The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

I had a nap at dinner time.

And missed dinner.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

And missed dinner.

No, I enjoyed my boiled eggs and solders then had my nap.

 

[Gwylan]

I went out with a Welsh lass who taught me a load of phrases like good morning, I love you, lovely day...except she'd actually taught me a load of swearing and insults. How I didn't get murdered several times over at her local pub in Bangor is anyone's guess.

I'm OK in German, not quite conversational but not far off, halting in French, know a little Gaelic, and can drop into Shetlandic patois very convincingly. My grandpappy spoke Cornish, which I wouldn't mind a crack at.

Working in various languages I learned how shocking it is to hear a foreigner swear in your language.
So I was lucky to have a German teacher who helped me tidy up the language I had picked up on the production line.
My French colleague eventually came out and I realised that my vocabulary and style came from a milieu that wasn't appropriate.

 

[Gwylan]

Have a piece of filet waiting. When we get all this royalist stuff off the Tele.

 

[Mo1959]

Have a piece of filet waiting. When we get all this royalist stuff off the Tele.

Haven’t seen a thing. Managed to avoid it all. For some bizarre reason I never watched Wire in the Blood when it was on originally, so currently binge watching from the start on ITV X.

 

[Gwylan]

Haven’t seen a thing. Managed to avoid it all. For some bizarre reason I never watched Wire in the Blood when it was on originally, so currently binge watching from the start on ITV X.

Would say can't be worse, but I'm not sure
Management is providing champagne and canapés

 

[Tenkaykev]

A trip to the local beer festival following my seaside soaking at parkrun this morning. My outsides got so wet that I thought I'd try to equalise the moisture ratio by drinking an assortment of beers
.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Dinner/tea (we come from different churches!) has been finished and 'we' decided to celebrate the Coronation with a glass of wine



CLEARLY we don;t want it to go off so we are finishing the bottle
which is more 'difficult' than it seems as she chose fizz and I chose Red wine


Oh well!!

 

[classic33]

Dinner/tea (we come from different churches!) has been finished and 'we' decided to celebrate the Coronation with a glass of wine



CLEARLY we don;t want it to go off so we are finishing the bottle
which is more 'difficult' than it seems as she chose fizz and I chose Red wine


Oh well!!

Isn't that two bottles, or are you working on a bottle apiece?

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Isn't that two bottles, or are you working on a bottle apiece?

One each would seem to sort out the different tastes

so far

Tesco have a 25% off 6 bottle thingy - so we are well stocked
but I suspect we are past the stage of drinking that much


mostly

 

[Gwylan]

Oh one each. Smart move. Tactical drinking

Dinner/tea (we come from different churches!) has been finished and 'we' decided to celebrate the Coronation with a glass of wine



CLEARLY we don;t want it to go off so we are finishing the bottle
which is more 'difficult' than it seems as she chose fizz and I chose Red wine


Oh well!!

 

[rustybolts]

I'm sure you're making it up😁

No I,m not !
"Ta madra alainn agat , Bruce . ta se go halainn " Its Irish for " You own a beautiful dog , Bruce. he is lovely " ( Madra is the Irish word for dog )

 

[rustybolts]

Listening to Gordon Lightfoot while I do the housework. Well never see a talent like that again in our lifetimes.

Yeah agree 100% , he was tremendous , gone out of fashion a bit these days but quality lives for ever. Canadian Railroad Trilogy still sounds great. I play the LP Sunday Concert frequently while driving long distance trips.

 

[numbnuts]

Morning

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
Just back from a short stroll......its beautiful out there.