The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Morning all

Had heavy rain overnight but it's supposed to be clearing today.
Got my onion sets planted yesterday. Trying a different strain this time - Electric Red.
MrsD's new laptop should be delivered today. I got fed up with her moaning about the old one over the past 18 months. I kept telling her to get a new one, but she did nothing about it. I finally snapped last week and dragged her down to Curry's to sort one out.
So, if there's any problems with the new one........it'll be MY fault.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all.
A night for strange dreams.
1.I was woken by MrsD at some godless hour......asking me to remove the shipping container that someone had left in our bedroom.
2. I then fell asleep and was in Spain playing golf with 2 people. The course was in 2 parts.....one part was over the river and we had to catch a plane to get there. When we got to the 'airport' it turned out to be 2 small boats. I know we got there as I recall complaining it was now too late to get back for tea.
How weird.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. Dark, damp and yucky here. supposed to be warming up around Thursday.

Stay safe peeps.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, cold and overcast here, dampness forecast.
Anyone else noticing the withering of rowan berries ? Back in August it looked like there was going to be a bumper crop but since then most of the ones at home have shrivelled and it’s much the same here. I assume it’s because of the warm and dry September. I hear that the autumn colours are reduced this year for the same reason.

 

[welsh dragon]

Good morning all, cold and overcast here, dampness forecast.
Anyone else noticing the withering of rowan berries ? Back in August it looked like there was going to be a bumper crop but since then most of the ones at home have shrivelled and it’s much the same here. I assume it’s because of the warm and dry September. I hear that the autumn colours are reduced this year for the same reason.

Just about every tree is still full of leaves here and just a few leaves have started to change colour.

 

[Mo1959]

Chilly walk done.

I'm having snap, crackle and pop today for a change.

 

[BoldonLad]

Chilly walk done.

I'm having snap, crackle and pop today for a change.

You do live dangerously

 

[Juan Kog]

Today my normal leisurely start , unlike yesterday alarm at 06.50 , 08.30 appointment at the community eye clinic. Even more of a shock for Mrs JK , she is less of a morning person than me . I wouldn’t be able to drive after the eye drops .
Sometimes the NHS can act quickly, last Thursday I got round to making an appointment at the opticians , after ignoring email reminders for over a year. Online at 10.30 same day at 3 pm . The optician prescribed distance glasses ( that’s a first) and “I’m not happy about the back of your left eye ”, I’ll refer you. So 24 hours later on Friday, phone call can you come in Monday morning.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks, off to Brum at lunchtime. I ironed a shirt for the first time in yonks this morning ( under the supervision of Mrs Tenkaykev) I thought I was making a smasing job of it, complete with “ Choo Choo “ noises every time I pressed the “ shot of steam “ button, but was soon relieved of my duties 🙁

 

[numbnuts]

 

[welsh dragon]

When I looked out of the kitchen window this morning there were 12 or 13 rabbits chasing each other in the field. The bird feeder had about a dozen blue tits all crammed into it, plus a nuthatch and on the ground was a jay picking up the leftovers.

 

[Mo1959]

Oh, we're back!

 

[Chief Broom]

Morning folks woke up at 9am a rarity for me, Re-Rowan berries, plenty of heavily laden trees here but they dont stay that way for long as the Fieldfares and Redwings eat them all.
A light northerly wind today which is good for me as i get a tail wind on the return of my ride.
Did a shopping expedition on my old bike yesterday....it felt really old and dated compared to my new one..felt like i was riding on a 'sit up and beg' from the 60's
ps Whats an iron?

 

[Dave7]

Been to Aldi and Currys.
Currys system is a joke. I want to buy a £900** fridge freezer for my daughter but their system would not allow me to complete the transaction.
Hence my visit where a pleasant young man said he would do it.
No luck !! He couldn't do it either.
He discovered that the reason was "no stock in the warehouse"
So I have to go in again this weekend then wait 2 weeks for delivery
**you are not allowed to gift more than £3K a year TOTAL so its a way around it.
Bloody marvelous.....I earned the money and paid all my taxes but I can't give to my family.
I wonder if Cherie Blair would help me do it

 

[BoldonLad]

Been to Aldi and Currys.
Currys system is a joke. I want to buy a £900** fridge freezer for my daughter but their system would not allow me to complete the transaction.
Hence my visit where a pleasant young man said he would do it.
No luck !! He couldn't do it either.
He discovered that the reason was "no stock in the warehouse"
So I have to go in again this weekend then wait 2 weeks for delivery
**you are not allowed to gift more than £3K a year TOTAL so its a way around it.
Bloody marvelous.....I earned the money and paid all my taxes but I can't give to my family.
I wonder if Cherie Blair would help me do it

I think that would be a "yes"