The Retirement Thread

[Flick of the Elbow]

Good morning all, dull and damp here.
Did the supermarket run just after 7 this morning, glad to get it over with.

 

[welsh dragon]

My phone BBC forecast says light rain.
Its battered down all night and all morning.
Fortunately I still have a pair of Welshies bloomers....the ones with a waterproof gusset....... so I covered the conservatory roof with them which kept the worst out.
No idea how to dry them out though

Just hang them up like a Windsock. May take a while to dry though as there is a hell of a lot of material.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. It's raining, a lot. Now let me see what shall I do today? 🤔 I know perhaps I should make a list?

• Report positive LFT
• 🤔
• ???

I am now officially fed up with this. Earliest I can be set free is now Thursday. I've told the family they should go ahead with tomorrow's plan to meet for lunch without me.

I'm going to look at setting up the club annual ride calendar.

 

[PaulSB]

My phone BBC forecast says light rain.
Its battered down all night and all morning.
Fortunately I still have a pair of Welshies bloomers....the ones with a waterproof gusset....... so I covered the conservatory roof with them which kept the worst out.
No idea how to dry them out though

On the radiator in the conservatory? Airing cupboard?

 

[Mo1959]

Worzel Gummidge tonight. I quite enjoy that.

 

[Dave7]

On the radiator in the conservatory? Airing cupboard?

Roof Paul..... covering the roof
Edit

Soz..... I misunderstood that.
I could stretch them over 2 radiators but that would block whole lounge.
I will mull it over.

 

[PaulSB]

Picks himself up off the floor. Stops giggling and laughing. A post in our local Facebook group accompanied by photo of course:

"Just opened our Shortbread tin to enjoy with some friends… only to find that two sections of the biscuits appear to be missing some?! (Two sections have only 3 the rest have 4!) Highly disappointed and not what I would expect from M&S to be honest! Wondered if we were the only ones to experience this?!"

Somebody has replied:

"I guess that's why it's called shortbread" 😂😂😂

 

[PaulSB]

Roof Paul..... covering the roof
Edit

Soz..... I misunderstood that.
I could stretch them over 2 radiators ut that would block whole lounge.
I will mull it over.

Try this. You at one end, Mrs D the other. Firmly grasp fabric twist in opposite directions, should get most of the water out........best done outside or check your insurance for flood damage first.

 

[Dave7]

Try this. You at one end, Mrs D the other. Firmly grasp fabric twist in opposite directions, should get most of the water out........best done outside or check your insurance for flood damage first.

Them were the days.
Mum at one end, me at t'other. Then through the mangle.
Not sure there is a mangle big enough though

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Worzel Gummidge tonight. I quite enjoy that.

I saw somebody writing that they thought they had seen a yellow TR7 parked in a background field in the Guy Fawkes one, I will be keeping my eyes peeled for it this episode

 

[Deleted member 1258]

From my Facebook page this morning, crude but made me chuckle.

A BOXING DAY POO
You sit upon the toilet
With everything prepared
You're feeling quite excited but
A little bloody scared!
That huge amount of Christmas nosh
Has turned into a log
And now the fateful time has come
To flush it down the bog!
But first you must expel the beast
And so you start to strain,
You bite down on a piece of wood
To take away the pain
But oh my god, its bloody huge
It's like you're giving birth!
You sweat and push and swear and shake
and strain for all your worth.
And then that magic moment comes,
That fills your soul with cheer,
A turd the size of King Kongs arm
Emerges from your rear.
And like a bomb it hits the pan
Thus lightening your mood,
And making room inside your guts
For lots more Christmas food!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Just hang them up like a Windsock. May take a while to dry though as there is a hell of a lot of material.

I watched the first couple of episodes of " Around the World in 80 Days " with David Tennant. I thought it was excellent and imagine my surprise to see a pair of Welshie's bloomers repurposed to make the Hot Air balloon that enabled their escaped from Paris !

 

[welsh dragon]

I watched the first couple of episodes of " Around the World in 80 Days " with David Tennant. I thought it was excellent and imagine my surprise to see a pair of Welshie's bloomers repurposed to make the Hot Air balloon that enabled their escaped from Paris !

They got the inspiration from my bloomers. And decided to borrow a pair

 

[Mo1959]

I watched the first couple of episodes of " Around the World in 80 Days " with David Tennant. I thought it was excellent and imagine my surprise to see a pair of Welshie's bloomers repurposed to make the Hot Air balloon that enabled their escaped from Paris !

I enjoyed it too. Thought it would be good with David Tennant in it. He’s been good in most things I’ve watched.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Been out for a little potter into West Lothian. Mid Calder seems to have acquired a coo