The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

We got out for lunch today, went down Tina's cafe near the club, whilst we were Eating my Good Lady said, "can we go into town?" so our lunch trip turned into a shopping trip and I spent an hour pushing her round town, very pleasent.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Happy birthday to @BoldonLad, Beer, wine and cake! wonderful 😎
I noticed hordes of Ivy Bees at the end of our road, first time that I've become aware of them.

 

[Mo1959]

Happy birthday to @BoldonLad, Beer, wine and cake! wonderful 😎
I noticed hordes of Ivy Bees at the end of our road, first time that I've become aware of them.

I’ve never heard of them. I’ve heard of masonry bees though. Dad used to get them in the concrete blocks in his workshop.

 

[pjd57]

So when are you biking up here for a Celtic game?

I had looked at it but the early kick off times made it a non starter.

Plan was a mate in Perth could arrange tickets and he was going to get the train to Glasgow and we'd cycle back up .
Maybe next season

 

[rustybolts]

It is my birthday today (75). Just received two parcels from son and grandchildren


One case of beer, one box of bottles of wine.

I wonder, does this mean they thing of me as a drunken, old man?

Have a great time , drink up and eat up and enjoy !

 

[Tenkaykev]

I’ve never heard of them. I’ve heard of masonry bees though. Dad used to get them in the concrete blocks in his workshop.

Neither had I Mo, a friend was giving us a lift and as we waited to join the main road we saw them. our friend is a wildlife warden and told us what they were.

 

[Mo1959]

So now we might be having planned power cuts this winter. I remember them the last time round. We had to check the papers and see when our area would be off. At least it will all be online now if it does happen.

 

[PaulSB]

It is my birthday today (75). Just received two parcels from son and grandchildren


One case of beer, one box of bottles of wine.

I wonder, does this mean they thing of me as a drunken, old man?

Don't think about it, just enjoy. Happy Birthday

 

[PaulSB]

We had an excellent game of Bridge this afternoon with some very hard to play hands. Very enjoyable. Bobbed down to ALDI for socks and got some decent ordinary ones but no sign of merino walking socks. @Dave7 were did you see this? Can't find anything on the Aldi website.

Lunch treat for pensioners. ASDA are offering unlimited tea, soup and roll to the over 60s throughout November and December. I've offered to take Mrs P out to lunch, she doesn't know where yet......................well with 205 to choose from

Planted my onions which I've been putting off for a while.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

We had an excellent game of Bridge this afternoon with some very hard to play hands. Very enjoyable. Bobbed down to ALDI for socks and got some decent ordinary ones but no sign of merino walking socks. @Dave7 were did you see this? Can't find anything on the Aldi website.

Lunch treat for pensioners. ASDA are offering unlimited tea, soup and roll to the over 60s throughout November and December. I've offered to take Mrs P out to lunch, she doesn't know where yet......................well with 205 to choose from

Planted my onions which I've been putting off for a while.

I saw that about Asda on facebook, the problem for me is that none of the ASDA's near me have cafes.

 

[classic33]

I saw that about Asda on facebook, the problem for me is that none of the ASDA's near me have cafes.

It's a McDonald's in the one near me.
So no food either.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

It's a McDonald's in the one near me.
So no food either.

The Asda nearest me is about the size of a large corner shop so no cafe there, the next two are almost an hour away on the bus, one I know doesn't have a cafe, they closed it down a while back, the other one involves two buses and a walk and I don't know if it has a cafe.

 

[Dave7]

We had an excellent game of Bridge this afternoon with some very hard to play hands. Very enjoyable. Bobbed down to ALDI for socks and got some decent ordinary ones but no sign of merino walking socks. @Dave7 were did you see this? Can't find anything on the Aldi website.

Lunch treat for pensioners. ASDA are offering unlimited tea, soup and roll to the over 60s throughout November and December. I've offered to take Mrs P out to lunch, she doesn't know where yet......................well with 205 to choose from

Planted my onions which I've been putting off for a while.

It was in the weekly/semi weekly brochure they supply.
They were 2 colour, black and another.

 

[classic33]

The Asda nearest me is about the size of a large corner shop so no cafe there, the next two are almost an hour away on the bus, one I know doesn't have a cafe, they closed it down a while back, the other one involves two buses and a walk and I don't know if it has a cafe.

The one nearest me was "done up" a few years ago. It now looks worse than before they did it up.

Think Aldi compared to Sainsbury's on stock layout.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

So now we might be having planned power cuts this winter. I remember them the last time round. We had to check the papers and see when our area would be off. At least it will all be online now if it does happen.

Spreading panic and alarm again, its one of three options and the least likely yet the media is highlighting it, I'm sure that without the media highlighting the worse case scenario all the time people wouldn't be worrying so much.