The Retirement Thread

[12boy]

I recall when HBO and other pay channels came out a coworker told me if I set the channel on the TV to one number and the cable box to another I could get the Playboy channel for free although there was no sound. We agreed the sound wasn't important. I then asked him him how long it took him to figure this out and he said that it took no time at all. His 9 year old learned this in the school playground. The 9 year old was correct, BTW.
A little ride this morning and then Mrs 12 will be up for a flu shot in the afternoon. Maybe I will get to begin the process of clearing up all the dead crap from the garden before rototilling it.
Be well and safe.

 

[PaulSB]

I was 15 and yes I am 65, same as Colin

Surely you had to be 16 to leave school?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Surely you had to be 16 to leave school?

No, the school leaving age when I left school in 1967 was 15, it changed to 16 in 1972.

 

[welsh dragon]

Surely you had to be 16 to leave school?

. Way back in the mists of time it was 15.

 

[welsh dragon]

No, the school leaving age when I left school in 1967 was 15, it changed to 16 in 1972.

I left school in 1971

 

[numbnuts]

I left got kicked out of school when I was 15

 

[Deleted member 1258]

From my Facebook page this afternoon

 

[classic33]

On the subject of disposing of 'white goods' - there is a bloke round here that will pick anything metal up for free
He can be contacted on Facebook - or the NextDoor website
Where my wife used to life a van comes round, at apparently random time, yelling IRON though the worst speaker ever made - he will take anything metal.

We have two vans like that. They took a neighbours cast iron table and chairs. Also fond of bikes.

 

[classic33]

I just received my letter for my booster jab. 13th November at 1.28 in Newtown.

Next Friday!

 

[classic33]

I left got kicked out of school when I was 15

I were asked if I wanted to leave school at 14.


Some of the teachers said they'd feel safer that way.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Major problem this afternoon

firstly some background
Went out for a ride yesterday - on the way back I was riding along a canal bank and I realised a woman was ahead of me on a mountain bike - she was going at a reasonable pace - so my normal pace on my ebike was about the same - maybe slightly higher
Now normally I would knock the assist level off and stay behind the person(s) in front - because other wise I would have to speed up to pass and then face the decision to either
a) maintain the higher speed - at serious effort
or
b) look like a prat especially if she sped up a bit and ended up passing me again

but
staying a few yards behind a lone woman on a quiet path with no other people around at times - seems a bit inconsiderate possibly
so I decided to leverage the tech and upped the assist level by 2 clicks and passed her on a wide bit - then maintaining the higher speed was fine due to the high assist level
so all was well

Back to today

looked at the weather forecast and it looked OK - a bit windy but no rain - so I decided on the airport run so I would have ahead wind out and an easier ride home
got a mile or so out and realised the battery level had dropped to half full on the monitor - and that basically means well under half because it only starts to drop on the monitor after about 30 miles - i.e 50% range ish

So I was faced with the terrible prospect of maybe having to get home with no motor assists
Unacceptable - as I'm sure you agree

so I cut the ride short then went back and did a circuit of home at a range of only a mile or so - at a higher level so I could go home downhill if disaster struck

Got home with 1 bar left - and it had been that way for a while

So all was OK - near miss that!

 

[Exlaser2]

Morning all

Woken up by the bin men emptying our green bin this morning.
New dishwasher installed and working well.
Off to take the old one to Ilfracombe tip this morning.
Curry's wanted around £50 to install the new one (5 minute job) and remove the old one (basically free - just diesel cost of tip run).

Next time, it might be worth locating one of the independent stores that group together to trade under the Euronic brand .
The one we use charges about £10 to deliver, fit and take away a your old dishwasher. At a time of your choice too.

 

[welsh dragon]

Next Friday!

No. Saturday

 

[Dave7]

Surely you had to be 16 to leave school?

I was working full time when I was 15.

 

[numbnuts]

I was working full time when I was 15.

Me too