The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Coooeee. I was goo g to get up at 6 then managed.to doze off again.


Nice and sunny here at the moment.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning from a bright and sunny Coventry. Its wash day Monday, and we're down the club tonight.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
Sat here with a cup of peppermint tea and a ginger biscuit.
Come 0900** I am off to M&S as I need some tracky bottoms.
**been up since 0530 but will let the rush hour traffic die down.

 

[welsh dragon]

I spoke to soon. The sun has gone now. I have to go to town to get some money to pay the man when he does the tree next Saturday and I need to pick Mr WD tablets up so a twofor. Can't waste petrol these days.👍

 

[Paulus]

Good morning from a sunny East Sussex.
Breakfast shortly at the Kings Head where we are staying, and then off to Camber Sands. The dog does like a good run on the beach.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Off to Wimborne soon, I've eaten all my unsulphured apricots and need to restock from " Spill the Beans ", I usually succumb to their display of dark chocolate covered crystallised ginger ❤️
( my one weakness... )

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

The crash at Silverstone looked pretty bad yesterday. Very good race though and congratulations to Carlos Sainz on his first win.
There......I think that should be OK.

Off out doing 'house for sale' drive bys this morning in Watchet.
Just lookin'....
Lunch with best mates in Dunster.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning folks,
Yesterday’s family fun day followed by “ Rock on the Rec” turned out to be a huge success. Looks like we have the makings of our own Glastonbury 😉🎶🍺
Today will be a gentle day as I supped a couple of cans of “ Shadows “ while listening to the music, and ordered an Indian takeaway when we got back home.
Have a peaceful day folks ☀️☕️👍

Keep on rockin' Kev.

 

[PaulSB]

I spoke to soon. The sun has gone now. I have to go to town to get some money to pay the man when he does the tree next Saturday and I need to pick Mr WD tablets up so a twofor. Can't waste petrol these days.👍

Speaking of which. I've altered my driving style recently because of the fuel increases. I do a lot of short motorway journeys, 10-12 miles, and now drop into the inside lane and set the cruise control at 55. What's astonishing is the speed at which everyone passes me!

I'm out today.......gotta buy a rug and flat cap

 

[PaulSB]

Good day world. It's blowing a gale here, what is going on? Where is summer? I've no cycling buddies available today and with this wind I'm put off the idea of a solo run. I'll head up to the allotment, the shallots have dried well and need cleaning for storage, garlic needs bunching and stringing up and the onions may be ready to be harvested.

Remember I was suspicious about making a payment for Mrs P's additional NI? WOWSER! I nearly made a massive mistake! It clearly wasn't a scam or anything but it didn't feel right so I stopped. We rang the Helpline this morning, the guy we spoke to was brilliant. I had the wrong code number, I nearly pushed the button on +/-£4000 which could have ended up anywhere!

The advisor was great, answered all the questions and provided all the info we needed. He also gave us information we didn't know about. This may be useful to others here? Mrs P can claim NI credits for the time we have cared for our granddaughter, it could save us a year's worth of contributions. The child has to be under 12 and the family member, grandparent in our case, under State Pension age.

 

[Dirk]

Speaking of which. I've altered my driving style recently because of the fuel increases. I do a lot of short motorway journeys, 10-12 miles, and now drop into the inside lane and set the cruise control at 55. What's astonishing is the speed at which everyone passes me!

I'm out today.......gotta buy a rug and flat cap

If you buy a flat hat, you won't need the rug.

 

[welsh dragon]

I think I need to lie down in a dark room for a while. I. DID. SOME. IRONING. .

Mr WD made a suitable and not very funny joke about me finding the iron and ironing board after all these years. I am sure the black eye he is now sporting will fade in a few days.

Chilli today and I have no doubt that at least one of my youngest grandchildren will tirn up just as we are about to eat. They always do.

 

[classic33]

I think I need to lie down in a dark room for a while. I. DID. SOME. IRONING. .

Mr WD made a suitable and not very funny joke about me finding the iron and ironing board after all these years. I am sure the black eye he is now sporting will fade in a few days.

Chilli today and I have no doubt that at least one of my youngest grandchildren will tirn up just as we are about to eat. They always do.

Which is worse, his black eye or your Burt ear(from when the phone rang*).



*It just wanted someone to talk to.

 

[Tenkaykev]

If you buy a flat hat, you won't need the rug.

Better still you can get those tartan hats that come with an integrated ginger rug 😎

 

[Dave7]

Back from M&S. What a shambles it is. I wanted tracky bottoms. The very few racks were rammed and in absolutely no order.
I eventually found just one pair in my size.

Its a long time since I've been shopping for KNICKERS!!! But needs must .
Also got some ready meals... 3 for £8.50