The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

Yet another planned visit to Liverpool* bites the dust as we got up too late**. We will do it Friday for certain.
**We need a full day as I want to visit the 'old' museum.....must be 30 years since I last went there.
So.......I will go for an overdue haircut then we will go out as Mrs D needs a nee passport photo (last week she sat in a booth, paid £6.00 and got 4 photos of the top of her head ).
I will then do an all day breckie.
*my original plan was for a bike ride till a kind CCr pointed out the forcast

. Sorry. Shouldn't laugh i suppose.

 

[GM]

Morning all. Another Liverpool liker here, spent some great weekends up there when my daughter went to John Moores.

PS - no politics in here but I'm quite excited to see how tonight pans out. One of the biggest weeks in my lifetime.

It certainly is! personally I hope we remain.

 

[screenman]

Spent the last couple of hours writing up the stock and prices for the new site, I wonder how long I will be able to keep to the prices I am charging today.

 

[Dave7]

Love Liverpool, you have just reminded me to book a few days for March. We like to pop into The Cavern at lunchtime and crawl back out not sure when.

I used to go there at lunch time in the early 60s as I worked at the pierhead.

 

[172traindriver]

Looks busy..........

It must have been early, to get the best seats

 

[172traindriver]

It did today

Better day today hopefully for you

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I had a good yoga session this morning, doing some sausages for lunch then I've got the challenge of getting my Good Lady to her hospital appointment on time, normally the hospital is grid locked and when you do get in the car park you have to drive circuits until someone leaves.

 

[welsh dragon]

Is it lunchtime already? . Spaghetti and meatballs for us today.

 

[Drago]

Use my new egg poacher to do today's lunch. No beer left so had to settle for a bottle of Becks instead.

 

[Dave7]

I had a good yoga session this morning, doing some sausages for lunch then I've got the challenge of getting my Good Lady to her hospital appointment on time, normally the hospital is grid locked and when you do get in the car park you have to drive circuits until someone leaves.

I didnt realise you went to the main Warrington hospital

 

[Dave7]

Is it lunchtime already? . Spaghetti and meatballs for us today.

Homemade I trust ?

 

[jongooligan]

Sunny and fairly mild but quite windy for today's ride.

53 miles with 3,300ft of ascent. Can certainly feel the extra weight I've put on over Christmas.

 

[welsh dragon]

Homemade I trust ?

Of course.

 

[PaulSB]

OK parents. Opinions would be welcomed. This is the scenario. My son and his partner need a "new" car. Father will be lending them the cash to be repaid plus the interest I would earn over the loan period, a pitiful amount but there is a principal here - money is not free. They will save £800-1000 in finance costs.

They want a Fiesta with a budget of £5000-6500 and low mileage. I've been viewing vehicles today. Do I:

Guide them towards the lower cost vehicles?

OR

Towards the two I would buy myself which are at the top of their budget?

Real dilemma. There is no mid-ground it seems. Low cost are tatty, top of budget are smart, clean, good spec and low mileage. Price difference is £1000-1200

 

[Drago]

Lordy. I'd guide them towards the Corsa, which is as exciting as a dinner date with Roy Cropper, but much better at withstanding abuse and much less likely to suddenly dump their coolant all over the road spend turn their engine into a puddle of molten slag. Their budget puts them small bang in the danger zone.

Unless they want a diesel, in which case I wouldn't be looking at Festers anyway.

Good luck!