The Retirement Thread

[SpokeyDokey]

Unusually for a female............I hate shops! Everything I buy is online these days apart from some local grocery shopping. I suppose it's people like me who are responsible for the state of the high street shops closing down unfortunately.

You must be related to my wife then!

She cannot stand shopping of any kind - food, clothes, cars; anything!

Pretty much 100% online although the other day she did buy 2 pairs of shoes from the Clarks outlet near us that were originally £112.50 for the pair but were reduced to £22.50 for both. Bonkers!

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I only went to an IKEA shop once, when they first opened. Didn't buy a anything and never went back a 2nd time. If you want to buy something different to everyone else, then the worst place you could go is there.

Like Mo I always buy most of what I want online. I even buy my bloomers online as it would be embarassing to go Into a shop and having to ask about bloomers that are not continental size, but the size of a continent.

Hideous place (IKEA) - went to the Newcastle one years ago. Never again!

 

[GM]

Phew... That was close, she managed to order on line, so I took the dog out for a run quickly before she changed her mind.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I live near there and wont go.
(One of) the worst things about the place is, its a one way system. You cannot eg go in, buy a set of coffee mugs then go to the till. You are forced to go via every single floor/section/item. You are in a conveyor belt of zombies who are being forced to do exactly the same as you. Dreadful.
IMO of course

Man up, be strong. Here's some inspiration:


View: https://youtu.be/beN7FftWNCM

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I only went to an IKEA shop once, when they first opened. Didn't buy a anything and never went back a 2nd time. If you want to buy something different to everyone else, then the worst place you could go is there.

Like Mo I always buy most of what I want online. I even buy my bloomers online as it would be embarassing to go Into a shop and having to ask about bloomers that are not continental size, but the size of a continent.

I went in the Coventry one once for work, and that's the only time I've been in an IKEA, I used to work in an engineering firm as a labourer/driver and used to do all sorts of errands as well as delivery/collections.

 

[PaulSB]

Uhhm sounds lovely. Gooseberry and pea soup....yummy.

Recipe please?

 

[Dave7]

Recipe please?

Quite simple really.
It does have other ingredients.
1 lb of gooseberries
1 can of mushy peas
3 cans of baked beans
1 lb of sprouts
Suger, salt and pepper to taste.
Boil for 24 hours then sieve through a pair of Welshie's unwashed bloomers (i can loan you a pair).
Allow to cool then enjoy.

 

[numbnuts]

Never been to Ikea what do they sell

 

[Dirk]

Quite simple really.
It does have other ingredients.
1 lb of gooseberries
1 can of mushy peas
3 cans of baked beans
1 lb of sprouts
Suger, salt and pepper to taste.
Boil for 24 hours then sieve through a pair of Welshie's unwashed bloomers (i can loan you a pair).
Allow to cool then enjoy.

 

[Dirk]

Never been to Ikea what do they sell

Meatballs.....

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Meatballs.....

No need for that now - it was a perfectly civil question.

 

[numbnuts]

Meatballs.....

I don't eat meatballs, so I'm glad I haven't been there.

 

[PaulSB]

@Dave7 sounds great. Would you like to pop round and be my taster?

As an aside one usually sieves through a sieve and strains through material........just saying.

 

[172traindriver]

It seems summers off

Haven't had much of one

 

[172traindriver]

Morning everyone.
Wet here also.
Big decision today. 3 choices.
Go for a 60 mile ride
Sit here and fantasize about Welshie's bloomers
Watch golf and tdf on tv.
I very very rarely think of welsie's bloomers......the pink ones with white lace around the legs and frilly elasticated waist and and and
Oh dear, I have to go and lie down
Enjoy your day everyone

How did Welshies bloomers go then?