The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

G'day cobbers.
Another warm one.
After yesterdays exertions I slept well last night.
BBQ for us today. Daughter, SiL and granddaughter arriving at 1300.
I am nipping to Lidl (their barms/baps are much nicer than Aldi's).........then an excellent butcher for bacon** and sausages.
**bacon is not for the bbq .

What's the BBQ having then?

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

we use our landline because mobile reception is rubbish here - in spite of being close to the middle of town in a populated area!

mobile are for receiving calls from people who don;t know us very well - and for outdoor use

Had that call from 'Virgin' a couple of days ago - seemed dodgy but as I with VM I needed to check
Asked them to prove they were from VM - after a few 'proofs' involving stuff you can get from the WWW he said he could prove it for certain
all I needed to do was start Google Chrome and type in Teamviewer

maybe I should have told him I worked in IT since 1981????

thing is - once it is clear that you are NOT going to do what they want and have sussed them
Why do some of them keep insisting that they are genuinely with VM????
why waste time insisting - why not just hang up and go to the next possibility???
Some have actually got very angry that I was not believing they were genuine - when it was blindingly obvious that I knew??

weird

 

[GM]

Morning all...I was up early this morning, car washed and hoovered out by 7.30. It's going in for its annual service and MOT. I think I'm more nervous about the car going in the garage than I was going to hospital 2 weeks ago
Dog walked before it gets too warm, I'm now chilling out in the garden reading my book.

Have a good day folks!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Right - the time has come

getting bike out and heading off for a hair cut
my wife has 'hinted' a few times that it could have done with doing a few months back
better get it done before she starts using sarcasm!

 

[gavroche]

Morning. I fancy an early walk rather than cycle this morning for a change. Got to keep the old bone density up too Haven’t walked much the last couple of weeks between cycling and watching tennis and cycling on tv. Soon be the Olympics to look forward to but presumably the time difference will mean it’s mostly on at weird times?

So i take it you have only walked 10 miles instead of the 30 odd on the bike?

 

[gavroche]

Salut tout le monde. I haven't been out on the bike for about 10 days now due to our Devon trip and it is too hot at the moment so might go later on if it cools off a bit.
Can't even take Molly for a walk again due to the heat so she will have to do with the garden for now.

 

[classic33]

Back from a pleasant nearly 7 mile stroll while it is still relatively cool. Not sure about cycling later as it's to be hot again, although at least on the bike you have the constant wind flow while you are moving I suppose.

Could have done with a proper camera this morning to get a deer that wandered out onto the path as it's digitally zoomed so not very great.


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There's a "small green light ball" in front and to the right, as viewed, of that pole.
Where's Mulder & Scully when you need them?

I'll assume the tractor drivers have an aversion to driving clockwise. They've left a fair bit uncut over that wall.

 

[classic33]

Right - the time has come

getting bike out and heading off for a hair cut
my wife has 'hinted' a few times that it could have done with doing a few months back
better get it done before she starts using sarcasm!

Sharp shears would be better, if she's going to use anything.

 

[welsh dragon]

I now have my bike back. Rubbish bike shop. Charged me £39 for doing sod all.

And they said when the battery goes that's it you have to buy a new one. No mention of the fact that they can be repaired.

Chalk that one up to experience and won't go there again.

 

[Dirk]

As this is the "retirees " sub forum I wonder how many of us still regularly use the land line?

We've got a landline - free with the broadband package.
We use it occasionally for calls.

 

[pawl]

We've got a landline - free with the broadband package.
We use it occasionally for calls.

Just had to do a double take.Thought you said land mine.Barnard Castle Spec Savers here I come.

 

[gavroche]

By the way, forgot to say we got back to Wales last night but as hot here as it is down south.
I need to cut the lawn at the front but will do it later. Did the back earlier this morning. I am sure the grass grows quicker when you are away.

 

[welsh dragon]

I have a landline for when I phone my mum. It's Pay as you go . But Mr WD made a phone call to a friend to either week who lives in Cannock and it cost £8.00. Jesus wept.

 

[Tenkaykev]

We've got a landline - free with the broadband package.
We use it occasionally for calls.

I’m with Zen Internet, the broadband package shows broadband and landline as two component parts of the monthly fee. I think Virgin media is the only provider that doesn’t use the BT Openreach wires to supply internet ( unless you use mobile phone internet)

 

[ColinJ]

I think Virgin media is the only provider that doesn’t use the BT Openreach wires to supply internet ( unless you use mobile phone internet)

Not true in Kingston upon Hull! BT do not operate there due to an historical monopoly by Kingston Communications, now KCOM!