The Retirement Thread

[Exlaser2]

True . But that doesn’t explain why the BBC had to had to show the same Royal stuff on both main channels for days and stop broadcasting on bbc 3 and 4. That was forced on them by the government and the palace as part of ‘ The Plan ‘ .

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Been a tricky day, nothing gone quite to plan but at least I got things done. With tomorrow's awful forecast I'll hopefully get more done at home.

Just sat down with a G&T thinking I'd watch Countryfile...........so this is a celebration of Elizabeth's life in the country. I am beginning to get a bit tired of this.

I wasn't interested in it from the start, yes its sad that someone's passed away, but the fuss its caused has been seriously over the top.

 

[Mo1959]

I enjoyed Ridley.

Raining here. It’s to be on most of the night but dry by morning.

 

[welsh dragon]

Cooooooeeee. Very rainy all night here and expecting it to carry on most of the day as well. And its very dark.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Mo1959]

Morning. Been up since 6 so I suppose I’d better get out as it’s dry now after a wet night.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning people.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Off down to the village at 10 am to get 4 new tyres on the CRV.
Need to pick up some shopping whilst we are down there.
I also need to arrange for a new DIY battery for my Focus Cayo as the old one is nolonger holding a charge.

 

[PaulSB]

Good day. It's dank. Cold, grey, damp. Very pleased I binned cycling for today. Been awake for bloody hours, I really am fed up with this malarky. Fell asleep during Capture last night so I'll need to get that one on iPlayer a bit later. So today? Well it's sort of sneaked up on me that we are going to be away quite a lot between next week and early November so I'm getting as much done as I can every time the chance arises. Got some general admin to organise and then up to the allotment. It's too damp and wet to work the ground etc. but the wood shed needs clearing out ready for logging and the shed could do with sorting as well. Couple of time consuming jobs bets done in miserable weather when not much else can happen.

Autumn must be arriving. Found myself wearing a sweater and heavy fleece in the evenings. Mrs P has a fleecy blanket to snuggle under. No CH yet.

Need to do an ALDI run and get to the bank.

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all from the Isle Of Wight.
The sun is shining.
Today we're off to the east of the island. Bembridge to be precise. It has a nice beach for the dog to run in, good pub for lunch, and the coastal path across the cliffs for a walk.
We're booked on the 17.40 ferry from Fishbourne so should be home around 8.30pm.
A lovely weekend, even if it didn't go quite to plan.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm making an effort this morning, I'm sat here in my cycle gear, my bikes parked up behind me ready to go and I'll be out for a bimble in about three quarters of an hour

 

[welsh dragon]

The sun is shining now and it feels quite humid outside.

 

[Mo1959]

Walk done. Still quite cool. Had a thin t shirt with a lightweight gilet on and I was still warm enough apart from my hands which are always cold. Cold hands, warm heart they say, but not sure it applies here!

 

[gavroche]

Bonjour. Very wet here and nothing special planned for today. The joys of being retired is that you don't have to have something to do every day.

Too wet for cycling anyway or do anything in the garden.
A trip to Screwfix to buy some decking paint before my 5 pounds voucher runs out on the 18th , walk to my stepson's house with Molly to let his dogs out and then we'll see.
My brother is off to Brittany this morning for a week's holiday. It is about a 6 hours drive from Orleans so no rush. He is looking forward to eating mussels and oysters. I hope he gets better weather than here but then again, Brittany is not renowned for its sunshine at this time of the year.

 

[PaulSB]

I'm making an effort this morning, I'm sat here in my cycle gear, my bikes parked up behind me ready to go and I'll be out for a bimble in about three quarters of an hour

Good man. More of an effort than I'm prepared to make today. Enjoy!

 

[Mo1959]

Good man. More of an effort than I'm prepared to make today. Enjoy!

.......or me. My walk felt a hard enough effort. I really need to drop some weight. My sciatica is playing up and my hips are a bit achy and it's mostly because I'm carrying a stone too much.