The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

We are not going anywhere. There might be 4,000,000 tourists lurking and i don't want a repeat of yesterday. I was traumatised.

 

[gavroche]

Good morning. looking forward to tomorrow morning as we are going on a tea for two on a steam train from Caernarfon to Porthmadoc, the scenic way from 10 am to 16.40. We should have gone last year but Covid put a stop to it.
Because Caernarfon is 30 miles away , we will have to be up early as we need to take Molly to our daughter's house first.
Exciting.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
Another pleasant evening down the Park, Mrs Tenkaykev ran/walked 5K around the lake while I just took it easy.
Noticed a small group of people learning Circus Skills, our friend mentioned that they are living in a local School which is disused and scheduled for redevelopment ( yet more " Apartments " ). The site had been plagued with vandalism by some of the local ne'er do wells, the Council let these people move in, they use the classrooms for bedrooms have use of the facilities and can use the playground for practicing their skills. They do a great job of deterring the vandals, keep the site tidy, and have a base and somewhere to live in the meantime.
Have a good day folks 👍

 

[Dave7]

Good morning all.
It's been raining overnight and is still a bit cloudy at the mo.
Usual things to do today with a bike ride later.
Maybe a pint or two in the Mitre on the way home.
Another busy day in paradise beckons

I googled The Mitre......looks to be a nice pub

 

[Dave7]

Morning. Coolish but will warm up In a bit


Its bin day woooohooooo . The excitement is almost too much for me..

Stay safe peeps.

Don't get too excited......you don't want wet bloomers

 

[Drago]

I think first signs of a vertigo attack, so straight on the tablets to try and head it off. No ride for me today.

 

[ColinJ]

... the old tablet went back to yesterday and Amazon have already issued the refund.

What was the old tablet and what was wrong with it?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

What was the old tablet and what was wrong with it?

Galaxy Tab A, half the screen covered in black lines, I factory reset it twice with no improvement, and as it was only a little over 8 months old I returned it to Amazon, they offered a full refund even before it got back to them so I just brought a new one.

 

[welsh dragon]

There was an ad on Instagram offering 30 days free for kindle unlimited, so I signed up. 30 days of free books. Normally I only go for the free ones ( I may be a bit of a scruge) from an ap that is called bookbub. They send you a list of free or cheap books you can read on your kindle from Amazon, Google or kobo. You just put in what subjects you are interested in and they send you a list every day based on what you like. And best of all, it's free. Free is good.

 

[Dirk]

Back from Barny.
No golden gravel. Not much of anything, really. Bit of a wasted journey.
I'm off to the pub for lunch.

 

[ColinJ]

Galaxy Tab A, half the screen covered in black lines, I factory reset it twice with no improvement, and as it was only a little over 8 months old I returned it to Amazon, they offered a full refund even before it got back to them so I just brought a new one.

Oh, yes - I remember reading that now.

I hope the new one is better. My 2012 Galaxy Tab is still going strong with the old apps that work on it. It is useless for new apps though so I bought a new one for those. (The old tablet is smaller; a more comfortable size for playing puzzle games on.)

 

[gavroche]

Mrs G had another brain wave this morning by suggesting that we gravel the other half of the back garden to save work on grass cutting.
Not a bad idea I think so I will price it out next week. I will still have to mow the front lawn though, which takes longer but every little helps.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Mrs G had another brain wave this morning by suggesting that we gravel the other half of the back garden to save work on grass cutting.
Not a bad idea I think so I will price it out next week. I will still have to mow the front lawn though, which takes longer but every little helps.

That would be a terrible shame for your wildlife. This year I’ve not mown the ‘lawn’ at all, and it’s been brilliant ! It’s saved me lots of labour of course but more importantly it’s been such a pleasure watching the wild flowers and all the bees etc that they provide for. What a shame we ever got into the habit of lawn mowing ! I certainly won’t be going back to it.

 

[ColinJ]

Mrs G had another brain wave this morning by suggesting that we gravel the other half of the back garden to save work on grass cutting.
Not a bad idea I think so I will price it out next week. I will still have to mow the front lawn though, which takes longer but every little helps.

Buy a goat instead?

 

[welsh dragon]

Mrs G had another brain wave this morning by suggesting that we gravel the other half of the back garden to save work on grass cutting.
Not a bad idea I think so I will price it out next week. I will still have to mow the front lawn though, which takes longer but every little helps.

Count yourself lucky not to have 3 acres to cut.