The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Caravan all sorted now and ready to go.
Talking of chemistry sets @dave r , I was really into chemistry when I was 11 - 14 years old (1st in class, 3 years running at grammar school).
I used to get chemical supplies from 2 companies in Birmingham - Phillip Harris in Stirchley, and Hoggs the Chemist who had a fantastic little shop in the city centre.
You could literally buy anything at Hoggs.....and I did! Can you imagine a 12 year old walking into a shop these days and buying a part ounce of Potassium ( sold in a small glass jar filled with oil)?
I managed to make some nitro glycerine one day in my bedroom. Just a very small amount, but enough to prove the chemistry.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Serious question.
If you just ignored the message and carried on as normal would anybody know??
I am NOT suggesting you do it.... just wondering how it works.

I don't think they would, but we'd much rather err on the side of caution. We are using our common sense. There is a small secluded park literally 500 metres from our front door. Mrs T and I went for a short 5k run this morning, just doing laps and not seeing other people. We won't however be going to our monthly Pub meet up out at the Black Bear as that would involve a ( short ) train journey and mixing with strangers both on the train and in the Pub. I'm pretty laid back about my own mortality, I'm classed as " Clinically extremely vulnerable " due to my bone marrow being knackered, but I don't let it interfere with my lifestyle too much, I just need to remind myself to be a bit more cautious. My main concern is that, however unlikely it may be, if I did happen to be harbouring the virus I would be mortified if I inadvertently infected another person.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Caravan all sorted now and ready to go.
Talking of chemistry sets @dave r , I was really into chemistry when I was 11 - 14 years old (1st in class, 3 years running at grammar school).
I used to get chemical supplies from 2 companies in Birmingham - Phillip Harris in Stirchley, and Hoggs the Chemist who had a fantastic little shop in the city centre.
You could literally buy anything at Hoggs.....and I did! Can you imagine a 12 year old walking into a shop these days and buying a part ounce of Potassium ( sold in a small glass jar filled with oil)?
I managed to make some nitro glycerine one day in my bedroom. Just a very small amount, but enough to prove the chemistry.

Hey, I used to get stuff from that shop in the city centre, though I'd forgotten the name. As you say, you could purchase anything. I used to buy magnesium ribbon which burns quite brightly 😎😄

 

[Dirk]

Hey, I used to get stuff from that shop in the city centre, though I'd forgotten the name. As you say, you could purchase anything. I used to buy magnesium ribbon which burns quite brightly 😎😄

It was a proper old chemist shop - all wooden shelves and glass bottles.
If I remember correctly it was on Summerhill Road near the junction with Newhall Hill.
I used to go there and just browse to see what was available and try to figure out just how much damage I could do with it.

 

[Dave7]

I have just flicked onto the "transgender sports" thread.
Some people must spend 25 hours a day composing their comments.

 

[welsh dragon]

I have just flicked onto the "transgender sports" thread.
Some people must spend 25 hours a day composing their comments.

I said my peace and buggered off. . We have spits and spots of rain here.

And in other news, my grandson has sold his motorbike. Now he has passed his test, he prefers comfort. I knew he would

 

[Tenkaykev]

It was a proper old chemist shop - all wooden shelves and glass bottles.
If I remember correctly it was on Summerhill Road near the junction with Newhall Hill.
I used to go there and just browse to see what was available and try to figure out just how much damage I could do with it.

I remember the smell as you entered the shop, and the dark wood. I think they also had various retorts and other vessels on the shelves.

 

[Dirk]

I remember the smell as you entered the shop, and the dark wood. I think they also had various retorts and other vessels on the shelves.

And the old boy behind the counter wearing a cow gown....

 

[welsh dragon]

Apparently It was a scam. The buyer allegedly sent £500 to more than grandson wanted for the bike to paypal. Grandson was supposed to send £450 to a courier then the funds would be released. Yeah. Right.

 

[Exlaser2]

The views are nice but you need a better camera!

Taken with my phone with max digital zoom .
I have much better pics on my wife’s camera but no way of posting them at the moment 😀

 

[pawl]

They are spying on you through the Covid19 jab. For God's sake man, didn't you know that?

I’ve had injections Annual for flue Tetanus.Pneumonia.Shingles COVID-19 I must be the equivalent of a spy centre Expecting to be recruited to MI5 any time soon

 

[PaulSB]

Serious question.
If you just ignored the message and carried on as normal would anybody know??
I am NOT suggesting you do it.... just wondering how it works.

I've friends who have been phoned at home. I believe one is supposed to give a landline number but obviously doesn't work with mobiles.

I'm with @Tenkaykev on this one. We've isolated twice for 48 hours waiting for PCR test results. We immediately told our neighbours but continued to garden and went for walks.

We didn't go anywhere that would mean encountering other people.

 

[Dirk]

Serious question.
If you just ignored the message and carried on as normal would anybody know??
I am NOT suggesting you do it.... just wondering how it works.

I have the app on my burner phone.
I use that when I go out, along with an alias.
Old habits die hard.

 

[BoldonLad]

....
I used to get chemical supplies from 2 companies in Birmingham - Phillip Harris in Stirchley, and Hoggs the Chemist who had a fantastic little shop in the city centre.
You could literally buy anything at Hoggs.....and I did! Can you imagine a 12 year old walking into a shop these days and buying a part ounce of Potassium ( sold in a small glass jar filled with oil)?
I managed to make some nitro glycerine one day in my bedroom. Just a very small amount, but enough to prove the chemistry.

Hey, I used to get stuff from that shop in the city centre, though I'd forgotten the name. As you say, you could purchase anything. I used to buy magnesium ribbon which burns quite brightly 😎😄

I have the app on my burner phone.
I use that when I go out, along with an alias.
Old habits die hard.

ahem.... do we need to be tipping off MI6 about some of our fellow members?

 

[BoldonLad]

I've friends who have been phoned at home. I believe one is supposed to give a landline number but obviously doesn't work with mobiles.

I'm with @Tenkaykev on this one. We've isolated twice for 48 hours waiting for PCR test results. We immediately told our neighbours but continued to garden and went for walks.

We didn't go anywhere that would mean encountering other people.

Early in the Covid Saga (ie over a year ago), Daughter No3 was "pinged" as a contact. She had numerous phone calls at home, from the "Contact Centre", to the point of nuisance. She did not subsequently test positive, and, after the 10 or 14 days (whatever it was at that time) of self-isolation was over, she deleted the App from her phone, and her husband's phone, and her son's phone.

The supposed "contact" was, itself, a mystery, since at that time, the whole household (daughter, husband, son) were either working from home, or doing home schooling, all groceries were being delivered, so, not leaving the house, and no external contacts. They did, at that time, live in a terraced house, on a busy thoroughfare, so, the assumption was that it was an contact through the party walls.