The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

I also need to cut the grass but it's clover time and the bees love it so I'm reluctant to remove a food source although most of it should be below cut height but issue I find is they don't fly off when I approach on mower and I hate it if I should "collect" any so I'm constantly having to stop, get off and shoo them away which is gets a bit of a pain after a while as they just move over a few metres so next run same again.
Bees are an endangered species due to mankind destroying their natural habitat and climate change(sorry not on hobby horse, its a fact) so I'm loath to do anything which might affect them.

I'm with you all the way. We don't have much clover but our young next door neighbour does. He's taken my advice not to cut. 👏👏

 

[PaulSB]

Morning. I’ve been awake since 2.30 and tossed and turned for a while before giving up and just getting up.

I was up at 3.00am. Got up, did chores, ironed, emptied dishwasher, prepped for #1SP and #3SP, scrambled eggs, bacon, tomato for breakfast and then back to bed at 6.30 for an hour before I collect them.

#3 is asleep. #1 is bothering Nana. Granddad is mainling coffee.

 

[Baldy]

I get lots of wild wood bees in my garden. I have a Heeby? (I think) and sage bushes, they seem to really like them.

 

[classic33]

First of thr hosepipe bans has been announced, Yorkshire Water being the first. Blimey O'Reilly!

We ended last month with a hosepipe ban. Maybe if they didn't send as much down to the south-east we'd have a bit more here.

 

[PaulSB]

As you may have noticed from my comments over the last year or so , I havnt been feeling the love with my sailing .
Well I’ve decided to do something about it , boat gone away for a small repair and when it comes back it will be put up for sale and I will buy something else.
So I havnt sailed for the last two races and I am really starting to get itchy feet again , think I will have to take out one of the club boats on Wednesday evening .
Perhaps I still love this sailing lark after all 😀😀

I've had this with cycling on more than one occasion. I've even laid awake at night composing adverts to sell my bikes. It passes. The love returns.

 

[PaulSB]

I get lots of wild wood bees in my garden. I have a Heeby? (I think) and sage bushes, they seem to really like them.

Hebe.

 

[Baldy]

I was close.

 

[PaulSB]

We ended last month with a hosepipe ban. Maybe if they didn't send as much down to the south-east we'd have a bit more here.

Bloody southerners. Nicking our water.........it will get worse and worse and worse. 😢

 

[classic33]

Bloody southerners. Nicking our water.........it will get worse and worse and worse. 😢

True enough.
Now if they could only fix those leaks...

 

[numbnuts]

Morning crappy nights sleep, get's an email this morning :-

If you have diabetes, getting a good night’s sleep is vital - find out why and get tips on getting a good night’s sleep.

Now they tell me

 

[Mo1959]

Morning crappy nights sleep, get's an email this morning :-

Now they tell me

Must admit it does worry me a bit how poorly I sleep these days, but I just don’t seem to get very sleepy and even when I do drop off, a few hours seems to do me and I can’t get back to sleep. Maybe I should just accept I am one of these people who don’t need much and try to stop worrying about it.

 

[numbnuts]

Must admit it does worry me a bit how poorly I sleep these days, but I just don’t seem to get very sleepy and even when I do drop off, a few hours seems to do me and I can’t get back to sleep. Maybe I should just accept I am one of these people who don’t need much and try to stop worrying about it.

Maggie Thatcher only needed 4 hours sleep per night !!

 

[Drago]

So many things I could be doing but I just can’t be a***d.

Same here. Beta blockers leaving me feeling a bit worn out so an afternoon nap, and a DIY job to attend to later.

 

[numbnuts]

Same here. Beta blockers leaving me feeling a bit worn out so an afternoon nap, and a DIY job to attend to later.

I'm on Bisoprolol, but only 2.5mg, they don't make any differents to me

 

[Drago]

Propranolol for me. They do work but leave me feeling a little drained.