The Retirement Thread

[Paulus]

No thank you. Soggy pastry and very little filling. Once was enough.

Same here, tried a steak pie a few years back, it was horrible. The dog liked it though.

 

[pawl]

Ice cream and/or cream but not custard.

Had custard.I must be awkward as I like Marmite

 

[Juan Kog]

Had a visit from three of the daughters today. When they are here together, there is always friendly(?) rivalry etc

Daughters No 1 and 3 enjoy cooking, Daughter No 2 does not.

There was some discussion about 1 & 3's latest efforts. No 2 joined in with a plaintive "I can cook too". The retort from 1 & 3 was "cooking, does not mean removing the packaging and placing the meal in the microwave" ..... ouch!

Everyone was smiling when they left

Mrs JK and 2 of her sisters are accomplished at sewing and dressmaking ( older sister served a tailoring apprenticeship) . The forth and youngest has very limited skills in that department.

 

[Dirk]

O dear O dear the Mods will be stepping in soon , the great gravy stain debate/ argument . I’m off to NACA for some peace and quiet

I'm just relieved that the issue has been settled. I don't like losing sleep.

 

[classic33]

O dear O dear the Mods will be stepping in soon , the great gravy stain debate/ argument . I’m off to NACA for some peace and quiet

T'weren't gravy, t'was 'is thumb!

 

[Juan Kog]

T'weren't gravy, t'was 'is thumb!

No No No ,classic step away from the keyboard now .

 

[Paulus]

MrsP and myself went to the pictures this afternoon, my first time at the flicks since lockdown, to see the new Bond film.
It doesn't disappoint. It's a long film, 2 45 hrs, but the time flies by. Well worth watching.

 

[ColinJ]

We had a nice walk here today. The weather was gorgeous - sunny and warm, dry, just a light breeze.

Unfortunately, the family mutt lost out! He has been attacked by other dogs 4 times in the past few years; one of them a very serious attack - a rogue staffie got him by the throat and almost killed him! Since those attacks he has been very aggressive when approached by other dogs and we correctly surmised that the lovely weather would bring out the crowds with their hounds. Best not to risk canine aggro. Sure enough, The beaches were dog-central this afternoon. We managed to get away from most of the crowds in Exmouth and walked part of the Devon Jurassic coast walk as far as Sandy Bay, then turned and walked back.

We are too tired to cook now so they have just driven off to get us Chinese takeaways. I'm having mushroom foo yung with chilli chips!

 

[classic33]

No No No ,classic step away from the keyboard now .

T'weren't there either!

 

[Mo1959]

Did you try those Co-op healthy meals ?

Yes. Had one last night. Quite nice and pretty spicy if you enjoy a bit of spice.

 

[PaulSB]

I guess we're all of a similar generation, children of the sixties and all that. Earlier this evening we watched "The Harmony Game" which is the story of the making of "Bridge Over Troubled Water." It's on iPlayer.

Fifty years on you don't have to be a Simon and Garfunkel fan to appreciate this. Great music is timeless. As fresh today as it was in 1970.

 

[Dirk]

*Child of the 50s here.

 

[Drago]

One explanation
"The loose portion of skin which hangs from the between the base of the chin and the top of the neck. A gulliver usually occurs in elderly people,"

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gulliver

Gullivers = stomach and guts, the term made famous by Malcolm MacDowell's character in A Clockwork Orange.

 

[classic33]

*Child of the 50s here.

1850's?

 

[classic33]

Gullivers = stomach and guts, the term made famous by Malcolm MacDowell's character in A Clockwork Orange.

That is one of the first alternate hits