The Retirement Thread

[mistyoptic]

Choose your own name. I was always going to be Granddad, none of the other choices were on my list.

We were asked to do this. It had never occurred to me that such a thing might be necessary.

I chose “grumpy” which works very well and is also true 🤣

 

[Chief Broom]

Huge rafts of seaweed on the beach today would pick some up with a wheelbarrow but the sea has eroded into the golf coarse making a 10ft or so step to climb.
Not going to buy a Thorn Mercury as they've changed spec and only have 2 crappy colours so have been browsing contenders whilst munching chocolate and drinking coffee and reckon a Stanforth Skylander rohloff in British racing green will do, anyone like to buy me one feel free

not sure what colour this is

 

[Dave7]

@Dirk it's strange how Watchet has gone downhill since you moved there.
Google news says a gang has been jailed, one of them for 16 years, for smuggling drugs into the UK via Watchet harbour.
Don't take it personal if you see people marching past your gaff waving "down with Dirk" banners.

 

[Dirk]

@Dirk it's strange how Watchet has gone downhill since you moved there.
Google news says a gang has been jailed, one of them for 16 years, for smuggling drugs into the UK via Watchet harbour.
Don't take it personal if you see people marching past your gaff waving "down with Dirk" banners.

Wasn't me guv....honest.

 

[gavroche]

wonder if they are on CC.

I have been on this site for over 10 years now and only met one CC member in all that time, and that was a few years ago.

 

[gavroche]

Sorry, I forgot that I met quite a few when they were doing the Manchester to Llandudno ride , which doesn't happen anymore.

 

[PaulSB]

Is that the one that was size 44 DD ? That was bought by some Welsh woman

You really do like to live life on the edge.

 

[PaulSB]

I have a small - honest, 25ml measured - whisky with Rovers on the box. We're playing better than I've seen all season at Ewood. £14.99 to watch a Championship game seems a lot.

 

[PaulSB]

I don't watch much football on TV. Where do the commentators come from. The pair commentating on Boro v Rovers haven't got a clue. Rovers are clearly on top and this pair are moaning neither side is taking control.

 

[Dave7]

I have had prawn cocktail. I am now on turkey butties with pickled onions and will follow that with cheese and crackers

 

[classic33]

I have had prawn cocktail. I am now on turkey butties with pickled onions and will follow that with cheese and crackers

And then what?

 

[Dave7]

And then what?

Can't fit any more in ....just the water i am drinking.

 

[classic33]

Can't fit any more in ....just the water i am drinking.

The crackers will soak up the water and expand.
You could burst at the seams, or worse.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Can't fit any more in

Not surprised with all those carb's. 🙂

 

[Dave7]

Not surprised with all those carb's. 🙂

Carbs ?? In prawn cocktail? Not many in prawns or lettuce
OK, there might be the odd 1 or 2 in the sauce and the chunky bread n butter but that's all.
Unless you want to be picky and include the turkey and 1/4 Lb of cheese.
But apart from that there were no carbs