The Retirement Thread

[Sterlo]

Afternoon, cold here today 31c yesterday and 18c today, if it gets any colder I will have to get dressed
Been shopping, it was a bit of a struggle and took me a long time, but I made it .

I hope you got dressed before you went shopping!!!

 

[numbnuts]

I hope you got dressed before you went shopping!!!

I knew I had forgotten something

 

[Mo1959]

I knew I had forgotten something

Until the lady said “Sorry sir, I thought that was a cucumber”.

 

[pawl]

Bloody Evri have got to be the most useless delivery firm out there. Just had an email to say my parcel was delivered to me at 11.15am...........eh, no it hasn't and I've been in. God knows where it is. This seems to be happening constantly here just now. I've stuck a post on our local page in case someone else has got it and is honest enough to let me know.

I ordered a chain from Wiggle tracking said out for delivery them later returned to seller No idea why
Mrs P ordered some knitting wool Just disappeared int the ether
We both received re funds

Pity it’s not Wiggles fault other than employing Evri. I only use two on line cycle stores Wiggle and Merlin cycles Wiggle is now off my list

I ordered a chain from Merlin came two days after ordering vis Royal Mail
I have had next day delivery from Merllin without paying next day delivery fee

 

[Mo1959]

I ordered a chain from Wiggle tracking said out for delivery them later returned to seller No idea why
Mrs P ordered some knitting wool Just disappeared int the ether
We both received re funds

Pity it’s not Wiggles fault other than employing Evri. I only use two on line cycle stores Wiggle and Merlin cycles Wiggle is now off my list

I ordered a chain from Merlin came two days after ordering vis Royal Mail
I have had next day delivery from Merllin without paying next day delivery fee

I am going to start checking with sellers who they use before ordering in future. The reviews of Evri on Trustpilot are shocking.

 

[Paulus]

Evri are just Hermes with a new name. Same rubbish company.

 

[numbnuts]

I've just made a ginger cake, well it's still in the oven.

 

[numbnuts]

Until the lady said “Sorry sir, I thought that was a cucumber”.

More like the baby carrots

 

[Mo1959]

I've just made a ginger cake, well it's still in the oven.

If you can put icing on top and make some custard to go over it I’ll be right there!

 

[Sterlo]

If you can put icing on top and make some custard to go over it I’ll be right there!

Philistine, you don't put icing on a ginger cake. Custard in winter, okay, otherwise naked a nature intended (that's the cake by the way, not me).

 

[Deleted member 1258]

More like the baby carrots

Lol!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

yesterdays forecast was for showers so I didn't put any washing out, today's forecast was for a dry day so I put the washing out, we were out for lunch and I looked out the cafe window, Jubilee Junction in Jubilee Crescent, and it was hammering down, we've now had a succession of heavy showers roll through, the towels I put out are now wetter than they were when I put them out, the bonus is that my water butt is filling nicely.

 

[Dirk]

I got rid of our pond because I was sick of constantly fighting weed.

Are you Bill or are you Ben?

 

[gavroche]

Going to near Stoke tomorrow to rejoin my wife who has come up from Devon today. Then, off we go to Whitehaven on Saturday to prepare for the C2C on Sunday. First leg is Whitehaven to Penrith. I am quite apprehensive and anxious about it as I will be completely out of my comfort zone as I have never done three long distances consecutively , over three days.
The girls will spend the day as they wish and we will meet up in the afternoon, after our ride.
Back home next Wednesday with tired legs no doubt, but a great sense of achievement, I hope.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Going to near Stoke tomorrow to rejoin my wife who has come up from Devon today. Then, off we go to Whitehaven on Saturday to prepare for the C2C on Sunday. First leg is Whitehaven to Penrith. I am quite apprehensive and anxious about it as I will be completely out of my comfort zone as I have never done three long distances consecutively , over three days.
The girls will spend the day as they wish and we will meet up in the afternoon, after our ride.
Back home next Wednesday with tired legs no doubt, but a great sense of achievement, I hope.

Sounds wonderful, have fun.