The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Morning all

Green bin men have been, so I'll probably fill it up again today.
Got to remove several bird nesting boxes and clean / re- locate them this morning. Might make a start on pruning my apple trees as well.

 

[Dave7]

Good morning folk.
A bit fragile this morning (self inflicted). The family plus various partners came round and my son (the chef) made 3 large cheese n onion pies, plus mash and lots of mixed veg. I thought "well, all that will never get eaten" but it was.
Today I have my 'will writer' coming as my will is now way out of sync with my situation........how things can change eh!
Next is a guy that designs/fits bedroom furniture......my new, small bedroom doesn't have enough storage.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all

Green bin men have been, so I'll probably fill it up again today.
Got to remove several bird nesting boxes and clean / re- locate them this morning. Might make a start on pruning my apple trees as well.

My green bin has been rammed for 6+ weeks with no sign of their strike ending.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
It's going to be a grey and cloudy day.
A few of today's highlights.
Sainsbury's are delivering between 9 and 10.
I'll be out on the bike later running a few errands and picking up a few bits from the local shops.
Today's tea will be a freezer surprise. There are some boxes of meals I have cooked, but can't remember what they are.

Do me a favour (as I am contemplating home delivery)........would you let us ie me, know......the approximate size/value of the order and how many items were missing/replaced. Thanks.

 

[Dave7]

I have risen!

Insurers taking my car away today.

Big jobby then ?

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees.
My lurgy still persists, although it's slooowly getting there. The bad news is that I appear to have infected MrsTkk😮. I'm in awe of her stoicism, she downplays it and carries on with the routine tasks of day to day life. If I " Hover " and try to do things for her she sighs and gives me a look that says "clear off". She's off to lead the local "Walking for Health" group at 10:00, then she has to crack on with her dissertation which is due in on 12th January. There's no time extensions allowed, her Supervisor told her that if she can't finish it to just submit what she's got. I, meanwhile, continue to soldier on with "Manflu" 😉

 

[Mo1959]

Someone put up a pic of a huge pothole on one of our roads last night where someone had put a traffic cone in to try and warn drivers. Looks like the council have effected a temporary repair, if you can call it that by putting what looks like small sandbags in it. No wonder I can't be bothered cycling around here any more. What a mess the roads are in.

 

[welsh dragon]

The sky is going a tad dark here. It will probably start to rain on my way to Newtown.

 

[welsh dragon]

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View attachment 714123 Someone put up a pic of a huge pothole on one of our roads last night where someone had put a traffic cone in to try and warn drivers. Looks like the council have effected a temporary repair, if you can call it that by putting what looks like small sandbags in it. No wonder I can't be bothered cycling around here any more. What a mess the roads are in.

Looks like your highway fixers are just about as good as ours are.

 

[Mo1959]

Looks like your highway fixers are just about as good as ours are.

That little road is just a B road and should be lovely, but it's used by far too much traffic including lorries and heavy farm stuff that just chews up the verges and drags all sorts of rubbish onto the road. It was quiet many years ago when I first came to live here.

 

[Drago]

Insurers due about 0915 to take the French small estate of shiteness to be repaired. Not worried about a loan car, don't need it.

 

[numbnuts]

 

[Drago]

The French small estate of shiteness has been low loadered away. Insurers said parts supply not good for some of the components so it may be a while. Just so long as it comes back repaired, and maybe cleaned too.

 

[Dirk]

I've removed our 8 bird nesting boxes, cleaned them, put some fresh hay in and then put them back up.
MrsD's moved the hedgehog house, dried it out and put some fresh bedding in it. They obviously didn't like where we put it last time, so it's now in a more sheltered spot. Fingers crossed they like it.

 

[Tenkaykev]

The downstairs loo conversion to shower room should conclude today🤞
They've made an outstanding job of it. Mrs Tkk has been online buying ancilliaries such as soap dishes, shower caddies etc. I will need to pop up to Waitrose in Wimborne to collect them from the store.