The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

I forget where but some time ago I read that simply by exercising to the extent we do puts us in the top 10% of the population.

I'm not sure how Garmin works this out or whether I believe it.............but I like to.

 

[PaulSB]

I'm not sure how Garmin works this out or whether I believe it.............but I like to.
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I'm jealous! Need to find some stats somewhere.

In all seriousness this is a brilliant result. 👏👏

 

[PaulSB]

Well bang on 8.00 as forecast the snow started to fall........

I'm going to iron for a while.....

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good Morning All. Dull here with about 3-4 cm of white stuff, temp about zero.
Nothing planned for the day.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Just enjoying the first flurry of the day from the local gang of long tailed tits, they spend the day travelling from feeder to feeder, never staying more than a few minutes before heading off again. Just now there was only about 6 of them, sometimes they visit in a much bigger group with blue/coal/great tits keeping them company. They’re gone now but they’ll be back soon.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Only just woke up and it's nice and sunny out there.
Off to the Barbour shop today, as they said they would be open on Tuesday after Christmas.
Last day on site today - back home tomorrow.

 

[Mo1959]

Just enjoying the first flurry of the day from the local gang of long tailed tits, they spend the day travelling from feeder to feeder, never staying more than a few minutes before heading off again. Just now there was only about 6 of them, sometimes they visit in a much bigger group with blue/coal/great tits keeping them company. They’re gone now but they’ll be back soon.

I love watching them. Dad was a great bird watcher and had feeders in his garden and I could spend ages standing at the kitchen window watching them.

 

[Dave7]

Got back from the lung tap and it went well...turns out breast cancer most likely will metastasize to the liver and lungs. The last cat scan indicates the tumors on the liver are 100% gone. The lung tap procedure today revealed the fluid wasn't in the lung but the pleural cavity which is not a likely cancer place. We will learn later what the fluid cause actually is. So nice to get some good news for a change.

12boy
I have mentioned this before so hope others will bear with me but........ have you ever heard of Esiac ? Its a herbal anti-cancer 'treatment'.
Sounds expensive at £34 a 500ml bottle but you only take 2 teaspoonfuls a day.
I personally know 2 people who were diagnosed as terminal, went on it and are still here 20+ years later.
I went on it after my cancer ops and have been clear for 5 years.
LET ME SAY........ I am not saying its a magic cure-all but at £32 a month its maybe worth a punt.......who knows!

 

[Dave7]

😳 You're allowed more than one? This is a privilege reserved for the female of the species in our house!

Wardrobes are strange things.
Is the word exponential ?
The more you have, the more things you find to store in them.
We have a fairly big house eg our bedroom is 16 foot long with built in robes.
'Kids' have long gone.......both bedrooms with built in robes.
ALL robes in 3 bedrooms are rammed full. I confess, its beyond my understanding.

 

[Dave7]

Good morning fellow retirees,
It’s eerily still outside with sleet forecast before eight.
A lazy day ahead as the lurgy persists, stay safe and warm.

More hot curry ??

 

[Dave7]

Just enjoying the first flurry of the day from the local gang of long tailed tits, they spend the day travelling from feeder to feeder, never staying more than a few minutes before heading off again. Just now there was only about 6 of them, sometimes they visit in a much bigger group with blue/coal/great tits keeping them company. They’re gone now but they’ll be back soon.

We used** to get lots of LT Tits. We called them Ryan tits as they are fluffy looking and our grandson, Ryan, had fluffy- sticky out hair.
**for some reason we don't see many now.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

The more you have, the more things you find to store in them.

The same as garages and sheds then

 

[numbnuts]

I've just got up

 

[pawl]

Morning all. Heavy snow at the moment Did ease off a short time ago

 

[oldwheels]

A touch of snow on the higher hills here and outdoor temp is now 3.6C but sleet showers forecast.
At low levels not much wind but the higher clouds are moving pretty fast from a northerly direction.
Too early to decide yet whether to get trike out but later in the week seems better perhaps.
Bread rising and off to get soup on the go.