The Retirement Thread

[Mo1959]

Still no sign of @dave r ? Starting to worry about him or his good lady

 

[Tenkaykev]

Went to the Tivoli in Wimborne yesterday for the Matinee performance of The Great Escaper.
A very moving film with both poignant and hilarious moments.
Had an ice cream in the interval. Judging by the audience demographics, there's still a chance for me to become a Toyboy 😁

 

[Paulus]

Shouldn't that be a " Livingstone " pass ?

A bit like the Boris Bike scheme, most of the work was done by Ken Livingstone's time as Mayor, Boris as Mayor really just signed it off, but seemed to get all the credit.

 

[Paulus]

Went to the Tivoli in Wimborne yesterday for the Matinee performance of The Great Escaper.
A very moving film with both poignant and hilarious moments.
Had an ice cream in the interval. Judging by the audience demographics, there's still a chance for me to become a Toyboy 😁

MrsP and myself went last week to see The Great Escaper. I thought it was a very good film.
It reminded me a lot of my Dad a lot, a D Day veteran, he had a similar attitude..

 

[Paulus]

Good morning all. A grey, murky start to the day here, with rain forecast for later on.
I've got a few errands to run, so I'll be out and about on the bike. I may get a bit damp.
The usual dog walk soon and then some domestics.
Another busy day in paradise.

 

[Dave7]

Still no sign of @dave r ? Starting to worry about him or his good lady

I am tech thicko so tell me, is there a way to message him ?
I tried searching his CC name with no success.

 

[Dirk]

Morning all

Persisting down here.
Off to our Wells B&B today in readiness for tomorrow's carnival.
Lunching today in one of my favourite pubs - The Hunters Lodge near Priddy. Run by a relation of Diana Dors since 1946 and is a real time capsule.
https://pubheritage.camra.org.uk/pubs/8197

 

[Dirk]

I am tech thicko so tell me, is there a way to message him ?
I tried searching his CC name with no success.

If he's not using the platform, he won't pick up his messages unless he has notifications set.

 

[Dave7]

Good sleep last night. Cold here today at 4°.
Legs feel a bit better so I might (emphasis on might) get wrapped up and go for a short stroll.
No plans and no family expected so it will be a quiet day.

 

[Dave7]

Morning all

Persisting down here.
Off to our Wells B&B today in readiness for tomorrow's carnival.
Lunching today in one of my favourite pubs - The Hunters Lodge near Priddy. Run by a relation of Diana Dors since 1946 and is a real time capsule.
https://pubheritage.camra.org.uk/pubs/8197

Definitely isn't a cosy looking pub but their Web site shows "real"* cider which should suit you.
* not sure what an UN real cider could be.

 

[welsh dragon]

Coooooeeeee. 4 deg and dry here.

Hope Dave R is Ok.

Stay safe peeps

 

[Chief Broom]

Morning folks i gave away a load of beetroot/carrots/garlic earlier this year and yesterday received some really nice old style [thick] cotton bed sheets, i do like cotton
Very foggy n cold out so not cycling , a beach walk seaweed collecting day

 

[Tenkaykev]

The Solar installation continues today. They have to run a length of 5 core 16mm square steel wire armoured cable ( it's stiff and hard to manipulate)
The guys left it in a locked outhouse overnight. The temperature dropped to about 5 degrees. About 5:30 this morning I woke and the first thing I thought was it's cold and raining. My next thought was that the cable gets increasingly more difficult to manipulate the colder it gets. I got up put on my dressing gown and went down to the outbuilding, lugged the big heavy reel of cable indoors, rested it against a radiator and turned the heating on. I hope the guys appreciate my efforts 😁

 

[Dirk]

Definitely isn't a cosy looking pub but their Web site shows "real"* cider which should suit you.
* not sure what an UN real cider could be.

It's a real step back in time.

 

[classic33]

The Solar installation continues today. They have to run a length of 5 core 16mm square steel wire armoured cable ( it's stiff and hard to manipulate)
The guys left it in a locked outhouse overnight. The temperature dropped to about 5 degrees. About 5:30 this morning I woke and the first thing I thought was it's cold and raining. My next thought was that the cable gets increasingly more difficult to manipulate the colder it gets. I got up put on my dressing gown and went down to the outbuilding, lugged the big heavy reel of cable indoors, rested it against a radiator and turned the heating on. I hope the guys appreciate my efforts 😁

Possibly, have you rotated the coil since you put it in front of the radiator?