The Retirement Thread

[Chislenko]

Pool man got out of his van, cleaned the pool, looks nice.

I was going to show typical tabloid "before and after" photos but CC had gone into "not uploading photos" mode again.

 

[classic33]

It's stopped raining and we've even seen enough sun to charge my van battery up fully.
Managed to source a 6kg propane from Staffordshire Farmers Supplies in Ipstones.
Luncheon partaken of at the Bulls Head in Moneyash - it's been 48 years since we were last in there.
Steak, onion and mushroom cob with chips.
I couldn't manage all of it.
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They didn't remember you from your last visit then?

 

[PaulSB]

G'day y'all...Sun has just peeped out, so off to mow the lawns shortly, and then I might go for a little ride.

On yesterday's House of Games there was a question 'How many garden centres are there in the UK' after trying to guess I thought I bet PaulSB
knows the answer.

I would put the number of independent centres at 2250 - 2500 for a retail market valued at £5.5 - £6bn. It's a lot bigger business than people appreciate. This would include chains such as Dobbies and Blue Diamond. I don't include multiple retailers such as B&Q in the centre numbers.

 

[PaulSB]

In my fair number of years on CC, and over 4 years of Modding all sorts of problematic posts, I have never been as irritated by a post as the opening post in this thread:

Am I being over-sensitive today?

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/b...and-asking-lbs-to-install-them-for-me.284473/

I have seen some that I've found more irritating but this is certainly high up the list. My view is a man or woman should be paid what their labour is worth and sufficiently to live a decent life. A businesses should profit sufficiently to allow them to reinvest to grow the business and invest in its future.

I've watched a punter walk in to my LBS with a half built Merlin road bike and ask them to build it up as he was struggling! Personally I wouldn't have the balls to do that.

Equally I won't be ripped off. We had a bathroom installer quote some work recently. They are very good and I would have been happy to use them as we have in the past. After I went through the quote in detail I found the charge to supply and fit two radiators was £760. This was to remove existing radiators and replace with new ones of the same size. He didn't get the work and his reputation is in tatters with me.

 

[PaulSB]

Anyway, good evening. I've been popping in and out and have now settled down for the evening. Wet and windy all day. Granddaughter here today, this makes three days out of the last four and includes the Saturday sleepover. At the moment she's Granddad's girl, with me the whole time, all three days, wants me to do everything. I find it quite wonderful she trusts me..........

.........and I'm absolutely completely totally nackered. I have a brandy and The Magnificent Seven.

 

[GM]

I would put the number of independent centres at 2250 - 2500 for a retail market valued at £5.5 - £6bn. It's a lot bigger business than people appreciate. This would include chains such as Dobbies and Blue Diamond. I don't include multiple retailers such as B&Q in the centre numbers.

I would have thought it was more than 1,800

 

[Dave7]

Anyway, good evening. I've been popping in and out and have now settled down for the evening. Wet and windy all day. Granddaughter here today, this makes three days out of the last four and includes the Saturday sleepover. At the moment she's Granddad's girl, with me the whole time, all three days, wants me to do everything. I find it quite wonderful she trusts me..........

.........and I'm absolutely completely totally nackered. I have a brandy and The Magnificent Seven.

M7.....original or remake ?

 

[Paulus]

Absolutely load of old cob***** on the main tv channels tonight . Watched the last episode of Bridgeton, and now MrsP is watching another episode of the Affair on now tv.
I'm plugged into the sounds app for BBC radio.
Loos like an early night in bed. I am reading a book about Operation Pedistal, the convoy to relieve Malta in 1942. The author is Max Hastings. A throughly good read.

 

[Dave7]

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I would have thought it was more than 1,800

That is only in Chorley

 

[PaulSB]

That is only in Chorley

Yeah, we have one each!

 

[PaulSB]

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I would have thought it was more than 1,800

Is that the quiz show answer? I'm not being facetious. The number is difficult to get at and varies according depending on where one gets data and whether or not retail nurseries are included. My number would include all independent outlets retailing plants, I'd accept some are not what most people consider to be a garden centre.

There are +/- 1500 garden centres which accept HTA (Horticultural Trades Association) gift tokens so I'd put the 1800 as a touch low. The centre has to be an HTA member to trade these.

 

[PaulSB]

M7.....original or remake ?

Remake. It's mildly entertaining and doesn't need much concentration. Basically seven men kill a lot of other men!

 

[GM]

Is that the quiz show answer? I'm not being facetious. The number is difficult to get at and varies according depending on where one gets data and whether or not retail nurseries are included. My number would include all independent outlets retailing plants, I'd accept some are not what most people consider to be a garden centre.

There are +/- 1500 garden centres which accept HTA (Horticultural Trades Association) gift tokens so I'd put the 1800 as a touch low. The centre has to be an HTA member to trade these.

Definitely too low, but I'm not going to argue with Richard Osman he's bigger than me!

 

[classic33]

I would put the number of independent centres at 2250 - 2500 for a retail market valued at £5.5 - £6bn. It's a lot bigger business than people appreciate. This would include chains such as Dobbies and Blue Diamond. I don't include multiple retailers such as B&Q in the centre numbers.

Just short of 2,000?
Again, not counting the likes of B&Q.

 

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Is that the quiz show answer? I'm not being facetious. The number is difficult to get at and varies according depending on where one gets data and whether or not retail nurseries are included. My number would include all independent outlets retailing plants, I'd accept some are not what most people consider to be a garden centre.

There are +/- 1500 garden centres which accept HTA (Horticultural Trades Association) gift tokens so I'd put the 1800 as a touch low. The centre has to be an HTA member to trade these.

The one i was in this morning is called Littlehurst and is on the outskirts of Kersley not far from me, a tiny place, it would fit into the garden centre part of the local B & Q with room to spare, they do some good stuff in there and have a nice cafe, its called Forkandles and I like their bacon sandwiches.