The Retirement Thread

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
Bright sunny morning, if still a tad chilly. We’re off to lunch today, so we’ll be missing our once a week big breakfast to leave room for it.
Have a peaceful day folks ☕️☀️🍽🇫🇷

 

[Chislenko]

I’ve stuck with my storage heaters and immerser. The way things are going with fossil fuels, I have no desire to put gas in. I don’t want a smart meter though. Quite happy just to do my own readings. We used to get an estimate at 3 months and a meter reader at 6 but obviously stopped with Covid. Don’t know whether they will resume reading or not.

We too have resisted smart meters. We have the man round to read meters I would say about once every six months but do our own every month and submit via the website.

Keeping the readings up to date minimises any nasty surprises (hopefully!!!)

 

[Chief Broom]

I’ve stuck with my storage heaters and immerser. The way things are going with fossil fuels, I have no desire to put gas in. I don’t want a smart meter though. Quite happy just to do my own readings. We used to get an estimate at 3 months and a meter reader at 6 but obviously stopped with Covid. Don’t know whether they will resume reading or not.

By gas Mo i mean a simple supersur type heater using bottle gas. Where i live now everything is electric and the council dont allow gas! i reckon many council tenants will be flouting this though. None of my neighbours use the boiler for water as its far to expensive so boil a kettle for washing up and the like. I expect there are many skint and shivering pensioners who darent put the heating on. I dont trust the electric companies at all!

 

[PaulSB]

We too have resisted smart meters. We have the man round to read meters I would say about once every six months but do our own every month and submit via the website.

Keeping the readings up to date minimises any nasty surprises (hopefully!!!)

Meter readers? WOW! I haven't seen one of those in at least a decade and I submit a reading every month. We have smart meters and I don't think there's any concern over them. Ours are much easier to read than the old ones. They don't send the info to BG as they should but I'm not really needing a rant today. 😂

It's a network communication problem which affects our wider area. BG told me they are aware of it, engineers are working on it and would arrange to visit the house if necessary. All would be sorted in three weeks.......that was in early January. 🤣🤣🤣

I've been trying to find the little display thingy. It wasn't working so I put it away..........somewhere 🤔

 

[PaulSB]

By gas Mo i mean a simple supersur type heater using bottle gas. Where i live now everything is electric and the council dont allow gas! i reckon many council tenants will be flouting this though. None of my neighbours use the boiler for water as its far to expensive so boil a kettle for washing up and the like. I expect there are many skint and shivering pensioners who darent put the heating on. I dont trust the electric companies at all!

I can hardly bear to think about this. My BG account was in error and showed us in credit when in fact we are £278 in debit. OK I can pay but it really brought home to me the impact on millions of these price increases. If one is poor this sort of bill is devastating.

Our annual bill will in theory increase by £900 this year though I'll limit this by steps we've already taken.

 

[Mo1959]

I can hardly bear to think about this. My BG account was in error and showed us in credit when in fact we are £278 in debit. OK I can pay but it really brought home to me the impact on millions of these price increases. If one is poor this sort of bill is devastating.

Our annual bill will in theory increase by £900 this year though I'll limit this by steps we've already taken.

I bet the politicians aren’t worrying about paying theirs though. Time to put them all on a much smaller salary which they can get boosted by bonuses for actually making life better for their constituents! Maybe see them start to give a feck then.

 

[PaulSB]

I've enjoyed this sad and joyful story from today's Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...r-geoffroy-delorme?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

 

[PaulSB]

I bet the politicians aren’t worrying about paying theirs though. Time to put them all on a much smaller salary which they can get boosted by bonuses for actually making life better for their constituents! Maybe see them start to give a feck then.

"Because the revolution's here and you know that it's right.........."

Always loved this song......you old lefty Paul


View: https://youtu.be/qJae3Q2l-BY

 

[Mo1959]

I've enjoyed this sad and joyful story from today's Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...r-geoffroy-delorme?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Did you ever see the episode of Midsomer Murders with the old boy Tom that lived in the woods. He had a similar bond with the animals.

 

[gavroche]

I bet the politicians aren’t worrying about paying theirs though. Time to put them all on a much smaller salary which they can get boosted by bonuses for actually making life better for their constituents! Maybe see them start to give a feck then.

Mo. just out of curiosity, when did you last go for a bike ride as you seem to do a lot of walking instead lately?

 

[PaulSB]

And this wonderful number popped up next with the astonishingly beautiful Julie Driscoll.....at 14 it was easy to fall in love 🥰


View: https://youtu.be/6eJHKjV1ecs

 

[PaulSB]

Did you ever see the episode of Midsomer Murders with the old boy Tom that lived in the woods. He had a similar bond with the animals.

No, I haven't seen that one..........is there anyone still alive in Midsomer? It always seemed a very precarious place to live!

 

[Mo1959]

Mo. just out of curiosity, when did you last go for a bike ride as you seem to do a lot of walking instead lately?

Last Sunday morning when I managed to collide with a bus so now have a painful right knee! I’m going to have a lazy weekend in the hope of attempting a bimble on Monday.

 

[PaulSB]

Last Sunday morning when I managed to collide with a bus so now have a painful right knee! I’m going to have a lazy weekend in the hope of attempting a bimble on Monday.

Mentioning collisions with vehicles a mate of mine rode into the back of a car yesterday......... on to the boot and put his head through the rear windscreen. I kid you not.

He's OK apart from a cut ear and hefty bill..........we've changed his name to Vincent............think about it

 

[PaulSB]

Right I must do stuff........catch y'all later.....