The Retirement Thread

[rustybolts]

A doctor walks into the exam room to find a husband and wife sitting there. "What seems to be the problem?" he asks.
"Well every time my husband opens his mouth, he can only sing," says the wife.
"Interesting, but I'd like to hear it from your husband," replied the doctor.
The husband shrugs, opens his mouth and sings, "Well, she's all you'd ever want, She's the kind I like to flaunt and take to dinner, but she always knows her place. She's got style, she's got grace, she's a winner. She's a lady"
"Interesting," says the doctor. "Let's try it again."
The husband once again opens his mouth and sings, "What's new, Pus*ycat? Whoa, whoa, What's new, Pus*ycat?"
"Hmmmmmmmmm. Once more, please," said the doctor.
Again the husband opens his mouth and sings, "My my my Delilah. Why why why Delilah? I could see, that girl was no good for me, but I was lost like a slave that no man could free."
"I've heard enough," says the doctor.
"Well? What's the diagnosis, doctor?" asked the wife.
"I'd say it's a acute case of TJS, Tom Jones Syndrome," says the doctor.
"Is it rare?" asked the wife.
The doctor replied, "It's not unusual."

 

[Dave7]

Good morning all.
Seems dry out there but rain is forecast.
I am doing my aldi dash at 0750.......I prefer it before it gets busy.
Not sure about the rest of the day

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Yet another day of waiting for a completion date.
We were hoping to have a date this week.
Was told, yesterday, that we should all be ready to go at the end of next week. So many delays!

 

[Tenkaykev]

Morning all

Yet another day of waiting for a completion date.
We were hoping to have a date this week.
Was told, yesterday, that we should all be ready to go at the end of next week. So many delays!

Daughter moved in to her place a couple of weeks ago, almost 10 months after her initial viewing😮

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Good morning from a chilly Coventry, I've put the sheets out, a top to toe line full, I'm stood the putting the washing out and theres a pigeon cooing in the tree across the ally and various birds flying about, and I suddenly thought, "whats that"? There was a Heron flying over.

 

[welsh dragon]

Cooooeeeew. 2 deg and chilly.

Nothing much planned for today...again.

Stay safe peeps

 

[PaulSB]

Good day. I'm sitting in bed with coffee, looking at a pale blue sky tinged orange, the trees swaying gently. All is well and I'm meeting a cycling buddy at 10.00.........

...........and then I remember the forecast for 12.00 💦

Sometimes it takes a lot to be a cyclist 💪✊️

 

[Tenkaykev]

Good day. I'm sitting in bed with coffee, looking at a pale blue sky tinged orange, the trees swaying gently. All is well and I'm meeting a cycling buddy at 10.00.........

...........and then I remember the forecast for 12.00 💦

Sometimes it takes a lot to be a cyclist 💪✊️

Interesting article about Coffee in today's Guardian. Mostly it's a very good beverage to drink with positive effects on athletic performance.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/20...caffeine-how-coffee-really-affects-our-bodies

( I once gave up caffeine for six weeks prior to a very long endurance event. Taking a coffee during the event was startling in its effects.)

 

[Mo1959]

Interesting article about Coffee in today's Guardian. Mostly it's a very good beverage to drink with positive effects on athletic performance.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/20...caffeine-how-coffee-really-affects-our-bodies

( I once gave up caffeine for six weeks prior to a very long endurance event. Taking a coffee during the event was startling in its effects.)

I've been off it for 9 months now apart from the occasional decaf. Mainly to try and improve my sleep and lessen the amount of headaches. I think it has helped the headaches but not so much the sleep, although I think it's maybe a fraction better some nights.

Just walked the riverside trail this morning but threw in a few sprints along the way to get the heart rate up and the legs turning over.

I am looking forward to the final part of The Catch tonight.

 

[numbnuts]

morning all we has a frost

 

[Tenkaykev]

I've been off it for 9 months now apart from the occasional decaf. Mainly to try and improve my sleep and lessen the amount of headaches. I think it has helped the headaches but not so much the sleep, although I think it's maybe a fraction better some nights.

Just walked the riverside trail this morning but threw in a few sprints along the way to get the heart rate up and the legs turning over.

I am looking forward to the final part of The Catch tonight.

I was reading about Coffee beans and the various regions where they are grown, I learned that the coffee plant produces caffeine as a natural insecticide. Coffee grown at a higher altitude tends to have lower levels of caffeine due to there generally being fewer insects the higher you go.
There are several ways of removing caffeine from coffee, some using chemical solvents. I was looking at a bag of " Low Caffeine " coffee beans expecting the contents to be from coffee grown at high altitude. Instead what they had done is mix ordinary coffee beans with decaffeinated ones in a 50/50 ratio. Devious or genius🤔

 

[welsh dragon]

I can't live without coffee. I hate tea, so coffee is my go to all day.

 

[Dave7]

This long covid is a bugger.
I have just fallen arse over tit.........simply lost my balance and went.
Problem being, when I am down my legs aren't strong enough to get back up.......I had to crawl to somewhere I could grab and and haul myself up.
Anyway.....onwards and upwards 🙂

 

[welsh dragon]

The weather is now

 

[classic33]

This long covid is a bugger.
I have just fallen arse over tit.........simply lost my balance and went.
Problem being, when I am down my legs aren't strong enough to get back up.......I had to crawl to somewhere I could grab and and haul myself up.
Anyway.....onwards and upwards 🙂

No damage done when you went down?