The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Opticians appointment this morning. Legs a touch sore following yesterday's run, so no run today.

Makes sense. Legs sore, see an optician.

 

[classic33]

going back to bed, hopefully to sleep this time!!

Train took the strain then.

 

[welsh dragon]

Makes sense. Legs sore, see an optician.

 

[Drago]

The saucy young lady optician says my long distance vision is excellent. However, my near vision has deteriorated since my last test, so new glasses it is. For me they're a tool to see by when reading a book, not a fashion state,ent, so I went straight to the bargain bin frame display. Alas, Mrs D, as profligate as ever, would hear none of it and dragged me to the designer frame display. I managed to escape having only paid £24 extra than I would have done, and managed to wangle a free pair.

Mrs D's Dad has the right idea- no expensive opticians or designer frames for him. No Sir, he goes to the chemist and tries on different pairs of £1.99 reading glasses until he finds a pair that he reckons works.

 

[welsh dragon]

The saucy young lady optician says my long distance vision is excellent. However, my near vision has deteriorated since my last test, so new glasses it is. For me they're a tool to see by when reading a book, not a fashion state,ent, so I went straight to the bargain bin frame display. Alas, Mrs D, as profligate as ever, would hear none of it and dragged me to the designer frame display. I managed to escape having only paid £24 extra than I would have done, and managed to wangle a free pair.

Mrs D's Dad has the right idea- no expensive opticians or designer frames for him. No Sir, he goes to the chemist and tries on different pairs of £1.99 reading glasses until he finds a pair that he reckons works.

I make do with reading glasses from Amazon.

 

[Dirk]

Too much red wine and Led Zeppelin - feeling a bit pissed and melancholic. Time for bed I think!

 

[Drago]

Nighty night.

 

[classic33]

The saucy young lady optician says my long distance vision is excellent. However, my near vision has deteriorated since my last test, so new glasses it is. For me they're a tool to see by when reading a book, not a fashion state,ent, so I went straight to the bargain bin frame display. Alas, Mrs D, as profligate as ever, would hear none of it and dragged me to the designer frame display. I managed to escape having only paid £24 extra than I would have done, and managed to wangle a free pair.

Mrs D's Dad has the right idea- no expensive opticians or designer frames for him. No Sir, he goes to the chemist and tries on different pairs of £1.99 reading glasses until he finds a pair that he reckons works.

Works in the short turn, can actually make things worse in the long run. Its partly the reason +3 & -3 are the maximum strength available now. Where once +5 & -5 were freely available.

 

[classic33]

Too much red wine and Led Zeppelin - feeling a bit pissed and melancholic. Time for bed I think!

Part Timer!!

 

[PaulSB]

5.36am...........what's this about?

Yesterday visited bike shop for mudguards, tyres, coffee, chat and then fitted four new Gatorskins, stripped and cleaned two bikes, fettled two bikes, set up Wahoo Elemnt, attached fixings to bike and organised spare bike bits collection. A very productive day depending on your point of view ........ Cleaning tennis rackets doesn't take long.****

New mudguards don't fit so it looks like another LBS visit for coffee, chat and return mudguards.

Today I have numerous small chores including Mrs P's birthday present to find. This could be very stressful.

*** I should report I also did the washing, ironing and clothes putting away which included five sets of tennis gear........and I have too much kit???????

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning, and do stop moaning @PaulSB. A womans work is never done as they say.


Morning chaps. Brisk chilly weather at the moment and misty as well.

 

[Drago]

Dog walked. Walked this morning. Still a bit sore from my weekends exertions, and if there's one thing I've learned it's to listen to my body.

Just having an Eartha then it'll be time for a cup of Clooneys sweet juice.

 

[perplexed]

Dog walked. Walked this morning. Still a bit sore from my weekends exertions, and if there's one thing I've learned it's to listen to my body.

Just having an Eartha then it'll be time for a cup of Clooneys sweet juice.

I like the Dukes of Hazard paint job!

 

[Drago]

An, the General Wee.

I saw a silver Smart the other day, much like mine, but done with USAF decals, jet exhaust warning deals, Maverick and Goose name decals, and fake bullet holes. It looked brilliant.

 

[perplexed]

Up at 0630, pottered about for a bit... On my second coffee and contemplating the day.

I still have a satisfied glow from yesterday - driveway weeding/sweeping done, cotoneaster trimmed, Virginia creeper re-routed, ivy pulled off paintwork, food shopping and ironing done, breakdown recovery and holiday insurance sorted and tea cooked.

Damp and grey outside, and that's just fine with me. Going to sort the ironing (again, where does it all come from?), tidy up and fend off the emails...