The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

It got warm then.

Positively balmy

 

[pawl]

It is a shame. And as you say people never seem to learn. I guess because we have had so little weather like this over the last few years, kids were not alive when the last really severe weather hit us. Maybe the teachers should make themselves useful and teach them about the dangers in this weather. Parents should do the same thing. It's a sad situation.

Just outside Loughborough are two meadows Big meadow and little meadow A road to Stamford On Soar runs between the two meadows Back in the day they were often flooded Freezing weather made them for local skaters into a giant ice rink Depth of water was usually about six inches so we had six inches of solid ice

Flood relief measures on the the river soar now means the meadows rarely floods

Those of you with memories stretching back as far as mine may remember a n accomplished time trialist callled John French.He was also a pretty useful speed skater Raced in the competition’s held on the frozen fenland drains Don’t know if those races are still held

I may be wrong.I believe his cycling club was Fenland Clarion

 

[pawl]

We've been out for lunch, when I got our papers I noticed that the Cosy Cafe was closed, so we headed for Cassilax on Roland Avenue, we got there and it was rammed with one member of staff on, its normally very quiet on a Monday, after a while someone else came in to help., when we left we went down Parkgate road Morrisons for some Xmas stuff, I pushed my Good Lady home with a big bag of groceries on the back of the wheelchair and my Good Lady holding a box of crackers that wouldn't fit in the bag, theres no Bingo tonight so we're not planning to go any where else today.

Did you get a nice cheese to go with the crackers

 

[classic33]

Did you get a nice cheese to go with the crackers

You eat Christmas Crackers!

 

[pawl]

You eat Christmas Crackers!

Oh dear did I get the wrong crackers.

 

[classic33]

Oh dear did I get the wrong crackers.

Possibly...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Did you get a nice cheese to go with the crackers

Wrong crackers.

I like your thinking though, and yes we did have a block of cheese in the bag, my Good ladies a fan but I'm not a fan of cheese or crackers.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Right - all leaks fixed and all potential leaks properly repaired

loft is still wet but I have chucked a load of wet insulation out and we have the heating on with the loft hatch open to allow air circulation
also put an old fan heater in the loft to dry out the ceiling plasterboard

SO - give it a day or 2 and
a) the loft boarding people should be able to restart (they are trying to free up a date for us
and
b) we should owe EDF enough for them to build a new Nuclear Reactor for everyone to use

We also have a new contact with a gas heating company who seem reasonable - we may be able to ditch the old people who are relatives of relatives and I am fed up of us being at the bottom of their list of urgency! (probally because they feel they have to give us a discount when they could be working for full price???)

so - all OK for now!

 

[classic33]

Right - all leaks fixed and all potential leaks properly repaired

loft is still wet but I have chucked a load of wet insulation out and we have the heating on with the loft hatch open to allow air circulation
also put an old fan heater in the loft to dry out the ceiling plasterboard

SO - give it a day or 2 and
a) the loft boarding people should be able to restart (they are trying to free up a date for us
and
b) we should owe EDF enough for them to build a new Nuclear Reactor for everyone to use

We also have a new contact with a gas heating company who seem reasonable - we may be able to ditch the old people who are relatives of relatives and I am fed up of us being at the bottom of their list of urgency! (probally because they feel they have to give us a discount when they could be working for full price???)

so - all OK for now!

Was it you fixed the leaking pipe?

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Was it you fixed the leaking pipe?

No - the workmen broke it so it was up to them to at least stabilise it
and anyway there was only enough room for 1 or 2 people in the loft

They found a tap (the type that works with a screwdriver) that stopped the flow and managed to reconnect the plastic connector - and tighten it up better
They tidied up and mopped up all the standing water
Then I got a proper plumber to fix it properly - he also identified what the pipe was for - a Heath Robinson arrangement that had been put in when the combi boiler was put in and the header tank to the old hotwater cylinder taken away
unfortunately they didn't do it properly and didn't fix it in place - just left it lying on top of a load of insulation

Now we know what it is for it can be disconnected when the bathroom is 'done' next year and the water can be routed from elsewhere!

Still need to discover where the main cut off is in the street - I suspect it is under a large bush but I'm not looking when it is freezing out and the bush it covered in ice!!

 

[classic33]

No - the workmen broke it so it was up to them to at least stabilise it
and anyway there was only enough room for 1 or 2 people in the loft

They found a tap (the type that works with a screwdriver) that stopped the flow and managed to reconnect the plastic connector - and tighten it up better
They tidied up and mopped up all the standing water
Then I got a proper plumber to fix it properly - he also identified what the pipe was for - a Heath Robinson arrangement that had been put in when the combi boiler was put in and the header tank to the old hotwater cylinder taken away
unfortunately they didn't do it properly and didn't fix it in place - just left it lying on top of a load of insulation

Now we know what it is for it can be disconnected when the bathroom is 'done' next year and the water can be routed from elsewhere!

Still need to discover where the main cut off is in the street - I suspect it is under a large bush but I'm not looking when it is freezing out and the bush it covered in ice!!

No skating rink then?

 

[Mo1959]

Bloody hell. Minus 9 this morning!

Definitely putting plenty layers on for my walk.

 

[Mo1959]

Now saying minus 10 at the nearest weather recording station.

 

[welsh dragon]

Cooooooeeee. We has -3 this morning so warmer than yesterday at -7. My front door isn't frozen

Stay safe peeps

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning folks, another birthday has rolled around, where did that year go.