The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

What is this £10 bonus? Do all pensioners get it? I'm 66.

Apparently so.
I'm 66 as well.
I had my first state pension payment at the start of this month. Didn't realise that the Christmas bonus was still a thing, until it was mentioned on this thread earlier on.
It gets paid automatically.
If you were born before 5th October 1954 you also get £200 winter fuel allowance.
I was born on 5th........of November.

 

[ColinJ]

Plus there is a new swimming pool at the Alan Higgs centre , just off Allard way. Think it’s a 50m pool too .

I'd never even heard of that one! (I looked it up - it IS a 50 m pool, which is a bit of a surprise.)

Mind you, I can't see me ever swimming in Coventry again. In fact, it is many years since I even went swimming up here. (I'm getting too vain about my battered old body to want to inflict it on the public!)

I will probably swim in the sea on future summer holidays in Devon though.

My memory is definitely getting worse! I am forgetting who I discussed what bike subject with. Mind you, there are so many different threads running that it is naturally very hard to keep track of who said what to whom...

 

[classic33]

I'd never even heard of that one! (I looked it up - it IS a 50 m pool, which is a bit of a surprise.)

Mind you, I can't see me ever swimming in Coventry again. In fact, it is many years since I even went swimming up here. (I'm getting too vain about my battered old body to want to inflict it on the public!)

I will probably swim in the sea on future summer holidays in Devon though.

My memory is definitely getting worse! I am forgetting who I discussed what bike subject with. Mind you, there are so many different threads running that it is naturally very hard to keep track of who said what to whom...

Nah, it's your memory playing up!
DIMM or RAM do you know?

 

[ColinJ]

Nah, it's your memory playing up!
DIMM or RAM do you know?

I certainly feel pretty DIM(M) these days!

I used to be very bright but these days I feel half asleep all of the time.

Thinking about it, I AM half asleep all of the time! I am half asleep when I am awake, and half awake when I am asleep...

 

[classic33]

I certainly feel pretty DIM(M) these days!

I used to be very bright but these days I feel half asleep all of the time.

Thinking about it, I AM half asleep all of the time! I am half asleep when I am awake, and half awake when I am asleep...

You'll not be caught napping then?

 

[ColinJ]

Are you finding the main pages only partially loading at the moment?

In the threads, all looks ok, but at a higher level it is all looking odd.

 

[classic33]

On some, it's just the background loading. Using the back button, or where there should be a means of navigating for working round it, when it does happen.

 

[ColinJ]

Well, I'm outta here now anyway. I have a couple of TV shows to catch up before entering the night-time puzzle zone!

 

[classic33]

Well, I'm outta here now anyway. I have a couple of TV shows to catch up before entering the night-time puzzle zone!

@numbnuts hasn't said "hello" yet!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning fellow retirees,
I was lying in bed pondering on random subjects and got to that moment when you realise that your sleep is done for the night.
I’ve popped downstairs so as not to disturb Mrs Tenkay and picked up a crossword, one of the “ quick “ crosswords that I often find more difficult than the cryptic ones, you either know the answer or you don’t.
Parcels being collected today for delivery to Leeds and Edinburgh, we’ll have to settle for a virtual Zoom Christmas gift exchange.
We’ve a delivery from “ Cook” that we booked several weeks ago, it’s frozen food of good quality and as it will be fewer numbers for Christmas dinner than expected should last us for several meals.
Have a peaceful day folks, and “ go Mo “ on day 22 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ 👍

 

[screenman]

Good morning everyone, I have the excitement of a chest Xray to look forward to at 2.30pm, may get out on the bike for an hour this morning.

 

[Mo1959]

Have a peaceful day folks, and “ go Mo “ on day 22 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ 👍

I'm late this morning! Bit wary as we have frost and it looks like it could be slippy in bits. Don't want to fall now when the end is in sight.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning all, its looking like a good morning for a bike ride.

 

[Mo1959]

I survived. Just the bare minimum this morning to keep it going. My left hamstring is giving me a bit of grief anyway so it's probably wise to have a few easy days.

Got a couple of nice Christmas wreaths delivered yesterday so I'll take them to mum and dad's graves later. Will give the car a run going over to dads too.

 

[GM]

Morning all... Early morning start as MrsGM wants to get some shopping before the queues start. I'll wait in the car and do a couple of puzzles on my phone while she goes into battle!

Have a good day folks!