The Retirement Thread

[gavroche]

At our daughter's house, the woodburning stove is lit but the bloody thing needs restocking every half an hour. If it was a car, it would be doing 5 mpg !
It is impossible to control the amount of oxygen going in as some of the cord around the doors is missing. It is a good thing she has an endless supply of free wood.
On the plus side, it is quite warm in the lounge and it is not worth repairing it as she will be moving into her new house in a few week's time.

 

[Mo1959]

Back from a very icy walk, left at 8 just as it was getting light. Had the place almost to ourselves for the first few miles, started getting busier on the return.
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Looks slippy. Any special footwear or grippers?

A local girl I follow on Strava put my pimple of a hill to shame this morning. I see she was up Ben Chonzie. Can’t believe I’ve still not done it when it’s on my doorstep.

 

[Drago]

Start the year as you mean to go on, I've done the ironing and made seven chicken and mushroom pies

Youve ironed 7 pies?

 

[Blue]

Happy New Year to all

We're in the throes of a house move so we've been packing boxes this morning and are off to do some cleaning at the new place soon.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Looks slippy. Any special footwear or grippers?

No but we could have done with some. Just took lots of care trying to stick to the verges where there was a little more grip.

 

[Mo1959]

Happy New Year to all

We're in the throes of a house move so we've been packing boxes this morning and are off to do some cleaning at the new place soon.

Happy New Year to you and Mrs Blue. Hope things are still going smoothly with the move. xx

I actually once knew a real Mrs Blue

This man’s wife, although I don’t remember him. Must have died before her.


https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/hall-of-fame/jimmy-blue/

 

[Dave7]

At our daughter's house, the woodburning stove is lit but the bloody thing needs restocking every half an hour. If it was a car, it would be doing 5 mpg !
It is impossible to control the amount of oxygen going in as some of the cord around the doors is missing. It is a good thing she has an endless supply of free wood.
On the plus side, it is quite warm in the lounge and it is not worth repairing it as she will be moving into her new house in a few week's time.

We had one of those in a cottage we hired down in Cornwall. Dreadful thing.
Got very little heat with the doors closed and a room full of smoke if the door was open.

 

[classic33]

Bit nippy down at Ilfracombe harbour this morning.
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Unseen justice, the statue!

 

[classic33]

We had one of those in a cottage we hired down in Cornwall. Dreadful thing.
Got very little heat with the doors closed and a room full of smoke if the door was open.

The trick is to open the door as little as possible. The fire then draws the air in at a much increased rate.

 

[welsh dragon]

Youve ironed 7 pies?

I always said he was weird

 

[classic33]

I always said he was weird

May be a new/alternate way of browning the pastry.

 

[welsh dragon]

I love my wood burner. Its fantastic.

I recorded Spiderman the homecoming and watched it for about 10 minutes . Dreadful acting. Peter Parker acting and sounding like a 12 year old. That sort of thing really gets on my t**s big time.

Chicken casserole for us today, although Mr WD has thrown just about everything into it including Brocoli, so we will have to wait and see what it tastes like

 

[screenman]

I have just woken up, we went out for a walk came back sat down and fell asleep.

 

[BoldonLad]

Happy new year to all.

My new year resolution is to stop wasting my time and raising my blood pressure on the Politics/Brexit/COVID threads/discussions. If I weaken, and, you see me there, give me a slap and send me back here.

 

[Mo1959]

Happy new year to all.

My new year resolution is to stop wasting my time and raising my blood pressure on the Politics/Brexit/COVID threads/discussions. If I weaken, and, you see me there, give me a slap and send me back here.

Yep. Sounds sensible. What will be will be and the average punter arguing about it won’t change a thing. Won’t be sorry if the words Brexit and Covid are consigned to history soon!