The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Well, I survived last night.
Plonked myself in a comfy corner with a bottle of Jamesons, whilst BiLs droned on and on relentlessly about casting processes and other such rivetting stuff.
I think I got away with it, managing to smile, laugh, nod, go - uh huh etc at the right moments, whilst slowly becoming comfortably numb.
Taking them up to Woody Bay station to look at the puffer trains, and then on to the Station Inn at Blackmore Gate for a spot of lunch.
They're going home tomorrow.

On the way home they will be saying "thank god thats over, what a miserable old sod he is"

 

[Paulus]

Greetings from Sri lanka. We conquered Lion Rock this early this morning

It was quite a climb, the hheart rate certainly got way above the max several times.
Off to a national park this afternoon to go Elephant watching.

 

[Mo1959]

Greetings from Sri lanka. We conquered Lion Rock this early this morning
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It was quite a climb, the hheart rate certainly got way above the max several times.
Off to a national park this afternoon to go Elephant watching.

Wow. Looks amazing. I've never been abroad in my life, but that looks like my kind of holiday!

 

[Dirk]

On the way home they will be saying "thank god thats over, what a miserable old sod he is"

I hope so.
They night think twice before coming down again.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all. Gray here with rain coming in around 13.00. I blame Mo. She got it first and should have kept it up there.
Breckie will be fresh fruit and yogurt.
Later on this morning we are going to Manchester to visit No1 grandson. "He" is taking "us" out to lunch at an italian place. mmm I wonder who will end up paying

 

[Dave7]

A Bunny Chow is the only, and best way.

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A guy I play golf with lived in South Africa for years and goes back most years. He has told me about them.
TBH it doesn't tickle my taste buds.......I like crusty pastry and imagine the bread would go quite soggy.

 

[screenman]

Right here we go, halls stairs and landing, new colour and all the white glossing to do, 12.5 doors and suurounds, skirting boards, high ceilings,I do not expect to finish it this weekend.

 

[Dave7]

Wow. Looks amazing. I've never been abroad in my life, but that looks like my kind of holiday!

That surprises me Mo. There's a lot to be said for UK holidays (apart from the weather of course).
A couple of years ago a lady friend of MrsD was reeling off all the countries she had been to......very impressive. The conversation then went..... ...
Me......have you done the highlands?
No
Any of Scotland?
No
North wales? Snowdonia?
No
Cornwall? Devon?
No
I found that quite sad really.

 

[screenman]

That surprises me Mo. There's a lot to be said for UK holidays (apart from the weather of course).
A couple of years ago a lady friend of MrsD was reeling off all the countries she had been to......very impressive. The conversation then went..... ...
Me......have you done the highlands?
No
Any of Scotland?
No
North wales? Snowdonia?
No
Cornwall? Devon?
No
I found that quite sad really.

I have done all those places Dave, it rained each time.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Greetings from Sri lanka. We conquered Lion Rock this early this morning
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It was quite a climb, the hheart rate certainly got way above the max several times.
Off to a national park this afternoon to go Elephant watching.

...and scary in places, too, IIRC

 

[Dave7]

I have done all those places Dave, it rained each time.

Are you that bloke that walks around with a black cloud over your head ?
Do me a favour will you? If this virus cancels our Majorca holiday and we switch to the UK......let me know where you are going and what dates. I would like at least a half chance of some sunshine.

 

[PaulSB]

Fell asleep watching Breakfast! Woke up to discover it's still the weather forecast but it's now 9.10. Confused.

It's brightened up considerably, allotment time.

 

[screenman]

Are you that bloke that walks around with a black cloud over your head ?
Do me a favour will you? If this virus cancels our Majorca holiday and we switch to the UK......let me know where you are going and what dates. I would like at least a half chance of some sunshine.

I should have added I have been to them when the sunshined as well. Last time we were in Puerto Pollensa a hurricane came in and wrecked the place, boats smashed up on the beaches, beaches washed out to sea horrible event.

 

[oldwheels]

Raining again and a bit windy. Walking down to the library later. The librarian has started a writers group which I went to this week as I used to write a lot for various mainly local publications. The venue was a cafe where the ambient noise levels were such I fortunately could not hear a couple of contributions of poetry which is not my thing. Some of the new members were a bit scary and that was only the women.

 

[gavroche]

Good morning . Going to Llanfairpwllgwngyllgogerychwyrndribwllllantysiliogogogoch shortly for a bit of shopping.