classic33
Leg End Member
Stayed dry here.
The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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Exlaser2
Veteran
Evening all. Hope everyone has had a good day. No sailing for me today , it was the Leamington half marathon his morning so there was no way to get to the club.
Mrs exlaser has been working all weekend as the pharmacy she works at is moving location. So as I was at loose end I volunteered to help for the morning.
Don’t worry I haven’t risked my retired status by being paid for my efforts😂😂
On the other hand mrs exlaser will be paid double time, TWICE, for the hours I worked 😃😃
Mrs exlaser has been working all weekend as the pharmacy she works at is moving location. So as I was at loose end I volunteered to help for the morning.
Don’t worry I haven’t risked my retired status by being paid for my efforts😂😂
On the other hand mrs exlaser will be paid double time, TWICE, for the hours I worked 😃😃
rustybolts
pedalling tediously
- Location
- Ireland
Actually I have been doing the stacking. While Mr WD uses the wheelbarrow to wheel it over to me so there.
Thought you might have been well stacked , allright
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
No insects. None. Zilch. Nothing. No swallows. No swifts. Haven't seen a bat in what? Three years.
Just took a walk around the garden and allotment taking a quite careful look at things. None of the plants I grow to attract beneficial insects have anything on them. No bees on my thistles which are usually laden with the little devils.
I'm upset about this. What have we done? And my neighbour wonders why I get upset when he starts chucking weedkiller around.
Not happy. 😠
Just took a walk around the garden and allotment taking a quite careful look at things. None of the plants I grow to attract beneficial insects have anything on them. No bees on my thistles which are usually laden with the little devils.
I'm upset about this. What have we done? And my neighbour wonders why I get upset when he starts chucking weedkiller around.
Not happy. 😠
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It WAS windy but I was enjoying the ride anyway, so I extended that loop with one more climb and 5 km extra in the valley making it 29 km (18miles), with 558 m (1,830 ft) of ascent.
There was evidence of some flood water coming down off the hills. A couple of roads had big stretches of mud and gravel washed down onto them.
Speaking of gravel, but in this case man-made and deposited... The Halifax Rd out of Todmorden has been given a nasty dose of 'surface dressing' a.k.a. 'chip & seal'. The underlying road surface is still as rough and bumpy as before but now it has an added layer of little stones to make the road even more uncomfortable and hard work to ride on a bike. They haven't picked up the loose chippings yet either so there is a skid risk and also the risk of being blasted by shrapnel if anybody ignores the temporary 20 mph speed limit.
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I saw my first Butterfly this afternoon, I'm waiting for our Buddleja to grow back, they've been slow growing back from pruning, and start flowering to see how many Butterflies we'll get, I've seen bee's this summer but not in any great number, I normally get swarms round my Lavender, but I have replaced my Lavender hedge and the new Lavender plants are only in their first year, we have Swifts about but not many, the numbers we get varies year to year and some years we don't see any.
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classic33
Leg End Member
I've at least one wasps nest in the attic to remove. You can come and collect if you want it.
Last one I removed was just double bagged and disposed of.
classic33
Leg End Member
You got your water back yet?I need to drag myself out of bed to fill a large bottle with water... FROM A TAP!!!Yorkshire Water just texted to say that they will be cutting off the water supply for pipe cleaning today.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I didn't notice it go off, so perhaps they did it before I got up. I'm not sure what time the warning text was sent because I have Do Not Disturb set on my phone!
classic33
Leg End Member
Yorkshire Water's engineer is still working on the problem. Low pressure and/or no water expected for a while.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
In that case I will refill my 2.2 litre plastic milk bottle while I can!
classic33
Leg End Member
Don't Panic, don't panic!!
You'll have every body doing the same, then there'll be no water.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Hellooo.....ooooo. Anyone in? No? Oh well. Overnight rain and now light drizzle, strong breeze and heavy rain forecast 7.00-11.00..........somehow the planned bike ride looks unlikely. On the positive side I did a lot of seed sowing yesterday afternoon in anticipation of a couple of days rain to keep the soil nice and moist.
Today then? There is ironing to do and I'll probably pull my walking boots on and head out between showers. I've also got admin work to do for the cycle club and the U3A as we've committee meetings on Wednesday evening.
Hope everyone is OK?
Today then? There is ironing to do and I'll probably pull my walking boots on and head out between showers. I've also got admin work to do for the cycle club and the U3A as we've committee meetings on Wednesday evening.
Hope everyone is OK?
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Good morning folks, the doctor wants to see me this morning, check up or medicine review I think, My Good Lady wants to go shopping when I get back, no bingo tonight, the clubs off to the Isle of Wight for a week today.
