The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

I was looking for it, but couldn't.

I found it.
Be happy you didn't.
No place for it imo.

 

[Paulus]

I found it.
Be happy you didn't.
No place for it imo.

Cheers.

 

[oldwheels]

What on earth do you do with all the stuff you make? Got a huge freezer? Are you not on your own?

I also have quite a bit of flour in stock but just make one loaf at a time and if bored make pancakes which unfortunately I then eat. No bread is kept in freezer. I aim to be self sufficient if the B word turns out chaos as some predict.

 

[screenman]

I also have quite a bit of flour in stock but just make one loaf at a time and if bored make pancakes which unfortunately I then eat. No bread is kept in freezer. I aim to be self sufficient if the B word turns out chaos as some predict.

We operate a no Brexit talk rule here If it had already cost you as much as it has me you would not want to talk about it either.

 

[classic33]

I'm back. We now have scones, crumpets and whisky.

The question now is where to start.......🤔

At the bottom, of your list, and work up.

 

[numbnuts]

I also have quite a bit of flour in stock but just make one loaf at a time and if bored make pancakes which unfortunately I then eat. No bread is kept in freezer. I aim to be self sufficient if the B word turns out chaos as some predict.

The "B" will be fine with more fish to eat

 

[oldwheels]

When y'all take those great pictures are they with your phones or an actual camera? Mine are generally crap for landscape type shots.

Any I post on here are with an iPhone7 plus unless old ones from before phone cameras were invented.

 

[oldwheels]

The "B" will be fine with more fish to eat

Any fish on sale here has gold dust sprinkled on it and priced to match.

 

[GM]

It seems I may have exaggerated a little. The one I was looking at in John Lewis is £239.99 and out of stock. I understand the breadmakers are like bikes at the moment, being in short supply. The last price for the one that I bought was £179.99. We paid £139.99 delivered. A good price but not quite the deal I had thought - sorry obout that.

Thanks for that!... We had a bread maker about 15 years ago, use to set it to work during the night so we'd come down in the morning to that lovely bread smell . Sadly it broke and we never got round to replacing it, but this thread as got me thinking again. Usually we just get a couple of wholemeal loaves with our supermarket delivery, and there's a brilliant coffee shop (Sydney Rocks Artisan Coffee) round the corner from us where we get one of there artisan loaves a couple of times a week. Will keep an eye open for any Black Friday bargains.

 

[oldwheels]

Busy day. Overcast as forecast with no wind but rain later. Shopping in Coop first then garage to arrange pick up of my car for new front tyres next week.
Nice run out on my trike with little traffic. Only one tourist looking car. The sun did come out later for a short while but at this time of year I prefer dull days as low sun on single track roads can be dangerous with half blind drivers just ploughing on regardless. I am not getting the miles in as I would like so next reasonable day will try the Loch na Keal road for a longer run.
Afternoon fitted my new side bar bag on the seat but not back on trike yet and charged up all my back lights. I have a total of 5 fitted but only use two at a time and the rest are backup ones in case of any failures.
I also discovered that earwax removal is not allowed as I am pretty deaf in one ear now due to wax build up. The nurse I spoke to said they had quite a backlog building up but since I have known her for a long time now she said she would give me a ring as soon as they could start and put me near the top of the list. Nice lassie.

 

[monkers]

Thanks for that!... We had a bread maker about 15 years ago, use to set it to work during the night so we'd come down in the morning to that lovely bread smell . Sadly it broke and we never got round to replacing it, but this thread as got me thinking again. Usually we just get a couple of wholemeal loaves with our supermarket delivery, and there's a brilliant coffee shop (Sydney Rocks Artisan Coffee) round the corner from us where we get one of there artisan loaves a couple of times a week. Will keep an eye open for any Black Friday bargains.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Panasoni...cEw5R-iC6I6-8U_LfmjGZZM74BJAe0K09sx-Ms1fOAt48

 

[Tenkaykev]

Bread makers, I have a Panasonic SD 2500 which I got a few years ago in a John Lewis sale. I purchased it after a friend of ours lent me one of her two bread makers to try out. The one that I borrowed was a Panasonic, it was over ten years old but worked really well.
What I found reassuring was that my brand new Panasonic was electrically and mechanically virtually identical to the old model, all that had changed was the moulding around the machine and a more sophisticated display. A case of “ if it ain’t broke don’t fix it “

 

[welsh dragon]

I got rid of my bread maker as i never used it.

 

[oldwheels]

I no longer have a bread maker as I found them mechanically unreliable. I use a Kenwood chef to mix the dough which needs more attention but not much once you get used to doing it that way. Also I can check the rise tho' I never seem to have any problems.

 

[Kempstonian]

I had a Kenwood bread maker and used it fairly often but one day the little stirrer paddle siezed up and refused to rotate at all - so I dumped it.

I might buy another one though as I do miss it sometimes.