The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

The cycleway used to be part of the Somerset and Dorset railway which closed in the early 60's.
Broadstone was a junction with the South Western Railway and much of the trackbed was torn up and built on between Broadstone and Poole.

Our weekly Tuesday walking group goes for post walk refreshments in " The Goods Yard " in Broadstone. It was originally the "Station Hotel " Which is still in the stonework over the door. The pub is themed on travel, there are old suitcases and such like, one of the posters on the wall still advertises a " Day out in London " travelling by steam train for the princely sum of 2 shillings and sixpence return...

 

[rustybolts]

I only worked 22 years

Many people who "attended " work for 45 years actually only worked 22 years !! . but of course others worked their fingers to the bone

 

[12boy]

About the skirt/dress issue....I still have a couple of suits, a tux and some tweed sportcoats for just in case. And dress shoes. A lot of ladies this summer are sporting loose cotton sundresses in which I think they look very nice and seem to be cooler. We are getting a few days with highs of 26 C and lows of 12. A nice break. A little ride for me then some more room clearing and some more paperwork.

 

[rustybolts]

I don't have a skirt

Spotted on a very early 15 mile run

 

[gavroche]

I am absolutely p****d off as I have just spent ages on my laptop:
1) trying to get a refund from the taxman on the government website and the bl**dy thing keeps telling me it is not available right now so please try again.
2) I am also trying to arrange pet insurance for Molly, due in two week's time with another company and it is telling me the same thing too so I rung them up and they should be calling me back as soon as they can.
What happened to the good old days when you could actually speak to another human ?
So here I am, waiting for the call back and hoping to go for a ride sometime today.
I will try the taxman again tomorrow.

 

[Poacher]

'Strewth it's hot! What a day to be slavering (sic) over a hot stove making a batch of mango chutney.

Hope it cools down a bit for Friday, when I'm supposed to be going on a walk in the Peak with two ex-colleagues.
Likely to be ~10Km with a pub stop around mid way.

 

[Paulus]

'Strewth it's hot! What a day to be slavering (sic) over a hot stove making a batch of mango chutney.

Hope it cools down a bit for Friday, when I'm supposed to be going on a walk in the Peak with two ex-colleagues.
Likely to be ~10Km with a pub stop around mid way.

Thursday, I'm going to the Ealing Beer festival. I'm having second thoughts because it is going to be so warm, the ale will be getting too warm, too quickly to enjoy.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Thursday, I'm going to the Ealing Beer festival. I'm having second thoughts because it is going to be so warm, the ale will be getting too warm, too quickly to enjoy.

The thingie in the car is telling me 32 degrees, it feels warmer than that.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm having a domestic day, beds changed, three loads of washing done, first load out and dried second load out drying in the sun, and most of the polishing done. I've also hung the new curtains for the lounge that came this morning.

 

[numbnuts]

The thingie in the car is telling me 32 degrees, it feels warmer than that.

The thingie in my weather station is tell me it's 35.3c in the sun and 29.9c in the shade

 

[Paulus]

It's

The thermostat in the hallway is reading 29⁰, and it's in the shade

 

[welsh dragon]

Just in case there is a world shortage of jeans?

Never

 

[welsh dragon]

It's

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The thermostat in the hallway is reading 29⁰, and it's in the shade

26 deg here

 

[BoldonLad]

Never

You never know with that Putin, he may decide to invade the Denim fields of whereever the Denim fields are

 

[welsh dragon]

You never know with that Putin, he may decide to invade the Denim fields of whereever the Denim fields are

Noooool. Please no