The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

I have had my lamb casserole. It was yummy

 

[Dave7]

You might be on to something Dave. I like to think of myself as quite sophisticated, after all, I've been to Leeds you know. On occasion I've visited toilet facilities with a receptionist / cleaner. Perhaps they could offer an additional button / unbutton service for those of us who are less dextrous 🤔

Oohhh can I licence that. Maybe get a franchise going

 

[Dirk]

 

[Dave7]

Just had a fish finger sandwich with tartar sauce, we know how to live it up here

A good meal is that.

 

[Dave7]

I have had my lamb casserole. It was yummy

Does the farmer know you have nicked one of his sheep ?

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Been for a little walk, a beautiful morning. These are the views from Wester Craiglockhart Hill, east towards Arthur’s Seat and Berwick Law and west towards where we live in Colinton.

 

[Dirk]

Just mowed the lawns for (hopefully) the last time this year.

 

[Dave7]

Just mowed the lawns for (hopefully) the last time this year.

WoW.
Ours could do with a trim but they are far too wet.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Just mowed the lawns for (hopefully) the last time this year.

I mowed our front lawn twice in the year and the back lawn not at all, but I did take a strimmer to it a few weeks ago

 

[welsh dragon]

Does the farmer know you have nicked one of his sheep ?

It wondered onto my land your honour, seriously.

 

[ColinJ]

Try getting the My GP app. Most of routine admin stuff with our GP such as booking some appointments (not always available), repeat prescriptions etc are done via the app.

I had just got the app... The long telephone call was to get my username and password for it!

 

[ColinJ]

Do you remember when it was 15/16% I bought my first and only house then

Same for us. Our 1st mortgage and it jumped to 16%. I was bricking it.

Ditto. My mortgage payments went from 1/4 of my net pay to 2/3 in a matter of weeks!

 

[GM]

I've had a pair of 501's for years. You get used to the button fly, as long as you have deft fingers.

I remember having a pair of 501's with a button fly in my youth, we used to call them medals!

The last pair of jeans I bought were in the sale at sainsburys for the grand sum of £6, wish I'd bought 2 pairs now.

 

[iluvmybike]

Ditto. My mortgage payments went from 1/4 of my net pay to 2/3 in a matter of weeks!

Same happened to me back then - it was crippling. I'd have given anything for an interest rate of 4-5%

 

[GM]

Just been reading about the sad death of the Cornish comedian Jethro. He died of covid aged 72. He was one of my favourite comedians RIP.