The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

I wish to make a confession

Or many year when I was a youngster I would ride my bike around the Wirral

Illegally

I was committing a heinous and banned criminal activity in such a sneaky and underhand manner that I never got caught

but time has gone on and I wish to save my conscience and admit to it



NOT ONLY THAT but I suspect another member of the forum may have been guilty as well - but I won;t "out" him

as I believe him to be the sort of chappie that would wish to come clean in his mater years



The crime was cycling along a path where one was only allowed to proceed using you 2 feet

I may also have been guilty of Wantonly singing (although not when anyone else could have heard me!!!)
although I am pretty sure I never sounded a noisy trumpet or beat a carpet



anyway here are the details

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g97znn8nzo

As a kid we had a carpet square. We used to hang it on the line and beat the living daylights out of it.

Re' the 2' walkway.....which one was that? BTW, Sue and I lived in New Brighton after getting married.

 

[Dave7]

Interesting store display

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So, when the staff ask you "which dept do you want"? and you say "don't care, I couldn't give a sh*t" they can point you in the right direction.

 

[Dave7]

BTW.....half my gob has fallen out !!!
It's actually a sizeable filling but it feels huge and my tongue is already rubbing on the jagged edge.
No pain as yet so hopefully I can last till tomorrow.

 

[Drago]

As a kid we had a carpet square. We used to hang it on the line and beat the living daylights out of it.

As a kid we saved money on expensive carpets by tying a free carpet sample to each of our feet, giving us a luxury carpet feel wherever we were in the house.

 

[postman]

It is with much regret that i am writing to you today.Recent events have made me make this sad decision.I am leaving CycleChat,the Retirement Section.Early this year i undertook a new part time position as a care giver.I recently returned home from a holiday in Portugal.Today overwhelmed with the catch up of work not completed whilst being away,it has come to my attention i am no longer retired.A quick walk around the garden this morning has revealed an abundance of weeds that need removing.The interior of the house has a slight film of dust on surfaces,a large quantity of washing up this morning ,has made me rethink my position in the retirement team.,also an amount of dried washing has been found in the tumble dryer,this is after spending over two hours with a hot iron yesterday ironing holiday clothes and clothes worn by my father in law in the care home.Today Sunday due to an unexpected workload i have not gone to church,i am not able to do everything without blowing my top. so i have come to a decision i am no longer retired.I will of course keep in touch via other sections of CC,but sadly not retirement postings ,it has been wonderful and i hope to be back,before the grim reaper turns his page and my name appears on his list.It does not help ones attitude that one has a crappy throat,due to changes in temperature and weather conditions and being with many people on a coach and plane.I remain your humble servant Postman.

 

[Drago]

Traitor!

 

[PaulSB]

BTW.....half my gob has fallen out !!!
It's actually a sizeable filling but it feels huge and my tongue is already rubbing on the jagged edge.
No pain as yet so hopefully I can last till tomorrow.

I misread the fourth word.......😲🤢😲

 

[Dave7]

Postie...... surely all the things you mention are what any retired person has to do.
Even 'some' heathens like Numbnuts go to church !!
Take me (please, somebody take me)....today I have showered and shaved and am about to make a stirfry.
Think twice, you will struggle to get a nicer bunch of reprobates that what drags itself onto here.

 

[Dave7]

I misread the fourth word.......😲🤢😲

????

 

[classic33]

Morning bloody too at 4.2c

Soon be snowing.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Spokey.
Once again showing my ignorance, why do you have to go in for 8 days as against being a day patient ??

Good question Dave, here is my best answer:

It was 12 days in total for this cycle but there was a 2 day home break after day 4.

Chemo' for Leukaemia wipes out the bodies natural defence (healthy white blood cells) against viruses, bacteria, etc, leaving you extremely vulnerable to infection and a reasonable level of personal isolation is required.

You also need to live <1 hour away from the hospital (we live further than that away), as, if you do become infected, your body can become irreperably damaged without timely emergency intervention.

There is also the chemo' regime itself to carry out (IV & oral tabs), ECG's, a plethora of additional tabs that are scheduled across the day, constant temperature taken re early warning of infection, etc.

Hope this explains the reason ok.

 

[classic33]

I wish to make a confession

Or many year when I was a youngster I would ride my bike around the Wirral

Illegally

I was committing a heinous and banned criminal activity in such a sneaky and underhand manner that I never got caught

but time has gone on and I wish to save my conscience and admit to it



NOT ONLY THAT but I suspect another member of the forum may have been guilty as well - but I won;t "out" him

as I believe him to be the sort of chappie that would wish to come clean in his mater years



The crime was cycling along a path where one was only allowed to proceed using you 2 feet

I may also have been guilty of Wantonly singing (although not when anyone else could have heard me!!!)
although I am pretty sure I never sounded a noisy trumpet or beat a carpet



anyway here are the details

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g97znn8nzo

I bet you were one of those who played "Knock a door, run" as well in your younger days.

You can have beat your doormat on a Sunday, but you'd have to do so before 08:00. But then you're not supposed to make any loud noise before 10:00 on a Sunday. And don't even think about cutting your garden on a Sunday, that's illegal.

 

[Drago]

Soon be snowing.

I hope so. I miss proper winters.

 

[gavroche]

Salut. I was going to go for a ride this morning but our son brought us a pile of wood so I decided to cut it up instead and put it away.
Now it is too late for cycling as it is going to rain this afternoon so delayed till Tuesday when it should be dry.
Rain forecasted for tomorrow too.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

It is with much regret that i am writing to you today.Recent events have made me make this sad decision.I am leaving CycleChat,the Retirement Section.Early this year i undertook a new part time position as a care giver.I recently returned home from a holiday in Portugal.Today overwhelmed with the catch up of work not completed whilst being away,it has come to my attention i am no longer retired.A quick walk around the garden this morning has revealed an abundance of weeds that need removing.The interior of the house has a slight film of dust on surfaces,a large quantity of washing up this morning ,has made me rethink my position in the retirement team.,also an amount of dried washing has been found in the tumble dryer,this is after spending over two hours with a hot iron yesterday ironing holiday clothes and clothes worn by my father in law in the care home.Today Sunday due to an unexpected workload i have not gone to church,i am not able to do everything without blowing my top. so i have come to a decision i am no longer retired.I will of course keep in touch via other sections of CC,but sadly not retirement postings ,it has been wonderful and i hope to be back,before the grim reaper turns his page and my name appears on his list.It does not help ones attitude that one has a crappy throat,due to changes in temperature and weather conditions and being with many people on a coach and plane.I remain your humble servant Postman.

Why not just drop in and say "hi" from time to time?

There is no requirement to do a full 'Tolstoy' every post.

🙂