The Retirement Thread

[Deleted member 1258]

I've won another £25 M & S voucher on the Independant Age Friday flutter lottery, thats three this year, just in time to fund my Good ladies Xmas present.

 

[gavroche]

Bonsoir tout le monde. I am home after spending a great time in France and bringing back a boot full of delicious French food and Normandy cider. It is a while since I had gone there and I had forgotten how much choice there is when it comes to food. I was like a kid in a toy shop at Christmas. I will have to go for a few rides now as I am sure I have put on a few pounds.
Have I missed anything while I was away or you lot are still are still doing what retirees do?

 

[welsh dragon]

Bonsoir tout le monde. I am home after spending a great time in France and bringing back a boot full of delicious French food and Normandy cider. It is a while since I had gone there and I had forgotten how much choice there is when it comes to food. I was like a kid in a toy shop at Christmas. I will have to go for a few rides now as I am sure I have put on a few pounds.
Have I missed anything while I was away or you lot are still are still doing what retirees do?

You can just pick up where you left. Not much has happened same old same old as they say.

 

[classic33]

Bonsoir tout le monde. I am home after spending a great time in France and bringing back a boot full of delicious French food and Normandy cider. It is a while since I had gone there and I had forgotten how much choice there is when it comes to food. I was like a kid in a toy shop at Christmas. I will have to go for a few rides now as I am sure I have put on a few pounds.
Have I missed anything while I was away or you lot are still are still doing what retirees do?

Can you bring dairy produce back into the UK?

Having worked in a toyshop, I can say without a fear of doubt, that there will be no-one in them at Christmas. Boxing Day quite possibly, returning the presents they'd bought for money back.

 

[gavroche]

Can you bring dairy produce back into the UK?

Having worked in a toyshop, I can say without a fear of doubt, that there will be no-one in them at Christmas. Boxing Day quite possibly, returning the presents they'd bought for money back.

I brought cheese back.

 

[Dave7]

Hello the house.
Woke with a 'neck pain' at 0430. It would not go so I eventually admitted defeat and got up.

 

[Mo1959]

Hello the house.
Woke with a 'neck pain' at 0430. It would not go so I eventually admitted defeat and got up.

New pillow time? I must have spent hundreds of pounds over the years experimenting with pillows. Memory foam, latex, feather, fancy shaped ones. I think I might have finally found the one that I will stick with from a company called Soak and Sleep.

Gosh, it's exceptionally mild this morning. I had a four and a half mile very slow shuffle concentrating on keeping my heart rate down. Many people probably walk quicker.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

We're nearly there on the completion date!
Solicitor rang yesterday to say that they are just waiting on our purchasers solicitors final report and then things can progress. Hopefully, we should know more in a few days. This house moving thing is a drawn out affair. Can't remember it being this convoluted last time we moved.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks, house work this morning, out to lunch and then down the club later, early start, phone rang at quarter to six and I had to go downstairs to help my Good Lady with the commode.

 

[welsh dragon]

Cooeeeeee. Damp, misty and a but bleh today. Another pottering day for me then.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Paulus]

Morning all

We're nearly there on the completion date!
Solicitor rang yesterday to say that they are just waiting on our purchasers solicitors final report and then things can progress. Hopefully, we should know more in a few days. This house moving thing is a drawn out affair. Can't remember it being this convoluted last time we moved.

Drawn out My son's girlfriend is selling her flat. Got a buyer within a couple of days. No chains to hold up proceedings. This was in May The firm of solicitors dealing with it is rubbish. The management company of the flat she is selling won't, can't or are just incompetent at passing over the details needed.
The solicitor has now lost the original lease agreement that was sent to them in early June.

 

[gavroche]

Bonjour. We managed to put away all the extra food but one of the cupboard shelf is sagging a bit now so I have been told to strengthen it by my wife. It is now on my list of to do things.
We went to a Decathlon shop in St Malo yesterday morning before boarding the boat but they didn't have much choice regarding cycling jerseys but managed to buy two world cup footballs with France written on and football shirts with French players name on the back, for grandchildren. They were delighted with all that last night.
I also bought a pair of cycling winter gloves and some cleats for myself.
Molly was pleased to see us again last night and I have noticed she has put on a bit of weight at our daughter's . She has two dogs ( one of them is Molly's mum) and I suspect Molly has been helping herself to their food too.
Ok, I will leave you to get on with your daily chores now.

 

[Sterlo]

Morning all

We're nearly there on the completion date!
Solicitor rang yesterday to say that they are just waiting on our purchasers solicitors final report and then things can progress. Hopefully, we should know more in a few days. This house moving thing is a drawn out affair. Can't remember it being this convoluted last time we moved.

We had the opposite. When we bought in January, we asked for a moving date of 11th March as that's when the people buying ours wanted to move in as their rental was coming to an end then. We were told it would be pushing it so I started looking at short term rental. On March 2nd, we got a call saying are you still moving on the 11th? We had had no searches done so everything was a mad panic but we somehow managed it. One of the most stressful weeks of my life.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good morning folks,
Off to Next with Mrs Tenkaykev to collect her order, then we'll pop across to Aldi to get a bottle of English Fizz to take to a friends. Collecting granddaughter from school and then hopefully go for a run with daughter when she arrives after work.
Have a peaceful day folks ☕️☀️

 

[Dave7]

Black (general waste) bin day......so must go and sort that out shortly.30

Morning all

We're nearly there on the completion date!
Solicitor rang yesterday to say that they are just waiting on our purchasers solicitors final report and then things can progress. Hopefully, we should know more in a few days. This house moving thing is a drawn out affair. Can't remember it being this convoluted last time we moved.

30+ years since we moved and I still recall it as a nightmare.