The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

I was saved! Now safely home.

 

[screenman]

Come on Welshie, I have been up an hour already just about to go for a swim. The day looks great, have fun everyone.

 

[arch684]

Morning all.Nice bright sunny start to the day at last

 

[Drago]

Bleurgh.

 

[welsh dragon]

Come on Welshie, I have been up an hour already just about to go for a swim. The day looks great, have fun everyone.

I was awake at 3. Couldn't sleep. Ugh. Ok screenman, you win today.

Looks like another cracking day today. I will be out on my bike this morning for a slow bimble. Have a good one folks.

Glad you were saved Drago.

 

[arch684]

Plan for today,walk the dog,bike then garden.

 

[PaulSB]

A beautiful afternoon yesterday though I made the mistake of heading out in my winter shirt for the 08.30 Ride start. Sweaty!!

A glorious early morning so far.

Things are looking very good for my football team - Blackburn Rovers. Apologies if anyone is from Shrewsbury. We can go eight points clear of Shrewsbury tonight.

My son called at 6.15 this morning to remind me. I get this for every game but never before so early. Tom has Down’s and SLD. I guess he’s excited.

 

[Dirk]

Out on the pub bikes this morning, just around the marshes and dropping into Tesco and the village for a spot of shopping. Cutting the lawns later and getting stuff ready for tomorrow's trek up country for a long weekend.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning, what a contrast! Last Thursday was cold and wet, my morning ride got cancelled and I ended out nipping out in the afternoon for a short ride. Today bright sunshine, its not warm yet but will be later. I'm sat here in a short sleeved top and shorts, my bike's parked behind me ready to go and I'm just waiting for the school rush to subside and I'm off out.

 

[welsh dragon]

A bright sunny start to the day here. Still chilly, so i will wait until about 11, then go off for a bimble.

 

[Drago]

Off out for a run before it gets too warm.

 

[Ian H]

Valley of the Rocks is on the North Devon coast.

Valley of the Rocks

• Ian H
• 19 Apr 2018

 

[iandg]

That's me free after 32 years of NHS service. The stress of doing 2 jobs due to recruitment difficulties resulted in me being suspended in August last year (scapegoat) and I was due to be in a disciplinary yesterday. I believe that I wouldn't have received a fair hearing and would end up in an unfair dismissal tribunal. Me (and my wife) haven't the resolve to go through another year or 2 of fighting (our health and wellbeing are far more important) so I handed in my resignation and finished on Tuesday and have taken (3 years) early retirement. My thought's are that the Union messed up and lost any chance I had of a settlement agreement - but hey, I'm free at last!


Currently in Central Scotland looking at motorhomes

I used to manage a team of 14 people - there were 4 vacancies when I was suspended. Since August another 4 people have moved on (3 as a result of senior management action against me). There are only 6 of my original team left, 4 are in the photo, 2 couldn't be there (2 of the people in the photo are long-term locums).

 

[Dirk]

North Devon coast.

Valley of the Rocks

• Ian H
• 19 Apr 2018

Ah....... The Valley of Rocks.

 

[Drago]

Been out for a run. Some chump walking his spaniel not on the lead. It attacked mine, so I kicked it. The bloke then moaned about me kicking it, so I said I'd kicked it again if it approached me or my dog and looked like it was going to attack one of us, and he should keep his mutt under control. So he said he'd call the police, so I said fine, I'll wait here. Then he mumbled something and walked off, dog still not on a lead or under control. An end of the campanology variety.