The Retirement Thread

[Paulus]

Morning all.
More thunder storms overnight. The storm was overhead and the rolls of thunder seemed to go on for longer than usual and was extremely loud.
More of the same today.
A bimble out on the bike later for a few bits and pieces, also a haircut.
We are of to the Isle of Wight early tomorrow morning. We have to be down at Portsmouth for 7.30am for the 8am ferry to Fishbourne.
Enjoy your day everyone.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning everyone.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
Got to the park last night just in time for a massive storm, sat in our friends car watching the cricketers sprinting to the shelter of the pavilion. A few hardy souls were still doing laps of the track undeterred 😎

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Decision day today. We've got a 2nd viewing this morning and have 2 offers already on the table. If we don't want to lose the place in Watchet we will have to decide what to do before close of play today.
Stressful times!

 

[Mo1959]

Just back a walk. Positively monsoon like rain. I've never seen anything as bad for a long time. Afraid even my good OMM jacket and over trousers were losing the fight to keep it out in the end. Strangely, I never met anyone else!

 

[BoldonLad]

Morning. Not sure why I’m up as it’s to be another but day. I’ve started to sweat already so the thought of having to put a jacket on for walking doesn’t bear thinking about. I think it must just be my body not coping with the heat as I meet other people with jumpers and jackets on and they look perfectly comfortable.

It’ll be catch up telly for me this evening as I missed Shetland and the new Doc Martin last night as I watched The Coroner and Whitechapel. Need to catch up on The Capture too at some point.

Plenty of time, save it for the long... dark... cold... nights to come, as winter approaches.

I do like a bit of optimism me

 

[PaulSB]

Good day. Grey and still at the moment. Very hard to say what the weather brings as the forecast has been wrong every day for the last week So this morning I have dentist, a visit to Boots and Specsavers to decide where to purchase new glasses and I will get a haircut, I've been avoiding this as an economy. Ridiculous! Looked in the mirror last night and decided I was being very stupid about this. Bin the cafes, yes, but look old and dishevelled? NO!!

I've given up on British Gas. I have genuinely contacted them about a billing issue every month since January, sometimes twice. Each time it has been because I wanted to give BG money but their system wasn't working for me in a whole variety of ways. This was taking hours and stressing me. August 15th I thought we had finally resolved all the issues. Then no bill arrived for August. Waited 17 days from the meter reading date. Contacted the Chatline on the 6th, promised this would be corrected, checked the account last night to find all our bills since November 1st have been reversed and we show as £1095.18 in credit!

I have PDF transcripts of all the online chats, the key details and name of the guy who sorted things on August 15th. Made a decision. I've emailed the complaints department, explained the situation and that I can do no more to resolve it. I'm know going to calculate my own bill every month and set the money aside in our savings account. Sooner or later someone will come knocking for money and I need to have it ready.

Right. Dentist time. @numbnuts hope you're around today. Take it easy and remember it's only a forum

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Good day. Grey and still at the moment. Very hard to say what the weather brings as the forecast has been wrong every day for the last week So this morning I have dentist, a visit to Boots and Specsavers to decide where to purchase new glasses and I will get a haircut, I've been avoiding this as an economy. Ridiculous! Looked in the mirror last night and decided I was being very stupid about this. Bin the cafes, yes, but look old and dishevelled? NO!!

I've given up on British Gas. I have genuinely contacted them about a billing issue every month since January, sometimes twice. Each time it has been because I wanted to give BG money but their system wasn't working for me in a whole variety of ways. This was taking hours and stressing me. August 15th I thought we had finally resolved all the issues. Then no bill arrived for August. Waited 17 days from the meter reading date. Contacted the Chatline on the 6th, promised this would be corrected, checked the account last night to find all our bills since November 1st have been reversed and we show as £1095.18 in credit!

I have PDF transcripts of all the online chats, the key details and name of the guy who sorted things on August 15th. Made a decision. I've emailed the complaints department, explained the situation and that I can do no more to resolve it. I'm know going to calculate my own bill every month and set the money aside in our savings account. Sooner or later someone will come knocking for money and I need to have it ready.

Right. Dentist time. @numbnuts hope you're around today. Take it easy and remember it's only a forum

Snap; just off to Specsavers for eye test, contact lense check-up and look at new glasses.

Must dash....

 

[welsh dragon]

Cooooeee. Dull and overcast at the moment. And it'd bin day so exciting 😆

Stay safe peeps

 

[Dave7]

Same here - the forecasters are useless; too interested in acting dramatically during their forecasts and becoming minor celebrities.

Hissing down here - just started; 8 hours later than forecast.

So long as its Lucy Verasamy I can put up with that

 

[Dave7]

I managed to get to Aldi for 0800 and am knackered now.
I keep buying stuff that MrsD 'fancies' in the hope it will encourage her to eat....not worked up to now though

 

[Mo1959]

Sod it........it's only money. I have just pre ordered the new iPhone 14.

 

[welsh dragon]

Sod it........it's only money. I have just pre ordered the new iPhone 14.

Well done.

 

[Mo1959]

Well done.

My 11 is starting to show it's age and the battery life isn't what it was. I should notice quite an improvement jumping up 3 models. Be interesting to see what the camera is like as it has improved a fair bit.

 

[welsh dragon]

My 11 is starting to show it's age and the battery life isn't what it was. I should notice quite an improvement jumping up 3 models. Be interesting to see what the camera is like as it has improved a fair bit.

My new phone isn't anywhere near as expensive an an IPhone but it's so much better than the last one I had and the Internet works when I am away form home so that's a plus


I bet it will be great