The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

Morning all 14c and it looks like

 

[welsh dragon]

It's forecast here soon too. It's been a pretty cold and dismal May.

It has. Not a very nice summer so far that's for sure

 

[Dave7]

Still lousy weather, constant rain.
Even so the gardeners have been and everything looks good.

 

[classic33]

Good Morning folks,
A bit grey here, lots of birds in the garden, I've been digging out chafer bug larvae and putting them next to the bird bath which they seen to appreciate. Nothing planned for today, must get more active! Coffee is percolating and I can hear Mrs Tenkaykev stirring.
Have a peaceful day folks ☕️☀️👍

Tell/ask her to stop hitting the side of the cup so hard.

 

[gavroche]

Salut tout le monde.
We are in Bideford now and looking forward to riding the Tarka trail . Off to Barstaple shortly to buy a bike roof mount to put on my car as having the bike inside the car is not really practical when Molly is with us. It will a lot easier on the way back to Wales next weekend.
Rain this morning but should be dry for the rest of the week.

 

[classic33]

Salut tout le monde.
We are in Bideford now and looking forward to riding the Tarka trail . Off to Barstaple shortly to buy a bike roof mount to put on my car as having the bike inside the car is not really practical when Molly is with us. It will a lot easier on the way back to Wales next weekend.
Rain this morning but should be dry for the rest of the week.

Nip round to Dirks and cut his lawn for when he gets home. Since you're in the neighbourhood.

 

[Mo1959]

Got myself out for a 23 mile bimble. The rain held off apart from a few little spits and spots. Another day when I met someone that seemed to be doing a loop in the opposite direction to me as I met her twice. I really need to get out more often as it's only once a week if even that so the fitness isn't great. I don't enjoy it as much as I used to and the roads are getting busier and busier which doesn't help.

 

[welsh dragon]

Rain on and off. Sun on and off.

Today's culinary delight will involve sausages and who knows what else.

 

[ColinJ]

It has. Not a very nice summer so far that's for sure

Not a very nice SPRING so far, that's for sure!

But... I have a bad feeling about this year's weather. I reckon it is shaping up to be one of those years where summer barely seems to arrive before winter sets in early... I would be VERY happy to be wrong about that though, with a glorious summer starting later this week and lasting well into October!

Thursday is supposed to be nice here so I am planning the route of my next 100 km route. I want it to be slightly harder than the one I did on Saturday (1,350 m of ascent) but not as hard as some of my local routes (2,000-2,500 m of ascent). I may end up doing a few laps of a lumpy circuit.

Today will be just my short lumpy singlespeed ride to shop at Lidl and pick up a Metro.

I checked my bank balance online. The £150 fuel payment from the council has just gone in, which is handy because my winter fuel payment has just gone out!

I have settled into the financial life of being a UK pensioner quite well. I am buying bits and bobs here and there but still able to save a little each month. As long as inflation does not get even worse than forecast I should have a nice cash buffer by next year.

What I have not settled into though is the psychology of not having to think about working. I can't bring myself to just abandon the game that I have been developing but I don't really need to finish it now. It is hard to find the motivation when I have money in the bank!

 

[welsh dragon]

Not a very nice SPRING so far, that's for sure!

But... I have a bad feeling about this year's weather. I reckon it is shaping up to be one of those years where summer barely seems to arrive before winter sets in early... I would be VERY happy to be wrong about that though, with a glorious summer starting later this week and lasting well into October!

Thursday is supposed to be nice here so I am planning the route of my next 100 km route. I want it to be slightly harder than the one I did on Saturday (1,350 m of ascent) but not as hard as some of my local routes (2,000-2,500 m of ascent). I may end up doing a few laps of a lumpy circuit.

Today will be just my short lumpy singlespeed ride to shop at Lidl and pick up a Metro.

I checked my bank balance online. The £150 fuel payment from the council has just gone in, which is handy because my winter fuel payment has just gone out!

I have settled into the financial life of being a UK pensioner quite well. I am buying bits and bobs here and there but still able to save a little each month. As long as inflation does not get even worse than forecast I should have a nice cash buffer by next year.

What I have not settled into though is the psychology of not having to think about working. I can't bring myself to just abandon the game that I have been developing but I don't really need to finish it now. It is hard to find the motivation when I have money in the bank!

Meh. Semantics.

 

[numbnuts]

View: https://youtu.be/Q11ium_-Lv8

 

[welsh dragon]

And of course instead of going to see their dad, they are having lunch here first

 

[Mo1959]

A steady drizzle has arrived here so not sure if I'll go back out or not.

 

[Dave7]

Do any of us old farts still do wordle ??
I was late on the bandwagon and still struggling on.
The last few days have had words that are not common to us so IMO very difficult.

 

[Mo1959]

Do any of us old farts still do wordle ??
I was late on the bandwagon and still struggling on.
The last few days have had words that are not common to us so IMO very difficult.

I usually do it, but I can see me not bothering eventually. Just a nice way to spend a couple of minutes with my cuppa when I first get up. Yes, the words do seem to have been a bit more unusual lately.