The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Been to town and dropped off parcel at the post office. Houseworky stuff done. Meter reading done

Mr WD has gone to get me some new soil so that I can re pot a plant 🪴.

Now slobbing. Oh and it's raining.

 

[Mo1959]

Some of our friends are spending their retirement ploughing through to do and activity lists which is fine if it works for them - we have taken a different approach, basically; just let the days come and flow and if we want to do stuff we will and if we don't we will just doss and chill.

There’s a couple I know round the corner who are always up to something going by their Facebook pages. Mind you, they are both still working long shifts so I can understand them wanting to do as much as they can when they have days off. I think when you don’t work, the urgency to do stuff disappears.
I had another little wander and took the phone to snap all the new houses still getting flung up here even although the schools are nearing capacity and the health centre is struggling. Hundreds of homes on one side and another scheme going up behind our Aldi.

 

[welsh dragon]

Plant now re potted.

 

[welsh dragon]

There’s a couple I know round the corner who are always up to something going by their Facebook pages. Mind you, they are both still working long shifts so I can understand them wanting to do as much as they can when they have days off. I think when you don’t work, the urgency to do stuff disappears.
I had another little wander and took the phone to snap all the new houses still getting flung up here even although the schools are nearing capacity and the health centre is struggling. Hundreds of homes on one side and another scheme going up behind our Aldi.



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A similar problem here but with mobile homes. Mobile home parks are applying left right abd centre just outside of Mach. People re staying all year round and putting a terrible strain on an already stretched to breaking point Dr's surgery.

 

[Dave7]

Well....I was (at 1100) about to wash the glasses etc, only to find the water was very brown. Looked outside and Utd Utilities are at work.
All clear now so work will commence🙂.
I will then have my bacon n egg barm.
Oh yes, its been pouring rain all morning.

 

[welsh dragon]

We never make plans. We just take each day as it comes.

 

[pawl]

Date has arrived for my Civid booster. Surgery are doing the vulnerable and over eighties first.
April 29th

Hasten to add I’m in the later category.🎅

 

[pawl]

We never make plans. We just take each day as it comes.

Joys of being retired 20 years for me .Every day is a bank holiday.🏝️🏝️🏝️

 

[Drago]

Feeling grim, just about to wash up my lunch stuff then back to bed.

 

[numbnuts]

Joys of being retired 20 years for me .Every day is a bank holiday.🏝️🏝️🏝️

I can top that, I stopped working 34 years ago

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I can top that, I stopped working 34 years ago

Mrs SD wished she had never had to work.

She is self-confessed bone idle and has no intention of changing her ways.

On the other hand, she has a great personality and is very intelligent, good looking and very sexy. Plus she can put up with me and keep me under control - she is no pussycat.

And, as she has often said, when you first laid eyes on me your first thought was definitely not; 'she'll make a great housewife'.

Fair point.

 

[gavroche]

My grandson asked me if I could take him to Asda for a bottle of Prime. I said No on the grounds that it would be a 10 miles round trip, I refuse to take him in his pyjamas and I don't approve of that drink anyway.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

My grandson asked me if I could take him to Asda for a bottle of Prime. I said No on the grounds that it would be a 10 miles round trip, I refuse to take him in his pyjamas and I don't approve of that drink anyway.

Your grounds are very comprehensive - presume they instantly silenced the little fella with no comeback?

 

[numbnuts]

The binmen never came today, but as it was a four day week, maybe they will come tomorrow, hopefully before the feral cats come to rip open the bags.

 

[numbnuts]

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