The Retirement Thread

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Mo1959

Mo1959

Legendary Member
Location
Perthshire,Scotland
I bought a new puzzle pack for my jigsaw app so might do a puzzle while drinking my mug of Yorkshire tea. :laugh:

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welsh dragon

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Right. Mr WD has just left. He is taking a walk to our daughters house so He will be gone for at least 2 hours or more, that gives me time to go through all my drawers to get rid of stuff I don't use anymore. This will give me more room for the new jeans what i have bought :laugh:
 
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Dirk

Dirk

If 6 Was 9
Location
Watchet
Mo1959 said:
Christmas barely even registers with me these days. It really is just another day for me. I'm always glad when it's over for another year and start looking forward to the lengthening days again.
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Me too.
We don't do presents or cards between us or have decorations up in the house.
Can't get my head around folk running around like headless chickens, frantically buying everything in sight and fretting about the lack of chestnuts, cranberries, brandy butter etc. :wacko:
We have egg & chips for Christmas lunch.:hungry: Done that for the past 25 years.
 
ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Location
Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
PaulSB said:
While we are doing language. I have a couple of word games on my phone. Highly addictive but that's another matter. I just finished playing while drinking my coffee. Noticed something I have never noticed before.

"i" before "e" is not always correct!!!

How have I gone 67 years and never noticed this before? I can spell, very well in fact, and my language use is decent yet I've never noticed it until 10 minutes ago. Weird!
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Dave7 said:
It has always confused me. I was brought up on "i before e except after c" but its not true.
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You never noticed that English is NOT a 'regular' language...? :whistle:

Try explaining to a foreign student how to pronounce words containing 'ough' ...

Teacher:

"As in 'rough'"

"Er, except as in 'cough'"

"Or 'plough'!"

"Or 'thought'"

"Or 'dough'"

"Or 'through'"

"Or 'thorough'..."

Student:

"WHAT!!!!!" :eek::wacko:



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welsh dragon

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Dirk said:
Me too.
We don't do presents or cards between us or have decorations up in the house.
Can't get my head around folk running around like headless chickens, frantically buying everything in sight and fretting about the lack of chestnuts, cranberries, brandy butter etc. :wacko:
We have egg & chips for Christmas lunch.:hungry: Done that for the past 25 years.
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We don't do presents. However I tend to give my grandchildren money so they can spend it on whatever they want. Flowers for my mummy and 2 grandsons have girlfriends so I bought them perfume. Boss femme. That's it:laugh:
 
BoldonLad

BoldonLad

Not part of the Elite
Location
South Tyneside
welsh dragon said:
I have managed to get rid of enough stuff to have enough room for the 2 pairs of jeans I bought 2 weeks ago. Hopefully there is still enough room for the 1 pair of jeans I bought this morning. :laugh:
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I have several times suggested to Mrs @BoldonLad that she just has new purchases delivered straight to the charity shop. It would save a lot of time and effort.

For some reason, my suggestion was not well received? ;)
 
welsh dragon

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Mo1959 said:
Mind you, if you don't have a tidy you sometimes get a nice surprise when you discover stuff underneath that you forgot you bought! :laugh:
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That's what happened :laugh:
 
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