The Retirement Thread

[pawl]

Probably me or Mo. Certainly wasn't you lot

Could have been me discussing the merits of MARMITE

 

[Tenkaykev]

I am like the queen. I don't fart. EVER

A little known fact is that shortly after birth all members of the Royal family undergo a procedure known as a “ fartectomy “ thus ensuring they never let one rip.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Quiet in here…….am I first?

Another chilly start for us. Been a bit more rain overnight.

Given the number of cuppas I have in a day with sugar, I have ordered some Stevia powder from Bulk Powders to try. I believe it is supposed to be very sweet so better just try a quarter spoonful at first. It seems to be one of the healthier of the artificial sweeteners, although I’m not convinced any of them are exactly healthy.

We use Stevia sweetners from Alidi.

No side effects thus far.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Supposed to be off for 11 mile hike through Borrowdale but it is drizzling, cold and very windy. Wind is 30-35mph gusting 45mph in the Fells. Sod that - will wait for a better day.

I think we will have a Kindle day today. 👍

 

[welsh dragon]

Supposed to be off for 11 mile hike through Borrowdale but it is drizzling, cold and very windy. Wind is 30-35mph gusting 45mph in the Fells. Sod that - will wait for a better day.

I think we will have a Kindle day today. 👍

Sounds like an excellent plan

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all gentle folks.
A nice sunny day here in Herts.
I have a chiropractor appointment this morning for a 3 month crack and stretch mot.

Morning all

Off to Bridport street market today and West Bay.
Looking at Google maps last night, I noticed some strange objects moored up in Castletown Bay on Portland Bill. Turns out they are unused sections of the D Day Mulberry harbour. There is also a D Day museum in the town. Might give that a visit.

There is a lovely brewery in Bridport called Palmers.
Their fine range of ales are worth a try.

 

[classic33]

I've just nipped out to get our papers, a quick and its of to yoga, I wonder what muscles he'll have me stretching that I've forgotten I had.

Brachialis anticus, but the biggee seems to be the Serratus anterior.

 

[classic33]

Supposed to be off for 11 mile hike through Borrowdale but it is drizzling, cold and very windy. Wind is 30-35mph gusting 45mph in the Fells. Sod that - will wait for a better day.

I think we will have a Kindle day today. 👍

There's not much to them since they were made take the free toy out. Have a chocolate orange instead, maybe eve a bar.

 

[classic33]

Good morning all gentle folks.
A nice sunny day here in Herts.
I have a chiropractor appointment this morning for a 3 month crack and stretch mot.



There is a lovely brewery in Bridport called Palmers.
Their fine range of ales are worth a try.

Will he check for cracks before or after stretching.

The other possibility, reading that, is are you sure you're being seen by the right person?

 

[Dirk]

I’d recommend visiting the Tank Museum at Bovington
https://tankmuseum.org/visit-us

Went there a couple of years ago - well worth a visit.

And todays pub will be ????

The Crown Inn, Bridport.

There is a lovely brewery in Bridport called Palmers.
Their fine range of ales are worth a try.

Like these?

 

[ColinJ]

Sweeteners are to sugar what e-cigs are to tobacco... Unnecessary (and possibly unhealthy?) products sold to addicts who could actually wean themselves off their addiction in a few weeks and never worry about it again!

I know people who used to take 4 or 5 heaped teaspoons of sugar in their tea and coffee and who swore that they couldn't enjoy unsweetened drinks. Now, they are like everyone else who shudders if someone mistakenly puts sugar in their drink.

Similarly, my chain-smoking pals could NEVER cut out their 30/40/50 cigarettes a day... But they eventually did.

Maybe sweeteners taste better now than when I tried them years ago (when still a sugar junkie)? Ones back then tasted horrible.

My addiction used to be alcohol but is now dairy products. I would REALLY struggle to give up milk, cheese, yoghurt etc.!

In other news... I got to sleep at 04:45 but was woken up at 08:15 by a text message from the NHS saying that I can now have a Covid-19 booster jab. I checked and the nearest centres are 13+ kms away. I don't particularly want to cycle to Burnley, Bury, Halifax to get it done, so I will wait until I get an appointment at Todmorden health centre. Last time that was a few weeks after the initial message.

I struggled to get back to sleep and when I did I had a bizarre dream about getting chatting to a complete stranger who was wearing an identical buff and had also been invited to get his booster jab. He said that he would give me a lift there and back. For some reason we ended up at a crowded antiques warehouse in the Peak District rather than a vacc centre in Calderdale! I was highly miffed, especially when the nurse across the floor of the building barked out an order to be patient and silent - we would be jabbed within 14 hours!!!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Afternoon all

Busy day today - we are kid sitting this afternoon - it's going well so far - but it does get in the way of bike riding

 

[welsh dragon]

Mr WD has gone for a walk. Actually it's just an excuse he uses when he wants to gossip with the neighbours. It's always assumed that women are the ones who gossip but in MR WD's case, he is a winner in that category hands down. Probably won't see him for a couple of hours even though he will only go about a mile in total.

Maybe bacon, egg and chips for us today when he finally finishes yacking

 

[Mo1959]

Just got my stevia powder delivered. Used Bulk Powders as I rate them highly

Gosh, glad I read the reviews as it is intensely sweet. I literally used the tiniest pinch in my cuppa and could have used even less. It’s just small packs, but it will last for ages with the minuscule amount required.


https://www.bulk.com/uk/stevia-extract-powder.html

 

[Dirk]

I got accosted by an evangelical Christian in Bridport. Tried to hand me a pamphlet.
It didn't end well for him......