The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Wandered up to the shops before the rain set in, the weather is filthy, gusty driving rain. The cycle lanes at the sides of the main roads are littered with tree debris, twigs and small pieces of dead wood. I make a point of removing the occasional piece of debris that I see when walking down from the shops, but this lot needs a visit from the gutter cleaning machine.

 

[gavroche]

Hello every one.
Weather is rather mixed at the moment with intermittent showers so I set off to go to Lidl 300 metres away, on foot, in dry weather. Got out of the shop and it was raining so I got very wet on the way back.
Mrs G is now in North Devon at our daughter's , until next Sunday when I will pick her up near Stoke at our other daughter. She is getting a lift back from Bideford to Stoke with the daughter she is staying with at the moment.
So a week on my own with just Molly for company.

 

[Dave7]

Thanks for the well wishes folks im certainly a happy bunny in my new place and the neighbours are friendly and quiet too! Re- paint Up here its not a case of selecting the best quality its more like has the corner hardware shop actually got any Ive finished up my tin of Dulux Apricot White and now have to wait until the shop orders some in so i can complete the wall.....they'll probably not or get Plum Surprise or summ'et....Ah well at least its fruity themed

Good to see things are looking up.

 

[Dave7]

The rain has stopped (for now).

We may well have chicken curry with rice today.

Any particular curry ?

 

[welsh dragon]

Any particular curry ?

A do it yourself mild chicken curry using Wing Yip curry paste.

 

[Dave7]

A do it yourself mild chicken curry using Win You curry paste.

Nice.
I do enjoy a curry.
Never heard of that curry paste.

 

[welsh dragon]

Nice.
I do enjoy a curry.
Never heard of that curry paste.

You can get it from Amazon. It's a Brum based company

 

[PaulSB]

Bugger! Postponed.

 

[Tenkaykev]

You can get it from Amazon. It's a Brum based company

I see they also do a Goldfish curry sauce 🤔

 

[classic33]

Bugger! Postponed.

Gives them time to field a half decent team.

 

[12boy]

Ralph is a name, not often used these days. Spunky is feisty, undaunted and so forth. Having read a British book or two I would recognize the other meanings in context. I won't provide the common words we use as they may not pass censorship. I am still unclear as to what will or will not in this forum.
Starting Saturday we are going to get some funky weather with wind and snow. By Tuesday the daytime high will be -19c and the low that night -29 C. Naked bike day, anyone? The next week will have an endoscopy and I hope the weather might be a bit nicer. These kind of cold spells are why we don't have a lot of termites in these parts.
Be well and safe.

 

[Mo1959]

Another walk done which took much longer than expected as I made the mistake of stopping to speak to a guy with a rifle to ask what he was shooting, type of rifle, etc. Nearly an hour later the fecker hadn't stopped talking! By a stroke of luck, my old neighbour phoned so I was able to get away.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Another walk done which took much longer than expected as I made the mistake of stopping to speak to a guy with a rifle to ask what he was shooting, type of rifle, etc. Nearly an hour later the fecker hadn't stopped talking! By a stroke of luck, my old neighbour phoned so I was able to get away.

Some years ago on the Fairfield Horseshoe a guy tagged on for ages and ages and ages - I changed route in the end just to get rid.

 

[gavroche]

Another walk done which took much longer than expected as I made the mistake of stopping to speak to a guy with a rifle to ask what he was shooting, type of rifle, etc. Nearly an hour later the fecker hadn't stopped talking! By a stroke of luck, my old neighbour phoned so I was able to get away.

Are you sure it wasn't @Drago ?

 

[postman]

I still sometimes find myself converting prices just for fun

I just mutter how much is that pint,how much.