The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning from a grey Dorset. Mrs Tkk had an appointment with the dental hygienist this morning and I have several odd jobs to do. Yesterday I touched up the wallpaper in the small bedroom with a couple of Dulux match pot type devices. Today i have to do some jiggery pokery in the outhouse in preparation for the kitchen upheaval that will starton Monday.
Have a peaceful day folks

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Grey, breezy and cool this morning....brrr.
Little job to do first thing; one of MrsDs bird feeder poles needs repairing, as it's rusted through. I'll chop through it, clean it up and weld a supporting tube into it. 10 minute job, but will save her the cost of buying a new one.

Off to the Whire Horse for fish an chips at lunchtime.

 

[Drago]

That NE wind is absolutely biting.

 

[figbat]

Grrr! The engine management light is back. Will be scanning it for errors later, after wife’s physio.

 

[Mo1959]

Chilly but pleasant wander done and porridge had.

I have had a mad notion to learn an instrument recently Having researched a fair bit, I have discounted almost everything as being too difficult except the ukulele so got a cheap one coming later today. Only £60 so if I use it a few times and get fed up, it’s no huge loss. At least nowadays there’s loads of great teaching lessons on the tube. Maybe if I take it really slowly and don’t try to learn too much at once, I might pick it up enough to at least manage half a dozen easy chords

 

[gavroche]

Chilly but pleasant wander done and porridge had.

I have had a mad notion to learn an instrument recently Having researched a fair bit, I have discounted almost everything as being too difficult except the ukulele so got a cheap one coming later today. Only £60 so if I use it a few times and get fed up, it’s no huge loss. At least nowadays there’s loads of great teaching lessons on the tube. Maybe if I take it really slowly and don’t try to learn too much at once, I might pick it up enough to at least manage half a dozen easy chords

But can you sing too? You will need to in order to sing " window cleaning".

 

[Mo1959]

But can you sing too? You will need to in order to sing " window cleaning".

Not very well, but I am a good whistler

 

[gavroche]

Bonjour tout le monde. Taking Molly for a walk shortly and then a bit more of invigilating till 13.45.
Yesterday , I cleaned up the kota in preparation for a barbecue tomorrow night. I need to buy some briquettes later too.

 

[Sterlo]

Chilly but pleasant wander done and porridge had.

I have had a mad notion to learn an instrument recently Having researched a fair bit, I have discounted almost everything as being too difficult except the ukulele so got a cheap one coming later today. Only £60 so if I use it a few times and get fed up, it’s no huge loss. At least nowadays there’s loads of great teaching lessons on the tube. Maybe if I take it really slowly and don’t try to learn too much at once, I might pick it up enough to at least manage half a dozen easy chords

Good luck with that. I've tried a few instruments in the past, but I've got little patience. I always wish I'd stuck with the guitar, would have been nice to have a strum sometimes.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Chilly but pleasant wander done and porridge had.

I have had a mad notion to learn an instrument recently Having researched a fair bit, I have discounted almost everything as being too difficult except the ukulele so got a cheap one coming later today. Only £60 so if I use it a few times and get fed up, it’s no huge loss. At least nowadays there’s loads of great teaching lessons on the tube. Maybe if I take it really slowly and don’t try to learn too much at once, I might pick it up enough to at least manage half a dozen easy chords

I have a harmonica (Xmas present) sitting on my desk. Been there 14 months and I haven't got round to starting learning yet. I wanted one for many a year, too.

Good luck with your own mad notion!

I also have a Red Hawk Airfix kit that needs starting - an Xmas present from 4 or 5 years back.

Mrs SD has an Origami 'kit' not started from Xmas 3 years back plus a wood & bronze complicated puzzle set not started from this Xmas.

I think there is a moral to these tragic tales somewhere.

Plus plenty of used storage space taken up by similar tales across the land...

 

[Exlaser2]

Morning all .
Brrrr it cold out there . I was thinking of going for a ride , but I really really hate cycling when it’s cold. To many years having to do it when I cycled to work for decades. So that idea swiftly left me.😀
So the plan for today seems to be , coffee shop, Tescos and the sailing club to do some maintenance, not necessarily in that order. 😂
Looks like this cold snap is continuing through the weekend. Not looking forward to sailing on Sunday if it is . It’s the down side of sailing an open transom boat , it’s always a little wet.
Oh well , have a good day folks .

 

[Gunk]

Grrr! The engine management light is back. Will be scanning it for errors later, after wife’s physio.

If it’s the Citigo, I’d recommend Grey Gables in Brize Norton, they were Skoda main dealers so very competent and decent people.

 

[Dirk]

Not very well, but I am a good whistler

So you'll be working on a George Formby / Roger Whittaker crossover act then?

 

[welsh dragon]

My car is poorly at the moment. My exhaust is broken ( not my exhaust my cars exhaust). Mr WD and the bin have managed to wire it up so that I can take it to the garage which is only 4 miles away. They will fix it and MOT it while it's there. The bin will follow me to the garage in his car and bring me back.

Hopefully I will have my car on the road again by the middle of next week.

 

[figbat]

If it’s the Citigo, I’d recommend Grey Gables in Brize Norton, they were Skoda main dealers so very competent and decent people.

Thanks. I know of them as my sister bought a Fabia from them years ago.