Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Morning. Lay a bit later and currently have no enthusiasm for doing anything so will have my porridge and try and motivate myself.
The Retirement Thread
- Thread starter Dirk
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Exlaser2
Veteran
Morning all .
Sat drinking coffee at the moment waiting for our daughter to get ready to take us for brunch. Which she volunteered to do yesterday.
The only problem is when she is not working she reverts to being a teenager and doesnt want to get up before lunch time 😂. Her idea of brunch is 1pm .
I can hear movement so we might make it for 12. 😀
Sat drinking coffee at the moment waiting for our daughter to get ready to take us for brunch. Which she volunteered to do yesterday.
The only problem is when she is not working she reverts to being a teenager and doesnt want to get up before lunch time 😂. Her idea of brunch is 1pm .
I can hear movement so we might make it for 12. 😀
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
The weather is so horrible here that I am tinkering in my workroom. I've dragged my beloved Black and gold singer 201K sewing machine out to give it an airing. I want to start using it again once Christmas is over.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
#1 son is due at 12.00 - oh, look it's 1.00 already - as he wants to store some boxes in our garage. OK, happy with that.
Mrs P opened all the windows to minimise the chance of infecting him. That was 11.30. It's freezing in this house........I would have asked him to stay in the backyard 🤣
Mrs P opened all the windows to minimise the chance of infecting him. That was 11.30. It's freezing in this house........I would have asked him to stay in the backyard 🤣
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Sewing machines always work better when you set them up correctly.
I haven't used my 201k for a while and it wasn't working.
Loosen this, tighten that up oh and threading the machine correctly is always advantageous as well
I haven't used my 201k for a while and it wasn't working.
Loosen this, tighten that up oh and threading the machine correctly is always advantageous as well
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Fish for us today. 
Here is a strange ish thing.
As you may remember, our son has now moved out again after staying with us for a couple of months.
This morning after showering I was looking for some clean under crackers, and I couldn't find any. There was a couple of pairs ready to go in the wash, but out of 7 pairs on the go, the others were missing. Apparently he has packed them in with all his stuff when he moved out, as they were in the airing cupboard.
He is at the moment in Singapore until after new year.
A trip to the shops tomorrow morning for some replacements is now required.
Kids eh
As you may remember, our son has now moved out again after staying with us for a couple of months.
This morning after showering I was looking for some clean under crackers, and I couldn't find any. There was a couple of pairs ready to go in the wash, but out of 7 pairs on the go, the others were missing. Apparently he has packed them in with all his stuff when he moved out, as they were in the airing cupboard.
He is at the moment in Singapore until after new year.
A trip to the shops tomorrow morning for some replacements is now required.
Kids eh
classic33
Leg End Member
Bu, but, but, it's Thursday not Friday!Fish for us today.
You'll confuse others.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Xmas shopping done. Hooray!
Xmas plans:
Off to see Avatar 2 tonight and McDonalds prior (we live well! 😀). Will get home at 10.30pm-ish and then will have a party for two night.
Friday: tidy/clean house. Go for a decent walk and then disconnect from the world (excluding one pub visit and ringing kids/grandkids on Sunday) until Tuesday. Party for two night.
Saturday: doss all day and pub in the evening followed by another party for two night.
Sunday: lovely romantic day planned, just the two of us which is how we like - can't be doing with all the visitor slavery nonsense. Definitely a Kindle & Cuddle night at bedtime as we will be knackered and feeling too fat to indulge in any frolicking.
Monday: complete and utter doss of a day planned.
What, fellow retirees, are your plans?
Xmas plans:
Off to see Avatar 2 tonight and McDonalds prior (we live well! 😀). Will get home at 10.30pm-ish and then will have a party for two night.
Friday: tidy/clean house. Go for a decent walk and then disconnect from the world (excluding one pub visit and ringing kids/grandkids on Sunday) until Tuesday. Party for two night.
Saturday: doss all day and pub in the evening followed by another party for two night.
Sunday: lovely romantic day planned, just the two of us which is how we like - can't be doing with all the visitor slavery nonsense. Definitely a Kindle & Cuddle night at bedtime as we will be knackered and feeling too fat to indulge in any frolicking.
Monday: complete and utter doss of a day planned.
What, fellow retirees, are your plans?
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welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Yes, 1 was really good and the cgi etc on 2 looks amazing.
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
The other day I incorrectly stated the low last night would be -27 F. It turned out to be -40 F which my converter calculator says is -40 C as well. We got a little snow as well so later today when it gets up to -25C there will be a bit of shovelling to do. When it is this cold the snow is light and dry. In a few days the high will be 4.4C... good to know that the strategy of leaving 3 faucets dripping has, at least so far, resulted in no frozen pipes. What I don't know is as the cold continues whether or not the pipe with the city water will freeze between the main and the house. I will find out though.
This weather always reminds me of the story of the kid, who on a dare, put his tongue on the steel mailbox to his sorrow.
Be well and safe....
This weather always reminds me of the story of the kid, who on a dare, put his tongue on the steel mailbox to his sorrow.
Be well and safe....
