The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Booked our first trip of the year yesterday.
Found a very nice little site not far from us where we can give the new van a trial run. Just staying for 2 nights, but it may turn out longer.
So we're off next Wednesday.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning folks. . Horrible wet and cold here.

 

[PaulSB]

Hello! Very wet, very windy. I shall clean out the garage today.

Thanks for the comments re our car situation. No.3 son is test driving two Fiestas tomorrow - he will then chose.

On the money front I've found a third way. I shall buy this on a credit card, take out a 0% balance transfer card and move the borrowing to the new card. Depending on the card we chose over 32 months that will cost between £00 and £113. Happy days.

 

[Drago]

Just letting my breakfast settle down then I off out on the bike. Likely be most of the day I reckons.

 

[PaulSB]

I would not ask for interest on the loan to the kids. I have lent money to them on several occasions. Yes, agree a time frame for the repayments, but to make money out of them is a bit low and Scrooge like.

Yes, I agree and understand this view, it isn't intended as such. The kids offered to do this. The total finance cost is in excess of £2000 and would take five years to repay. Crackers for a car which could, God forbid, be a write off in that period.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all, a grey damp start to the day here, so no jobs in the garden will be done today. Just about to have my boiled eggs and soldiers for brekie with a mug of tea before taking muttley out over the fields for a damp hour or two.

 

[jongooligan]

Slept through Mrs. jg's alarm again this morning. Only just woken up. Really got the hang of retirement from the off.

Raining here so garage fettling after walking the mutt. Trial run for new motorbike satnav this afternoon once it's faired up a bit.

 

[GM]

Hello! Very wet, very windy. I shall clean out the garage today.

Thanks for the comments re our car situation. No.3 son is test driving two Fiestas tomorrow - he will then chose.

On the money front I've found a third way. I shall buy this on a credit card, take out a 0% balance transfer card and move the borrowing to the new card. Depending on the card we chose over 32 months that will cost between £00 and £113. Happy days.

That's what I did when my daughter passed her test and wanted a car, funny enough that was a Fiesta, a blue one, £2.5 grand, P reg 3 years old. After 4 years being a good sister she gave it to my son when passed his test. I think he sold it on eBay in the end for £450.

 

[Dirk]

Really got the hang of retirement from the off.

Easy innit?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning. I've spent 45 minutes on the turbo this morning, I've got some housework to do then we're out to lunch, and then down the club for the afternoon.

 

[Lee_M]

currently staying with my mum (81) as she goes through chemo.

Was told she'd need looking after for a week. So far there have been no side effects (which is good), so she's been sitting watching shoot daytime TV and running me ragged.
Gonna need a holiday after this.

Oh, and I also dislocated my knee walking the dog last week, so no cycling excapes either

 

[welsh dragon]

currently staying with my mum (81) as she goes through chemo.

Was told she'd need looking after for a week. So far there have been no side effects (which is good), so she's been sitting watching shoot daytime TV and running me ragged.
Gonna need a holiday after this.

Oh, and I also dislocated my knee walking the dog last week, so no cycling excapes either

A like for the fact that you are looking after your mum.

 

[Dirk]

Shopping in Bideford this morning and now awaiting a chip buttie in the Black'Oss in Braunton.

It arrived.....£3.

 

[Dave7]

So last night the forcast on my phone was overcast but dry.
Sat in conservatory with a coffee at 08.00 and that forcast seemed ok.
Got to golf at 10.00 and it pissitively possed down .
Just hung everything up to dry and am back in conservatory but this time with a large whisky . I might just follow that with another one

 

[Drago]

Safely home. Tired, wet and nacked. Thanking my lucky stars that i've been hitting my pins hard on leg day with the weights, they made surprisingly light work of some unpleasant inclines and didn't let me down. Not so nice were my lungs, that at times wanted to leap out my mouth and go on their own way. Only cure for that is more riding.

Had the closes pass of my life from a bus near Daventry, not even a fists with from the end of my handlebar. So close that some of the passengers even looked horrified. S***-O-Gram sent to Stagecoach, and if I don't get a positive response the Feds can have my video to do with as they will.