The Retirement Thread

[screenman]

It was not very good.

 

[GM]

Evening all. Had a very bad senior moment on Friday. Sitting on the sofa watching the TV about 8 pm when I said to Mrs GM turn the telly up a bit, she said haven't you got your hearing aids in, put my hand up to my right ear, shock horror, no hearing aid. Turns out I lost one at the gym that morning. How we laughed!

 

[Dirk]

Evening all. Had a very bad senior moment on Friday. Sitting on the sofa watching the TV about 8 pm when I said to Mrs GM turn the telly up a bit, she said haven't you got your hearing aids in, put my hand up to my right ear, shock horror, no hearing aid. Turns out I lost one at the gym that morning. How we laughed!

Eh?

 

[PaulSB]

Woke at 4.49am. Lunar eclipse reaching totality at 5.11 here. Perfect timing.

Hopefully I can get back to sleep

 

[screenman]

Too cloudy here.

 

[screenman]

Too cloudy here.

 

[172traindriver]

Woke at 4.49am. Lunar eclipse reaching totality at 5.11 here. Perfect timing.

Hopefully I can get back to sleep

Did you see it or was it cloudy?

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning. A cold frosty and foggy morning here.

 

[PaulSB]

Did you see it or was it cloudy?

Yes, clearly visible to the naked eye and able to watch the moon move in to and out of totallity. It was a very dull orangey colour.

 

[PaulB]

The best advice for anyone planning on retiring is to study the figures and see what the difference is between what you need coming in, financially wise, and what the out going are, plus spending vouchers. If they don't add up, then you cannot realistically pack the job in.

What's this spending vouchers thing?

 

[PaulSB]

These images were taken by a friend from the field about 100 metres from my house. The first at 4.20, the second a few minutes later. This is far more spectacular than visible with the eye.

 

[GM]

Morning all. Set the alarm for 5 am got up went into the garden in my jim jams, no sign of the moon too cloudy. So back to bed.

 

[welsh dragon]

These images were taken by a friend from the field about 100 metres from my house. The first step 4.20, the second a few minutes later. This is far more spectacular than visible with the eye.

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Beautiful photos.

 

[PaulSB]

We now have dense fog.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all, A frosty start to the day here. Some work in the garden beckons today. next doors apple tree is far to big, nearly 25 feet tall, and she has asked me to prune it. Shouldn't take too long.