looked at my cycle helmet... "Oh, you cycled here?" "No, I don't own a bike..." He looked bemused! "I wear the helmet to protect my head in case I faint when being jabbed with scary needles..." He started to give me the reassuring 'just a sharp scratch' spiel so I stopped him. "Only kidding! Yes, I was late setting off so I came by bike." The 3 of us had a little chuckle. I thanked them both and exited the building via a one-way system to a different rear door.
It was all well-organised and running smoothly. I could see that there were a lot of people arriving on a drop-in basis. The drop-in queue was 3 times as long as that for appointments.
I walked round to the bike stands and found a young man doing what I think is a very strange job... using a leaf blower to move fallen leaves from one place to another, but not picking them up. He had his back to me and looked like he was enjoying his work in a childlike way. 'Ooh, let's play "Hide the Bike"!' I stood behind him with my arms crossed and watched as he attempted to completely cover my bike with leaves. Unfortunately he ran out of leaves when the pile was still only 5 or 6 inches deep... He turned to walk away and was mortified to discover that I had witnessed his antics! "Oh, sorry mate - I, er, er..." "...accidentally blew leaves all over the bike?" suggested I, helpfully. "Yeah, I needed to put the leaves in that corner and the bike got in the way!" It takes all sorts...
I nipped round to Lidl and bought a bag of shopping. They are doing bags of carrots, sprouts, parsnips etc for only 19p each on the run up to Christmas! I didn't have room for them in my bag, but I will go back later in the week to stock up.
I wanted to call in at the station to pick up a Metro so I headed up the main road towards the roundabout in the centre of Todmorden. I had forgotten that I was way overdue for a run-in with 4x4-driving-Micropenis-Man! What happened next was so completely pathetic that I almost laughed. I would have done if I hadn't almost ended up in hospital or a mortuary... Picture the scene: 2 lanes of traffic approaching a roundabout. Stationary traffic in the LH lane ahead with a parked vehicle immediately on the left; a RH lane clear for traffic turning R at the roundabout. Cyclist (me!) in the RH lane. Oncoming traffic. I had just looked over my shoulder and spotted a 4x4 approaching me at speed. I was in the middle of my lane. If the driver were going L, he would slow down, pass the parked vehicle behind me then coast up behind the stationary traffic. If turning R he would wait behind me to the roundabout. Yes? NO! He floored the throttle, swung out to accelerate past me, heading straight for the oncoming traffic which forced him to swerve violently to the left again, almost taking my front wheel out. And guess what? Yes - he wasn't even turning R - he braked hard and switched into the LH lane to stop and wait in the queue! I slowed down and cycled past the car, giving the driver my darkest 'Black Look of Death' while doing the customary slow shake of the head. I was going to give him the universal 'tiny penis' hand gesture but decided not to - this guy was already a menace on the road; I didn't want to give him any excuse to 'accidentally on purpose' crash into me in a possible future encounter!
Anyway, I am now safely back home with my Metro and will make a pot of coffee to drink while I do the crosswords. I have taken the precaution of turning the heating up because I had a terrible shivering bout a few hours after Covid jab #2 and don't fancy that again. No issues yet, but last time it was 5 or 6 hours later than this... I am knackered anyway from lack of sleep. I will be dozing on and off all afternoon, even with that coffee perking me up.
Flick of the Elbow
less than
- Location
- Pentlands Midlothian Edinburgh
Just been half listening to the Jeremy Vine show while they discussed various testing and isolation scenarios with their resident doctor. Jings it sounded complicated ! I was only half listening because as with most things broadcast by the so called BBC they were only discussing it in terms of England.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
