The Retirement Thread

[Sterlo]

Morning. Not a good night here. I bad a bit of a painful Hip for some reason.

4 deg, dry and calm here.

Stay safe peeps

It's all of that heavy driving wearing out your suspension

 

[welsh dragon]

It's all of that heavy driving wearing out your suspension

Now that's a good one

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, a dull 6° here.

 

[Mo1959]

Back from a just under 6 mile wander. A bit weary to start after my poor sleep but soon got going. Up the hilly walk today so was quite warm going up as usual but got an icy blast of wind once I reached the top.

Back on the Weetabix this morning for a change.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Any recommendations for home contents insurance, and to include cover for my bikes out and about? Also desirable - cover for legal fees and damages in case of involvement in a serious accident***.

I used to get all of that on my home and contents insurance when I was a property owner.


*** I do not expect to be causing such an accident, but I remember reading about one cyclist being sued after a simple touch of wheels left the other rider with life-changing injuries.

We have insured with the Co-oP for the last few years. Our insurance expires at the end of this month. The Co-oP has sold / transferred its Insurance business and it now operates out of Gibraltar. The Policy details were incorrect listing both Mrs Tenkaykev as " Data Entry Clerks " instead of " Retired " Anyway, that's them in the bin. I went with Nationwide, we've had current accounts with them since the dawn of time, and I was pleasantly surprised at the ease and straight-forwardness of the process. Listed both of our " Posh" Brommies at £2k each, apart from that just the standard contents insurance. Overall very pleased as I was dreading trawling through the " usual suspects "

 

[Mo1959]

I don't have contents insurance or bike insurance

 

[numbnuts]

I don't have contents insurance or bike insurance

Yeah, but what about your trainers ............

 

[welsh dragon]

I have paid the bill for my car.

 

[Mo1959]

Yeah, but what about your trainers ............

That's why I can buy so many with the money I've saved over the years not paying for insurance!

 

[welsh dragon]

Roast lamb today.

It's raining that fine misty rain and the wind is getting stronger as well

 

[Mo1959]

Roast lamb today.

It's raining that fine misty rain and the wind is getting stronger as well

I just had some toast with cold chicken slices and a cuppa. Suppose I should have another wander soon.

 

[numbnuts]

I just had some toast with cold chicken slices and a cuppa. Suppose I should have another wander soon.

I've just done that, I wandered to the kitchen for another coffee

 

[Dave7]

We are having a bitty lunch as neither of us fancies a proper meal.
We have some nice slices of topside beef, some cheese and some sweet drop red peppers ....we will survive

 

[Tenkaykev]

I've been for a walk with a friend to the bird feeders on some local Heathlands. We replenish them every few days and this time of year keep water bottles to top up the little water stations we put in. Half coconuts seem to be the most popular followed by peanuts. My friend always buys high quality feeds, sunflower hearts, Niger seeds etc, nothing is too good for our feathered friends!
We put a few nesting boxes up a few years back and they are fully occupied. We try to put them in out of the way places that aren't too easily accessible, but my tree climbing skills are not up to scratch. I suggested to my friend when we were pondering one location that she should climb along the tree branch as she is very slightly built, and if she did fall then there was a lovely bed of Pine needles waiting to cushion her fall

 

[Mo1959]

I've been for a walk with a friend to the bird feeders on some local Heathlands. We replenish them every few days and this time of year keep water bottles to top up the little water stations we put in. Half coconuts seem to be the most popular followed by peanuts. My friend always buys high quality feeds, sunflower hearts, Niger seeds etc, nothing is too good for our feathered friends!
We put a few nesting boxes up a few years back and they are fully occupied. We try to put them in out of the way places that aren't too easily accessible, but my tree climbing skills are not up to scratch. I suggested to my friend when we were pondering one location that she should climb along the tree branch as she is very slightly built, and if she did fall then there was a lovely bed of Pine needles waiting to cushion her fall

My dad was a great bird watcher in his younger days. He looked after a woodland walk in his village and made and put up dozens of bird boxes. They were all numbered and would check them and log what was using them. Sadly last time I did the walk I see they are in a poor state now as nobody else has bothered about them.

He made this wooden bridge over the burn. There were boxes fixed underneath that the Dippers used every year.