welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Good lord. That's how Mr WD feels every morning when he gets out of bed.
The Retirement Thread
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Good lord. That's how Mr WD feels every morning when he gets out of bed.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Wonder what the new series on BBC starting tonight will be like. Will give it a go. 3 parts I think.
. OK I feel better now got that my chest. Good morning hope you’re all Safe and well after the storm.
Flick of the Elbow
less than
- Location
- Pentlands Midlothian Edinburgh
Good Morning All. Gloomy and damp here, sleeting a few moments ago.
Nothing planned for the day.
Nothing planned for the day.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Since I last posted 22 minutes ago there is now a covering of snow which was not there when I last looked out. Forecast for New Year looks to be dry but probably a bit dodgy underfoot.
Covid wars breaking out again as touroid in holiday houses are not going home and some are still arriving for New Year apparently.
We cannot go shopping to Oban as we are level 3 and Oban is 4 but some take the view that the rules only apply to other people. On the Ross of Mull there are mutterings about some renters who may find life getting a bit more difficult as they are still letting self catering places.
Covid wars breaking out again as touroid in holiday houses are not going home and some are still arriving for New Year apparently.
We cannot go shopping to Oban as we are level 3 and Oban is 4 but some take the view that the rules only apply to other people. On the Ross of Mull there are mutterings about some renters who may find life getting a bit more difficult as they are still letting self catering places.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Well good morning. Lots of wind and rain last night and we still have light drizzle. Forecast is rain 80% for most of the day till 3.00pm. Personally I still feel good to go but will wait for WhatsApp to start pinging.
Ironing done so it's exercises next!
Ironing done so it's exercises next!
Morning all 
Strewth - that was a scary night!
60+ winds, heavy rain and hail need to be experienced to be believed if you're in a caravan.
I thought the front window was going to be ripped off at one point, we were being battered so hard!
Managed to doze a bit before finally getting to sleep proper sometime in the early morning.
Woke up to calmness and light - the whole night reminded me of a reverse Willim Tell overture.
Doggie slept through it all.
Strewth - that was a scary night!
60+ winds, heavy rain and hail need to be experienced to be believed if you're in a caravan.
I thought the front window was going to be ripped off at one point, we were being battered so hard!
Managed to doze a bit before finally getting to sleep proper sometime in the early morning.
Woke up to calmness and light - the whole night reminded me of a reverse Willim Tell overture.
Doggie slept through it all.
Squires is my local chippy.
Have lunch from there most Fridays.
pawl
Legendary Member
- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Morning, looks like the day started without me and I got left behind 
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
WhatsApp pinged all our buddies pulled out on the basis the ground would be wet. 
I'm now pinging round cycle buddies for a ride partner
Sun is shining. No wind. 🚴🚴
I'm now pinging round cycle buddies for a ride partner
Sun is shining. No wind. 🚴🚴
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
LIke you , I enjoy watching documentaries like that, much better than any films you care to mention.I just watched THIS episode of Impossible Engineering about an amazing Chinese Bridge. Well worth a watch, but if you have a fear of heights you might find it a bit scary in places. I'm not sure that I would feel happy even crossing it - it is so high above the gorge below that the new World Trade Centre (Center!) building would fit under it!
Absolutely incredible engineering. I am going to start watching the other programmes On Demand. I love documentaries about complex engineering projects.
19 years is pretty good going though!
Oh, 04:02, it must be puzzle time...
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
If you haven't already watched it, watch THIS EPISODE about the equally awesome and beautiful Millau viaduct.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Yes, I recall seeing the beginning of the Millau Viaduct construction, “in the flesh”, and thinking “how on earth are they going to bridge that gap!”. Since then, we have used the completed bridge several times. We also crossed the Oeresund Bridge, Denmark to Sweden a few years ago, another amazing structure.
