The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Think they may need to thaw the butter a bit make it easier to spread!!

Nah - the chips melted it. Lubberly!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I have just been talking to my mum on the phone. She was telling me that my brother went into Birmingham city centre to do some shopping and he was shocked at the number of homeless people are there and in some places they have set up tents. Never seen that in Brum before.

It's similar in the centre of Coventry, very sad.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Another profitable afternoon down the club, we won the bonus ball, all three prizes, I won a line and the pot, my Good Lady won a house.

 

[172traindriver]

Think they may need to thaw the butter a bit make it easier to spread!!

I would imagine nice hot chips would have soon had the butter melting evenly

 

[172traindriver]

I have just been talking to my mum on the phone. She was telling me that my brother went into Birmingham city centre to do some shopping and he was shocked at the number of homeless people are there and in some places they have set up tents. Never seen that in Brum before.

Unfortunately very true, its also interesting to see the guy that rocks up outside Snow Hill station with his dog just before the first busy train that gets in at 06:30. He gets the blanket round him and the begging cup out. You wonder if he is genuine. You could set your watch by him.
Also at a couple of the major sets of traffic lights out of the city you get people begging there as the cars are stopped at the lights.
Reminds me of something from South Africa or the USA

 

[Dirk]

Another profitable afternoon down the club, we won the bonus ball, all three prizes, I won a line and the pot, my Good Lady won a house.

Blimey! When are you moving?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Blimey! When are you moving?

We'll be getting ourselves banned if we keep this up

 

[172traindriver]

Another profitable afternoon down the club, we won the bonus ball, all three prizes, I won a line and the pot, my Good Lady won a house.

Big house in the country. ...hopefully

 

[172traindriver]

We'll be getting ourselves banned if we keep this up

Just imagine the regulars nudging each other and going tut tut.

 

[welsh dragon]

Unfortunately very true, its also interesting to see the guy that rocks up outside Snow Hill station with his dog just before the first busy train that gets in at 06:30. He gets the blanket round him and the begging cup out. You wonder if he is genuine. You could set your watch by him.
Also at a couple of the major sets of traffic lights out of the city you get people begging there as the cars are stopped at the lights.
Reminds me of something from South Africa or the USA

Clearly things are much worse than when i lived in Brum

 

[172traindriver]

Clearly things are much worse than when i lived in Brum

And will probably get worse.
Its not the best experience

 

[welsh dragon]

And will probably get worse.
Its not the best experience

I keep saying i will have to get a train into Brum to do some shopping. Now though, i don't think will bother.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I have just been talking to my mum on the phone. She was telling me that my brother went into Birmingham city centre to do some shopping and he was shocked at the number of homeless people are there and in some places they have set up tents. Never seen that in Brum before.

The tents thing has taken off all over the place. We have them in Cardiff city centre and I've seen them in Swansea. It has to be better than just sleeping open to the elements in this weather.

 

[Dirk]

Clearly things are much worse than when i lived in Brum

Whereabouts did you live in Brummie land?

 

[welsh dragon]

Whereabouts did you live in Brummie land?

Near the Heartlands Hospital