The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks.
A flaky internet connection over the last couple of days has coincided with Mrs Tenkaykev starting her O.U. course for which she needs a reliable internet connection 😠
I've done some investigation and discovered that we have no dial tone on the landline, and a download speed of less that 3 Mb/s ( when it's not disconnecting )
Connection has been rock solid up to now since Openreach put in new lines to the nearest Cabinet. My speed test indicates that I'm with TalkTalk, while my provider is Zen Internet. I was wondering if perhaps I'd been accidentally connected to a different circuit as Openreach are regularly working on the local green box.
Ah well, I'll get on to tech support and see if they can sort things out.
Have a peaceful day folks 👍

 

[welsh dragon]

It worked for me then stopped. As Dave says, it about a tanker delivering cement when a queue of about 20 cars started to follow. They all thought it was a petrol tanker. They were not happy when they found out it wasn't and seemed to blame the tanker driver, telling him he should have pulled over and told them he wasn't carrying petrol

 

[Tenkaykev]

I used “ Live Chat “ just after 9:00 this morning and was connected to the Zen Internet technical department who quickly diagnosed an external fault on the line and booked the fault with Openreach for rectification.
Couldn’t ask for better service 👍

 

[Tenkaykev]

I was going for a run, I’ve got my running kit on, but I’m watching the London Marathon live, a bit of a quandary…

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Right just about to get sorted for a ride - first time for 3 days

Spent most of last night half watching whatever my wife had on the telly and half watching the Las Palma volcano live stream

AMAZING thing. It was quite quiet when I started watching - after a while I had dinner - by the time I came back it had gone dark and the volcano had go ape!!
it was incredible watching a lower vent pour lava down the hill and then the bigger top vent started blowing more and more 'stuff' higher and higher - then the debris from the top vent started piling up more and more and falling down until the bottom vent was blocked
Then the pressurefrom the bottom vent must have backed up and the top vent went even more ape

it seems to have calmed down over night - but still amazing

Live stream on youtube was off line this morning - but there is another - sometimes better - on TV La Palma

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

It worked for me then stopped. As Dave says, it about a tanker delivering cement when a queue of about 20 cars started to follow. They all thought it was a petrol tanker. They were not happy when they found out it wasn't and seemed to blame the tanker driver, telling him he should have pulled over and told them he wasn't carrying petrol

Wonder how much fuel they used up following him??
does go to show that when we came down from the trees we should have been more selective about who came with us!!!

 

[Mo1959]

I was going for a run, I’ve got my running kit on, but I’m watching the London Marathon live, a bit of a quandary…

I’m watching it. Some of the slower runners in the final waves could well be coming in in the dark with it being October this year.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I did go out for a run in the sun and got back in time to watch the elite athletes finishing. At least the sun is shining for them, it’s a long way, especially once the legs start to go 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

 

[ColinJ]

Looks like the people drought here will be over today. The friend formerly known as 'bubble pal' (doesn't that seem a long time ago now?) is coming over. I haven't seen her (or anyone else!) for several weeks now. Her sister had a nasty dose of Covid-19 so my pal was isolated with her on caring duties. All tests have been negative for long enough now so we are having a catch-up tea and TV evening.

I was thinking of nipping out on my bike then catching the supermarket before it shuts but the BBC and Met Office do not agree on the forecast - one says rain now/sunny later; the other sun now/rain later. Looking out of the window... It could go either way!

I think that I will take a chance on the sunny later forecast. If it rains, I will just walk to the shops instead.

 

[Paulus]

Good day everyone.
Dog walked, domestics done. The washing is out on the line as the sun has come out and there is a gentle breeze.
I have the Paris Roubaix on the telly box. The weather looks atrocious.

 

[Mo1959]

I did go out for a run in the sun and got back in time to watch the elite athletes finishing. At least the sun is shining for them, it’s a long way, especially once the legs start to go 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

Mine were going within yards this morning. Not even sure why I kept going. Just being stubborn and not wanting to give in.

 

[Tenkaykev]

No Premium Bond win this month🙁
I noticed that the message in the Bond results App discourages you from cashing in and repurchasing as you’ll miss out on one draw.

 

[Paulus]

No Premium Bond win this month🙁
I noticed that the message in the Bond results App discourages you from cashing in and repurchasing as you’ll miss out on one draw.

£25 for me this month.

 

[Mo1959]

No Premium Bond win this month🙁
I noticed that the message in the Bond results App discourages you from cashing in and repurchasing as you’ll miss out on one draw.

Just checked. £75 for me

 

[Tenkaykev]

Just checked. £75 for me

That’s a handy sum to offset some of the cost of your new OMM jacket 👍