The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Certainly would, although it might work. Is it lanolin or something that's in the wool? It would be oily I would imagine.

That might account for why lots of Welsh farmers are waterproof.

 

[Dave7]

.........of course, it could just be an excuse they made up when caught in a compromising position behind their sheep!

Beat me to it.
Can't delete mine now.

 

[Dave7]

Most shops shut on a Sunday and many had a half day on a Wednesday when I was young. Can't remember it inconveniencing anyone.

Same here.
Wednesday afternoon......closed.
Sunday........closed.
Think I prefer it this way although I don't remember suffering when they were closed.

 

[Mo1959]

Same here.
Wednesday afternoon......closed.
Sunday........closed.
Think I prefer it this way although I don't remember suffering when they were closed.

Just what we've become used to I suppose. It's almost a 24/7 society these days if you count the supermarkets that are open 24 hours where you can get pretty much anything, including white goods in many.

 

[welsh dragon]

I got a pair of Bose wireless headphones for Christmas. They are fantastic. I paired them with my tablet, but had to download the Bose ap to be able to pair them with my phone.

 

[classic33]

Good to see them still going strong given the amount of fancy technical clothing available now.

They even do bloomers.

 

[classic33]

Morning
View attachment 565276 Is it over yet........

All bar the shouting. And the cleaning up. Oh, and the realisation that what was good yesterday, isn't as good now.

 

[classic33]

Think I prefer that to Boxing Day

Off you go, hunt the wren.

 

[gavroche]

Just what we've become used to I suppose. It's almost a 24/7 society these days if you count the supermarkets that are open 24 hours where you can get pretty much anything, including white goods in many.

They still used civilised hours on the continent though and may it continues.

 

[classic33]

Forecast 80 mph winds back home on the North Devon coast today.
Hope my shed's still standing when I get back.

View attachment 565283

Showing Today as Sunday. I'd pay no heed to a forecast that can't get at least the day right.

 

[classic33]

They still used civilised hours on the continent though and may it continues.

We'd a market that used to open at 6am*, first to open and last to close. Now it's one of the last to open, and the first to close.

*Allowed those on the nightshift to do some shopping.

 

[ColinJ]

I notice while browsing thought the fabs and awesomes on FB that the coop was open on Christmas day and today as well as New Year's Day.
I remember when we first came here that they shut for lunch for an hour every day and every Sunday all day as well as several days closure over Christmas and New Year. How did we ever survive in those days?

We used to spend hours on our favourite Internet forum, or all day watching glorious HD colour nature documentaries and films on TV. Listen to the radio or read a book!

 

[classic33]

We used to spend hours on our favourite Internet forum, or all day watching glorious HD colour nature documentaries and films on TV. Listen to the radio or read a book!

Would that be a virtual book and internet radio?

 

[oldwheels]

Beat me to it.
Can't delete mine now.

You could have added "Only in Wales".

 

[ColinJ]

Would that be a virtual book and internet radio?

Hmm...

I have a selection of Kindle books these days but still prefer reading paper books.

I haven't listened to the radio for years. I can't stand commercial radio so that is out, but I really ought to get back into listening to the BBC. My TV broke when I was a student. I repaired it once but then a different major fault led to me scrapping it. I spent every evening for the remaining 2.5 years listening to R1 (David Jensen followed by John Peel). I liked the fact that I could study, use my BBC Micro, or build my electronics projects with the radio on in the background. Every now and then something interesting would be played and I would give that more attention.

TV is too distracting. That is why I stay up so late nowadays. I am usually beavering away on my laptop until about 01:00 and only THEN switch the TV on.