The Retirement Thread
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gavroche
Getting old but not past it
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
We have had strong wind and rain all morning. Sunshine at moment. The wind is from south, so, it is moving in your direction. No need to thank me. 😊
A friend of mine is doing Ben Nevis today with his girlfriend, I wonder if they will still like each other when they get down.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
Been intermittently raining most of the day and quite windy
Went out for a meal last nigh with the grand-daughter as a "grown up" reward for
a) getting a school award for achievement - best of her year!!
b) getting elected as Form Captain
Glad to hear that her Dad will be going to the "Gowns and Badges" ceremony at the end of term where she officially gets her badge as Form Captain - she will be so pleased at the acknowledgement of it from her Dad!
I know it mean naff all in the grand scheme of things but she is SO pleased and often has little self confidence so we try to blow sunshine at her whenever possible.
Makes me remember that I was always Form Captain when I was at school
The teachers trusted me to do stuff and the other kids regarded it as a good idea because
a) I was paranoid about doing homework on time and so could be relied on to put the current homework on the board correctly
b) they regarded the extra trouble as just punishment for being a smart arse - I was pretty much always top in the "Mark Order" every few week
mind you - it was the bottom set!!!
anyway - also first meal out when trying to keep to the Gluten Free diet
2 choices of starter - one includes cheese - and I have made my feelings about that before - so just soup sans bread
only choice without gluten or cheese for main was steak with special chips (no flour coating to make them crispier)
which was fine
to be fair the places has just been taken over and tarted up a bit and so is working on a reduced menu for a few weeks
very nice anyway
Went out for a meal last nigh with the grand-daughter as a "grown up" reward for
a) getting a school award for achievement - best of her year!!
b) getting elected as Form Captain
Glad to hear that her Dad will be going to the "Gowns and Badges" ceremony at the end of term where she officially gets her badge as Form Captain - she will be so pleased at the acknowledgement of it from her Dad!
I know it mean naff all in the grand scheme of things but she is SO pleased and often has little self confidence so we try to blow sunshine at her whenever possible.
Makes me remember that I was always Form Captain when I was at school
The teachers trusted me to do stuff and the other kids regarded it as a good idea because
a) I was paranoid about doing homework on time and so could be relied on to put the current homework on the board correctly
b) they regarded the extra trouble as just punishment for being a smart arse - I was pretty much always top in the "Mark Order" every few week
mind you - it was the bottom set!!!
anyway - also first meal out when trying to keep to the Gluten Free diet
2 choices of starter - one includes cheese - and I have made my feelings about that before - so just soup sans bread
only choice without gluten or cheese for main was steak with special chips (no flour coating to make them crispier)
which was fine
to be fair the places has just been taken over and tarted up a bit and so is working on a reduced menu for a few weeks
very nice anyway
Dave7
Legendary Member
Yes, I have read good things about him.
We seem to have a good crop of youngsters coming through.
I think Ben Nevis is no-go today.
Rain and winds gusting to 80-90mph - over 100mph later this evening.
I thought that but he was halfway around four hours ago, he has done it before in winter.
Not understanding that tbh. Unless the weather reports are wrong the mountain will be empty of people with those wind speeds.
Not looking good on the webcam situated on Aonach Mor:
https://www.nevisrange.co.uk/webcams/
What route is he on?
Tenkaykev
Guru
Took up the carpet on the stairs and landing, prised up all the carpet gripper from around the edges and removed the numerous staples that had held the underlay. This revealed the original unpainted central part of the treads and risers from the days when stairs had a central strip of carpet with the sides of the treads painted.
Knackered now, that carpet was bloomin heavy!
Knackered now, that carpet was bloomin heavy!
