The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

Anxiety bad today. Feel shaky and sick,

Mrs D has to go out later, so Mini D#3 is coming over to sit with me. I feel like I'm a nuisance and imposing on people. Don't feel well at all.

 

[classic33]

Is it December already? I'm missing the whole of November 😮

You go to sleep for what seems one night, wake up the "following morning" only to find that it isn't, and you've missed Christmas.

 

[classic33]

Anxiety bad today. Feel shaky and sick,

Mrs D has to go out later, so Mini D#3 is coming over to sit with me. I feel like I'm a nuisance and imposing on people. Don't feel well at all.

Just take it at your own pace.

If there's things you normally do that you can't do today, do not fret over them. They can be done another time, or at a slower pace than usual, whatever anyone else might tell you.

 

[Dave7]

Well Aldi is done.
Blimey.....EVERYTHING seems to be shooting up in price....and not just by a few %.

 

[Mo1959]

Well Aldi is done.
Blimey.....EVERYTHING seems to be shooting up in price....and not just by a few %.

Yep, and I find the quality of stuff has deteriorated, sizes got smaller and yet the price has gone up. So much for inflation coming down. Can't say I've noticed so far.

 

[welsh dragon]

Same here. TOOB isn't available in my area

 

[Mo1959]

Same here. TOOB isn't available in my area

I think it will be years until we get fibre to the property here. Just have to put up with it being fibre to the nearest cabinet then copper after that. It's adequate for everything I do, and even streaming stuff in ultra HD it's been fine with no buffering, etc.

 

[Drago]

Just take it at your own pace.

If there's things you normally do that you can't do today, do not fret over them. They can be done another time, or at a slower pace than usual, whatever anyone else might tell you.

Thanks Lance O'Classic. I'm not well anyway, and the stress of moving house on top of my underlying anxiety is just going me in. Struggling to even function.

Didn't sleep well, so after I got up and walked Bruce I went back to bed. I'd just dozed off when the estate agent rang and woke me up, and now I feel sheetier than ever. Appetite has comoletel5 gone.

 

[Paulus]

Yep, and I find the quality of stuff has deteriorated, sizes got smaller and yet the price has gone up. So much for inflation coming down. Can't say I've noticed so far.

The Inflation rate is slightly lower, but that just means prices aren't going up quite so quickly.
Many of the goods were made/produced/manufactured some time back when inflation was higher.
Those prices are still filtering through the chain.

 

[Dave7]

Many of the goods were made/produced/manufactured some time back when inflation was higher.
Those prices are still filtering through the chain.

Hope that doesn't apply to the pork pies I bought 😗

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Riight - so went to see Jesus Christ Superstar last night

Great show - actor/singers/musicians were amazing - woman who played Mary Mag had an amazing voice

I hadn;t checked the cast so was somewhat shocked what Julian Clary appeared as Herod
He went full Panto Dame - with added gayness - and it worked wonderfully - very funny

Today I have cleared the small bedroom and am waitinf for a bed to be delivered
It is going to be the youngest grandkid's room - we do have a single bed for it - but it has a wooden frame and the extra inch means it won't fit!!
so we had to spend £380 on a new bed/matress and headboard - looks good quality and much cheaper than a lot of other options

These grandkids work out expensive!!!!

anyway - lunchtime - no idea what

 

[numbnuts]

I've got no TOOB either but I do have fried egg on toast with mushrooms and a sausage,
that was for my breakfast, but didn't fancy it then so just had it now

 

[Mo1959]

Wow. Only just complained to the Ombudsman this morning and I seem to have got most of my credit back. I think it’s still slightly less but I’m not fighting any longer. I’ll be keeping a close eye on my account though as I don’t trust OVO at all.

 

[Dave7]

I've got no TOOB either but I do have fried egg on toast with mushrooms and a sausage,
that was for my breakfast, but didn't fancy it then so just had it now

Serious question.
Its only you and its only 1 sausage. How did you cook it ?
Sometimes I find cooking for just me such a pain.

 

[Dave7]

Wow. Only just complained to the Ombudsman this morning and I seem to have got most of my credit back. I think it’s still slightly less but I’m not fighting any longer. I’ll be keeping a close eye on my account though as I don’t trust OVO at all.

Very pleased for you Mo, well done.