The Retirement Thread
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Has the group been given a reason? Chorley BC are pretty good at promoting local initiatives of this sort. I'd like to be aware of potential future issues to keep an eye out for.
" No Money " is the message that came across. Bournemouth and Christchurch have both stopped their support and Poole have followed. Originally they publicised and help set up the various groups, providing " Walk Leader " Training for volunteers. Mrs Tkk has to taake a roster of names of the people who turn up for the walks, do a short " Don't trip over in the woods " type safety briefing and make sure everyone got back ok ( This is why I was originally co -opted, as a sort of " sweeper / tail end charlie ". After the walk everyone piled in to the Church Hall for coffee and a biscuit post walk. It wasn't my doing, honest, but now the vast majority go to the pub instead 😉
Mrs Tkk had to send a copy of the walk roster to the council, and fill in a sheet if anyone came a cropper. We routinly get double figures, sometimes in the 20's. Some recently bereaved, some struggling a bit in life, and mostly just a natter and a bit of fresh air. Recently there seems to be a romance blossoming between a couple of the regulars, lovely to see ❤️
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Just come back and teh telly is saying that this year Christas Number One has been announced
and it is Kylie Minogue!
what - err - what
I mean - I was pretty sure she was not dead yet
but
but
Oh well - whatever
and it is Kylie Minogue!
what - err - what
I mean - I was pretty sure she was not dead yet
but
but
Oh well - whatever
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Just seen another majr News story
apparently the cost of sprouts has gone up massively
which is confusing as I just bought a packet of sprouts from Tesco for 15p each
each packet - not each sprout
I did notice that peeled sprouts were massively more expensive - but that are not that difficult to peel!
apparently the cost of sprouts has gone up massively
which is confusing as I just bought a packet of sprouts from Tesco for 15p each
each packet - not each sprout
I did notice that peeled sprouts were massively more expensive - but that are not that difficult to peel!
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Back from t'shops.
Sad as that is and we'll done Mrs TKK for doing this but I would think long and hard before doing so.
If, god forbid, someone eg trips and breaks an ankle then all friendship can so easily go out of the window. If that happened and they decided to sue your good lady she could find herself in serious trouble.
As a Co Director responsible for the lads on site** I know some of the possible pitfalls.
Sorry if this sounds doom n gloom but sadly that's the world we live in.
**a lad did sue me/the company and won. We bought him beer and a meal the night before a job....... his solicitor said we were encouraging him to drink. It cost us (I think) £4K to get rid of him.
Did a longish run up the trail earlier today. Sunny and a gentle breeze, the recent high winds brought down a few shallow rooted trees and the council had been doing some preemptive tidying. It doesn't take long for nature to start re establishing itself, this fungal growth caught my eye.
A Bracket Fungus known as a Turkey tail lookalike.
Its a fabulous time of the year for fungi. I used to photograph fungi for a website. The problem was, there are 1000s of species......its mind blowing.
An excellent curry lunch followed by several pints of Oakham Infernal ale in the Mitre.
We started to formulate a plan for next years trip abroad.
It is possibly to north west Spain, Bilbao Santander and the Basque region of Spain and France.
We started to formulate a plan for next years trip abroad.
It is possibly to north west Spain, Bilbao Santander and the Basque region of Spain and France.
A nice area though it's some years since I went.
Donostia San Sebastian is/was a beautiful town on the coast. Lots of friendly bars that come to life at midnight
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We drove down the west coast of France & met pals in San Sebastian.
2 days later 3 of us set off from Hendaye & walked to Bilbao - 120 miles in 6 days.
Fab adventure, and the cafe/food was a delight (although by midnight, we were very much asleep!!). Scenery was lovely - the Flysch was quite spectacular (& worth the small diversion we took from the Camino to see).
Had a mighty fine end of walk meal at Bar Rotterdam in Bilbao too - they had what looked almost like a private dining room with some nice artwork around the walls.
A night at the *very* stylish Hotel Art in Santander before we got the Plymouth ferry back. Very comfy with a cabin, & some passable entertainment aboard too.
