The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

Some trivial information.


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Just another of those "odd days".

 

[mikeIow]

I think there's far too many gadgets in cars now. It worries me that nearly all new cars seem to come with massive multi media screens that mirror the drivers phone. Too much temptation to keep glancing at things rather than concentrating on our increasingly busy roads.

It doesn’t mirror the entire contents of the phone….but is a great way to use Waze for navigating, or music if your choice is on your phone….much better than getting a dashboard munt and clipping the phone up.
It limits the features of the apps as well, so doesn’t have too much going on.
We use it with our Kona, & I know my daughter uses hers with her Fiesta 👍

 

[pawl]

Good morning folks, the winds dropped and its dry, I think a bimble might be in order.

It’s blowing a gale here today If you go for your bimble hope you have a tail wind return

 

[welsh dragon]

It doesn’t mirror the entire contents of the phone….but is a great way to use Waze for navigating, or music if your choice is on your phone….much better than getting a dashboard munt and clipping the phone up.
It limits the features of the apps as well, so doesn’t have too much going on.
We use it with our Kona, & I know my daughter uses hers with her Fiesta 👍

I have waze on my phone as well although I havnt gone anywhere to need to use it.

 

[PaulSB]

Hello Teddy 🧸 Hello Monkey 🐵 Do we love Monkey?

 

[Mo1959]

Hello Teddy 🧸 Hello Monkey 🐵 Do we love Monkey?

 

[PaulSB]

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Whoops! Sorry, wrong forum. Which way is #mumsnet ??

 

[PaulSB]

Right. Yes. Nana has taken the small one swimming. Phew. I have coffee and then a dash to the barber (meeting future in laws)** on Saturday and then down to Ewood for tickets and visa.

@Tenkaykev yes it is very tiring. We've only done one sleepover, it was excellent fun but by the second evening I was done.

Good organisation helps. I prep everything which allows Mrs P to sail serenely through the day........🤔

 

[PaulSB]

** not my inlaws. #1 son. What do we call the other side? I don't know.

Have I mentioned the inlaws are QPR fans? Have I mentioned QPR are fourth, Rovers third? One point between the teams. Guess who Rovers play at home Saturday? QPR!!!!!

My son's timing is impeccable. I have to spend Saturday night being magnanimous or desperately trying not to gloat. I favour the second option.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Funny how things can turn to sh*t so quickly.
MrsD collapsed last night. Totally lost use of her legs. I couldn't pick her up as she was a deadweight so had to phone the family for help.
They were very good and 3 were round here in 15 minutes and we got her to the wc then to bed.
She is slightly better this morning so hopefully will recover.

My best wishes for a speedy recovery for MrsD.

 

[welsh dragon]

** not my inlaws. #1 son. What do we call the other side? I don't know.

Have I mentioned the inlaws are QPR fans? Have I mentioned QPR are fourth, Rovers third? One point between the teams. Guess who Rovers play at home Saturday? QPR!!!!!

My son's timing is impeccable. I have to spend Saturday night being magnanimous or desperately trying not to gloat. I favour the second option.

I member my son and his partner going on holiday to Australia and getting Mr WD and I to look after the twins. 3 weeks was hard work . I was glad when the little darlings buggered off back home.

 

[Chief Broom]

Jeez theres a icy wind blowing out there.....the kind that takes your breath away Just bought some melamine dinner plates i like melamine, its user friendly and tough. There was a charity/recycling centre in Ottery St Mary and could pick up all sorts of melamine picnic, dinnerware cheap as chips. Take it camping, move a dozen times, bounce it off the walls and it'll still survive

 

[classic33]

 

[Chief Broom]

7 im sure..almost certainly... likely....could be...might be....maybe....oh ******

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've been for a bimble this morning, my Meriden loop, 25 miles, it was calm when I went out but by the time I was crossing Coventry at the end it was getting blowy, I had to cap my speed on the descent past the Craftsman as the bike was moving round underneath me in the wind, I also had some showers to ride through, some of the small lanes were very mucky and Harvest Hill lane was flooded at one point, not to any great depth though, there was also hedge cutting going on on Kinwalsey Lane, fortunately they had only just started so there wasn't much on the road, I just had to keep an eye out for a hundred yards or so. Having not ridden at all last week it was nice to get out and whilst it wasn't the best ride I've done I enjoyed that.