The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

It's been raining all day here. . No chance of any sun form us today.

I am knitting

 

[pawl]

Visited three co ops one Nissa And a general store in search of LeeksIs there a shortage?
MrsP missed them off the Tesco home deliveries 🚚

 

[GM]

G'day y'all...Found some off cuts of oak work tops in the shed, so I knocked up half a dozen of these chopping boards this morning before the rain stopped play. Ideal for Christmas presents. you've got to think ahead! ....

 

[12boy]

When I am behind someone who is dithering about what they want at the counter, is unready to pay at checkout, or even (the horror) is paying by check and then entering it in their checkbook, texting when the light changes or any other heinous delay, I try to remember I am retired and to not start pissing my pants cause I have to wait. Why let this make me grumpier? Then I hit them. (Just kidding)
The air is clear and it is chilly for August but pretty good for October. I will go for a little spin, archery for a bit, grab some
meats at the grocery and enjoy a lovely fall day in late August. And curse anyone who delays my progress, those buttheads!
It will be 32C again in a day or two.
I feel sad for Drago losing his pooch. Mine will be 17 Saturday next and she is slowly fading, weaker, sleeping more and showing signs of doggy dementia. Even if Mrs 12 is around, if I am not around she has taken to howling softly to express her grief. Gotta enjoy her now while I can.
Be safe and well.

 

[Mo1959]

Glad I didn't bother trying another walk. Raining heavily now. I might do a jigsaw on the pc.

 

[pawl]

Glad I didn't bother trying another walk. Raining heavily now. I might do a jigsaw on the pc.

I’m confused I am easily confused It must be a very small jigsaw or I have got it completely wrong😝😝😝

 

[Mo1959]

I’m confused I am easily confused It must be a very small jigsaw or I have got it completely wrong😝😝😝

It was 300 pieces. That's about all the eyes can cope with now even on the iMac screen.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Glad I didn't bother trying another walk. Raining heavily now. I might do a jigsaw on the pc.

Mrs Tenkaykev admitted defeat when attempting a Marmite jigsaw.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Its been a damp day in Coventry, I got the ironing done this morning, this afternoon I've been on a trip down memory lane, theres a drawer in our big unit in the back of our lounge, its my personal drawer and every so often I give it a clear it out, ditch anything thats no longer needed, I didn't get rid of much this afternoon but it was fun rediscovering things from the past.

 

[mikeIow]

Just had a look on Google Riders basketball stadium is close by or is it the same venue?

It is indeed where the Riders play.
We've played volleyball there too.....& curiously enough, Bill Bailey did a gig there a couple of years back. "Welcome to this glorious.....shed", he said when he came on, peering around the sports hall

(satellite delay due to going with a pal to watch Stoke beat Forest....a cracking goal, right in front of us....a damp afternoon, but pie and a couple of beers & oatcakes to get us through)

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

This afternoon was spent watching the last few k of the Vuelta on Eurosport followed by the shinty on BBC Alba. Brilliant game 😍

 

[pawl]

It is indeed where the Riders play.
We've played volleyball there too.....& curiously enough, Bill Bailey did a gig there a couple of years back. "Welcome to this glorious.....shed", he said when he came on, peering around the sports hall

(satellite delay due to going with a pal to watch Stoke beat Forest....a cracking goal, right in front of us....a damp afternoon, but pie and a couple of beers & oatcakes to get us through)

Staffordshire Oat cakes Mrs p is a stokie introduced this Leicestershire lad to Oat cakes.Mrs p sister always brings us a load when she visits😍😍

 

[PaulSB]

Anyway.......
Someone on here, t'other day, mentioned the speed of the staff at Aldi checkouts.
So........
This morning I asked the question and.... ...
The answer is yes......from when they they start to process your items they are timed for the whole transaction.

I wonder if they take into account those dosy pillocks that wait till its all done before deciding to look fore their credit card/purse. That really does annoy me.

Or the pillocks who don't know the ALDI rules. You don't pack at the check out! This isn't Waitrose.

Now my football team has lost today. We were denied two clear penalties by a blind linesman. I mean I could see they were penalties and he was closer than me!!!!!! Should have been 3-2.

Trying to decide if I should ride tomorrow or not? No enthusiasm at the moment but I ought to get out. 🤔

 

[PaulSB]

You may gather I'm a bit pissed off after today's footie. 😄😄😄

 

[pawl]

It was 300 pieces. That's about all the eyes can cope with now even on the iMac screen.

Inwas going to buy a jigsaw during lockdown but when I looked at the box it 5 to 6 years.I thought stuff that for a game of marbles. Probably have cocked my toes by then