The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

Morning all.Looks as though we had rain during the night.
Car MOT today
Black bin day
Dacia Stepway due to leave factory today.I Will believe it when I see it Only been waiting six months
Can life get any more exciting.

 

[Dave7]

The price of milk. I didn't really know and I'm not a politician. We have three pints delivered three times a week. It's from a farm 2-3 miles away, bottled on the farm and delivered by Elaine about 6.00am. In 39 years she's never missed a delivery.

I thought we paid 60p but the bill came this morning and it's 70p. Google tells me Aldi sell 4 pints at £1.35 = 33.75p. I'm paying more than double and could save £3.27/week.

That's a big saving but not one I want. Local farm employing folk, Elaine employs two lads, bill paid online and I can text her the night before delivery. At Christmas she sends out a round robin newsletter telling us about her year! It's usually about horse and trap showing and competitions. 😄

I reckon that's worth 70p.

And she supplies it in 1 pint bottles.
Aldis 4 pint is one big container. If you get single pints from Aldi it is 69p.

 

[Mo1959]

And she supplies it in 1 pint bottles.
Aldis 4 pint is one big container. If you get single pints from Aldi it is 69p.

Talking of which, I am running low again so will need to wander round soon. Needing a few other things too.

 

[PaulSB]

And she supplies it in 1 pint bottles.
Aldis 4 pint is one big container. If you get single pints from Aldi it is 69p.

Didn't know that which shows Elaine is giving us a fantastic service which really should be worth more.

Aldi aren't going to drop off a pint for 69p at 6.00am!

 

[PaulSB]

Hi, ho....
It's off......

What a miserable bunch. No one's joining in

.......to work we go........

 

[BoldonLad]

What a miserable bunch. No one's joining in

.......to work we go........

Mentioning that word, even in jest, gets you on the naughty step!

 

[gavroche]

Morning all.Looks as though we had rain during the night.
Car MOT today
Black bin day
Dacia Stepway due to leave factory today.I Will believe it when I see it Only been waiting six months
Can life get any more exciting.

If it is leaving Roumania today, it will be another 3 weeks before it gets to you.

 

[Paulus]

The price of milk. I didn't really know and I'm not a politician. We have three pints delivered three times a week. It's from a farm 2-3 miles away, bottled on the farm and delivered by Elaine about 6.00am. In 39 years she's never missed a delivery.

I thought we paid 60p but the bill came this morning and it's 70p. Google tells me Aldi sell 4 pints at £1.35 = 33.75p. I'm paying more than double and could save £3.27/week.

That's a big saving but not one I want. Local farm employing folk, Elaine employs two lads, bill paid online and I can text her the night before delivery. At Christmas she sends out a round robin newsletter telling us about her year! It's usually about horse and trap showing and competitions. 😄

I reckon that's worth 70p.

Supermarkets sell milk at below cost price from the dairies as a loss leader.
Your local dairy sells it to you at the price, plus costs that it costs to produce.

 

[Mo1959]

Wandered round to the supermarket. Still raining so I bought a bar of white chocolate to cheer myself up! No caffeine in it so I am allowed it. £40 for just a couple of bags. It's getting silly now

 

[Sterlo]

Wandered round to the supermarket. Still raining so I bought a bar of white chocolate to cheer myself up! No caffeine in it so I am allowed it. £40 for just a couple of bags. It's getting silly now

You bought £40 of chocolate

 

[Mo1959]

You bought £40 of chocolate

No, thankfully! Other stuff too. Just one bar of chocolate. Should really have kept it to eat while watching the tennis later if this weather doesn't improve, but I am scoffing it now.

 

[Sterlo]

No, thankfully! Other stuff too. Just one bar of chocolate. Should really have kept it to eat while watching the tennis later if this weather doesn't improve, but I am scoffing it now.

You're welcome to it, I hate white chocolate. I seem to have lost more and more of my sweet tooth over the years but prefer plain dark chocolate the odd time I get any. If we go out for a meal, I would always rather have a starter and forget about a dessert, much prefer savoury. It's one thing that always annoys me with an afternoon tea, a couple of sandwiches then loads of cakes, I'd rather have sausage rolls, pork pies, etc.

 

[Mo1959]

You're welcome to it, I hate white chocolate. I seem to have lost more and more of my sweet tooth over the years but prefer plain dark chocolate the odd time I get any. If we go out for a meal, I would always rather have a starter and forget about a dessert, much prefer savoury. It's one thing that always annoys me with an afternoon tea, a couple of sandwiches then loads of cakes, I'd rather have sausage rolls, pork pies, etc.

I'm on a quitting caffeine experiment just now so it's the only kind I can have. Not sure if I will continue as I can't say I'm feeling much in the way of benefits yet. The main things I would like are better sleep and less headaches. I think I am getting less headaches and milder ones so I suppose even that's worth it. Some peeps on Youtube claiming it made a huge difference to how they feel but took longer for some than others so I'll persevere.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

You bought £40 of chocolate

She's worse than my Good Lady.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

From my Facebook page this morning.