The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

Another little tale for you on a damp and miserable Saturday afternoon. Regular readers, and those actually paying attention, will recall I was on babysitting duties at STP's house on Thursday. They have three cats.

Mrs P came to do the second shift and we were both there for perhaps 30 minutes. This is how the conversation went:

Mrs P "Those cats have a toy mouse don't they?"

Mr P "Yes, very realistic. Think it's in the front room"

(You can see where this is going....😄)

I walked through to the back room where the cat is sat looking intently at a mouse which isn't moving.

Mrs P "That's very realistic"

At this point it dawned on us both this was a real field mouse. Tiny. It was alive and too petrified to move. Picked up and took it to the back door for freedom. I then went out to the car returning five minutes later.

In the back room the cat is sat staring intently at an upturned pint glass. Underneath the glass is the same feckin' mouse!!!! Bloody cat had gone out and caught it....AGAIN! Mrs P had trapped it.

We locked the cat in and I took the mouse to the field over the road.

 

[classic33]

The bin men "waste management facilitators" never came so it will stay outside until Monday not unless the cats, foxes and rats gets there first, well I'm not going to clean it up, I did it last time and didn't even get a thank you.

But it's yer civic duty to tidy up after the company contracted to clear yer rubbish fails to do so.

No matter how much they're being paid not to do the job.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Been out to a sit-inside cafe, the first time since Before Covid. It was ok, everyone was wearing masks and using the sanitisers and logging in using the QR app, and the tables were well spaced so all in all it felt quite safe. Food was nice too

 

[classic33]

Been out to a sit-inside cafe, the first time since Before Covid. It was ok, everyone was wearing masks and using the sanitisers and logging in using the QR app, and the tables were well spaced so all in all it felt quite safe. Food was nice too

Can I ask how you know that last part, if you were wearing a mask!!

 

[Dirk]

Another little tale for you on a damp and miserable Saturday afternoon. Regular readers, and those actually paying attention, will recall I was on babysitting duties at STP's house on Thursday. They have three cats.

Mrs P came to do the second shift and we were both there for perhaps 30 minutes. This is how the conversation went:

Mrs P "Those cats have a toy mouse don't they?"

Mr P "Yes, very realistic. Think it's in the front room"

(You can see where this is going....😄)

I walked through to the back room where the cat is sat looking intently at a mouse which isn't moving.

Mrs P "That's very realistic"

At this point it dawned on us both this was a real field mouse. Tiny. It was alive and too petrified to move. Picked up and took it to the back door for freedom. I then went out to the car returning five minutes later.

In the back room the cat is sat staring intently at an upturned pint glass. Underneath the glass is the same feckin' mouse!!!! Bloody cat had gone out and caught it....AGAIN! Mrs P had trapped it.

We locked the cat in and I took the mouse to the field over the road.

The mouse will most likely die from shock anyway. Best to leave the cat to it and let nature take its course.

 

[ColinJ]

You ever noticed that there's very few door to door "channels" in such house's, where it's safe to walk.

It wouldn't help that much if there were because I am mainly bothered by the low doorways themselves. There are a couple of low lampshades that I keep hitting as well.

Joe Kidd
CInt Eastwood western.
Who was it on here that was planning to watch it ?
Did you ?
Did you enjoy it ?

I think I said I might watch it, but I haven't yet. \one day, perhaps...

 

[classic33]

It wouldn't help that much if there were because I am mainly bothered by the low doorways themselves. There are a couple of low lampshades that I keep hitting as well.


I think I said I might watch it, but I haven't yet. \one day, perhaps...

It's just forgetting to duck at the doors that's the problem then. Not traversing the rooms.

 

[ColinJ]

It's just forgetting to duck at the doors that's the problem then. Not traversing the rooms.

Yes. I have got better at ducking to miss the door frames when walking forwards, but sometimes bash my head on them when e.g. stepping back to let someone pass. I have bent down to stroke the dog a couple of times and forgotten that 1.86 m tall me had been stooping in a 1.8 m doorway before bending down...

The ceilings are all at a reasonable height.

 

[classic33]

Yes. I have got better at ducking to miss the door frames when walking forwards, but sometimes bash my head on them when e.g. stepping back to let someone pass. I have bent down to stroke the dog a couple of times and forgotten that 1.86 m tall me had been stooping in a 1.8 m doorway before bending down...

The ceilings are all at a reasonable height.

Stepping back to let someone else pass is considered good manners, but also unlucky for all parties.

 

[ColinJ]

Stepping back to let someone else pass is considered good manners, but also unlucky for all parties.

The kitchen is quite small so if two people are in there and a third stands in the doorway chatting to them, then somebody has to eventually move to allow the others to!

 

[classic33]

The kitchen is quite small so if two people are in there and a third stands in the doorway chatting to them, then somebody has to eventually move to allow the others to!

You the third person in the doorway?

 

[PaulSB]

Tonight I've had to watch Kermit the Frog dancing with Miss Piggy.

Why does the BBC make this shite?

 

[Mo1959]

Tonight I've had to watch Kermit the Frog dancing with Miss Piggy.

Why does the BBC make this shite?

I’m sure you didn’t have to watch it. Closet Strictly fan I take it?

I put the telly off ages ago as I detest Saturday evening TV.

 

[PaulSB]

I’m sure you didn’t have to watch it. Closet Strictly fan I take it?

I put the telly off ages ago as I detest Saturday evening TV.

OK I could go and sit in the back room. Mostly I've been doing the Guardian codeword and sudoko.

 

[classic33]

Tonight I've had to watch Kermit the Frog dancing with Miss Piggy.

Why does the BBC make this shite?

You've been watching Strictly!