The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Morning all

Tip run first thing to dump a load of garden waste, then off to Minehead for a LIDL shop.
Weather's looking decent today.

 

[Exlaser2]

TBH Emsworth is not a place I know, so I googled it.....must say, it looks nice.

We like it 😀 It still has a real village feel , even though it’s in a busy part of the country So every morning we go down to the harbour, have a coffee and watch the world go by before we decide what to do . When we bring bikes it it’s easy to cycle to places like Hayling island or Bosham / Dell quay/West Wittering. Also if you want to do some city stuff , Chichester and Portsmouth are just down the road
The other big attraction for us is everywhere you go in this part of the country there are boats of all kinds .
Have I mentioned mrs exlaser and I like boats ? 😂😂😀😀

 

[numbnuts]

We like it 😀 It still has a real village feel , even though it’s in a busy part of the country So every morning we go down to the harbour, have a coffee and watch the world go by before we decide what to do . When we bring bikes it it’s easy to cycle to places like Hayling island or Bosham / Dell quay/West Wittering. Also if you want to do some city stuff , Chichester and Portsmouth are just down the road
The other big attraction for us is everywhere you go in this part of the country there are boats of all kinds .
Have I mentioned mrs exlaser and I like boats ? 😂😂😀😀

Never been to Emsworth and it's only 30 miles away, to be honest I hardly go to Portmouth area at all.
When was a child my grandmother who was a snob use to say "it's the other side of the water my dear and we don't go there"

 

[Tenkaykev]

Smart meter fitting sometime today, I've prepped the area as the Electricity meter is inside the house and the Gas supply in the usual outside box. I've also registered an interest with the new Fibre Broadband suppliers. It does look a good deal at £25 per month for an 18 month contract, then £29 per month. It's FTTP and the speed is quoted as 900/900 Mbps.

 

[Mo1959]

Smart meter fitting sometime today, I've prepped the area as the Electricity meter is inside the house and the Gas supply in the usual outside box. I've also registered an interest with the new Fibre Broadband suppliers. It does look a good deal at £25 per month for an 18 month contract, then £29 per month. It's FTTP and the speed is quoted as 900/900 Mbps.

Ovo are supposed to be replacing my currently broken electric meter with a smart meter next month, even although we can't seem to get a signal in this area. They will set it up as a dumb meter just now. Seems a waste of time, as when radio tele switching gets switched off next year, the other meter that controls my heating and hot water will also need replaced, and I presume combined into one dual rate smart meter.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Ovo are supposed to be replacing my currently broken electric meter with a smart meter next month, even although we can't seem to get a signal in this area. They will set it up as a dumb meter just now. Seems a waste of time, as when radio tele switching gets switched off next year, the other meter that controls my heating and hot water will also need replaced, and I presume combined into one dual rate smart meter.

The meter changer turned up and couldn't change the electricity meter due to the " tails " ( the cables between the meter and the distribution board ) being of rubber construction. He has changed the Gas meter which now has a digital display. Of course, until the Electric meter is changed neither will work. I've left a message with an Electrician, but as it's such a small job I don't expect they'll be too interested.

 

[Dave7]

Back from the dentist, oh what a jolly time I had. 3 fillings (top front).
She said "this will vibrate a bit"!!! Thought my blinkin head was coming off☺.
Back next week for a "big one" at the back. Can't wait.

 

[Mo1959]

Back from the dentist, oh what a jolly time I had. 3 fillings (top front).
She said "this will vibrate a bit"!!! Thought my blinkin head was coming off☺.
Back next week for a "big one" at the back. Can't wait.

At least you’ve still got your own teeth. I don’t fancy ever getting falsers.

 

[Dave7]

At least you’ve still got your own teeth. I don’t fancy ever getting falsers.

She did warn me that I will lose a couple of teeth within 2-3 years.

 

[Mo1959]

She did warn me that I will lose a couple of teeth within 2-3 years.

I’ve got a couple of back ones missing from when I went through a spell years ago of not going to the dentist. All fine since though and, touch wood, the front ones all look in decent condition, although wearing slightly thin with age.

 

[Paulus]

I've got a couple of wisdom teeth missing, and one molar at the back, which had to come out because of infection.
Otherwise the rest are in pretty good nick.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Bit early in'tit.

Average for a Sunday.

Our real late nights are usually Weds, Fri & Sat.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Smart meter fitting sometime today, I've prepped the area as the Electricity meter is inside the house and the Gas supply in the usual outside box. I've also registered an interest with the new Fibre Broadband suppliers. It does look a good deal at £25 per month for an 18 month contract, then £29 per month. It's FTTP and the speed is quoted as 900/900 Mbps.

Good price!

Ours is £33 pm, FTTP & 1Gb at router.

Pretty much future-proofed for the forseeable future.

 

[welsh dragon]

I am back. Shopping done and popped into see my daughter.

And I had a sandwich. Not chicken and bacon, or chicken abd stuffing, but....egg and bacon so there.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I am back. Shopping done and popped into see my daughter.

And I had a sandwich. Not chicken and bacon, or chicken abd stuffing, but....egg and bacon so there.

Very nice, I had an egg and bacon batch at the cafe, Quiche for later