The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Morning all

Got to pop into Barnstaple first thing to fill the car up with diesel and go to LIDL.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. Cold here but dry and no wind.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Juan Kog]

Good morning folks, interesting minor central heating problem here, central heating set to manual, on a Monday night, and only on a Monday I'll switch the heating off when I go to bed and it'll switch itself back on during the night . I think I'll have to investigate the battery in the control unit.

@dave r No leave the central heating controls alone , stick to bike fettling . You will be in so much trouble if you mess it up. …………

 

[Juan Kog]

I’ve been absent for a few weeks. Mrs JK‘s brother died and the family had the task of clearing his small rented house . He was a serious hoarder with only a passing acquaintance with cleaning . This coupled with being a heavy smoker who never opened the windows , meant it was not an easy or pleasant job .
But we got there, keys handed back yesterday .

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, cold and dull here.

 

[Mo1959]

Hilly, chilly walk done. Bit lethargic today for some reason. I get days like that. Lol

I've filled the kettle to the top and a pan of water too as they are working on the water supply in the street today so presume it will be off for a while.

 

[Chief Broom]

Morning folks icy today so walking not riding. Would like to feed the birds but cant as it invites rodents which i really dont want. Going to get some new anti theft skewers together with a reasonable cable lock, i know u locks are better but dont fancy carting the thing around.

 

[Dave7]

Aldi dash completed. Got there at 0800 as usual only see people with trolleys full and find they opened at 0700. So @Dirk you may find you have lots of company in Lidl

 

[Dave7]

So..... RANT No 1.
Got to the seemingly empty conveyor only to find full basket on the floor.
Just as I was about to unload my trolley some woman rushes up and claims it. Fair enough..... I stand back so she can empty it.
So...... empty conveyor and she decides to unload at this end..... VERY SLOWLY.
Once her goods are checked through she decides to pack them in her shopping bags before paying.
I now have steam coming out of my ears.
Once her bags are packed she decides to search for her C Card, checks every pocket before finding it.
Pays.
Then the dozy woman start yacking about christmas and which relatives are expected.
Don't know how but I managed to keep my gob shut.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

I don’t follow football but I couldn’t help but notice the patterning on the Hibs jersey when telly was reporting on a new manager yesterday. They’ve used a street plan of Edinburgh . They’ve positioned it so their ground is underneath the club badge. Very clever !

 

[welsh dragon]

So..... RANT No 1.
Got to the seemingly empty conveyor only to find full basket on the floor.
Just as I was about to unload my trolley some woman rushes up and claims it. Fair enough..... I stand back so she can empty it.
So...... empty conveyor and she decides to unload at this end..... VERY SLOWLY.
Once her goods are checked through she decides to pack them in her shopping bags before paying.
I now have steam coming out of my ears.
Once her bags are packed she decides to search for her C Card, checks every pocket before finding it.
Pays.
Then the dozy woman start yacking about christmas and which relatives are expected.
Don't know how but I managed to keep my gob shut.

Thank god Mr WD and I do the shopping together. He unloads it and I pack it at the other end. I do hate those who decided to go searching through all their shopping bags to find a credit card to pay or Stand there yapping

 

[Mo1959]

I appear to have walked into the Grumpy Old Farts thread! Fortunately I am rarely in a hurry these days so usually manage to stand patiently while folk fart about.

Just been playing with the new phone now that it has been activated, getting the display and sounds, etc set up how I want. Not that it barely rings these days anyway. Lol

 

[GM]

Morning all... We had our weekly zoom quiz last night, it was more of a global zoom quiz though. My brother and wife luckily flew out to Australia last week to stay with their daughter and meet their 12 week old grandson.
There was some interesting Christmas themed questions, I never knew a male turkey in the U.S.A was called a Tom every days a school day!

Enjoy your day folks!

 

[Dave7]

Are you ready for RANT No 2......tough cos here it comes .
Aldi has one entry/exit drive. This leads directly to a minor road that links to the A49 so gets congested.
The exit side from Aldi is wide enough for 2 cars.
So.......why do people trying to turn right straddle the middle !!!!
They struggle to get out as the traffic is solid BUT if they waited on the right then others could exit to the left.
This is a regular occurrence and gets on my bits

 

[numbnuts]