The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

I am watching HSB again one last time on All4. It is a little bit dated now but it is interesting to see how influential it was.

House DID become a bit silly and repetitive but I enjoyed it so I put up with the duff episodes. They probably should have cut it down by a couple of seasons. Same for HSB, actually. IIRC, it peaked around seasons 3-5 but then started to lose its edge. I can't remember if I ever stuck with it to the end. I watch 1 episode a week so it will take me to next summer to find out!


I do, and virtually everybody who doesn't live within the tropics should, at least in the winter.

Unless you are very careful to get a lot of vitamin K2 in your diet (99% of westerners do NOT!) you should combine D3 with K2. NOTE K2 is NOT the same thing as K! Very few people have a K deficiency.

If you had a K problem you would effectively become a haemophiliac.

A K2 deficiency can lead to osteoporosis, bad teeth, heart attacks, strokes, cancer etc.

So, I have been taking K2/D3 for years. I suggest that all of you do too!

I started D2 and K3 last year.

 

[Chief Broom]

Well the moss clearing of the roof didnt go very well...Im not a fan of the Americanism of 'if it aint broke dont fix it' but in this case it might be true. The moss is jammed between the wood so pulling it out might let water in..ho hum hope it holds out till i can move. ******skinflint landlords! Think i'll go for a spin and try not to worry about it...
Re-crime series, Law and Order gets my vote Couldnt take Midsomer murders seriously...too twee/middle class... only enlivened between making tea for the vicar and jolly cricket matches my some old dear taking a cleaver to the next door neighbour!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've been for a bimble this morning, a new route over familiar roads, I combined part of the outward leg of a regular ride with part of the inward route of another ride. The destination was Eathorpe, the journey was 28 miles, I left Coventry through Baginton then turned through Wappenbury and Eathorpe, crossed the fosse Way, turned onto the Banbury road then in Princethorpe I turned back on the Fosse Way to ride through Stretton On Dunsmore then crossed the A45 to ride through Wolston and into Coventry through Binley Woods and down the Binley Road before turning onto Hipswell highway and onto home. It was a lovely morning for a bike ride, a bit breezy and cold but bright and sunny. My first ride on my fixed since last winter so I needed a few miles to get back into it, but once I got going I enjoyed it.

View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/77597094

 

[numbnuts]

Looked out the window and look all right for a walk, got dressed opened front door and down came the rain, sod it I thought,
man up and carry on ...back home with a coffee and the sun has come out

 

[BoldonLad]

There seems to be a lot of agro in the news about E10 petrol. Has anyone noticed any differance in fuel consumption while using it ?

No. But... the only petrol vehicle I have is a motorbike, so, not exactly a gas guzzler

 

[Dave7]

I'm not showing Molly that!

That is mean. Are you wanting to be the only one that farts

 

[BoldonLad]

Looked out the window and look all right for a walk, got dressed opened front door and down came the rain, sod it I thought,
man up and carry on ...back home with a coffee and the sun has come out

Well done. You have done your Civic Duty, absorbed all of the rain, and left the sunshine for everyone else. Very public spirited of you!

 

[welsh dragon]

It's gorgeous here. Blue skies and sunshine and there is a lot of heat coming in through the window.

 

[pawl]

My daughter has 3 labs

If they fart like my stepdaughters Lab doesNo wonder there holding the climate change conference up in Scotland

 

[Sterlo]

That is mean. Are you wanting to be the only one that farts

No, Mo is a lady, she may occasionally pass wind but never fart

 

[Juan Kog]

From yesterdays ride . If your parents called you Ippolyts ,you deserve to be made a saint

 

[ColinJ]

With only 9.5 hours to the deadline, I am in danger of not writing my short story for that prize competition. After finishing a quick scan of the forum, I must get back to work! The £1,000 prize would see me through to my state pension. Without it, I would probably have to take a short-term loan from Bank of Sis.

One other possibility... I have been hanging onto a 4-letter dot com domain which I could sell. It is possible that I could get £1,000 for that, or maybe more if I worked at promoting it. (I got £5,000 for one once, so I know that it can be done!)

Someone lent me a book a while back. I haven't been reading novels for a few years now so it got put to one side. I have just realised that Raven Black is the first of the Shetland novels. I'll have to try going to bed early enough to read because if I try it at 03:00 I would doze off after a few pages and forget what I'd read.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Supermarket wasn’t too bad but lots of empty shelves still.
I drive a diesel, I will only switch to electric once the range increases and the charging time decreases.
Also a HSB fan. I’ve never watched the Midsomer thing. I mostly watch Scottish and Scandi these days.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Someone lent me a book a while back. I haven't been reading novels for a few years now so it got put to one side. I have just realised that Raven Black is the first of the Shetland novels. I'll have to try going to bed early enough to read because if I try it at 03:00 I would doze off after a few pages and forget what I'd read.

The Shetland novels are all superb. Don’t expect to see Tosh though, she was invented for the tv series. A very good addition I might add

 

[Mo1959]

Supermarket wasn’t too bad but lots of empty shelves still.
I drive a diesel, I will only switch to electric once the range increases and the charging time decreases.
Also a HSB fan. I’ve never watched the Midsomer thing. I mostly watch Scottish and Scandi these days.

It’s easy watching. Not to be taken too seriously. Looking forward to the next episode of Shetland, plus there’s a new 4 parter starting tonight on ITV too that might be ok.