The Retirement Thread

[Paulus]

Morning all.
It's quite windy this morning with rain forecast for later. Actually the rain has just started.
@Mo1959 was D.ream who sang things can only get better. Professor Bryan Cox of telly space programs was the keyboard player.
My son is having a shed delivered today, and I have been roped in, pressganged, to help him erect it.
I hope the rain stops by then.
Wordle in 5 this morning.
Enjoy your day everyone.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning. The forecast is horrid but its dark and impossible to judge at the moment. Today? Well it will be housework, ironing and loads of admin for home, cycle club and U3A. Oh the joy.

There is Covid at #2 son's house. A carer brought it in. The carer is very ill. One client tested positive and has gone home, he is ill and clinically vulnerable. #2 son is negative so far. 🤞🤞 If he tests positive he will have to isolate as others in his housecare vulnerable. He will come home ill or not as isolation means staying in his room for five days and possibly ten. I'm not sure what that means for us?

Local experience, our social circle, is significantly divided. People are either very ill or simply test positive.

Mrs Tenkaykev is still feeling tired and has Symptoms of a heavy cold . Its over a fortnight since she caught Covid. I’ve been advised that I’ll be getting a fifth dose, not sure yet about the timescale, I had my 4th on 6th February so early May if they keep to the 12 week schedule.

 

[Chislenko]

Sun is up here, wind has dropped, off for a ride on the Allez Sport soon. Not ridden it in two years as I leave it over here and obviously not been here due to Covid travel restrictions.

With reference to the thread on another part of the board, 52 cafes in 52 weeks, I could probably do 52 in a day here as there are cafes a plenty!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Morning. Rubbish sleep and a slight headache and it’s raining! Things can only get better as some pop group once sang. Can’t remember who as I have never been particularly into pop music.

Morning Mo, hope you’re feeling better soon, D’Ream sang that song you mentioned 👍

 

[Dave7]

Remake. It's mildly entertaining and doesn't need much concentration. Basically seven men kill a lot of other men!

What I recall about that film was......there were approx 40 baddies and the goodies killed about 500 of them.
We, sort of, enjoyed it but I much prefer the original.

 

[welsh dragon]

Morning. It's like a winter's day here. Cold. Raining. Windy (not me) dark. Grey.

I must dig out the heavy duty thermal bloomers I think. They are industrial strength so I should be ok.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Dave7]

Good morning good peeps.
I had a few drinkypoos while watching the footy last night.
Was on bed, zonked out by 2200.......woke at 0650 this morning..... good result
No rain here as yet.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Morning. It's like a winter's day here. Cold. Raining. Windy (not me) dark. Grey.

I must dig out the heavy duty thermal bloomers I think. They are industrial strength so I should be ok.

Stay safe peeps

There was a post on my Facebook page yesterday that reminded me of you, it was from the Black Country museum and showed a traditional two up two down with bloomers hung on the washing line.

 

[Chislenko]

There was a post on my Facebook page yesterday that reminded me of you, it was from the Black Country museum and showed a traditional two up two down with bloomers hung on the washing line.

Must admit The Black Country Museum is on our to do list. Have done Beamish and St. Fagans in Cardiff, I quite like this type of day out.

 

[PaulSB]

What I recall about that film was......there were approx 40 baddies and the goodies killed about 500 of them.
We, sort of, enjoyed it but I much prefer the original.

Yep, when the baddies returned there were 200.........about 6 in the final scene.

The original was a classic.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Sun's out and my solar panel is soaking it up.
Off to Dilhorne this morning to meet up with an old best mate from my teens, we were Post Office Telephone engineer apprentices together in the early 70s. Haven't seen him for about 25 years.
Got so much to catch up on.

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning good peeps.
I had a few drinkypoos while watching the footy last night.
Was on bed, zonked out by 2200.......woke at 0650 this morning..... good result
No rain here as yet.

The footie or the sleep?

 

[Dave7]

The footie or the sleep?

I thought that when I re-read it. I did mean the sleep but it would apply to both

 

[PaulSB]

Well I've been pondering.........regular readers will know I'm prone to this. So what is it with tradespeople?

Just before Christmas a roofer was working in the village and my neighbour was very satisfied with his work. I asked for a price to reroof my garage. I explained I understood it's a small job, that is I expect it to be expensive. The promised quote never arrived.

Last Tuesday a highly recommended plumber came to price replacing two radiators and a towel rail. He said we would have the price by last Thursday and he could do it next week. Guess what?

I mentioned the bathroom people wanting to charge £760 for replacing two radiators. I went to the trouble of returning to the showroom, explaining my concerns that there could be a misunderstanding as £760 seemed a great deal. I was promised a response. Well then???

I find it truly bizarre. Although I trained as a grower I spent 40 years managing sales, customer service etc. Yes, we did let people down on occasion but we never ignored them.

I understand small jobs are expensive. I'll pay but please don't pee me off.

Can't get my head round it.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Must admit The Black Country Museum is on our to do list. Have done Beamish and St. Fagans in Cardiff, I quite like this type of day out.

We've done the Black Country museum several times, its worth walking through the bottom gate and visiting the canal tunnel, trip takes about half an hour, though there are longer ones available, we've been to Beamish but haven't seen all of it, it was only a couple of years ago and my Good Lady was already having mobility problems and there was too much for her to get round, haven't seen Fagans in Cardiff.