The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Ahh......is that what they call cryptic ?

Yep. Many years ago I used to buy a local paper and always loved the crossword on the back. Once you did them for a while, you got used to the composer's way of thinking and they got easier.

 

[Dave7]

Hit it was always a tried and trusted thing to do. We used to do it with the old tv as well. Just bash it on the side

Is that what you do with Mr WD ?

 

[Dirk]

BTW
Mr Google tells me the following re the origin of "fish Friday".
Now I understand @Dirk Being a god fearing, deeply religious christian will be really interested in this

It simply meant abstaining from eating the flesh of warm-blooded animals—since the thinking goes, Jesus was a warm-blooded animal. Fish, though, which are cold blooded were considered okay to eat on fasting days. Hence, Fish on Fridays and “Fish Friday” (among many other religious holidays) was born.

I'll make sure that I say 3 Hail Mary's before I munch me pasty.

 

[welsh dragon]

Is that what you do with Mr WD ?

I cannot possibly comment

 

[Mo1959]

That's the rain on now. I should make myself do some housework rather than sitting on my arse too long. I'm thinking maybe that's why I'm so lethargic and stiff these days. Too much sitting. They reckon it's really not good for you to sit for too long at a time.

 

[numbnuts]

Ironing done, went to cook breakfast and then didn't want any maybe later

 

[numbnuts]

They reckon it's really not good for you to sit for too long at a time.

The more you try the better is gets

 

[ColinJ]

Killing time while phone charges... Forgot to do it last night!

They have a mini track pump here but I just discovered that it doesn't go above about 60 psi. That's fine for their mountain bike tyres but useless for my skinny road tyres. I had to use my hand pump instead, about 100 strokes per tyre.

Talk about watched pots never boiling... My phone is only up to 73% charge. I will get it to 80% and then go.

 

[ColinJ]

Season of the adder (6) is a very easy cryptic clue for you, @Dave7.

 

[Paulus]

when I worked on the trains the crew were trained and expected to deal with mechanical and electrical failures, if they were unable to fix the problem a fitter would be called out . He ( always He back then) would arrive with a small tool bag , which I was informed contained an oil can a hammer and a packet of condoms . There technique was oil it first then hit it , if that failed oh **** it.

Yes indeed.
All the fitters were tràined the same.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

The bloke next door is building a huge extension - to help we said they could take down part of the fence and go over our drive with their diggers etc
Although they took precautions they still broke several slabs and messed up some other bite - which is fine because the bloke next door is nice and promised to fix it once they didn't need the access etc any more
Well - today is the day!!
His workers (he owns a property maintenance company) are fixing the slabs - adding some more and as an extra he is fixing our front gate (which was rotten and I would have replaced to a few years ago but held off due to his planning permission) - and while he is at it he is replacing some broken slabs at the end of the drive which were nothing to do with him

It's nice to deal with nice people!!

 

[Dirk]

Season of the adder (6) is a very easy cryptic clue for you, @Dave7.

Summer?

 

[Dave7]

Summer?

How does that work ???

 

[numbnuts]

Summer?

That's my granddaughter name, the mother was hoping for three more

 

[Dave7]

That's my granddaughter name, the mother was hoping for three more

Strange names then
Spring
Summer
Autumn
And piss wet through