The Retirement Thread

[dickyknees]

Bore da pawb.

Weather is cold, wet and windy here now.

 

[Drago]

I didn't know what this is so Googled. Looks excellent. Well done, you're right we should enjoy ourselves while we can especially given the age we've found ourselves plunged in to.

I love my Tudor, and while it's not as flash as a rollox (hence me choosing the tudor) it's still a bit excessive for daily wear for a ruffty tuffty man of action like myself. always like doxa, and now they've re-issued the 300 I went for it. Waterproof to a mighty 1200 metres, so it should be ok for cycling in the rain.,

I think the distributor sets the prices, as wherever I looked it was £1820, so that's what I ended up paying.

 

[PaulSB]

I love my Tudor, and while it's not as flash as a rollox (hence me choosing the tudor) it's still a bit excessive for daily wear for a ruffty tuffty man of action like myself. always like doxa, and now they've re-issued the 300 I went for it. Waterproof to a mighty 1200 metres, so it should be ok for cycling in the rain.,

I think the distributor sets the prices, as wherever I looked it was £1820, so that's what I ended up paying.

A good friend of mine once said life's too short for shoot bikes..........I reckon the same applies to watches. If it gives pleasure then enjoy.

 

[welsh dragon]

My mummies flowers will be delivered to her today.

 

[Dirk]

I was woken in the early hours by the sound of a large dog barking in the distance.........on Dartmoor.

 

[Drago]

I was woken in the early hours by the sound of a large dog barking in the distance.........on Dartmoor.

Wereworlves?

 

[PaulSB]

OK then once the chores are done we begin a complicated 36 hours of a Covid-19 secure family Christmas. It's like a military operation:

• 14.00 No 3 son + partner + granddaughter arrive
• We all walk to village club to sit under gazebo - rule of six + nursing baby
• 15.00 No 1 son + partner arrive at gazebo - rule of six
• Coffee and mince pies under gazebo
• 17.00 front door carols - see next post
• Kids go home
• Christmas Day:
• 09.30 collect No 2 son
• 10.00 No 1 son returns - rule of three households
• 13.00 eat
• 17.00 No 1 son partner arrives - still rule of three
• 21.00 all go home
• 21.30 take No 2 home
• 22.00 the driver gets his first drink of the day

 

[Mo1959]

I was woken in the early hours by the sound of a large dog barking in the distance.........on Dartmoor.

Is that where the Hound of the Baskervilles lives?

 

[oldwheels]

The rate at which your hair grows slows as you get older.

The "Seven Year Rule" applies more to the back of your head than any other part of you.

My last haircut was last December and I will not have another one until vaccinated. It has got not quite long enough for a proper pony tail and is an annoying length just now. The vaccine has arrived locally so I may get the call any day now but if the hair is not too bad I may not bother with another haircut.

 

[PaulSB]

My mummies flowers will be delivered to her today.

You have more than one mummy?😄

 

[welsh dragon]

You have more than one mummy?😄

 

[PaulSB]

Now how about this for a stunningly brilliant idea. A friend usually organises village carol singing on Christmas Eve. We meet in the square and then walk round at stop at various spots to sing. Clearly impossible this year.

So a Zoom carol service is happening. Song sheets are available on the village FB page. At 5.00pm everyone who wants to take part logs in to Zoom and goes out on to doorstep. We all mute our Zoom and then accompanying music is played over Zoom and everyone sings their head off.

BRILLIANT!!!!!

This is last year's gathering:

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good Morning All, clear sky with a hint of frost here. A walk is planned.
MrsF is now on holiday until Tues 5th so we have 12 days of dress rehearsal for the role of a retired couple.

 

[BoldonLad]

Sleet falling here, and, very dark. According to local news snow is lying a few miles inland (Newcastle and Chester-Le-Street).

 

[Dave7]

My mummies flowers will be delivered to her today.

Can you legally pick and send Dandelions by post ??
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