The Retirement Thread

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classic33

Leg End Member
Mr WD is in his worksop cutting out a pattern for me in a piece of plywood. I didn't give him much choice :laugh:
He could get his revenge, cut it the wrong way round.
 

PaulSB

Squire
I have another 132 minutes before I allow myself to eat, the 16 and 8 diet works for me, but being awake at 5am and then brekkie at 11am is a long wait. Scottish power who I changed from in may have agreed they have overcharged me and will send me a cheque for £1003.92 shortly. YE want meter reading today, but it is raining so hard out there I do not feel like going outside to take them.

Really overcharged by £1000? WOW!
Just been told I am a top contributor, made my day.

92 minutes.

Did you get a prize?
 

PaulSB

Squire
I just had an automated phone call saying illegal activity had been detected on my Internet and my Internet service was going to be turned off within 24 to 48 hours unless I press number 1 on my phone and talk to someone. Yeah. Right. Do I look like I just climbed down from a tree.? :laugh::laugh::laugh:
You're not a Koala are you?

I love the story about an Australian family who found a Koala in their Christmas tree.
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Yep. It [scrolling on tablet] can be a bit iffy now and again.
Hmm... It is probably something that we can't sort out, but I'll do some research and see if there is a known fix. If I find one, I will report back at a later date!

Really overcharged by £1000? WOW!
WOW indeed! My electricity AND gas for the year only comes to about that.

Speaking of inflated utility bills... :whistle:

A friend of mine discovered that the water supply for his late sister's house came through her meter, then split into 2 pipes. One fed the house and the other went through the wall into the small factory next door. When he complained the water company discovered that they had been overcharging by over £1,000 a year! :eek:

They never changed the pipework. Instead they bodge the household bill by subtracting the factory water meter reading from the house meter reading to get the true water consumption for the house!
 

screenman

Squire
Hmm... It is probably something that we can't sort out, but I'll do some research and see if there is a known fix. If I find one, I will report back at a later date!


WOW indeed! My electricity AND gas for the year only comes to about that.

Speaking of inflated utility bills... :whistle:

Goes back 6 years.
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Goes back 6 years.
They have been charging me twice for nighttime by using nighttime and combined numbers rather than night and day.
Ah, yes, I can imagine that mistake slipping past me... I would definitely notice my bill doubling!
 

PaulSB

Squire
So a good 6.5 mile walk this morning. Started to snow 🌨 just as we returned to the car. After a couple of hours everywhere looked white and seasonal. Then it thawed, everywhere is grey, slushy, cold mist has come down. The fritters may be out tonight.

I have tea and crumpets.

Popped out to spend £30 on firewood a Christmas tree.........
 

12boy

Guru
Location
Casper WY USA
Had my blood draw and 5 hours later it was posted to a medical website run by the hospital and their 3 smaller clinics. You can sign up for the Patient Portal and see your lab work and written reports of your Dr visits. If you understand the medical acronyms comparing results is easy and since medical providers are so overtaxed here, a phone call re the results may take a day or more. In my case, dietary austerity paid off and my numbers are better than before for cholesterol and A1C which measures blood sugar for the last 3 months.
Today it's the old dog's turn with the vet and a little more grocery shopping for which Mrs 12 will come with.
Been watching the first episodes of an Acorn mystery show called Death Still about a Victorian photographer in Ireland who specializes in staged pictures of the dead for their surviving families. It is definitely different.
Politics here still rife with outlandish buffoonery and I will be happy to hear no more about the current POTUS unless it's about his bankruptcy or jail time.
As far as bogus phone calls, my phone has a screen call option which I use for any call from an unfamiliar number. Not one has chosen to leave a message, odious buttholes that they are.
Rant over. Be happy and healthy and don't let the buggers see you sweat.
 
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