The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

You need to remove that link to your clearskyphotography! I keep clicking it occasionally to see if there's anything there.

If I knew how to do it I would.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Friday 13th! Anyone superstitious? Can't say I usually bother about it, but have heard of people that will barely go out the door in case something awful happens.

I was born on the 13th, but a Thursday not a Friday.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I can't say I'm looking forward to the prospect of perhaps catching it, but I'm not unduly worried for myself. I'm worried about Mrs D who has MS, and Mini D who is asthmatic.

It seems to be luck of the draw. Some people get symptoms so mild they barely realise they're I'll, some like a traditional cold, not nice but not debilitating either, and some get utterly poleaxed.

I'm not bothered about myself, despite my dodgy ticker, its my Good Lady and family members getting it that concerns me

 

[numbnuts]

It's me again

 

[Paulus]

Disappointing news, Air Sri Lanka hasn't yet cancelled the flights to the UK yet, I might have to come home.

 

[The Jogger]

Morning, I haven't been on here for a while as I do the odd bit of part time work over the winter to give me a bit more spending money during my five month stay in Spain in the casa.
I started a new job on Sunday P/T which I may review, I really enjoy it and have done it occasionally before, it's a very rewarding job (not financially) it's Care Assistant visiting people in their homes. Although on reflection ,most of these people don't leave their homes so it's probably less risky than working in a shop.
How peoples review of their daily routines is changing rapidly amazes me at the minute.

 

[welsh dragon]

I am worried for my mum.
She is 98 So she would not fair well. And my youngest twin grandsons have an inherited genetic immune problem. They have to take antibiotics everyday. Their immune system is only half what it should be.

I'm not fearful for myself.

 

[Dave7]

Bit of bad news. Tibet has closed Everest off due to the virus. Closed till further notice. And there was me planning a climb for next week
Edit
Thats genuine btw.....not a joke.
About the closure, not me climbing it.

 

[classic33]

It's me again

You can prove that, I take.

 

[classic33]

Disappointing news, Air Sri Lanka hasn't yet cancelled the flights to the UK yet, I might have to come home.

Check the destination airport at this end.

 

[derrick]

Picked up the car from the garage. MOT done for another year, needed a tyre and sidelight bulb, Only did 2000 miles last year, not bad at all, 56000 on the bike . Going to have a lazy day now, might even pop down to the pup. Got a 2 up 20 mile TT tomorrow, Then a lazy Sunday,

 

[Dirk]

Doggie walk done.
All interior and exterior maintenance work done on the van.
Just got to clean it all now and then it's good to go for another season.

Just relaxing with a cuppa in the van now and waiting for MrsD to come back from Yoga.

 

[Dave7]

Doggie walk done.
All interior and exterior maintenance work done on the van.
Just got to clean it all now and then it's good to go for another season.

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Just relaxing with a cuppa in the van now and waiting for MrsD to come back from Yoga.

Looks nice.
I may have said, we had a nice van some years but neither of us really got the bug so we sold it after just one year and bought a static.
Our problem seems to be that we don't have enough desire to go away. I look at your nice van and enjoy reading about your jaunts but..... .one or two hols per year seems to do us.
Enjoy

 

[classic33]

Doggie walk done.
All interior and exterior maintenance work done on the van.
Just got to clean it all now and then it's good to go for another season.

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Just relaxing with a cuppa in the van now and waiting for MrsD to come back from Yoga.

Whose that in the other part of the caravan, making themselves at home?

 

[Dirk]

Looks nice.
I may have said, we had a nice van some years but neither of us really got the bug so we sold it after just one year and bought a static.
Our problem seems to be that we don't have enough desire to go away. I look at your nice van and enjoy reading about your jaunts but..... .one or two hols per year seems to do us.
Enjoy

I could quite easily live in a caravan.
Ours is plenty big enough for the two of us and we have some good off grid kit, so we can stay at some very nice out of the way places.
If we didn't use the van so much, we'd get rid of it.
I can't understand some of the folk we see - new Range Rover, new caravan and all the kit and not a clue. They probably use it for 2 weeks a year and think they're having a cheap holiday.
I did a rough costing of one guys set up when we stayed near Shaftsbury. I reckon the whole lot cost around £115000!