The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Morning all

Gardening duties today.
Cropped my taters yesterday. Ooer missus!
Traffic is busy with surfers off to the beach and folks going home from the Gold Coast Ocean Fest. Best to stay at home methinks.

Re the pensions thread, when I get mine in just under 3 years it will take me back into the income tax bracket I think when I count in my work pension. Does it automatically get deducted or will I need to contact Inland Revenue?

I think it's deducted automatically. Neither myself or MrsD have had to contact them. I do think it's mean to make you pay tax on pensions though.

Morning all from sunny north Devon .....

It's always like that 'ere.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning dull and overcast here and only 17c

 

[welsh dragon]

Housework done. Mr WD is strimming before it gets too hot outside.

I think we are having pizza again today as Mr WD bought 2 from Morrison's yesterday. I wasn't that keen on them as they are really thick crusted ones and they don't seem to have been very generous with the tomatoe sauce on them so they are a tad dry to say the least. Won't bother again.

It's getting a bit here.

 

[welsh dragon]

We could be in for a storm or 2

 

[ColinJ]

Aargh... Another day where I am knackered before even getting out of bed. Lights out at 04:00 but was still awake as the sun rose.

I am soon off to see the doctor about my ears. I had set 2 alarms to make sure I didn't oversleep but as usual completely unnecessary because I seemed to wake myself up every 20 minutes to make sure that I was not going to be late!

I went out early to put the washing out and it was lovely, birds singing...

It is a few years since I heard birds singing. If I were within a few metres of them I would be able to hear them, but in a tree across a road, no way. I need to see a doctor about my hearing. [Alarms finally go off] Which reminds me...

I had better cycle there directly. I have never had a puncture on my little local loops but it would be just my luck for it to happen 15 minutes before my appointment when I was a 30 minute walk away from the health centre! I will shop afterwards.

Catch you later...

 

[classic33]

I'm not entirely sure on this but I have a suspicion by posting said images on Facebook the T&Cs mean you have effectively given permission for their use. As I say don't quote me but it's buried somewhere in the depths of what I used to call my mind. If this is not the case there will be a process for contacting FB but I've no idea what this is. Options I can think of:

• Possibly there is an option to report the use from the FB post in which they've been used
• Follow the FB process and request removal
• Contact the user, point out these are your intellectual property and copyright and you wish the posts to be taken down or for permission to be requested. If it's a business perhaps request a fee? Take a polite and friendly approach initially but be prepared to up the anti if this doesn't work.

I think the last option should be your first step. It's the one most likely to get a result and if you have to report to FB in the future you're in a stronger position through giving the user the opportunity to sort it out between you. If they've been used outside of FB this is definitely your best option.

Thanks for that.

I'm not on FB, and thought that the only copies that existed were actual prints. Which I had done from the negatives. In this day and age doesn't hold true.

Surprise, turned to annoyance as they're being claimed as their own work. A local history DVD has also been ripped off, with more pictures added last night from it. The proceeds of sales of it going to charity.

If they'd asked, it wouldn't have taken much to find me.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all.
A bit of a late start to day for me. I woke up at 0500, did the necessary and went back to sleep until 9am. Most unlike me. I'm normally up and running at 6.30.
It's raining.
The dog is now begging me to take her out as her routine is now a couple of hours our.

There will be some more cleaning of the components of the stripped down Raleigh.

MrsP wants to go and see the latest Downton Abbey film. Has anyone seen it? I think it may be a film too far in the franchise.
Enjoy your day everyone.

 

[Dirk]

Morning dull and overcast here and only 17c

What's it like outside though?

 

[numbnuts]

What's it like outside though?

I just got ready to go out for a walk and it's just started to rain bugger, I'll try again later

 

[welsh dragon]

It's going dark here. Still really hot so we might be in for a storm.

 

[classic33]

We could be in for a storm or 2

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Yer not frightened about a bit of thunder, are you.

 

[classic33]

I just got ready to go out for a walk and it's just started to rain bugger, I'll try again later

Walk out backwards, make it seem as though you're coming back not going out. See what it does.

 

[ColinJ]

Drat - nothing blocking my ears, so no quick fix!

There is a minor inflammation inside my left ear, which is the worst side. I'm getting some kind of spray for that.

Appointment at the local ENT clinic next. I envisage hearing aids being needed soon...

I'm waiting in for a pal to pick up the PC monitor that I am giving him. I wonder though whether he might find the resolution is a bit low by modern standards (1280 x 800). It worked fine for me for over ten years, but I wouldn't want to go back to it now. Wow, I just checked, the monitor was built in 2005 - where does the time go!

There might be some rain here later but it is a lovely sunny day at the moment. I'm hoping to get out for a couple of hours on the bike this evening when it has cooled down from around 25C to a more comfortable temperature of 20C.

 

[welsh dragon]

Yer not frightened about a bit of thunder, are you.

Me? No. I do like a bit of thunderand lightning.

 

[numbnuts]

Still looks like it is set in for the rest of the day