The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
Daughter and granddaughter are off to Camp Bestival at Lulworth today. I was looking at the lineup and among the acts I spotted “ Musical Youth “ , they didn’t look all that young in the accompanying photo 😁. It’s a great family oriented music festival, there’s a CBB’s tent and lot’s of stuff for children as well as adults.
Hope the weather stays ok for them, it’s forecast to get a bit blowy later today.

 

[Dave7]

same here. We had a good summer, however, didn’t we?

Due to come back in August apparently

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Due to come back in August apparently

Thats not what my plants think.

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Just a walk again. Got round dry this morning. I'm enjoying the drop in temperature. Nothing particularly exciting seen on the walk.

 

[Exlaser2]

Morning all. Sun it shining and all is well in the world with me, no cycling unfortunately but a week doing sailing stuff.
Today = Off to the sailing club to assemble a new launching trolley, have a picnic and a quick glass of wine .
Friday = off to Huntingdon to pick up my new boat 😀
Saturday = Sell old boat .

I am exchanging this type of boat .

For this type of boat.

Sunday = First go in my new boat and help Mrs ex laser ( that’s her in the pink boat ), pack up her boat ready for the national championship, which runs from Wednesday to Friday at chelmarsh near bridgenorth.
Monday = Drive to Lymington with Mrs ex laser to pick up her new sail.
Tuesday afternoon = Drop off Mrs exlasers boat and book into B &B near Hampton loade.
Wednesday to Friday = Do some of my favourite things, watch sailing, eat fried food and tell tall tales while drinking too much wine 😂😂😀😀

 

[Dave7]

Morning. Just a walk again. Got round dry this morning. I'm enjoying the drop in temperature. Nothing particularly exciting seen on the walk.

No male streakers ?

 

[Exlaser2]

Dave 7 mind always seems to be thinking about the same thing 😂😂😂😂

 

[Mo1959]

Morning all. Sun it shining and all is well in the world with me, no cycling unfortunately but a week doing sailing stuff.
Today = Off to the sailing club to assemble a new launching trolley, have a picnic and a quick glass of wine .
Friday = off to Huntingdon to pick up my new boat 😀
Saturday = Sell old boat .

I am exchanging this type of boat . View attachment 601474

For this type of boat. View attachment 601475

Sunday = First go in my new boat and help Mrs ex laser ( that’s her in the pink boat ), pack up her boat ready for the national championship, which runs from Wednesday to Friday at chelmarsh near bridgenorth.
Monday = Drive to Lymington with Mrs ex laser to pick up her new sail.
Tuesday afternoon = Drop off Mrs exlasers boat and book into B &B near Hampton loade.
Wednesday to Friday = Do some of my favourite things, watch sailing, eat fried food and tell tall tales while drinking too much wine 😂😂😀😀

Just curious..........what do these things cost if you don't mind me asking? Looks fun but I'm scared of water. Lol

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, cloudy and cool here. More use of the GCN app planned this afternoon, the Tour de l’Ain.

 

[Dirk]

Just made the caravan bedroom back into a living room whilst MrsD user the bathroom.
Spot of breakfast, then do the utilities and we will be off out.
Guy in the motorhome, opposite us, is going home today - long journey - Cornwall to Aberdeen!

 

[PaulSB]

I do hope so. Daughter No4 has eventually found herself a man. My investment in cookery books for her, to improve her domestic prowess, finally paid off. He is an “outdoor type”. She has taken up: Camping; kayaking; paddle boarding; swimming; cycling; running; walking… they are due another camping trip towards end August. Don’t want anything to put a dampener on it

That sounds like love to me.........well and truly smitten. 😍

 

[PaulSB]

Morning all. Sun it shining and all is well in the world with me, no cycling unfortunately but a week doing sailing stuff.
Today = Off to the sailing club to assemble a new launching trolley, have a picnic and a quick glass of wine .
Friday = off to Huntingdon to pick up my new boat 😀
Saturday = Sell old boat .

I am exchanging this type of boat . View attachment 601474

For this type of boat. View attachment 601475

Sunday = First go in my new boat and help Mrs ex laser ( that’s her in the pink boat ), pack up her boat ready for the national championship, which runs from Wednesday to Friday at chelmarsh near bridgenorth.
Monday = Drive to Lymington with Mrs ex laser to pick up her new sail.
Tuesday afternoon = Drop off Mrs exlasers boat and book into B &B near Hampton loade.
Wednesday to Friday = Do some of my favourite things, watch sailing, eat fried food and tell tall tales while drinking too much wine 😂😂😀😀

I am worn out looking at your schedule.........enjoy, looks like an exciting week ahead.

 

[PaulSB]

Just made the caravan bedroom back into a living room whilst MrsD user the bathroom.
Spot of breakfast, then do the utilities and we will be off out.
Guy in the motorhome, opposite us, is going home today - long journey - Cornwall to Aberdeen!

That must be two days, perhaps three, in a big vehicle like a motorhome??

 

[PaulSB]

I slept for a full three hours. Slept not dozed. Feeling great and fully motivated. Slobbing has been cancelled. Doing has been added to my schedule. 😃

Next question. What shall I do? 😂

Loads of tiny things need sorting so I've made a list. It's so utterly mundane I won't bore you but here's a couple of the highlights:

Order garlic for autumn​

Book smart meter installation​

Find link for online NHS appointment​

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[Flick of the Elbow]

Just curious..........what do these things cost if you don't mind me asking? Looks fun but I'm scared of water. Lol

We had some friends you were into sailing, they said if you wanted an experience of it you were best to try standing under a cold shower whilst ripping up £20 notes
Undaunted, we did try out dinghy sailing for a bit. We tried it first on a Neilsons multi activity holiday in the Med, and then a course at the Loch Ken sailing centre in Galloway, then more Neilsons type holidays in the Med. It was good fun but we never got sufficiently committed to buy a boat and enrol at one of the many local sailing clubs.