The Retirement Thread

[numbnuts]

I've been for a walk it's up to 4c now

 

[Paulus]

I did go out for a short while on the bike. Even with thermal socks on, my feet were freezing when I got back. The temperature did reach a dazzling 3c this afternoon. It has been very sunny though.

 

[PaulSB]

Don't think I've been outside since Saturday so despite the cold drizzle I'm off for a walk.

 

[numbnuts]

Don't think I've been outside since Saturday so despite the cold drizzle I'm off for a walk.

It's good to talk walk

 

[Tenkaykev]

Wandered up to the shops to get a few things, but specifically one of those tubs of " Double Chocolate Bites " that M+S do. They're a particular favourite of Mrs Tenkaykev. I noticed there was an unopened tub of them in the cupboard last night so I thought I'd try one. Next time I looked I'd snaffled the lot. Needless to say, when I went in to M+S the shelves were bare. If she does notice that they're missing before I get a chance to replace them I'll be in the mire. I could always tell here there was a product recall so I had to throw them out, I'm sure she'll believe me 🤔

 

[welsh dragon]

So you are not the pheasant plucker

Not quite

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

It’s warmed up a few degrees this afternoon, this was my walk this morning.

 

[classic33]

Got as high as 1.8°C here. Now fog has reduced visibility to less than a 1/4 mile and is reducing visibility even more as time goes on.

Conclusion: More snow on the way.

 

[ColinJ]

I strolled to the station and the shops earlier. There was a lot of snow on the backstreets, except for the ones that are on bus routes - they get gritted and are clear. Fortunately, it was a couple of degrees above freezing so the snow and ice were slightly slushy and offered some grip. I don't have any of those crampon things to put on my boots. If we had colder winters I would adapt, but when we just get occasional wintry spells I never get round to it. No studded tyres on my bikes, for example.

My (soon to be lockdown bubble #37?) pal is here and we will be making a mega veggie curry together soon. A portion each for us tonight, and 4 for the freezer.

She is currently watching Richard Osman's House of Games on TV, wearing headphones so as not to distract me. That strategy would work if she didn't keep on shouting out the answers that she knows!

I just checked my bank balance and that £30 payment that I claimed recently from the council has already been paid in. That's my Lidl and Aldi bills covered for next week!

 

[classic33]

I strolled to the station and the shops earlier. There was a lot of snow on the backstreets, except for the ones that are on bus routes - they get gritted and are clear. Fortunately, it was a couple of degrees above freezing so the snow and ice were slightly slushy and offered some grip. I don't have any of those crampon things to put on my boots. If we had colder winters I would adapt, but when we just get occasional wintry spells I never get round to it. No studded tyres on my bikes, for example.

My (soon to be lockdown bubble #37?) pal is here and we will be making a mega veggie curry together soon. A portion each for us tonight, and 4 for the freezer.

She is currently watching Richard Osman's House of Games on TV, wearing headphones so as not to distract me. That strategy would work if she didn't keep on shouting out the answers that she knows!

I just checked my bank balance and that £30 payment that I claimed recently from the council has already been paid in. That's my Lidl and Aldi bills covered for next week!

Hungry freezer?

 

[ColinJ]

Hungry freezer?

Well, freezer compartment in my fridge. The 4 tubs of curry take up 2/3 of the space, but that leaves enough for a couple of small items.

I don't need a separate freezer and there isn't anywhere sensible to put one anyway. One would either have to go down in the cellar (which would be a right pain), or it would have to go where the previous owners of the house had theirs - stuck out in the middle of the kitchen floor! The house sales bumpf showed a photo of their kitchen and they had the most crazily located kitchen freezer that I have seen.

 

[classic33]

Think you're all curled up in bed, just so you can be first in the morning.

Can't be the cold, it's not that bad.

 

[ColinJ]

Think you're all curled up in bed, just so you can be first in the morning.

Can't be the cold, it's not that bad.

It's not even 23:00 yet!

I think things have definitely warmed up. I'd had to turn the boiler up for a day to get the temperature in this room up from about 14 degrees to 16 or 17 and then again when the cold really kicked in. I just started to overheat and checked the thermometer - it was 20.8 in here! The heating has now been turned down to let the temperature drop to a more comfortable 18-19 degrees.

 

[classic33]

It's not even 23:00 yet!

I think things have definitely warmed up. I'd had to turn the boiler up for a day to get the temperature in this room up from about 14 degrees to 16 or 17 and then again when the old really kicked in. I just started to overheat and checked the thermometer - it was 20.8 in here! The heating has now been turned down to let the temperature drop to a more comfortable 18-19 degrees.

They get up too soon/early, leaving them worn out come late evening.

There's sleet falling at present, you might wake up to a white outside view.

 

[ColinJ]

They get up too soon/early, leaving them worn out come late evening.

I can see the appeal in the summer, but NOT at this time of year!

There's sleet falling at present, you might wake up to a white outside view.

It was white everywhere here when I woke up on Sunday, and today (Monday), but the forecast is for light rain overnight and temperatures of about 8 degrees, so I reckon most of the snow and ice might have gone by lunchtime Tuesday.