The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

I have pottered around. I got married in the stone age. Registry office wedding in Birmingham and a very small reception in the flat we lived in.

The whole thing didn't cost any more than around £50.00.

 

[Paulus]

MrsP and myself got married in 1981. It was a white wedding affair. My future wife got her dress in a sale months before the wedding for £45.The reception was held in the function room of one of our local pubs. I am not sure of the cost as my parents and the outlaws paid most. But it was not an expensive do, even back nearly 40 years. I think the whole thing including cars came to about £500. The photographer was a friend of the FIL who was in the photographic trade, for the price of a drink. I stuck £50 behind the bar, as did my dad and the FIL. It was topped up towards the end of the evening by myself.

 

[PaulSB]

I'm waiting for my car to have tyres fitted. Could you lot carry on chatting so I have more to read.

Suspect they're going to try and stiff me for £49.95 for tracking alignment.

 

[welsh dragon]

I need to get some work done on my car in the next month or so.

One brake cable is corroding, the bottom of my car needs 're waxing (stop it) And an offside strut is delamanating and needs sorting so that will cost me.

 

[PaulSB]

We got married in Sparkbrook in 1980......Ruby this year. 12 people including ourselves. We had a night in a Birmingham city centre hotel. Went down to be breakfast in the morning to discover there was a trail of confetti leading to our bedroom door.

I can't recall what it cost but we kept everything low key and put the cash in to a house deposit.

 

[PaulSB]

I need to get some work done on my car in the next month or so.

One brake cable is corroding, the bottom of my car needs 're waxing (stop it) And an offside strut is delamanating and needs sorting so that will cost me.

If I knew what delaminat I ng a strut involved I'd comment 🤔😄

 

[welsh dragon]

If I knew what delaminat I ng a strut involved I'd comment 🤔😄

Shut up. . It means bits are falling off of course.

 

[PaulSB]

Shut up. . It means bits are falling off of course.

I guess bits falling off one's strut is bad news?

 

[PaulSB]

I should mention I'm bored.......

 

[Mo1959]

I guess bits falling off one's strut is bad news?

Better than bits falling off one’s butt I suppose.

 

[welsh dragon]

I guess bits falling off one's strut is bad news?

Absolutely. It could be very nasty Indeed

 

[welsh dragon]

Better than bits falling off one’s butt I suppose.

I might have known you would join In

 

[Mo1959]

Absolutely. It could be very nasty Indeed

I have lots of creaks and groans but nothing falling off yet......and the car seems to be ok too!

 

[numbnuts]

Just been out to have a look at a new “controversial” cycle path the council have put into Southampton. What a disgrace, it was a “tight” four lane road so to make a cycle path they have just put a load of traffic cones in the middle of the inside lane.
I'm on my trike which is 32 inches wide (wheel to wheel), the first part I could not use as it was too narrow, big fail, the second part was a wee bit wider, but then they put it bigger square cone things (photo) and make it tighter for me.....I took the next left. If I want to go to Southampton I'll go by car or bus.

 

[Mo1959]

Just been out to have a look at a new “controversial” cycle path the council have put into Southampton. What a disgrace, it was a “tight” four lane road so to make a cycle path they have just put a load of traffic cones in the middle of the inside lane.
I'm on my trike which is 32 inches wide (wheel to wheel), the first part I could not use as it was too narrow, big fail, the second part was a wee bit wider, but then they put it bigger square cone things (photo) and make it tighter for me.....I took the next left. If I want to go to Southampton I'll go by car or bus.

They really don’t seem to have a clue! It is just lip service with no substance.