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It rained here this morning, the rain was early, it wasn't supposed to be here till tonight, I was unimpressed I'd got a line full of washing out.
The Retirement Thread
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It rained here this morning, the rain was early, it wasn't supposed to be here till tonight, I was unimpressed I'd got a line full of washing out.
Quite pleasant being chauffeured around this morning.
After we had shopped in Bridgwater, MrsD asked whether I'd like lunch at Raleghs Cross no the way back......well I couldn't refuse, could I?
It's about 8 miles out of the way back, but I think she was enjoying her drive in her Citroen Picasso.
She treated me to a pork baguette and a couple of pints of Exmoor Ale.
After we had shopped in Bridgwater, MrsD asked whether I'd like lunch at Raleghs Cross no the way back......well I couldn't refuse, could I?
It's about 8 miles out of the way back, but I think she was enjoying her drive in her Citroen Picasso.
She treated me to a pork baguette and a couple of pints of Exmoor Ale.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Have had a great life tbh. Up to about 18 not so good - alcoholic father; physical abuse, broken home etc.
Had a terrific career, good salary from the off and ended up as MD of a legal business. Stupidly overpaid but I wasn't arguing - who would? I could count on my two hands the days when I didn't want to go to work.
Retired a long time ago and it is lovely. With my 'Big Love' we have a whale of a time; nice home, great location and more money than we will ever need.
Very relaxing time of life. I know some on this thread seem to have very busy days and that obviously suits them. Us, we are more into chilling as much as we can. Both had enough of packed business schedules and up at silly'o'clock etc.
Out on a limb I think but... the world is a massively better place in so many ways than when I and Mrs SD were young.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Me parcel arrived, but now I don't feel like going for a walk
I think I will play with my new toy instead,
but I have to wait until the battery is charged up.
I think I will play with my new toy instead,
but I have to wait until the battery is charged up.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
What did you get?
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Pretty much the same. The world has gone to hell in a handbasket, everyone is offended, and I'm the grateful that I live in the back of beyond and don't have to deal with any of it. All the hellish things that go on in other parts of the UK, don't touch us. Plew.
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Have had a great life tbh. Up to about 18 not so good - alcoholic father; physical abuse, broken home etc.
Had a terrific career, good salary from the off and ended up as MD of a legal business. Stupidly overpaid but I wasn't arguing - who would? I could count on my two hands the days when I didn't want to go to work.
Retired a long time ago and it is lovely. With my 'Big Love' we have a whale of a time; nice home, great location and more money than we will ever need.
Very relaxing time of life. I know some on this thread seem to have very busy days and that obviously suits them. Us, we are more into chilling as much as we can. Both had enough of packed business schedules and up at silly'o'clock etc.
Out on a limb I think but... the world is a massively better place in so many ways than when I and Mrs SD were young.
I can slob with the best of them.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Don't miss work. Enjoyed the Army and should really have stayed and tried for a commission. Enjoyed my brief stint BGing. Enjoyed the police, but towards the end the bureaucracy was getting to me and that tw@t Tom Winsor forced me to retire a few years early thanks to his proposals for financially penalising officers who were not full fit (I'd been assaulted on duty, broke my arm and damaged some nerves so it was not like I'd done it playing football or the like.) I was a little bitter at being forced out but 6 years on I say f**k 'em.
Don't really get bored. As a house husband with school escot duties for half the bloody village (Mini D and her friends) I have a fairly busy day, and quiet moments cuddling Bruce are cherished.
I do occasionally wish not having tried for a proper military career, but I've well come to terms with how things are now. I'm 55, fit enough and financially very comfortable. A lot of folk can onky dream of being so fortunate.
Not really happy where I'm living, rural South Northants. Its quite pretty, peaceful, yet within easy reach of towns, but I have zero connection with it, no mojo. After years of discussion with Mrs D, who is a decade younger than me and fortunate to have been able for forge a second career, we've agree that when Mini D finishes school in 6 years with will be Lewis and Harris for us. The island life I grew up with, but in a different place with an equal challenge for us both.
Do I like the world I live in now? If I had any hair I'd pull it out over the stupidity of mankind. Half are making war needlessly on one another, and the other half are arguing over the arrangement of genitalia and whether women can have winkies. The world is nuts, but I maintain sanity by just worrying about the little bit of it Inhabit and letting the loons kill/argue amongst themselves.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Is that a mentalism detectory?
rustybolts
pedalling tediously
- Location
- Ireland
A good dog is priceless , makes life worthwhile
classic33
Leg End Member
You lost your keys again?
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Retired 6 or 7 years now, I truly can't remember and can't be arsed to work it out. These are some of the best years, so much to do and so much time to do it all. My days are busy, that's how I like it, the occasional slob but not often. I retired to do the stuff I want to do, much of that involves bikes as I'm sure you all realise. Holidays are important, 2023 is lots of short breaks, 2024 will be something big.
I've been very fortunate in my life. I'm alive and able-bodied, following the brain haemorrhage things could have been so very different. That's my motivation for keeping busy, doing things. I remember there was one day during recovery I sat in an armchair watching the rain. I sat all day and thought my life was over. I got through it and try to make the most of every moment.
Fortunate in many other ways. Living the 60s and 70s and all that we had which is so difficult for young people to grasp now. I keep telling my kids if they want our life in their 60s start planning now. We are a golden generation.
The world is a better place but this country faces huge pressures which should never have been allowed to happen. I won't get all NACA but I believe governments throughout my lifetime have largely failed the people. Avoiding difficult decisions and pandering to the voters has placed millions in an unnecessary and vulnerable situation. The answers stare us in the face but are unpalatable to our career politicians. Very sad.
My granddaughter is flat out asleep on the sofa beside me. I hope she can have this chat in 65 years. I hope there's a world for her. We've bought her a pension, that's about all we can do.
..............and of course there's Bruce...🤣 Time for a brew.
I've been very fortunate in my life. I'm alive and able-bodied, following the brain haemorrhage things could have been so very different. That's my motivation for keeping busy, doing things. I remember there was one day during recovery I sat in an armchair watching the rain. I sat all day and thought my life was over. I got through it and try to make the most of every moment.
Fortunate in many other ways. Living the 60s and 70s and all that we had which is so difficult for young people to grasp now. I keep telling my kids if they want our life in their 60s start planning now. We are a golden generation.
The world is a better place but this country faces huge pressures which should never have been allowed to happen. I won't get all NACA but I believe governments throughout my lifetime have largely failed the people. Avoiding difficult decisions and pandering to the voters has placed millions in an unnecessary and vulnerable situation. The answers stare us in the face but are unpalatable to our career politicians. Very sad.
My granddaughter is flat out asleep on the sofa beside me. I hope she can have this chat in 65 years. I hope there's a world for her. We've bought her a pension, that's about all we can do.
..............and of course there's Bruce...🤣 Time for a brew.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Damn right. Bruce is my best mate, my wee feller.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/meet-bruce.279154/
rustybolts
pedalling tediously
- Location
- Ireland
The current fashionable jokes refect the world as it is , for example
The nurse is somewhat perturbed, but the specialist reassures her, saying all the doctors are doing it but they're still working out standardized names.
Just then a patient walks up looking a little embarrassed. The specialist asks her what's wrong, and she says she's been referred to him by another doctor for a procedure. The specialist guides her to a chair and asks her for clarification.
The woman blushes and stammers "I'm not sure if I'm saying this right, but I'm here for my addadictome." "
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anybody who is offended may leave the room now
"A sex-reassignment specialist is trying to simplify the names of surgical procedures...
He takes his nurse aside and explains "Lots of people come in here and get confused and intimidated by the medical jargon we use to explain the operations. From now on I want you to call male-to-female procedures "misterectomies".The nurse is somewhat perturbed, but the specialist reassures her, saying all the doctors are doing it but they're still working out standardized names.
Just then a patient walks up looking a little embarrassed. The specialist asks her what's wrong, and she says she's been referred to him by another doctor for a procedure. The specialist guides her to a chair and asks her for clarification.
The woman blushes and stammers "I'm not sure if I'm saying this right, but I'm here for my addadictome." "
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anybody who is offended may leave the room now
