Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Watch the gnashers then!
The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Had a trip out to Baconsthorpe Castle. Interesting history - built in the 1400s - part was still occupied up to 1920.
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Lunch at the Stiffkey Red Lion.
Moving on tomorrow down to Thurne on the Norfolk Broads.
Checking out the rundown places of Great Britain I see
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
classic33
Leg End Member
No Mars Bars!No what Mars bars
These shortages are getting serious.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I haven't got a garden, so I don't need a mower...I've got 3 mowers. 1 electric and 2 petrol.
I did a short walk to the station for my Metro and to shop at Aldi.
I should have done a bike ride but I have too many odd jobs to do today.
I have to be up early tomorrow (by my standards - 08:30!) for a blood test and the forecast is for warm sunshine all day so I am aiming to test my 'dinglespeed' bike conversion on the kind of challenging hilly loop that was too hard for me when it was just a singlespeed. If I do the full 50 km loop that I have in mind it would also be my longest ride since mid-November!
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Had a very good ride today with one of my buddies and we met up with the other two musketeers at a local cafe. The first time the four of us have got together for 2-3 months. This is a group which regularly cycles 150/200 miles a week together in the summer so there was a lot of catching up to do. Banter was at warp speed +1
After my eye test I did the Aldi dash. This was a sobering, saddening and angering experience. The woman in front of me told the check out girl she only had £30, waving the notes in front of her, and would she please stop ringing through at £29 to make sure the bill didn't go above £30. The checkout girl stopped with two loaves of bread and a bunch of bananas still to scan. The lady started to pay her £29 and something pence. I asked the checkout girl to scan the bread and bananas on my bill first and give them to the lady. She did this. The woman was very grateful and took the things under protest. I left Aldi feeling sad and angry that in this country we have folk who can't afford food.
I told Mrs P about this. She said she's seen it quite often. I complete new experience for me and not a happy one.
After my eye test I did the Aldi dash. This was a sobering, saddening and angering experience. The woman in front of me told the check out girl she only had £30, waving the notes in front of her, and would she please stop ringing through at £29 to make sure the bill didn't go above £30. The checkout girl stopped with two loaves of bread and a bunch of bananas still to scan. The lady started to pay her £29 and something pence. I asked the checkout girl to scan the bread and bananas on my bill first and give them to the lady. She did this. The woman was very grateful and took the things under protest. I left Aldi feeling sad and angry that in this country we have folk who can't afford food.
I told Mrs P about this. She said she's seen it quite often. I complete new experience for me and not a happy one.
classic33
Leg End Member
You been biting yer nails?
I've never been a nail biter. I've always kept my nails very short. I used to use scissors daily in my job ( Wilkinson Sword / Fiskars 8" )
I'd trim my nails every few days to avoid snagging them and I've never got out of the habit. 👍
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Sounds like my Grandad
If he was hungry he would say he could eat a horse between two bread vans
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
There is a collection crate in our Aldi in which purchased items can be left. Apparently, they are distributed to needy local people. If I remember I will buy some extra items that will keep such as pasta, beans, teabags etc. and leave them there.
PS I have written a reminder on the chalkboard on which I jot down lists of items to buy.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I watched an old documentary on Sky Arts about Emerson**, Lake and Palmer the other night. They were introduced at the Isle of Wight festival as giving their "...first debut performance ever". Hmm!
** Keith Emerson was born in Todmorden during WWII.
** Keith Emerson was born in Todmorden during WWII.
classic33
Leg End Member
Which part of Todmorden though?I watched an old documentary on Sky Arts about Emerson**, Lake and Palmer the other night. They were introduced at the Isle of Wight festival as giving their "...first debut performance ever". Hmm!
** Keith Emerson was born in Todmorden during WWII.
Part of it was in Lancashire at that time. Wikipedia lists Todmorden as only ever being in West Yorkshire in most articles mentioning it.
The exception being the wiki article on Tod itself.
