The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Morning folks So the process of moving begins....what a faff! I got a call in early today to the council to make sure they know ive accepted their offer. Soon i'll be hiring a van or white van man to shift my worldly poss....crap They say moving is stressful but ive done it umpteen times and certainly doesnt compare to waiting for my roof to blow away!

Good luck

 

[welsh dragon]

Leftover lamb casserole for us. Not sure if there is enough for both of us. If not Mr WD will have egg and chips

 

[classic33]

Leftover lamb casserole for us. Not sure if there is enough for both of us. If not Mr WD will have egg and chips

Why don't you insist on having the egg and chips. Make him wonder what's wrong with the leftover casserole.

 

[pawl]

I am not a fan of curiing either

I’m not supple enough

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Morning folks So the process of moving begins....what a faff! I got a call in early today to the council to make sure they know ive accepted their offer. Soon i'll be hiring a van or white van man to shift my worldly poss....crap They say moving is stressful but ive done it umpteen times and certainly doesnt compare to waiting for my roof to blow away!

Our move into our first house took about an hour using a man with a van, the second time we moved I did it myself with the help of two friends and a Luton van, took us all day, the third move, into here, involved a full size removal lorry plus crew and took most of the day.

 

[pawl]

Morning all

Only just woke up. Slept like a log and MrsD did as well, which is unusual for her.
Might do a bit of gardening today if the weather holds out.

Watch out Reynard log splitter or whatever she uses doesn’t seem to have seen much use lately

 

[Tenkaykev]

Parents & guardians used to be allowed no closer than the wall/fence surrounding the school. Now they let you see them into their class!!

At our granddaughter's school there's a coded locked entrance gate with intercom which leads to the main playground where the parents gather before being allowed in. A teacher is there permanently while this gate is open. Then there's a second locked gate from the main playground to the introductory / year 1 playground which is unlocked just before class admission. There's then a toddler height wooden fence with a gate a few metres from the classroom entrance door, no parents are allowed beyond this. When I collected my granddaughter a few weeks ago the teacher had been advised that grandad and grandma would be collecting her. I waited beyond the wooden fence and the teachers came to the classroom door, identified the parent /custodian and then fetched the relevant child. They know most of the parents by sight. We had to identify ourselves the first time we met her teacher ( although she was jumping up and down in excitement and squealing "Grandad! Grandad! ) 😁

 

[Tenkaykev]

NEWSFLASH!
We’ve just taken delivery of a new Tefal Actifry. Had a handful of Auntie Bessies oven chips in the freezer so chucked them in for a test run. I must say we’re impressed, they came out extremely well, much better than doing them in the oven. Now to find some other recipes to try 🍟

 

[Dave7]

NEWSFLASH!
We’ve just taken delivery of a new Tefal Actifry. Had a handful of Auntie Bessies oven chips in the freezer so chucked them in for a test run. I must say we’re impressed, they came out extremely well, much better than doing them in the oven. Now to find some other recipes to try 🍟

We have had one for years. Very good for frozen chips but not much else tbh.
Don't try fish fingers.......it smashes them to bits.

 

[welsh dragon]

We have had one for years. Very good for frozen chips but not much else tbh.
Don't try fish fingers.......it smashes them to bits.

Same with scampi

 

[Dave7]

We are rich I tell you.....RICH !!!!!
I mentioned some time ago that I was notified I was due a pension from a large company that I don't recall working for..........it will be a subsidiary of a subsidiary.
Anyway, its come through now. £15K up front plus £1,800 per year.
Still no idea What the company is but do not want to ask any questions.

 

[classic33]

We are rich I tell you.....RICH !!!!!
I mentioned some time ago that I was notified I was due a pension from a large company that I don't recall working for..........it will be a subsidiary of a subsidiary.
Anyway, its come through now. £15K up front plus £1,800 per year.
Still no idea What the company is but do not want to ask any questions.

This company you can't remember working for, can't you remember the work you did for them? How many other companies don't you remember working for?

Hopefully they have the correct person and won't be sending the "collection team" round to persuade you to part with the money.

Best o'luck though.

 

[Dave7]

This company you can't remember working for, can't you remember the work you did for them? How many other companies don't you remember working for?

Hopefully they have the correct person and won't be sending the "collection team" round to persuade you to part with the money.

Best o'luck though.

TBH I have "worked around" a bit.....and had my own company.
I worked solid for 50+ years so it could be one of a number.
It could be a company I worked for many years ago.

 

[numbnuts]

We are rich I tell you.....RICH !!!!!
I mentioned some time ago that I was notified I was due a pension from a large company that I don't recall working for..........it will be a subsidiary of a subsidiary.
Anyway, its come through now. £15K up front plus £1,800 per year.
Still no idea What the company is but do not want to ask any questions.

Nice one @Dave enjoy

 

[12boy]

Good for ColinJ , Dave7 and Miss Wales on your newfound affluence. And congrats, Chief, on your new digs. Shabash!
Sunny, warm and windy here. My youngest , his wife and his rescue dog are in town for a couple of days and hopefully we will survive the upset to our routines. If I am very lucky if the weather holds I nay get a bike ride or two in this week. We shall see.
Be well and safe.