The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

Can you not drop her at the door and park somewhere nearby then pick her up again?

Its what I've done in the past when taking family members for hospital appointments, dropped them off, made sure they've got my phone number, then driven to the Tesco down the road for a coffee in their cafe, once they've had their appointment they've just phoned me and I've picked them and driven them home.

 

[Mo1959]

We don't watch ITV here at all.

Awful channel - full of lame repeats of 'gentle humour' sitcoms and weak dramas.

We have good friends who avidly watch reruns of comedy shows from the dim and distant past that were just about worthy of a slight upward curl of the lips back in the day. They rave about them; no idea what they get out of watching the dross.

But... we are all different as they say.

PS: I'm no where near as grumpy today as this post sounds. 😁

I often watch old Midsomer Murders, Lewis, Endeavour, etc on ITV3 when there's nothing else on I fancy.

I'm enjoying The Split. Always love Nicola Walker in anything she's in. I'm trying to just wait on the next episode coming on live rather than binge watch. Gives me something to look forward to.

I wandered round to the Co-op for a few things. It is so miserable and dismal out there I'm afraid I bought some Cheese and Onion crisps to have with my cuppa.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I often watch old Midsomer Murders, Lewis, Endeavour, etc on ITV3 when there's nothing else on I fancy.

I'm enjoying The Split. Always love Nicola Walker in anything she's in. I'm trying to just wait on the next episode coming on live rather than binge watch. Gives me something to look forward to.

I wandered round to the Co-op for a few things. It is so miserable and dismal out there I'm afraid I bought some Cheese and Onion crisps to have with my cuppa.

Nicola Walker is excellent - really gets into the role and such an expressive face.

She was brilliant facing off the 'other woman' in the series.

***

Mrs SD is a cheese & onion crisp fanatic - though I won't kiss her after she eats them. 😁

 

[welsh dragon]

Watched The Split over 2 nights on iPlayer.

Quite enjoyable - no spoilers as you may be mid-series but the only downer for me were the incredibly convenient and incestuous multiple story lines.

Mrs SD disagreed to be fair and said that's what you expect in a family orientated drama.

Incestuous? Where?

 

[welsh dragon]

I often watch old Midsomer Murders, Lewis, Endeavour, etc on ITV3 when there's nothing else on I fancy.

I'm enjoying The Split. Always love Nicola Walker in anything she's in. I'm trying to just wait on the next episode coming on live rather than binge watch. Gives me something to look forward to.

I wandered round to the Co-op for a few things. It is so miserable and dismal out there I'm afraid I bought some Cheese and Onion crisps to have with my cuppa.

I am resisting binge watching the lot

 

[Deleted member 1258]

From my Facebook page this morning.

 

[Chief Broom]

I often watch old Midsomer Murders, Lewis, Endeavour, etc on ITV3 when there's nothing else on I fancy.

I'm enjoying The Split. Always love Nicola Walker in anything she's in. I'm trying to just wait on the next episode coming on live rather than binge watch. Gives me something to look forward to.

I wandered round to the Co-op for a few things. It is so miserable and dismal out there I'm afraid I bought some Cheese and Onion crisps to have with my cuppa.

Outrageous! you are decadent Mo i have no TV reception which i will get round to investigating/fixing in the not too distant. Have been collecting my favourite dvd's so when i get a hundred or so i can rewatch them again, trouble is i cant find many films/docu's i actually want to watch. My collection at the moment includes- Bladerunner, Passengers, LOTR's, Plebs, Avatar, Promethius, Planet Dinosaur, Doc Martin, Riddick, Train Spotting and the like. DVD's at my local charity shop are only 10p each so i bring them back like a library Tesco delivery today which includes crisps AND chocolate...i am wicked

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Incestuous? Where?

Closely related & intermingling story lines - some people are so smutty. 😁😁😁

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Outrageous! you are decadent Mo i have no TV reception which i will get round to investigating/fixing in the not too distant. Have been collecting my favourite dvd's so when i get a hundred or so i can rewatch them again, trouble is i cant find many films/docu's i actually want to watch. My collection at the moment includes- Bladerunner, Passengers, LOTR's, Plebs, Avatar, Promethius, Planet Dinosaur, Doc Martin, Riddick, Train Spotting and the like. DVD's at my local charity shop are only 10p each so i bring them back like a library Tesco delivery today which includes crisps AND chocolate...i am wicked

What has happened to Avatar 2?

 

[Dirk]

Went into the butchers on Oakham High St.

Well.....I just had to buy a large pork pie.

Had a stroll near Rutland Cycles.

Currently in the Wheatsheaf having a sarnie and chips.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Weather is so bad out there we have decided to spend the whole day in bed for Kindling & Cuddling - adult fun is off the menu today due to stent problems. ☹️

Still, cuddling is nice. ❤️❤️❤️

I'm going to cook a light breakfast to scoff in bed in a short while.

Will get up later to watch Chelsea struggle in the Champions League tonight - we have some chilli/cheese bake leftovers to munch with that and will probably watch a film afterwards.

 

[ColinJ]

I often watch old Midsomer Murders, Lewis, Endeavour, etc on ITV3 when there's nothing else on I fancy.

Thinking about it... I enjoyed Inspector Morse and Lewis years ago. Perhaps I should have given Endeavour a go? I was a fan of The Sweeney way back.

I could be wrong but I feel that most modern ITV dramas are lightweight and don't live up to the standard of those.

Compare to gritty foreign dramas like The Bridge...



or Spiral...

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Example of appallingly unfunny comedy from way back:

Watching - starring Jimmy Tarbuck's daughter whose name eludes me.

Our friends watched them all back in the eighties/nineties and loved them.

They rewatched them all recently and sent us a couple of links to watch as they were 'fantastic' .

We watched slack-jawed. Just wasn't remotely funny - not even a titter.

 

[Deleted User]

Thinking about it... I enjoyed The Sweeney way back.

Try 'Life on Mars' and 'Ashes to Ashes'.

 

[Dirk]

Example of appallingly unfunny comedy from way back:

Watching - starring Jimmy Tarbuck's daughter whose name eludes me.

Our friends watched them all back in the eighties/nineties and loved them.

They rewatched them all recently and sent us a couple of links to watch as they were 'fantastic' .

We watched slack-jawed. Just wasn't remotely funny - not even a titter.

Lisa Tarbuck