The Retirement Thread

[mikeIow]

Apparently the whole shebang ie coronation and funeral cost C £6 BILLION

https://fullfact.org/economy/queen-funeral-costs/
Or maybe as little as £8M 😉
Show your workings!

Who knows.
All the 5,000 military involved would have been working somewhere anyway. A lot of Police overtime, of course...... a lot of lost business cost with the extra Bank Holiday, but then again, many thousands of people lining London like never before in my lifetime.


A lot of people think about cost without thinking about value. How much is the value to the UK of hosting all those World Leaders?
Tricky.
What I do feel is that the entire spectacle was quite extraordinary. Something I doubt any other Country could even get close to replicating.

 

[welsh dragon]

Apparently the whole shebang ie coronation and funeral cost C £6 BILLION

No way.

 

[BoldonLad]

.........and where is @numbnuts or have I not paid attention? I know he was worried about a ban but surely that was sometime ago?

@numbnuts doesn't seem to have posted anywhere since 7th September ? Hope he is OK?

 

[Exlaser2]

No way.

Only if it includes the total cost of lost production , in which case the estimate is a little low.

 

[Mo1959]

I watched the afternoon service. A bit more personal and poignant, especially seeing the crown, orb and sceptre being removed from her for the last time.

 

[rustybolts]

Apparently the whole shebang ie coronation and funeral cost C £6 BILLION

You would feed and heat a lot of needy people ( and those just trying to keep head above water ) during the severe winters for 6 billion.

 

[welsh dragon]

I watched the afternoon service. A bit more personal and poignant, especially seeing the crown, orb and sceptre being removed from her for the last time.

It was much better. More personal.

 

[Mo1959]

It was much better. More personal.

I liked the piper playing and disappearing into the distance.

 

[welsh dragon]

I liked the piper playing and disappearing into the distance.

It was excellent

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I got the kitchen finished today, it looks a lot cleaner now its been repainted, it really could do with stripping out and doing from scratch but I'm just going to keep it tidy for now.

 

[Mo1959]

It was excellent

One of my ex colleagues said on Facebook about one of her old personal pipers being on the One Show so just caught up on it. Scott Methven. He worked with us in the prison service for a while.

 

[PaulSB]

I removed one of my own posts before it gets further moderation.

 

[Dirk]

I liked the piper playing and disappearing into the distance.

Someone had asked him to play 'Over the Hills and Far Away'.

 

[Exlaser2]

I removed one of my own posts before it gets further moderation.

I’ve had my posts removed with out even the good manners from the mod to explain why other than mention NCAP what ever that is. I didn’t think any of my posts have been rude or disrespectful though I did post views that are counter to the main stream. Tbh what’s a got my goat is I have posted much more combative stuff on other places on this forum and those post are are still there, which means either this thread is much more tightly moderated or someone on there flagged it up 😕
So if that’s the way it’s going to be on here now , I think I will have to think long and hard before I post anything again which is a great shame as I like this forum and this thread in particular.
Bye ( for now hopefully) everyone 😕

 

[Dirk]

Morning all
Blimey! Am I first this morning?

Ended up watching most of yesterday's events on YouTube as there wasn't much else I could do. Didn't want to appear tone deaf to the neighbours by firing up the motor mower mid service. Shops and pubs were closed in the village and I can't get into the garage because it's rammed with stuff prior to moving.
Must say it was well co-ordinated. Made me feel proud to be British.