The Retirement Thread
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
A friend of mine broke a finger and then took too much Ibuprofen for a couple of weeks. That caused an ulcer which perforated just after he got home from the airport, having flown back from an Alpine skiing trip. He would have been in serious difficulty if it had happened while still in the air!
classic33
Leg End Member
No, just within a mile of that postcode.Wow 5 crimes in the whole of Powys which is the largest county in wales
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From my facebook page this afternoon.
A bloke returns home looking extremely annoyed, his wife says "Is everything alright darling?" "No," says her husband, "I've just met the postman and he reckons he has slept with every woman in this street, apart from one!" "Oh I bet it's that snooty cow at number 46." Replies his wife!
This one contains bad language.
Talking Parrot
A woman goes into a pet shop looking for a parrot. The assistant shows her a beautiful African Grey parrot. What about this one, Madam? A beautiful bird, I'm sure you will agree and it's a steal at only £20”. “Why is it that cheap?” The Women asks. “well,” replies the assistant, “it used to live in a brothel, and as a result its language is a bit fruity”. “Oh I don't mind that,” said the Women, making her mind up, “I'm broad minded and it will be a laugh having a profane parrot”. So saying, she buys the parrot and takes him home. Once safely in his new home, the parrot looks around and squawks at the Woman, “fark me, a new brothel and a new madam”. “I'm not a Madam and this is not a brothel”. Says the Women indignantly. A little while later the Women's two teenage daughters arrive home. “A new brothel, a new Madam, and now new prostitutes”. Says the parrot when he sees the daughters. “Mum tell your parrot to shut up, we are not prostitutes”, Complained the girls, but they see the funny side have a laugh at their new pet. A short later, the Women's Husband comes home. “Well fark me, a new brothel, a new madam, new whores, but the same old clients. How are ya doing, Dave?!!”
A bloke returns home looking extremely annoyed, his wife says "Is everything alright darling?" "No," says her husband, "I've just met the postman and he reckons he has slept with every woman in this street, apart from one!" "Oh I bet it's that snooty cow at number 46." Replies his wife!
This one contains bad language.
Talking Parrot
A woman goes into a pet shop looking for a parrot. The assistant shows her a beautiful African Grey parrot. What about this one, Madam? A beautiful bird, I'm sure you will agree and it's a steal at only £20”. “Why is it that cheap?” The Women asks. “well,” replies the assistant, “it used to live in a brothel, and as a result its language is a bit fruity”. “Oh I don't mind that,” said the Women, making her mind up, “I'm broad minded and it will be a laugh having a profane parrot”. So saying, she buys the parrot and takes him home. Once safely in his new home, the parrot looks around and squawks at the Woman, “fark me, a new brothel and a new madam”. “I'm not a Madam and this is not a brothel”. Says the Women indignantly. A little while later the Women's two teenage daughters arrive home. “A new brothel, a new Madam, and now new prostitutes”. Says the parrot when he sees the daughters. “Mum tell your parrot to shut up, we are not prostitutes”, Complained the girls, but they see the funny side have a laugh at their new pet. A short later, the Women's Husband comes home. “Well fark me, a new brothel, a new madam, new whores, but the same old clients. How are ya doing, Dave?!!”
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Ooh, the Amazon locker is calling me. I'll get my barcode ready...
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
I was born unluckyI could tell you about my life
And keep you amused I'm sure
About all the times I've cried
And how I don't want to be sad anymore
And how I wish I was in love.............
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classic33
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I could tell you about my life
And keep you amused I'm sure
About all the times I've cried
And how I don't want to be sad anymore
And how I wish I was in love.............
You have us lot!
And your mince pie supply chain
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I could tell you about my life
And keep you amused I'm sure
About all the times I've cried
And how I don't want to be sad anymore
And how I wish I was in love.............
Shall I tell you about my life
They say I'm a man of the world
I've flown across every tide
And I've seen lots of pretty girls
I guess I've got everything I need
I wouldn't ask for more
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PaulSB
Squire
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- Chorley, Lancashire
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I could tell you about my life
And keep you amused I'm sure
About all the times I've cried
And how I don't want to be sad anymore
And how I wish I was in love.............
A brilliant but sad song.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Is that a good thing???
I watched an old Dalziel and Pascoe on the Drama channel. Quite enjoyed it. A young Nicola Walker had a role in it.
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Lol!
classic33
Leg End Member
The mince pie supply?Is that a good thing???
I watched an old Dalziel and Pascoe on the Drama channel. Quite enjoyed it. A young Nicola Walker had a role in it.
Can't hurt can they?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Well, I went and got my parcel from the Amazon locker at the station. The access barcode somehow disappeared from my phone so I ended up typing a number in instead. Not a big hassle...
I'll do this in future, not only because it slightly reduces the number of deliveries needing to be made by Amazon white van person, but also because it gets me out of the house, and means that I don't have to wait in for parcels to arrive.
REVIEW TIME!
I like my new wireless earbuds. They fit my ears pretty well with the default silicone tips and 'hooks', never feeling like they might fall out. I might try one size smaller fittings for increased comfort though.
The sound performance is definitely skewed towards the popular end of the spectrum - heavy bass and bright treble, but the bass was not horribly boomy and the treble only a little sibilant. I could have the sound louder than I wanted it without obvious distortion. I'll have a look for an EQ app to use to flatten the frequency response to my taste. Acceptability depended really on the source material. I listened to some big men talking and their voices were a bit bassy, and some high-pitched sounds were slightly too bright. Some music sounded really good.
The bluetooth range was very impressive. I left the phone on the sofa downstairs and wandered out into the kitchen, then upstairs to the first floor bedroom and bathroom and the sound didn't glitch at all.
I probably won't use the earbuds for phonecalls so I haven't tested them for that.
The thing that I think I won't be able to do is listen to my TV through them. I'm fairly sure that Samsung nobbled the bluetooth output to only work with their own headphones. Damn annoying if true, but I have a pair of wired headphones permanently connected to the TV anyway so I can carry on using them.
The earbuds come in a tiny wireless charger case and I immediately tested that on my new wireless charger. No problem with that whatsoever.
Oh yes, wireless charging... I let my phone run down to 50% charge and am now timing the wireless recharging. I just took a look - it seems to be doing about 1%/minute which is very impressive!
I can charge the phone, earbuds and a smartwatch simultaneously, but if I did that the charging power to each might be reduced. It doesn't really bother me if it IS.
I'll do this in future, not only because it slightly reduces the number of deliveries needing to be made by Amazon white van person, but also because it gets me out of the house, and means that I don't have to wait in for parcels to arrive.
REVIEW TIME!
I like my new wireless earbuds. They fit my ears pretty well with the default silicone tips and 'hooks', never feeling like they might fall out. I might try one size smaller fittings for increased comfort though.
The sound performance is definitely skewed towards the popular end of the spectrum - heavy bass and bright treble, but the bass was not horribly boomy and the treble only a little sibilant. I could have the sound louder than I wanted it without obvious distortion. I'll have a look for an EQ app to use to flatten the frequency response to my taste. Acceptability depended really on the source material. I listened to some big men talking and their voices were a bit bassy, and some high-pitched sounds were slightly too bright. Some music sounded really good.
The bluetooth range was very impressive. I left the phone on the sofa downstairs and wandered out into the kitchen, then upstairs to the first floor bedroom and bathroom and the sound didn't glitch at all.
I probably won't use the earbuds for phonecalls so I haven't tested them for that.
The thing that I think I won't be able to do is listen to my TV through them. I'm fairly sure that Samsung nobbled the bluetooth output to only work with their own headphones. Damn annoying if true, but I have a pair of wired headphones permanently connected to the TV anyway so I can carry on using them.
The earbuds come in a tiny wireless charger case and I immediately tested that on my new wireless charger. No problem with that whatsoever.
Oh yes, wireless charging... I let my phone run down to 50% charge and am now timing the wireless recharging. I just took a look - it seems to be doing about 1%/minute which is very impressive!
I can charge the phone, earbuds and a smartwatch simultaneously, but if I did that the charging power to each might be reduced. It doesn't really bother me if it IS.
