The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Difficult when one side does not want an open relationship though, my boys certainly did not.

One of my friends, a bit of a boffin, remarked that his first marriage had floundered due to " materials failure"
He then explained that the material in question was the elastic in his (now ex) wife's knickers 🤔

 

[Dave7]

I nearly clicked like, but I couldn't.

I have an older brother whom I don't get on with. Communication is just occasional civility as we talk about Mum's wellbeing. He's an estate agent with all the sereotypical traits present, a persistent shoe-polishing, mirror-preening, peacock-like, money-grabbing habitual liar.

On the other hand, I've had the same dentist for more than 30 years and I fear the day he retires. He has never hurt me even once in all that time.
At one point he move practice in one direction, and I moved house in the other, and now a 90 mile journey does not deter me from sticking with him. Fantastic dentist and a lovely man (see the link) and I'm proud to know him - and his charges are reasonable too.

https://www.dentalmavericks.org/our-people/jaspal-sandhu/

Thats a worry.
You have been with him for 30 years but he has only been in practice for 25 years.
Was he learning with you
Jaspal Sandhu has over 25 years of experience in Dentistry. Having qualified from Kings Dental school in 1986 he worked as an associate then went on to his own practice early in his career, gaining an enviable reputation. He is now the owner and Principal Dentist at the High Street Dental Practice.

 

[monkers]

Difficult when one side does not want an open relationship though, my boys certainly did not.

That's completely fair enough. Sorry I didn't intend to ruffle any feathers. My comment wasn't aimed at your boys but young people generally. I can't help feeling that it's a more honest thing to do to negotiate an open relationship before hooking up, if that's what they want that is. At least your boys would have had the opportunity to think again before the damage was done. Relationships seem to be so complicated, so many people end up getting so hurt - it's horrible.

 

[numbnuts]

Hi

 

[screenman]

That's completely fair enough. Sorry I didn't intend to ruffle any feathers. My comment wasn't aimed at your boys but young people generally. I can't help feeling that it's a more honest thing to do to negotiate an open relationship before hooking up, if that's what they want that is. At least your boys would have had the opportunity to think again before the damage was done. Relationships seem to be so complicated, so many people end up getting so hurt - it's horrible.

No offence taken.

 

[monkers]

Thats a worry.
You have been with him for 30 years but he has only been in practice for 25 years.
Was he learning with you
Jaspal Sandhu has over 25 years of experience in Dentistry. Having qualified from Kings Dental school in 1986 he worked as an associate then went on to his own practice early in his career, gaining an enviable reputation. He is now the owner and Principal Dentist at the High Street Dental Practice.

Pedant 😄 The article isn't newly written. 1986 is now 34 years ago which is 'over 25 years'. I guess 'in practice' might mean having his own practice. He was working in someone else's practice when I first went to him in 1989.

 

[Landsurfer]

Ah but mush with chocolate chips in in this case. I already knew that banananananananananas are rich in potassium, so I have one in custard most days too. Danni makes me banananananananana cake too, she likes doing cooking and stuff. I prefer a hacksaw to a foodmixer.

@Dave7
Edit: having reread Mo's post - I concede you have a point.

Tesco Chocolate Chip Digestives ...... you know you want too ......

 

[screenman]

Monkers Just mentioned something and I read it a lot, "young people" what are they? what age do you become not young? Now we know of course blokes do not grow up as fast as females but surely they grow older at the same speed.

Off out to buy some wood to create a false chimney breast, hopefully. The hopefully bit is for the chimney breast we have enought bird boxes already.

 

[monkers]

Tesco Chocolate Chip Digestives ...... you know you want too ......

Prior dunking compatibility report required.

 

[Drago]

Well, that's the commies nicely wound up for the morning!

 

[Paulus]

I'm guessing you made more fuss when the nit nurse came round

Only if she found some

 

[monkers]

Monkers Just mentioned something and I read it a lot, "young people" what are they? what age do you become not young? Now we know of course blokes do not grow up as fast as females but surely they grow older at the same speed.

Off out to buy some wood to create a false chimney breast, hopefully. The hopefully bit is for the chimney breast we have enought bird boxes already.

Young enough to still perhaps need some guidance from an appropriate adult such as a parent, otherwise worldly enough that the advice would be intrusive. Or something like that.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Why does Scotland always get the raw end of the deal with the weather!

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One of the prices we have to pay for living in all this green and purple

 

[monkers]

Suggestions to self:
shut up,
keep reading 1929 edition Ladybird books.
go forth,
bimble.

Sorry for my ealier clumsiness. I should know better at my age. Now where's that emoji for opening mouth and changing feet.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Monkers Just mentioned something and I read it a lot, "young people" what are they? what age do you become not young? Now we know of course blokes do not grow up as fast as females but surely they grow older at the same speed.

Off out to buy some wood to create a false chimney breast, hopefully. The hopefully bit is for the chimney breast we have enought bird boxes already.

Physically everybody grows older at a different rate.